09-23-2025, 06:45 PM
· I was director of the Hospitality Program at Appalachian State for many years (part of the Management Department)
· As a result, I’ve been a long-time, honorary member of the Linville Ridge Country Club
· The highest golf course east of the Mississippi
· Keeping in mind I was a state employee for 32 years…..a membership at this club is $175,000
· Then you have to buy a multi-million dollar home….pay association and club fees yearly/taxes/etc.
· The club is open five months a year…summer…..
· Once again….the line that describes me: “Did you ever get the feeling the world is a Tuxedo and you are a pair of brown shoes”
· Like most similar clubs, everything is charged to your account and you simply pay at the end of the month
· The owners of the club are from Florida and are big UF fans…….
· Steve Spurrier, who is from Western Tennessee, is also an honorary member
· As it turns out, our club numbers are one number off…..
· We were out there some years ago and ran up a big bill at lunch…
· The young waiter, not knowing, SS, charged the whole thing to SS’s tab……
· I realized this and thought about just leaving it on his bill after all the misery he has brought me
· However, I did the right thing and brought it to his attention and we made it right
· Shifting forward
· I went into the pro shop today…..end of the season sale…..I needed a new cap…….
· I gave them my membership card……but, once again, it charged it to Spurrier’s account
· These folks knew Mr. S and knew there was an error…
· Dang it
· Just another day in the Blue Ridge paradise……………
· The leaves are just beginning to turn
· Do ya’ll remember 65? He had a home in another club up here. Elk River. We dined with him when he was in the area…..Much of the golf course there washed away in the hurricane a year ago………….
· As a result, I’ve been a long-time, honorary member of the Linville Ridge Country Club
· The highest golf course east of the Mississippi
· Keeping in mind I was a state employee for 32 years…..a membership at this club is $175,000
· Then you have to buy a multi-million dollar home….pay association and club fees yearly/taxes/etc.
· The club is open five months a year…summer…..
· Once again….the line that describes me: “Did you ever get the feeling the world is a Tuxedo and you are a pair of brown shoes”
· Like most similar clubs, everything is charged to your account and you simply pay at the end of the month
· The owners of the club are from Florida and are big UF fans…….
· Steve Spurrier, who is from Western Tennessee, is also an honorary member
· As it turns out, our club numbers are one number off…..
· We were out there some years ago and ran up a big bill at lunch…
· The young waiter, not knowing, SS, charged the whole thing to SS’s tab……
· I realized this and thought about just leaving it on his bill after all the misery he has brought me
· However, I did the right thing and brought it to his attention and we made it right
· Shifting forward
· I went into the pro shop today…..end of the season sale…..I needed a new cap…….
· I gave them my membership card……but, once again, it charged it to Spurrier’s account
· These folks knew Mr. S and knew there was an error…
· Dang it
· Just another day in the Blue Ridge paradise……………
· The leaves are just beginning to turn
· Do ya’ll remember 65? He had a home in another club up here. Elk River. We dined with him when he was in the area…..Much of the golf course there washed away in the hurricane a year ago………….

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