Lunch at Vern's

March 4, 2009
Fort Collins, CO

Our before-Tim-goes-to-work ride today took us to Vern's for lunch. We inadvertently chose Vern's, not because that's where we were headed but because it is the farthest place from the house to grab lunch and still make it back in time for Tim to get to work on time.

With the exception of the red flag warning (very high winds), the day is sunny and warm. This is the first time we've ridden without our leather jackets. We still wore our chaps, but we ride with chaps most of the time. Tim rode in his denim jacket. I rode in my Harley hoody. It was a great day to be out as long as we stayed out of the wide open spaces where the wind was fearsome. We saw a good many other people out enjoying the day on their bikes. Yep - we thought about playing hooky - but with a job on the line, that's not a good idea. Check that. The idea is good, the timing is not.

Tim had the special (meatball sub) today. I had a cheeseburger. Vern's is comfort food dining. They serve breakfast all day. I mentioned in an earlier post that Vern's has been in business since 1946. It sits on the site of an old stagecoach stop in the tiny town of LaPorte. On the same corner is Vern's liquor store and a Shell station and Vern's trailer park. We just discovered today that premium does not contain ethanol at this Shell station... just one more reason for the ride over.

The decor is mostly DEAD. The following are a few shots of that decor.