Was I just Hungry?

In N Out.
Philly's Best Cheese steak

What else?

Dimitri

On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:34:30 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>Was I just Hungry?

Gas station bacon and egg on a bun sandwiches plus a big gas station
coffee after driving through North Dakota corn fields with no sign of
life for about an hour. We were so hungry; it was the best
breakfast I'd had in a long time.

Tara
A few ND pictures are he
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35699999@N06/

"Tara" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:34:30 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>>Was I just Hungry?
>
> Gas station bacon and egg on a bun sandwiches plus a big gas station
> coffee after driving through North Dakota corn fields with no sign of
> life for about an hour. We were so hungry; it was the best
> breakfast I'd had in a long time.
>
> Tara
> A few ND pictures are he
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/35699999@N06/


LOL You're lucky you found a gas station that sold more than chips and
canned dip

Jill

On Aug 28, 1:49*pm, Tara > wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:34:30 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
> >Was I just Hungry?
>
> Gas station bacon and egg on a bun sandwiches plus a big gas station
> coffee after driving through North Dakota corn fields with no sign of
> life for about an hour. * * We were so hungry; it was the best
> breakfast I'd had in a long time.
>
> Tara
> A few ND pictures are hehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/35699999@N06/

7-11 and couple of 3 day old hot dogs.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:40:00 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> LOL You're lucky you found a gas station that sold more than chips and
>> canned dip
>
> We have a gas station that has a Chinese buffet.
>
> -sw


The Sunoco station down the road has a steam table with a breakfast buffet
including eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries and homemade biscuits. I think
they might even make sausage gravy. It reminds me a lot of the store in
Cordova, TN. At lunchtime they serve fried chicken, quarter fries and
whatever locally grown vegetable is in season. Too bad I don't have a
reason to go to the gas station that often. LOL Tara was in North Dakota.
Sounds as bleak as the Sahara desert to me.

Jill

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> We have a gas station that has a Chinese buffet.

I was driving through West Virginia when I stopped at a gas station.
They had a winery on site complete with tastings. I passed on the
tasting but I did buy a bottle of their locally made fruit flavored
honey mead.

On Aug 29, 11:04*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:40:00 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> > LOL *You're lucky you found a gas station that sold more than chips and
> > canned *dip
>
> We have a gas station that has a Chinese buffet.

Have you tried it?

On Aug 29, 11:09*am, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> On Aug 28, 1:49*pm, Tara > wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:34:30 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> > wrote:
>
> > >Was I just Hungry?
>
> > Gas station bacon and egg on a bun sandwiches plus a big gas station
> > coffee after driving through North Dakota corn fields with no sign of
> > life for about an hour. * * We were so hungry; it was the best
> > breakfast I'd had in a long time.
>
> > Tara
> > A few ND pictures are hehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/35699999@N06/
>
> 7-11 and couple of 3 day old hot dogs.

Does 7-11 still have the chili dog station? We don't have 7-11's here
anymore but I remember them back in the 80's having hot dogs with a
toppings bar.

On Aug 29, 2:00*pm, Doug Freyburger > wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>
> > We have a gas station that has a Chinese buffet.
>
> I was driving through West Virginia when I stopped at a gas station.
> They had a winery on site complete with tastings. *I passed on the
> tasting but I did buy a bottle of their locally made fruit flavored
> honey mead.

A winery with tastings at a gas station. Was there a breathalyzer at
the door? lol

On Aug 29, 12:02*pm, projectile vomit chick
> wrote:
> On Aug 29, 11:09*am, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
>
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> > On Aug 28, 1:49*pm, Tara > wrote:
>
> > > On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:34:30 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> > > wrote:
>
> > > >Was I just Hungry?
>
> > > Gas station bacon and egg on a bun sandwiches plus a big gas station
> > > coffee after driving through North Dakota corn fields with no sign of
> > > life for about an hour. * * We were so hungry; it was the best
> > > breakfast I'd had in a long time.
>
> > > Tara
> > > A few ND pictures are hehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/35699999@N06/
>
> > 7-11 and couple of 3 day old hot dogs.
>
> Does 7-11 still have the chili dog station? *We don't have 7-11's here
> anymore but I remember them back in the 80's having hot dogs with a
> toppings bar.

Actually, I ate a 7-11 dog several years ago and it wasn't that
bad...for a dog. I don't recall seeing any chili in any of the ones
around here but I don't think I've been in a 7-11 in years. Might have
been the time I ate that dog.

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:13:30 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
> wrote:

> I don't think I've been in a 7-11 in years. Might have
> been the time I ate that dog.

You must not have one nearby. I have one closer to me than the
nearest grocery store, drug store, Trader Joe's or any other store
with a refrigerator section, so when I only need a carton of cream, a
carton of eggs or maybe a Three Hour log for the fireplace, I go
there. They don't gouge and sometimes their price is better than
elsewhere.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On Aug 28, 4:34 pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> Was I just Hungry?
>
> In N Out.
> Philly's Best Cheese steak
>
> What else?

Shoney's

Semi-lost in Appalachia on a motorcycle trip, wandering all day on
back roads, getting dark, low on gas, haven't seen anything resembling
civilization for hours, and we pop out on a main route with a big
Shoney's *right there*. Us northern boys had never heard of it until
then.

We died and went to heaven.

OTOH, my next (but this time not-desperate) Shoney's experience was
"Bleah! What *is* all this overcooked, bland, starchy crap?"

--
Silvar Beitel

On Aug 29, 1:20*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:13:30 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
>
> > wrote:
> > I don't think I've been in a 7-11 in years. Might have
> > been the time I ate that dog.
>
> You must not have one nearby. *I have one closer to me than the
> nearest grocery store, drug store, Trader Joe's or any other store
> with a refrigerator section, so when I only need a carton of cream, a
> carton of eggs or maybe a Three Hour log for the fireplace, I go
> there. *They don't gouge and sometimes their price is better than
> elsewhere.
>
> --
> I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

I probably have6 in my town but I don't go there. I can't recall the
last time I ran out of one item and had to go get it.

On 8/29/2011 10:20 AM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:13:30 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
> > wrote:
>
>> I don't think I've been in a 7-11 in years. Might have
>> been the time I ate that dog.
>
> You must not have one nearby. I have one closer to me than the
> nearest grocery store, drug store, Trader Joe's or any other store
> with a refrigerator section, so when I only need a carton of cream, a
> carton of eggs or maybe a Three Hour log for the fireplace, I go
> there. They don't gouge and sometimes their price is better than
> elsewhere.
>

I remember seeing the first 7-Eleven in Hawaii being built next to the
place we were living back in the mid-seventies.

"It's a 7-11, what the heck is that?"

My wife knew what they were because she used to live on the mainland.
"It's a store where they sell all kinds of stuff like milk and eggs that
opens at 7 in the morning and closes at 11."

"That sounds like a dumb idea. Why would they want to do that?"

"I donno, I think they're kinda fun."

As it goes, it was a good idea. As an added bonus, they turned the
concept of "large" soft drink completely on it's head which has proven
to be invaluable at spotting folks likely to be diabetic. :-)

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:40:00 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > LOL You're lucky you found a gas station that sold more than chips and
> > canned dip
>
> We have a gas station that has a Chinese buffet.

We buy most of our gas at Costco. They have nothing (except gas):

No water
No air
No windshield washing stuff
No non-member purchases
No cash
No checks
No credit cards (except Costco Amex)

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:53:26 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
> wrote:

> On Aug 29, 1:20*pm, sf > wrote:
> > On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:13:30 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
> >
> > > wrote:
> > > I don't think I've been in a 7-11 in years. Might have
> > > been the time I ate that dog.
> >
> > You must not have one nearby. *I have one closer to me than the
> > nearest grocery store, drug store, Trader Joe's or any other store
> > with a refrigerator section, so when I only need a carton of cream, a
> > carton of eggs or maybe a Three Hour log for the fireplace, I go
> > there. *They don't gouge and sometimes their price is better than
> > elsewhere.
> >
>
> I probably have6 in my town but I don't go there. I can't recall the
> last time I ran out of one item and had to go get it.

I didn't ask how many there were in your town, I said *close* to you
meaning a block or two away. I want what I want now, not later, and
my point is that I go there for single items because I can do it
easily.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:14:44 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:

> My wife knew what they were because she used to live on the mainland.
> "It's a store where they sell all kinds of stuff like milk and eggs that
> opens at 7 in the morning and closes at 11."

Really? I've only known them to be open 24/7, but they were pretty
well established by the time they got here.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On 8/29/2011 11:37 AM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:14:44 -1000, > wrote:
>
>> My wife knew what they were because she used to live on the mainland.
>> "It's a store where they sell all kinds of stuff like milk and eggs that
>> opens at 7 in the morning and closes at 11."
>
> Really? I've only known them to be open 24/7, but they were pretty
> well established by the time they got here.
>

My guess is that the 7-Elevens she's talking about were either in SF or
Virginia. The explanation seems reasonable enough. By the time they
opened here in the mid-seventies they were open 24/7 too.

On Aug 29, 2:31*pm, Dan Abel > wrote:
> In article >,
>
> *Sqwertz > wrote:
> > On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:40:00 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > > LOL *You're lucky you found a gas station that sold more than chips and
> > > canned *dip
>
> > We have a gas station that has a Chinese buffet.
>
> We buy most of our gas at Costco. *They have nothing (except gas):
>
> No water
> No air
> No windshield washing stuff
> No non-member purchases
> No cash
> No checks
> No credit cards (except Costco Amex)
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>

The costco here takes credit cards and debit but that's it.

On Aug 29, 2:35*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:53:26 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> > On Aug 29, 1:20 pm, sf > wrote:
> > > On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:13:30 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > I don't think I've been in a 7-11 in years. Might have
> > > > been the time I ate that dog.
>
> > > You must not have one nearby. I have one closer to me than the
> > > nearest grocery store, drug store, Trader Joe's or any other store
> > > with a refrigerator section, so when I only need a carton of cream, a
> > > carton of eggs or maybe a Three Hour log for the fireplace, I go
> > > there. They don't gouge and sometimes their price is better than
> > > elsewhere.
>
> > I probably have6 in my town but I don't go there. I can't recall the
> > last time I ran out of one item and had to go get it.
>
> I didn't ask how many there were in your town, I said *close* to you
> meaning a block or two away. *I want what I want now, not later, and
> my point is that I go there for single items because I can do it
> easily.
>
> --
> I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

Well, the closest 7-11 is probably 1 mile. However, there is a little
mom and pop store about 4 blocks but they don't carry much...mostly 40
oz beer.

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:51:42 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:

> On 8/29/2011 11:37 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:14:44 -1000, > wrote:
> >
> >> My wife knew what they were because she used to live on the mainland.
> >> "It's a store where they sell all kinds of stuff like milk and eggs that
> >> opens at 7 in the morning and closes at 11."
> >
> > Really? I've only known them to be open 24/7, but they were pretty
> > well established by the time they got here.
> >
>
> My guess is that the 7-Elevens she's talking about were either in SF or
> Virginia. The explanation seems reasonable enough. By the time they
> opened here in the mid-seventies they were open 24/7 too.

And it wasn't SF because I've lived here since the mid 60s and only
think of 7-11 as a 24 hour store. I thought the name had something
to do with rolling dice.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On 8/29/2011 2:01 PM, projectile vomit chick wrote:
> On Aug 29, 11:04 am, > wrote:
>> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:40:00 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>> LOL You're lucky you found a gas station that sold more than chips and
>>> canned dip
>> We have a gas station that has a Chinese buffet.
> Have you tried it?

We have restaurants in some of the gas stations down here in Texas and
Louisiana. I can't explain it. A few of them are good.

Becca

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:18:56 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> On 8/29/2011 2:01 PM, projectile vomit chick wrote:
> > On Aug 29, 11:04 am, > wrote:
> >> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:40:00 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> >>> LOL You're lucky you found a gas station that sold more than chips and
> >>> canned dip
> >> We have a gas station that has a Chinese buffet.
> > Have you tried it?
>
> We have restaurants in some of the gas stations down here in Texas and
> Louisiana. I can't explain it. A few of them are good.
>
I remember those, but they were mostly on the turnpike in rest stops.
I guess they were the precursors to gas stations with fast food and
mini marts.


--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:18:56 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

>We have restaurants in some of the gas stations down here in Texas and
>Louisiana. I can't explain it. A few of them are good.

We had Danny and Clyde's po-boys and muffalatas at our wedding. It's
a gas station and po-boy stand.

http://www.dannyandclydes.com/locations.html

Tara

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:57:30 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
> wrote:

>
> Well, the closest 7-11 is probably 1 mile. However, there is a little
> mom and pop store about 4 blocks but they don't carry much...mostly 40
> oz beer.

This 7-11 is two blocks away. It's convenient.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
news
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:00:09 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>> We have a gas station that has a Chinese buffet.
>>
>> I was driving through West Virginia when I stopped at a gas station.
>> They had a winery on site complete with tastings. I passed on the
>> tasting but I did buy a bottle of their locally made fruit flavored
>> honey mead.
>
> Sounds more like a winery that happens to sell gas ;-) But that does
> bring up the question of "where do you draw the line". Is it a
> Chinese buffet that sells gas, or a gas station that sells Chinese
> food?
>
> Take Howard Johnson's, for example... Were they a gas station,
> restaurant, or a convenience store?
>
I haven't seen a Howard Johnson's since I was up north. And that was a long
time ago. It was also a motel.

Jill

On Aug 29, 4:15*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>
> news >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:00:09 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger wrote:
>
> >> Sqwertz wrote:
>
> >>> We have a gas station that has a Chinese buffet.
>
> >> I was driving through West Virginia when I stopped at a gas station.
> >> They had a winery on site complete with tastings. *I passed on the
> >> tasting but I did buy a bottle of their locally made fruit flavored
> >> honey mead.
>
> > Sounds more like a winery that happens to sell gas ;-) *But that does
> > bring up the question of "where do you draw the line". *Is it a
> > Chinese buffet that sells gas, or a gas station that sells Chinese
> > food?
>
> > Take Howard Johnson's, for example... *Were they a gas station,
> > restaurant, or a convenience store?
>
> I haven't seen a Howard Johnson's since I was up north. *And that was a long
> time ago. *It was also a motel.
>
> Jill

How about a Stucky's!!

On Aug 29, 3:50*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:57:30 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
>
> > wrote:
>
> > Well, the closest 7-11 is probably 1 mile. However, there is a little
> > mom and pop store about 4 blocks but they don't carry much...mostly 40
> > oz beer.
>
> This 7-11 is two blocks away. *It's convenient.
>
> --
> I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

Don't forget your Big Gulp!

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:31:49 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:
>
> > We buy most of our gas at Costco. They have nothing (except gas):
> >
> > No water
> > No air
> > No windshield washing stuff
> > No non-member purchases
> > No cash
> > No checks
> > No credit cards (except Costco Amex)
>
> But they have FREE FOOD inside. Get there around lunch time on a
> weekend.

I prefer to shop on the weekdays. Less crowded, and I'm retired, so I'm
free then. It seems like the samples are seven days a week, starting
around 11AM. There seem to be more samples on the weekends, but that's
OK.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:28:03 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
> wrote:

> On Aug 29, 3:50*pm, sf > wrote:
> > On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:57:30 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > Well, the closest 7-11 is probably 1 mile. However, there is a little
> > > mom and pop store about 4 blocks but they don't carry much...mostly 40
> > > oz beer.
> >
> > This 7-11 is two blocks away. *It's convenient.
> >
> > --
> > I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila
>
> Don't forget your Big Gulp!

The truth is I've never tried any of that.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:47:49 GMT, "l, not -l" > wrote:
>
> On 29-Aug-2011, sf > wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:51:42 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
> >
> > > On 8/29/2011 11:37 AM, sf wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:14:44 -1000, > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> My wife knew what they were because she used to live on the mainland.
> > > >> "It's a store where they sell all kinds of stuff like milk and eggs
> > > >> that
> > > >> opens at 7 in the morning and closes at 11."
> > > >
> > > > Really? I've only known them to be open 24/7, but they were pretty
> > > > well established by the time they got here.
> > > >
> > >
> > > My guess is that the 7-Elevens she's talking about were either in SF or
> > > Virginia. The explanation seems reasonable enough. By the time they
> > > opened here in the mid-seventies they were open 24/7 too.
> >
> > And it wasn't SF because I've lived here since the mid 60s and only
> > think of 7-11 as a 24 hour store. I thought the name had something
> > to do with rolling dice.
>
> If you believe wikipedia, then the answer is:
> "The company has its origins in 1927 . . . Initially, these stores were open
> from 7 am to 11 pm, hours unprecedented in their length, hence the name. The
> company began to use the 7-Eleven name in 1946. By 1952, 7-Eleven opened its
> 100th store. It was incorporated as Southland Corporation in 1961.
> "In 1962, 7-Eleven first experimented with a 24-hour schedule in Austin,
> Texas. By 1963, 24-hour stores were established in Las Vegas, Fort Worth,
> and Dallas. . ."

Thanks, I saw that. The "history" page on their web site is even
sketchier. I wanted to know when they first arrived in San Francisco
or even California but I don't care enough anymore to search any
further.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On Aug 29, 4:37*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:14:44 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
> > My wife knew what they were because she used to live on the mainland.
> > "It's a store where they sell all kinds of stuff like milk and eggs that
> > opens at 7 in the morning and closes at 11."
>
> Really? *I've only known them to be open 24/7, but they were pretty
> well established by the time they got here.

Yes, dipshit. You don't know everything, as much as you believe
otherwise.

On Aug 29, 5:08*pm, sf > wrote:
>
> And it wasn't SF because I've lived here since the mid 60s and only
> think of 7-11 as a 24 *hour store. *I thought the name had something
> to do with rolling dice.

Yes, they named a convenience store after a crap game. Are you for
real?

Silvar Beitel > wrote:

>On Aug 28, 4:34 pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
>> Was I just Hungry?
>>
>> In N Out.
>> Philly's Best Cheese steak
>>
>> What else?
>
>Shoney's
>
>Semi-lost in Appalachia on a motorcycle trip, wandering all day on
>back roads, getting dark, low on gas, haven't seen anything resembling
>civilization for hours, and we pop out on a main route with a big
>Shoney's *right there*. Us northern boys had never heard of it until
>then.

When my daughter was 6 months old my parents stopped at a Shoney's on
their way home from Florida. they filled out a card with their
first grand-daughter's birthday on it.

For 18 years my daughter [in NY] got a postcard 'birthday card' coupon
from the Shoney Bear.

Last I saw, there was one just 3-4 hours away.

Jim

Ema Nymton wrote:

> We have restaurants in some of the gas stations down here in Texas and
> Louisiana. I can't explain it. A few of them are good.

It happens also here in Italy: usually they've just a small bar, eventually
based in a metal box akin to those used os offices in building sites, but
some of them have much more than that. In a gas station nearby there was a
boxed bar which sold from stilton cheese to champagne wine, now they've
built a very nice bar-restaurant with a shop section. They're one of my
stilton sources here in town.
In a gas station in southern Puglia I happened to find a pizzeria, LOL
--
ViLco
Let the liquor do the thinking

On 8/29/2011 5:56 PM, l, not -l wrote:
> On 29-Aug-2011, Ema > wrote:
>
>> We have restaurants in some of the gas stations down here in Texas and
>> Louisiana. I can't explain it.
> Nothing explains Louisiana, you just have to experience it. Is there
> anyway to explain drive-up windows where you can order a daiquiri or a shot
> to-go?

There is no way to explain it, except that Louisiana has a party-down
atmosphere. I guess people like to have one for the road, while they
are still driving. There is a drive-thru daiquiri store where I live,
that is right next to Whataburger, my favorite local burger chain.

Becca