http://unbelman.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] unbelman.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2007-06-18 03:08 pm
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Diesel Closed this week?

Anyone know what the renovations are that are closing Diesel this week?

A friend told me they are putting boths in the front section where tables and chairs are now.
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[identity profile] trowa-barton.livejournal.com 2007-06-18 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Have the renovations started already?

[identity profile] plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com 2007-06-18 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Yikes, I think booths would be a bad idea. You always get that one person taking up a whole booth to themselves, and then the 3 remaining seats are lost. I suppose it would be okay if they were 2-seater booths, but the tables seemed just fine...

[personal profile] ron_newman 2007-06-18 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
booths seem like a bad idea in the part of Diesel that's next to the open garage door in warm weather.
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[personal profile] cutieperson 2007-06-18 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
why must they keep changing things?!

[identity profile] kevin-church.livejournal.com 2007-06-18 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I would like it if they could somehow figure out how to prevent the back from smelling like sewage. I dunno if it's my Matt Murdock-style senses or what, but the bathroom stench is so bad I've stopped going.

[identity profile] liamstliam.livejournal.com 2007-06-18 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Let's see what they do before we bash it.

[identity profile] x-bluerose-x.livejournal.com 2007-06-18 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Is there anywhere on the web where I can get the information about them being closed? I have a meetup this Thursday that I will have to cancel.

[identity profile] sonofabish.livejournal.com 2007-06-18 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
What, did they run out of room for attitude and finally have to bring in the shovels?

My beef with Diesel

[identity profile] piscesboy311.livejournal.com 2007-06-18 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I really hate the punchcard system. It's like if I want to give to charity put a jar out on the counter with a picture of a CP kid and call it good. What's the incentive for going out of your way to get 10 drinks only to get one dollar off your 11th? That 11th drink should be fuckin' free! I don't think that is an effective way to get decent funds for a charity. If anything it is going to turn people off to the idea of punching their card because what's in it for them besides a pathetic $1 off your drink and money to some supposed charity? It's like they can't be bothered...

Also, I kind of think the charity is bogus in my opinion. I bet the money went to the renovations.

[identity profile] aquaflame16.livejournal.com 2007-06-18 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I was there at lunch today and noticed the signs.
Unless I missed it, the question of when they are closed was never answered, so:
closing early Wednesday (4pm)
closed all day Thursday

above person w/meetup should definitely postpone if you haven't already.

[identity profile] ellf.livejournal.com 2007-06-19 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
I'm short on time living in the area (3 years), but the Diesel of today is not the Diesel that I remember from when I first arrived.

The vibe from the staff is much more put-on, I think, with quite a bit of a "We can't -help- you yet...we're too busy being alt-cool" flavor to it. I don't need a best friend in my barista. The arrangement that I feel comfortable with is a 20 second interaction where I am polite and prompt, and they don't make me feel like shit for not meeting some arbitrary Gen-Y street cred quota.

Money and mouths, though - I've just moved to Grand Prix for my coffeehouse wants.
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