r/Tennessee

Personally I think it's "Hit the quan" and the biggest rap group out of Tennessee is 3 6 Mafia what are y'all's thoughts?

I want to level up the garage and deck in a renovation project, but my interviews with the credit unions and local banks has not gone well.

My regional bank only does Equity-Mortgage options at 7.9% or whole-home/new build construction loans which sounds like I'm going to be paying a lot more than needed.

With that, who is a good lender for this kind of construction loan?

$15,000 is the reported build price from the garage team and $7000 is from the decking crew

Will be driving from Knoxville to Asheville in mid-July, and am looking for the most beautiful route. Would you suggest Knoxville - Newfound Gap - Asheville, or Knoxville through Robbinsville and Bryson City to Asheville?

Thank you so much.

Hello All,

I am applying for a new resident Real ID.

I have all my documents in order, but I am unable to pass the vision test on the machine the Driver Services Center Uses.

They made me take a form to be filled out by an optometrist. I got my eyes tested and the doc said I have 20/30 R, 20/40 L 20/30 combined, and that my vision doesn’t affect my ability to drive without glasses. The state minimum to drive without glasses is 20/40. So I should be clear. I went back the DSC today in Lebanon and they made me retake the eye test, which I couldn’t pass.

On my drivers license application the worker put down that I have 20/40 Left, 20/40 center, 20/50 right with an 04 restriction.

Which is a blatant falsehood when compared to what the doctor said my eyes were at.

The 04 restriction is for a person with 20/40 or better in one eye and 20/60 to BLIND in the other eye. According to Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1340-01-13-.10 - VISION STANDARDS

“If you pass the vision screening with one eye, but you have no vision in the other eye you will be able to continue with the issuance process. You will have a restriction code 04 added to your record which means you must keep outside mirrors on each side of your vehicle.  “

What do I do? Is there someone I can call to appeal this? Any restriction on my license will severely affect my job.

Regular trash collectors here won't take cardboard left outside the bin, and finding time to drive down to the Bi-County landfill/recycling center is tough.

How do you guys manage your extra recycling when it overflows? Do you just wait it out week by week, or is there a trick to getting rid of it all at once without making a landfill trip?

I am aware of Santa Fe (Santa Fee), Milan (My-lin), and Lafayette (Luh-fay-ett), but I wouldn't mind musing over more. I won't limit us to towns....bodies of water, mountains, roads....there is something wholesome about our accented homages.

Hello all -

I was convicted of a DUI in TN, had an IID installed ( a LifeSafer device) and applied for and received a RESTRICTED license.

Printed on the back of the license :

15: Special Restriction Order. 16: Ignition Interlock Device.

As I understand it, the '16' means I can only drive an IID equipped vehicle.

What does the '15' mean? Online information sources are unclear to me.

Again, state is TN. Convicted April 2026.

I appreciate any guidance. Thanks to all!

I'm not sure what agency in particular is sending assistance, but in the most recent press conference for the Aspen Acres fire -- now nearly 40,000 acres and imminently threatening multiple towns -- it was mentioned multiple times that you guys were sending assistance.

Thank you. <3

The Cherokee Interagency Hotshot Crew is the name of the folks that have been sent out west.

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My husband and I want to stay in a cabin or tiny home with a hot tub for our 10th anniversary, and every one here after, located in and or nearby a state park we've not yet visited. I've found a lodge with a cabin, The Smokehouse, in Mounteagle, that fits our needs. It's the surrounding activities that I'm curious about how accessable they are for someone that walks with a cane and can't really climb. South Cumberland State Park, Savage Gulf and Fiery Gizzard, etc. I'll definitely do my due diligence in research but I figured asking here as well could help. Easy hikes are usually not a problem.