The Best Food in Jail! - The Cellblock Steakhouse in Ely, Nevada, Road Trip Day 7 Episode 15

[robertpaulsen]

We walked into a cacophony of electronic bells, fake clanking coins, and real people yelling in glee. Continuing on, we passed through a short corridor and till we were seated at our very own jail cell. The Cellblock Steakhouse is a themed restaurant where you can sit and have your (possibly last) meal.

WARNING: This video contains carnivorous food porn!

[robertpaulsen]

1. Some pictures of the restaurant and Ely!

[irisblue]

2. I love places like that.

Thanks for the vlogs.

[robertpaulsen]

4. You're welcome, irisblue!

That restaurant is definitely a place we would love to visit again.

[left-of-center2012]

3. I did three days in a Canadian jail for hitchhiking (seriously) around 1973

It was illegal to hitchhike within one city's limits, and being from the U.S. I didn't know it.
Instead of giving me a ticket (like a local would get) they locked me up, figuring I'd just skip town and not pay the ticket.

It was a small city and the jail was just a bit better than the Mayberry jail on the old Andy Griffith show.

The food was great and they gave us seconds on dessert.

They locked me up on a Friday, and Monday let me go,
so naturally I hitched out of town.

It was my hippie daze, and I spent 7 months hitching from Toronto to Vancouver with my backpack, sleeping bag, and gear.

[robertpaulsen]

5. Wow, that's a crazy penalty!

Though I have to admit I laughed when you mentioned Mayberry. Made me wonder how Don Knotts would sound with a Canadian accent! Sorry that happened, but what a great story. Thanks for sharing, left-of-center2012!

[left-of-center2012]

6. As I look back 45 years ...

I don't even think they 'booked' me.
I don't recall being photographed, fingerprinted, etc or appearing before any official magistrate.

They just locked me up on a Friday and told me to get out of town on Monday.

[robertpaulsen]

7. Which part of Canada was this?

I hope they're not still like that! Though I'm glad they had good food. (Maybe Aunt Bee cooked it!)

[left-of-center2012]

9. Outside Winnipeg, Manitoba

(Around 1972) I spent 7 months hitching from Toronto to Vancouver and points in between, with my backpack, sleeping bag, and tent.
Crossed the Canadian Rockies in winter -- it was beautiful.

I'd stop in some place, work day labor a week or two, and move on.

The Canadian government ran a system of hostels all over where you could get a hot dinner, bunk bed, hot breakfast, and a sack lunch to go for $2 a night.
The hostels were full of young guys hitching around; some hostels in the big cities held up to 50 people.

Ten years ago I met a guy in New Mexico who had made a similar hitchhiking trip of Canada and he said the hostel then charged $5 a night.

[panader0]

8. My dad was born in next door McGill in 1914.

Not much going on in McGill. He said he and his high school buddies
would make the 13 mile drive to Ely for excitement. Oh boy!

[robertpaulsen]

10. I love old Nevada towns.

Particularly the ones with a history tied to silver mining. We didn't get a chance to see McGill. Hopefully there will be a next time!