I miss Bob's roadtrip reports

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (carolina bob)

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:06:07 GMT

Davydd, Batesville Casket's products are certainly fancier, but they sure can't match the price that North House charges. If it wasn't for my total lack of woodworking skills, I'd definitely take advantage of this bargain. Come to think of it, though, I don't need to be concerned about the price... I'm not the one who's gonna pay for the damn thing!

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (Davydd)

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:03:02 GMT

You can go up to Grand Marais, MN to the North House Folk School and...

Build Your Own Casket

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (stricken_detective)

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:23:01 GMT

It's a whole industry. The fans call themselves Death Hags. You can see it at find a death dot com...or so I hear *cough*

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (carolina bob)

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:25:31 GMT

stricken_detective

(I can't believe there are no factory tours, what a bummer. They're sitting on a goldmine with that, you know...)

I don't know about that, Aimee. Something tells me that there's not a whole lot of people who would pass up the tourist destinations in nearby Cincinnati for a chance to see coffins and cremation urns being made. But then, lots of people watch Jersey Shore, so there's no accounting for taste.

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (stricken_detective)

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:33:12 GMT

I was in a very nifty hospital bed last week for a renal clearance @ Mayo Clinic. I wonder if the bed was made there?

We'll have to see what we can do for a Roadfood Road Trip!!

(I can't believe there are no factory tours, what a bummer. They're sitting on a goldmine with that, you know...)

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (carolina bob)

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:39:16 GMT

My lease is up at the end of March, so I've got about seven more months of Hoosier status ahead of me, then it's back to good ol' ~~Crook~~ Cook County. And yes, this town is the corporate home and main plant ( they have six in the U.S. and Mexico ) of Batesville Casket Co., one of the country's largest manufacturers of "permanent housing". Their sister company Hill-Rom ( hospital beds ) is also located here.

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (stricken_detective)

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:00:18 GMT

How much longer are you going to be in Batesville?

Do they really make caskets there?

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (carolina bob)

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:10:39 GMT

stricken_detective

Yay, Bob's back!!! I don't want to live in a world where the bullies are allowed to win.

Nice to see you, my friend. And yes, you are expected to come up with an Indiana tour for next spring. You can leave Roadfood.com, but you can't leave The Contingent. Yes, it is like the mafia. The Third Coast Mafia.

I'm glad to be back, Aimee, but, like I said, I'm out of the food tour organizing biz. If anyone else wants to plan a SE Indiana chicken tour, I'll be glad to help in putting it together, but I'm happier being a noncom than an officer in any future troop movements. BTW, there's a pizza place in downtown Batesville called Ison's that does a really dynamite thin crust pepperoni pie and deserves to be included in any RF tour down this way.

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (stricken_detective)

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:08:03 GMT

Yay, Bob's back!!! I don't want to live in a world where the bullies are allowed to win.

Nice to see you, my friend. And yes, you are expected to come up with an Indiana tour for next spring. You can leave Roadfood.com, but you can't leave The Contingent. Yes, it is like the mafia. The Third Coast Mafia.

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (Louis)

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:41:21 GMT

Well, if you'll do it in the near future, then I'm a happy camper--and I'll bet a lot of other people who frequent this site will be, too.

Welcome home, once again, Bob, and this time don't go away!

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (carolina bob)

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:55:19 GMT

Louis, I do still have all the pictures from the Pittsburgh trip in June 2010, and thanks to all the kind comments and encouragement from so many Roadfooders, I'll probably finish that trip report sometime in the near future. Right now though, I'm unable to download any photos online. There were some problems getting my computer hooked up when I moved to Batesville and, as a result, I've lost the ability to do the photo-posting thing. Sometime soon I'll get a tech guy over here to straighten things out and then, even though I'm not in a position to travel much nowadays, maybe you'll see an occasional trip report.

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (kland01s)

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 08:28:10 GMT

Louis

Come on, Bob. Finish this thing, if you still have the pictures. I want to see the rest of the trip.

http://www.roadfood.com/F...and-PA-m599244-p6.aspx

I agree!!! Nice report! I forgot how much I enjoyed Bob's posts and lovely photos!

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (Louis)

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:59:06 GMT

Come on, Bob. Finish this thing, if you still have the pictures. I want to see the rest of the trip.

http://www.roadfood.com/F...and-PA-m599244-p6.aspx

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (JRPfeff)

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:56:16 GMT

cb,

I apologize for all the scurrilous rumors I created and spread about you while you were away. It was all just in fun.

Really.

I also offer my condolences for your recent loss of Andy.

Jim

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (ScreamingChicken)

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:41:48 GMT

MacTAC

ScreamingChicken

No tours? Geez...is there at least a factory showroom where I can buy direct and save big $$$?

Maybe a test drive?

Cue Stevie Ray Vaughan...

Bob, be at Pork-N-More at 11 next Thursday. Or be square.

EDIT: Others are certainly welcome to join us as well!

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (Ralph Melton)

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:10:30 GMT

Bob's trip reports were one of the inspirations for the timelapse videos I did on our latest trip.

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (SUZYQICU)

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:11:53 GMT

Bob's home!

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (MacTAC)

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:20:23 GMT

ScreamingChicken

No tours? Geez...is there at least a factory showroom where I can buy direct and save big $$$?

Maybe a test drive?

Welcome back, Bob

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (carolina bob)

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:09:40 GMT

I definitely won't be able to make either the September or October tours, but things are looking better for my being at Fred's on Saturday. My doctor takes patients in the order that they show up, so if I can get my lazy rump out of bed early enough, I should be able to make this work. BTW, my Hoosier relocation hasn't worked out the way I hoped it would, so I'm going to be moving back to Chicagoland when my lease is up in the spring. You Contingent members will get to see me more often ( whether you want to or not! )

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (ScreamingChicken)

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:26:20 GMT

carolinabob

Brad, 11 AM works fine; you are talking about Eastern time, aren't you? Almost all of Indiana is on ET.

Yes, Eastern. The time change is great for the return trip but not so great for the trip out, which is when I actually like to take my time and I hate giving up that hour!

Hope you can make it Saturday!

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (ann peeples)

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:39:30 GMT

Glad to see you again, Bob.

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (BuddyRoadhouse)

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:54:44 GMT

Bob,

Here's the thread for the Fred's meet-up:
http://www.roadfood.com/F...87&mpage=10#708396

Here's info about the Chicago Tour in September:
http://www.roadfood.com/F...ontingent-m704573.aspx

The Milwaukee Tour in October:
http://www.roadfood.com/F...ontingent-m704573.aspx

There's even some loose talk about a Detroit tour, but no one seems to be taking the bull by the horns. Still, it could happen:
http://www.roadfood.com/F...707&mpage=2#708381

Be sure to do the "Doodle Survey" in the Milwaukee thread. It will help us solidify a date for the tour. There's a similar survey in the Chicago thread, but I think that date is pretty well set for September 1st.

Hope we'll see you soon!

Buddy

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (Wabbit)

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:22:31 GMT

Any plan to visit N.C. in the future?? I would love to share a meal with you old friend.

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (carolina bob)

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:07:34 GMT

Well, if it's Fred's Day in Burlington on Saturday, I imagine Buddy's not going to be available for lunch at the P-Pup. Wish I could be part of this gathering, but other commitments that day ( the doctor's appointment plus dinner with old friends in Chicago ) rule it out. Brad, 11 AM works fine; you are talking about Eastern time, aren't you? Almost all of Indiana is on ET.

Update: There is a very slight chance that I can join ya'll at Fred's around two or so, but I wouldn't be able to stay too long' since I have to be at my friend's place on the north side by 7PM. It all depends on how quickly I can get out of the doctor's office, so no guarantees.

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (ChiTownDiner)

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:46:14 GMT

Carolina - Are you interviewing for a socail coordinator yet?

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (ScreamingChicken)

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:30:06 GMT

Bob, we're doing the annual Fred's day in Burlington on Saturday...any chance you could make it?

I'll let you know when plans for the 23rd get finalized but right now it's looking like an 11am start time.

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (carolina bob)

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:09:02 GMT

A SE Indiana fried chicken tour sounds good, Buddy, but someone other than me will have to put it together; I'm permanently out of the RF tour arraignment biz. Some info please on the two upcoming Contingent gatherings you mentioned earlier. It's not too likely that I can make either but we''ll see. BTW, I'm going to be in Chicagoland all day this Sat. ( the 18th ) due to a late morning doctor's appointment; would you be interested in meeting for a late lunch ( 1:30 or so ) at Paradise Pup?

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (BuddyRoadhouse)

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:49:00 GMT

Sounds like Bob is angling for a Contingent tour of Southern Indiana Fried Chicken. That actually sounds pretty good, doesn't it? In fact, given the geographic parameters involved, this could be a historic meeting between The Contingent and The Glee Club.

Would Southern Indiana survive the invasion?

Buddy

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (carolina bob)

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:32:07 GMT

Brad, my meal at Pork-n-More wasn't a bad one, it just wasn't quite as good as I had hoped it would be. As I said, I picked the wrong day to visit as the staff was having their problems that day ( primarily that tempermental ice machine. ) I've been thinking about giving it another try lately, and the 23rd is as good a time as any. And believe me, there's some really great fried chicken to be had down here, all at non-chain family-owned places of course ( the Old Brick Tavern in nearby Penntown is my favorite; the building predates the Civil War by nearly ten years. )

Re:I miss Bob's roadtrip reports (joerogo)

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:20:50 GMT

Oh admit it Bob. It was the Nicholson Bridge that got ya.