Show PUBLIC FORUM UTTERS TO TH THE EDITOR What is your opinion The Express welcomes letters from its readers concerning any subject pertinent to the U Uintah Basin Ilasin While there are no restrictions as to contents or reasonable length letters must be submitted exclusively to lo the Express and bear the writers writer's h full l name signature and address Names must be printed on political letters but bul may he be withheld for good reasons if requested on others All Ml letters are subject to lo condensation x Soured on Vernal hospitality Dear Editor With summer on its way we look forward to our annual trek into Duchesne and Uintah counties Our usual visit has been Vernal the dinosaur monuments back to Vernal for dinner and home to Orem This year we skip Vernal The last time we stopped and filled the car with gas we wandered over to the hotel to have dinner and although it was not very busy we could not find anyone to give us service Employees were busy visiting around the counter So we walked across the street and down to a western cafe which has a specialty of smorgasbord in thy the th afternoons But we were also overlooked for dinner and it took us more than an hour and 45 minutes to finally get some service The meal was fair but the service was constantly interrupted because everybody was getting ready for the smorgasbord and didn't have time lime for those of or us who just dropped in for a noon meal Back on the street our car one of only about three on the whole block had ad a ticket which was going to cost costus us 1 more so I Ignored it and we drove home The drive was pleasant Months later the company from which we had leased the car for our trip paid a 5 parking fine and sent the bill on onto onto onto to us Total cost of our lit little lie unsatisfactory trip to Vernal was almost 50 counting gas but buthot not hot counting leasing a car Sorry but Vernal hospitality isn't all that great Next time we stop at Roosevelt Duchesne or Jensen Enough of the big city welcomes for us Merwin G G. Fairbanks W. W South Orem Utah |