Traveling nearly 800 miles per week gives me many opportunities to witness and photograph the strangest of events. Some of those would never make the local newscast, let alone the newspaper. Thus, it seems my duty to describe and share this "Nearly Newz" with the public.
Saturday, May 28, 2005
If a Business Depended on it's Name...
I didn't show the door, but what do you think...open? ..or closed? If the owners of any business would just think, "What does my name sound like in a sentence?" ('How about meeting me down at SQUAT & GOBBLE for a smoked turkey rump sandwich?') 'Do you have a public restroom?'
Translation: 'Cafe' = Restaurant; 'oon' = roomy, large, big; 'Suk' = (the obvious). So..........this would be "Restaurant sucks big time". If you can read the door..."For Lease"
"Honey, did you remember to lock the roof when you left?" There is a crank and pulley on each pole, but underneath the roof seems to be only an old trailer made of a pickup bed and behind it is a smoker cooker. This is on a county road, north of Rosalia, KS.
Treehugging environmentalists must have won this one. "No, we can't run the highway straight through that excavation...trees have grown in since we started this project." So they go around and over the hill. (I don't have a clue what the real explanation is.) This is in Kansas, between Strong City and Rosalia, southbound 177.
I couldn't get a photo of the guy as I had left the camera at the hotel. (I hate this hotel, by the way, as it is one of those 'weekly' places and you get nothing. One soap between the tub and sink, you empty your own trash and the room smells bad. I want my Best Western back!) Not like me to write so much, but you just have to hear this story. Back to 'the guy': I was eating at this chinese buffet that is my favorite in Wichita, at about 5 or so tonight and this 85-90 year old man was at the salad bar. He was kind of hunched over, hair outgrown for weeks, had the typical old-man abdominal bulge, and was quite wrinkled. As he made his salad, I glanced at him spooning croutons on his salad. Just then he licked the spoon! Twice! Oh MY! I looked his plate over and he had cottage cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, croutons and was going for the shredded cheese. YES, he licked that one, too! I notified the management and they immediately pulled those containers and utensils and had a few words with the gentleman. But still, I went for the main course buffet before he could shuffle over there! Sorry I couldn't post a "Watch for this man" photo, but maybe this will do. KEEP YOUR EYES ON YOUR BUFFET UTENSILS! YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN!
Perhaps this would not be the best place to have your mower serviced or to buy a used one. It's just east of Neosho, MO on 86 if you see anything that you like. Look closely - yes, there is at least fifty mowers (push and riders) in this yard.
The home is by United-Bilt and located south of Fairland, OK. This one must be called "Water Tower Blues". (OR...is this an inappropriate use of RWD #6 funds?) Thanks to Chad H. for pointing this one out!
Rump Roasted? Angus Anus? Ground Cheek? Have you tried the 1/3 lb. FATburger? (couldn't help noticing they are closed...) "Excuse me, could you disclose your source of meat, please?"
It's a co-op, a Christian church and about three homes (one looks vacant), but you would think the state of Kansas would know how to spell it after being there a hundred years or so. In Cherokee county, from the south is the sign on the left, from the north is the right (and correct) sign.
Seems just a bit redundant, doesn't it? This is at the "Funny Name, Serious Sandwich" place on Range Line in Joplin, MO. And I'm not really comfortable with 'SCRATCH BY HAND' in the same sentence as 'OUR BUNS'.
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Really, what could be interesting about me? My career of 30+ yrs has been convenience store related. Presently, I am selling fixtures and equipment and doing c-store design. Part-time, I am a sales manager at a Joplin location of the nation's 7th largest c-store chain. Before a brief career with Walgreens, I had supervised 5 salesmen in the Joplin area for a wholesale supplier. My first major career was with a dominant c-store chain in the midwest. Generally, I am creative, somewhat humorous, fun to be with and I love my family and the quirks of the English language. My computer is my friend, and I have over 300 frisbees. After 29 years, I have been divorced since fall of 2007. We have had great family vacations! I would also like to write a book of everything that I've ever written. (Hey, I'm done already!) I've invented about 100 things, patented zero, so someone else has always taken them to market before me and made millions, I'm sure. My family and friends are of great importance to me. Thanks for looking, feel free to email me or comment!