Fred Stratton wrote: snip > I think the point the interested me the most was > that we had to fill out what we wanted from the menu on a card and if > memory serves me correctly, the menu stated we were not to give our order > directly to the waiter but to write it down.> This was common in RR diners and on ships. The staff didn't have the time to argue with the patron about an incorrect order. >Another fascinating point I > recall was that when a meal was about to be served, a porter would walk > thru the coaches and play a few notes on what appeared to be a small > xylophone. Does anyone recall any of this? > As the cars did not have a PA system, this was common on trains and ships. I ate in the Erie diners a few times between Marion-Meadville and Meadville-Hornell in 1954/5. The only thing I remember clearly is that it was the first time I had blue cheese. bob gillis ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the erielack photopage at http://el-list.railfan.net ------------------------------ End of Erielack Digest V2 #530 ****************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to "majordomo_@_internexus.net" with the command unsubscribe erielack-digest in the BODY of the message. To switch to the regular version of the list, include the command subscribe erielack as the second line in the e-mail described above.
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