“Off again,
On again,
Gone again,
Flanagan.”
Thus began our journey northwest from Tallahassee to meet our children and grandchildren for a family Christmas in Nashville, TN. With my mother-in-law, Saint Helen, along for the ride, Studly Doright and I set out on our eight hour trip on Thursday morning. We were in no great hurry, since the house we are renting wouldn’t be available until Friday afternoon.
Saint Helen and I took turns riding shotgun next to Studly in the front seat. I enjoyed my turn riding in the backseat, taking note of texting drivers and giving them dirty looks. Saint Helen is too nice for that task, though, but she and Studly enjoy visiting.
Just north of Montgomery, Alabama, we stopped at a Bass Pro Shop to stretch our legs and use the restroom facilities. If you’ve never visited a Bass Pro Shop, you’re missing out on a grand experience.
The stores are humongous.
And chock full of everything an outdoorsman or woman could possibly need:
Boats and guns share space with crossbows and fishing gear, shoes and clothing. Most disturbing are the dead animals displayed in abundance:
This guy posed with me:
There is a shooting gallery with fake guns:
Rows and rows of the real thing:
An archery section:
An aquarium with live animals instead of those stuffed ones that were displayed hither and yon:
A general store and a fudge shop with real fudge for sale. No fake fudge here!
We spent an hour or so wandering around Bass Pro Shop before climbing back into the car. No stuffed animals were injured in the writing of this post.
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Looks like fun, though I definitely pass on the rows of the real thing…
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Didn’t look like many shoppers…. did you try the fudge?
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It was packed. We didn’t buy any fudge, but they had roasted almonds. Yum!!!
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Ah, so that’s what one of those Bass Pro stores looks like. I’ve always wondered… but now thanks to you, I no longer have to wonder. I remember when I lived in Fresno how the city bent over far enough for Bass Pro to… well, you get the idea. They offered tax breaks galore for them to put a store in their town, but Bass Pro passed on the generous offer. Like Walmart, they can pretty much write their own ticket in any area they please. And so it goes. Merry Christmas! – Marty
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I have never bought anything at a Bass Pro Shop other than candy. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anyone buying anything there. Weird.
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OMG have you ever watched the show Last Man Standing? This is exactly like the one out of that……..I just had to show my hubby.
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How funny!
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