Peters' Drive-In
The best friendships are the low maintenance ones. Those are the friendships that persist no matter how much time goes by and where the participants always give the benefit of the doubt. That’s pretty much the way is with my friend Steve. Over the past year we’ve both been so busy that we haven’t been able to connect. Initially we tried to hook up via phone and email, and then it was email, and then we both simply feel off each others primary surveillance radar (that’s my flying reference for today). Of course, meeting for lunch was always in the back of my mind, but the situation just didn’t allow for it. Finally today, after just over a year, Steve and I were able to meet up at the Boston Pizza on 17th Avenue.
Here’s where the Peters’ Drive In reference comes in. It turns out that Steve and his wife bought Peters’ Drive In back in October 2005. For anyone who’s never been to Calgary, Peters’ is legendary with Calgarians and is likely the most well known business within the city. It’s a classic 50s style drive in selling hamburgers, fries and shakes. And everything on the menu is amazingly delicious. And addictive. I’m surprised that there haven’t been rumours about addictive substances being added to their shakes (in much the same way as the similar type rumours around Tim Hortons coffee).
In any case, congrats to Steve and given the type of man Steve is, I know that he’ll be true to his word when he says that he ”won’t change a thing about Peters’ Drive In”.
Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:00 Posted in General
