The $100 burger
Lots of Portland connections in this story about burger joints that you fly, rather than drive, into.
Hmmm... traveling in a private aircraft and eating beef. Not exactly a "green, sustainable Portland" story, is it?
| Posted at 6:34 AM | Permalink |
|
Comments (5)
They'ev got $100 chop suey on the field at Albany, and a good $100 breakfast down at Independence.
Posted by Dave Lister | October 26, 2007 8:12 AM
Maybe not as green as the eco-wannabes want YOU to be (see Sten's new westside mcmansion). Some of these small planes, when divided by the four passengers who can sit in them, are fairly economical to travel. And just compare them to the per mile, per passenger, per death rate of other modes of transportation (bicycles can handle the first two metrics, but lately the last metric is hurting them).
Posted by Harry | October 26, 2007 8:59 AM
Too bad the old Flying M Ranch is out of business as it would have made the top of this article. I remember driving up there a few times, which was a pain in the ass, but you could fly to it, too (hence, the name).
Despite the recent spate of fatalities, the mortality rate for bicycle accidents is no higher than for driving a car.
Posted by Gil Johnson | October 26, 2007 4:09 PM
$100 burger?...think I'll pass.
Posted by Mike | October 26, 2007 4:38 PM
Gil,
Old Wally Olson at Evergreen forbade us from taking his planes into the flying M. I guess there was only one approach with no possibility of a go around. I've known more than one very accomplished pilot who busted up his airplane at the flying M. Because of Wally's advice, I've never flown in there.
That being said, a lot of folks did and really loved the place. It was on the top of many $100 lists.
Posted by Dave Lister | October 27, 2007 9:48 AM