(08-22-2025 01:30 PM)450bench Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 10:49 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 09:56 AM)450bench Wrote:  I brought it up here a couple of weeks ago when the news of the change broke.
More evidence of Nashville going total woke.

Such a stupid decision.

As I noted previously, Cracker Barrel is located in Lebanon, the county seat of Wilson County (which sits adjacent to Nashville/Davidson County). Wilson County is Trump Country.

This suggestion that the "wokeness" of Nashville has somehow infiltrated the Cracker Barrel leadership borders on odd.

Just call it what it is: a stupid decision by Cracker Barrel. No need to insert the "Nashville is going total woke" argument. We (Nashville) have enough problems as it is to be worried about one more concern (in this case, a bad move by CB) that is not of our making.

Odd?
No it isn’t.
It’s simply a parallel.
Cracker Barrel being in a Nashville suburb, making stupid, woke adjustments to a highly successful brand parallels the once thriving city of Nashville shifting left, taking liberal stands on issues, electing an true idiot liberal mayor, etc. etc.

Seems par for the course for Nashvegas.

Man I hate that place with a passion. When I lived there in the late 70's it was still just a small town, Memphis was bigger. It was fun back then. It was still organic and authentic. Now it's just a fake manufactured city full of fake ass people living weird ass lives.

(08-22-2025 02:01 PM)Frank Grimes Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 10:49 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 09:56 AM)450bench Wrote:  I brought it up here a couple of weeks ago when the news of the change broke.
More evidence of Nashville going total woke.

Such a stupid decision.

As I noted previously, Cracker Barrel is located in Lebanon, the county seat of Wilson County (which sits adjacent to Nashville/Davidson County). Wilson County is Trump Country.

This suggestion that the "wokeness" of Nashville has somehow infiltrated the Cracker Barrel leadership borders on odd.

Just call it what it is: a stupid decision by Cracker Barrel. No need to insert the "Nashville is going total woke" argument. We (Nashville) have enough problems as it is to be worried about one more concern (in this case, a bad move by CB) that is not of our making.

Modern conservatives seek out woke in everything, in the same way modern liberals seek out racism in everything.

It’s why I laugh when one side points to the other and says “you all think everything is woke/racist.” They do the same thing.

And of course you're above it all.

(08-22-2025 04:26 PM)shere khan Wrote:  I wont go to any of them. Bet yall can guess why.

Ankle monitor?

(08-22-2025 04:31 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Texas Roadhouse - Si.

They just opened one in Millington, which is booming for some odd reason, and for someone who prefers higher end steak houses like Folks Folly or Erling Jensen's, it was damn fine. The place was clean as could be, it's brand new after all, and the staff were all awesome.

(08-22-2025 05:35 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Nashville has always been blue.

Nashville has historically been democrat but the new democrat party is nothing like the party of the 20th century. So many of your new party's members have become radicalized and unhinged. There is hardly a center left any longer. Anyone left there has to present as far left to maintain support from the insane rank and file your leaders have created. Your party is on fire and no one is coming to put it out because you have no one able to put it out.

(08-22-2025 05:45 PM)450bench Wrote:  Nashville will be the Los Angeles of middle of America within 5 years.

I agree.

(08-22-2025 07:07 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 04:26 PM)shere khan Wrote:  I wont go to any of them. Bet yall can guess why.

Ankle monitor?

Not yet

(08-22-2025 06:05 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 05:45 PM)450bench Wrote:  Nashville will be the Los Angeles of middle of America within 5 years.

Nah

But Memphis will be Jackson Miss

I don't see it. Memphis has stayed relatively stable and out of the fray that other similarly sized cities find themselves in despite the crime rate.

(08-22-2025 07:04 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 01:30 PM)450bench Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 10:49 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 09:56 AM)450bench Wrote:  I brought it up here a couple of weeks ago when the news of the change broke.
More evidence of Nashville going total woke.

Such a stupid decision.

As I noted previously, Cracker Barrel is located in Lebanon, the county seat of Wilson County (which sits adjacent to Nashville/Davidson County). Wilson County is Trump Country.

This suggestion that the "wokeness" of Nashville has somehow infiltrated the Cracker Barrel leadership borders on odd.

Just call it what it is: a stupid decision by Cracker Barrel. No need to insert the "Nashville is going total woke" argument. We (Nashville) have enough problems as it is to be worried about one more concern (in this case, a bad move by CB) that is not of our making.

Odd?
No it isn’t.
It’s simply a parallel.
Cracker Barrel being in a Nashville suburb, making stupid, woke adjustments to a highly successful brand parallels the once thriving city of Nashville shifting left, taking liberal stands on issues, electing an true idiot liberal mayor, etc. etc.

Seems par for the course for Nashvegas.

Man I hate that place with a passion. When I lived there in the late 70's it was still just a small town, Memphis was bigger. It was fun back then. It was still organic and authentic. Now it's just a fake manufactured city full of fake ass people living weird ass lives.

Nashville is permanently ruined.

(08-22-2025 07:10 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 04:31 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Texas Roadhouse - Si.

They just opened one in Millington, which is booming for some odd reason, and for someone who prefers higher end steak houses like Folks Folly or Erling Jensen's, it was damn fine. The place was clean as could be, it's brand new after all, and the staff were all awesome.

I don't live anywhere close to either of those, so Texas Roadhouse is it for me.

My actual favorite steakhouse is Morton's, lol. But the closest one to me is 100 miles away.

(08-22-2025 06:05 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 05:45 PM)450bench Wrote:  Nashville will be the Los Angeles of middle of America within 5 years.

Nah

But Memphis will be Jackson Miss

Agreed. I sort of already is.

(08-22-2025 02:01 PM)Frank Grimes Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 10:49 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 09:56 AM)450bench Wrote:  I brought it up here a couple of weeks ago when the news of the change broke.
More evidence of Nashville going total woke.

Such a stupid decision.

As I noted previously, Cracker Barrel is located in Lebanon, the county seat of Wilson County (which sits adjacent to Nashville/Davidson County). Wilson County is Trump Country.

This suggestion that the "wokeness" of Nashville has somehow infiltrated the Cracker Barrel leadership borders on odd.

Just call it what it is: a stupid decision by Cracker Barrel. No need to insert the "Nashville is going total woke" argument. We (Nashville) have enough problems as it is to be worried about one more concern (in this case, a bad move by CB) that is not of our making.

Modern conservatives seek out woke in everything, in the same way modern liberals seek out racism in everything.

It’s why I laugh when one side points to the other and says “you all think everything is woke/racist.” They do the same thing.

Modern conservatives don’t seek out woke anything. You don’t have to seek, it’s in plain sight.

(08-22-2025 07:07 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 04:26 PM)shere khan Wrote:  I wont go to any of them. Bet yall can guess why.

Ankle monitor?

(08-22-2025 07:05 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 02:01 PM)Frank Grimes Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 10:49 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 09:56 AM)450bench Wrote:  I brought it up here a couple of weeks ago when the news of the change broke.
More evidence of Nashville going total woke.

Such a stupid decision.

As I noted previously, Cracker Barrel is located in Lebanon, the county seat of Wilson County (which sits adjacent to Nashville/Davidson County). Wilson County is Trump Country.

This suggestion that the "wokeness" of Nashville has somehow infiltrated the Cracker Barrel leadership borders on odd.

Just call it what it is: a stupid decision by Cracker Barrel. No need to insert the "Nashville is going total woke" argument. We (Nashville) have enough problems as it is to be worried about one more concern (in this case, a bad move by CB) that is not of our making.

Modern conservatives seek out woke in everything, in the same way modern liberals seek out racism in everything.

It’s why I laugh when one side points to the other and says “you all think everything is woke/racist.” They do the same thing.

And of course you're above it all.

Please, I just want to grab breakfast somewhere without needing a political compass.

(08-22-2025 08:35 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 07:10 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 04:31 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Texas Roadhouse - Si.

They just opened one in Millington, which is booming for some odd reason, and for someone who prefers higher end steak houses like Folks Folly or Erling Jensen's, it was damn fine. The place was clean as could be, it's brand new after all, and the staff were all awesome.

I don't live anywhere close to either of those, so Texas Roadhouse is it for me.

My actual favorite steakhouse is Morton's, lol. But the closest one to me is 100 miles away.

I know, but I figured since you had roots in Memphis and were in the Navy that you were probably very familiar with Millington as it was once the largest inland Naval base in the country. When the majority of the units assigned at MAS were shut down most thought Millington would die on the vine. It hasn't. Rather it is now one of the fastest growing towns in West TN.

(08-22-2025 09:33 PM)450bench Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 06:05 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 05:45 PM)450bench Wrote:  Nashville will be the Los Angeles of middle of America within 5 years.

Nah

But Memphis will be Jackson Miss

Agreed. I sort of already is.

Parts of it, sure. But almost every mid to major city has those areas. I have to travel to many of those blighted neighborhoods and communities throughout Memphis almost daily. I have never felt threatened but then I have my Wilson Combat EDC X9 with arms reach at all times and a Ruger 9mm PC Charger with 3 30 round magazines and a binary trigger under my back seat so that helps.

My main point is that in my interactions with Memphians across the city I am usually greeted politely and treated respectfully by people of every color here. Memphis hasn't witnessed the kinds of reactions to a black kid being shot by the cops or some other such tension causing event in which black populations of other cities have gone off the deep end over.

That's not to say that I am oblivious to potential dangers all around me. If I have to go into areas of South or parts of North Memphis I am hyper vigilant of what's taking place around me.

(08-22-2025 11:19 PM)Frank Grimes Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 07:05 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 02:01 PM)Frank Grimes Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 10:49 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 09:56 AM)450bench Wrote:  I brought it up here a couple of weeks ago when the news of the change broke.
More evidence of Nashville going total woke.

Such a stupid decision.

As I noted previously, Cracker Barrel is located in Lebanon, the county seat of Wilson County (which sits adjacent to Nashville/Davidson County). Wilson County is Trump Country.

This suggestion that the "wokeness" of Nashville has somehow infiltrated the Cracker Barrel leadership borders on odd.

Just call it what it is: a stupid decision by Cracker Barrel. No need to insert the "Nashville is going total woke" argument. We (Nashville) have enough problems as it is to be worried about one more concern (in this case, a bad move by CB) that is not of our making.

Modern conservatives seek out woke in everything, in the same way modern liberals seek out racism in everything.

It’s why I laugh when one side points to the other and says “you all think everything is woke/racist.” They do the same thing.

And of course you're above it all.

Please, I just want to grab breakfast somewhere without needing a political compass.

Then you should have bypassed this forum and continued on your way to breakfast. Sorry hoss but when you choose to editorialize here you're likely going to get a reaction. And if you can navigate this world without a compass, well, your sense of direction is far superior to most peoples.

You can't reasonably expect to make such a high handed remark and expect it to go unchallenged. Come down off that high horse before you fall and break something.

The ancient gods had some advice for these woke CEO's.

(08-23-2025 07:37 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 08:35 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 07:10 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-22-2025 04:31 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Texas Roadhouse - Si.

They just opened one in Millington, which is booming for some odd reason, and for someone who prefers higher end steak houses like Folks Folly or Erling Jensen's, it was damn fine. The place was clean as could be, it's brand new after all, and the staff were all awesome.

I don't live anywhere close to either of those, so Texas Roadhouse is it for me.

My actual favorite steakhouse is Morton's, lol. But the closest one to me is 100 miles away.

I know, but I figured since you had roots in Memphis and were in the Navy that you were probably very familiar with Millington as it was once the largest inland Naval base in the country. When the majority of the units assigned at MAS were shut down most thought Millington would die on the vine. It hasn't. Rather it is now one of the fastest growing towns in West TN.

That's cool. I was actually stationed in Millington after boot camp, attending Aviation Electronics B School.