[09:31] <rmg51> Morning
[12:09] <teddy-dbear> Morning peoples,dogs, turkeys and everything else
[12:14] <InHisName> morning
[14:49] <jedijf> ssweeny: driver just got back from visiting brother in pittsburgh - he has question - why no *diners* in pittsburgh?
[14:49] <jedijf> any yinzer feel free to comment
[14:49] <ssweeny> there are some
[14:49] <ssweeny> a few in the city
[14:50] <ssweeny> one in the town where i grew up
[14:50] <ssweeny> they're not everywhere
[14:50] <jedijf> not eat and parks - a real diner
[14:50] <jedijf> what is name of your hometown and the diner there
[14:50] <jedijf> ssweeny: ^^^
[14:51] <ssweeny> oakdale, the oakdale diner
[14:51] <jedijf> ok - qualified
[14:51] <ssweeny> awesome soft serve at the twist n' shake behind it
[14:52] <jedijf> ssweeny: do you know if it's Greek owned?
[14:52] <jedijf> extra level of validation
[14:53] <ssweeny> i don't know
[15:14] <ChinnoDog> jedijf: I like Eat 'n Park
[15:26] <MutantTu1key> eat n park
[15:26] <MutantTu1key> best cookies in the mf world
[15:26] <MutantTu1key> always on our way home from pittsburg we grab a few boxes
[15:31] <ChinnoDog> There was one in Lancaster for a long time but they were replaced by a bank. :-/
[15:43]  * jedijf never had 'eat n park'
[15:43] <MutantTu1key> really? i mean
[15:43] <MutantTu1key> it's not much
[15:43] <MutantTu1key> but the cookies...
[15:53] <ChinnoDog> Around the time I graduated high school Eat 'n Park was the place to be at 2am. Their parking lot would always be packed.
[15:54] <MutantTu1key> times sure have changed, eh gramps?
[15:54] <ssweeny> eat n' park is the place for smiles
[15:54] <ChinnoDog> :-p
[15:55] <ChinnoDog> I never figured out which definition of "park" is being used in Eat 'n Park. Park like park a car? Or park like amusement park?
[15:55] <MutantTu1key> Park 'n Eat more like
[15:55] <ssweeny> i always assumed that
[15:56] <ssweeny> they styled themselves after those diners where you eat in your car for a while
[15:57] <ChinnoDog> oh... http://www.eatnpark.com/aboutus.asp
[15:57] <ChinnoDog> It was a gimmick to distinguish themselves.
[15:59] <ChinnoDog> Like the Freeze and Frizz near where I lived. Someone else bought them out and weren't allowed to use the name so they changed it to Frizz and Freeze.
[16:03] <MutantTu1key> there's a knockoff rita's near the city
[16:03] <MutantTu1key> in wyndmoore or something
[16:04] <ChinnoDog> Does it taste like Ritas?
[16:04] <MutantTu1key> no idea. looks like it
[16:04] <MutantTu1key> I think it used to be a ritas
[16:06] <ChinnoDog> Must be a sad day when your italian ice stand can't afford the Ritas franchise fee anymore.
[16:07] <MutantTu1key> I'm fairly certain they make a killing
[16:08] <MutantTu1key> the poor family run ice cream shop in manayunk on ridge is half a block from ritas
[16:08] <MutantTu1key> can't imagine they are doing to well.
[16:17] <waltman> personally I'd rather go to a family-run ice cream shop than rita's
[16:18] <waltman> water ice gives me a headache :(
[16:20] <MutantTu1key> me too. but that isn't the same for the rest of the populace
[16:40] <ChinnoDog> Sugar overload?
[17:28] <jedijf> MutantTu1key: i think you mean the one in mt airy - used to be a ritas now brand x up on stenton ave
[17:29]  * jedijf misses Salerno's Italian Ice on limekiln pike in glenside
[17:29] <MutantTu1key> might be that one
[17:30] <jedijf> there's a bad knockoff on welsh rd in maple glen - joe's
[17:31] <jedijf> just got off the phone with a client who also owns a Rita's
[17:31] <MutantTu1key> interesting
[17:31] <MutantTu1key> I'd love to own one
[17:31] <waltman> ChinnoDog: it's more the cold than the sugar
[17:32] <waltman> MutantTu1key: they're like a license to print money during the summer
[17:32] <MutantTu1key> Ideally I'd like to own a McDonalds
[17:32] <jedijf> MutantTu1key: he and his wife own a Rita's and a Stewart's Root Beer (about 8 miles apart)
[17:33] <MutantTu1key> Stewarts?
[17:33] <MutantTu1key> does anyone go there?
[17:33] <jedijf> Stewart's KICKS ass
[17:33] <waltman> Stewies!
[17:33] <jedijf> think old school Sonic
[17:33] <waltman> it's a long drive from where I live
[17:34] <waltman> I'm not a Sonic fan. The burgers are tasty, but I don't like eating in my car.
[17:34] <jedijf> MutantTu1key: claude2 was talking about the same concept(different name - Weber's) in the PLUG channel last week
[17:34] <jedijf> both are my clients - and buddies
[17:35] <MutantTu1key> I'd take McDonalds anyday
[17:35] <jedijf> i had a short en*fat*uation with the 24 hour sonics and 7am Coneys
[17:38] <jedijf> http://www.stewartsrestaurantsinc.com/History.html
[17:38] <jedijf> the top 2 photos on the left are one of my clients - and tuckerton on the bottom too!
[17:58] <MutantTu1key> interesting
[18:59] <MutantTu1key> new idea: local air delivery in philadelphia
[18:59] <MutantTu1key> I'll buy a few UAV's, and provide a delivery service for all objects under five pounds or something
[19:00] <MutantTu1key> forgot your phone? just tell your wife to leave it on the front step and have it delivered to your window