We checked the internet--as one always does--and then went boldly off to a place we found in Reading, which turned out to be closed. One should have used the phone to confirm their hours of operation, but that was way too old-fashioned.
So it was off to the next town, where we vaguely recalled from the internet that there was a Thai restaurant, but didn't know exactly where.
Fortunately, as clever people are no doubt aware, one can send text messages to Google (46-6453) from a cell phone and get convenient answers. This is not a new development (I myself have known of it for over a year), but it's always a fun one. I find it works best with simple queries. Definitions of words, factual questions like dates, locations or sports scores. Advanced functions and complex terms tend to produce unsatisfactory results.
But you can certainly text "thai restaurant wakefield ma" and get a response with the address and phone number of said restaurant!
Sadly, the story does not have a happy ending despite the awesome convenience of texting Google, because the Wakefield one was closed too.
We thought of going to Lexington, where we knew there was an open restaurant because I got its number from Google text and then called, but there was a lot of traffic on the highway. Eventually we gave up.
Perhaps later this week we'll go into Boston, where we know there are fine and delicious Thai restaurants and where we should have just gone in the first place yesterday, only we were trying to avoid the hassle of going into town.
Oh, the irony. At least I got to send some text messages.
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