Keep the Rimutaka Summit Cafe alive - sign the petition!

[jafar]

We need gubbermint. To maintain public toilets.

Nup thats council that do that.

Now that you mention it I haven't seen one for years. Nice though, wiv flakey pastry and almond icing.

Me either, they were always a favourite. mmmm flakey pastry
They used o have them made with a shortening pastry or a biscuity pastry & icing sugar sprinkled on the top , they were the
Mabey they ran low on flies

[Ocean1]

Nup thats council that do that.

Nit pickin'.

What I was trying to articulate *via a mild haze of duty free black label* is that I'm fookin' sick of people taking my money without asking, to supply services I didn't want.

And then the bastards don't supply the services they said they would anyway.

Me either, they were always a favourite. mmmm flakey pastry
They used o have them made with a shortening pastry or a biscuity pastry & icing sugar sprinkled on the top , they were the
Mabey they ran low on flies

Te flies all emigrated to English motorway cafes. Fooked if I know why, they can't survive on much there. Sausage rolls consisting of damp cardboard tubes filled with floor sweepings from the local bakery, a single lump of gristle and pink food colouring. S'true, you could squish 'em with yer fork and pink watery fat would ooze out. Utterly inedible.

Not to mention the cheese sandwitches. Made in bulk the week before and carefully dried until the corners rolled up, the cheese a closely specified blend that managed to both sweat grease and nonetheless crumble to dust. Artlessly presented on a grubby tissue, they exploded into tiny crumbs on contact with the teeth.

[gammaguy]

which is why,when people are deciding where to go out for dinner,NO -ONE says"lets eat english tonight"

[jafar]

Nit pickin'.

What I was trying to articulate *via a mild haze of duty free black label* is that I'm fookin' sick of people taking my money without asking, to supply services I didn't want.

And then the bastards don't supply the services they said they would anyway..

I agree with you. Legalised theft

Te flies all emigrated to English motorway cafes. Fooked if I know why, they can't survive on much there. Sausage rolls consisting of damp cardboard tubes filled with floor sweepings from the local bakery, a single lump of gristle and pink food colouring. S'true, you could squish 'em with yer fork and pink watery fat would ooze out. Utterly inedible.

Not to mention the cheese sandwitches. Made in bulk the week before and carefully dried until the corners rolled up, the cheese a closely specified blend that managed to both sweat grease and nonetheless crumble to dust. Artlessly presented on a grubby tissue, they exploded into tiny crumbs on contact with the teeth.

Can't vote with your feet on that one aye,

which is why,when people are deciding where to go out for dinner,NO -ONE says"lets eat english tonight"

Sure they do..... Curry anyone

[Hitcher]

Don't forget that the cafe license-holder has had since 2005 to demonstrate the viability of this business. I think that three years is plenty long enough.

And one wonders seriously about the mental health of anybody who wants to live at the summit of the Rimutakas so as to lose money hand over fist and to clean up the misdirected poos and wees of the travelling public.

[gammaguy]

.....and being a "biker"isnt enough either,i remember a few years back when the owner was definitely a bike guy,but the food and coffee was still terrible.

perhaps someone needs to investigate wether starbucks would like to open a franchise there?

[James Deuce]

.....and being a "biker"isnt enough either,i remember a few years back when the owner was definitely a bike guy,but the food and coffee was still terrible.

perhaps someone needs to investigate wether starbucks would like to open a franchise there?

Why? They don't make coffee and they have horrible food.

[gammaguy]

Why? They don't make coffee and they have horrible food.

my point exactly.but they do have toilets and electricity.

[James Deuce]

my point exactly.but they do have toilets and electricity.

Not up there they won't.

[gammaguy]

ive got it!!

a wellington motorcycles/mc cafe combo

[Hitcher]

perhaps someone needs to investigate wether starbucks would like to open a franchise there?

If it was possible to run a commercially viable business atop the Rimutakas, this whole sad and sorry saga would not be an issue. Selling three cans of coke and half a dozen hot pies to bikers on a Sunday is not a recipe for financial success.

[davebullet]

I'd prefer the whole lot be demolished so that you can enjoy a pristine view with as little human construction to get in the way. It is an eyesore that should just be replaced with native plants / bush.

That also means removing the toilet too. I mean, it is only 1/2 an hour between Rimutex and Featherston for most - not long to "hang on" for. (or 1 hour for me!

[coffeejunkie]

I've lived in the wellington area my whole life and no matter who has the summit cafe it's always been the same, Bad coffee and food, LOL, The thing is tho the people over the years have always been freindly enough, The boys that had it last were cool. Fireplace, Mags, Tv, Playstation, Drums and even better they were bike friendly people, I personally don't think it matters who hs it as long as there's something to wet your whistle and somewhere to pee, The amount of bikes alone that stop there over the summer is reason enough to keep it open so come on people sign the petition, If not for yourself but for the others who do stop,

[scorpious]

Far out - I'd sign the petition in support just to keep the toilets open - let alone the cafe!

ahhhh.......its great being a male!!

[Insanity_rules]

ahhhh.......its great being a male!!

I concur, the world can be your bathroom! Sad to see the cafe go though. It was always a good place to stop if the weather closed in on the ride home.