Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I bet there's a Cracker Barrel though. Bv)=
Nope, nothing there yet. There IS a Cracker Barrel north of town right off of I-26, across from Waffle House. <G>
Our franchisee did outdoor (patio) even w/heaters in the winter time.
And hung on. He also leased the last Denny's location (before they tore
it down) and installed a Spaghetti Shop franchise. It's still under the same ownership - but it's now a "Beef O'Brady's" sports bar franchise.
I haven't been to our local Beef O' Brady's in 10 years but they are
still there and still evidently going strong in the same location.
They are in an odd location but if you want them, they're there.
I wish we had a Waffle House or a Toddle House. We're forced to make do with a Memphis based Huddle House.
We've three WHs here; one a short drive north of me (3 miles) and one
west of me (4.4 miles), and the one across from CB (6.6 miles).
They're all really good places especially the far-north one. I like to
go around 9-10 AM. Past the breakfast rush hour. I do admit to
enjoying going to a WH around that time with my laptop and a MiFi to do
my morning computer work while eating.
You know what they say about "great minds" (Not talking about us, of course.) Bv)=
More from our OTR experiences. Mine is more of just doing
cross-country driving in a car, not a semi.
Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Cracker Barrel seems to be spaced about 90 minutes apart in Illinois.
All on/just off interstate highway ramps.
There are but two WH locations in Illinois - Granite City and
Collinsvlle (both St. Louis Metro-east). I did note that in scrolling through their "Find a Waffle House" page there are a butt-load of locations in one Tennessee city. Clarksville .... so many I thought
they might have their Corp-Rat offices there, But the Bing-O search
engine tells me they're out of Norcross, GA.
I've hitch-hiked, driven (cars and semis), ridden motorcycles over 49
of the 50 Untied States. And most of the Canadian provinces (except the maritimes ... including a trip to Oshawa, Ontario to see a Long John Baldry gig.
The limited sccess Interstate highway system has pretty much killed off "thumb tripping" around the country.
Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
I've hitch-hiked, driven (cars and semis), ridden motorcycles over 49
of the 50 Untied States. And most of the Canadian provinces (except the maritimes ... including a trip to Oshawa, Ontario to see a Long John Baldry gig.
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