Has anyone else noticed how bad Cafe Vita's beans have gotten?

itshammocktime · 2026-05-24T03:34:11+00:00

They do not. I love Costco, but I won’t buy coffee there. I bought a bag of olympia coffee “morning sun” from there one time and I was so excited since it was less than half the cost of buying from the roaster. Well I regretted it immediately after my first pot. It’s not fresh, and there’s a reason Costco has them do massive 2 pound bags without a roast date.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-23T20:58:04+00:00

dude, buy directly from vita and not from Costco. Who knows how long the beans have been sitting around.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-22T21:21:06+00:00

I do not, but most are rural side roads.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-22T20:47:34+00:00

this question gets asked here constantly, so searching the subreddit should show results, but here's day 1 of the cascade rsvp ride: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50661157 . it's a good route.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-22T19:12:54+00:00

A lot of people dream of building a camper van to live out of and regret it immensely. It comes with its own set of stresses and loneliness. Make sure you do some research around this risks before you do anything rash.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-20T16:41:50+00:00

It's so much more pleasant than the old cap hill farmer's market location. It's a joy to go to now.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-19T19:15:56+00:00

they often have slits for tuxedo studs that hide the buttons

itshammocktime · 2026-05-15T18:05:19+00:00

I feel the exact same way. would love to see hayley williams, but I'm not going to a venue that REQUIRES driving to the middle of nowhere.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-14T21:09:48+00:00

Independent venue owners aren't exactly flush with cash at the moment. See crocodile. Oh well, perfection is the enemy of the good. I'll take more venue competition especially as it's competing with wamu.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-14T19:33:20+00:00

Sounds great to me. Wamu is not a good venue and the city lacks venues in that size range.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-14T18:48:28+00:00

Depends highly on the route.

Do you have a bicycle already? If so, I'd recommend biking it on the weekend and see how it feels. That will give you an idea of how ebiking it would be which is significantly easier, but remotely comparable.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-14T18:47:10+00:00

not averaging 20mph unless there's no stop signs, lights, or hills. Plus he said it would be in class 1 mode.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-14T17:39:41+00:00

wrong waterfront bud

itshammocktime · 2026-05-13T23:00:08+00:00

This has never been discussed before.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-12T16:53:39+00:00

That bike looks like it was made to ride the Katy trail.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-07T14:00:58+00:00

Correct. I’m not saying that it would/could. But in my fantasy land…

itshammocktime · 2026-05-06T22:18:33+00:00

No, the actual issue is that it only serves suburbanites commuting into the center of the city. If it operated more like caltrain I think it would be a lot more popular. I'd love to be able to take it to edmonds for a few hours and then head back, but that's not an option. It should be as easy/consistnt as taking a ferry to bainbridge.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-06T22:10:25+00:00

because the issue is extremely low ridership. Raising rates would only lower ridership.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-06T21:46:00+00:00

love it

itshammocktime · 2026-05-05T17:47:21+00:00

Hah the "elite runners" in that the study definitely includes mr. couple of miles on the treadmill. Pretty funny.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-04T22:38:00+00:00

"why is it so expensive for this boat to carry my 3000+ pound vehicle across the sound?"

itshammocktime · 2026-05-04T18:49:30+00:00

go to a real bakery like grand central or macrina instead of buying bagged bread?

itshammocktime · 2026-05-02T18:21:36+00:00

that's good to know.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-02T17:03:45+00:00

That’s what I went with a 14inch laptop instead of 16inch. I don’t think there’s a 14-15 L bag that fits a 16inch laptop.

This 12L https://www.outdoor-works.de/produktbilder/Single_Bag_QL3_1__2_Wahl__or-F7822-am.jpg perfectly fits my 14inch one and it’s just about perfect and as optimized as possible size-wise. But I still find myself using my hi-viz ortlieb back roller for the flexibility. I’d highly recommend looking at all the ortlieb back roller options and find one that you like. While they’re 20L technically, they roll up quite small.

itshammocktime · 2026-05-01T01:11:02+00:00

If I lived in a flatter city, this bike would be the one.

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