It's been a very long time since Fuddruckers had a convenient franchise for me to visit. I always loved their burgers, and it was so sad to see this chain virtually die off. However, a few franchises still exist, and RO suggested that we meet at one halfway between our two residences.
Now, I can't say that a Fudd burger is worth going 60-90 minutes out of one's way to eat one. But if it is a convenient place for two people to meet and chat, then this is a good place to do so. Both RO and I lament the loss of nearby Fudd franchises. But we are glad that we ate at one of the surviving franchises today.
RO and I have a long history. We dated each other a few times, but it didn't work out. However, I told her about Marian, and she has seen me as Marian many more times than she has seen me as Mario. So, it was in one of my dresses from Flax that I ventured outside in the heat and drove to Parsippany, NJ. (Why did I mention Flax? I felt that wearing Linen would be the best way to keep comfortable as possible in a 95+ degree day.) Both of us arrived around 12:30, and RO treated me to lunch for my birthday. (I'll have to return the favor this coming winter.) We brought each other up to date on each other's lives. We also noticed that Fudd's wasn't that busy - the franchise was understaffed, and dirty tables weren't bussed as quickly as they should have been. (I'll bet that this franchise has seen its better days, and that it is hanging on by momentum and its proximity to the motel next door.)
All too soon, we had to part. I stopped by a Lane Bryant store to browse and found nothing. Then I returned home to find one delivery from Universal standard (the green dress mentioned in yesterday's post) and one delivery from Lane Bryant (the patterned dress mentioned in yesterday's post). Too bad that RQS isn't coming up this weekend, or I'd greet her at the station in her birthday present to me.
If I could only get around to doing some laundry....
