Last night we were walking by the Exxon Station at Hartford and Concord St. and I guess I haven’t been paying attention (as a bike commuter) but $2.95 a gallon is a great deal because people were lined up. We walked by later and there were still cars lined up and holding up traffic to get in there. I’m guessing it could have gone up by this morning but if anyone is in the area you could check it out and get some cheap(er) gas.
One of my favorite places to eat (or get take out) in Framingham is the Chicken Bone Saloon on Waverly St.
Even though it can have a tough looking crowd, the employees have always been amazingly pleasant, even when I call in an order and I can hear how insane it is in there, they’re still so nice. As a former waitress who sometimes took take-out orders, I feel if you’re going to place an order over the phone you should know what you want, order it clearly, hear the total/pick up time and hang up.One time when I ordered, I didn’t have some sort of info like knowing what heat Ethan wanted his wings or something like that which took me a few seconds to find out and apologized because I felt like such a hypocrite. ivermectin dose for 75 kg man The woman taking my order said no problem even though I could hear the other phone ringing and from the background noise it was packed in there. ivermectin medikament She told me someone earlier had called and asked “what do you have there? ivermectina y azitromicina ” and then insisted they be read the whole menu over the phone, of course she didn’t have time for that and said she hung up after two volleys of “yes you will- no I won’t”. That was nice of her to tell me the little story so I didn’t feel bad. It is a little dark in there but I think it wouldn’t be the same if it were well lit. They have a stage for free live music, a pinball machine and darts.The wings (I get boneless) are some of the best I’ve ever had. I’m always torn between ordering buffalo or the honey mustard dip. They’re both excellent. Great fries too.
Another “yay” in Framingham.
Some of you may have seen the article in the MetroWest Daily News about bloggers today. I got a little blurb in there at the end.
I can bet no one even noticed or cared that in my picture at the bottom, I look too serious.
I just wanted to point out that this was the 200th take because I could not stop laughing. It was so weird to have a camera in my face while I pretended to type. The poor photographer, he was such a good sport and so patient with me while I kept bursting out in laughter. It was like the more I tried to forget about the camera the more I thought about it and felt ridiculous and then the giggling fit would ensue. I finally tried biting the inside of my cheek and he snapped this photo right before I started laughing again.I just wanted to point that out since everyone else looks laidback and I look like I’m typing about conspiracy theories. Anyway, it was nice they did the article and to read about other bloggers. Thanks Claudia and Mark.
Today we went to the Learned Pond beach and the ice cream man was there. We don’t get one in our hood and I was so excited to see the truck, but about 20 minutes earlier we had got frappes at Gerard Farms so as much as I wanted to go up to the window and order a hoodsie or a screwball, I just couldn’t manage it. Although we did end up getting a treat in that the beach was not crowded at all. I’m guessing because of the on and off rain we had today.Last time we went to Learned Pond, it was an absolute zoo. The water was crowded, people were ignoring the lifeguards who we heard yelling repeatedly, “Stop doing that!”. Then there was a little confrontation with a kid’s mom and the lifeguards.
I guess this girl was told to stop doing something and she kept doing it so a lifeguard shouted for her to stop. Then the mother came stomping onto the docks and yelled “Hey! You don’t yell at my child like that, OKAY?” and the life guard explained that the girl had kept doing something she’s not supposed to and the mom (now accompanied by her friend who was chiming in too) said “You don’t yell at my child okay?? You have no right to yell at her! I’m the one that gave birth to her -OKAY?” This attracted more lifeguards and it went on for a few minutes. Just when I was expecting everyone in the water to start chanting “JER-RY, JER-RY!” it came to an abrupt end with the mother yelling “I’ll see you in court! OKAY??” and then she grabbed her kid by the hand and stomped off with her friend following her.
I could see that last statement making sense if the lifeguard wasn’t doing her job but I’m not sure why the mother was threatening her with court for doing what she was supposed to and enforcing beach rules. I give the lifeguards a lot of credit because on busy days that beach can be pretty unruly. We go there pretty much because we can walk to it, but we’re considering getting in the car and driving to a quieter beach.
I really appreciate Framingham putting these pleasant directory signs around town. These are good-looking signs that make it known there are town services to walk to and how many minutes it takes to get to them. Anything that promotes pedestrian activity in downtown is great.
But I’m not sure why SMOC gets it’s own directional pointy hand. It is most likely not an attractive destination for people unfamiliar enough with downtown to need the assistance of the sign. mectizan 3mg tablets If you need SMOC’s services, you should already know where it is. ivermectin pregnancy category
I have mixed feelings about SMOC. While I support their mission, I’m not a fan of how they have most of their properties in Framingham while letting other south middlesex (the SM in SMOC) towns off easy and among other things, contributing to Framingham’s sometimes seedy reputation. A site that better explains it is stepps.info.
I don’t have especially strong feelings about the sign. People will either not know what it is or just not go to it, but it does strike me as odd to advertise SMOC. ivermectina micose
Last week my mother and I went to Kugel’s at Trolley Square/Framingham Center. I always think of this place as the poor man’s Joan and Ed’s Deli, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Sorry, I forgot to take a picture until half way through the meal but mom and I split a bagel with lox spread, a side of whitefish salad, a fruit bowl and meat knishes.
The whitefish salad was really good and the knishes were decent.
As much as I hate to admit it, Joan and Ed make the best knishes.
Kugel’s is good and close (to me) and I’ve never waited long or at all for a table.
Oh, their kugel is good too
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At Trader Joe’s this week and saw in front of the eye care place this sign that read “DANGER HORNET NEST”. For some reason I didn’t think hornets make nests in the ground but whatever they were probably looked close enough to a hornet to make that sign and that’s good enough for me to stay away. So if anyone is allergic to hornets or yellow jackets or anything that looks like a hornet, take a little caution while you’e at Trader Joes or any of the stores next to it.
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