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Skriven 2013-08-08 15:54:42 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
   Kommentar till text 2931 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Re: cross cultural 794
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 28 Jul 13  19:17:46 <=-
Replying 8 Aug 13  11:56 [from VA Beach]

 RH> We've stopped at various ones over the years of travel. Got our
 RH> thermal cups that didn't hold a decent seal at one last year; Steve
 RH> contacted Dunkin Donuts (name "branded" on them) and just got 2 gift
 RH> cards as an answer. He took the cups apart & put on a food grade
 RH> silicone sealant, now they work without leaking. Used the gift cards
 RH> for coffee pods and a latte (holdes a latte tea) for me.
 
Well, at least they tried to make good to some extent.  :)  I somewhat
remember that from when it happened... Figured that if you merely
replaced the cups the new ones might have been as defective as the first
set? Or just didn't need another set since Steve had fixed the cups
already...?
 
 RH> They're basically the same, from state to state--couple of vendors
 RH> (sunglasses and other stuff) out front, a couple of fast food places,
 RH> gift shop and rest rooms inside of the main building. Gas is off to
 RH> the side, 

Yes, that's pretty standard...

 RH> and we found gas on the NJ Turnpike cheaper than off the pike.

That happens often enough... I've seen it on the NYS Thruway, too.

 RH> In NJ it's all full service stations, no pump it yourself; I
 RH> think they're the only state that still does that.

Could be.  I remember being somewhat surprised by that some years ago on
a trip thru there...  I think that the thruway/turnpike gas is often
full service, even in other states, just not a state-wide everywhere
practice... 
 
 NB>> And for a relatively small place, they seem quite diversified.  :)

 RH> The owner of it was a baker/pastry chef up in the NY/NJ before he
 RH> moved to NC. The folks around here are enjoying his baked goods and
 RH> prime rib. 

Ah.  :)  He probably is enjoying the slower pace of life there, too. :)

 NB>>> Now that you have things more under control, you might
 NB>>> judiciously pick up some of the baked goods again...?   :)
 RH>> We might, but to take home and consume over several days rather than
 RH>> all at once. Probably not until we get back from our next trip however.
 NB>> Makes sense.   :)

 RH> Have to get resettled, and the finances in order before we do much
 RH> splurging. 

As does that.  :)

 RH> But, we will plan on going out to celebrate our anniversary
 RH> in September. Too far out to know where we're going to go; we usually
 RH> don't decide until sometime that week (or day of).

We were going to go out for our anniversary to the Arigato (Japanese
Steakhouse and Sushi) to see our favorite sushi chef, but they were
closed because the air conditioning was not working, which I discovered
when I got there.  We had planned to meet there right after he got out
of work at 8:30; we still met there, and decided to go instead just down
the street to Seoul House.  Had the seafood pancake and miso soup, and
then a spicy squid entree, along with the rice tea and the little
dishes.  Very nice, if not what was originally planned for... :)

ttyl            neb

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