October 4, 2007
Birmingham
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I spent the day in Birmingham yesterday. It was a long day, but it was a good one. I got all the work done that needed to be done, and I even got to eat lunch with one of my internet friends. And I accidentally ran into another old internet friend while at the office.
A few thoughts from my day…
- (while still in Georgia) “‘Matthew Perryman Jones -> All’ is an excellent playlist.”
- (while entering Alabama) “Whoever came up with the phrase ‘Alabama the Beautiful’ must have never seen Tennessee.” (I know there are some former Alabamians [Alabamites?] reading this, so please don’t be offended. I really do like your state.)
- (while on I-20, east of Anniston) “This has got to be the worst stretch of road ever…the constant ka-du-ka-du-ka-du is mind numbing, and the pot holes are really small canyons.”
- (while near Talladega) “Wow…rednecks sure do love their NASCAR.”
- (while on I-459) “Alabamans! That’s what people from Alabama are called.”
- (while in line at McDonalds) “Alabamans are an interesting group of people.”
- (while in the car heading out of town while trying to find some decent talk radio, when I heard Arkadelphia Road mentioned in a radio traffic report) “I’ve heard there’s a laundromat on Arkadelphia Road.” (it’s from a song on an amazing CD.)
- (while coming back through Talladega) “Those people are still here?!”
- (while on I-20, east of Anniston) “Yup. This really is the worst road ever.”
11 Comments on Birmingham »
October 4, 2007
Geof F. Morris @ 6:57 pm:
Judging Alabama by the I-20 corridor east of Birmingham is like judging Atlanta by Cartersvile.
That said, I-20 does suck.
[And we're Alabamians.]
Spine Doctors Wife a.k.a. Sasha @ 10:05 pm:
I see that someone beat me to the “Alabamian” correction. Next time eat at Milo’s instead of McDonald’s. It’s awesome! And yes, the Nascar traffic does suck. I have to travel through it on Saturday and back again on Sunday. You should see all the turned over port-a-pots come Monday. It’s a wasteland!
October 5, 2007
Allison @ 9:51 am:
I-20: One more reason I’m glad we got married and I moved to Atlanta and there was no more long-distance dating. Driving that stretch back and forth almost every other week will make you go insane.
Also, the first two car accidents I’ve ever been in happened on I-20: a deer jumped out in front of me (but that was right outside I-285 at 10 p.m. one night– how the deer missed all those other cars and hit me in the left lane of a 4 lane interstate I’ll never know. I just drove all the way back to B’ham with deer guts on my left front headlight. I was too scared to stop!) and a stupid lady with a horse trailer who tried to turn around on the interstate using one of those state trooper hangouts to cut through to the other side…scariest moment of my life.
Milo’s tea = good. Milo’s food = bad.
Next time, just stop at the Chik Fil A in Oxford.
A for the Tennessee comment: You must never have been to Mentone. Once you’re up in the north east part, AL-TN-GA all run together and you can’t tell the difference. Also, AL is far surperior, b/c not only do we have mtns we also have gorgeous gulf beaches! Beat that, Smoky Mtns!
Ron Davis @ 9:53 am:
You’re right…the Chick-fil-a in Oxford is somehow better than any other CFA I’ve ever had. And I’ve had a LOT of CFA.
Geof F. Morris @ 4:14 pm:
I must concur with Allison. Mentone is a glimpse of Heaven here on earth.
Ron Davis @ 4:27 pm:
I’ve seen Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, Foley, Opelika, Huntsville, and even Gadsden (used to have to make trips there for work), but never Mentone.
I’ll add it to the list of things to do before I die.
October 7, 2007
Gaines @ 7:47 pm:
Ron, just to sweeten the deal a little, I must note that Pierce Pettis lives up in Mentone.
Just saying.
Ron Davis @ 8:29 pm:
Oh yeah, I forgot that Pierce lives over there. That alone makes a state worth visiting.
October 8, 2007
The Spine Doctor @ 2:51 pm:
On Milos: either you love it or hate it. properly fried patties (2 of ‘em), a grilled bun (where they grill it on the outside), chopped onions, pickles and gravy. And extra gravy for the cheese-salted crinkle fries. This makes the mouth happy, and the rest of the GI tract certain that you have gone completely mad.
On I-20: Before getting all over Alabama for the stretch of road that still has the wumpa-wumpas, realize that they are half gone. And that GA still has almost the entirety of I-20 from ATL to AL “under construction” same as 10 years ago. =(
And yes, rednecks love NASCAR almost as much as Ron Davis loves Andrew Peterson music.
The Spine Doctor @ 3:02 pm:
As spokesperson for the Bailey Appreciation Society for the Queen (B.A.S.Q.), I’d like to comment that we have not heard from her highness in a good while. Is her seclusion of her own desire, or has “that woman” gone off the farm?
October 12, 2007
Dingydude @ 9:05 am:
Alabama….Where Major Roads are minor disasters and Minor Roads are Major Disasters.
Was baptized in a pond just off highway 78 on the GA/AL line
DD