June '23 Guzzi Riders lunch meet report

[Ron]

 Guzzisti,
Last week I took the V7 out & rode for the first time since I got sick in November last year. I expected to be rusty, & I knew my reflexes would be slow, unfortunately it was worse than I anticipated, adding up to being very uncomfortable on the bike, especially in traffic. I cut my planned ride back to about 30 miles, thankful to put the bike back in the garage, "rubber legged" when I got off.  I'll be taking it out again, trying to build up some miles working on shaking off the rust & building confidence. As with everything else in my life since the diagnosis , "One day at a time"
So, I drove the Nissan P'up down to Mimmo's Saturday.  Alice rode shotgun, We got to Charlotte Court House a little early & rode around to see what there was to see...verdict? not much!  We headed in to Mimmo's about 12:20,  ordered drinks & waited for more lunch attendees to show up....and waited. Nope, no one else appeared, so the two of us had lunch at the end of a table set for 8. Unfortunately, Mimmo's is on a path we've seen at other restaurants since Covid, cutting corners where ever they can. Alice asked if the mushrooms were fresh or canned, they were canned.  Paying good money in a restaurant, Alice expects fresh veggis on a veggi sub (and on a pizza).   I ordered my favorite red clam sauce (served on spaghetti at Mimmos). I'm sorry to say it was the worst  I've ever had. The sauce was pink, the  clams mushy.  Not a good experience for a $30.00+ check. 
Hoping for a better lunch next month,
Ron