Re: O! Canada!

[Stanley Halpin]

In Costa Rica a few years ago, went with a small group on a tour of a coffee 
producers’ plantation & processing facility. Our host knew the people, I think 
his wife had a distant cousin who was a part owner, so it was a bit more 
informal than a typical tourist group. Our guide had nothing good to say about 
Starbucks and their push to buy cheap beans, favoring price and quantity over 
quality. 

stan

> On Apr 14, 2016, at 12:38 PM, John  wrote:
> 
> That's the problem with Starbucks. They make their coffee so a little
> bit of coffee taste comes through all the whatever it is people put in
> it. Makes it too strong and over-brewed for people who just want coffee.
> 
> On 4/14/2016 11:20 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
>> Daughter asked us out for breaky last Sat at a "trendy" dinner in
>> Uxbridge. Excellent white rye and the best diner coffee i have had in
>> a long time. I drink mine3 black so i know a bad cup of coffee when i
>> get one.
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 11:41 PM, Bill  wrote:
>>> On 4/13/2016 9:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
 
 On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:47 AM, David J Brooks 
 wrote:
> 
> Life is not fair.
 
 
 Or, as a friend used to say, "Life is a soft Sh** Sandwich."
>>> 
>>> 
>>> We have a regional chin here called Robin's Donuts that is pretty decent.
>>> Certainly better than Starsucks or Timmies (not that this is much of a
>>> challenge).
>>> 
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Re: O! Canada!

[David J Brooks]

first ever time in a Starbucks was Vegas 2007, Liz and i had been out
walking and came upon the Starbucks and i wanted a coffee and so did
Liz. I went in and lined up and looked at  all of the moca java,
foaming. blazing items on the board. Lady asked if she could help me,
and i said i don't know all i want is tow coffees, non of this flaming
mocha crap. Oh you want our Columbia, ok i said if thats hat is coffee
here.

Dave

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 12:38 PM, John  wrote:
> That's the problem with Starbucks. They make their coffee so a little
> bit of coffee taste comes through all the whatever it is people put in
> it. Makes it too strong and over-brewed for people who just want coffee.
>
> On 4/14/2016 11:20 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
>>
>> Daughter asked us out for breaky last Sat at a "trendy" dinner in
>> Uxbridge. Excellent white rye and the best diner coffee i have had in
>> a long time. I drink mine3 black so i know a bad cup of coffee when i
>> get one.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 11:41 PM, Bill 
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 4/13/2016 9:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:


 On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:47 AM, David J Brooks 
 wrote:
>
>
> Life is not fair.



 Or, as a friend used to say, "Life is a soft Sh** Sandwich."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We have a regional chin here called Robin's Donuts that is pretty decent.
>>> Certainly better than Starsucks or Timmies (not that this is much of a
>>> challenge).
>>>
>
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Re: O! Canada!

[John]

That's the problem with Starbucks. They make their coffee so a little
bit of coffee taste comes through all the whatever it is people put in
it. Makes it too strong and over-brewed for people who just want coffee.

On 4/14/2016 11:20 AM, David J Brooks wrote:

Daughter asked us out for breaky last Sat at a "trendy" dinner in
Uxbridge. Excellent white rye and the best diner coffee i have had in
a long time. I drink mine3 black so i know a bad cup of coffee when i
get one.

Dave

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 11:41 PM, Bill  wrote:

On 4/13/2016 9:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:


On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:47 AM, David J Brooks 
wrote:


Life is not fair.



Or, as a friend used to say, "Life is a soft Sh** Sandwich."



We have a regional chin here called Robin's Donuts that is pretty decent.
Certainly better than Starsucks or Timmies (not that this is much of a
challenge).



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Re: O! Canada!

[David J Brooks]

Daughter asked us out for breaky last Sat at a "trendy" dinner in
Uxbridge. Excellent white rye and the best diner coffee i have had in
a long time. I drink mine3 black so i know a bad cup of coffee when i
get one.

Dave

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 11:41 PM, Bill  wrote:
> On 4/13/2016 9:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:47 AM, David J Brooks 
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Life is not fair.
>>
>>
>> Or, as a friend used to say, "Life is a soft Sh** Sandwich."
>
>
> We have a regional chin here called Robin's Donuts that is pretty decent.
> Certainly better than Starsucks or Timmies (not that this is much of a
> challenge).
>
>
>
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Re: O! Canada!

[Bill]

On 4/13/2016 9:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:47 AM, David J Brooks  wrote:

Life is not fair.


Or, as a friend used to say, "Life is a soft Sh** Sandwich."


We have a regional chin here called Robin's Donuts that is pretty 
decent. Certainly better than Starsucks or Timmies (not that this is 
much of a challenge).




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Re: O! Canada!

[John]

There are a lot of places that had good coffee who are making the
mistake of trying to make their coffee taste like Starbucks.

On 4/13/2016 10:47 AM, David J Brooks wrote:

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 2:32 AM, Bipin Gupta  wrote:

Their coffee is insipid, not soul stirring like Starbucks or Lavazza's.


Starbucks coffee sucks.  They burn their beans so that some taste will
penetrate all the soy milk, sweetener and flavorings most of their
customers have dumped in the coffee.


I find Tims has the same burnt flavour. We had a Country Style but he
closed it for renos over a yaear ago. It going to be a Wendy's now.

Life is not fair.

Dave


illy coffee, or the coffee from any good diner are far superior, but
even Dunkin' Donuts and Green Mountain are better that the overpriced
stuff Starbucks sells.


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Re: O! Canada!

[Daniel J. Matyola]

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:47 AM, David J Brooks  wrote:
> Life is not fair.

Or, as a friend used to say, "Life is a soft Sh** Sandwich."

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Re: O! Canada!

[David J Brooks]

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 2:32 AM, Bipin Gupta  wrote:
>> Their coffee is insipid, not soul stirring like Starbucks or Lavazza's.
>
> Starbucks coffee sucks.  They burn their beans so that some taste will
> penetrate all the soy milk, sweetener and flavorings most of their
> customers have dumped in the coffee.

I find Tims has the same burnt flavour. We had a Country Style but he
closed it for renos over a yaear ago. It going to be a Wendy's now.

Life is not fair.

Dave
>
> illy coffee, or the coffee from any good diner are far superior, but
> even Dunkin' Donuts and Green Mountain are better that the overpriced
> stuff Starbucks sells.
>
>
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Re: OT: O, Canada!

[John]

Tim Horton's is now owned by Burger King. I suspect the one in New
Jersey is not quite the same thing as they are in Canada. It should do fine.

Krispy Kreme is going strong, and they still make their donuts on site.
Most places you can stand at the window and WATCH the donuts as they
move through the fryer. You just have to keep an eye open for when the
"Hot Doughnuts Now" sign is lit up.

Dunkin Donuts doesn't make their donuts on site any more. They're made
in some factory up there in yankeeland and frozen before being shipped
to the local franchises. All the Dunkin Donuts franchises around here
have had to merge with Baskin Robbins. The ones that just sold Dunkin
Donuts folded & went out of business.

On 4/12/2016 2:36 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:

TD has built in profits so they're here forever, but here in New England
Tim Horton's was sent packing like the British at New Orleans, so they
probably probably won't last in NJ either. DD once again reigns supreme,
(heck even Krispy Kreme succumbed to DD, the South didn't rise any
anymore than those pure sugar bombs they tried to pass off as donuts).
In fact it's possible to find real deep fried donuts if you look for them.

On 4/12/2016 9:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

I am just beginning to be able to deal with the fact that, a few years
ago, Toronto Dominion Bank took over the best New Jersey based bank,
Commerce, and is now operating it as TD Bank to conceal its alien
nature.

Now, the traffic jam on West End Avenue confirms that the Canadian
invasion of my homeland has been stepped up a notch.  Tim Horton's has
arrived in town, and is outdrawing the trendy folks at Starbugs and
the normal people at Dunkin'  Donuts

When one of the unacceptable alternatives emerge in November as the
next POTUS, those crafty Canucks will be in position to take advantage
of the chaos and overrun South Canada completely.

The Grand Dame of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha will be the
Mother of Us all!

Dan Matyola
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Re: O! Canada!

[Daniel J. Matyola]

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 2:32 AM, Bipin Gupta  wrote:
> Their coffee is insipid, not soul stirring like Starbucks or Lavazza's.

Starbucks coffee sucks.  They burn their beans so that some taste will
penetrate all the soy milk, sweetener and flavorings most of their
customers have dumped in the coffee.

illy coffee, or the coffee from any good diner are far superior, but
even Dunkin' Donuts and Green Mountain are better that the overpriced
stuff Starbucks sells.


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O! Canada!

[Bipin Gupta]

I live in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, San Mateo in the Bay Area,
California and my native Bangalore, India.
So I am quite comfortable with Chains like Starbucks, Costa Coffee,
Lavazza, Dunkin Donuts or Canada's Tim Hortons.

The first time I tried a box of assorted Tim Bits at Horton's
(actually donut centre cutouts) it was like OK. A 2nd & 3rd time, a
big no no.
Their coffee is insipid, not soul stirring like Starbucks or Lavazza's.
Of course the prices are cheap and the place always full, so maybe
there is something good going for them.

But hey, Canadians are a lot different from materialistic /
individualistic Americans, so they get by with the simpler things in
life. Maybe they are a bit happier and friendlier too.

How can I say this with 120% certainty without sounding gross or Mr.
Opinionated? Well friends being a Non Resident Indian (NRI, working
abroad - the US, Scotland, Middle East, North Africa, the CIS, with
regular assignments in Japan, Korea, Europe) I have had to live on
Coffee Houses or fish & chip joints.

Regards.
Bipin

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Re: OT: O, Canada!

[Bill]

On 4/12/2016 7:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

I am just beginning to be able to deal with the fact that, a few years
ago, Toronto Dominion Bank took over the best New Jersey based bank,
Commerce, and is now operating it as TD Bank to conceal its alien
nature.

Now, the traffic jam on West End Avenue confirms that the Canadian
invasion of my homeland has been stepped up a notch.  Tim Horton's has
arrived in town, and is outdrawing the trendy folks at Starbugs and
the normal people at Dunkin'  Donuts

When one of the unacceptable alternatives emerge in November as the
next POTUS, those crafty Canucks will be in position to take advantage
of the chaos and overrun South Canada completely.


If the Republicans and Democrats decide to end their respective clown 
shows and broker conventions, we might run for President.




The Grand Dame of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha will be the
Mother of Us all!


You would probably be much better off.


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Re: OT: O, Canada!

[P.J. Alling]

TD has built in profits so they're here forever, but here in New England 
Tim Horton's was sent packing like the British at New Orleans, so they 
probably probably won't last in NJ either. DD once again reigns supreme, 
(heck even Krispy Kreme succumbed to DD, the South didn't rise any 
anymore than those pure sugar bombs they tried to pass off as donuts).  
In fact it's possible to find real deep fried donuts if you look for them.


On 4/12/2016 9:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

I am just beginning to be able to deal with the fact that, a few years
ago, Toronto Dominion Bank took over the best New Jersey based bank,
Commerce, and is now operating it as TD Bank to conceal its alien
nature.

Now, the traffic jam on West End Avenue confirms that the Canadian
invasion of my homeland has been stepped up a notch.  Tim Horton's has
arrived in town, and is outdrawing the trendy folks at Starbugs and
the normal people at Dunkin'  Donuts

When one of the unacceptable alternatives emerge in November as the
next POTUS, those crafty Canucks will be in position to take advantage
of the chaos and overrun South Canada completely.

The Grand Dame of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha will be the
Mother of Us all!

Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola




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Re: OT: O, Canada!

[David J Brooks]

beware Canada

On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 9:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> I am just beginning to be able to deal with the fact that, a few years
> ago, Toronto Dominion Bank took over the best New Jersey based bank,
> Commerce, and is now operating it as TD Bank to conceal its alien
> nature.
>
> Now, the traffic jam on West End Avenue confirms that the Canadian
> invasion of my homeland has been stepped up a notch.  Tim Horton's has
> arrived in town, and is outdrawing the trendy folks at Starbugs and
> the normal people at Dunkin'  Donuts
>
> When one of the unacceptable alternatives emerge in November as the
> next POTUS, those crafty Canucks will be in position to take advantage
> of the chaos and overrun South Canada completely.
>
> The Grand Dame of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha will be the
> Mother of Us all!
>
> Dan Matyola
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>
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OT: O, Canada!

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I am just beginning to be able to deal with the fact that, a few years
ago, Toronto Dominion Bank took over the best New Jersey based bank,
Commerce, and is now operating it as TD Bank to conceal its alien
nature.

Now, the traffic jam on West End Avenue confirms that the Canadian
invasion of my homeland has been stepped up a notch.  Tim Horton's has
arrived in town, and is outdrawing the trendy folks at Starbugs and
the normal people at Dunkin'  Donuts

When one of the unacceptable alternatives emerge in November as the
next POTUS, those crafty Canucks will be in position to take advantage
of the chaos and overrun South Canada completely.

The Grand Dame of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha will be the
Mother of Us all!

Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

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O Canada Exhibit in Toronto

[frank theriault]

Derby's post about Magnum prints reminded me that I recently saw a
wonderful exhibit, O Canada at Toronto's Stephen Bulger Gallery on
Queen Street West.  It featured dozens of vintage prints from Bulger's
personal collection, generally themed around (as you might guess)
Canadian themes.  Surprisingly, there was even an Henri Cartier
Bresson print! (priced at a modest $7500, IIRC - and that's Canadian
funds!)

http://www.bulgergallery.com/dynamic/fr_exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=208

If you're in Toronto over the next month (runs to February 27) I
highly recommend it.  I'm lucky enough to live about two blocks from
that gallery, so I'll be seeing it several more times.

cheers,
frank

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