“case study number two in why fairmount cannot sustain a decent coffeeshop…”
Saul, 7:03:38 PM:
ugh
Saul, 7:03:46 PM:
flying saucer sucks
Saul, 7:03:47 PM:
big time
Saul, 7:04:01 PM:
there isn’t a single TOLERABLE coffeeshop in my neighborhood
Saul, 7:04:22 PM:
i’d rather be stuck at walnut bridge coffeehouse than mugs or saucer
thos. more, 7:04:42 PM:
where’s fsaucer?
Saul, 7:05:00 PM:
26th and brown
Saul, 7:05:06 PM:
it’s the place where i went one weekend
thos. more, 7:05:09 PM:
never heard of it
Saul, 7:05:17 PM:
and people were talking about eating rabbit and venison
Saul, 7:05:23 PM:
i decided to give it another chance
Saul, 7:05:33 PM:
i arrived around 10 past 6
thos. more, 7:05:33 PM:
too bad we ran mojoe out of business
thos. more, 7:05:35 PM:
oh!
Saul, 7:05:41 PM:
i knew it closed at 7
Saul, 7:05:48 PM:
the barista says
thos. more, 7:05:48 PM:
what about that place by wf
thos. more, 7:05:53 PM:
java’s brewin’ ?
Saul, 7:05:53 PM:
‘you know we close soon?’
Saul, 7:06:02 PM:
‘um, like in 50 minutes?’
Saul, 7:06:10 PM:
‘well, you’re welcome to hang out till then’
Saul, 7:06:18 PM:
‘you mean, i’m welcome to hang out till you close?’
Saul, 7:06:20 PM:
silence
Saul, 7:06:28 PM:
fucking rude
Saul, 7:06:33 PM:
and stupid
Saul, 7:06:35 PM:
so i sit down
thos. more, 7:06:37 PM:
maybe they have a pre-close policy
Saul, 7:06:43 PM:
just like last time
Saul, 7:06:47 PM:
everyone there fucking knew each other
thos. more, 7:06:50 PM:
‘funny’, the same thing happened to me during my pleasant holiday in sweden
Saul, 7:06:53 PM:
and were talking at each other from across room
thos. more, 7:06:56 PM:
‘we close in one hour’
Saul, 7:07:03 PM:
about dumb shit
thos. more, 7:07:07 PM:
maybe their usual customer expects to sit there for 9 hours
Saul, 7:07:11 PM:
the barista was the worst
Saul, 7:07:22 PM:
talking at very high volume
Saul, 7:07:27 PM:
and their internet was out
Saul, 7:07:30 PM:
and he didn’t even tell me
Saul, 7:07:34 PM:
i hate that place
Saul, 7:07:38 PM:
it’s almost as bad as mugs
thos. more, 7:07:42 PM:
fuck saucers
Saul, 7:07:59 PM:
when i write the tableau
Saul, 7:08:04 PM:
it will start with
Saul, 7:08:26 PM:
“case study number two in why fairmount cannot sustain a decent coffeeshop…”
Saul, 7:08:51 PM:
everyone who lives in this neighborhood is a douchebag
thos. more, 7:09:28 PM:
you can just post this chat as the tableau
thos. more, 7:09:48 PM:
‘saucers isn’t worth any more effort than an online rant’
Saul, 7:10:05 PM:
yes
thos. more, 7:10:43 PM:
i’ll do it
Saul, 7:11:22 PM:
i hope they go out of business
thos. more, 7:11:50 PM:
are you going back there this weekend?
thos. more, 7:11:55 PM:
to learn your lesson again?
Saul, 7:11:56 PM:
no
Saul, 7:12:08 PM:
the barista and some customer were having a debate
Saul, 7:12:18 PM:
about whether one should feel sorry for the somali pirates
thos. more, 7:12:21 PM:
mugshots would be ok if they didn’t have the ‘restaurant’ and the sex creeps
thos. more, 7:12:44 PM:
hm
Saul, 7:12:55 PM:
take away the bacon, the kids, the baristas and mugs would be fine
thos. more, 7:13:01 PM:
i don’t feel sorry for pirates
Saul, 7:13:14 PM:
it was fucking absurd
Saul, 7:13:34 PM:
you have my permission to post this chat as a tableau
thos. more, 7:13:41 PM:
i wish the seal snipers would set up on the ramparts of eastern state penitentiary
Saul, 7:13:54 PM:
http://www.theflyingsaucer.net/blog1/
Saul, 7:14:03 PM:
don’t include that part when you c&p
thos. more, 7:14:13 PM:
which part?
thos. more, 7:14:15 PM:
the link?
thos. more, 7:14:40 PM:
that site looks stupid
thos. more, 7:14:43 PM:
i closed it already
thos. more, 7:15:06 PM:
i expect a cafe site to have hours and info about fair trade coffee & soy milk
thos. more, 7:15:26 PM:
not a newspaper full of feeds the baristas think are hilarious
thos. more, 7:15:40 PM:
‘funny things chlöe found on gawker!’
Saul, 7:16:00 PM:
i know
Saul, 7:16:06 PM:
i meant don’t include part about snipers
thos. more, 7:16:13 PM:
?
Saul, 7:16:18 PM:
i don’t want saul cups to have fbi after him
thos. more, 7:16:28 PM:
the fbi were on that sniper ship, too!
thos. more, 7:16:34 PM:
they were all in on it
thos. more, 7:17:01 PM:
those seals weren’t on the ship when that shit started
thos. more, 7:17:16 PM:
they were flown there,
thos. more, 7:17:28 PM:
and they parachuted into the fucking ocean!
Saul, 7:17:35 PM:
i know
thos. more, 7:17:36 PM:
and had to be plucked from water and put on ship
Saul, 7:17:36 PM:
i mean
thos. more, 7:17:42 PM:
is that the easiest way to get on a boat?
Saul, 7:17:49 PM:
i don’t want anything about snipers in phila assoc with sbrimms
Saul, 7:18:07 PM:
that’s the last thing sbrimms needs
thos. more, 7:18:19 PM:
i just meant i want fairmount hill to be safe from pirates
thos. more, 7:18:48 PM:
not that bacon dbags should be shot
thos. more, 7:19:24 PM:
oh dear, what is this shit
thos. more, 7:19:32 PM:
Google Latitude Introducing Google Latitude
thos. more, 7:19:38 PM:
‘See where your friends are right now
Enjoy Google Latitude on your phone, computer, or both.’
thos. more, 7:19:41 PM:
great
thos. more, 7:19:53 PM:
another tool for my stalkers
thos. more, 7:20:49 PM:
maybe next google will have a website where you can turn on your ‘friend’s’ webcam from your own browser
thos. more, 7:21:38 PM:
Google Bug enables you to turn your friends’ cell phones into listening devices from your computer!
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Troy
June 8th, 2009
at 5:05 pm
It’s too bad you didn’t come in when Slayer was blasting from the speakers… that would definitely have added to your comments. The next time you decide to come in, which I really hope you do, introduce yourself!
Troy
yethica
June 8th, 2009
at 10:21 pm
So I guess we should feel sorry that you have too much of a self-righteous stick up your a** to feel comfortable at the Saucer. Next time we’ll make sure to talk about fun things to do with carrots and fluffy bunnies so as not to offend your sensitive ears. Or maybe you’d prefer it if we don’t talk at all. Sorry we interrupted your vegan dickhead reveries.
s.
June 9th, 2009
at 2:22 pm
It seems to me that if you’re making blanket statements about not just the coffee shops, but also the neighborhood and its residents in general, you simply have some sort of unfounded grudge against anything north of the Parkway. You’re perfectly entitled to your opinion, of course, however rather than just complain about how much the Flying Saucer sucks, just go somewhere else. Because I get the impression that you’re not FROM the neighborhood, so you don’t have to come and patronize our local businesses. Find one elsewhere that caters exactly to you and to your quirks, and leave those of us who DO like the Flying Saucer to continue supporting it.
One more thing… It seems like a silly, mean, and spiteful thing to say that the shop should go out of business just because you got your feelings hurt. Since your delicate sensibilities were offended, you think that the appropriate solution should be that someone should lose their business, people should lose their jobs, and an entire neighborhood should lose one of the few business establishments that it has? Yup. Makes a lot of sense. If you really were offended, perhaps next time you say “could I please speak to your manager?” or something? I’m sure they’d try to resolve your issue. A little civility goes a long way.
thos. more
June 14th, 2009
at 10:28 pm
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Steinberg
July 21st, 2009
at 4:06 pm
As a long-time Fairmounter, I am perplexed. Isn’t a neighborhood coffeeshop supposed to be a place where people from the neighborhood come, get great coffee, hang out, write on their computers and surf the internet, and discuss current events?
The Flying Saucer is ground zero for all of us who live here. It is a place where all of us have befriended other locals who we would never gotten to know otherwise. These friendships are genuine. We all care about one another, have gotten to know each other on a first name basis, and are open to meeting as many people from the neighborhood as possible.
As a central business in our neighborhood, The Flying Saucer goes beyond the function of the standard coffeehouse by receiving and holding packages for all of us, providing free wifi (for as long as we wish to stay), and acting as a gallery for local artist. Many times, the owner has seen me waiting for the bus, and ran out with my coffee, knowing that I didn’t have time to come inside. Where else would you get this type of service?
The coffee comes from La Colombe. There are soy mild drinks for the vegans and even handmade, locally produces vegan cookies for people. Some of the pastries come from Miele (the best bakery in town). What more could one want?
As for the conversations at the coffeeshop, they are never the same from day to day. My suggestion would be, if someone says something that you disagree with, pipe up. Don’t like eating wild game? Afraid of pirates? Whatever your point of view, say something then and there, not annonymously.
David Reichenbacher
August 8th, 2009
at 3:20 pm
Hey, Buddy, don’t lay your expectations on us or our neighborhood. You complain that the Saucer is one of those cafes where everyone knows each other. What an amazing concept. To create a cafe where people can network and connect, where people are brought together by conversation, music and art. Welcome to Philadelphia, a city of neighborhoods. Our neighborhood was not connected until the Flying Saucer opened it’s doors and gave us a place to get together. If you’re more worried about free internet, Fair Trade and Soy products, we don’t need your business. They make a damned good cup of coffee. That’s all that matters.
David, a loyal customer
saul brimms
May 7th, 2010
at 10:33 am
scups is mature enough to admit when he has erred. really, i spoke too soon. i’ve visited flying saucer cafe several more times in the last 6 months. it’s really a swell place. also, they offer discounts to people who work in the neighborhood ($1 off coffee — not bad!). this reviewer wishes flying saucer lots of luck and hopes they stick around for a long time.