Brisbane Feb Beanbay Pickup Point

[Corretto]

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Thanks for the pick up point Belinda

I will be there at the posted times. Is acceptable to bring my two year old? I just dont want to turn up with him if its not suitable.

Looking forward to meeting everyone

Trang

Yep, no problems Trang. We can always plonk him down in front of the tv if need be


Belinda

[meg-e]

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Wow!

Sounds like a few people are going along. Im looking forward to meeting yall.

Thanks again Belinda for allowing the invasion on your house! And thanks Cameron for getting the beans there!

Meg

[Andy]

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Thanks for the pick up point Belinda

I will be there at the posted times.  Is acceptable to bring my two year old?  I just dont want to turn up with him if its not suitable.

Looking forward to meeting everyone

Trang

Yep, no problems Trang.  We can always plonk him down in front of the tv if need be  


Belinda

...and remember ....

;D

[Corretto]

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Now thats a good idea Andy :-)

No free puppies though

[Coffee_Kid]

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Yep, Ill be ok with 11:30-12:30

Thanks Belinda and Presso! [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]

[ramking]

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 Well the Brisbane pickup day certainly went well.Many thanks again to Corretto for allowing us to roam around her home and Presso for covering the delivery costs and the Presso demos.Thanks also to the providers of the tasty snacks.
 It was great to meet several local snobs too.Corretto and Presso of course.Billi, Sparky, Novice, and Meg-E and 3Feet and their respective apprentice snobs.
 Now the wait for the embarrassing photos begins.While I try and figure out a way to spirit that great beer fridge away.

Cheers and looking forward to March,
Ken,
AKA Ramking.

[Coffee_Kid]

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Was I the first one to pick up the beans? Where was everyone?
Took so long to get there... so much traffic and get into a red light nearly every single time!! >

Thanks for pick up and presso again

[poddy66]

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are there any coffee snobs in hervey bay as i am going up there this xmas to my   parents place also moving up there 12 dec 2008 to start a plumbing business cheers steven podd poddy66

[3feet]

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Thanks Belinda for your hospitality we had an excellent afternoon, good coffee, good food and good company.
Ken there might be a few people with the same idea about that fridge.

Rob

[Sparky]

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Thanks to both Cameron and Belinda for the pickup. This makes buying beans too easy....

It was great to meet a few of the snobs. I would have liked to have stayed a bit longer but with my wife and family waiting for me elsewhere, I may well have been roasted myself if I stayed any longer.

I actually did manange to track down that elusive red crema. It seemed to just drip out of the La Marzocco on every shot. Then today my trusty BZ managed a similar experience. Going to show that its really not the equipment, but how you drive it that matters.

Until the next bean pickup...

Cheers,

Mark.

[Presso]

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Thanks to Belinda for her hospitality. It was great to see the original "Coretto". Im sure Andy has a plaque made up ready to stick on the side of your BM.

It was great to touch base with the CSers, I think the coffee porter direct from the fridge door was a hit!

I look forward to our next meeting, I think its great that we can "pool" our freight and spend the savings on the green bean.

Thankyou so much to Andy and the moderators of CoffeeSnobs, without the dedication and vigilance of a few this site would not be half as "safe" as it is.

The Family and I ended up crashing on a mates floor later that evening, I checked out the Fumidore place in town but it wasnt open, better luck next time. May be we could meet there next time, it looks like a funky little place and on a Friday night I bet it real starts to pump.

[meg-e]

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Thanks again to Belinda and Cameron for the pick up "do" on Saturday.

I had a great time and learnt more in a couple of hours than through my reading over the last couple of months!

Belinda, you rock girl! No one else I know has a second fridge with a built in beer tap on the outside - just for storing and serving your incredible home brew! Folks she brews it from SCRATCH! Grains and all.... Saw the evidence with my own eyes!

Cameron, my presso had an incredible workout for the rest of the weekend. Getting a nice thick crema on my shots.

Now just got to work on the quality of the roast, save up for my Expobar minore II (Just like Belindas - shes my new hero) and I might rock too!

Im really looking forward to doing this all again in th future - wherever it is held.

Cheers,

Meg

[Billi]

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Hi Belinda,
I too would like to add my thanks for the hospitality and exchange of information on Saturday.
Also, my thanks to Meg for transporting me all the way there and back (my turn next time).
Bruce

[Corretto]

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Hi everyone. Thanks for your thanks. And thanks to Cameron Presso too.

Im just glad I could help out and that it went so well.

Embarrassing pictures are to be posted soon, so watch this space ;D


Belinda

[Corretto]

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Here are the beans resting snugly on the Beanbay Bed waiting patiently to be pickup by the eager Brisbane CSers.





And here is the proud sponsor Cameron "Presso" with the hostess Belinda "Corretto". Note the Presso itself in between the two CSs.





More photos to come later [smiley=evil.gif]

Belinda