A Tim Hortons seems to work well for us. Donuts, coffee, breakfast and things like oatmeal for the health conscious. Parking seems to be an issue at most because Saturday is a busy day for them. Being on the outskirts of town also is convenient for going on drives. Just some food for thought.
I think exploring would be fun. Just set a different location every month. I mean for crying out loud! It's 1 day every month! I know I'm not an elder in this hodgepodge of a car enthusiasts club but I feel Tim's is getting a bit stale with me. I'd enjoy a change of scenery.
I feel any Tim Horton's is going to give us lousy service. It's a rare Tim Horton's that works well at anything. But any breakfast place IE donuts is going to be very busy on Saturday morning. The fact that we need a good parking lot for the rolling zoo-a-thon of cars makes it tough. I agree a place on the outskirts works for those who like to take a drive after donuts, I know this matters to some & not others. I've toyed with the idea of buying my sustenance at Panara & taking it to Tim's where I'd buy my coffee & kick tires. Let me know what you guys figure out. So many questions so few answers.
Not whining. Do you read that as whining? Read it in a different "as is" tone with an open mind. I'm just throwing ideas around bc it seems as if many of our qualms are spurred from disinterest. It's not just me and Nick FYI. I love MOM and am happy with most everything. I'm just really trying to get our motors turning... Meaning we don't have to just meet over food. We can play and have fun together outside of our cars too!
Even if it is not whining, my comments still stand. Do something about it. If you want something bigger, don't rely on the current activities. I see MINIs at a lot of the other things I go to, but very rarely people from MoM (there are some exceptions).
Fair enough. However, my main focus right now is 1. Getting a new job and 2. Getting my car to run correctly. I'll try and cut out some time and maybe Nick and I will come up with some sort of action plan while we work on my suspension. Thank you for lighting a fire in my ars.
I do like that giant eagle idea. Maybe all we need is change of scenery.
The Giant Eagle idea sounds good. It is a somewhat central location. If I make it to C&C next week, I will swing over and see how busy the lot looks at that time in the morning.
When do we drive? I do whenever the mood strikes, I love to drive into the country for lunch & sightseeing. Folks are always welcome to come along, a few do but most don't. I used to put on disorganized drives once or twice a year plus Eric's Riverrun. I've stopped doing that. It is a lot of work. Mark has put on a couple of very nice brewery tours & Nick has done a few nice drives too. So yes there are drives. Lets not forget Eric's Riverrun that gets put on once a year, with only 4 MINIs this year, but lots of other makes. Want more drives Seth? Lay one out & folks may come to yours.
You guys are my friends & that's why I come to donuts. If we are now a club, elect your officer's or merge with LXM & I'll see you around sometime.
Have breakfast anywhere you want, but sit down restaurants really don't work well for a group that wants to be up & mingling with others. When this all started it was at the B&E & it did not work well for that very reason. That is why Aaron moved it to Tim's. Tim's is far from my favorite, but it works well.
Don't take offense to their keyboards Jeff. They can get out of ctl
And Chuck. I wasn't just talking about drives. Please read thoroughly. I'm just trying to spark new ideas.... Not trying to be the pariah. Just trying to find a way where we can all be happy and have a good time and get out of the funk.
For the record Brian. Nick has tried to set things up.
So lambast me all you want but I just want everyone to have fun and set a fun atmosphere for new folks. That's all.
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