A Dam Fine Day

My brother and his buddies sometimes do work for a reality TV show (they are experts at using rope and this particular show creates physical challenges that often utilize rope.) The other day my brother was building a set at Sepulveda Dam and asked if I would help out, which sounded like fun to me.
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We stopped at Carl's Jr. for breakfast. My brother swore to me that their steak and egg breakfast burritos are awesome. I took one look at the picture on the menu display and decided there was no way I could order something like that. (He ordered it without egg, which made me laugh.) I took one bite of his anyway. It was not good.

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But neither was my sourdough breakfast sandwich. I certainly was not expecting it to be as good as something homemade, but I was not prepared for just how bad it would be. So the lesson is: don't eat breakfast at Carl's Jr. It really tests my idea of every meal of every day being its own party.

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It was a nice day at the dam, however, and I worked up quite an appetite hauling around trusses, unwinding rope, and trying to drive a golf cart up the spillway (I could only get it about ten feet.) At lunchtime some of the production crew on the show surprised us with a HUGE box of sandwiches from Philly's Best. I have never had one, but I have several friends who love their sandwiches.

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The sandwich I grabbed had steak and American cheese. It was absolutely fantastic. Was it better because I had spent hours sweating and I was hungry? Maybe, but maybe not. The steak was tender, there was the perfect amount of cheese, and the handful of peppers I added were great. Even the fries, which had been sitting in a bag in the back of a truck for perhaps half an hour before I took a break to eat, were still good.

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I will be visiting Philly's Best again in the next couple weeks to try another one of their sandwiches.