more 60 or more years ago
Nov 8, 2017 19:31:21 #
slatten49 wrote:
Not yet, M-O. 
I leave for the "woods" tomorrow to join with my brothers not far from Tyler, Texas. We will be there 'til Sunday.
I leave for the "woods" tomorrow to join with my brothers not far from Tyler, Texas. We will be there 'til Sunday.Needless to say, I wish I could be there.
Nov 8, 2017 19:32:22 #
mongo wrote:
I used to like the A & W rootbeer drive ins. They had waitresses
on roller skates and we used to be able to take a gallon home for a buck.
SEMPER FI
on roller skates and we used to be able to take a gallon home for a buck.
SEMPER FI
yeah the skating car hops were mostly pretty too
and the root beer was superb
Nov 8, 2017 19:34:57 #
badbobby wrote:
yeah the skating car hops were mostly pretty too
and the root beer was superb
and the root beer was superb
True. A&W Root Beer was the best I ever tasted.
Nov 8, 2017 19:35:50 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
PoppaGringo wrote:
Needless to say, I wish I could be there.
Your name will come up, Salty, and not just in our toasting of Marine Brethren.
Nov 8, 2017 19:36:17 #
PoppaGringo wrote:
Marines, though occasionally slightly inebriated, are never drunk. 
wow what a big one
Nov 8, 2017 19:39:12 #
PoppaGringo wrote:
Marines, though occasionally slightly inebriated, are never drunk.
I stand corrected. I have seen some seriously slightly inebriated Marines in my time. I'm glad to know they were not drunk.
Nov 8, 2017 19:39:32 #
badbobby wrote:
wow what a big one
Marines aren't like their Naval brethren, the Swabbies, who are unable to handle more than three libations of any type.
Nov 8, 2017 19:42:35 #
moldyoldy wrote:
I stand corrected. I have seen some seriously slightly inebriated Marines in my time. I'm glad to know they were not drunk.
I am happy I was able to clear up any misapprehensions you may have had regarding the after-effects of Marines and their drinking habits.
Nov 8, 2017 19:44:31 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
PoppaGringo wrote:
True. A&W Root Beer was the best I ever tasted.
That remains the drink of choice for The Sgt. Major.
Nov 8, 2017 19:51:55 #
PoppaGringo wrote:
I am happy I was able to clear up any misapprehensions you may have had regarding the after-effects of Marines and their drinking habits.
I had to talk down a few in Okinawa, who forgot they were not still in Nam.
Nov 8, 2017 20:41:44 #
Peaver Bogart wrote:
Nope....It's a 1956 Crown Victoria. I used to have one, except mine was black and red instead of white and red.
Yep 1956 Ford Crown Victoria hard top. Nope not a retractable hard top. A little medallion on the front fenders assured you that there was a Thunderbird engine under the hood.
I put lots of miles on a 1956 station wagon, two tone green. Great car.
Nov 8, 2017 20:43:49 #
Worried for our children wrote:
They almost didn’t, but businessman for Ray Crock.
Just to help anyone wanting to Google, the guy was Ray Kroc.
Nov 8, 2017 20:52:29 #
EN Submarine Qualified wrote:
Just to help anyone wanting to Google, the guy was Ray Kroc.
Dang it!!! Thanks ENSQ, I should’ve googled his name for spelling accuracy. 👍 And I should’ve put the word “for” before “businessman” 😔
Nov 8, 2017 21:00:57 #
EN Submarine Qualified wrote:
Just to help anyone wanting to Google, the guy was Ray Kroc.
The McDonald's #1 Store Museum is housed in a replica of the former McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, opened by Ray Kroc in April 1955. The company usually refers to this as The Original McDonald's, although it is not the first McDonald's restaurant but the ninth; the first was opened by Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California in 1940, while the oldest McDonald's still in operation is the third one built, in Downey, California, which opened in 1953. However, the Des Plaines restaurant marked the beginning of future CEO Kroc's involvement with the firm. It opened under the aegis of his franchising company McDonald's Systems, Inc., which became McDonald's Corporation after Kroc purchased the McDonald brothers' stake in the firm.
The Original
Nov 8, 2017 21:12:42 #
moldyoldy wrote:
The McDonald's #1 Store Museum is housed in a repl... (show quote)
Thanks, Moldy. Quite an interesting story. Personally, I don’t think the burgers are worth more than their original price. 👍
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