Gazebo thing all fixed!, originally uploaded by aaronmeck.

Not sure what this is actually called, but if you recall a month ago or so someone crashed into this structure and pretty much demolished it. Well, the work seems to be all complete and it looks fantastic.

New Autumn Trace Fountain, originally uploaded by aaronmeck.

I know it has been a few weeks but I wanted to update the status on the Autumn Trace fountain. Short version is that is is completed and looks great! I have lived here since 2001 and the fountain has been broken or falling apart most of that time. This "repair" was more like a "rebuild" and I couldn't be happier with the results.

Great job!

Last night there was an accident on Gunn road involving one of our residents. Rather, it involved one of our resident's home! If anyone has details on when this happened or whether or not the home owners are safe, please mention it in the comment section.

It appears that the car was traveling East down Gunn Rd. when it swerved off the road and plowed through the fence and (seemingly) crashing into the house. The pictures below are a little fuzzy - I just took them this morning with my phone's camera.

Middle Georgia anglers will soon have a new place to fish.

The long-awaited Flat Rock Public Fishing Area just south of Perry will open at noon Friday, following the 10 a.m. opening ceremonies. Gov. Sonny Perdue and a host of area officials are expected to attend.

“It’s been a long time coming, but it is time to go fishing,” said Ted Wills, the regional fisheries supervisor for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.

“We could have opened maybe a year ago as far as the fish are concerned, but we didn’t have enough water to make the boat ramps operational until earlier this year when we had all the rain,” Wills said.

Though named for Flat Rock Creek, the lake isn’t actually on the creek, which is about half a mile to the north. Instead, it is on a nameless wet-weather tributary and must rely on rain runoff from the surrounding area to fill.

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See how my posts have a personal image, called and "avatar" to help identify me? Want one too? Well, it is really simple!

On the left hand side, click "My account" and then the "edit" tab. Use the Picture area to upload an image to represent you.

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Visit:
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Follow the directions to shrink the image you want (put 85 in for the size) and then upload it to the site. Images that are perfectly square work best, but any shape will work. Post here if you have any problems...

Mark your calenders the next BOD meeting is May 21, 2009. The minutes from meetings past usually shows them starting at 6:30pm. If you attend please take notes and post your observations here.

There was an accident at Autumn Trace last night some time around 11pm. Someone had a hard time staying on the road and took out part of the nice entry way. If anyone has any information, please feel free to share in the comments below.

There are more than a few ways to deal with credit card debt, as well as other financial crunches. More than a few financial gurus recommend making the switch to a cash-only lifestyle: getting rid of credit cards and using only the cash in your wallet to make purchases. There’s a reason that the cash-only approach is so popular. If you stick to only cash, it’s virtually impossible to add to debt. But there are some drawbacks worth looking at before you jump on the cash-only lifestyle.

8 Banks Took $153.4 Billion In Tax Payer Money, Spent $845 Million On Naming Rights

This is outrageous… This is partly where our money is being spent.  Do you think it is a good investment?

The bailed out banks who are paying to name stadiums are:

Wachovia/Wells Fargo, $40 million, Philadelphia 76ers and Flyers

PNC, $40 million, Pittsburgh Pirates

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., $18 million, Pittsburgh Penguins, not renewed

Comerica, $66 million, Detroit Tigers

M&T Bank, $75 million, Baltimore Ravens

Citibank, $400 million, New York Mets

Bank of America Corp., $140 million, Carolina Panthers

JPMorgan Chase & Co, $66 million, Arizona Diamondbacks

The following companies have applied for bailout money but not yet received it:

BankAtlantic Bancorp. Inc., $27 million, Florida Panthers

Raymond James Financial Inc., $45 million, Tampa Bay Buccaneers