Daily Doings at the Line of Death Bar & Grill

A couple of weeks ago, one of my clients mentioned that he was headed to Niagara Falls to meet up with some friends from Vermont. He said it was an ideal halfway point. Since that's my old stomping grounds, I offered to send him a lit of restaurants, aerospace sites, byways, and attractions.

( Here's the list. )
I’m sure I’m missing a few sites; I’ll add them in a future release.

I typically don't announce that I'm out of town until I come back home. That said, here's a summary of my last trip to Buffalo.

Wed 11/24: Worked for a couple hours. Had lunch at Skyline Chili with the regular crowd (co-workers and friends). Packed for the trip. Got stuck in Columbus rush-hour traffic. It was bumper-to-bumper from I-270 & Sawmill Rd. to I-71 and US 36. I lost about two hours in that traffic jam. Stopped for dinner in Mansfield, OH. Stopped for a late-night bite and to catch up on email at the rest stop in Angola, NY. Arrived at home around 1:30am.

Thu 11/25: A lazy day, as Thanksgiving Days usually are. Watched part of the Macy's parade and a dog show that was on TV. Went food shopping at Tops. Big Lots was open, so I stopped in. Picked up a Plantronics Bluetooth earpiece for $12. Spent the afternoon entering fuel purchase data intp my MPG spreadsheet, and configuring the Bluetooth earpiece to use with my smartphone. Had a nice Thanksgiving dinner, which I picked up at Denny's the previous evening. Called a few friends to try to schedule visits for the next couple days.

Fri 11/26: Another lazy day. Slept in and avoided the shopping malls. Had lunch with good friends Louis and Liz -- first at Ted's, then migrating to Coffee Culture. Had dinner at home. Spent the evening at home; it was too cold and dark to go out.

Sat 11/27: Did some more shopping for Mom. Stopped in at Big Lots to try to get a Polaroid 4Gb MP3 player with touch screen, but they were sold out. Had lunch at Santora's with Howard, who was in from Boston. Had dinner and good conversation with Bill and Darleen.

Sun 11/28: Had breakfast with thepolishviking. Left for Dayton. Was cloudy and overcast until I reached Fredonia, NY. Dropped off some laptop goodies for dagonell and cigfran_cg. Had a good drive until I passed Mansfield, OH. Two rear-end collisions slowed things down between Mansfield and Columbus. Dropped off a tea sampler for maedbh7. Had dinner at China Cottage.

I pulled in to my condo's parking lot at 12:30pm. I can now tell the tale of my recent adventures in Indianapolis, Chicago, and Buffalo. Part 1 is here.

( Continuing where we left off... )

Back when I lived in Buffalo, I wasn't as much as a bibliophile as I am now. I mostly frequented the comic book stores: Queen City Book Store and Fantasy World. There were no chain bookstores in town. Apparently personal libraries were for the wealthy or well-to-do at the time.

( Here are the stores I remember. )