Subj : soda pop [1] To : Dave Drum From : Ruth Haffly Date : Thu Sep 15 2022 12:22:13 Hi Dave, DD> Eating whilst going down the road was not a "thing" in the 1940s DD> and/or early '50s. There were drive-in with car-side service by RH> Probably depended on the family--my parents usually packed a lunch for RH> travel but we'd stop at a roadside picnic table, weather permitting. If RH> it wasn't good weather, we'd stay in the car to eat. I know we had to RH> pick up/stow or dispose of all our trash but there may have been times RH> when paper flew out of the roadside can before DOT or whoever came RH> around to empty it. DD> The thing is - paper, even the waxed paper beverage cups, is/was bio- DD> degradable. While unsightly it would merge back into the earth. Modern Over time, yes, but still takes weeks, if not months. DD> plastics and plasticised wrappers have made litter a MUCH bigger issue DD> than it used to was. And, it seems, people don't care as much about cleaning up after themselves as they used to. I remember seeing signs put up by DOT advising a $50. fine for littering. That would barely faze a lot of people now' keeping up with inflation rates, maybe a $500. fine would be more of a deterant. Main problem tho, is catching the litterbug in action. DD> car-hops and DD> similar ... Sonic is an attempted revival of that model. But I fear DD> it has gone the way of the drive-in movie theater. RH> Still around in some places but getting as scarce as hen's teeth. DD> We have a drive-in movie (twin screens) theatre attached to Knight's DD> Action Park. And there is one about 50 miles south near Litchfield, IL DD> https://litchfieldskyview.com/ I think there's one in Henderson, about 40 miles north of us, but usually not worth the drive. DD> But even the indoor theatres are getting scarce, done in by Netflix, DD> Peacock and other streaming services. Two of our "Cinneplex" DD> multi-screen locations are now being used as indoor marijuana DD> cultivation facilities. Nearest multiplex to us is about 5 miles away in North Raleigh. Last time we saw a movie there was about 2010. Streaming services on our tv--none. Computers, books, radios, sewing machines--many multiples. (G) DD> I'm much more likely to get something involving pork, refritoes and DD> rice. There is a short list (in my area) of Latino venues that offer DD> pork in addition to the more usual chicken and beef dishes. RH> I'll go for a combo plate (whatever with rice and beans) sometimes but RH> only if what I'm wanting isn't available otherwise. We have several RH> Mexican places here in town, a couple of them have a location in other RH> towns as well (not enough to be called a chain) so there's a lot of RH> good food to choose from. One of my favorites at one place has shrimp, RH> bell pepper, onion, mushrooms and summer squash with a crema sauce. DD> I *always* get a combo plate (and never the seemingly ubiquitous DD> "Speedy Gonzales" offering. Tacos are for snatch & grabbits like Taco DD> Bell, et al About the only time I have a taco is a rare visit to TB. OTOH, taco salad may be a choice at one of our local Mexican places. Found a black bean tortilla chip at Wegman's so we get them instead of corn chips. DD> This Cuban sandwich is my favourite Jimmy John's order: RH> We will sometimes go to a Subway while travelling; a number of RH> Pilot/Flying J truck stops have a Subway as part of their stores. It'll RH> make for a get back on the road fast, without taking the time to make RH> lunch & do the clean up meal. But, that may be once, if that, in a road RH> trip of several weeks; we're not trying to "make time/miles" very RH> often. DD> Subway is ..... OK. But, I figure, why settle for OK when you can have DD> AMAZING! (or close to it) Bv)= Got to go with what's available, don't see as many JJ's on roadside listimgs. DD> There is another sub sandwich outfit here called "Monty's" and it's DD> even better than Jimmy John's. But it's just a local mini-chain. Sigh! DD> The one I really miss is Bellacino's which folded its tent locally and DD> scrammed .... it was a bargaining chip in an acrimonious divorce. And DD> nothing in that location since has made a go of whatever they were DD> peddling - so there may be a witches curse attached. If you are on the DD> road and see a Bellacino's at/near meal time I recommend them most DD> heartily. https://locations.bellacinos.com/ They called their subs DD> "grinders". OK, something to look for. --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... A truly wise person knows that he knows not. --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .