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June 4th 2016

Florida Journal

By Robert FrostPublished 5 years ago 4 min read

June 4th

Just had some coffee at End Zone Restaurant & Grill. They let me play my guitar while I drank my coffee without any complaint. Too bad nobody threw me any loot because they have a breakfast deal for 3.50, eggs, grits, and either sausage or bacon. I wish I saw that before I spent my money on coffee and a cigarette, I would have had just enough, but I guess that's just not what the universe had in store for me.

I was about to head off when the owner here noticed that I had picked up a bunch of cigarette butts and offered me a coffee. He talked a bit and I told him I'm a traveling musician and a short while later one of the girls working here brings me out a plate of food. Grits bacon and toast. The bacon was chewy and good and there was so much of the grits, boy that stuff is filling. The grits had so much butter I was able to soak some of it onto the toast. Mmm

I left my crusty the clown doll at my campsite I must rescue him. I pray that I can retrace my steps. He must be so sad and lonely thinking I abandoned him like his previous owner. Don't worry krusty I'll find you

YAY!!! Krusty's back, I hope he wasn't too lonely without me

But I wanna play on the playground...

There's a sign that says I'm too old to enjoy the playground. I suppose they do it to protect children from child molesters but is a child molester really going to listen to the sign?

I feel this policy just puts children at more risk because I know if people like me were at these parks they would be watching out for the children's safety. It's actually part of the hobo code to protect children and turn in child molesters to the authorities.

Point #13 Do not allow other hobos to molest children, expose all molesters to authorities, they are the worst garbage to infest any society

If you need a car contact Felix, bad credit no credit no problem. - I met a nice man named Felix while I was playing a set. He took a video of me for his family where I give them a Spanish greeting, I think I played Nimmy.

Well after a long wait I finally pulled in enough money and found a place to have a nice sit down meal at a table where I could charge up my phone. For a while I thought I was going to have to hit up a supermarket and eat outside on the curb. I should have had more faith I feel silly now.

I was going to try this place called Angel's that I saw on the map but as I was passing Piccadily something told me to give this place a shot.

I enter the doors and start heading down a hallway. I see a cash register to my left but nobody manning it. I come to the conclusion that this is where you enter when they have their breakfast buffet which I had seen a sign for as I was entering the building.

The hallway continues all the way to the back of the store then it takes a left. After which you come into a room with a three rows made by those rope things they use at movie theaters. I see on the wall advertisements for different food choices. Everything I see is out of my price range currently and I begin to worry I'll have to pull in more money or find another place to eat. Then I see it, kids meals $1.99 on Thursdays and Saturdays between 11 and 4. It's 3 now, beautiful I think to myself I'll even have money to spare, I just pray they'll let me get a kids meal, I don't see any age restrictions on this sign so I'm hopeful.

As I enter the serving area I notice a sign on the wall with the kids meal special but in small print it says children under 12. I look at the prices for the adult meals and confirm that I cannot afford any so I decide to ask. To my joy she didn't have a problem and asks me what I'll be having. I ask her what my choices are and after explaining to me my options I choose the fried chicken. I move along to the side dishes and pick mashed potatoes and string beans. Then I move on to the register.

It turns out that the meal is only $1.99 if it's purchased with another adult meal so I have to pay $6.35, luckily I have just enough. The cashier also tells me I can get a drink and a dessert so I grab a Coke and a chocolate pudding. I then find a seat next to an outlet and start digging in. I start off by trying a bite of the mashed potatoes. They are so yummy and smooth and creamy with a buttery taste and the gravy added the perfect touch of salty beefy goodness. I move onto the string beans saving the potatoes for after I finish my beans. For some reason ever since I was little I usually eat in this order, veggies, starch, meat, then drink. Yes I rarely drink during the meal unless I'm really thirsty. So I dig into the string beans which have been soaking in this buttery garlic juice which is so good I drink down the remnants after all the beans are gone. I scarf down the rest of the potatoes next and move onto the chicken. I start eating it and it's delicious, but I feel it's missing something so I add a little salt and then that chicken was out of this world. If you're in Hollywood check out Piccadily

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