It feels like Seattle!

Funny how your expectations can differ. In a phone call with Mom this morning, I remarked on how cold it is here today (48). She replied that they were at 46 and were surprised it was that warm!

We are getting a Starbucks! Really! It is going in next to the interstate exit, between a motel and Wendy's. Last fall, some enterprising soul built a small hut behind Wendy's and called it the "Java Hut" for drive thru coffee. So with a Starbucks going in right across the driveway from them you can imagine how ticked they are. I would feel more sorry for them if they could turn out decent coffee. I haven't even wanted to give them a try since no one I know that has bought coffee there has liked it. It is one thing to call yourself a coffee shop it is another to actually make good coffee. But they don't (naturally) think that way. All they can see is that Starbucks got a variance on a sign and they were misinformed about the meeting time. So the building commission held another vote after listening to their concerns and (surprise!) voted to grant the sign variance again. I'm not usually in favor of the giant national company over a locally owned business, BUT the local business needs to be somewhat in the ballpark with their services, prices and quality.