Let's see now, the word dilemma means the following
according to some dictionaries:
'a situation in which a difficult choice has
to be made between two or more alternatives, esp. equally undesirable
ones.'
That could well describe the current situation at Charlie's
Ribs Steak and Ale located in Forsyth Missouri where a program
whereby patrons could buy a plastic mug and get an endless cup of
coffee for a buck has come to an end. Or, has it??
The plastic mug pictured above used to be available for something
like $7 at this very popular eatery and it afforded the purchaser the
ability to get free refills of coffee for only about a dollar.
However, starting in January 2014, there has been a severe shortage
of coffee beans which has meant the prices have doubled due in large
part to a continuing drought in Brazil!
So, without further ado, the owner pulled these cups from display and
is no longer offering them for sale. However, that still leaves a
small group of customers who eat there on a regular basis and who
still have their mugs! The question on their minds is whether the
deal they made when they originally bought their mugs is still good?
As one of those customers who owns a mug, I will be anxious to find out
for myself....
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
The entrepreneurial spirit is not dead! Yet!
I stopped, recently, at a booth located
in from of the Country Mart in Forsyth and bought a cross from a
young lady who had informed me that God had saved her from a life of
drug addition!
It's good to see that the entrepreneurial spirit has not been completely destroyed by our government. At least not yet!
It's good to see that the entrepreneurial spirit has not been completely destroyed by our government. At least not yet!
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Charlie's egg, hash brown and toast breakfast!
A good, nutritional breakfast starts
any day off on the right foot. Today, I stopped at a local eatery for
just such a meal!
Charlie's Steak-Ribs and Ale is
located in Forsyth Missouri on Highway 160 just across from City
Hall. They serve up a full menu breakfast including their menu item
#1 selection, aka eggs, hash browns and toast. At just $3.49 (effective price as of this post), I feel this
is a real meal deal.
Service at this establishment is brisk
and professional. I love the relaxed ambiance and how clean
everything is. Charlie's also features a full service bar, takeouts
as well as lunch and dinner service. You can reach them at (417)
546-2011.
One word of caution: If you order anything other than scrambled eggs, they will hit you with a fifty cent extra charge! That's a 14% increase in the cost of this meal!
One word of caution: If you order anything other than scrambled eggs, they will hit you with a fifty cent extra charge! That's a 14% increase in the cost of this meal!
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Auto detailing available in Forsyth area!
There's a young man here in the Forsyth
Missouri area, by the name of Matt Lynch, who is advertising auto
detaining work that he can perform. The work includes such items as a
car wash, interior vacuum and windows among other services. Matt can
also perform oil changes,fluid inspections, power washing of boats,
home siding or driveways.
Anyone interested in this form of
service can reach him by calling 636-388-2477 during regular business
hours!
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Troubled bridge over Bull Shoals!
Just this morning (January the 28th)
on Hwy 76 as you cross the Bull Shoals bridge near Forsyth Missouri,
there is a lit sign advertising a meeting at the local High School
concerning the 'Bridge Project' to be held Tuesday, February the 4th
at 5PM. Interestingly, no one at the local Bridge and Planning office
seemed to know anything about it. I then contacted MoDot in
Springfield at (417) 895-7600 and was told by
the person who answered that they also had no idea of who erected the
sign, but that they would get back to me.
Jann Clark of the Taney Country
Times was the only person I contacted who seemed to know what
was going on. Yes, evidently a District Manager (Modot?) would be available to answer questions at the school cafeteria on that date presumably concerning some of the impacts that would result as part of the extensive renovation efforts that could see the bridge closed down for many months.
was going on. Yes, evidently a District Manager (Modot?) would be available to answer questions at the school cafeteria on that date presumably concerning some of the impacts that would result as part of the extensive renovation efforts that could see the bridge closed down for many months.
Fortunately, an article published, last Tuesday, in
the Branson
Tri-Lakes News on January the 21st went into better
detail as to some of the particulars concerning this effort. The
bottom line seems to be that Mo-Dot is just beginning to look at the
entire project, slated for 2017, and may even elect to push it back
in time if needed.
Update: I'm not sure who I heard this from, but
a person I know that went to the Bridge Project meeting held at the
Forsyth High School on February the 11th told me that one
idea was to just leave the old bridge standing even after a new one
is built. The old bridge could then be used exclusively for foot and
bicycle traffic for pedestrians. I like that!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Empire Electric and a two hour plus outage!
At least the outage was in the wee hours of the morning! |
And so it was during the morning hours of October 31, 2013 that the power went out yet again... this time for over two hours! Was it a sub station problem? I don't know. Empire doesn't make it a point to let its customer base know what's going on, unless there is another rate hike in the offing, that is...
Well, perhaps this state of affairs won't last much longer. I'm sure that Obama and Hilliary are even now looking at a National Power Bureau that will allow for our government not only to be a single payer entity for healthcare, but which will also allow them to become your only source for power. What a wonderful world we are living in....
Friday, October 18, 2013
Empire Electric rates up 7% for 2013-14 winter season!
Along
with rising food prices, you can now figure in a 7% rate increase to
about 149K customers by Empire
Electric partially due the fact that they did not bother to get full
insurance for that twister that hit Branson in May of 2011, and
courtesy of the EPA who raised the mercury standard for coal fired
plants (more of these increases yet to come on the heels of Obama's pending
carbon tax). But wait! there's more! Look for another rate increase in October of 2014.
Here's the nitty gritty of figuring your bill for the winter season (Nov thru Jun):
Here's the nitty gritty of figuring your bill for the winter season (Nov thru Jun):
Old rate: 0.1070 cents for the first 600 kWh and then a rate of 0.0871 cents for anything above that.
New Rate: 0.1149 and 0.0934 cents respectively.
They also levy a surcharge of $12.52 per month on top of that! Oh, and White Rive has also....
"White River Valley Electric Cooperative, which also provides service to
Tri-Lakes Area customers, increased its rates effective March 1. That
increase of approximately 9 percent totaled an average of $10 per month
for residential customers. It last increased its rates 8 percent in
April 2009, a year after a 17 percent hike." [Source: Branson TriLakes News]
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