One of my most memorable Thanksgivings was when I lived in Eugene from 1991 to 2000. My two children were with me on Thanksgiving of 1992 or 93. To save myself from trying to cook a big turkey dinner, I decided to take them to one of those all you could eat places in the shopping center at 29th and Willamette in south Eugene. We had been there before, but now it was under new ownership. There was a line of people going out the front door when we arrived. Once we got inside I paid for the three of us as we got a plate and utensils. The first dish was a big salad that looked descent, next was mashed potatoes in one of those big tubs that you would see ice cream served from, definitely instant potatoes. Then there was a man serving ham or turkey as he told us we could have one or the other and it was cut in thin slices from round cylinders of meat, no fresh turkey or ham here. After that there was no more food, I don't even remember a vegetable or a roll. We found a table and started eating. With the small servings it did not take long to consume our Thanksgiving dinner. Off to the side was a table of pieces of pumpkin pie on plates with a sign saying help yourself. Sitting next to us was a large woman wearing a blouse that did not completely cover her bulging belly as she got up for seconds. When she returned to the table with her family I overheard say, "isn't this great food?" By then my two kids were eating their second plates of pie. That did it for me and In desperation I told them eat up we got to get out here.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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