Kirks of Hinton

As I have mentioned earlier, life is a great adventure. The adventures make the fodder for a plethora of stories! Life is full of stories and they become more important as one gets older.

We were in Hinton on Friday to do a science presentation. In Hinton, we tried to find a restaurant to have lunch before our 2:15 presentation. No cute coffee shop nor a bakery was to be found. We did find an establishment directly across from the middle school called Kirks. Kirks was located in 2 rooms of an old building- the first room was supplied with a variety of vegetables- green tomatoes, strawberries, ramps (which we purchased as you can see from the picture above)- and pop/juice. When you turned the corner there was a series of booths located in a small room with a window leading into the small kitchen. We ordered from a very friendly local "food preparation expert" and could hardly afford the fare but we did splurge and ordered lunch. Hot dogs were $0.99, fries 0.55, etc. Yes, the prices were out of the 60's. We happened also to notice that an altar was setup below the window leading into the kitchen. There was an open Bible with a series of plants around it and a couple of candles! I am not certain if this was located there to ward off food poisoning (chuckle) or just to give the hungry a spiritual lift! Food was tasty and well prepared.
Kirk was an older gentlemen who owned the establishment. His friendliness and homespun charm were obvious. I said "Like the sign in the bathroom!" Well, immediately he pulled the sign off the bathroom wall and went across the street to the bank to Xerox a copy. You would not find that type of friendly service in the larger U.S. cities. The bathroom sign read:

If you sprinkle when you tinkle
Be a sweetie and wipe the seatie.

If you dribble at your feet
Clean it up and make it neat.

In a rush.... take time to flush.

He smiled, handed me the copy, and ran back to reestablish his poetry on the bathroom wall. He was closing early because some friends were stopping by to go bass fishing. Kirks was a joy to experience.