{"id":6963,"date":"2014-05-03T15:45:39","date_gmt":"2014-05-03T19:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/?p=6963"},"modified":"2014-05-03T15:45:39","modified_gmt":"2014-05-03T19:45:39","slug":"fire-temporarily-closes-american-legion-post-135-betty-bombers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2014\/05\/03\/fire-temporarily-closes-american-legion-post-135-betty-bombers\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire temporarily closes American Legion Post #135, Betty Bombers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5595881567027133\";\r\n\/* Medium Rectangle *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"8584504377\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>As often as I&#8217;ve been to the lounge at the American Legion Post #135 over the years, you&#8217;d think I&#8217;d remember exactly when it became a hub of neighborhood activity. I live four blocks south of the Legion, and I wander down late in the evening pretty routinely. I&#8217;m not much of a TV watcher, and I&#8217;m often up pretty late, so it&#8217;s an easy call on any random weeknight to decide to go to the Legion and see what&#8217;s up.<\/p>\n<p>And, usually, something is up.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s actually possible that I&#8217;ve been to the Legion over 1,000 times over the last decade, however crazy that sounds. (I&#8217;m sort of glad I haven&#8217;t kept count.)<\/p>\n<p>The opening of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BettyBombers\" target=\"_blank\">Betty Bombers All-American Eatery<\/a> a couple of years ago enhanced the already-wonderful Legion experience. <\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;m obviously personally sad to hear about an overnight fire that damaged some of the first floor interior of the Legion, including the kitchen at Betty&#8217;s and the adjacent men&#8217;s room. I gather there was also some fairly serious smoke damage in areas that were not damaged by the fire itself. <\/p>\n<p>But there are a whole lot more important things than the mild inconvenience that some downtime might create for regular patrons like me. <\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, no one was hurt.<\/p>\n<p>And it sounds like the historic building is structurally sound. <\/p>\n<p>There was no damage to any of the nearby businesses that rent space in the sprawling Legion complex. <\/p>\n<p>And, knowing the folks at the Legion and at Betty&#8217;s, they&#8217;ll have things moving forward as quickly as possible. <\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BettyBombers\/posts\/778184765560298\" data-width=\"466\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BettyBombers\/posts\/778184765560298\">Post<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BettyBombers\">Betty Bombers All-American Eatery<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script> <\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=786592571360173&amp;id=215045008514935\" data-width=\"466\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=786592571360173&amp;id=215045008514935\">Post<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/American-Legion-Post-135-Lounge\/215045008514935\">American Legion Post #135 Lounge<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>My Facebook feed has of course been buzzing all day with various details, and there are <a href=\"http:\/\/savannahnow.com\/latest-news\/2014-05-03\/fire-closes-betty-bombers-american-legion-bull-street\" target=\"_blank\">additional details at SavannahNow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My heart goes out especially to all the employees at the Legion and at Betty Bombers. Some could face a difficult stretch as their lives and livelihoods are interrupted. <\/p>\n<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5595881567027133\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4374909701\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As often as I&#8217;ve been to the lounge at the American Legion Post #135 over the years, you&#8217;d think I&#8217;d remember exactly when it became a hub of neighborhood activity. 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