Hold the pickles, hold the fries, hold the burger......

It seems the Dutch Boy Burgers that and I and others have been blogging about with mouthwatering suspense, won't be firing up the grill just yet.

The yet to be opened food spot's window went from sporting a Stop Work" order to a straight up menacing "VACATE" sign (Pictured above) at first I thought it said "VACA te" which coulda made sense but nope.

It means until further notice everyone is barred from entering. Worse yet it includes Franklin Park's large bar room (not the small one at the end of the beer garden, that's open). Sad. When will it be burger time?

I wonder if Matt the owner feels like this:

Which Valentine's Photo is You?

This

or This?

Well, no matter how you roll this Feb14th, solo or tied down (yes you) I hope you at least stay warm in spirit and use protection, yes pvc.

And why not be optimistic, it's the start of the new Chinese Lunar New Year, Year of the Tiger.

According to the interwebs(specifically, Yahoo):

Nuptials aren't a good idea in the upcoming days, at least not in Beijing. Thanks to a disconnect between solar and lunar calendars, the Year of the Tiger apparently doesn't have a spring: No spring makes this a "widow year," which portends infertility—and explains the last-minute rush of newlyweds in China before the New Year kicked in.

Grrreat! That's muuuch better.

Generally Wednesday is photo day around here, but I braved the storm and took these shots and some if you'll excuse my pride, are quite nice:

People can say what they will about Manhattan versus the outer boroughs, (frankly I talk a lot of smack about Manhattan) but a day after the Blizzard I left work to clean sidewalks not remembering it had snowed until I walked back out of the subway and into the Brooklyn.