When I arrived in Macon and headed to my hotel something odd caught my eye. As I drove out Eisenhower Parkway to meet up with Dr. A, I saw it again. Where the heck did all of these Circle K's come from?!?!? I know for a fact they didn't exist when I lived there. The first one pictures above if the BP gas station down the hill from where I lived the past 10 years and I have pumped gas at that station for over a decade. It was always just a Spectrum store. I know this because when you'd pump your gas they'd ALWAYS come on the obnoxiously loud speaker and say "Welcome To Spectrum!" Apparently Spectrum sold out.
So after my extended quest for a Circle K really all I needed to do was to go back to Macon? That's just cruel, Circle K. And certain NOT the way to get off my "fecal roster" (as my dad calls it). Oh I went in. I laughed at their wimpy 32 ounce "thirst busters" and I walked out. You cannot tempt me anymore Circle K. Your powers are useless against me!
As I headed back to my hotel from a hair cut (and a stop at Krystal for breakfast and another Freeze, orange I think) I saw something else. I know this hasn't been a topic of discussion here at KrystalAdventure, but while I was up in DC visiting my brother and Heidi I got a rather strange request. Heidi wanted to know if there were any "Piggly Wiggly" stores down here. The answer is "Duh!" There's been Wiggly Pigs around here since the beginning of time. Heidi then requested I send her back something with the Piggly Wiggly logo on it. Should be easy enough right? well not quite so much. Apparently the ol Pig has been getting spanked by the bigger chains and pushed out of the major cities. Thankfully they do still have them in smaller rural towns. Just across the river from me in Leland, there's one store and another just north of my office in Castle Hayne. But here I am, 8 hours away back in Macon and I am greeted with a Piggly Wiggly? First Circle K, and now the Pig?
Of course you'll notice the signs all over the front indicating they are not open. When I moved that was a Food Lion that was barely in business. I am unsure if the Pig came in, opened, and then closed, or if they are in the process of moving in. Either way, it won't do me or Heidi any good.
With all of these new sights freaking me out a little bit I decided I simply needed to find something that reminded me of good old Macon. So a little further down Eisenhower, I found it: I know that this place, like the Pig, looks like it is closing or going out of business. Don't worry. This place has had weekly going out of business sales for at least the past 8 years. They change named every few years just to keep ya guessing. So it was good to see the going out of business place was still going out of business after all these years.
And then, across the interstate from my hotel, my favorite sign: It's good to be back! |
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