Deep freeze (single digits) coming on the storm's heels.
I used to poke fun at the older folks that went down to Florida for the winter months......
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Elephant, I feel your pain - I have celiac disease, so I know the challenges involved with eating on the road - as such, I have a memorized list of all the places on my usual routes that can serve gluten-free food.the elephant wrote:I am a diabetic, so before I venture home on the isolated roads out in the forest I *must* eat something or I can go into a diabetic coma, and that can lead to bad things when you are driving alone at night on a deserted road many miles from any first responders.
So I hit the road and look for a meal, as per usual. It is Saturday night, so all the "hat racks" are out performing their mating rituals. I get to Food Option No. 1, which has several items I can safely eat. No dice. The sullen, angry, glassy-eyed child at the counter greets me with garbage attitude. I smile, chat a little (no one is behind me, no one is in the restaurant, so "Y'all been busy tonight or has it been like this for most of it?") This leads to them telling me they are out of what I want. Oh, we are out of that, too. No, we ain't got none of that, either.
"Can I get some hot coffee, then?"
"Let me check. No, we out."
"Can you put on a pot?"
In a derisive, snide voice, she veeeeery grudgingly says, "Yeah. I *guess* so." This is followed by the most over-acted sigh and shoulder shrug every seen by humanity.