On 15 Apr 2004 05:06:05 -0700, [email protected] (Nemo) wrote:
|If you have time you should take in the St. Louis art museum. They
|have a great collection of antique and modern furniture, some of it in
|period rooms. Definitely worth your time.
I second this. SWMBO and I visited St. Louis in our RV this past
summer. The only RV park near town is right downtown and didn't sound
like a place we wanted to stay so we parked 60 miles away at a state
park and drove to the city on a one day excursion.
After visiting Forest Park, SWMBO said that on our return trip home
she wanted to come back. We did and this time parked downtown. We
spent two days at the park visiting museums, taking in outdoor
concerts, etc. The park is gorgeous.
One thing that truly baffled us though is the almost total lack of
toilet facilities other than those in the various buildings. If
you're walking the grounds, you're---excuse the pun---shit outta luck.
We found two crappers (aptly named) and they were filthier that some
I've seen in Mexican bars.
Wes
"Oregon" writes:
> Has nothing to do with wood working, but you must eat at White Castle's
and
> you must have frozen custard at Ted Drewe's
Can't comment on D Drewe's but if you haven't been to a White Castle, and
eaten at least a dozen "sliders", at one sitting, you are doomed to be a
CANDY ASS the rest of your life.
Screw the diet, the carbs, and anything else you have heard bad things
about.
The food police have no jurisdiction at a White Castle.
"Sliders", a greasy hamburger with sautéed onions about the size of a $0.50
piece, are a throw back to a kinder gentler time. Don't let it escape you.
BTW, check out St Charles, a St Louis suburb, it's where the build your own
tool company is located. Can't remember the name of the Company right now.
--
Lew
S/A: Challenge, The Bullet Proof Boat, (Under Construction in the Southland)
Visit: <http://home.earthlink.net/~lewhodgett> for Pictures
One thing you got to watch about them White Castle's is that they give you a
tremendous amount of Gas!! Stay away from an open flame!!
"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Lew Hodgett wrote:
> >Can't comment on D Drewe's but if you haven't been to a White Castle, and
> >eaten at least a dozen "sliders", at one sitting, you are doomed to be a
> >CANDY ASS the rest of your life.
>
> Screw Ted Drew's (closes in the winter/what's up with that?)
> and White Castle. I'll opt out for a Lion's Choice (extra
> season salt please) or two or three Imo's pizzas (in one
> sitting) any day. OK, just about any pizza place in St.
> Louis beats all the best of anywhere else combined. You
> see, it's the cheese (1).
>
> >BTW, check out St Charles, a St Louis suburb, it's where the build your
own
> >tool company is located. Can't remember the name of the Company right
now.
>
> That would be Gilliom. They were once upon a time on
> (actually slightly off) 94 up near the I-70/94 interchange.
> I'm not sure where they are today and 94 has changed enough
> that I'm not sure I could ever find it again.
>
> (1) Little known factoid. The cheese (Provel (2)) is made
> in sWisconsin but you can't get it there. In fact, we buy
> it (in St. Louis) and bring it back to the cheese state. No
> really, we do.
>
> (2) It's a blend of cheddar, mozzarella and swiss. Really
> good on a salad with the house dressing (3).
>
> (3) The typical house dressing is Italian with some sugar
> added. Something else we bring back.
>
> UA100
They have a Woodcraft too, it's on Olive.
--
Mike S.
[email protected]
http://members.tripod.com/n0yii/woodworking.htm
"Rob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have been to a Rockler store there. If they don't have one where you
> live, you could check that out. It is in St. Charles which is just west
> of
> the airport. You could call them to get exact directions but it isn't
> hard
> to find.
>
> Rob
>
>
> "Hylourgos" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I'll be visiting St. Louis on business this weekend. Not sure I'll
>> have any playtime, but if so I'd like to visit some decent used tool
>> shops, or something else of interest to WWers. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> H
>
>
If you have time you should take in the St. Louis art museum. They
have a great collection of antique and modern furniture, some of it in
period rooms. Definitely worth your time.
[email protected] (Hylourgos) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I'll be visiting St. Louis on business this weekend. Not sure I'll
> have any playtime, but if so I'd like to visit some decent used tool
> shops, or something else of interest to WWers. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> H
Lew Hodgett wrote:
>Can't comment on D Drewe's but if you haven't been to a White Castle, and
>eaten at least a dozen "sliders", at one sitting, you are doomed to be a
>CANDY ASS the rest of your life.
Screw Ted Drew's (closes in the winter/what's up with that?)
and White Castle. I'll opt out for a Lion's Choice (extra
season salt please) or two or three Imo's pizzas (in one
sitting) any day. OK, just about any pizza place in St.
Louis beats all the best of anywhere else combined. You
see, it's the cheese (1).
>BTW, check out St Charles, a St Louis suburb, it's where the build your own
>tool company is located. Can't remember the name of the Company right now.
That would be Gilliom. They were once upon a time on
(actually slightly off) 94 up near the I-70/94 interchange.
I'm not sure where they are today and 94 has changed enough
that I'm not sure I could ever find it again.
(1) Little known factoid. The cheese (Provel (2)) is made
in sWisconsin but you can't get it there. In fact, we buy
it (in St. Louis) and bring it back to the cheese state. No
really, we do.
(2) It's a blend of cheddar, mozzarella and swiss. Really
good on a salad with the house dressing (3).
(3) The typical house dressing is Italian with some sugar
added. Something else we bring back.
UA100
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:13:03 -0500, Rob wrote:
>Hylourgos" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I'll be visiting St. Louis on business this weekend. Not sure I'll have
>> any playtime, but if so I'd like to visit some decent used tool shops,
>> or something else of interest to WWers. Any suggestions?
>
> I have been to a Rockler store there. If they don't have one where
> you live, you could check that out. It is in St. Charles which is just
> west of the airport. You could call them to get exact directions but it
> isn't hard to find.
It's on St. Charles Rock Road, not actually in St. Charles.
http://www.rockler.com/retail/index.cfm?&store=19
Other places-
Hibdon Hardwood Inc.: http://www.hibdonhardwood.com/
St. Charles Hardwoods: http://www.stcharleshardwoods.com/
The Wood & Shop: http://www.woodnshop.com/
St. Louis Hardwoods: http://stlhardwoods.com/
Woodcraft:
<http://shop.woodcraft.com/Woodcraft/assets/html/storesframed.asp?menustate=stores&mscssid=2D4B2B0D5F694B7395EFE37AB7DFFD1F&Gift=false&GiftID=>
--
Joe Wells
I have been to a Rockler store there. If they don't have one where you
live, you could check that out. It is in St. Charles which is just west of
the airport. You could call them to get exact directions but it isn't hard
to find.
Rob
"Hylourgos" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'll be visiting St. Louis on business this weekend. Not sure I'll
> have any playtime, but if so I'd like to visit some decent used tool
> shops, or something else of interest to WWers. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> H