Hey everyone, I plan on attending December's gathering in Federal Way at the kind invitation of Gogodawgs (though I could not make the one yesterday), but for those east-siders (or anyone who wants to come to the east-side) who are here I am wondering if there is any interest in creating a gathering somewhere in the east-side? I saw the thread for Bothell but that is very far north.
So here are a few suggestions. Anyone who would like to come please respond with your preference.
Issaquah:
http://www.starbucks.com/store/12492/
This is the East Lake Sammamish Parkway Starbucks. It appears to be the largest one in the area with the most services offered. It's a good place for groups to meet vs. the smaller ones in the area and especially better than the small ones inside nearby grocery stores.
Here's a street view:
https://plus.google.com/110331457015524369632/about?gl=us&hl=en
(Hrm, photo isn't showing up unless you go to general google maps and type in "Isaaquah starbucks" and then choose this one and NOT go to its specific google plus page)
Bellevue (Factoria):
I thought about the center of Bellevue, but nearby Factoria is closer to where 405 and I-90 meet, though I'm definitely open to the heart of Bellevue itself.
This store isn't as large as the Issaquah one but it appears from the street photos to be large enough I think.
Here is the store (if you try to zoom in on Bing maps I think they have the location wrong, there appear to be two starbucks in that small area, one is a free-standing building near the main road while the other is inside the large department/grocery store at the listed point):
http://www.starbucks.com/store/11680/
Here's a street view:
https://plus.google.com/115720118579048004665/about?gl=US&hl=en-US
As for days: I was thinking so as not to conflict with the nearby recurring Federal Way one, though I'm not sure if the Bothell thing will be a regular event either, that the first Saturday of each month would be good. Otherwise case we could do it the first Sunday.
Times: I like to sleep in a little bit and have a good weekend breakfast with the family, so I am suggesting 11am-12pm range. If everyone else prefers later or earlier I am open to that.
Any interest?
So here are a few suggestions. Anyone who would like to come please respond with your preference.
Issaquah:
http://www.starbucks.com/store/12492/
This is the East Lake Sammamish Parkway Starbucks. It appears to be the largest one in the area with the most services offered. It's a good place for groups to meet vs. the smaller ones in the area and especially better than the small ones inside nearby grocery stores.
Here's a street view:
https://plus.google.com/110331457015524369632/about?gl=us&hl=en
(Hrm, photo isn't showing up unless you go to general google maps and type in "Isaaquah starbucks" and then choose this one and NOT go to its specific google plus page)
Bellevue (Factoria):
I thought about the center of Bellevue, but nearby Factoria is closer to where 405 and I-90 meet, though I'm definitely open to the heart of Bellevue itself.
This store isn't as large as the Issaquah one but it appears from the street photos to be large enough I think.
Here is the store (if you try to zoom in on Bing maps I think they have the location wrong, there appear to be two starbucks in that small area, one is a free-standing building near the main road while the other is inside the large department/grocery store at the listed point):
http://www.starbucks.com/store/11680/
Here's a street view:
https://plus.google.com/115720118579048004665/about?gl=US&hl=en-US
As for days: I was thinking so as not to conflict with the nearby recurring Federal Way one, though I'm not sure if the Bothell thing will be a regular event either, that the first Saturday of each month would be good. Otherwise case we could do it the first Sunday.
Times: I like to sleep in a little bit and have a good weekend breakfast with the family, so I am suggesting 11am-12pm range. If everyone else prefers later or earlier I am open to that.
Any interest?
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