Sorry for the lateness of this Blog Post. I wrote it once
and thought I sent it but didn’t (Whooops!).
I also deleted all the notes that I had about the lunch
so I have to write this from memory ?????
The Romeo gang met for lunch at Haileys Restaurant and
Pub (formerly Dailey’s Restaurant) in Middleton at 12 noon on Wednesday ,
3-25-15.. Haley’s is located at 214
South Main Street (Rte 114) in Middleton. Go to
www.haileyspub.com
For more info. They are having problems with their website.
Six Romeos were present including Jim Terlizzi, Paul
Girard, Joe Lapiana, Ed DeSchuytner, Steve Winter and Mark Ryan. You can see
some photos at the Picasa Album link below …… Romeo
Lunch 3-25-15
We were all seated at a long table and the waitress
brought bread and water. We then ordered drinks which included wine and beer. They had a good selection. I ordered a Harpoon
and Jim ordered a Belgian IPA.
We looked at the menu and I suggested the Greek Specials
that I saw at the web site online. We
ordered some Greek Appetizers including Stuffed Spinach, Mousaka, and Pastitio
(Noodles layered with beef and potatoes.
We then ordered the entrées which were seafood casserole, chicken picata
and more Greek specials. The food came quickly and very tasty with large
portions.
The conversation was lively and included the usual stuff
(politics, weather, trips ) etc… We talked
about all the snow. Ed had his roof shovelled and also had some interior leaks.
I had my roof shovelled twice also. Today is April 7,2015 and most of all that
March snow has melted. We now have to
worry about flooding.
The flooding hasn’t been too bad but some rivers are over
flowing their banks. The Shawsheen River in Wilmington, MA is down the street
from my house and was reaching flood stage all week. It was almost 5 feet
higher than normal on April 4th.
All the sump pumps in the neighbourhood are going 24/7 to help keep the
water out of their basements.
Steve needed a ride so his wife dropped him off at the
restaurant and I gave him a ride home to Belmont. We then talked about the current
high rents for young people today. I heard on the radio that some are paying
almost 50% of their income for rents or mortgages. Ed said that his son was
paying $2000 a month rent in Boston
before he bought a condo. The new tenants are now paying $6000. That is real funny cause when I first got
married in the early 60s I was paying $35 a month for an attic apartment.
I recently attended a Craft Beer Tasting held at my local
library. It was very interesting and we discussed Lagers, Ales, IPAs and
Stouts. You can see a picture in the
photo album showing all the different craft beers. I suggested we might visit a local brewery
and have lunch at a future Romeo Lunch meeting.
There is the Sam Adams Brewery in Boston and Jim mention the Redhook
Brewery in Portsmouth, NH.
We then talked about where to meet next month and Joe L. suggested a place in Dracut. Jim will send you some directions and info.
