Today, my brother Bob and I made it to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo! As the elephant made its first appearance, it started to rain for a few minutes! Not too many people had umbrellas at the time. We also saw some kangaroos and lions! Since it was so hot outside, we waited for the tram to take us to the Aquatic, Cat, and Primate Building! Before waiting for the tram, we watched the Elephant Crossing! Despite the hype surrounding the Elephant Area, I didn't realize that the elephant crossing was an event. I did learn that Willie the elephant weighed 13,000 pounds and spanned 11 feet! Otherwise, the Elephant Crossing was overrated! We waited for the tram! Most of the people just ahead of us left the line for the tram. They almost made the first tram! After becoming the first group to make the tram, they left the line for good! We finally made the tram! Our driver was very informative. When he wasn't talking, he played music from WNCX (http://www.wncx.com).
We reached the Aquatic, Cat, and Primate Building. We first looked at the gorillas and other animals that were outside! We then went inside the building. Not surprisingly, the building was very crowded as people enjoyed the air conditioning. Despite the heat, the zoo in general was very crowded! Not surprisingly, we were among the few without any young children. We enjoyed what we saw at the zoo.
After the zoo, we took the short walk to catch a bus to Parmatown Mall. (79B http://www.riderta.com) We started off with lunch at Moe's Southwest Grill which is across the street from the Mall. They have a Monday special of any burrito, chips and salsa, (Normally included with the burrito) and soda for $5.99! I had a pork burrito. Bob had a chicken burrito. Both of them came with sour cream AND guacamole. Originally, I was paying for lunch! However, Bob paid for our lunches! When I found out about the bill, I eventually discovered a pork surcharge! There was NOTHING about it on the promotional signs in the restaurant. I do recall a surcharge on the $3 Facebook Promotional Day (It was that price for everybody!) I had a chicken burrito that day! I am sticking to chicken on Monday at Moe's! (http://www.moes.com) The burrito was quite good, but I was full. I also had Pibb Extra and Barq's Root Beer to drink. Pibb Extra is a little stronger than Dr. Pepper! I would rather have the unavailable Cherry Coke.
Bob was still hungry, so I bought him a $1 Hot Fudge Sundae from McDonald's! After the Sundae, we went to Target, Kohl's, and PetsMart. In PetsMart, the power went out briefly. A thunderstorm followed. Thankfully, we found shelter at the nearby Giant Eagle. The power also went on and off there. It eventually settled!
Thankfully, it was a brief thunderstorm! By the time that we crossed the street to the mall, it had stopped raining! We visited JCPenney. We then went to Wal-Mart! As we were going to Wal-Mart, we noticed that Macy's was without power! Macy's is in the old part of the mall. Hopefully, Macy's was able to restore its power!
Once we were finished in the mall, we took two buses to our local Wendy's by Midtown Plaza (We could have walked or taken the bus to the Wendy's by Target and Kohl's, but we decided to go closer to home. I had a grilled chicken wrap, a sour cream and chive baked potato, and a Coke. In the past, it was an unadvertised combo. Two employees said that there was no combo. I told them that it was a combo for years (including that particular branch)! They were going to get the manager, but I downgraded my soda size to the Value size. Since refills are free, it was not a problem. I drink too much soda anyways. The potato and soda were 99 cents each. The food was delicious, but not too much on a hot day! Bob had the Pick Two Special (Half an Apple Pecan Chicken Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette Dressing and Chili) and a value Coke.
After we were finished with dinner, we headed for the bus stop to go home. A thunderstorm and a potential tornado were possibilities. Thankfully, our bus was on time. It didn't even rain by us. Our power did not go out because I would have been changing clocks if it did. We spent the rest of the evening relaxing. It was an eventful day to say the least.
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