Ferguson in Nashville doesn't have one? I know there is a place in (I think) Marysville that likely does. ETA - the place near Marysville I was thinking of is actually Quinn Appliance in Alcoa. The Blue Star website claims they and the Ferguson in Chattanooga have functional Platinum ranges. We had visited Quinn last year and found them very helpful.

So many people were affected. one way or another. I talked to my daughter and they now have power We are grateful that they are OK and their home sustained minimal damage. Traveling out of their immediate neighborhood is still difficult at best. Two places they shop for groceries have sustained damage and are closed and another one is impossible to get to right now. The destruction in Cookeville is beyond belief. I was shocked to see pictures of the damage. My son attended Tenn Tech there. It's heartbreaking. Thanks, Ann, for letting us know how the forum people you hear from are faring. And thanks, Susan and susuwantsit, for checking in and letting us know how your neighborhood is doing. Thank you, Vaporvac and K S for your care and concern. Also, thanks Susan for pointing out that cash contributions are needed most. I know everyone says that about every disaster, but here in Tennessee, virtually every other need is covered by the good citizens of Tennessee. My daughter said that she and her husband tried to volunteer to help in clean-up in the hope of getting power back to the affected neighborhoods, including theirs. Every location that they could reach was full-up and not taking any more volunteers. I know that people in the Knoxville area started a collection drive the day after and have sent one truckload of cleanup supplies, etc. They are readying to send more. I'm sure that other cities are doing the same. But cash is much needed and in short supply, given the extent of the damage and the number of people affected.

There are two things to know about Tootsie's, she is the reason so many many MANY country artists made it. She gave them places to stay, money, hooked them up with the right contacts... she is country music's backbone. Also, the story goes, the color of the place is because she asked some painter to paint it when she was out of town and he mixed together all the paint he had to get the job done! At least, that's the legend. Her story is for real. https://savingplaces.org/stories/historic-bars-tootsies-world-famous-orchid-lounge 

Dee, those are just my iphone pics. DH didn’t bring his big camera. I still have not seen the Grand Ole Opry. Both times I’ve been to Nashville, we didn’t have a car. Dee, every place we ate was pretty casual, nothing too memorable. We stayed at the Hermitage Hotel, which was gorgeous! We had one nicer dinner, at Eddie V’s, which was very good. We had another dinner at the Twelve Thirty Club, but on the lower level bar, called the Honky Tonk. And on the last night we took an Uber to The Local for burgers and more music. We went to Acme Feed and Seed a couple of times, once for lunch and once just for a drink, because it was less crazy than a lot of the other Broadway venues. I did get tired of seeing all the bachelorette parties on their party buses. I feel like an old lady saying that, but it was getting annoying by day 3. I think we saw about 50 bachelorette parties. Between St Patrick’s day, the bachelorettes, and spring break revelers, we saw a lot of stupidity! A couple of Ryman pics from our ”backstage tour”…