OT: Bullshitting at the Barbershop part III

[forty_three]

Just got home from a weekend away with Mrs 43. We got a house on Lake Erie where we could have watched the sunset from our hot tub, if there was ever a day in Ohio that wasn't cloudy.

The little town nearby is an old resort town, and it apparently hasn't changed much since the 50's. Old school arcade games like Skee-ball and fascination. The Bubble hockey table was Leafs/Habs. And the best place to eat is a 50's grill stand that only sells hot dogs, cheeseburgers and root beer from a barrel. They added a fish sandwich in the 80's. Only cash. The downside is the town has apparently been adopted by bikers - every place had a welcome bikers sign because those tough ass roughneck individualists need their safe, accepting spaces. You can tell who the individualists are because they all dress exactly the same.

What is it about buying a motorcycle that makes you want to shave your head, but grow a long goatee?

 

[sbb122]

Just got home from a weekend away with Mrs 43. We got a house on Lake Erie where we could have watched the sunset from our hot tub, if there was ever a day in Ohio that wasn't cloudy.

The little town nearby is an old resort town, and it apparently hasn't changed much since the 50's. Old school arcade games like Skee-ball and fascination. The Bubble hockey table was Leafs/Habs. And the best place to eat is a 50's grill stand that only sells hot dogs, cheeseburgers and root beer from a barrel. They added a fish sandwich in the 80's. Only cash. The downside is the town has apparently been adopted by bikers - every place had a welcome bikers sign because those tough ass roughneck individualists need their safe, accepting spaces. You can tell who the individualists are because they all dress exactly the same.

What is it about buying a motorcycle that makes you want to shave your head, but grow a long goatee?

GOTL?

 

[forty_three]

GOTL?

The house we stayed in was on the other side of the park in Madison. So the cacophony of motorcycle noise was faint.

 

[sbb122]

The house we stayed in was on the other side of the park in Madison. So the cacophony of motorcycle noise was faint.

We used to go up there a lot as kids, my cousins family still goes up there and I know he said it's like going back in time.

 

[forty_three]

We used to go up there a lot as kids, my cousins family still goes up there and I know he said it's like going back in time.

I would bet that nearly everything is exactly the same as you remember. A few "newer" businesses like a laser tag/rage room place. But everything else looks like like it's only gotten a coat of paint and nothing else.

Also, I learned that this is a thing. As we were getting close to our rental I saw this flag. Then I noticed the house we were saying in had it. I saw a few others.


My concern was it was some sort of "51st state" thing, but it's a Canada/USA friendship flag. It's to symbolize how similar we are and how much we (should) rely on each other.

 

[mattola]

This song was streamed 3 times on my Spotify today


I've not heard it in years and years. But today on my regular lists it is all of a sudden there .. weird

 

[Comeds]

This song was streamed 3 times on my Spotify today


I've not heard it in years and years. But today on my regular lists it is all of a sudden there .. weird

It's like when everyone with iTunes got a U2 album whether they wanted it or not, now all Spotify users have to listen this crap.

 

[mattola]

It's like when everyone with iTunes got a U2 album whether they wanted it or not, now all Spotify users have to listen this crap.

And you couldn't delete those U2 songs

 

[thedddd]

We used to go up there a lot as kids, my cousins family still goes up there and I know he said it's like going back in time.

Last time I was there was over 20 years ago. And as @forty_three mentioned about the Bikers coming in is why I have avoided it ever since.

And BTW....South Park summed them up best long ago.

 

[thedddd]

And the best place to eat is a 50's grill stand that only sells hot dogs, cheeseburgers and root beer from a barrel.

 

[dare2be]

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My concern was it was some sort of "51st state" thing, but it's a Canada/USA friendship flag. It's to symbolize how similar we are and how much we (should) rely on each other.

I'm going to start sporting that here in the South. Should go over well.