[Dr. Sivana]

All you can eat clam strips, mmm...

I forgot another Howard Johnson's memory. Sixth grade class field trip in 1975. We stayed at the Howard Johnson's in Washington, D.C., the one Nixon's team used to listen in on the McGovernites in the Watergate Hotel complex across the street. The HOJO rooms had communicating doors so there was no end of trouble caused.

I nearly ran out of money, having spent it in the game room at the Marriott in Philly, and had to spend my remainder on a loaf of bread and a small jar of peanut butter at the Safeway that was at the ground level of the Watergate. The restaurant there provided me with plastic utensils, so I could eat my peanut butter sandwiches on the way back to Connecticut.

[rlmorel]

Yeah...Howard Johnson’s may not have had great food, as others have alluded to, but...they had pretty consistent food, and there was something comfortable and familiar about it!

Hahaha...I had this vision of Forrest Gump looking over and seeing Nixon’s Plumbers at work...:)

And PB&J is not the worst way to go if you are in need of food...when I was in the USN, when I made petty officer, they gave the option of getting a chow hall pass, or money to pay your own way, and I chose the money.

I wanted to buy a camera, and saved money (Spent the rest) and a few times had nothing to eat for several weeks but Wonder Bread, margarine from a tub, and ice tea mix to drink! If I had to do that again, I would go the PB&J route, because Wonder Bread and margarine is pretty lousy!