Restaurants posted in Memphis

Actually, wjh2657, its the opposite. The mom and pop type places are posting here in Memphis, NOT the chains (nor do I expect the chains to post as they dont in any other state that has restaurant carry).
ChuckTaylor, we must live close (I live on Court off Cooper). Golden India was not posted last I looked, Paulettes was not posted, Applebys was not (why anyone goes there is a mystery to me), Outback on Union was not, Sidestreet was not, Memphis Pizza Cafe was not. Plenty of places in walking distance.

Keep an eye on sidestreet...they stated they were against it publicy...I will find the article...

if its not, kool, just be careful to watch.



my bad...it was sidecar cafe.....carry on

Originally Posted by crotalus01

Actually, wjh2657, its the opposite. The mom and pop type places are posting here in Memphis, NOT the chains (nor do I expect the chains to post as they dont in any other state that has restaurant carry).
ChuckTaylor, we must live close (I live on Court off Cooper). Golden India was not posted last I looked, Paulettes was not posted, Applebys was not (why anyone goes there is a mystery to me), Outback on Union was not, Sidestreet was not, Memphis Pizza Cafe was not. Plenty of places in walking distance.

Have a paradox here. 180 degrees out her in Good Ole Boy country. The Mom and Pops aren't posting. Actually I am going by the Nashville Area postings on the chains. It's their managers that are getting face time on TV screaming about guns and bars. The only chains we have up here on the ridge is MacDonalds and Hardees!

Originally Posted by Old goat

Who made it their turf?

They did, by buying the property.

CHUCKTAYLOR.
I was a Conservative and a Republican about 20 years before you were born. Sounds like you believe anybody who isn't ultra-right wing is a sheep. The majority of grass root Conservatives are not all that far to the Right and if the party doesn't start sounding a little more sane and sensible we'll have a Democrat in the White House for the next decade (which I most definitely don't want!).

There fact is that the majority of people who like to party and mix in these places are more slanted toward the Liberal side (I didn't say all of them now.) The ownership is definitely more anti-gun than pro-gun regardless of their political bent.

They own the property and you will dance to their tune, accept it, it is the law.

Wjh,

first off I would like to apologize for the tone of my previous post. When I made it I was light on sleep and a bit crabby. I am going to pass by the comment regarding your age compared to my youth since I started the combative exchange.

On to point:

Although I am very conservative in some ways, I would be considered liberal in others, I tend to trend towards Libertarian in general but even that is a poor description. I did not mean to imply that if you weren't far right you were one of the sheeple. I was referencing what appeared to me in your previous post to be a narrow view of what could be called conservative. Groupthink whether left, right or center is bad. If I were to say that far right is the only way I would be guilty of the same sheeple mentality I abhor.

As far as the GOP, in my opinion they are no better than the Dems. Somewhere in the last 40 years the GOP became a bunch of big gov't New Deal Democrats while the Democrats became just plain out socialists. Both parties want control of not just the money but our lives. They just use different wedge issues to get votes. As long as we are stuck in a two party system we are all screwed. /soap box

As far as ceding areas of town or certain types of activities being inherently more liberal, I reject that thesis. Now if the activities are things like burning flags, marching for commie causes or gay sex, well ok, I'll give ya those. Going out for a show or a few drinks, I think most folks like to do that regardless of ideology. I belive that through building relationships and the exchange of ideas that is how you change hearts and minds. I refuse to cede any area of the city I live in and love to any group and run for the burbs and hole up waiting for the "other" (whatever that other happens to be) to cme into my bubble forcing me to move even further out. I can't do any good changing Memphis from the sidelines. There will always be pushback, my role is to stand firm where I am.

Originally Posted by crotalus01

Actually, wjh2657, its the opposite. The mom and pop type places are posting here in Memphis, NOT the chains (nor do I expect the chains to post as they dont in any other state that has restaurant carry).
ChuckTaylor, we must live close (I live on Court off Cooper). Golden India was not posted last I looked, Paulettes was not posted, Applebys was not (why anyone goes there is a mystery to me), Outback on Union was not, Sidestreet was not, Memphis Pizza Cafe was not. Plenty of places in walking distance.

Yeah we are close, I live at the corner of Madison and Rembert by the Quick Check. It is nice not having to take car everywhere, isn't it?

ChuckTaylor

With you guy! I said I was a Republican (if you didn't catch it). I have been a Card Carrying Libertarian for over 20 years now. I am a free market Conservative (believe in free enterprise and as little government meddling as possible.) but I am still pretty strong on family values and small town government. During my 30 years active duty in the USMC I did a lot of partying too. The advantage there was it was mostly with other Marines, most of whom were in tune politically. After I retired I found it hard to "socialize" with civilian acquaintances because of the more worldly views they espoused.

When I entered public school teaching, I expected to find teachers to be mostly Liberal. In fact, most high school teachers are very Conservative and very protective of small business (most of their husbands are small businessmen!) They also tend to be very religious family people.

After living in cities most of my life, I found that I had to move to a small town/rural environment to find the type of friends I was really comfortable with.

Don't worry about the age reference, it is the standard knee jerk reaction from us old farts!

Something to remember, if you are wanting to make a statement, especially by open carrying, when this law goes into effect, be prepared to make a statement......to the media, to the newspaper, to the police. I hope I am wrong, but it would not surprise me, especially in the metro areas, ie, Memphis.

This is not a slam against open carry, I am 100% supportive of open carry, I don't for the most part, but I do on occasion. My preference is for people not to know.

Originally Posted by ChuckTaylor

Yeah we are close, I live at the corner of Madison and Rembert by the Quick Check. It is nice not having to take car everywhere, isn't it?

Let me know if you want to get together and do some silenced or full auto shooting - or both. I prefer Range USA.
Yes, it is nice to walk to a restaurant - I walked to Memphis Pizza Cafe tonight. Awesome calzones!

Originally Posted by crotalus01

Let me know if you want to get together and do some silenced or full auto shooting - or both. I prefer Range USA.
Yes, it is nice to walk to a restaurant - I walked to Memphis Pizza Cafe tonight. Awesome calzones!

DEAL! FA, hells yeah. Range USA is where I go to shoot as well. Nicest folks I have dealt with at a range in this city. The wife and I are actually walking to MPC for dinner tonight, lolz