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By JON KLAVERKAMP
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
There are no such things as menus at the Hampton Inn. Well, let’s just say I have never seen anybody use one there. For all I know, there may be a stack of menus hidden behind the counter.
Oh sure, there are those plastic menus on the wall which list the available items, but believe me, nobody looks at those - at least none of the regulars.
What I mean to say (in a whisper) is that only tourists look at the menus on the wall. The locals haven’t done that in years. They don’t need a menu to order, they don’t even need to talk to order. All they have to do is walk in the door with exp’es .as on jieir faces indicating how they want their eggs done: overeasy or sunny-side up.
The rest is taken care of by the Hampton Inn’s all-purpose staff: Mildred Cebula (owner), Elsie Barkley, and Louise Foster.
Elsie has worked at the Hampton Inn for nine years. She says, “When people walk in the door I usually know what they want without asking.” That’s because there are many regulars at the Hampton Inn who have been coining in and ordering the same thing for a long time.
The reason there are many regu
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