Getting To Pops

RANGER CANOE CO · 05-19-2011, 06:02 AM

Ok, where's Pop's ?

RockandRoll · 05-19-2011, 06:35 AM

Pop;s is in Alton Bay across the street from the public launch.

ishoot308 · 05-19-2011, 07:43 AM

Across from the town docks on route 11 in Alton Bay.

dpg · 06-01-2011, 06:00 AM

Trying to picture where Pops is and it just isn't clicking as I'm not very familiar with that side of the lake. If I'm pulling out of the Wal Mart beside the Laconia airport do I take a left and just keep going? Sorry for the terrible example but like I said I'm just not sure.

jrc · 06-01-2011, 06:10 AM

yes, it's about 15 miles, it will be on your right

Slickcraft · 06-01-2011, 06:53 AM

Just a short distance after that left out of Gilford Walmart the road becomes Rt 11 east toward Alton. Pops is about 1/4 mile before the southern tip of Alton Bay. As jrc noted it is on the right coming down from Gilford.

Rattlesnake Guy · 06-01-2011, 02:44 PM

Just across the street from Pops is an old train station right on the edge of the sidewalk. Still has the mechanical flag signal poking out into the street. If you go too far, you will see a big parking lot on your left with a bandstand in the water and another bandstand on the land. You can see the Grey building for Pops from that parking lot. Often times Pop has his pickup sitting there with a plywood ice cream cone.

We love Pops and go often.

topwater · 06-01-2011, 03:06 PM

At $23.95 for a Clam plate, I hope you enjoy it. That is quite expensive to us working class people. The wife and I drove through Alton and decided to stop for some clams, drove in and saw the prices and drove out. We'll stick to BayHaven in Cornish Maine if we want excellent seafood at a excellent price.

RLW · 06-01-2011, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by topwater

At $23.95 for a Clam plate, I hope you enjoy it. That is quite expensive to us working class people. The wife and I drove through Alton and decided to stop for some clams, drove in and saw the prices and drove out. We'll stick to BayHaven in Cornish Maine if we want excellent seafood at a excellent price.

on the prices not going to Maine. Also the building is a little to close to the ground if you get my drift.

and enjoy your meal.

ghfromaltonbay · 06-01-2011, 04:05 PM

I ordered the baby shrimp plate to go which came to just about $15.00 with the tax, but you have to realize that shrimp plate could easily feed 3 people. I was so astonished that I actually counted them. 49 shrimp! plus enough cole slaw to fill a cereal bowl and enough fries to feed 3. I had two meals on that one plate + had some fries and cole slaw left for a 3rd. If you split a $15 plate between 2 people I don't think that's too much $. Knowing what I do, if you had ordered 1 clam plate, you and the missus would have had more than enough to eat and probably taken some home. Try it the next time you're in Alton. The biggest mistake newbies make is ordering too much.

Happy Gourmand · 06-01-2011, 04:05 PM

Pop's is a bargain. I think other forum members will agree that 1 clam plate at Pop's will easily feed 2 people. As a comparason, we went to the new Weathervane at the Weirs the other day....Scallop BASKET was 19.95. Came with fries and nothing else. Scallops were very good, so no complaints about that. Lunch for my wife and I and our 4 yr old grandson was $57 including tip. We've spent much less at Pop's and brought enough home for a whole meal the next day.
Seriously, Topwater, try it, I think you'll like it...excellent quality all around.

RLW, a "little close to the ground" nope..i don't get your drift.

jkjoshuatree · 06-01-2011, 04:54 PM

I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't get this. Oh well.

I'm sure we'll find out soon enough.

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Originally Posted by The Phantom Gourmand

Pop's is a bargain. I think other forum members will agree that 1 clam plate at Pop's will easily feed 2 people. As a comparason, we went to the new Weathervane at the Weirs the other day....Scallop BASKET was 19.95. Came with fries and nothing else. Scallops were very good, so no complaints about that. Lunch for my wife and I and our 4 yr old grandson was $57 including tip. We've spent much less at Pop's and brought enough home for a whole meal the next day.
Seriously, Topwater, try it, I think you'll like it...excellent quality all around.

RLW, a "little close to the ground" nope..i don't get your drift.

dpg · 06-02-2011, 05:41 AM

Thanks all...Wow I didn't realize it was app 15 miles from the airport, did I misunderstand something? Oh and for the record I have no idea about the ground thing either...

jrc · 06-02-2011, 05:57 AM

Yes, about 15 miles from Walmart, straight down Route 11.

The food is good, the portions are huge and the prices match. I aways order too much, mainly because there usually only two of us and we like different things. Most times we order one meal and one side order, it's still too much.

BTW I'm sure you know that Sawyer's is a lot closer and just as good. Their portions are smaller, but still quite large, so you throw away less.

We still go to Pop's because we can get there by boat. Once you spend $50 on gas to get there, the food seems cheap. But gas and food are worth every penny to make that wonderful ride.

sa meredith · 06-02-2011, 09:03 AM

"a little close to the ground"
Can someone help me out here?

RailroadJoe · 06-02-2011, 09:53 AM

Dirt and dust rises.

SIKSUKR · 06-02-2011, 12:10 PM

Oh no, another one I don't get.

Bigstan · 06-02-2011, 03:08 PM

If it wasn't close to the ground how would you get in the door?

Argie's Wife · 06-03-2011, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigstan

If it wasn't close to the ground how would you get in the door?

...and what about those of us who actually walk on the ground? What does that say about us?

Slickcraft · 06-03-2011, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

...and what about those of us who actually walk on the ground? What does that say about us?

Mere Mortals?

AC2717 · 06-03-2011, 08:42 AM

I Confoozed about the ground????

jrc · 06-03-2011, 08:51 AM

It's a fish shack. Fried seafood is supposed to by eaten outside, on paper plates, with some sand blown on it, while looking at the water. (the lake will have to substitute for the ocean)

If you want tablecloths go across the street to Shibleys. Funny thing is that it will cost about the same.

sa meredith · 06-03-2011, 12:20 PM

My goodness....really? That's how people took the "ground" comment posted? Literally? What he post was..."close to the ground...if you get my drift".
Most certainly the ground was some type of metaphor.

RailroadJoe · 06-03-2011, 01:44 PM

AC2717 Its that thing are feet connect with when we walk.

WakeboardMom · 06-03-2011, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RLW

. Also the building is a little to close to the ground if you get my drift.

Paging RLW...

There are so many of us that don't get your drift...care to clarify...?

Thank you! : )

RLW · 06-03-2011, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by WakeboardMom

Paging RLW...

There are so many of us that don't get your drift...care to clarify...?

Thank you! : )

How about just adding the letters BH????

Argie's Wife · 06-03-2011, 06:12 PM

Slickcraft · 06-03-2011, 06:27 PM

Anyway I do note that his avatar looks a lot like the one that I scanned for the Town of Alton web site back in 2006.

Looks good!

RLW · 06-03-2011, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

It is far from being a compliment----

Rattlesnake Guy · 06-03-2011, 08:26 PM

We went tonight and ran into Sunset Bob & Sunset Ann. We had the small clam strip and small onion ring. Bottle of root beer and bottle of water. 14 bucks. We were full. I wish the camera had 3d for this picture.

Ropetow · 06-03-2011, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by RLW

It is far from being a compliment----

Argie's Wife · 06-03-2011, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RLW

It is far from being a compliment----

I'd just never heard "it's too close to the ground" used before.... and BH?

Sorry, I'm not trying to be dense.... I don't get it... really...

Rattlesnake Guy · 06-03-2011, 09:18 PM

How about...

Close to the ground =

Down to earth.

sa meredith · 06-04-2011, 11:00 AM

So...am I the only one actually wasting time playing with letters in the word ground, and adding BH? Sorry...I love a great inside joke, but this one must be above my pay grade.
The only thing obvious to me, is that it certainly is not meant to be a compliment. Seemed like a dig from the beginning.
Close to the ground. Maybe "low class"?????
Anyway...GO BRUINS

RLW · 06-04-2011, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sa meredith

So...am I the only one actually wasting time playing with letters in the word ground, and adding BH? Sorry...I love a great inside joke, but this one must be above my pay grade.
The only thing obvious to me, is that it certainly is not meant to be a compliment. Seemed like a dig from the beginning.
Close to the ground. Maybe "low class"????? Anyway...GO BRUINS

No and not close.

sa meredith · 06-04-2011, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by RLW

No and not close.

Ummmmm....OK then. Do you think you could find a minute to explain a bit. NOONE seems to understand. Why the big secret? Just tell us what you meant.

This'nThat · 06-04-2011, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sa meredith

Ummmmm....OK then. Do you think you could find a minute to explain a bit. NOONE seems to understand. Why the big secret? Just tell us what you meant.

In September 2009, RLW pointed everyone to an earlier thread (July 2009)where a discussion took place on Pop's cleanliness. In particular, a problem with spiders.

I'll bet RLW is referrring to that. Just a guess. Although, I have no idea what BH refers to.

Jonas Pilot · 06-04-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sa meredith

Ummmmm....OK then. Do you think you could find a minute to explain a bit. NOONE seems to understand. Why the big secret? Just tell us what you meant.

If Noone understands why won't he share what was meant?

upthesaukee · 06-04-2011, 04:53 PM

But I was real close to the ground down there tonight...Clam Plate and medium onion rings (shoulda done small). Wife and I split the meal right down the middle, and we were both full. Still have some OR's that I will reheat for a snack later.

thanks Pops, great as always.

ishoot308 · 06-04-2011, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonas Pilot

If Noone understands why won't he share what was meant?

Who cares! Pop's is great!! I don't need a Rubicks cube to figure that out. Go if you like it, go somewhere else if you dont, pretty simple really...

Dan

RLW · 06-04-2011, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

Who cares! Pop's is great!! I don't need a Rubicks cube to figure that out. Go if you like it, go somewhere else if you dont, pretty simple really...Dan

AMEN to that.

Bigstan · 06-04-2011, 09:48 PM

Just explain already - if you care to make a point you should at the least make a point that we get....

Jonas Pilot · 06-05-2011, 04:33 AM

SA Meredith said, "Ummmmm....OK then. Do you think you could find a minute to explain a bit. NOONE seems to understand. Why the big secret? Just tell us what you meant".

Then I said, "If Noone understands why won't he share what was meant"?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ishoot308

Who cares! Pop's is great!! I don't need a Rubicks cube to figure that out. Go if you like it, go somewhere else if you dont, pretty simple really...

Dan

It's pretty bad when you have to explain your jokes. No one is spelled "no one". It is two words. I was joking that Noone, like in Peter Noone, is a person.

05-19-2011, 06:02 AM	#1
RANGER CANOE CO Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Squam Posts: 52 Thanks: 25 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	Getting To Pops Ok, where's Pop's ? __________________ rangercanoe.com On Squam lake

05-19-2011, 06:35 AM	#2
RockandRoll Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Weathervane Restaurant at the Weirs? Pop;s is in Alton Bay across the street from the public launch.

05-19-2011, 07:43 AM	#3
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,132 Thanks: 2,351 Thanked 5,157 Times in 2,008 Posts	Pop's Across from the town docks on route 11 in Alton Bay.

06-01-2011, 06:00 AM	#4
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,588 Thanks: 150 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	Getting To Pops Trying to picture where Pops is and it just isn't clicking as I'm not very familiar with that side of the lake. If I'm pulling out of the Wal Mart beside the Laconia airport do I take a left and just keep going? Sorry for the terrible example but like I said I'm just not sure.

06-01-2011, 04:05 PM	#10
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 823 Thanks: 252 Thanked 224 Times in 130 Posts	$13.95 for baby shrimp plate I ordered the baby shrimp plate to go which came to just about $15.00 with the tax, but you have to realize that shrimp plate could easily feed 3 people. I was so astonished that I actually counted them. 49 shrimp! plus enough cole slaw to fill a cereal bowl and enough fries to feed 3. I had two meals on that one plate + had some fries and cole slaw left for a 3rd. If you split a $15 plate between 2 people I don't think that's too much $. Knowing what I do, if you had ordered 1 clam plate, you and the missus would have had more than enough to eat and probably taken some home. Try it the next time you're in Alton. The biggest mistake newbies make is ordering too much.

06-01-2011, 06:10 AM	#5
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	yes, it's about 15 miles, it will be on your right

06-01-2011, 06:53 AM	#6
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,277 Thanks: 1,213 Thanked 2,051 Times in 941 Posts	Just a short distance after that left out of Gilford Walmart the road becomes Rt 11 east toward Alton. Pops is about 1/4 mile before the southern tip of Alton Bay. As jrc noted it is on the right coming down from Gilford.

06-01-2011, 02:44 PM	#7
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	Just across the street from Pops is an old train station right on the edge of the sidewalk. Still has the mechanical flag signal poking out into the street. If you go too far, you will see a big parking lot on your left with a bandstand in the water and another bandstand on the land. You can see the Grey building for Pops from that parking lot. Often times Pop has his pickup sitting there with a plywood ice cream cone. We love Pops and go often.

06-01-2011, 03:06 PM	#8
topwater Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 302 Thanks: 85 Thanked 116 Times in 48 Posts	At $23.95 for a Clam plate, I hope you enjoy it. That is quite expensive to us working class people. The wife and I drove through Alton and decided to stop for some clams, drove in and saw the prices and drove out. We'll stick to BayHaven in Cornish Maine if we want excellent seafood at a excellent price.

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06-01-2011, 04:05 PM	#11
Happy Gourmand Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ruskin FL Posts: 1,027 Thanks: 188 Thanked 322 Times in 179 Posts	Working class guy here too! Pop's is a bargain. I think other forum members will agree that 1 clam plate at Pop's will easily feed 2 people. As a comparason, we went to the new Weathervane at the Weirs the other day....Scallop BASKET was 19.95. Came with fries and nothing else. Scallops were very good, so no complaints about that. Lunch for my wife and I and our 4 yr old grandson was $57 including tip. We've spent much less at Pop's and brought enough home for a whole meal the next day. Seriously, Topwater, try it, I think you'll like it...excellent quality all around. RLW, a "little close to the ground" nope..i don't get your drift.

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06-02-2011, 05:41 AM	#13
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,588 Thanks: 150 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	Thanks all...Wow I didn't realize it was app 15 miles from the airport, did I misunderstand something? Oh and for the record I have no idea about the ground thing either...

06-02-2011, 05:57 AM	#14
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	Yes, about 15 miles from Walmart, straight down Route 11. The food is good, the portions are huge and the prices match. I aways order too much, mainly because there usually only two of us and we like different things. Most times we order one meal and one side order, it's still too much. BTW I'm sure you know that Sawyer's is a lot closer and just as good. Their portions are smaller, but still quite large, so you throw away less. We still go to Pop's because we can get there by boat. Once you spend $50 on gas to get there, the food seems cheap. But gas and food are worth every penny to make that wonderful ride.

06-02-2011, 09:03 AM	#15
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	?????????? "a little close to the ground" Can someone help me out here?

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06-02-2011, 09:53 AM	#16
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	Dirt and dust rises.

06-02-2011, 12:10 PM	#17
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Oh no, another one I don't get. __________________ SIKSUKR

06-02-2011, 03:08 PM	#18
Bigstan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gilford NH Posts: 376 Thanks: 9 Thanked 163 Times in 91 Posts	If it wasn't close to the ground how would you get in the door?

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06-03-2011, 08:42 AM	#21
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,544 Thanks: 749 Thanked 350 Times in 263 Posts	I Confoozed about the ground???? __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

06-03-2011, 08:51 AM	#22
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	It's a fish shack. Fried seafood is supposed to by eaten outside, on paper plates, with some sand blown on it, while looking at the water. (the lake will have to substitute for the ocean) If you want tablecloths go across the street to Shibleys. Funny thing is that it will cost about the same.

06-03-2011, 12:20 PM	#23
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	Wow My goodness....really? That's how people took the "ground" comment posted? Literally? What he post was..."close to the ground...if you get my drift". Most certainly the ground was some type of metaphor.

06-03-2011, 01:44 PM	#24
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	AC2717 Its that thing are feet connect with when we walk.

06-03-2011, 06:12 PM	#27
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	Huh?

06-03-2011, 06:27 PM	#28
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,277 Thanks: 1,213 Thanked 2,051 Times in 941 Posts	Anyway I do note that his avatar looks a lot like the one that I scanned for the Town of Alton web site back in 2006. Looks good! Attached Images

06-03-2011, 08:26 PM	#30
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	We went tonight and ran into Sunset Bob & Sunset Ann. We had the small clam strip and small onion ring. Bottle of root beer and bottle of water. 14 bucks. We were full. I wish the camera had 3d for this picture. Attached Images

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06-03-2011, 09:18 PM	#33
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	How about... Close to the ground = Down to earth.

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06-04-2011, 11:00 AM	#34
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	Mystery So...am I the only one actually wasting time playing with letters in the word ground, and adding BH? Sorry...I love a great inside joke, but this one must be above my pay grade. The only thing obvious to me, is that it certainly is not meant to be a compliment. Seemed like a dig from the beginning. Close to the ground. Maybe "low class"????? Anyway...GO BRUINS

06-04-2011, 04:53 PM	#39
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,589 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,440 Thanked 1,975 Times in 1,076 Posts	I dunno :) But I was real close to the ground down there tonight...Clam Plate and medium onion rings (shoulda done small). Wife and I split the meal right down the middle, and we were both full. Still have some OR's that I will reheat for a snack later. thanks Pops, great as always. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

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