snapperbait
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First off, I hate change... Change seldom seems for the better...<br /><br />Anywhooo... My gang (folks and I) made a habbit several years ago of going out to eat on friday nite.. I'd venture to say that 9 times out of 10 we'd eat at the same resturant, a little "mom & pop" 50's era diner... Great food, awesome service, nuttin fancy, iced tea's on the table before my butt hit the seat, waitreses worked there for years, everyone who comes in knows ya... Definately a place i felt at home.. 
<br /><br />Well, round about May or June the owner got tired of the place and decided sell... I can understand why and can't fauly the guy, I mean after all being that the previous owner is a family man and a "hands on" kinda guy, having a resturant that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner is'nt an easy business to operate, let alone have time for wife and kids..<br /><br />The place sold sometime in early August, if i remember correctly (hurricanes mess with yer mind, time gets lost).. From what i understood from speaking with the previous owner, the new guy's plan was to remodel a bit and keep the "50's" atmosphere, and keep the menu pretty close to the way it was.. The resturant was to re-open in the middle of september, but a couple things put a damper on the plans, most notably hurricanes #1. and #2....<br /><br />Finally... Tonite... I thought it would never get here... The "grand re-opening"... My gang had to be there.. And I really, really, really, had a taste for one of the good old grilled chicken sandwiches... Yummmy! <br /><br />Pull up in the drive, admiring the new paint, sign, and landscape... "Looks Great!" <br /><br />Walk in the front door... GAY!!!!! GAY!!!! The place went fruity... FRUITY I TELL YA!!!! What the??? Pop and me are looking at each other exchanging explitives and colorful metaphores as we're turning around to head right back out the door, and there's my mom saying "OH, I love what they've done"...<br /><br />Did I ever tell yall that my mother is evil?... SHE'S EVIL I TELL YA!!! She made me and pop eat there (she drove, and had the dang car keys.. Pop and me would have walked home or somewhere else, but pop don't get around too good)... How's a fella supposed to digest when he's ready to puke, MOM?.... <br /><br />All the gayness aside, not one thing on the menu was the same.. Prices darn near doubled.. Only thing on the menu that looked halfway interesting was the grilled mahi-mahi.. But $22.50?? For some grilled fish??? I ain't paying no $22.50 for grilled fruity fish... Used to be all you could eat grouper fingers w/fires and slaw for $7.something..... Gimme a burger & fries.. $10.00...<br /><br />Yep... Damn good thing the BB-Q place and the IHOP ain't fruity.. Not that there's anything wrong with being fruity...<br /><br />Sorry for the waste of bandwidth..... Had to get that out of my brain.. Maybe I can sleep now...
<br /><br />Well, round about May or June the owner got tired of the place and decided sell... I can understand why and can't fauly the guy, I mean after all being that the previous owner is a family man and a "hands on" kinda guy, having a resturant that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner is'nt an easy business to operate, let alone have time for wife and kids..<br /><br />The place sold sometime in early August, if i remember correctly (hurricanes mess with yer mind, time gets lost).. From what i understood from speaking with the previous owner, the new guy's plan was to remodel a bit and keep the "50's" atmosphere, and keep the menu pretty close to the way it was.. The resturant was to re-open in the middle of september, but a couple things put a damper on the plans, most notably hurricanes #1. and #2....<br /><br />Finally... Tonite... I thought it would never get here... The "grand re-opening"... My gang had to be there.. And I really, really, really, had a taste for one of the good old grilled chicken sandwiches... Yummmy! <br /><br />Pull up in the drive, admiring the new paint, sign, and landscape... "Looks Great!" <br /><br />Walk in the front door... GAY!!!!! GAY!!!! The place went fruity... FRUITY I TELL YA!!!! What the??? Pop and me are looking at each other exchanging explitives and colorful metaphores as we're turning around to head right back out the door, and there's my mom saying "OH, I love what they've done"...<br /><br />Did I ever tell yall that my mother is evil?... SHE'S EVIL I TELL YA!!! She made me and pop eat there (she drove, and had the dang car keys.. Pop and me would have walked home or somewhere else, but pop don't get around too good)... How's a fella supposed to digest when he's ready to puke, MOM?.... <br /><br />All the gayness aside, not one thing on the menu was the same.. Prices darn near doubled.. Only thing on the menu that looked halfway interesting was the grilled mahi-mahi.. But $22.50?? For some grilled fish??? I ain't paying no $22.50 for grilled fruity fish... Used to be all you could eat grouper fingers w/fires and slaw for $7.something..... Gimme a burger & fries.. $10.00...<br /><br />Yep... Damn good thing the BB-Q place and the IHOP ain't fruity.. Not that there's anything wrong with being fruity...<br /><br />Sorry for the waste of bandwidth..... Had to get that out of my brain.. Maybe I can sleep now...
