All Starbucks to close: Dunkin Donuts Cashes In

[libraryvixen]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Have you* ever had a regular (read: not Krispy Kreme) fresh and warm out of the oven? When I do the MS Walk (up at 3:30 in the morning), it is a special treat!





* And by "you," I mean the general you**, not specifically Morrrigoon





"" And by "general you," I mean the LoT population in general; not General You

When I was visiting a friend in NYC over 15 years ago, she lived near a corner shop that was part diner / part doughnut shop. The best thing I've ever had was a hot crueller at 6 AM. Fresh, warm and gooey with the icing not completely set. Sometimes now... I crave it.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Mousey Girl

Gee...if Fresno is Swanky, what does that make Bakersfield?


nm. I don't want to know.

Ummm... It makes it a statistical dead heat VS Fresno.

Starbucks: 14
Dunkin Donuts: 0

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Wow, I didn't realize Dunkin was 100% gone from SoCal, but that seems to be the case. They used to be pretty common, though nothing like they've become in the eastern half of the county.

I thought I was crazy. I remembered them being out here but their present lack made me think otherwise . DD really does have tasty coffee.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Err, Chicago has a LOT of Dunkins.

I first read that as "Chicago has a LOT of drunks."

Originally Posted by Alex

Fresno, CA
# of Starbucks: 27
# of Dunkin Donuts: 0

Result? Mathematical proof that Fresno, California, is in a first place tie for swankiest place on earth.

I've been to Fresno... There is something seriously wrong with your methodology.

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

You mean I'm not the only fan of old bank buildings? Yay! I love the murals they all seem to have. I think those buildings are worth preserving, for the art if not the history.

Sounds like your talking about old Home Savings buildings.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Oh great.

You get DLR, Universal, In-and-out, Jack-in-the-box and Sunsets over the ocean.

Yeah, but not in that order. I mean, I'd have to leave my apartment at like, what, 4:30 in the afternoon, swing around the corner to the Jack-in-the-Box, drive the 6 or 7 minutes to Universal to pick up CoasterMatt, go up Barham to Mulholland to watch this "sunset over the ocean" thing, go back down the hill to the freeway and Disneyland by 6.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by JWBear

I first read that as "Chicago has a LOT of drunks."

That would be valid as well.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Yeah, but not in that order. I mean, I'd have to leave my apartment at like, what, 4:30 in the afternoon, swing around the corner to the Jack-in-the-Box, drive the 6 or 7 minutes to Universal to pick up CoasterMatt, go up Barham to Mulholland to watch this "sunset over the ocean" thing, go back down the hill to the freeway and Disneyland by 6.

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I will have to remember this route

[Gn2Dlnd]

Blerg. Edited to fix the map.

And why did I read In-and-Out as an action instead of a location? To get to In-and-Out on the way to Universal takes an extra 35 seconds!

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Blerg. Edited to fix the map.

Yeah, but I captured it for posterity none-the-less

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Yeah, but not in that order. I mean, I'd have to leave my apartment at like, what, 4:30 in the afternoon, swing around the corner to the Jack-in-the-Box, drive the 6 or 7 minutes to Universal to pick up CoasterMatt, go up Barham to Mulholland to watch this "sunset over the ocean" thing, go back down the hill to the freeway and Disneyland by 6.

I liked this part:

Originally Posted by Googlemap

36.9 mi – about 44 mins
up to 2 hours 10 mins in traffic