Waffles, anytime

OK, so you can get breakfast anywhere, and it's a lot cheaper to make it at home.

But until recently, Delaware could not enjoy the friendly confines of the Waffle House, open a thankful 24 hours a day.

Where can you find a Waffle House? Unfortunately, the closest options we have up north are Middletown and Elkton, Md. The one in "New Smyrna," as I like to call it, is a godsend when coming home from a late sports assignment downstate (such as, football).

New Smyrna, by the way, is my name for all of the development along Route 13 on the southern end, though a fair amount of these newly constructed shopping centers are empty. Wow, just like all the empty shopping centers we have up here.

Anyway, why is Waffle House better than the rest of the breakfast places? The service. It's quick. Like, lightning quick, compared to at least one other national chain known for being open 24 hours and serving breakfast (here's a hint, it rhymes with Lenny's). Sure, I'm usually not at Waffle House when it's busy. But, I've also been there when it has been, and the wait staff and cooks there do a great job when it's time to hustle.

My order is usually one waffle (they have big waffles), sometimes with chocolate chips, bacon and white toast. You can't get an English muffin there for some reason. Oh well.

There's a Waffle House in "New Camden," as well, where development also booms along Route 13, tacking on 5-10 minutes to the drive through that area. Hey, maybe we should build a long, north-to-south highway that covers the length of the state, and has a nice, convenient hook up to major regional roads such as Interstate 95, U.S. 301 and maybe even U.S. 50.

Uh, never mind. DelDOT can't even plan a proper cycle for the new stoplight at Milltown Road and Route 41, an intersection that needed that light for, oh, for about 20 years.