Farewell Lanky Planky

I just read about Ridge Lumber closing its doors after so many years and got to thinking about some of our old haunts that aren't around anymore.Places like Carol's Hamburgers where the manager called the police on us that summer night for no reason.Roseland Park where we spent many a summer night.Wahls, Hicks and Mc Carthy as we knew it.One of the first cheap 15 cent hamburger joints named The Golden Point on Ridge Road.The Washington Drive In where the fun was always trying to sneak in to watch Bad Cinema.I can never forget the night Neil,Wildman and a few others of us clothed ourselves in sharp coats from the goodwill box by Thirstys before going to the Drive In.Hozzies which made a great hoagie and which Biedy helped to bring down.Checos Cabana in E.R. the far axis on the Thirstys to the Cottage Hotel back to Thirstys to Checos run.The Milk place in the Basin with the two friendly old ladies.The little grocery store in Bristol where we would stop for supplies on the way to Annies Cottage.Finally for me Burdetts where the few of us who worked there knew it was the heart of the Pittsford Universe.The cute cashiers and deli girls, the fun we had"working" there and the coconut telegraph that passed through the store and the parking lot.Waiting for Rick H. in his Van to pull in at three every weekday afternoon so Larry,Danny H. ,Wildman and myself could have our afternoon "smoke" and telling langers younger brother he better not rat us out.Unloading the freakin truck at 6: 30 every tues or thurs morning after being at Thirstys till closing the night before. Scotty always knew that on Sunday Morning Larry and I would be at"church" in the Burdetts lot with the NYTimes.We knew everything going on sometimes before it happened.The"Fringe Benefits" were pretty good also.