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Old 06-10-2012, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by porsche0nut
Ottawa turnout is looking great!

I'm in town until Saturday so will miss the GTG but if anyone wants to do an evening coffee run Friday night let me know!
Hope you didn't get washed away in Friday night's storms!

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Old 06-30-2012, 08:04 PM
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Bump for what's looking like a beautiful Canada day morning for a coffee meet!
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Couldn't ask for a better day than today! Guessing most were out of town for the holiday.

JJ's stylin' new wheels:


My stylin' old wheels...


And then there were three...


Considering a change of venue to a more southernly location that would keep us all from having to slog through town to get to the Trainyards. We found a small coffee shop in Manotick called the French Cafe that is in a strip-mall off of Manotick Main Street on Eastman Avenue with a large parking lot. It opens at 9:00am Sundays so they'd be ready to go for our arrival at 10:00am. What say you all?

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I'd be in favor of that...The Tick is a nice drive from my place.
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Dave - As you know, I live right around the corner, but I've never heard of the French Cafe. That"strip mall" is Manotick's only shopping centre and it fills up Sunday mornings. I wouldn't expect to be able to keep a corner of the parking lot to ourselves for long. It's worth a try though. Maybe I'll get you all out to Perth?!
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Originally Posted by KILRWAIL
Dave - As you know, I live right around the corner, but I've never heard of the French Cafe. That"strip mall" is Manotick's only shopping centre and it fills up Sunday mornings. I wouldn't expect to be able to keep a corner of the parking lot to ourselves for long. It's worth a try though. Maybe I'll get you all out to Perth?!
We swung by yesterday after our usual coffee outing and even at 12:30 it was pretty quiet. Our experience was likely influenced by the long weekend (with most folks being out of town) but since the corner of the mall that houses the coffee shop only has a restaurant next door and the LCBO directly across (neither of which are open before noon on Sundays), it might still be lightly traveled enough to house a get-together. After all, the most cars we've ever gotten was what, 10? 12? Plenty of parking for our small group.

Be nice to give it a try, especially while you're still in the 'hood.
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Is River Road still ripped up all the way out there, Dave? Or did you come home another way?
I guess I could take Albion or Limebank. In any case, I can't be there July 8. Maybe the next week.
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nevermind, I see you've moved.
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Originally Posted by Targatoo
Is River Road still ripped up all the way out there, Dave? Or did you come home another way?
I guess I could take Albion or Limebank. In any case, I can't be there July 8. Maybe the next week.
River has been repaved everywhere except for where the new houses are being built across from the abandoned Strandherd bridge. You're forced onto the bombed out shoulder going northbound, and into the bombed out northbound lane heading south. If you could just avoid that section, you'd be fine, Geoff.
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Originally Posted by Targatoo
nevermind, I see you've moved.
I still have my finger on the pulse!
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Is Sunday July 8th coffee still on at the Train Yards ?

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I didn't go anywhere this morning (or since Thursday, really) thanks to a nasty summer flu bug that has me face-down on the floor. Seems I missed a lovely weekend... drats.

No solid decision made re: C&C location. I guess it'll stay the Trainyards until the masses speak.
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Bump for Coffee at the Trainyards in the morning. Sadly, I can't join you all but I'll be thinking about you when I'm changing our newborn's diapers!
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Don't be shy next week, just come on down!

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