Does the Building Department Know Where Walgreens Is?

 

We know that in the past year or so the Lawrenceburg Walgreens on Military Street and the Florence location on Dr. Hicks Boulevard have been the subject of prank (phishing?) letters to longtime customers, but it seems the Florence Building Department has moved the North Florence Walgreens (actually out of business since February) from Wood Avenue to Pine Street. It is on the corner, but we're not sure what Alexa will tell you when you ask for a location on Pine.

There's more bad news; the North Florence KFC is also a goner. That leaves: McDonald's, Taco Bell, Wok 'n' Roll, VooDoo Wings, and Big Man's Barbecue, at least if you want a drive-thru at Seven-Points.

Someone please purchase these two locations and turn them into something really fast and really good! They already have a built-in window and are in high-traffic areas. We're waiting...

This is Alabama!

 

If you can truthfully say you never read The Daily Mail, you're in the minority. Look closely at the three trending stories listed above. All present child abuse in this state. Yes, we know that we have better reporting than at any time in our history, but what produces such criminals?

We have a man who raped and killed a five year-old who was sold to him by her mother. We have grown and married women with college degrees having sex with 14 year-olds. We have a mother who leaves her toddler in her hot car while she dumpster dives, then naps.

DHR is a joke. Many churches are a joke. Even much post-secondary education in this state is a joke.

Just this past week we were told we were a fool to have never moved from the cesspool (their words) that is the Shoals. We may not be able to identify what we need, but we can certainly identify what we don't need:

* Mayors who play Three-Card Monty with our tax money.

* Mayors who take their spite out on animals.

* Legislators who think a pregnant rape victim isn't worth saving.

* Governors who don't want employees to be able to even vote on a union.

* Citizens who keep re-electing these imbeciles.

But it's not all bad:

Publix Pothole is 8" Deep

 

Publix tried to blow Bill Griffin off over the eight foot wide/eight inch deep pothole near its "upscale" supermarket. It didn't work. Councilman Griffin has spoken to David Koonce of the street department and things are getting done.

Eight inches deep? A child could drown in that pothole, but Publix is attempting to save a few bucks?

Now it's time to ask why Handy Dandy Andy couldn't have done something like this...

Pre-Born or Just Unborn?

 

We had some questions/comments on the unborn v. pre-born issue. Interestingly, they were all from men who probably don't know at least one very important statistic about birth in the U.S. and other so-called advanced countries.

We are not discussing the 51% or more of fertilized eggs that don't attach to the uterine wall to complete conception, but established pregnancies in the first trimester. 10% to 20% end in spontaneous abortions. 

If we presented 10 pregnant social workers at a seminar on mother/infant mortality, it would be perfectly correct to introduce them as ten experts along with their unborn offspring.

It would be totally incorrect to introduce them as ten social workers and their pre-born offspring. Sadly, we can expect one or two of them to lose their pregnancy before it enters the second trimester. 

Alabama - where 36.4 women out of 100,000 die during childbirth...

Publix Pothole Page

 

It's not every pothole that has its own Facebook page. Sheffield is now officially behind in the race for the deepest pothole. The one at Publx/Home Depot has rushed ahead.

Of course, the Publix crater is on private property, but it has so many more admirers. C'mon Sheffield; we believe your potholes are better...er...worse...or something.

Publix Pothole

John Eidsmoe: Proof that Figures Don't Lie, but...You Know the Rest

 

When John Eidsmoe puts his name on a byline in 1812 News, he invariably uses the signature "Col. John Eidsmoe." That would be fine if he were one, but he's not.

Eidsmoe is retired from the U.S. Air Force. Somehow he always forgets to add that (Ret.) to his signature. Yet, it's even worse. Eidsmoe was never a Colonel. When he retired from the military, he was a Lt. Colonel. 

One would think that his juris doctor would be more important when he's pontificating on legal issues, but he leaves it off his byline, only mentioning that little fact in his bio underneath. In fact, Eidsmoe works for Roy Moore's Foundation for Moral Law. You can fuss all you want about Donald Trump selling Bibles, but Roy not only autographed Bibles for his adoring fans, he "copyrighted" the Ten Commandments.

Eidsmoe likes to use the term "pre-born." We're not sure why; it was coined in 1962 and popularized by the first Dune movie. Just stop it!

Over 50% of fertilized eggs are never implanted. Of those which are, many still die. Not every fetus is pre-born. We've had many friends who've been told they were on track to have a healthy baby...until the fetus suddenly died. We have one such friend who can't believe the ignorance of people who use this odd term. We doubt that Eidsmoe cares whom he hurts. He's a bit like the rapper who's been told to dumb it down. 

Lies? Why, he never meant to lie. He's just misunderstood. Yes, misunderstood and perilously close to being the poster boy for White Nationalism...something we'll address another day.

Officials Kill Another Benevolent Project

 

Steve Stanley pretty much said he wanted the Meal Barrel out of Sheffield. What did some others in Sheffield say?

If the city of Sheffield is going to end The Meal Barrel’s lease at the armory, they should offer up the Inspiration Landing property with the only pothole-free roads in Sheffield as a substitute. After all, the taxpayers are footing the bill for it. Since Sheffield has so much money to spend frivolously, I’m sure they could scrape together a few thousand dollars for a building, or they could just finally admit that they have ZERO concern for the residents of this town.



Let's look at the city of Sheffield's leaders:
1. They fell for a project called Inspiration Landing about ten years ago. Where is it now? In litigation over unpaid funds to a consultant, my client.
2. Trains that stop on tracks that are car damaging crossings.
3. After the lawsuit was filed, the city took out $3M in loans to pay for the infrastructure of the roads to nowhere and we are taxed to pay for it by taxes on goods and services. The loans don't end until 2062.
4. Roads are in deplorable condition and damage vehicles
5. The lease on the Meal Barrel to assist needy people with food was terminated on Monday without notice. Needy people now don't have access to food. Penny Freeman did a great job.
6. Blight is subjective about houses and former businesses.
How long will we continue to allow this to happen? Sheffield should be a boom town with local businesses, as envisioned by my wonderful landlords. It's time for a change and its time for a new beginning. It's time for change. These issues should be in full front in the next election and there has to be new leadership, starting with the mayor. It's time for a new beginning.



If the Meal Barrel Project could appoint John Elkington to its Board of Directors, Steve Stanley would probably throw lots of money at them. Then again perhaps the distribution center could be relocated to Inspiration Landing.

Is Mayor Stanley trying to do as much damage to Sheffield that he can before leaving office in abject defeat? What is wrong with the man?

He's Headed to Sheffield City Hall