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| - I was having dinner with a developer friend last week, one of those guys cleaning up on all the new money here in town. He'd invited an old pal from high school to join us, his name was Weffert Lorrants...quite a character. Anyway, Weffert was explaining how he lived on a bad section of Tuckaseegee Rd and that drive by's in his neighborhood outnumbered the rest of the city by about 30%. So my friend Tom asked Weffert how much he could afford for a home. Weffert said if he could unload his house in Stunted Oaks to some fool who enjoyed being around random gunfire, he could probably afford around eighty-thousand.
Weffert also made the point that he sure wanted to live in a gated community but he didn't play golf and he didn't understand why you had to be a golf nut to live in a gated community? (did I mention that Weffert sort of speaks in tongues) "I acky bo. Veepers arter oo sumpin fur boars" he said. Tommy translated...."I like to bowl. Developers ought to do something for bowlers" It was the inspiration for what my friend called his two bedroom "big looking houses that ain't". Fake upstairs, 7' ceilings, kitchen opening into the great room which opened to the laundry room. Weffert bought the first house in Bowling Acres and the neighborhood sold out in no time. And I congratulate my friend and Weffert on being men of vision every Wednesday night at the State Line Arcade and Bowl-A-Rama (Private Members Only).
Ten Park Lanes is awesome! I laughed when friends suggested I meet them there for dinner, but I thought what the hell. I haven't seen the inside of this place since 1998, and man oh man how things have changed. A) its absolutely beautiful, just a first class facility. B) they have a great sports bar here, cool place to watch a game and finally C) the food is fantastic! Great BBQ and ribs, and the pizza is phenomenal. Almost as good as Luisa's next door. I will definitely make a beeline back here the next trip up, probably my favorite surprise in Charlotte in the last 10 years.
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