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

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:40:00 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
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>> 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:
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> 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, 2:00*pm, Doug Freyburger > wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
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> > 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

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:00:09 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger wrote:
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>> 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
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> news >
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> > On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:00:09 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger wrote:
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> >> Sqwertz wrote:
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> >>> 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, 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 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

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

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 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.

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 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.

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

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