PSMini Coffee - Coffee City, Federal Way
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Topic: PSMini Coffee - Coffee City, Federal Way
Posted By: kulmini
Subject: PSMini Coffee - Coffee City, Federal Way
Date Posted: January/14/08 at 11:56am
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Hey MINI Motor-ers.........
Time for a PSMini Coffee, let's say at 9AM, Sat Jan 26, 2008 at Coffee City, Federal Way. See HipChecks post below for full address and map.
We have several new members, time to met them.
Rain or shine, let's get together.........................
Comments/Suggestions! ------------- Don & Becki 2006 PW/B 'S' kulmini 2006 LY/B kulbee |
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Posted By: hip check
Date Posted: January/14/08 at 11:30pm
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There is a little coffee shop off the Federal Way/Hwy 18 exit a block west of Costco by the Burger King if we want to try something in that area. I don't know the name but have been in there many times. ------------- Mitch & Teri <font color=BLUE>2006 Cooper Checkmate[/COLOR] <font color=RED>2013 JCW Countryman[/COLOR] 
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Posted By: wdavidhicks
Date Posted: January/14/08 at 11:51pm
That area used to be an ugly truck stop. It's a bustling little shopping area now.
In any case, I'm interested. I anticipate dying to show off a brand new MINI. -------------  -Dave Ulysses, Special Bone Stock Edition: 08/MCS/LB-W/Stripes/DSC/LSD/DPSR/PremPkg/SportSusp/Xenons |
hip check wrote:Posted By: kulmini
Date Posted: January/14/08 at 11:54pm
Mitch,
If you have time check it out and see if there is enough room inside plus parking for show and tell. Even though it may be cold, like it was in Mill Creek, folks still like to share. Let us know.
Thanks,
Don ------------- Don & Becki 2006 PW/B 'S' kulmini 2006 LY/B kulbee |
Posted By: hip check
Date Posted: January/15/08 at 12:18am
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I googled them from space and there is plenty of parking. The place is Coffee City. Here's the link.
Coffee City
34815 Pacific Hwy S # 201, Federal Way, WA (253) 925-0167 Link: < http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=coffee&near=&sll=47.289733,-122.318256&sspn=0.001328,0.002494&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=B&om=1 - http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=coffee&near=&sll=47.289733,-122.318256&sspn=0.001328,0.002494&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=B&om=1 > ------------- Mitch & Teri <font color=BLUE>2006 Cooper Checkmate[/COLOR] <font color=RED>2013 JCW Countryman[/COLOR]
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Posted By: garumph
Date Posted: January/15/08 at 12:27am
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That sound good. If anyone is interested, that would be a perfect location to do the loop up around Federal Way on 509 and finish at the wine shop for a little tasting. Saturday is tasting at the shop from noon to 4, $2 /person. Any interested in that as an after coffee drive and social? ------------- Gordon Clifford, '14 Countryman All4 S Hunka Burning Love, '12 Coupe S, Burnt Orange Flames, '05 MC Black |
Posted By: hip check
Date Posted: January/15/08 at 12:39am
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Any chance of doing it at 9am instead? ------------- Mitch & Teri <font color=BLUE>2006 Cooper Checkmate[/COLOR] <font color=RED>2013 JCW Countryman[/COLOR]
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Posted By: kulmini
Date Posted: January/15/08 at 1:25am
Let's split the difference and say 9:30 at Coffee City, Federal Way. We have some that want it later than 9AM and others that want it earlier. ------------- Don & Becki 2006 PW/B 'S' kulmini 2006 LY/B kulbee |
Posted By: Peabody
Date Posted: January/15/08 at 3:01am
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Sounds great! Count us in. I'll have to check my calendar regarding the wine tasting, but I rarely turn down an opportunity like that. ------------- John & Mavourneen 2008 MCS Cabrio - BRG - 15%pulley - Dinan CAI - H&R rear sway bar - Screamin Demon coil - Craven strut tower defenders - Multivex mirrors |
Posted By: hip check
Date Posted: January/15/08 at 4:35am
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I don't know about other's schedules but I am coaching my son's hockey team at 10:30 so I have a small window from 9 to 9:30am before I would have to leave. ------------- Mitch & Teri <font color=BLUE>2006 Cooper Checkmate[/COLOR] <font color=RED>2013 JCW Countryman[/COLOR]
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Posted By: MINI-Rolls
Date Posted: January/15/08 at 6:23am
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Here is a more updated map of the area, note the truck stop is gone http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=47.288727~-122.314841&style=a&lvl=18&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=411.086085462943&cam=47.288727~-122.314841&scene=-1&encType=1 - COFFEE CITY Fixed the link to show the location ------------- Dave MINI-Rolls |
Posted By: scoop
Date Posted: January/15/08 at 7:49am
Mitch: What are you doing in space?
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Posted By: Chili-S
Date Posted: January/15/08 at 11:43am
I like the 9:00 time. A 9:00 meetup in FW will still give us couple of hours to sleep in - unlike the first time we drove to the 8:00 at Mill Creek. Plus, we can all give Mitch some coaching pointers! ------------- Chili-S 2004 CR/W JCW Linda and Ron Carignan |
Posted By: kulmini
Date Posted: January/15/08 at 12:04pm
No problem with me, I can be there at whatever time someone wants to meet. We can say we will meet between 9 and 10AM. I was just trying to accommodate those that like to sleep-in or have to travel a bit. Me, I rise at 5AM with the dogs so I can be on the road as early as 6AM.
Let's go for 9 to 10AM, meet Chili-S at Forza Lacey at 8AM.................we can then meet Mitch at 9AM. ------------- Don & Becki 2006 PW/B 'S' kulmini 2006 LY/B kulbee |
Posted By: Minihaha
Date Posted: January/16/08 at 1:57am
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Barring any more colds, I should be able to make this one.
Milt ------------- `06 MCS Red/Blk,Mini Madness V2 Exhaust,MM Cold air intake,M-7 Strut brace,Alta 15% Pulley,19mm SB,JH6 17 inch wheels |
Posted By: Kristin
Date Posted: January/16/08 at 10:26am
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I think we can be there. Gee, Don, someone who gets up early 7 days a week like me! If you ever want to do an EARLY coffee at Hawks Prairie, let us know. ------------- Kristin & Rich ’04 CR/W JCW MCS Vita Brevis |
Posted By: albuerne
Date Posted: January/17/08 at 7:30am
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Ohhh....I think this will be the first event for me and my mini. I'll be picking it up at NW MINI next tuesday (I think), so this would be perfect! Count me in. Alex |
Posted By: wdavidhicks
Date Posted: January/17/08 at 8:56am
Arrrgh... I was really hoping they'd have things sooner for us, Alex. Next Tuesday is the very end of the 7-14 day window that NW MINI says they normally see cars in.
Who's your MA over there? Aaron emailed me today and said he'd let me know me as soon as he saw it. I can't imagine the trucks just pull up to the dealership at any given moment and say "Make room. I got twelve MINI Coopers for ya". ------------- -Dave Ulysses, Special Bone Stock Edition: 08/MCS/LB-W/Stripes/DSC/LSD/DPSR/PremPkg/SportSusp/Xenons |
Posted By: kulmini
Date Posted: January/17/08 at 9:06am
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You folks can come to the coffee without your new MINIs, we know it won't be as much fun but you can still meet part of the group. You will be welcomed. ------------- Don & Becki 2006 PW/B 'S' kulmini 2006 LY/B kulbee |
Posted By: wdavidhicks
Date Posted: January/17/08 at 10:57am
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Perish the thought please. We will arrive in MINIs. :) ------------- -Dave Ulysses, Special Bone Stock Edition: 08/MCS/LB-W/Stripes/DSC/LSD/DPSR/PremPkg/SportSusp/Xenons |
Posted By: scoop
Date Posted: January/17/08 at 11:57am
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We'll pick you up if you'd like to ride in ours. |
Posted By: jaqjaq
Date Posted: January/17/08 at 12:22pm
Cam and I are thinking this would be a lot of fun, but Jaq Jaq might have to show up dirty...oh the shame.... ------------- Janet and Cameron good things come in MINI packages 
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Posted By: Hapa Haole
Date Posted: January/17/08 at 12:23pm
Shucks, I'll be working that day at the FD.  Maybe I could stop in with my crew in my "other" vehicle? It's not a MINI, but it's just as fun to drive at times:
 Unfortunately, I won't be able to go with you for a drive afterwards (at least not very far).  ------------- Brenda w/LUV2MTR plates- Aug '06 S, Hyper Blue, white top/sport stripes, chrome in/out, all pkgs, English leather, chrono pack, HK stereo, Jan tune, CAI, 15%, H&R coilovers, rear sway bar, control arm |
Posted By: garumph
Date Posted: January/17/08 at 12:54pm
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So who is interested in a drive then wine tasting after coffee? We should probably have a count so we can warn them if we end up being a large group. edit: http://www.yourwinebasket.com/index.html - http://www.yourwinebasket.com/index.html They will be tasting Sleeping Dog Wines Disclaimer: we are not affiliated with the wine shop ------------- Gordon Clifford, '14 Countryman All4 S Hunka Burning Love, '12 Coupe S, Burnt Orange Flames, '05 MC Black |
Posted By: Chili-S
Date Posted: January/17/08 at 12:57pm
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My arm is twisted - along with my mind. ------------- Chili-S 2004 CR/W JCW Linda and Ron Carignan |
Posted By: wdavidhicks
Date Posted: January/17/08 at 1:27pm
I'll wait for the fire truck. ------------- -Dave Ulysses, Special Bone Stock Edition: 08/MCS/LB-W/Stripes/DSC/LSD/DPSR/PremPkg/SportSusp/Xenons |
Posted By: hip check
Date Posted: January/17/08 at 2:01pm
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I'll have to pass on the wine tasting. The refs at the hockey game afterwards might not appreciate my loss of inhibition. ------------- Mitch & Teri <font color=BLUE>2006 Cooper Checkmate[/COLOR] <font color=RED>2013 JCW Countryman[/COLOR]
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Posted By: albuerne
Date Posted: January/18/08 at 1:26am
Hey David, My MA is Jay. He's my 2nd MA at the NW Mini. I've been in contact with him constantly about delivery. He mentioned that our cars were put on trucks on the 15th and it usually takes 3 days to get up to the dealership. I gave them a 1 day grace, so I would guess that delivery on the 19th. Then 2 days for NW Mini to do what they need to with the cars, so that's how I'm guessing Tuesday is the day we can motor off with our new kids. Jay never really confirmed anything but, it was just an educated guess. He also mentioned that they have literally not been given accurate updates on mini deliveries and have been surprised by trucks pulling up with loads of cars on them. It's interesting that even the dealers don't know exactly where the cars are in this day. I'm sure the trucking company they use have gps locators on their trucks. They should be see exactly where the truck is. Alex |
Posted By: wdavidhicks
Date Posted: January/19/08 at 12:02am
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I was amazed at how much prep work the dealership does. The distribution center pulls the protective skin and hot washes the wax off. The dealership takes them to be detailed. There's this other oily protective inhibitor that's all over the engine compartment and door sills and such that they clean off. There's rubber snubbers on the shocks that have to come out. Something is done to the vehicle to enable it to be run at only the slowest speeds, they reset that to normal. The radio and air conditioner don't even work for some protective measure, they rectify that. Northwest MINI has seen about six trucks so far with vehicles that rolled off in Port Hueneme on the eighth. Just none of them happened to be ours.
Ahem... Oh Yes! Coffee City in Federal Way on Saturday, January 26th.
"Not just an ugly truck stop" ------------- -Dave Ulysses, Special Bone Stock Edition: 08/MCS/LB-W/Stripes/DSC/LSD/DPSR/PremPkg/SportSusp/Xenons |
Posted By: albuerne
Date Posted: January/19/08 at 1:20pm
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Yah. I was amazed too about how much work the dealer has to do before its ready for is. Good news, mine is at the dealer. I arrived there today. Wooot! Did yours get here too? Alex |
Posted By: scoop
Date Posted: January/20/08 at 3:56am
| Cupcake and Scoop are in for coffee and wine. And I can finally clean the Xmas gift you won out of my boot. Woo hoo! |
Posted By: garumph
Date Posted: January/20/08 at 3:58am
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OK, where are we meeting? We were at LA Fitness this morning and didn't see the place. Is it over in the old mall by burger king? Lu Lu something? Parking in there can be a little tight. Not a lot of space there this morning.
------------- Gordon Clifford, '14 Countryman All4 S Hunka Burning Love, '12 Coupe S, Burnt Orange Flames, '05 MC Black |
Posted By: ginainbelltown
Date Posted: January/20/08 at 10:38am
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Count me in! ------------- Forget my past; it is my checkered present you need to worry about! 2013 MCS/ Red, White & Checkerboard /CHECKRD |
Posted By: jorge
Date Posted: January/20/08 at 1:03pm
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I'll try to make it after I'm done coaching at 10:30 a.m. Jorge DS 07 MCS ------------- Jorge/Road Runner |
Posted By: CINIMIN
Date Posted: January/21/08 at 1:25pm
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Can someone post more specific driving instructions for those of us coming from the north? Thanks.
------------- Jack - <font color=RED>CINIMIN [/COLOR] 2006 CR/W MCS - 6spd - LSD -15% Pulley - Dinan CAI ASA JH6's Koni FSD's 22mm Bar Have you hugged a curve today? |
Posted By: hip check
Date Posted: January/21/08 at 11:17pm
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Jack et al.,
At the Federal Way/Hwy 18 exit, take the Federal Way exit heading west. At the second major intersection turn left then immediately turn right into the 1st parking lot and you're there. ------------- Mitch & Teri <font color=BLUE>2006 Cooper Checkmate[/COLOR] <font color=RED>2013 JCW Countryman[/COLOR]
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Posted By: wdavidhicks
Date Posted: January/21/08 at 11:54pm
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Second major intersection? I had this all wrong. It's not in that new shopping district where the ugly truck stop was. It's on the west side of Pacific Hwy close to the Burger King. ------------- -Dave Ulysses, Special Bone Stock Edition: 08/MCS/LB-W/Stripes/DSC/LSD/DPSR/PremPkg/SportSusp/Xenons |
Posted By: hip check
Date Posted: January/22/08 at 12:04am
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Correct. ------------- Mitch & Teri <font color=BLUE>2006 Cooper Checkmate[/COLOR] <font color=RED>2013 JCW Countryman[/COLOR]
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Posted By: CINIMIN
Date Posted: January/22/08 at 1:57am
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Thanks Mitch. There may be something to this asking for directions thing... ------------- Jack - <font color=RED>CINIMIN [/COLOR] 2006 CR/W MCS - 6spd - LSD -15% Pulley - Dinan CAI ASA JH6's Koni FSD's 22mm Bar Have you hugged a curve today? |
Posted By: Pawsome
Date Posted: January/23/08 at 3:35am
| I should be there and i am hoping either cmk4 or Wildfamily (or both!) will be there so i can give them their "winnings" ;-) |
Posted By: kulmini
Date Posted: January/23/08 at 11:19am
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I will have PSMini T-shirts for sale at the coffee. They come in either black or gray, sizes S to XXL and for members the cost is only $8 or non-members, $9. I will try and make sure I have some of all but if you want me to ensure I have some just for you, let me know and we will make it happen.
Looks like we are going to have a good group, tentatively I count:
kulmini
hip check
wdavidhicks
garumph
jmmobile
Chili-S
Scooop
Milt Harkness
kristin
alburne
jagjag
ginainbelltown
jorge
CINIMIN
miniphatty
Looks like a good time and don't let the reports of rain/snow bother you..................... ------------- Don & Becki 2006 PW/B 'S' kulmini 2006 LY/B kulbee |
Posted By: garumph
Date Posted: January/23/08 at 11:46am
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Wine tasting starts at Noon. There is a nice little drive around 509 (with some good twisties) that we can do. Otherwise the wine shop is only about a mile north of the coffee place. Also the wine tasting is $2 per person. Did we decide on a meeting time? was it 9:00, 9:30, or 10:00? ------------- Gordon Clifford, '14 Countryman All4 S Hunka Burning Love, '12 Coupe S, Burnt Orange Flames, '05 MC Black |
Posted By: scoop
Date Posted: January/23/08 at 12:08pm
Gordon: yes.
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Posted By: kulmini
Date Posted: January/23/08 at 1:02pm
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Meeting time is anytime between 9 to 10AM, will be nice to see everyone. Gordon, the drive sounds nice, would you like to lead the way. Sorry I don't do wine but that is not to say my wife won't. ------------- Don & Becki 2006 PW/B 'S' kulmini 2006 LY/B kulbee |
Posted By: garumph
Date Posted: January/23/08 at 11:47pm
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It looks like I won't make it on Saturday. We have a family emergency. Does someone else want to take point in getting folks to the wine shop? They are expecting us.
------------- Gordon Clifford, '14 Countryman All4 S Hunka Burning Love, '12 Coupe S, Burnt Orange Flames, '05 MC Black |
Posted By: kulmini
Date Posted: January/23/08 at 11:55pm
Sorry to hear you won't make, hope that all is okay. Not a big wine fan so sorry, I cannot help with that end of it.
Don ------------- Don & Becki 2006 PW/B 'S' kulmini 2006 LY/B kulbee |
Posted By: scoop
Date Posted: January/24/08 at 2:41am
| I'll step up for the wine shop. Do we know how many were planning on that leg? |
Posted By: garumph
Date Posted: January/24/08 at 2:48am
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I never got an exact number, with 14 cars planning to show, it sounded like about 10 that would make it to the tasting.
------------- Gordon Clifford, '14 Countryman All4 S Hunka Burning Love, '12 Coupe S, Burnt Orange Flames, '05 MC Black |
Posted By: pixie_dust
Date Posted: January/24/08 at 7:58am
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Don,
Do you have Sweatshirts as well as the T-shirts?
There is a small chance I will be able to make it to Saturday morning and I am in need of a PS MINI Sweatshirt.. ------------- "Pixie" 06 MCS HB/W (stripes), Prem. & Chrono PKG, Aero Kit, Euro Shelf Custom Roof Graphic and Latte Machine |
Posted By: kulmini
Date Posted: January/24/08 at 8:06am
Sorry, no sweatshirts. ------------- Don & Becki 2006 PW/B 'S' kulmini 2006 LY/B kulbee |
Posted By: scoop
Date Posted: January/24/08 at 8:16am
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Garumph: Is http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&near=&ie=UTF8&om=1&msa=0&ll=47.299489,-122.303925&spn=0.131782,0.322723&z=12&msid=113033474245425947143.00044480caf62915c8f06 - this an OK route ?
I can drive it tomorrow to check on timing.
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Posted By: Chili-S
Date Posted: January/24/08 at 8:44am
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Excellent! ------------- Chili-S 2004 CR/W JCW Linda and Ron Carignan |
Posted By: Peabody
Date Posted: January/24/08 at 11:47am
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We will be at the coffee meeting for sure. We are going to try to make it to the wine tasting, but need to do some rescheduling. This vague response probably doesn't help for a winetasting head count, but is the best we can do right now. ------------- John & Mavourneen 2008 MCS Cabrio - BRG - 15%pulley - Dinan CAI - H&R rear sway bar - Screamin Demon coil - Craven strut tower defenders - Multivex mirrors |
Posted By: garumph
Date Posted: January/24/08 at 2:00pm
That was pretty much the route I had planned, It is probably easier to go down pac highway to 356 instead of 1st, and the twisties on McMurray are a lot of fun. It is the first right after you get to 509 coming down norpoint. You can then follow Brown's point back to 509. ------------- Gordon Clifford, '14 Countryman All4 S Hunka Burning Love, '12 Coupe S, Burnt Orange Flames, '05 MC Black |
Posted By: scoop
Date Posted: January/25/08 at 5:10am
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Hi all: I went and plotted the route this morning. Two things to note:
1. The name of the coffee place is now Lindy Lou's. It is a bit hidden. It's behind the Burger King and next door to the Subway. It's a nice place -- inside. She's expecting us and parking should not be an issue for the numbers we have.
2. Even if you are not doing the wine tasting, please consider the drive to the wine place. It takes us along some of my favorite back roads in that area, although not all of them are twisty.
Pray for no snow
[edit: finally put in the correct name of the coffee spot]
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Posted By: garumph
Date Posted: January/25/08 at 5:44am
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It is one of my favorite routes. I use to drive it a lot with my daughter when she was learning to drive since our house is almost right in the center of the route.
------------- Gordon Clifford, '14 Countryman All4 S Hunka Burning Love, '12 Coupe S, Burnt Orange Flames, '05 MC Black |
Posted By: garumph
Date Posted: January/25/08 at 9:45am
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I actually might be able to make it. Shelly won't. We will have to see how things go in the morning.
------------- Gordon Clifford, '14 Countryman All4 S Hunka Burning Love, '12 Coupe S, Burnt Orange Flames, '05 MC Black |
Posted By: CosmicTraveler
Date Posted: January/25/08 at 12:24pm
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Don ... Any baseball hats? Don't need one, but really want one.
One for caffeine, zero for wine (but I'll make up for that sometime very soon). -------------  Take It Easy ... Buck
'06 MCS JCW CR/CR |
Posted By: kulmini
Date Posted: January/25/08 at 1:13pm
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Sorry no hats! See you tomorrow.................. ------------- Don & Becki 2006 PW/B 'S' kulmini 2006 LY/B kulbee |
Posted By: wdavidhicks
Date Posted: January/25/08 at 1:41pm
Me too Cosmic.
I need to head over to Infotech to pick up new PC parts after morning coffee. All MINI drivers build their own computers, right? ------------- -Dave Ulysses, Special Bone Stock Edition: 08/MCS/LB-W/Stripes/DSC/LSD/DPSR/PremPkg/SportSusp/Xenons |
Posted By: CINIMIN
Date Posted: January/25/08 at 1:50pm
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Jack & Linda plan on being there for coffee but family obligations preclude the drive and wine stop. Dave - we used to build our own - but then we did the math and it came out infavor of store bought. Have been known to do a few mods however... ------------- Jack - <font color=RED>CINIMIN [/COLOR] 2006 CR/W MCS - 6spd - LSD -15% Pulley - Dinan CAI ASA JH6's Koni FSD's 22mm Bar Have you hugged a curve today? |
Posted By: bee
Date Posted: January/27/08 at 2:24pm
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hey, i couldn't make this coffee meet-up but i want to meet the group! who plans coffee trips -- can anyone? how often do you usually do them?
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Posted By: CosmicTraveler
Date Posted: January/27/08 at 2:44pm
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We did miss you Anyone can plan a coffee, or any event for that matter. It seems that coffees pop up once a month, give or take. Feel free to check out the events calendar for "free" times, then go for it! Somewhere today was a suggestion for an east side coffee, apparently since there hasn't been for a while. That could be yours should you want to venture across the water. It is a good idea to check parking availabilty before picking a spot. Everyone likes to walk around and look at the MINIs while running in and out for refills. You probably should check with CINIMIN (Jack) before finalizing a date. He minds the Event Calendar.
Have we seen a pic of your MINI? ------------- Take It Easy ... Buck
'06 MCS JCW CR/CR |
Posted By: Pawsome
Date Posted: January/28/08 at 5:29am
| I missed out again - i was sick again :(. Dang it. |