Brian Tivol
tivol@mit.edu
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I'd seen a tiny round tin trailer in Kennedy Plaza that looked like it
had been converted into a diner. I'd figured it was a little shack
that
- it was open to serve lunches to the businessmen around town
- it was driven away when it closed
- it served food that wasn't great, but was what you expect from a diner
- it had no seating
In the pouring rain, my poor sympathetic waitress at Union Station
told me about the diner as a possible solution to my problems. She
said that
- it was the only thing in the area open 24 hours
- it stayed in Kennedy Plaza like an eyesore the whole day long
- it had good coffee but that's about all
- it would be a comfy place to stay until my train arrived at 6:am
When I walked in, a happy waitress was boiling a dozen hot dogs for a
customer who represented four of his co-workers. Looking around, the
place looked like
- it was the only thing in the area open 24 hours
- it stayed in Kennedy Plaza like an eyesore the whole day long
- it probably didn't even have good coffee
- it would be a comfy place to stay until my train arrived at 6:am,
provided I wasn't under one of the four leaking holes in the roof
The waitress finished talking to the customer and started talking to
me. I quickly learned that
- it closed at 4:am in the morning
- it stayed in Kennedy Plaza like an eyesore the whole day long
- it didn't have very good coffee
- it would be a comfy place to stay until my train arrived at 6:am,
except I'd be kicked out at 4:am but the roof probably wouldn't hold
up that long anyway at this rate.
The waitress suggested that I might try the Dunkin' Donuts three
blocks away. She thought it was open 24 hours and would be a comfy
place for me to stay until my train arrived at 6:am.
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