Wednesday, October 26, 2005

26 OCT 05: I-M HOME



We returned home easily and safely from our Florida vacation Tuesday night. And we returned early enough that we can catch up on a few Instant Messages while we unpack:


+ To the Columbus Fire Department: What do you mean, the Jordan Mills fire Sunday night "raised some red flags?" First of all, Buck Ice across the street has flown an official Confederate flag for years....



+ To Lance Foods: Thank you for stepping in to buy Tom's Foods - but we hope you'll understand if Columbus residents don't seem too thrilled about it. A marriage of Lance and Tom doesn't go over well in a Bible Belt city.



+ To all drivers in Eufaula: Our sympathies. Panama City's best gas price Tuesday evening was $2.38 and dropping. So was Columbus's price. When the best your city offers is around $2.59, it's time to shop around for some better pipelines.



+ To CBS News reporter Sharyn Alfonsi: After reviewing your report on Fort Benning military children online, how DID you find your way here? You claimed you came down "I-96" from South Carolina, but I don't think that's possible.



+ To all Columbus meteorologists: Did you dare to do what we saw one Panama City station do - show a picture of the hurricane with Wilma Flintstone's head sticking out from it?



+ To anyone who may remember former Columbus TV reporter Angela Melvin: We found her in Panama City, co-hosting a morning newscast. But she needs to tell her co-workers you don't spell "football" with one L -- over and over again.



+ To WEAM-AM: What a pleasant surprise -- you're actually broadcasting World Series games! The Clear Channel radio stations never seemed to think they mattered.



+ To Frank Thomas: What are you thinking, as you watch the Chicago White Sox march toward a World Series title while you're on the disabled list? Would you like to join fellow Phenix Citian Tim Hudson in Atlanta next year?



+ To former Auburn kicker David Duval: After what happened last Saturday night, please come home. All is forgiven.



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