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Grex > Agora46 > #39: Saturday Morning Grexwalks and Lunches | |
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gelinas
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response 132 of 163:
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Aug 31 02:25 UTC 2003 |
(Which park? The Commie yard?)
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i
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response 133 of 163:
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Aug 31 12:41 UTC 2003 |
Sculpture Park (where the south tip of Detroit St. used to be, out front
of PFC) when i wandered by. The downsides of my quick & dirty plan to get
real exercise were becoming obvious about then (30-pound bookpack full of
produce from the farmer's market, shoes ill-suited to serious walking, and
several miles to hike home), so i just watched the kids as i passed.
Wandering by the restaurant earlier, they still weren't open at noon (in
spite of posted "11AM" opening time) and had signs up to the effect of
"help *really* wanted". Wonder if that's why the late opening & slowness?
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krj
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response 134 of 163:
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Sep 2 17:06 UTC 2003 |
Scheduling notes:
arabella & krj second mary's suggestion of Dominick's in resp:130.
Should we book that while weather still might allow dining outside?
Valerie had nominated Roadrunner Cafe near Briarwood; krj seconds.
Carol had nominated Aladdin's on Main Street (the former Main Street
Coney Island). krj seconds.
Bruin in resp:128 :: Unless a lot of other people want to try
Zingerman's Roadhouse on its opening weekend, I'm going to suggest we wait
awhile. Sept 13 is a home football game against Notre Dame with a
3:30 pm start; although the Roadhouse is not downtown, I expect it
will be jammed with football game traffic that afternoon.
Here are the remaining U.Michigan home football games:
Sept 6 Houston Noon
Sept 13 Notre Dame 3:30
Sept 27 Indiana start time TBA
Oct 18 Illinois Noon, Homecoming
Oct 25 Purdue start time TBA
Nov 22 Ohio State Noon
Sept 27 might be the weekend to pick for the Dexter Cider Mill trip, not
certain yet.
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mary
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response 135 of 163:
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Sep 2 22:43 UTC 2003 |
I'm hoping to attend the Dominick's debrief but the next
Saturday I have free is October 4th. Is that too far off?
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janc
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response 136 of 163:
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Sep 3 02:09 UTC 2003 |
Though eating lunch in the "park" outside the People's Food Coop was
nice from the point of view of allowing the kids to play without
disturbing the adults too much, the fact that the chairs are all nailed
down, with no more than four in a cluster, makes it hard for a large
group to eat sociably.
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krj
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response 137 of 163:
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Sep 7 04:32 UTC 2003 |
Did someone (lynne?) have a request for a date for the Dexter Cider Mill
trip?
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aruba
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response 138 of 163:
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Sep 7 05:08 UTC 2003 |
Oops, I think when I mentioned that, Ken, I was thinking of Mary's #135,
which is unrelated to the Dexter trip. Sorry.
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carson
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response 139 of 163:
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Sep 7 05:39 UTC 2003 |
(I request that it be during autumn.) :^)
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krj
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response 140 of 163:
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Sep 7 16:52 UTC 2003 |
This week's walk and lunch ran in shifts. The first shift consisted of
Bird Hills walkers aruba, krokus, scott, plus an unnamed guest who found
the Grex Walk listed in the Ann Arbor Observer.
The unnamed guest didn't go to lunch; the remaining three proceeded to
Sabor Latino a bit before noon.
Leslie and I arrived at Sabor Latino around 12:40, figuring that people
would be as late as they were last week. :/
The last shift started with janc, valerie, kendra, arlo, chanur, kaplan
and ross, they had done a Children's Walk on the Gallup Park playground
loop. They were joined by polygon, sgsk and mjg. So, the total lunch
crowd was 15, though not everyone was there at once.
Sabor Latino was very accomodating about moving tables around with
all the late arrivals. Most of us left around 2 pm.
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scott
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response 141 of 163:
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Sep 7 20:18 UTC 2003 |
The unnamed walker was Bruce.
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bru
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response 142 of 163:
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Sep 8 02:13 UTC 2003 |
Bruce who?
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aruba
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response 143 of 163:
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Sep 8 02:40 UTC 2003 |
We didn't get his last name, I'm afraid. But he was not a Grexer, and
therefore was not Bruce Price.
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krokus
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response 144 of 163:
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Sep 8 03:55 UTC 2003 |
One of these days, I'll actually make the regular walk at Bird Hills.
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krj
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response 145 of 163:
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Sep 8 16:08 UTC 2003 |
Eh? I thought you did make the walk at Bird Hills on Saturday.
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lynne
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response 146 of 163:
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Sep 8 17:37 UTC 2003 |
Heh. I usually have a request this time of year for the cider mill trip,
but I think I'm going to cheat on Dexter--we have halfassed plans to go to
a different cider mill with Don's parents on the lone appropriate weekend
I'll be in town. Thanks for thinking of me!
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krj
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response 147 of 163:
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Sep 10 01:33 UTC 2003 |
OK, I'm probably going to set the Cider Mill trip for Sept. 27 then,
as that is a football saturday.
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krokus
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response 148 of 163:
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Sep 10 14:21 UTC 2003 |
re 145
I've been there for walks, but never made it on time to walk with everyone
else. Thusly, I go wander amongst the trees for awhile, then come back
and wait for everyone else.
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kaplan
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response 149 of 163:
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Sep 13 01:05 UTC 2003 |
I had a pretty good sandwitch at a new place in Depot Town last week.
(Well, new to me any way. I'm not sure how long it's been in business.)
I think it would be a good spot for a grex walk lunch.
Schramm's Deli & Grill
"Where good food disappears"
42 E. Cross Street
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slynne
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response 150 of 163:
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Sep 13 03:41 UTC 2003 |
Schrams has been around for years although at a diffferent location.
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scott
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response 151 of 163:
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Sep 19 19:57 UTC 2003 |
Haven't been to Zingerman's Roadhouse myself, but another stagehand reported
some serious sticker shock. "$20 for a chicken dinner!"
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anderyn
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response 152 of 163:
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Sep 19 23:10 UTC 2003 |
A workmate went, said that there was an hour and a half wait for a table, and
that it was $17.50 for gravy and biscuits and $11.50 for mac and cheese. I
think I'd definitely never eat there.
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scott
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response 153 of 163:
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Sep 20 00:10 UTC 2003 |
I'd expect the wait times to drop as they get fully staffed, but I can't
imagine the prices going down.
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gull
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response 154 of 163:
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Sep 20 02:05 UTC 2003 |
Places usually have long wait times when they first open, due to
staffing issues and higher traffic. Sounds way too rich for my blood,
though.
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slynne
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response 155 of 163:
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Sep 20 03:08 UTC 2003 |
I am going there tomorrow. If we can get a table anyways.
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goose
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response 156 of 163:
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Sep 20 03:40 UTC 2003 |
We had a team lunch there today, it was pricey, the service was pretty good
considering it's the first week, but my food was disapointing. I (in
hindsight foolishly) paid $11.50 for the mac and cheese. My other team
members liked their food, but we all commented that the prices were too steep.
Maybe it's because it had the ghost of Bill Knapp....;-)
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