Ah yes, in the midst of becoming a full-time (temporary) poseur and sitting at Starbucks drinking latte's while I wait for my strained MCL to heal up, I decided to ride my barcalounger boinger DH bike into the village of Babylon. I couldn't find a Starbucks anywhere in the village. Lots of clam bars, Mexican food restaurants, Italian restaurants and fish houses...but no Starbucks. I felt very displaced in this hopping mad little village by the South Shore...how can such a place exist without a Starbucks? I slowly pedalled my bike to the Bay to go watch the sailboats drift by in my attempt to crush this disappointment that I was facing...
The nearest Starbucks was too far for me to ride, the strain was beginning to act up. I gave up on my attempt of achieving poseur-dom and went home and ate ravioli's instead...
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Ah yes, in the midst of becoming a full-time (temporary) poseur and sitting at Starbucks drinking latte's while I wait for my strained MCL to heal up, I decided to ride my barcalounger boinger DH bike into the village of Babylon. I couldn't find a Starbucks anywhere in the village. Lots of clam bars, Mexican food restaurants, Italian restaurants and fish houses...but no Starbucks. I felt very displaced in this hopping mad little village by the South Shore...how can such a place exist without a Starbucks? I slowly pedalled my bike to the Bay to go watch the sailboats drift by in my attempt to crush this disappointment that I was facing...
The nearest Starbucks was too far for me to ride, the strain was beginning to act up. I gave up on my attempt of achieving poseur-dom and went home and ate ravioli's instead...
- CA-G
Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!
Back when you were Canadian you would have pedaled 15 km on one leg to get to Tim Horton's. -- _________________________ Chris Phillipo - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia ramsays-online.comramsays-online.comOpen ↗
Ah yes, in the midst of becoming a full-time (temporary) poseur and sitting at Starbucks drinking latte's while I wait for my strained MCL to heal up, I decided to ride my barcalounger boinger DH bike into the village of Babylon. I couldn't find a Starbucks anywhere in the village. Lots of clam bars, Mexican food restaurants, Italian restaurants and fish houses...but no Starbucks. I felt very displaced in this hopping mad little village by the South Shore...how can such a place exist without a Starbucks? I slowly pedalled my bike to the Bay to go watch the sailboats drift by in my attempt to crush this disappointment that I was facing...
The nearest Starbucks was too far for me to ride, the strain was beginning to act up. I gave up on my attempt of achieving poseur-dom and went home and ate ravioli's instead...
- CA-G
Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!
no locally owned latte` purveyors either? for shame.
On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 at 19:15 GMT, Carla A-G penned:
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The nearest Starbucks was too far for me to ride, the strain was beginning to act up. I gave up on my attempt of achieving poseur-dom and went home and ate ravioli's instead...
Mmmm ravioli.
-- monique Unless you need to share ultra-sensitive super-spy stuff with me, please don't email me directly. I will most likely see your post before I read your mail, anyway.
Ah yes, in the midst of becoming a full-time (temporary) poseur and sitting at Starbucks drinking latte's while I wait for my strained MCL to heal up, I decided to ride my barcalounger boinger DH bike into the village of Babylon. I couldn't find a Starbucks anywhere in the village. Lots of clam bars, Mexican food restaurants, Italian restaurants and fish houses...but no Starbucks. I felt very displaced in this hopping mad little village by the South Shore...how can such a place exist without a Starbucks? I slowly pedalled my bike to the Bay to go watch the sailboats drift by in my attempt to crush this disappointment that I was facing...
The nearest Starbucks was too far for me to ride, the strain was beginning to act up. I gave up on my attempt of achieving poseur-dom and went home and ate ravioli's instead...
- CA-G
Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!
I'm waiting to recover from the same problem. I keep trying to cycle to see if it's any better but find out the hard way that it's not.
I can't wait to get back on a proper ride. Hope you recover soon.
Back when you were Canadian you would have pedaled 15 km >on one leg to get to Tim Horton's.
Are they as good as folks say? I finally tried a crispy creme and it was not anything worth all the fuss. Being a true fan of the donut I was greatly disapointed by the crispy hoax. I'm up in B.C. in a couple of months, is the Horton's a must?
Heal quick Carla. My PT keeps insisting she will keep me off my bike into the spring (destroyed another shoulder). Come on Snowboard season!
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no locally owned latte` purveyors either? for shame.
penny
I had the same thought. We have no Starbuck's here either. I see that as a good thing. We have three other non-chain coffee shops and those are cooler anyway.
I'm waiting to recover from the same problem. I keep trying to cycle to see if it's any better but find out the hard way that it's not.
It hurts like a sonofabitch. I went for a ride on Saturday and I couldn't make it back to the trailhead. I had to stop at a supermarket parking lot and wait while Jim rode back to the trailhead to get the truck and came back to pick me up.
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I can't wait to get back on a proper ride. Hope you recover soon.
Ah yes, in the midst of becoming a full-time (temporary) poseur and sitting at Starbucks drinking latte's while I wait for my strained MCL to heal up,
Heal Fast, Pixie Girl!!!!
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decided to ride my barcalounger boinger DH bike into the village of Babylon. I couldn't find a Starbucks anywhere in the village.
Luckily there is a Starbucks diagonally across the street from my precinct, that gives free fill-ups to officers in uniform who have purchased Strabucks mugs or thermos (good free advertising and the steady flow of oinkers keeps them from getting robbed ;-) So, every morning, I sit out on the patio at 06:00 to 06:15 sipping my latte and watching the sun rise over the city.
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no locally owned latte` purveyors either? for shame.
Its just not the same if its not a Starbucks...
They're everywhere here. I have two within a mile of my house, and I live in the 'burbs. We have one in the building I work in. Depending on the route I take on my 8-mile commute (and I'm not talking out-of-the way routes), I could pass within a block of three others as well.
I guess thats a benefit of living in a west-coast town with bad weather.
-- -BB- To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least)
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Ah yes, in the midst of becoming a full-time (temporary) poseur and
sitting
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at Starbucks drinking latte's while I wait for my strained MCL to heal up,
I
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decided to ride my barcalounger boinger DH bike into the village of
Babylon.
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I couldn't find a Starbucks anywhere in the village. Lots of clam bars, Mexican food restaurants, Italian restaurants and fish houses...but no Starbucks. I felt very displaced in this hopping mad little village by the South Shore...how can such a place exist without a Starbucks? I slowly pedalled my bike to the Bay to go watch the sailboats drift by in my
attempt
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to crush this disappointment that I was facing...
The nearest Starbucks was too far for me to ride, the strain was beginning to act up. I gave up on my attempt of achieving poseur-dom and went home
and
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ate ravioli's instead...
- CA-G
Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!
I like going to Starbucks after a ride with our mud covered bikes sitting on my hitch rack and watch the posers sitting around sipping their java with their squeaky clean suvs parked nearby watch as a bunch of us covered head to toe in mud fall out my car.
They don't get it. The secret to life is living the life, not pretending to live the life.
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no locally owned latte` purveyors either? for shame.
penny
I had the same thought. We have no Starbuck's here either. I see that as a good thing. We have three other non-chain coffee shops and those are cooler anyway.
Matt (not a big fan of the big chains)
Seattle may have invented drive thru espesso, but Spokane perfected it.
I think I like "the shop" best... live music on weeknights, and in the summer they show movies on the wall of the old building ( painted white) next door, for free, bring a lawn chair and buy a latte. And a really good sound system.
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no locally owned latte` purveyors either? for shame.
penny
I had the same thought. We have no Starbuck's here either. I see that as a good thing. We have three other non-chain coffee shops and those are cooler anyway.
Matt (not a big fan of the big chains)
Is there a Steaming Bean in Gunny? It is becoming a requirement for me to visit other Colorado towns.
-- Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove ".nospam" to reply)
"Carla A-G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Ah yes, in the midst of becoming a full-time (temporary) poseur and
sitting
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at Starbucks drinking latte's while I wait for my strained MCL to heal up,
I
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decided to ride my barcalounger boinger DH bike into the village of
Babylon.
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I couldn't find a Starbucks anywhere in the village. Lots of clam bars, Mexican food restaurants, Italian restaurants and fish houses...but no Starbucks. I felt very displaced in this hopping mad little village by the South Shore...how can such a place exist without a Starbucks? I slowly pedalled my bike to the Bay to go watch the sailboats drift by in my
attempt
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to crush this disappointment that I was facing...
The nearest Starbucks was too far for me to ride, the strain was beginning to act up. I gave up on my attempt of achieving poseur-dom and went home
and
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ate ravioli's instead...
Heh... reminds me of this Simpsons episode where the camera was panning left and right in a shopping mall background, and initially there was just one Starbux but more kept popping up.
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> They're everywhere here.
"I have seen the end of the universe, it is two StarBucks right across the street from each other." - Lewis Black.
A couple years ago there was a New Yorker cartoon where there was a Starbucks built into a men's room. BTW: The universe must end at the triangle of Astor Place, NYC, where there are, indeed, two Starbucks across the street from eachother. /s
I'm reading "Good to Great" right now at work, and they describe Walgreen's strategy of maximizing profit per customer rather than profit per store. The idea is that you identify a region where your services are desired, and then you put so many stores in that area that no matter where a person is, your store is the most convenient choice. Eventually "I'm going to the drugstore" becomes "I'm going to Walgreen's."
Non-intuitive, but apparently profitable.
Sounds like Starbucks is doing something similar.
Sounds like the NYPD's attitude towards NYC cyclists too. Although their ticket writing campaigns are slightly more proactive about maximizing their profits per customer.
