Alas the Silver Truck is no more

[Mike Oltmans <moltmans@>]

Today marks the end of an era.  A long storied era of general gao, 
peanut tofu, fruit cups, the occasional somosa and the intermittent rice 
pudding.  Back in mid August 1998 I had my first taste of the food truck 
delights from the silver truck and have been feasting upon the fruits of 
that truck ever since. And as of today, Hi Ho Silver is gone!  Woe is 
me, it's gone.

I remember sitting on the front steps of NE43 that beautiful first day 
of grad school (the weather was beautiful anyway) and eating truck food 
with the older and wiser students while looking out on the Polaroid 
building and the beautiful tree filled courtyard that spanned over to, 
what is now 500 Tech Sq. (and hosts the MIT Institute for Soldier 
Nanotechnology) and being overjoyed at the prospects of a $3 meal that 
was tasty and not even that unhealthy.  They tried to assure me that the 
novelty would wear off and I'd soon be despising that overladen 
styrofoam carton brimming with rice, cabbage, and shaved carrots. 
Mmmmm.  But I showed them.  I've stuck with the silver food truck 
through a food poisoning epidemic or two (not mine thankfully), the 
coming and going of the Grove, the short lived take out window at 
Polcari's and at least one new truck or paint job (at which point the 
silver truck became white...).  I've probably dumped over $2000 into the 
silver truck over the years, and now, my beloved silver truck is gone. 
Gone!  I can't believe it's gone.  Replaced by a shiny new vehicle from 
goodness knows where.  The general is gone, the peanut tofu is gone, and 
the happy go lucky incomprehensible lady behind the counter is gone. 
I'd order the thai chicken chili noodles and she'd say, "blah blah blah 
all sold out blah blah blah."  Fair enough, I'm not sure what that was 
but apparently its gone.  I'll have the tofu.  "oh crap, I forgot my 
wallet," and she'd reply, "blah blah blah pay tomorrow blah blah blah." 
 No problems.  Today I ordered and had to go find an ATM before I got 
my vegetarian beef w/string beens (it was listed under vegetables).  Ah 
the era is over and I morn it.

Just one more reason that I need to graduate.  With a stronger stomach 
and years of fond memories of the silver truck, it's time to move on and 
join the hoards waiting in line at Goosebeary's.  Come share stories of 
the silver truck and all it represented at tonights going away party for 
Hi Ho Silver at ...

           +-                                                  -+
             girl scout benefit -+-  5:30 pm  -+- 32-G9 lounge
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              For those coming from elsewhere: Building 32 is
               <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=32>
          Once you are in 32, just take the G-elevator to the 9th
      floor and we will be in the lounge that you will be looking at
                    <http://projects.csail.mit.edu/gsb>


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