Saturday, October 18, 2008

Dirigible - The Prequel

Before Mommy and Daddy went on their Great Hot Air Balloon Ride, they went out to dinner. We went on the hot air balloon ride in the nearby town of London, Ontario. We arrived early and drove through the downtown of this surprisingly nice city and happened upon this restaurant/bar:
Intrigued, we went inside . . .
Inside the Honest Lawyer, there was seating for about 1600 people and we were there by ourselves. There's a joke there, something about being the only two customers in a bar called the Honest Lawyer, but I can't quite put my finger on it.
At our table, we came across a rare sight here in Canadialand:

An unlimited stack of napkins!!

Canadian eating and drinking establishments are ridiculously stingy with napkins. Many fast food and take out restaurants dole out napkins one-by-one, giving only one napkin per meal ordered. No unsupervised napkin dispensers north of the 49th parallel! When one has 3 small children, limited access to napkins is not a good thing.

Given that 90% of the country is covered in trees, what's up with the hoarding of napkins?

Also of interest, a Martindale Hubbell law directory, hiding amongst the Canadian law books. Ummm. Delicious law books.



On the way back to the car, we saw the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. We didn't have time to go inside, but I assume we'll be there in the not too distant future to attend the induction ceremony for Dr. Stan.


Never a dull moment.

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