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Re: “Quick but mediocre at Slim Chickens”
I’m sorry to hear about your bad experience at Slims., I'm one of the many former Fayetteville residents who have been waiting for years for them to open one here. Your description certainly isn’t characteristic of their restaurant in Fayetteville that I, along with everyone I know, obsess over. And on my 3 trips to the new LR Slims, everything was great. Here’s my suspicion as to what may have gone wrong:
If you are going through the drive-thru, you're doing it wrong. Slims isn't fast food (or at least is isn't supposed to be) it's fast-casual. When you place your order at the counter, you're given a number to take to your seat. Then they cook your chicken and sides and bring it to you 5 to 7 minutes later. When I lived in Fayetteville, nobody ever even thought about going through the drive-thru unless you had called in an order already because it was always a long wait. What I'm guessing has happened is that due to the high volume at the drive-thru, they've started treating it as fast food (pre-cooking the food) just to get the orders out, thereby sacrificing quality. Otherwise, there's no way you would have made it through the line so fast. This might explain why it was less than impressive.
It's a shame they were out of pickles. It's been my go-to side ever since they introduced them. And I'd suggest getting the fingers "shaken' in the buffalo sauce and dip them in slims sauce. Can’t be it.
Re: “Guns and fetuses: A legislative review”
"you haven't heard the last of gun waving waving, fetal fascination, gay bashing or force feeding of religion from Arkansas Republicans and I think Carter is smart enough to know it, but was playing to the press peanut gallery."
C'mon Max, saying that it's your desire to move beyond those issues isn't the same as saying you think it will actually happen, as you imply. Neither as Speaker, nor as Governor, could anyone keep right-wing zealots/ideologues from filing extreme social bills if they so desire.
Once those bills are filed, Republicans (even the moderate ones) and Democrats in conservative districts feel that they must vote for them for political reasons, regardless of their personal feelings on the issues, if they want to remain politically viable. Imagine Davy's fate in any Republican primary had he voted "no" on those issues. It's Republican primary red meat. And for the Dems, it would hurt them in the general. Remember that Mayberry's 20-week abortion bill passed the House with an 80-10 vote. 30 out of 49 Dems voted for it, and only 10 voted no. Even Rapert's 12-week ban got 18 yea votes from Dems in the House, and only 20 voted no.
The only way to avoid the passage of the right-wing social agenda in a Republican-controlled legislature is to not allow the bills to be filed in the first place, which is impossible so long as you have members with their own agendas. If you had a House and Senate full of Republicans like Davy, those issues would have never made it out of committee, just as they never did under Democratic control.
Re: “Ron Fuller to leave ABC Board”
Radical Centerest - entertaining pics of Ron! I'd never even heard of wpaag.org until you linked to it. If those were the people he was dealing with, his many faces of exhasperation during the hearing are quite understandable! Is what you're reading in your spare time? I trust it's for entertainment value only. I'd encourage everyone to check out the website to witness and laugh at the truly wacko fringe wing of the extreme right. This represents the Jim Holt faction of the party.
Re: “City Director Erma Hendrix unhappy about bike lanes”
"The issue is...about the appearance and action of neglecting a population who have paid taxes and have their concerns ignored."
It appears that the only member of that population who was ignored was Erma. (For the reason why, see my above post.) From everything I know about the situation, reinforced by comments above from those who were involved, the members of that community were not only engaged in the process but were also very receptive to the idea. Their concerns weren't ignored, they were satisfactorily addressed.
"The elitist obtain what they want and the hell with everybody else."
Really? It's the "elitists" who are driving this? Do you really think the "elitists," whether in the Heights or WLR, are really concerned with what's happening in SOMA? Most of the "elitists" wouldn't be able to find it on a map. This project is being driven by the residents of the area, the business owners in the area, and a bunch of forward-thinking young people and families who enjoy spending time in the area. Hardly a group of elitists.
And if Erma was truly caught by surprise in all of this, then she is even more oblivious to her surroundings than I previously thought, as the Studio Main group held a week-long demonstration of what such a change could look like. It was widely covered, including here by the Ark Times: http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/popup-eve…
Re: “City Director Erma Hendrix unhappy about bike lanes”
With each new outlandish statement Erma utters, she makes herself less and less relevant. Is there anyone left in the city who actually takes her seriously? (Certainly nobody who has ever witnessed a City Board meeting.)
It's most unfortunate that the members of her ward, who deserve adequate representation on the Board, are stuck with someone who has worked so hard to make herself utterly useless. They'd be much better served by electing someone who will be taken seriously by the other board members and city leadership. Until then, whatever voice they have as a ward is essentially nullified by the fact that anything Erma says or does is tainted by the perception that she's a loon.
No wonder nobody "consulted" with her on this. Instead, they just bypassed her and went straight to her constituents, who seem to actually favor the bike lane plan.
Re: “Morning report: Sherwood affirms electric deal; end to free parking”
Metered parking along Clinton Ave is a great idea. The fact that "workers in the area are unhappy about it" only serves to illustrate the problem with the current system--the most attractive parking in the district is taken up by employees who park there and stay all day, leaving no easy-access parking for potential customers. This discourages many from even trying to patronize the River Market at lunch or dinner.
In any retail business, employees are made to park at the back of the parking lot, behind the store, etc., so as not to take up any of the more convenient parking. Not doing so discourages customers from even trying to shop there. The goal is to get as many people in the door as possible. The same is true of the River Market. It isn't that there is a lack of parking in the district (we have a parking deck next to Sticky Fingerz that's never full), but there is a lack of convenient parking for those who are either in a hurry, or are just not willing to walk a few blocks. As a result, the district loses out on dollars that end up elsewhere. As the "living room" of our city, the River Market should be as convenient, easy, and inviting to guests as possible. This move should help to alleviate the problem.
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Re: “Quick but mediocre at Slim Chickens”
I agree that they're doing it wrong by trying to have it both ways. Didn't mean to imply you were somehow at fault for not knowing. Was just making the point that regardless of whether you're in F'ville where the drive thru is slow or LR where it might be sub-par, the best bet is going in.