McDonald's

[W3MIV]

Mickey's is tolerable for breakfast, and a fishwich

as well as their fries can keep one from starving to death in a pinch. That's it for me. I can't do their burgers.

Agree. The chicken sammich was also decent, and they had some good salads going (Cobb my favorite), but I haven't been in a McD in so long I don't know what they are pushing now.

I used to stop regularly at a McD in Opal VA on US29/15 (just at the US217 turnoff to F'burg). Gas and a bite. Either that chicken sammich, the fish sammich or the salad and a coffee. Good coffee. Now that I am sold out of VA, I no longer make the trip and no longer stop at any of McD's plentiful cholesterol emporia.

[w3bny]

I knew. It was an attempt at a joke that fell flat. I apologize to anyone who was offended.

I was offended..<sniffle>

[NQ6U]

I was offended..<sniffle>

And I apologized. Now you're gonna whine and make me feel even worse? Jeeze, you're just like my XYL... ;)

[W1GUH]

Agree. The chicken sammich was also decent, and they had some good salads going (Cobb my favorite), but I haven't been in a McD in so long I don't know what they are pushing now.

I used to stop regularly at a McD in Opal VA on US29/15 (just at the US217 turnoff to F'burg). Gas and a bite. Either that chicken sammich, the fish sammich or the salad and a coffee. Good coffee. Now that I am sold out of VA, I no longer make the trip and no longer stop at any of McD's plentiful cholesterol emporia.

When I'm on the road, and the only options for puttin' on the feedbag are the usual fast-food suspects and I wind up at McD's against my will*, I'm always amazed at how much better the food is than in the places I've been to in the city. Like I said previously, It's been a looooong time since I got a McBurger, or a booger-fling whopper that was actually hot, or even warm. Guess McD's and the other places can practice their corporate policies everywhere but in NYC?


*Not that I really mind the food. I've said previously that a good Big Mac is a wonderful palliative when my guts are feeling a little "off." I'm just really, really tired of them and miss the good ol' time greasy burgers that used to be served in roadside cafe's.


When I looked up "palliative", the first definition was "something that palliates. " So I had to look up "palliate". Frequin dictionary writers!

Then, when I copied "palliative" from the page to ensure proper spelling, what wound up on the clipboard was "jugum forfend affable egregious palliative". WTF? Can anyone figure out what's common between those words!

[W5GA]

Can anyone figure out what's common between those words!

They are all something Albi would use?

[W3MIV]

They are all something Albi would use?

Only after a very satisfying session with a single malt. ;)

[n2ize]

I once tried to explain what an Automat was. Most native Pittsburgher's don't "get" it. I always thought it was a pretty neat concept.

My first and most memorable romance started at the automat at 4:00am.

I heard that some company was trying to bring back the automat. This was several years ago. I don;t know how they made out.

[W3MIV]

I would rather that they could bring back Edward Hopper.

[NQ6U]

I would rather that they could bring back Edward Hopper.

RR that, Albi. He's a favorite.

(Saw "Nighthawks" at the Chicago Art Institute, BTW. Great place to go if you're an art lover.)

[W1GUH]

My first and most memorable romance started at the automat at 4:00am.

I heard that some company was trying to bring back the automat. This was several years ago. I don;t know how they made out.

Seems I heard something about Chock full of Nuts (huh-huh) opening a place in NY recently. Can't find anything on it, though.

For burgers, I remember that Hayes & Bickford's in Boston had great ones in the mid-60's, especially on Boylston street. For the 4:00 AM drunken crowd, there was always the Waldorf (no relation to the hotel), also on Boylston Street.

Thanks for the great Hopper image. There's a Hopper exhibition at the Whitney right now.