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NChas Firefighter Speaks Out

Never a good scene on the way to work.

There is one ironic thing about this house that was on fire. It was literally four houses away from the house Patrick just purchased. It looked to be in the area of his new slumlord residence so when I arrived at work I checked the call run. Sure enough just houses away. The entire drive I was laughing at the idea of the family that we booted returning for an early morning arson. Lucky for him it wasn't.

Movember's End

This should have been posted months ago. My sincerest apologies to my army of followers. This was taken on my Thanksgiving trip to Asheville. Looking forward to next Movember :)

Looking to Rent?

Have you ever repossessed a house? Me neither. Today was the closest I hope to ever get to that situation. My friend Patrick purchased an investment property in beautiful North Charleston. He payed a ridiculous 10 grand for the spot. You can imagine it's located in a very well to do neighborhood with lush marsh views. But wait surprise! There has been a family of four squatting in the property since he took ownership...two months ago. After dealing with his lawyer and the Sheriff's department, this morning was the deadline for the family to move out. He asked my help to move things left behind and change the locks. The pics don't do the odor left behind justice. Take a look.

We literally stood in the street and watched them load a U-Haul for two hours. 

A little mold here and there.

Pile of shit left in the home.

Oh yeah..They lived in the home without electricity or water. For two months!! I guess this is the real pile of shit left in the home.

Arena Love!

I was lucky enough to visit two of the best arenas in the nation within the past month, check it!  

Bulls vs Pacers

Tarheels vs Wisconsin

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Tattooed Moose viewing party for Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives

Guy Fieri plus free champagne equals awesome

Posted by Stephanie Barna on Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 4:51 PM

Duck Clubs and champagne will be flowing in abundance on Monday night at the Moose. The Kulicks — Jen and Mike — will be featured on thelatest episode of Guy Fieri's Food Network show, which airs Mon. Jan. 16 at 10 p.m. He was in town back in November and visited both the Moose and Voodoo Lounge, the Kulick's West Ashley bar, along with a handful of other venues, including the Glass Onion and Early Bird Diner.

Jen tells us Fieri was a cool cat. "[He] was a really down-to-earth, cool guy. I know he kind of seems over-the-top on his show, but off-air, he was just a regular restaurant guy, the kind of guy you could sit down and have a beer or two with."

They'll be having a free champagne toast after the show airs and will be giving out stickers to their friends and regulars. "We are pretty excited and have been cooking duck, printing tees, and making kimchee for days to get ready," says Jen.

Stop by, watch the show, and raise a glass to toast this much-deserved attention for the hard-working Kulicks.

Inspiration for the New Year

Nothing to make you feel more like a pile than runners participating in a half-marathon passing your home as you are about to crawl back into bed. Apparently the Charleston Marathon was held this morning and it just so happened to be clustering up King Street as I pulled up to my house. Enjoy the 13.1 miles to the Navy Yard, I'll cozy up under a mountain of pillows.