Oconee County, GA Politics

My son and I just hiked to and from Town Center and there are lots of big semi-frozen puddles of slushiness that will freeze overnight making Tuesday much more treacherous than today. Lowell Matthews and snow man at 2 South Main Street in Watkinsville, Georgia We had lunch at the Subway Restaurant managed by Clif Cauley at 2 South Main Street in Mike Thornton's Town Center development.  I am not certain if it was manager Clif Cauley himself making our six inch sandwiches, but their new chipotle sauce rocks on their Philly sub toasted, kind of like a spicier Thousand Island dressing. Whomever was there used to work at the Subway on Prince Avenue in Athens, and is a very dedicated worker. He may see us again later this week. The restaurant Chops and Hops was open, too. We actually saw a couple of people venture in there while we were on our snow trek. Was glad to learn about that on Facebook this morning. That restaurant has an amazing selection of beer and pretty good slabs o...

All the championship and All-Star tilts in local Northeast Georgia Premier League basketball action were postponed for today Saturday, February 13 scheduled for the Spartan Center on the Athens Academy campus. No word on make-ups yet.

I stayed off the road as much as possible for our supposed six inches of snow here in Oconee County yesterdaym starting at approximately 12:44 pm Sunday at my house. I kept periodically shoveling the driveway and was damn glad I did so today. Lowell and his neighbor buddy Seth tried building a snow fort with out much success. Various dogs I had never seen before came down my street to have a sniff at and with my dog Josephine. I would periodically brush off the lights of my neighbors driving in the streets and announce amazement at their bald tires in this treacherous conditions. When the power started to flicker around 4 pm I heard tree branches cracking in the neighbors yard and told them they needed to move their minivan lest it become the latest victim of the snow fury. I heard a little thunder snow and decided I would make a run for Publix in my 4 wheel drive diesel 2500 pick up truck. It was not as nearly chaotic in the grocery store as I would have first imagined, although it wa...