You don’t miss your water until the well runs dry or some such shit as that. You always take things for granted until they are gone. The McDonald; s at 30th Street Station was open 24 hours and it’s stunning how much I missed it once it was gone. It would seem like it’s just a McDonald’s and nothing special but it served its purpose over the years. There were just so many occasions when it was priceless to be able to grab a burger and fries at 3:00AM or if you were able to hold on until 4:00AM you could get that breakfast sandwich. It would come up after shows at the vaunted Chestnut Cabaret or sometimes when a flight got in too late to catch the last train.
Killing off minutes
first morning train so far off
waiting and waiting
cheap sustenance, cheap coffee
wasting time till we go home