at the window

[ljgeoff]

A distinguished looking gentleman with thick white hair and elegant hands drove up to my window just now. He took a look at me and said, "Where did the pretty girls go?"

The Cruise-N-Coffee's are well known in the area for hiring fresh, perky barbie-doll girls, who are told to dress a certain way and wear makeup a certain way. It's kindof a local joke.

I blinked at him. "They're at the Cruise-N-Coffee. What would you like today?"

"So, there's no pretty girls here?"

"Nope. Just me! Would you like some coffee?"

"Yeah, I'll have a tall drip with cream. So, where's the nearest Cruise-N-Coffee?"

"Here you are. That'll be $1.35 -- In Marquette."

"Huh," he muttered, "that's a long way to drive for coffee."

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[ljgeoff.livejournal.com]

Driving into Negaunee, you'd pass the light on Maas Dr (Eastwood Nursing Home is on that corner) and we're at the next light. Look to your left -- Beef-A-Roo/Carl's Coffee/electric transformer/Traffic light. If you pass the Well's Fargo Bank, you've gone too far.

We're supposed to have a big article in the Mining Journal sometime this weekend.