So, I ask if they take reservations; is it buffet or special menu.
Then use that info to make a decision?
One good question would do it: Is the cost of your menu higher today than usual?
As for me, I expect to pay more, so either I go or I don't. I know what type of restaurants do this sort of thing.

I tried that, Maximus. It didn't work. The manager at Long John Silvers just laughed and hung up the phone on me!

You mean they don't serve Mothers, Lobster Bisque and Pheasant under glass on Mother's day? Just thick breaded iddy-biddy shrimp and re-processed fish bones with batter.

Sorry about the posting the comments on the wrong page but anyways anything you say is right back at ya!

Oh, and you are also fat!

My son loves me. What can I say.

I have always thought oil companies were awful for doing this also. I urge you to contact your representatives to push for alternative fuels...like hydrogen.

Don't plan a vacation next summer. That's right. Instead of planning to go to Chez Rat in Florida or flying off to the Caribbean, stay very, very local. When the tourism industry (hotels, airlines, cruise lines, etc.) feel the pinch and start to blame the oil industry, you'll see prices back off.

The reason I came to this conclusion is that every summer when the price spikes, some idiot news organization reports "___% of Americans say they will not change their vacation plans." Well, duh! If you've paid for your vacation a year or months in advance, of course you're not going to change your plans and lose all of that money. It's a garbage statistic unless consumers decide not to plan a vacation for the coming year that involves a large investment of non-refundable funds.

. . . that and, contact your representatives to push for alternative fuels.

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I totally agree. I use my electric golf cart to go everywhere I can, even if it takes me 30 minutes to get there. I think Peachtree City's slogan should be: Peachtree City where getting there is half the fun.

I'm in a very lightly-populated area of the County and I was thinking of getting a golf cart to visit neighbors. Then, I priced one! I wasn't looking for fancy. I didn't even want lights or plastic side curtains or a canopy top. But the lowest price I found for a stripped down model was $2,000.

So, does anybody know where to get a reasonably-priced basic golf cart for the utilitarian user?

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We paid $1800 for our 1996 yamaha. It runs great. We have had it for three years. We found it by looking on the buletin boards at Kroger.

They are pretty much industructable. Batteries(new about $400) & tires (U have to buy them on the wheel..go figure $30 ea.)
Look at the grocery store For Sale. Po'Boy in Harelson 770 599 0602. Affordable out by the strawberry patch & Nub's on 54.
Call my guy John's Gof Cart Service 770 486 0903 to see if he has one or if you want service. I paid less than $1500 6 yrs ago.
Club Car is the best. Yamaha is good & EZ-Go (I have is low end).

bladder is correct, most golf carts are primarily the same, feature-wise.

The golf cart store told us there was one major difference between EZ-Go and Club Cars: Club cars have a different (smaller?) gear differential so they can go a little faster than EZ-Go. The huge tradeoff is that Club cars go much slower up some of the bigger hills in PTC. If you live near Kedron Hills or some other very hilly place, it's to your advantage to go with EZ-go.

I don't know if the above is true, I'm just passing along what I heard. I've gone through 3 EZ-Go carts in my 8 years here.

I just had the brakes replaced on my cart...whew, $300!!

Thanks, bladderq. That is very helpful. Is there any feature or type of brakes or motor, etc., that I should avoid? I've never bought one of these before (as if you couldn't tell )

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Just ask questions of the mechanics. A new motor is maybe $300. I think the brakes are just simple drum type. The charger is $300. All in all not much goes wrong with them in my experience...except kids turning them over. Oh, and batteries & tires. Did I mention the motor I replaced in one? & that thang-a-miggidy that went out twice.