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First visit to KFC; what to see???
A business trip takes me tomorrow to south Florida for two weeks. I have
a weekend available in-between. I'm a space buff, so I thought a day trip from Fort Lauderdale would be a drive north to Cape Canaveral. Any suggestions on what should be the first priority for such a trip? Thanks in advance. LittleGreyPoodle |
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LittleGreyPoodle wrote in news:jFpZe.267271
$E95.106206@fed1read01: A business trip takes me tomorrow to south Florida for two weeks. I have a weekend available in-between. I'm a space buff, so I thought a day trip from Fort Lauderdale would be a drive north to Cape Canaveral. Any suggestions on what should be the first priority for such a trip? If, as you say, you are only just now visiting a KFC, I do suggest the bathroom to wash your hands before and after eating. That chicken is greasy and so are some of the restaurants! Oh, you meant KSC. Well, the visitors center of course, and take the bus tour. Been a while since I was last there, but there was a tour of the facility where the ISS modules were being prepped for flight, including a walk-through life-sized mockup. There's a very nice unspoiled beach at Playalinda, straight east out of Titusville, and a wildlife refuge there as well. At time time the road went surprisingly close by one of the Shuttle launch pads, but it's been shifted north. There are NO facilities out there other than porta-johns, so you'll need to pack a full lunch and plenty of ice. Dixie Crossroads restaurant in Titusville is a must for me, for the rock shrimp platter. Much better than KFC any time! --Damon |
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On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 23:55:40 -0500, Damon Hill
wrote: If, as you say, you are only just now visiting a KFC, I do suggest the bathroom to wash your hands before and after eating. That chicken is greasy and so are some of the restaurants! ....Also, I recommend the Extra Crispy over the Colonel's original recipe. I for one have never liked fried chicken that didn't have a crunch to it. At the same time, however, one thing I have always failed to understand is why they choose to make only a beef stock gravy available for their reconstituted smashed potatoes, I've always preferred a cream gravy, and anyone who's grown up in the restaurant business knows cream gravy is cheaper to make. ....I still recall hearing the Colonel speak here in Austin some 30 years ago, when the Extra Crispy was introduced. He referred to it as someone having stuck a "damned dough ball" on his chicken, and even claimed they left out a herb or two from his recipe. But he was always honest about how he felt the KFC corporation had treated his business after he sold out in the late 60's, and the fears of such were why he made damn sure in his contract that they couldn't censor anything he had to say while continuing to be their spokesman. Such candor had it's plusses and minuses, tho. On the plus side, it led to improvements in the biscuits which had tasted akin to wallpaper paste for most of the 80's. On the minus side, his abrasiveness caused certain marketing goons in the corporation to ignore an idea he had for using boneless chicken chunks as a "popcorn chicken" idea five years before McWormburger introduced their "Soylent McNuggets". Despite the fact I despise food service almost as much as I despise the NASA PAO, I still have fond memories of the Colonel, as I do Dave Thomas and Ray Croc... OM -- "Try Andre Dead Duck Canadian Champagne! | http://www.io.com/~o_m Rated the lamest of the cheapest deported | Sergeant-At-Arms brands by the Condemned in Killfile Hell!" | Human O-Ring Society |
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On or about Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:25:44 -0700, LittleGreyPoodle made the sensational claim that:
Any suggestions on what should be the first priority for such a trip? I always get a breast meal with a leg when I go to the KFC here. The closest one to me is in Cocoa Beach. I love all the fast food places in Cocoa Beach, they're all slackers. -- This is a siggy | To E-mail, do note | Just because something It's properly formatted | who you mean to reply-to | is possible, doesn't No person, none, care | and it will reach me | mean it can happen |
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OM wrote:
I still have fond memories of the Colonel, as I do Dave Thomas and Ray Croc... "Or my name is not Kroc, that's Kroc with a K" (Listen to "Boom, Like That") http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=4765621 |
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On 2005-09-25, David Higgins wrote:
OM wrote: I still have fond memories of the Colonel, as I do Dave Thomas and Ray Croc... "Or my name is not Kroc, that's Kroc with a K" About halfway through that song, first time I heard it, I realised what it was talking about and started laughing... -- -Andrew Gray |
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Aside from the KSC Visitors Center, the Astronaut Hall of Fame is very
interesting. There used to be a MOST excellent "historical" tour of the older facilities (for Explorer, Mercury etc.) but am not sure if it still originates from KSC. You might check with: http://www.afspacemuseum.org/ ; I enjoyed touring the old pads and blockhouses most of all. Have fun. God help you if you misspell anything, huh? "LittleGreyPoodle" wrote in message news:jFpZe.267271$E95.106206@fed1read01... A business trip takes me tomorrow to south Florida for two weeks. I have a weekend available in-between. I'm a space buff, so I thought a day trip from Fort Lauderdale would be a drive north to Cape Canaveral. Any suggestions on what should be the first priority for such a trip? Thanks in advance. LittleGreyPoodle |
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Damon Hill wrote: If, as you say, you are only just now visiting a KFC, I do suggest the bathroom to wash your hands before and after eating. That chicken is greasy and so are some of the restaurants! They should have a restaurant down there where you can eat space food, kids might get a real kick out of that. When I was a kid, I wanted dinner to consist of a plate with some squeeze tubes on it. I thought vitamin pills were neat, and wondered if you could live off of them alone. Oh, you meant KSC. Well, the visitors center of course, and take the bus tour. Been a while since I was last there, but there was a tour of the facility where the ISS modules were being prepped for flight, including a walk-through life-sized mockup. There's a very nice unspoiled beach at Playalinda, straight east out of Titusville, and a wildlife refuge there as well. At time time the road went surprisingly close by one of the Shuttle launch pads, but it's been shifted north. There are NO facilities out there other than porta-johns, so you'll need to pack a full lunch and plenty of ice. A snakebite kit might be a good idea also- not that that well be of much use after the Coral Snake gets you, but it will give you something to play with while you're dying. To get you in the proper mood for your visit to the beach, here is webpage devoted to Florida's venomous snakes: http://www.floridaconservation.org/v...s/snakesv.html Keep an eye peeled for Loggerhead Sea Turtles- although there have never been reports of these aquatic horrors coming up on shore and eating beachcombers, that could just mean that no one has ever survived the attack, and all of their victims have been dragged to a watery grave in a matter of seconds. Also, remember that most Florida species of butterflies posses venomous stingers and biting mouthparts, so you will want to pack a can of butterfly repellent. Make sure to stop at Ernie's Alligator Petting Zoo in Titusville, located conveniently close to the Titusville Trauma Center. Dixie Crossroads restaurant in Titusville is a must for me, for the rock shrimp platter. Much better than KFC any time! The platter is made out of granite and weighs fourteen pounds BTW. ;-) Pat |
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Pat Flannery wrote in
: Damon Hill wrote: Dixie Crossroads restaurant in Titusville is a must for me, for the rock shrimp platter. Much better than KFC any time! The platter is made out of granite and weighs fourteen pounds BTW. ;-) Everything Pat says should be taken with at least a shaker of salt, if not the whole box! --Damon |
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LooseChanj wrote: I always get a breast meal with a leg when I go to the KFC here. The closest one to me is in Cocoa Beach. I love all the fast food places in Cocoa Beach, they're all slackers. I knew a tall blonde girl named Barbi who worked in a fried chicken place in our town. I went in and asked for the Barbi Box meal...her co-worker asked what was in a Barbi Box. I replied it was two breasts, two thighs, two legs, a couple of buns and all the honey you could want. I didn't realize that her mother was standing behind me when I said this... :-[ Pat |
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