Yesterday I went to a local used book store because it is nearby and the name agrees with my age group and attitude.
Unfortunately they were unexpectedly close for some reason, but I did get a laugh at the business across the street which I suspect it belongs to the same person(s).
The RV is something I should have investigated. Sort of like a DoorDash for bail money? Remote operations center?
Anyway, if you need to get out of jail and are bored and in need of some reading to pass the time till your release, you know who to call.
You hadn’t mentioned but I’m glad to hear you are liking it there.
Re the business names … It’s nice to live in a place where people have a sense of humor and can laugh at themselves a bit. A very good sign, imo.
Grumpy’s Bail is all over middle TN, not sure about the bookstore.
Back in the 1990s, I spent a few days in La Marque, TX, on business.
Entertainment, as I recall, seemed to consist of bars, the dog track, and bail bonds. And, as I soon learned, there was nowhere in the area to get a good steak – WTF, Texas? For good eats, people drove down to Galveston for seafood.
Some parts of the country are more colorful than others. Where I am now is kinda low-key, but it’s a short drive to a big concentration of tourist traps – or, in other directions, to other sorts of local amusements. Back in Silicon Valley, non-Corporate colorfulness had been all but eradicated long before we left.
My sister lives in the Boro, and I buy a couple of books at Grumpy’s when I visit.
And, on the very same day, there’s this:
Editorial: Time to eliminate bail bonding in Tennessee
I’d never heard of the Kingsport SnoozeTime before, but this item turned up in the feed on my GooglePhone this morning. Coinky-dink?