77377 Mel's Country Cafe

          This family owned and operated restaurant has been in business since 1977. Its comfortable, laid-back atmosphere, home style cooking, large portions and mega burgers have kept it a local favorite over 30 years! If you’re in for a challenge, get the Mega Mel Burger. If you can eat this gigantic burger in under 2 hours without help and without getting sick, your name gets put on their Wall of Fame.

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While waiting for your food, practice accepting influence from your partner as you play John Gottman’s Island Survival Game.

How to play: Imagine your cruise ship sank and you find yourselves stranded on a tropical island. The two of you are the only survivors. You look around the beach and see a lot of stuff from the ship but you can only carry 10 items to help you survive on the island until a rescue party finds you (hopefully). Each of you write down on a separate piece of paper what 10 items you would take with you. Then, rank order these items with 1 being the most important and so on.

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Next, share the list with each other and together come up with a consensus list of ten items. Work as a team to solve this problem together. Both of you should have an influence and a final say in the decisions. (You'll want to bring a few pens and a couple pieces of paper- or write on napkins!)

Ship’s Inventory

1. Two changes of clothing

2. AM-FM and short-wave radio receiver

3. Ten gallons of water

4. Pots and pans

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5. Matches

6. Shovel

7. Backpack

8. Toilet paper

9. Two tents

10. Two sleeping bags

11. Knife

12. Small life raft with sail

13. Sun block lotion

14. Cook stove and lantern

15. Long rope

16. Two walkie-talkie send-receiver units

17. Freeze-dried food for seven days

18. One change of clothing

19. One fifth of whiskey

20. Flares

21. Compass

22. Regional aerial maps

23. Gun with six bullets

24. First-aid kit with penicillin

25. Oxygen tanks

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