Parkersburg
November 1, 2007
Me: So what's there to see and do in Parkersburg?
Taxi driver: We got two things in Parkersburg: bars and strip clubs.
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Taxi driver: There's a bar, that's a good strip club. That's centerfold,
one of the best strip clubs in the city, you got to go there before you leave. There's
another bar, it's a pretty good one. See that strip club, don't go
there...
I stayed in an old historic hotel and soon realized much of the city has a wall
around it to prevent flooding from the Ohio River. To even see the river you must
get to higher ground or exit the walls and walk along the river.
Time moved slowly.
November 4, 2007
Me: Airport please.
New taxi driver: You from outta town?
Me: Yeah, I was only in town for a couple days for a meeting.
Taxi driver: Did you get to any of the strip clubs or bars while you was in town?
Me: No, I was pretty busy.
Taxi driver: Man, we got some good bars and strip clubs here.
* * *
Me: Oh, there's Centerfold; I hear that's a good strip club
Taxi driver: No, you don't want to go there; them girls all a little chubby
and most of 'em ain't got all their teeth... but they take their clothes
off!
I made it to the airport early so stopped in Mary's Plane View restaurant and
ordered the pot roast, which seemed to be the dish to order. By the time my food
arrived the restaurant was packed; I think everyone went straight from church to
this place and within 15 minutes of my arrival, there was a line out the door.
The crowd here was older, but happy to be alive and enjoying the company of friends.
Service was excellent and the food was incredible, of course it would have to be
to attract all the locals to the airport restaurant. It was simple home-cookin'
and my tender juicy pot roast, well-seasoned potatoes, and some vegetables on the
side, plus a salad all for about $7 was well worth the money.
Soon I left to catch my plane and allow the waiting crowd in the door.