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- Denny's #0251
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 21 January 2000
- 8:30am MST
- 315 W. Bijou St. at I-25
- (719) 634-4955
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie, Jon Vanderford
- Wait-person(s): Mary Jo
- What we ate: P7A77 - Hashbrowns, Biscuits & Gravy, Coffee; Amie - Bagel & Cream Cheese, Water; Jon - Water
- Jon was being a big grumpy poo-poo head by this point. Okay, sure, he was stuck in the back of the car, but he was also sleeping most of the time, and Amie and I drove the whole way (instead of the planned three shift pattern). Of course, part of the reason I volunteered to drive the rest of the way was because I knew Jon wasn't going to be too keen to pull over every five minutes at Denny's. Plus, it meant that I got to pick the music.
- This is actually the second Denny's off I-25 headed north through Colorado Springs. None of them give any warning, though, so we missed the first one. But it, like Albuquerque and Las Cruces before it, would be visited on the return trip.
- Some random notes: The waitress was very eager about the skillets and even made smacking noises as she tried to sell them to us. Amie blew cigarette smoke in my face, my reaction to which seemed to amuse the person sitting across the aisle from us. When we asked for something for free, they told us to go to 7-11 (I'm still not sure why).
- WAY: no
- Free Stuff: nothing
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- Denny's #1787
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 23 January 2000
- 9:27am MST
- 8125 N. Academy Blvd.
- (719) 593-8853
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie, Jon Vanderford
- Wait-person(s): Tony
- What we ate: P7A77 - Sausage Skillet, Sourdough Toast, Coke; Amie - Grand Slam (no meat), Hashbrowns, Coke; Jon - Lumberjack Slam (eggs over easy), Sourdough Toast, Orange Juice
- Since Jon wouldn't stop being grumpy, we saved the rest of Colorado Springs for the trip home. And yes, I know that the title of this trip is a play on Denver's nickname, and I know that there are plenty of Denny's in Denver, Englewood, Aurora, and the rest of the suburbs, but we were going to a southern suburb, we were on a tight schedule, and we were there for family-related events, so there wasn't any time to make any special trips around the general area. We went to every Denny's we saw, which should be enough. If it isn't, make your own damn web page already. So no emails complaining that I didn't go to such and such Denny's in Denver!
- Ahem. On our way to this Denny's we noticed that our car was really starting to smell bad. A burning sort of smell. I had been none too kind to the clutch during some of my shift a couple of days previous, and I feared that we'd be stuck getting expensive repairs for a few days. When we stopped, we opened the hood and smoke started pouring out. Thankfully, it was just the battery. For some odd reason it decided to end its time here on earth and burn a hole in itself, spitting acid everywhere. Annoying and stinky and corrosive, yes, but expensive, no. Whew.
- But back to Denny's, we had one waiter, who was terribly perky and zesty and festive and even had a few pieces of "flair" on his shirt. He tried to be conversational, but Jon just glared at him. He said, "you're in a bad mood, huh?" Jon said, "YES." So Tony became our waiter.
- We were treated to more of Jon's humor during this meal. Must be the Lumberjack Slams. The story goes that a freshly-married couple was getting ready for the big night, but the virgin bride was nervous. She had been told it would be painful her first time, and was also anxious that she wouldn't know what to do and would be a bad lover. Her husband was understanding, and told her that if it made her feel any better, he was hung like a baby. The time came for the deed, and the husband came out of the bathroom naked and ready to go. The woman fainted. When she came to, she said, "I thought you said you were hung like a baby?" "I am," he replied. "6 pounds, 4 ounces, and 18 inches long."
- What would we do without Jon.
- WAY: undetermined
- Free Stuff: nothing
- Video: Mile High Club Part V (~2.6MB)
- [NOTE: If you want to view the entirety of the video series, visit the original entries in the Chronological Reviews]
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- Denny's #6494
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 23 January 2000
- 11:07am MST
- 4375 Sinton Road
- (719) 598-5769
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- Attendees: P7A77
- Wait-person(s): Tracy (manager)
- What we ate: nothing
- This was a teeny tiny Denny's. One bonus is that it's near a street called "Garden of the Gods". More streets and cities should be given names of this kind. It pleases me to no end to know that there's a King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. I thought I might buy a few packets of ZOOBS to play with on the long drive back home, but figured I'd just get 'em at the next Denny's (which was the last in Colorado Springs.. or, rather "Col Spgs" as the signs liked to say).
- WAY: no
- Free Stuff: menu
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- Denny's #1222
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 23 January 2000
- 11:20am MST
- 1450 Harrison Rd. at I-25 & Circle
- (719) 576-3394
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- Attendees: P7A77
- Wait-person(s): undetermined
- What we ate: nothing
- So we missed this Denny's on the way up, and we missed it on the way down. I was determined. Not only to visit this Denny's but to get some damn ZOOBS. The next exit was a couple of miles down the road, at which point I turned around and went to this Denny's. It was hella crowded inside. People lined up waiting to be seated, people lined up waiting to pay, and not enough employees to go around. I figured I wouldn't bother them with the details of the project and would just ask about ZOOBS. I was a bit nervous, since I saw that they had no ZOOB display, but the hostess said that yes, they do have ZOOBS, and asked the manager where they were.
- They were out.
- WAY: undetermined
- Free Stuff: nothing
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- Denny's #1433
- Pueblo, Colorado
- 21 January 2000
- 7:55am MST
- 3600 North Freeway, Hwy. 50 & I-25, near Pueblo Mall
- (719) 546-1407
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie, Jon Vanderford
- Wait-person(s): Curt
- What we ate: nothing
- This was an older style restaurant on the outside, but it had some of the newer retro-diner stuff on the inside. A very confusing place. They weren't too busy for the morning, but it's been forever and a day since I've been at Denny's at 8am on a weekday, so I don't know if it's because the daily grind customers had already left, or if the retiree crowd hadn't arrived yet. Regardless, rather than risk prompt and courteous service, we decided to wait and eat in Colorado Springs.
- Curt (whose real name is Andrea) told us the manager said we couldn't have anything for free, so she looked the other way while we took a juice display. Yay, Curt!
- WAY: no
- Free Stuff: juice table display
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