Hard to recover from that first year.

A few points for you Yankees that want to work at Delter Air Lines...

All Waffle House hash brown combinations begin with "scattered." Scattered is the act of throwing frozen bits of potato onto to a grease-covered griddle. Next is "smothered"...smothering the potato remnants with onions, which can then be "covered" with cheese, meaning an American "simulated cheese food" product which may actually be a petroleum product (god bless George Bush and them Saudi Arabs). Next comes "chunked", which means adding chunks of pork-like meat, just to **** off the previously mentioned Arabs (the A is long as is Aaarab, emphasis on the aaa's). The last option (that I know of anyway) is "topped" which implies canned hot dog chili. So, the correct answer is "scattered, smothered, covered, chunked and topped."

Don't forget this...it's testable.

Okra...is extremely slimy when cooked any way other than frying. To demonstrate your okra knowledge try this quote..." When i's a boy I et so much bawled okree my socks wouldn't stay up."

Grits...grits can't be gross because they are really only a neutral medium for delivering cheese and butter. In South Carolina they may also deliver shrimp, which is the manna of the southern gods. If shrimp and grits sounds disgusting to you, feel free to apply to some Yankee airline.

ATL 727 S/O instructor: "Y'all check the safety wire on each fire extinguisher, to make sure the trigger ain't been squoze."

^^^^^ Right on the money!

It's to bad the Country Kitchen burned down. That place really punched your man ticket. [Think bone in the ham.] With enough sodium to make your eyeballs scrape.

Shkrint n grits dun rite is bout da best eatin ther iz.

The absolute best I've ever had is at Page's okra grill in Mt Pleasant SC. Lick your plate and slap yo mama good.

There are three Waffle Houses within walking distance of the big Widget. If you really want to shine, visit all three prior to your interview. Barbeque Kitchen and Spondivits are mandatory, too.

Be extra nice to the wait staff. They know everyone and will generate referrals that could be the difference between yes and no.

Order the biscuits from the Barbeque Kitchen, do not order biscuits from the Waffle House. Nobody orders biscuits from the Waffle House. Be sure to order a waffle from the Waffle House.

Now I'm hungry for some yardbird an waffles, biscuit n gravy, buttered cheese grits, a pound of Neese's bacon, and some fried green tomaters. Good thing I just passed my physical.

Last time I was in the ATL for recurrent, I had dinner at Malones. They had some pretty good mircro-brews on the menu, in 16oz. bottles and a couple on draft. I can't remember the names right off, but you'll know when you read the funky names on the menu.

Here you go, scroll down to page 5 on the menu:

http://atlantaairportrestaurants.com...Lunch_Menu.pdf

I think they brought me the Arrogant Bastard Ale, without me even having to ask...must have been my hat!

Thanks, Tom, that one gave me a good laugh before work!