Brian Tivol
tivol@mit.edu
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.