Middletown, CT: O'Rourke's Diner burned down.

[randomness]

WTNH-TV Channel 8 reported this morning that O'Rourke's burned down:
http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=5348679&nav=menu29_2

Comments

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

-Well, crap.

[signsoflife.livejournal.com]

No fucking fire insurance. Oh, God.

[mmeubiquitous.livejournal.com]

Who doesn't buy fire insurance for a freakin' restaurant?

[ladybird97.livejournal.com]

Oh, gosh, those pictures are heartbreaking. I hope they manage to bring O'Rourke's back somehow...

[spatch]

Oh, no.

That grill had character.

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

I agree that it's outrageous to not have fire insurance for a restaurant. Not only is it a business, but it's a business that relies on appliances that transfer Heat to the salable items, i.e. stove/oven/grill.

[dr-mewwi.livejournal.com]

oh NO! that's incredibly sad. but it's a mystery how can you have a successful restaurant and decide not to invest in fire insurance. hope they can come back anyway...

[cityratbuddy.livejournal.com]

http://r-ness.livejournal.com/212912.html?mode=reply

[mahjhongg.livejournal.com]

i'm very upset. very very upset. there should be a movement to raise money to re open it.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

hca posted about doing this on her LJ, and pantsie is doing research.

See http://hca.livejournal.com/134123.html.