Comments on: Knoxified Friday Question

By: BCKnoxify

BCKnoxify — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:13:48 +0000

Em, good points. Your neighborhood just like any hood has a flow and I simply didn’t follow those rules. I am upset, but over it now. Downtown excites me, I love what has been created and can’t wait to see what it looks like a year from now. As far as homeless goes, it seems I am always asked to spare change and it just gets old, but then again I am only a visitor and never had any major problems.

By: em

em — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:55:46 +0000

I live on the 100 block, and it drives me CRAZY that people do not follow the simple rule of parking backwards. First of all, there are signs EVERY FEW FEET telling you that that’s the rule. Second, it is easier to park that way than it is to angle your car all weird to get it in there frontward. Third, it is easier AND SAFER to pull out when you’re facing forward (as you would be if you backed in). I have no sympathy for people who get tickets, because the rule is clearly identified all over the place. And, I dont know if you are kidding, but the homeless people dont block the signs, and people on the 100 block or the bridge rarely panhandle. Yes, they loiter, but they’re harmless. And generally nice. And it’s quicker to back in than it is to pull in forward. It’s quicker to get out that way, too.

By: BCKnoxify

BCKnoxify — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:29:50 +0000

UncleDutch, that was awesomely hilarious! Still laughing.

By: UncleDutch

UncleDutch — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:14:45 +0000

Yeah. Turkey Creek is basically the same as the 100 Block except for you don’t have to be able to read parking signs.

By: BCKnoxify

BCKnoxify — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:52:49 +0000

“Reverse angle” given all the homeless hanging out, who can think quick enough to read the sign, and back in, while dodging 20 Knoxville panhandlers. My mistake, I parked incorrectly, but come on….what a joke! Next time I will just drive to Turkey Creek.

By: UncleDutch

UncleDutch — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:17:56 +0000

There are several signs that indicate that parking is “reverse-angle” only, along with a phone number for comments.

By: Random Mumblings

Random Mumblings — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:55:10 +0000

Boss Hogg couldn’t survive bloggers buzz…

On dark days I feel like starting a Keith Olbermann countdown to the demise of newspapers and journalism as we know it - or knew it.Perhaps the end of journalism as I knew it when I got into this business……

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:50:42 +0000

It is a foolish law, but I believe the purpose is to avoid people backing into traffic when leaving their space.

Basically allowing the driver to pull straight out and better see traffic when exiting and avoid any possibility of missing any oncoming traffic when backing out.

If I understand correctly it is technically illegal for anyone to back out of a driveway, etc for the same reasons. I believe the law states that drives must pull into oncoming traffic or enter traffic lanes in a forward direction, though I have never seen a anyone get a ticket for backing out of a residential driveway.

By: CP

CP — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:16:31 +0000

He got a ticket while parked outside of the Emporium building. Across the street from Nama.

By: Craig T.

Craig T. — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:51:00 +0000

Where is the 100 block of Gay Street located? That is, what is it near?