The Krispy Kreme in La Crosse...
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...opened for business this morning, at 5:30AM. I arrived at about 5AM, to find myself roughly #30 in line for the door... by 5:30, there were another 30 behind me. The couple in front of me had been waiting there since midnight, while the group in front of the door had been camping since Sunday. Inside, brightly-lit machinery sent wave after wave of donuts towards the busy workers, who quickly boxed and piled them. A steady snowfall dusted us, as we stood in the dark outside, civil and subdued, and waited. A band shows up, and begins playing from the back of the line. A small TV crew wanders around, killing time. Two workers come out and serve us coffee. A tall man in a gray coat uses a heavy-looking camera to photograph those waiting. A woman in a professional-looking white blouse and black coat taunts us from inside. A large man gives a pep talk to the workers behind the counter. 5:30 arrives. The doors are still closed. The woman inside arranges and re-arranges the rope in front of the door. Finally, we're allowed to enter. The queue wraps around the long divider, and lines in front of the glass separating the tables from the donut machines. T-shirts and donuts are passed out as we make our way up to the counter. I pick up a dozen mixed, and a dozen glazed, and walk back out into the dark.
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
When they first opened here in Boise, ID people were beginning to line up the day before! :omg: I decided to wait a week before I went. I still had to wait behind ~50 cars just to get to the parking lot! The glazed are very addictive though. <Homer Simpson>Mmmm, doughnuts...</Homer Simpson> Kelly Herald Software Developer MPC
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...opened for business this morning, at 5:30AM. I arrived at about 5AM, to find myself roughly #30 in line for the door... by 5:30, there were another 30 behind me. The couple in front of me had been waiting there since midnight, while the group in front of the door had been camping since Sunday. Inside, brightly-lit machinery sent wave after wave of donuts towards the busy workers, who quickly boxed and piled them. A steady snowfall dusted us, as we stood in the dark outside, civil and subdued, and waited. A band shows up, and begins playing from the back of the line. A small TV crew wanders around, killing time. Two workers come out and serve us coffee. A tall man in a gray coat uses a heavy-looking camera to photograph those waiting. A woman in a professional-looking white blouse and black coat taunts us from inside. A large man gives a pep talk to the workers behind the counter. 5:30 arrives. The doors are still closed. The woman inside arranges and re-arranges the rope in front of the door. Finally, we're allowed to enter. The queue wraps around the long divider, and lines in front of the glass separating the tables from the donut machines. T-shirts and donuts are passed out as we make our way up to the counter. I pick up a dozen mixed, and a dozen glazed, and walk back out into the dark.
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
Daft... Standing in line in the cold, pre-dawn darkness for a donut? Please tell me you only did it for the teeshirt! :eek: We've had a Krispy Kreme here in one of the casinos for ages and I have yet to walk in the door. It's not that I dislike donuts, it's just that I'm waiting until the In-N-Out Burger joint we've been waiting on for 5 years opens to make the trip. I'll want dessert after my Double-Double, and a donut will be just perfect.:-D Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
you've just lost your turn..." [sigh] So true... -
Daft... Standing in line in the cold, pre-dawn darkness for a donut? Please tell me you only did it for the teeshirt! :eek: We've had a Krispy Kreme here in one of the casinos for ages and I have yet to walk in the door. It's not that I dislike donuts, it's just that I'm waiting until the In-N-Out Burger joint we've been waiting on for 5 years opens to make the trip. I'll want dessert after my Double-Double, and a donut will be just perfect.:-D Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
you've just lost your turn..." [sigh] So true...Sorry to hijack the thread, but I thought I'd ask. How's the new job working out for you?
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Daft... Standing in line in the cold, pre-dawn darkness for a donut? Please tell me you only did it for the teeshirt! :eek: We've had a Krispy Kreme here in one of the casinos for ages and I have yet to walk in the door. It's not that I dislike donuts, it's just that I'm waiting until the In-N-Out Burger joint we've been waiting on for 5 years opens to make the trip. I'll want dessert after my Double-Double, and a donut will be just perfect.:-D Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
you've just lost your turn..." [sigh] So true...Roger Wright wrote: Standing in line in the cold, pre-dawn darkness for a donut? Please tell me you only did it for the teeshirt! Well... that, and i had to be up for an 8AM meeting anyway, so figured i might as well be well(?) fed. :-O
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
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...opened for business this morning, at 5:30AM. I arrived at about 5AM, to find myself roughly #30 in line for the door... by 5:30, there were another 30 behind me. The couple in front of me had been waiting there since midnight, while the group in front of the door had been camping since Sunday. Inside, brightly-lit machinery sent wave after wave of donuts towards the busy workers, who quickly boxed and piled them. A steady snowfall dusted us, as we stood in the dark outside, civil and subdued, and waited. A band shows up, and begins playing from the back of the line. A small TV crew wanders around, killing time. Two workers come out and serve us coffee. A tall man in a gray coat uses a heavy-looking camera to photograph those waiting. A woman in a professional-looking white blouse and black coat taunts us from inside. A large man gives a pep talk to the workers behind the counter. 5:30 arrives. The doors are still closed. The woman inside arranges and re-arranges the rope in front of the door. Finally, we're allowed to enter. The queue wraps around the long divider, and lines in front of the glass separating the tables from the donut machines. T-shirts and donuts are passed out as we make our way up to the counter. I pick up a dozen mixed, and a dozen glazed, and walk back out into the dark.
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
Heh, I'm a HUGE Krispy Kreme fan (I'm from the southeast US so I have grown up with them). Even though I love them to death, I just don't get this big deal with a new store. Then again, I would probably camp out at any ground breaking for a new KK here in Edmonton. :sigh: Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.
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Daft... Standing in line in the cold, pre-dawn darkness for a donut? Please tell me you only did it for the teeshirt! :eek: We've had a Krispy Kreme here in one of the casinos for ages and I have yet to walk in the door. It's not that I dislike donuts, it's just that I'm waiting until the In-N-Out Burger joint we've been waiting on for 5 years opens to make the trip. I'll want dessert after my Double-Double, and a donut will be just perfect.:-D Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
you've just lost your turn..." [sigh] So true...Roger Wright wrote: Double-Double Grrr...I want a double double now...thanks Rog. :mad:
"Garfield: The Movie" is poised to hit theaters this summer. I'm impressed that they've been able to take a 2D character with a 1D personality and bloat it into a 3D disaster. With a tagline like "it's all about ME-OW," you can be guaranteed the cinematic equivalence of having your hand fed to a wood chipper when this mind-dump hits the screen. -Maddox
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...opened for business this morning, at 5:30AM. I arrived at about 5AM, to find myself roughly #30 in line for the door... by 5:30, there were another 30 behind me. The couple in front of me had been waiting there since midnight, while the group in front of the door had been camping since Sunday. Inside, brightly-lit machinery sent wave after wave of donuts towards the busy workers, who quickly boxed and piled them. A steady snowfall dusted us, as we stood in the dark outside, civil and subdued, and waited. A band shows up, and begins playing from the back of the line. A small TV crew wanders around, killing time. Two workers come out and serve us coffee. A tall man in a gray coat uses a heavy-looking camera to photograph those waiting. A woman in a professional-looking white blouse and black coat taunts us from inside. A large man gives a pep talk to the workers behind the counter. 5:30 arrives. The doors are still closed. The woman inside arranges and re-arranges the rope in front of the door. Finally, we're allowed to enter. The queue wraps around the long divider, and lines in front of the glass separating the tables from the donut machines. T-shirts and donuts are passed out as we make our way up to the counter. I pick up a dozen mixed, and a dozen glazed, and walk back out into the dark.
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
I read in Fortune Magazine that the guy that started Krispy Kreme got the recipe from a French chief that was from New Orleans - where I live. So all you yanks be grateful for the cooking (read: staying fat) abilities of Louisiana! :) Here's a link with more info... http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?page_code=28[^] Jeremy Falcon
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Roger Wright wrote: Double-Double Grrr...I want a double double now...thanks Rog. :mad:
"Garfield: The Movie" is poised to hit theaters this summer. I'm impressed that they've been able to take a 2D character with a 1D personality and bloat it into a 3D disaster. With a tagline like "it's all about ME-OW," you can be guaranteed the cinematic equivalence of having your hand fed to a wood chipper when this mind-dump hits the screen. -Maddox
Grrrrr yourself! It's 160 miles to the nearest In-N-Out from here!:mad: Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
you've just lost your turn..." [sigh] So true... -
Sorry to hijack the thread, but I thought I'd ask. How's the new job working out for you?
I'm sure it would work out fine if I had one. All I've got going now is two classes at the college, and those are iffy. The PC Repair class is a nightmare - the book is out of print, and the A+ exam changed since the students took the first class. I told them last night that the old book would be fine, if they still had it, but today I learned that the new book is structured entirely different! There's no way they're going to be able to use the old one. The math class meets tonight, and it may not fly - only two students have registered so far. Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
you've just lost your turn..." [sigh] So true... -
Grrrrr yourself! It's 160 miles to the nearest In-N-Out from here!:mad: Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
you've just lost your turn..." [sigh] So true...The closest one to my current location (School) is 7.8 driving miles...MapPoint says so. :) Mmmmmmm....Double Double. ;P
Flight to Redmond - £200 Bulldozer Rental - £100 Destroying the MS campus single handedly for not doing an Academic upgrade, PRICELESS! -Jonny Newman
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...opened for business this morning, at 5:30AM. I arrived at about 5AM, to find myself roughly #30 in line for the door... by 5:30, there were another 30 behind me. The couple in front of me had been waiting there since midnight, while the group in front of the door had been camping since Sunday. Inside, brightly-lit machinery sent wave after wave of donuts towards the busy workers, who quickly boxed and piled them. A steady snowfall dusted us, as we stood in the dark outside, civil and subdued, and waited. A band shows up, and begins playing from the back of the line. A small TV crew wanders around, killing time. Two workers come out and serve us coffee. A tall man in a gray coat uses a heavy-looking camera to photograph those waiting. A woman in a professional-looking white blouse and black coat taunts us from inside. A large man gives a pep talk to the workers behind the counter. 5:30 arrives. The doors are still closed. The woman inside arranges and re-arranges the rope in front of the door. Finally, we're allowed to enter. The queue wraps around the long divider, and lines in front of the glass separating the tables from the donut machines. T-shirts and donuts are passed out as we make our way up to the counter. I pick up a dozen mixed, and a dozen glazed, and walk back out into the dark.
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
yeah, the same thing has happened here in Oregon. Although, I still haven't stepped foot in the place. It's funny, because when i was living in Georgia, Krispy Kreme was just another doughnut shop. It would be like standing in line for a Dunkin Donuts or Winchell's, or (insert local doughnut shop name here).
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...opened for business this morning, at 5:30AM. I arrived at about 5AM, to find myself roughly #30 in line for the door... by 5:30, there were another 30 behind me. The couple in front of me had been waiting there since midnight, while the group in front of the door had been camping since Sunday. Inside, brightly-lit machinery sent wave after wave of donuts towards the busy workers, who quickly boxed and piled them. A steady snowfall dusted us, as we stood in the dark outside, civil and subdued, and waited. A band shows up, and begins playing from the back of the line. A small TV crew wanders around, killing time. Two workers come out and serve us coffee. A tall man in a gray coat uses a heavy-looking camera to photograph those waiting. A woman in a professional-looking white blouse and black coat taunts us from inside. A large man gives a pep talk to the workers behind the counter. 5:30 arrives. The doors are still closed. The woman inside arranges and re-arranges the rope in front of the door. Finally, we're allowed to enter. The queue wraps around the long divider, and lines in front of the glass separating the tables from the donut machines. T-shirts and donuts are passed out as we make our way up to the counter. I pick up a dozen mixed, and a dozen glazed, and walk back out into the dark.
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
My Canadian coworkers will tell you that Krispy Kremes don't hold a candle to Tim Horton's. If I ever go to the GWN, it will only be to try a donut from TH's. ;) One of them at 3 Krispy Kremes before deciding he didn't like them. :wtf: :laugh:
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Grrrrr yourself! It's 160 miles to the nearest In-N-Out from here!:mad: Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
you've just lost your turn..." [sigh] So true...Roger Wright wrote: It's 160 miles to the nearest In-N-Out from here! That is truly craptacular. And I thought I had it bad - it's only 20 minutes from here.
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yeah, the same thing has happened here in Oregon. Although, I still haven't stepped foot in the place. It's funny, because when i was living in Georgia, Krispy Kreme was just another doughnut shop. It would be like standing in line for a Dunkin Donuts or Winchell's, or (insert local doughnut shop name here).
tidge wrote: It would be like standing in line for a Dunkin Donuts or Winchell's, or (insert local doughnut shop name here). I hear this repeated once in a while by those in donut-rich areas of the country, and so feel the need to explain: small towns around here generally don't have chain donut shops. We have bakeries that make donuts, restaurants that make donuts, gas stations that make donuts, and in La Crosse there's actually a donut shop that's also a restaurant (Mr. D's - it's not a chain though, and the donuts are in a completely different league). But no Dunkin' Donuts, no Winchell's, and up until now, no Krispy Kreme. So while i might stop in at Mr. D's after bar time and get a fresh custard-filled donut, or drive by Linda's Bakery early in the morning for the same, to get Krispy Kremes or the equivilant i'd have to drive something like 400 miles round trip - by which time they'd hardly be fresh and hot any more. Not that this stopped us! Bands of students would drive up to Minneapolis on Krispy Kreme runs as part of fund raisers, traveling co-workers would bring back a few boxes when they were able, and always when in foreign lands we would be quick to scope out donut possibilities ASAP. But until now, the joys of fresh, factory-made rings of grease were but a dream. :)
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
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Heh, I'm a HUGE Krispy Kreme fan (I'm from the southeast US so I have grown up with them). Even though I love them to death, I just don't get this big deal with a new store. Then again, I would probably camp out at any ground breaking for a new KK here in Edmonton. :sigh: Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.
Tim Smith wrote: I just don't get this big deal with a new store. While I have never seen a live Krispy Kreme, as part of my management studies program, we have studies various case studies of there reason for success. In marketing terms Krispy Kreme is often refered to as a *cult* because of the extremes that some of the customers go to. Eg driving thousands of miles to get a couple of dozen doughnuts, getting your picture taken at as many outlets as possible in as few days as possible. Waiting in line for days for them to open. I guess Shog9 can now say I was no 30 at the KK opening, and he is now an inductee into the cult. The advantages for a business in having a cult following are incredible, a core of customers, extra free advertising on a regular basis, word of mouth sales. Regardz Colin J Davies
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...opened for business this morning, at 5:30AM. I arrived at about 5AM, to find myself roughly #30 in line for the door... by 5:30, there were another 30 behind me. The couple in front of me had been waiting there since midnight, while the group in front of the door had been camping since Sunday. Inside, brightly-lit machinery sent wave after wave of donuts towards the busy workers, who quickly boxed and piled them. A steady snowfall dusted us, as we stood in the dark outside, civil and subdued, and waited. A band shows up, and begins playing from the back of the line. A small TV crew wanders around, killing time. Two workers come out and serve us coffee. A tall man in a gray coat uses a heavy-looking camera to photograph those waiting. A woman in a professional-looking white blouse and black coat taunts us from inside. A large man gives a pep talk to the workers behind the counter. 5:30 arrives. The doors are still closed. The woman inside arranges and re-arranges the rope in front of the door. Finally, we're allowed to enter. The queue wraps around the long divider, and lines in front of the glass separating the tables from the donut machines. T-shirts and donuts are passed out as we make our way up to the counter. I pick up a dozen mixed, and a dozen glazed, and walk back out into the dark.
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
Same thing happened when they opened the first McDonalds store in South Africa. Only the line went around the block and people camped out for days before. Then there were the TV trucks, helicopters, sky divers, management from America and that psychotic clown they have for a mascot. I believe in the common man, I really do, but man, sometimes it is hard to have faith. So what is a Krispy Creme? regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan quoted: "All Corvettes are red. Everything else is just a mistake." Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
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Same thing happened when they opened the first McDonalds store in South Africa. Only the line went around the block and people camped out for days before. Then there were the TV trucks, helicopters, sky divers, management from America and that psychotic clown they have for a mascot. I believe in the common man, I really do, but man, sometimes it is hard to have faith. So what is a Krispy Creme? regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan quoted: "All Corvettes are red. Everything else is just a mistake." Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
Paul Watson wrote: So what is a Krispy Creme? http://www.krispykreme.com/glazed.html[^]
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Same thing happened when they opened the first McDonalds store in South Africa. Only the line went around the block and people camped out for days before. Then there were the TV trucks, helicopters, sky divers, management from America and that psychotic clown they have for a mascot. I believe in the common man, I really do, but man, sometimes it is hard to have faith. So what is a Krispy Creme? regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Christopher Duncan quoted: "All Corvettes are red. Everything else is just a mistake." Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...
Paul Watson wrote: So what is a Krispy Creme? Ok... you bring up a good example, so i'll use it. You know what a burger is, right? Good heavy bread soaking up the juices from a thick chunk of carefully cooked ground beef? And you know what they call a burger at McDonald's, right? Well, Krispy Kreme is like that, but for donuts. You *know* they have no redeeming value, you *know* they are killing you, yet somehow they're irresistibly good and you can't stop eating them. They're also small, fairly cheap, and quick to obtain. Oh, one difference though - even cold KK donuts taste better than McD's burgers. :)
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
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Roger Wright wrote: It's 160 miles to the nearest In-N-Out from here! That is truly craptacular. And I thought I had it bad - it's only 20 minutes from here.
Jon Sagara Vegetarianism is unhealthy. Humans need protein, and lots of it. Put down those sprouts and pick up a T-bone! -- Michael Moore
Latest Article: Breadcrumbs in ASP.NETHappily, after five years of rumors and promises, we have one under construction at the Ramada Express Casino across the river. It should be only a couple of months now...:drool::-D Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
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Paul Watson wrote: So what is a Krispy Creme? Ok... you bring up a good example, so i'll use it. You know what a burger is, right? Good heavy bread soaking up the juices from a thick chunk of carefully cooked ground beef? And you know what they call a burger at McDonald's, right? Well, Krispy Kreme is like that, but for donuts. You *know* they have no redeeming value, you *know* they are killing you, yet somehow they're irresistibly good and you can't stop eating them. They're also small, fairly cheap, and quick to obtain. Oh, one difference though - even cold KK donuts taste better than McD's burgers. :)
But in the end, it's all just database access right? And that stuff is just plain boring.
- David Stone, not a programming question but...
Shog9 wrote: cold KK donuts taste better than McD's burgers. Roadapples, cold or steaming, taste better than McD's burgers. X| Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
you've just lost your turn..." [sigh] So true...