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To Pee or Not to Pee That is The Question
- Category: Life
- Published on Tuesday, 21 June 2011 00:00
I spend a lot of time in public restrooms, after all I…wait that didn’t quite come out right. I drive a lot which necessitates me visiting public restrooms on a regular basis and it can be difficult to not notice certain behaviors while in these establishments.
For instance have you ever noticed, at least in Men’s Rooms since I haven’t spent a lot of time in Women’s Rooms, not saying I have never been in one, just spend most of my time in Men’s Rooms, there is a certain etiquette observed within? While I have yet to see these “Rules of Etiquette” written on any bathroom walls, although I certainly have seen many other things, there seems to be an unwritten code of behavior.
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It’s A Dog’s Life
- Category: Life
- Published on Saturday, 21 May 2011 00:00
Now, I know i have mentioned this in the past but I was never a dog guy, until Buttons moved in. Some how he seems to have just won me over. I have nicknamed him “The Wonder Dog” mainly because, well frankly I do wonder about him.
Damn Kids
- Category: Life
- Published on Saturday, 14 May 2011 05:00
As those of us who are of a certain age can attest, we look at our offspring, and some of us look at our offspring’s, offspring, and hope that they turn out better than we did. We want them to be more successful and smarter than us. Right? Wrong! Let’s admit it we hate when our kids are right.
Riding Shotgun
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This is Raven Cliff Falls in northwestern South Carolina. It requires a bit of effort to reach. Go north from Greenville on winding, twisting U.S. Rou…Written on 14 May 20120 comment(s) · Read More
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Here again is confirmation that the so-called diner preservation community’s experts are only amusing themselves and wasting their valuable time wit…Written on 05 May 20120 comment(s) · Read More
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Ordinarily when someone thinks of a “landmark” it doesn’t bring to mind something that moves from place to place. A landmark is often thought of as b…
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This isn’t something you would see bypassing Beckley on the West Virginia Turnpike. I came upon it while following the signs for US Route 19. I’d just…
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In 1889 workers completed the Benton County Courthouse in Corvallis, Oregon. Located at 120 NW Fourth Street the structure was designed by a Portland …
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Where the G stands for Goodbye to diners
04-29-2012
Not to get overly cynical, but what took Mrs. G so long? The diner sat unused for nearly a quarter… Read more
Restoring the simple fun
04-09-2012
We’d like to think of this as a positive trend. With the end of “irrational exhuberance,” a return to simpler… Read more
Buffalo looks to Milwaukee for lessons on revival
04-09-2012
Milwaukee popped up on our radar more than ten years ago as a prime example of an ascending urban experience,… Read more
Fishtale Diner closes
03-14-2012
It’s been a mean season for diners of late. Waterfront diner closes its doors By Dave Rogers You can see from this picture… Read more
Highways and the degradation of our cities
03-09-2012
In this video, John Norquist from the Congress of New Urbanism explains what the urban interstates have done to our… Read more
Commuting via Amtrak in Oregon
03-08-2012
The Portland Oregonian filed this video showing some of the advantages of commuting via Amtrak. Wifi, local beers, space to… Read more
Portsmouth, New Hampsire wants in on passenger rail
03-06-2012
This kind of development represents a much more palatable and doable alternative to all the “high-speed” rail hysteria that has… Read more
Cincy’s beer heritage makes a comeback
02-29-2012
The craft-brew movement establishes a beach head along the Cincinnati riverfront! New brew pub promotes Cincinnati’s riverfront, beer history By David Holthaus THE… Read more
Ride Trains: Fall River rides rail for dinner
02-27-2012
Baby steps on the way to restoring inter-city passenger service in New England starts with a good meal. Passenger train will… Read more
Historic movie houses face a new threat
02-24-2012
Digital distribution represents the biggest threat to the traditional movie house since television. Digital film switch daunts historic movie houses BUFFALO, N.Y.… Read more
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Customer pays bill with loving video tribute
It’s a rather dizzying tour of Daddypop’s Tumble Inn Diner in Claremont, New Hampshire, but if you want to see… Read more
For the love of pie
I present you, dear readers, with this image of an apple pie we just purchased from the Mastoris Diner in… Read more
Drive I-95: No exit left behind
With the hey-day of the printed travel guide now fading distantly into our rear view mirrors, I consider a book… Read more
Tour of the Petrogiannis empire
Tour of the Petrogiannis Philly Diner Empire Last night, I took a writer for Philadelphia Magazine on a little tour of… Read more
Yankee Diner inspires ‘Currymania’
Update: The Yankee Diner closed in the fall of 2010 and reopened in January, 2011 with new ownership. We understand… Read more
Swayed by the Moonlight
Fret not, diner purists. We brought our own maple syrup for these very good banana pancakes. No, we didn’t try… Read more
Atlantic City Gamble: What happened to A.C. should…
Turns out, our excursion to Atlantic City proved rather timely. Not long after we got back, New Jersey’s Governor Christie… Read more
Tom Shanahan on the Owl Diner renovation
Roadside Video exclusive Four Sisters Owl Diner owner Tom Shanahan talks to Roadside correspondent Tory Germann about the new vestibule he… Read more
Miss Adams: Pride of Plate
Contrary to what some may think, I don’t relish bestowing Lou-Roc awards, but it never fails to amaze (and depress)… Read more
Issue 16 for your downloading pleasure
Thanks to a recent story published in the Washington DC City Paper and in honor of the soon-to-be-open Capital City… Read more
Hot Roast Beef with Mashed
Nostalgia can take you back, but it can’t take you all the way back. Not in Salem, Illinois. They tore… Read more
Charlie’s Reopens!
Kicked off its long-time location by a greedy landlord, Charlie’s Diner sat on blocks for three years as owner… Read more
Hope runs out: The American Diner Museum unloads i…
Diner Museum diner blowout sale underway! As regular readers know, this website has for the past ten years kept a close,… Read more
Staunton to Bristol, Virginia
Rough Draft Roadtrip — Day 2 The end of this leg couldn’t have worked out better. Approaching city limits, I came… Read more
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Rough Draft Roadtrip, Third day Gotta keep it short tonight. I got in late, and after two pints of McSorley’s at… Read more
Rough Draft Roadtrip, Day 1: Philadelphia to Staun…
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