President Obama is in Asheville. So how does this affect me? Well for Admin Professional Week I took the two women from my office in to downtown Asheville to paint pottery and for lunch. Well, we literally could NOT get out of town after lunch. All the expressways were blocked because of Obama. We figured out, OK, we would take the river road home. Nope. Obama and his wife decided to eat at 12 Bones (Ribs) where they had gotten food from during the campaign stop here 2 years ago. That was my root down to the river. So, decided to go through Biltmore village, nope, bridge construction. Finally headed south, hit the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway and made the 12 minute drive from Asheville to Weaverville in about 50 minutes! Thank goodness I didn't run out of gas, as I started out with a quarter tank.
People are taking the long routes home to get home from work, and parents are having trouble picking up their kids from school. What a mess!
Anyways, the pottery painting was fun! The lunch (brick oven fired pizzas) was delicious. Can't wait to go back and pick up the pottery after it has been fired. Should be ready in about a week.
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13 years ago
I remember doing that with Aunt Jean I think (and possibly you and Adam?) when I was down there. What is Obama doing in Asheville anyways?
ReplyDeleteObama is on vacation. With just his wife, no children. So, one of the ladies from work decided to go home via the Blue Ridge Parkway, but had to turn around, as Obama and his wife were taking a walk on the mountains to the sea trail - right off of Ox Creek Rd! He is the first sitting President to ever visit the Parkway! And he has played golf, and grandmother got to see him on the golf course off of a neighbor's deck.
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