LIFE

The Greatest Comeback Stories of All Time Begin in Places Like This

I’ll call ahead so they’re ready when you walk through the door

Photo by R. Mac Wheeler on Unsplash.

There’s a tiny town in my province, plopped right in the middle of Canadian farmland. Its population is roughly 1300, and its two biggest attractions are a federal prison and an old rail car diner.

Although you can’t see the prison from the highway, you’re blind if you miss the ‘Starlight Diner Car.’ A red neon sign sits above the entryway and it has a UFO permanently parked on the rooftop. Nobody knows the alien origin story here.

In true small-town-on-the-highway form, you’ll see at least ten big rigs parked out front of this diner on any given day. It’s exactly the type of setting you’d expect to see as a truck stop.

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I’ve eaten at this diner a handful of times in years gone by, always at the same small booth in the back corner. The menu here consists of delicious dishes my grandma would’ve made. Hearty home cooking, usually slathered in gravy.

Somebody’s grandma definitely works here.