I have no idea what you're saying here.

Damn Griff, don't they teach you proper speech up there?

Public schoolin baby public schoolin.

I didn't realize the crisis in the public school system was that bad. I'm very fortunate...I went to Catholic school.

Roy Rogers. In particular, Roy Rogers Fried Chicken. I don't forgive Mariott for selling them, I don't forgive Hardees for screwing them up, and I don't forgive Boston Market (nee Chicken) for buying them up and then turning out to have overextended itself.

The closest remaining one seems to be the old Hot Shoppes location in the Delaware service plaza.

Yeah, but I don't forgive Marriott for buying out the Gino's chain and converting them to Roy Rogers restaurants in the first place.

EDIT: I looked it up for the timing of this (1982), and found that not only did Marriott buy Gino's, convert a bit over half to Roy's and close down the rest, but they also closed and sold the RUSTLER STEAK HOUSES, most of which became Sizzlers.

Damn. I may never stay at a Marriott-owned hotel AGAIN.

Don't SAY that or you will be forced to endure Sheratons and - gasp! - Holiday Inns!

I will second the role Chipotle plays in civic comfort of any area. A brilliant concept. Genius. Ask Ozzie.

I can also report that Ikea is finally coming to Mpls. - summer 2004. It will be a hoppin' poang chair party. No more consummer roadtrips to Schaumberg, all southerly sojourns to focus squarely on Wrigley Field.

Oh, I wondered what happened to most of the pizza huts near me. I'm a big fan of Subway, and after all of them near here shut down, I glad that we now have a couple more open (one in Ardmore and one in Drexel Hill). Tho I'd like to give Quiznos a try too.

What I REALLY miss is good Mexican food. There doesn't seem to be any around here, at least not in the burbs. (And no, I do NOT count Chi-Chi's.) A Santa Fe Burrito Company opened up in Wynnewood, but I wasn't enthused about them. And there is a place called Tequila's in Center City that I really like, but that's more in the "special night out for dinner" category than "casual I Don't Feel Like Cooking Tonight dinner with the kids".

Yeah, we need more Mexicans in this town...too many Puerto Ricans. ;)

The best Mexican that I've had since moving here is El Azteca, at Grant and Bustleton. There's another one in Old City.

Senora's in West Chester isn't bad at all. Margarita's in West Chester is a step down from Senora's -- their menu is more Chi-Chi's-ish -- but still quite edible, and they have live music (with a cover charge) on many nights.

My brother was bagging on Ikea not too long ago, saying that what they have is a step above cinderblocks and 2x12's, and I starting cheering.

Sometimes all I need is a few cinderblocks and 2x12's. Sometimes I can just go to Home Despot, or Lowe's whip something semi-permanent up with a couple of short book cases and a door.

Teryaki is good.

Oooh, so you're poorly educated, using materials that were outdated in the sixties, but have a good grounding in the Catechism and can remember where to kneel, stand, sit, and you can mumble through the nicene creed in record time.

That explains a lot.

Norristown Police Dept tells me that there is a FANTASTIC Mexican place at Main and Airy. Food described as delicious, plentiful, and cheap. I'm going to have to check it out one of these days.

You people are missing out. You need a Red Pepper in your area. Nothing better than a grinder when your liquored up.

Okay maybe you can live without one, what I wish Grand Forks would get is an Olive Garden, yeah I can drive an hour to Fargo and eat at one but damn we have a Red Lobster why the hell can't that be replaced with Olive Garden.