Yep, it is Totally Gone with Grass sowed where it used to be.....
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 03:29 AM
Mitzie and I rode through Franklin, NC from Wayah Road today on the Gold Wing Trike. We passed by the Franklin Motel Site.....
Yep, it is Totally Gone with Grass sowed where it used to be.....
Yep, it is Totally Gone with Grass sowed where it used to be.....
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 03:41 AM
I left my heart in San Franklino.
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 04:31 AM
Ok guys, fess up.....
Which of you dropped his grass last year when that police cruiser pulled into the parking lot?
Which of you dropped his grass last year when that police cruiser pulled into the parking lot?
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 06:26 AM
Wow, in less than a month a grassy knoll... errr field. Our picnic place for next year?
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 06:50 AM
No offense guys but I've never seen anyone more sentimental over a dump of motel than that. I almost felt the need to take a bath in a tub full of Lysol when I got home from TMac year before last. Yes I am sure there were great memories there but there was also a foul smell in several rooms and god only knows what those sheets would look like under a UV light. If the motel was clean and run in a competent manner we probably wouldn't be having this conversation right now. Seriously what is there to miss about that place?
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 08:34 AM
Maybe
????
Dunno, I wasnae there.....
????
Dunno, I wasnae there.....
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 08:42 AM
No offense guys but I've never seen anyone more sentimental over a dump of motel than that. I almost felt the need to take a bath in a tub full of Lysol when I got home from TMac year before last. Yes I am sure there were great memories there but there was also a foul smell in several rooms and god only knows what those sheets would look like under a UV light. If the motel was clean and run in a competent manner we probably wouldn't be having this conversation right now. Seriously what is there to miss about that place?
Rollin
The Franklin was a 5-star compaired to Langes' Grove Side up in the Catskills... just sayin'..
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 08:53 AM
No offense guys but I've never seen anyone more sentimental over a dump of motel than that. I almost felt the need to take a bath in a tub full of Lysol when I got home from TMac year before last. Yes I am sure there were great memories there but there was also a foul smell in several rooms and god only knows what those sheets would look like under a UV light. If the motel was clean and run in a competent manner we probably wouldn't be having this conversation right now. Seriously what is there to miss about that place?
Rollin
The Franklin was a 5-star compaired to Langes' Grove Side up in the Catskills... just sayin'..
“I love the smell of
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 09:02 AM
We've already cried over this one Skuuter!
http://www.vfrdiscus...-motel-say-bye/
It worked very well for us set-up wise, not the cleanest place and what part of the motel you were in made a Big difference!
BR
http://www.vfrdiscus...-motel-say-bye/
It worked very well for us set-up wise, not the cleanest place and what part of the motel you were in made a Big difference!
BR
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Posted 21 June 2012 - 09:39 AM
I know most folks won't miss it, but I kind of liked the cozy-ness of the place. Mom and Pop motels are getting pretty rare, so it's sad to see The Franklin Motel gone.
But I also agree with those who say it needed work to keep up with better places to keep hosting group events like TexasMac.
But I also agree with those who say it needed work to keep up with better places to keep hosting group events like TexasMac.
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