Tuesday, June 2, 2009

The Fine Dining Options in Smithville Just Got Reduced by 25%

Posted by Chris Chamberlain on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:30 PM

According to the good folks at WJLE Radio in Smithville, TN, one

William Gossett of Gordonsville must have had a powerful hankering for

an early morning Blizzard.

Trooper Dewaine Jennings of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, who is

investigating, said Gossett was traveling east on Highway 70 when "the

tractor trailer exited the roadway to the right, struck a sign in front

of Larry's Discount Grocery. The sign was then thrown through and

busted the front door of the store (Larry's)."

"The tractor trailer continued eastbound traveling through the

parking lot of Susie's Restaurant. It also took down their sign."

(Susie's Restaurant was also closed at the time).

"The truck then entered the westbound side of Dairy Queen, went

completely through the building, and exited through the other side,

where it came to a final rest, with most of the vehicle still inside

the building."



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photo from www.wjle.com

In Gossett's defense, the sign did say "Drive-Thru."



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I ate at that very Dairy Queen on Sunday, coming a roundabout way back from Big South Fork (we had also visited the Appalachian Center for Crafts). I heard the story on the news Monday morning, and when they said "Smithville restaurant," I knew it was the DQ even before they said it!

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Posted by Barbara Please on June 2, 2009 at 3:49 PM

I would love it if Bites posted more reports where people use the word "busted" to describe things breaking.

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Posted by Nicki Wood on June 2, 2009 at 3:56 PM

shit happens

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Posted by claudia (cook eat FRET) on June 3, 2009 at 8:05 AM
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