Boating; The best breakfast but don't tell anyone!

This is such a confusing time of the year. It feels like Saturday, everyday! College football should only be played on Saturday not every day.

A few of us (Dead End Canal Yacht Club) members stayed awake, sorta, to see the end of the Wisconsin/USC game. I was awoken by "Cheese Head Mortimer" shouting hurrahs at the top of his lungs down the canal when Wisconsin stopped USC, to win.

"And that is why we're late for breakfast," Mort explained to Sandy, our waitress at Marti's Family Place for breakfast and lunch. 

"That's terrible," Sandy distractedly said, "what do you want?"

Five of us snapped off our usual order. Erie Earl dawdled with the menu. "I'll be back for his," she said while pointing her pencil at Earl. Off she went and a young lady pouring coffee immediately replaced her, pot in hand.

Suddenly, Earl was in a hurry to order but Sandy was busy for a few minutes. After he mumbled his egg white omelet with raisin toast Sandy asked, "Is this the way you order at Mickey D's?"

"I love this place," said Toledo Tony. "Just look around at all the different types of people." And Walla, Sandy delivered the food in the time it took us to drink one cup of coffee. Even Earls omelet. 

"I don't know how my food came out with yours," Earl wondered. Sandy explained he ordered the same thing every time he came in so she winged it.

Just then a tourist family of five came in and waited just inside the doorway of the small restaurant. Every table was full and most weren't ready to leave but the family stared at us like it would encourage us to abandon a great breakfast.

"Indiana," said Earl. We asked how he had deduced that bit of info. They were all wearing "Fort Meyers Beach," t-shirts. "My ex-daughter in-law sent me one from the Indiana State Fair. It had 'Myers' misspelled, too!"

That extreme example of poor taste is only one illustration confirming that 'season' is here. Who wears NYC t-shirts to NYC?

Happy New Years from the Dead End Canal Yacht Club!!! 

 This blog/column is meant for educational purposes only. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Void where prohibited. Some assembly required. Do not read while operating a vehicle or heavy machinery. Keep sending those great questions and comments! (Contact) boatguied@aol.com


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