LizzieMaine
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Does anyone still say gas-guzzler or road hog anymore? Or drive-in restaurant. I don't think of a McDonald's as a drive-in. A drive-in has car hops who bring your order out on a tray that hooks on your car window. What about speed trap? They still exist, sort of. I know of one place where there might be a police car lurking just over the rise in the road. There used to be a place where the traffic backed up and the police with wait there to check registrations and inspection stickers.
We still have drive-ins here, although carhops were never popular in this area. You'd have to order and then wait for your number to be called, and go get your food at the window yourself. This is a classic Maine drive-in, still in business after nearly eighty years: