On the road our weeks consist of traveling from truck stop
to theatre to truck stop with the occasional travel plaza thrown into the mix. The old fashion truck stop is long gone; most
truck stops are now chains with the same options in the stores and same menus
at the restaurants. But every once in a
while we get a chance to go somewhere that is different, or in this case just
like home. This week those places were Brody’s Diner and Flynn’s truck stop in Shrewsbury , Massachusetts
After Schenectady we learned
our weekend dispatch was to take the show Once
from Boston to Durham .
The closest truck stop to Boston
from I-90 was Flynn’s on US 20. The set
up at Flynn’s is the truck stop is on one side of US 20 with an extra lot
across the road. At the corner of the
extra lot is Brody’s Diner, an old fashion diner with waitresses and cooks that
treat their regulars like family and strangers like regulars. The cost of a meal is very reasonable especially
for the amount of food you get. If you
go away from Brody’s hungry something is definitely wrong with you.
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| Brody's Diner |
Brody’s is also the kind of diner, where when it is slow,
the cook comes out to talk to you. One
afternoon he came out to share stories with us about the many accidents that
have occurred outside the diner. Like
the time he was cooking and out of the corner he saw what he thought was a SUV
in the air. Sure enough he did. After
hitting a car just before the diner the driver of the SUV lost control, hit a
large rock that is outside the diner. Upon hitting the rock the SUV was
projected into the air where it then smashed into the side of the chapel
trailer that sits in the extra lot. That is only one of many accidents that
they shared with us, so apparently it is never dull around the diner.
While Brody’s is like Paul’s Restaurant at home, Flynn’s
reminds me of our local Speedway . I loved going in to pick something up in the
evenings, because the evening guys always had their own music playing and were funny
and very friendly. The other thing nice
about small truck stops is the prices for services are usually reasonable. The
showers at Flynn’s were only $9 compared to the chains now as high as $15 and
laundry only $2.25 for a wash and dry compared to $3.00 plus at the chains.
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| Flynn's Truck Stop |
Along with hanging out at the diner and truck stop Vince and
I also got the chance to go to the movies.
On Friday the new Jack Ryan movie came out and since I am a Jack Ryan
and Chris Pine fan we had to go. The
theatre was only a few miles away, so all in all the time in Shrewsbury was like being home.
Next up, is our load out in Boston , which is usually good for a story or
two. Then off to Durham for load in. Of course the weather prediction for Durham is 46 degrees on
Tuesday. All I can say is sorry Durham ,
cold weather seems to follow me wherever I go.
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