Best Hamburger I ever had

[HB Vic]

First of all, I appreciate your feedback. And I assure you, you will not be banned nor will this thread get deleted. I do not like deleting threads. I will lock them down if necessary, but rarely will a thread get deleted. Mods cannot delete, they can only hide them.

I guess this whole Grads ordeal may be coming to a head. I'll go on record again and say that personally I like Grads. But I cannot let Grads continue to do what he's been doing. He knows what he can't post, yet he continues to do so. I have been a supporter of him for a long time, but the members are getting fed up. And now he's keeping the mods up late. Mods do not get paid, they're volunteers and I appreciate their help. So it upsets me that someone has to stay up late on Grads watch.

Admin2's statement was not directed at the membership as a whole, it was pointed directly at Grads. I really do think Grads needs to take a step back and re-evaluate what it is he wants to do on these boating sites. Most of the time he is a good contributor. He posts boating content and other pretty interesting stories, but almost on a regular basis now, he's goes off kilter. I've been kind of ignoring some of the comments and PM's I receive about Grads. Most of the people who comment rarely post. I need to consider the fact that maybe they don't post because of Grads.

HB has come a long way from the ashes it once was a couple years ago. In just a little over a year we have grown to almost 5,000 members. We're doing our best to sponsor and contribute to the boating community as best we can. We're also doing our best to bring you, our members, as much boating content as we can considering the fact that we have no budget LOL.

Admin2 has requested to remain anonymous. I will continue to respect their wishes. Admin has been here since day one, ironically no one seems concerned about his true identity. Personally I don't see it as a big deal, and I need all the help I can get.

Hopefully you understand our position and will continue to contribute to the site.

Thank you,
HB

[Napanutt]

Hopefully you understand our position and will continue to contribute to the site.

Thank you,
HB

I do and thank you for your effort.

[ptc]

Back to the MEAT of this thread....

The best burger around BY FAR - Helvetia Tavern Cheeseburger



Set in a bucolic landscape with rolling hills and babbling brooks across a winding road from a donkey farm, Helvetia Tavern is two miles north of U.S. 26 in Hillsboro, Oregon. -- but feels like it could be a thousand miles away.

That cheeseburger is about as close to burger perfection as you can find: a soft sesame-seed bun, a thin burger patty with light char and a hint of pink inside (harder than it looks with thinner patties), melted American cheese, thinly sliced tomato, onions, shredded iceberg, tangy mayo and plenty of sliced pickles on the side.

A tavern has stood in this red building since at least 1946. The current owner, Mike Lampros, bought it from his parents, Nick and Mary, a few years ago. The trucker hats famously pinned to the tavern's ceiling aren't going anywhere.