{"id":141,"date":"2025-01-28T01:34:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T01:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/?p=141"},"modified":"2025-05-09T20:45:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:45:52","slug":"rip-pjs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/rip-pjs\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP PJ\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-250\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-95-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-250 ml-slider ms-theme-default-base nav-hidden has-dots-nav has-filmstrip-nav\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"New Slideshow\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_250\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_250\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-251 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-251\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1342\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_2260.jpg\" class=\"slider-250 slide-251\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"img_2260.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 63.870555673834%\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-252 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-252\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1212\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_2262.jpg\" class=\"slider-250 slide-252\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"img_2262.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 70.721357850071%\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-253 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-253\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1042\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_2263.jpg\" class=\"slider-250 slide-253\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"img_2263.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 82.259391280505%\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-254 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-254\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1088\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_2264.jpg\" class=\"slider-250 slide-254\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"img_2264.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 78.781512605042%\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-255 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-255\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1492\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_2265.jpg\" class=\"slider-250 slide-255\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"img_2265.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 57.449253159709%\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-256 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-256\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1070\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_2268.jpg\" class=\"slider-250 slide-256\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"img_2268.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 80.106809078772%\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-257 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-257\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"982\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_2270.jpg\" class=\"slider-250 slide-257\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"img_2270.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 87.285423334303%\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-258 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-258\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1232\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_2281.jpg\" class=\"slider-250 slide-258\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"img_2281.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 69.573283858998%\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-259 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-259\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_2289.jpg\" class=\"slider-250 slide-259\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"img_2289.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 57.142857142857%\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>When I heard about Bells Ferry expanding it felt like a day later when PJ\u2019s closed. And the next day there was a flat plot of land where all those memories stood. My loved ones who\u2019ve been in the area far longer than I, missed it terribly, especially my girlfriend. She grew up with PJ\u2019s as her local gas station. We all know that one close to our house\/school that absolutely <em>made<\/em> our childhood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On our way back from town we turned to discover a bobcat actively swinging the arm through the roof. I felt so devastated, and I cannot imagine how other folks must be feeling in this community. I\u2019m so glad I was able to finish it and frame it for my love. And I\u2019m glad you all get to see it. Above is the finished and framed, below you\u2019ll find the reference I took from google maps after the fact :\u2019(<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1665\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/theoliveraskew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/img_2258-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reference for painting &#8211; Pj\u2019s screen capture taken from google images. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I heard about Bells Ferry expanding it felt like a day later when PJ\u2019s closed. And the next day there was a flat plot of land where all those memories stood. My loved ones who\u2019ve been in the area far longer than I, missed it terribly, especially my girlfriend. 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