May 2023 Va Guzzi Riders lunch meet report
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Ron
May 25, 2023, 4:38:25 PM5/25/23
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Va Guzzisti,
The last time we met at the Drug Store Grill (Feb, 2022) I mentioned a falling off in the service from previous visits. The trend is continuing. They had two tables pulled together to make the table for 8 I'd requested, but one of the tables was larger than the other , buy about 6-7". That meant there was a mismatch on both sides. If we'd have had 8 folks show for the lunch two would have had to deal with the odd set-up.
Alice & I drove the Nissan PUP as I was not having a "good day" & just didn't feel ready to ride the bike yet. There were 3 Guzzis lined up against the curb, oldest to newest: David Phillips 1980 SP, Allyn Chappell 2017 V7III, & Bruce Jensen brand new V85TT, all decked out with the aluminum hard bags & tail trunk. A real knock-out!
The service was slow, we got to know Bruce a little while we waited. He is buying a house in Bedford, & selling a house up North, shuttling back & fourth working a job he can do mostly from home via computer. He has several Indian bikes, with the V85 being his first Guzzi. I hope he can become a regular at our Guzzi activities.
When the food finally came, mine had obviously been sitting waiting for the waitress to bring it out as The fries were barely warm and the coleslaw had soaked the sourdough bread on my sandwich. It tasted good, just a little sloppy to eat.
So, there were 5 of us at lunch , 3 riding bikes on a beautiful day. Good company, even though the experience at the Grill was disappointing.
I hope to see y'all next month,
Ron
The last time we met at the Drug Store Grill (Feb, 2022) I mentioned a falling off in the service from previous visits. The trend is continuing. They had two tables pulled together to make the table for 8 I'd requested, but one of the tables was larger than the other , buy about 6-7". That meant there was a mismatch on both sides. If we'd have had 8 folks show for the lunch two would have had to deal with the odd set-up.
Alice & I drove the Nissan PUP as I was not having a "good day" & just didn't feel ready to ride the bike yet. There were 3 Guzzis lined up against the curb, oldest to newest: David Phillips 1980 SP, Allyn Chappell 2017 V7III, & Bruce Jensen brand new V85TT, all decked out with the aluminum hard bags & tail trunk. A real knock-out!
The service was slow, we got to know Bruce a little while we waited. He is buying a house in Bedford, & selling a house up North, shuttling back & fourth working a job he can do mostly from home via computer. He has several Indian bikes, with the V85 being his first Guzzi. I hope he can become a regular at our Guzzi activities.
When the food finally came, mine had obviously been sitting waiting for the waitress to bring it out as The fries were barely warm and the coleslaw had soaked the sourdough bread on my sandwich. It tasted good, just a little sloppy to eat.
So, there were 5 of us at lunch , 3 riding bikes on a beautiful day. Good company, even though the experience at the Grill was disappointing.
I hope to see y'all next month,
Ron
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