[buckalfa]

This is a feel good fluff piece about the retirement of Tommy Stevenson whose restaurant in Greenville SC was for 30 years an obligatory campaign stop for presidential hopefuls on the campaign trail. A visit there was perhaps as equally important as a visit with Bob Jones. It is sad to see the old traditional guard pass the baton to social media and big tech. It is kind of hard to look a candidate in the eye on Facebook and Twitter.

[ptsal]

Finally, an injunction that makes sense.
Thanks.

[plain talk]

Funny. When I first read the headline I assumed some liberal judge was keeping him from closing. :-) That’s how bad things have gotten.

[Equine1952]

I’ll have the ham, 2 scrambled, hot cakes, and grits. Oh, and retirement? Fuggitabout it.

[mylife]

Charlie loves him some ham!!

[Dr. Sivana]

will be irrevocably impacted

He had me until he used "impacted" in this manner. Are we talking about a restaurant or a molar? WHat is wrong with the word "affected"?

[Richard Axtell]

As I have become an elderly American citizen, I have come to accept the truth and reality young people miss. They do not realize, that all things will pass, nothing lasts forever. This is an example.

Problem is, no one is prepared to take the owner’s place. Nostalgia for a welcoming family restaurant will peak, then wane. This will become just another corporate run formula restaurant franchise.

It is hard enough to stay in business now, wait till the Federal minimum wage doubles, staying open will require much more than a sentimentally inspired “injunction”.

Presidential candidates, if there ever is another legitimate election, will have to eat elsewhere.

[PAR35]

They can grab some barbecue at Maurice’s.

[Pontiac]

A Charleston-based restaurant group bought the property and plans to bring a new dining concept to open in early 2022.

I find it interesting that such a popular and famous restaurant would be bought simply for the location.

Usually such a place would have people lined up to buy the name and recipes of such an established restaurant.

Apparently no one that desired to carry on the current business could compete with the conglomerate that wanted only the location.

[Billthedrill]

That the undersigned judges, both being extremely gifted intellectuals, very popular in the Greenville area, unusually handsome and well-liked, are regular patrons of the Ham House and will be irrevocably impacted, damaged and scarred by said closure.

Given that they're extremely gifted intellectuals and good-lookin' too, I gotta go with the judges on this one.

[McGavin999]

I knew that’s what it was going to be about. Finally the judiciary on our side *grin*

[Pontiac]

This is a sad story in a way. This man is not passing on this business to an heir.

I worked in a similar family run restaurant in my youth. My father had worked in the same restaurant in his youth as did three of my sisters.

The two brothers that I worked for had taken over the business from their father.

Sadly when they decided to retire none of their children had ever wanted to be involved in the family business.

The restaurant was bought by someone that shortly abandoned the recipes that had made the restaurant a regional favorite.

The bright side; it remained a family operation. A different family.

[Robert DeLong]

Except of course for Bideb who stopped no where at all as he sheltered in place in his basement throughout the entire primary & election process.

[Robert DeLong]

Except of course for Biden who stopped no where at all as he sheltered in place in his basement throughout the entire primary & election process.

[jocon307]

Glad somebody’s still got a sense of humor!

Good luck to all!

[Vendome]

LOL

[windcliff]

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