One week ago today, Bob and I went to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. It was just as enjoyable as last time. Unlike last time, we took pictures that may or not show up on this blog eventually. Despite the heat, there were many people with strollers. I only saw one obvious day care this time, compared to last year's after the kids went back to school trip. We did a lot of walking because the trams were not running. They claim that they were trying to save on diesel fuel, but I think that the construction of the elephant area may have been a factor as well.
After the zoo, we took a short walk to the corner of Fulton Parkway and Fulton Road, so we could catch a bus to Parmatown Mall. Before visiting the mall, we ate lunch at Mr. Hero across from the mall. (Yes, there's one in the mall, but I know that free soda refills are available across the street. However, Great Northern Mall's Mr. Hero offers free refills, but they do not accept coupons, although I observed an acceptance not too long ago.). We each enjoyed a sandwich, waffer fries, and soda for $5.00 each. (No tax was charged although we dined inside the restaurant. If we used takeout, there would have been tax on the soda, at least in our area.) The food was tasty. We observed more dine-in people than we normally do at Mr. Hero. My theory on the traditional routine is that many of the customers grew up when Mr. Hero was take out only. The Mr. Hero that I first remember on Memphis Avenue in Cleveland is still like that. (Coincidentally, it is a short drive from the zoo if you use the Fulton Parkway exit of the zoo. (The Fulton Road/Fulton Parkway confusion is best illustrated with a map.))
After lunch, we visited Wal Mart, Dick's Sporting Goods, and a cameo appearance at JcPenney. I grabbed one of the two bus schedules that I didn't have. (The other one was retrieved on a bus the following day. (I think!)) We then went to catch the #20 bus that would take us closer to home. Although, we were running late, we should have made the bus. However, it was either early, or there was a complication. We never saw this bus. About half an hour later, the next bus showed up. It kept stalling out. No air conditioning was a consequence. We got off the bus at Saratoga Avenue because there was no coordination with the #35 bus thanks to the complication. We then went home and rested.
After a while, we headed out to go to Denny's on Brookpark Road. Our first bus (#35) was fifteen minutes late, but we took advantage of a #51 bus that was late enough so we didn't have to wait long for a bus that would have taken us closer to Denny's. After a short walk from Brookpark and Pearl Roads, we arrived at the Denny's. We enjoyed our food and then went home and relaxed.
On Tuesday, we went to the Chick-Fil-A at Westgate in Rocky River (Although most of Westgate is in Fairview Park, the Chick-Fil-A website offers the exception.) We had a BOGO coupon for a large combo. Food for the two of us was less than $8.00. It was tasty.
After lunch, we visited Lowe's, Kohl's, Target, and Petco at Westgate. We then walked to the Westwood Town Center to go to Marc's. We then went to the AMC Theaters next door to see The Other Guys . I enjoyed the movie, but Bob thought it would be funnier.
After the movie, we took a bus to Lorain Road in Fairview Park, so we could catch a bus to Baker's Square on Lorain Road in North Olmsted. The bus left late, so we barely missed our connection. We weren't expecting to make it, but rush hour and construction on Lorain Avenue in Cleveland (It becomes Lorain Road in Fairview Park and remains that way the rest of the way Westbound (at least through North Ridgeville in Lorain County).) made the connection a realistic possibility. We caught the next bus. We enjoyed our meal, but I challenged and won a dispute over a surcharge for a croissant, which was my choice of bread for my sandwich for the Pie Shop Special. I later learned from my sister Maggie, that the surcharge existed in "fine print" on the menu, but since neither the manager, nor I saw it, the surcharge was removed from the bill. They even took the tax off the $5 off coupon. A lot of restaurants do this, but usually not Bakers Square. I was happy. Unfortunately, we missed a bus, but Bob was still eating, so we wouldn't have made it anyways. We walked down to a nearby Discount Drug Mart to kill time. We then went home and relaxed.
My next report will discuss our adventures from September 1 until I tire of writing.
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