[TheForge] YAK - Please talk Missouri UP or down

[Jerry Frost]

Coffee shops, you want coffee shops unless there's no other choice. It's the 
best way to find what you're looking for, wanting to know, etc. If you keep 
your eyes open you'll discover the RIGHT coffee shop is easy to find, it's 
the one with all the old pickups and such parked near the door.

Occasionally it's different, last summer I was looking for directions and 
all the old pickup trucks were parked outside a little bar where they were 
playing poker. Same friendly bunch as everywhere though, gave me detailed 
directions with a smile and went back to playing cards.

Of course I'm a charter member of every coffee club I've met.

Oh yeah, then there was the time maybe 10-12 years ago I was driving through 
Chico Cal, heading north to the Pac NW and realized I was starving. Chico 
isn't all that large a town so when I saw around 30 semis parked around this 
little cantina I whipped right in. I was out of the Bronco and headed to the 
door when I realized the cantina was next door to a heavy duty shop and all 
the semis were parked for repairs. I really lucked out it was wonderful food 
but. . .

So, you decided to stick with a good salary eh Bruce? Mo is still good 
retirement country you know. <grin>

Frosty
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From: "Justin Fellenz" <sunironworks at yahoo.com>


> Thank you, Dan, for giving me the benefit of the doubt on my age and 
> sagacity.
>
>  If you don't drink, as I often don't, coffee flows well in bars. And 
> perhaps it isn't "frequenting" if you're doing research.
>
>  I dunno. An old-style diner might work as well, if you can find one. In 
> my books, if you *can* find an old-style diner where you're going, 
> complete with old-timers in beat-up caps and kind-spoken waitresses named 
> Jolene, it speaks volumes. But again, that's just me.
>
>  JRF
>
> Dan Tull <dantull at numail.org> wrote:
>  You must be an old sage.
> Good advice, eloquently spoken, except "a bar..." if you don't drink, or
> frequent those kind of establishments.
>