Remember "car hops"? If you backed in to a parking space and blinked your headlights, they would skate out to your car, take your order and then skate back with whatever you ordered on a loaded tray that hung on your door! (But you had to order at least 50cents worth of food). If you wanted to sit inside, you pulled into a parking space in the back. That's the way it worked here in Jersey!
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Car hops in our little town didn't skate and we had speakers similar to drive in movies to place orders. At one time two of my sisters were car hops while I worked inside at the same place :))
ReplyDeleteThere were a few around that had the skates by me - the others wore Keds! Worked at my Dad's friend store - from the time I was 13 right through H.S. It had a real ice cream counter - used to make all the good sundae's and splits. Coke was nickel back then!
DeleteOh and yes DEFINITELY tip the car hops because they get paid below min wage or at least they did back in the day!
ReplyDeleteBeing a good waitress is hard work - they deserve a nice tip!
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