The Coffee House

[benhasajeep46 44]

They are open 24/7. There are no locks on the doors.

Except Christmas

From their website.

All Freeport Retail Stores are open 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.
Please see the chart below for extended holiday hours for
Retail Stores near you.


The store has only been closed a handful of times. Litterally no locks on the door to close!

USA Today article.
The tradition of being open around the clock, 365 days a year in Freeport dates to the opening of L.L. Bean’s first store, five years after he sold his first hunting shoes in 1912.

Bean lived upstairs from the Freeport store, and hunters and fishermen passing through Freeport knew that they could rouse him at all hours if they needed supplies.

The 24-hour tradition was made formal in 1951.

Edit - not being obscene. Copy and past changed the font size and bolds everything. To lazy to try and fix.

If one is opened 24 hours, 365 days a year ... how can one have "extended hours"?

I didn't copy and paste the whole page. It lists all their stores outside of Freeport as well. They are not open 24-7. They have normal business hours. Only the Freeport stores are open 24-7. When the last CEO died. They closed the Freeport stores so all employees could attend the funeral (was grandson of founder). They had to buy chains and pad locks to actually lock the store! There are litterally no locks on the doors (customer entrances anyway).

 

[Gary A.]

Gary will BBQ the turkey in the Kamado. This will be a first. Yesterday Gary clipped and destemmed a ton of herbs, rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil and peppers. He forgot about the parsley, so this morning the parsley.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary is going back to bed for a spell.

 

[benhasajeep46 44]

Gary will BBQ the turkey in the Kamado. This will be a first. Yesterday Gary clipped and destemmed a ton of herbs, rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil and peppers. He forgot about the parsley, so this morning the parsley.

Fresh herbs is great. What is a Kamando?

 

[Gary A.]

Kamado ... a ceramic, egg shaped BBQ.

 

[benhasajeep46 44]

Kamado ... a ceramic, egg shaped BBQ.

Ah, I see. A coworker has a big green egg and swears by using it. I looked into it. But I don't BBQ enough to warrant the price.

 

[davidharmier60]

Back when he lived in Houston Dave built two BBQ pits in the welding shop. Dave probably COULD BBQ. But doesn't.
We only have a creaky propane unit outside anyhow.

The turkey is in a roaster (glorified crock pot). It is beginning to smell heavenly in here.

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[davidharmier60]

So sorry Gary is unwell.

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[JonA_CT]

I might have dropped my D600 on a set of fieldstone stairs today.

 

[benhasajeep46 44]

I might have dropped my D600 on a set of fieldstone stairs today.

Damaged?

 

[JonA_CT]

I might have dropped my D600 on a set of fieldstone stairs today.

Damaged?

Not enough, no

Tbe battery cover flew off, and there’s a pretty solid scuff/gouge above the battery cover. The camera and lens function perfectly though. (So my upgrade will have to wait).

 

[davidharmier60]

Anybody got an extra MD opening cover for an AE-1? I took the one off the AE-1 with presumably a sticky shutter and put it on the older one that works perfectly.
The turkey was a bit tough. Should have been cooked in the oven instead of the roaster.

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[benhasajeep46 44]

I might have dropped my D600 on a set of fieldstone stairs today.

Damaged?

Not enough, no

Tbe battery cover flew off, and there’s a pretty solid scuff/gouge above the battery cover. The camera and lens function perfectly though. (So my upgrade will have to wait).

That's good news! Well, except in the case of it being a planned drop. Then it didn't work out so well.

 

[limr30 3]

Stages of a pie:

1. Roasting the pumpkin and kobacha squash

2. Puree for the filling:

3. The crust:

4. Ready to go into the oven

5. Still baking, along with bonus mini pies made with leftover crust and filling

6. Mmmmmm...pie...

 

[Derrel]

Dang! That's dedication to the pie-makin' art! Bravo!