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Look what's coming to Sleepy Punta Gorda

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  1. dm_n_stuff

    dm_n_stuff Four Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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  2. kevfla

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    gone 4 good
    For a moment, I thought you might have bought Dean's Dino!
     
  3. dm_n_stuff

    dm_n_stuff Four Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Already owned it once!! Don't need to own it again. Especially not in SW FL where the A/C in the Dino would be a joke.

    But, if you want to buy it FOR me, i wouldn't kick it out of the garage!!

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    Here I thought it was going to be another Festivals of Speed event!

    I keed.

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  5. energy88

    energy88 Three Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    18 months seems a bit ambitious.
     
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    tonyswfla Formula Junior

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    Another lost opportunity for city of PG...
     
  7. GuyIncognito

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    I thought it was a WaWa :eek:
     
  8. dm_n_stuff

    dm_n_stuff Four Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    already HAVE one of those getting built a couple miles in the other direction!!! If we get this resort, and a WAWA, my dreams for retirement will be complete!! :D
     
  9. dm_n_stuff

    dm_n_stuff Four Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Folks in PG are up in arms over this. Folks in PC are thinking, "Hey, maybe a job that isn't in fast food or home health care!!"

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  10. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    I'm looking forward to the Wawa's up here opening, just to see what all the fuss is about :)
     
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    I would see WaWa billboards along I-95 in Virginia, on my annual drives up to Long Island, and think, "What a stupid *ss name...like a toddler asking for water." Never patronized the stores. Then they expanded into Florida. I'm sorry I waited. Their cheesesteaks are just incredible! I get 3 meals out of one sandwich. The sub rolls are the best!

    Their premium gas is only 92 octane. The fuel at most 7-11s, some have Mobil, is 93 octane. Given a choice,
    I'll go with 7-11 for fuel if most other things are equal, location and price.

    Free air pumps at WaWa, too.
     
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    Jack-the-lad Seven Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Ok. What's a wawa?
     
  13. dm_n_stuff

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    Wawa is a Northeastern version of 7-11 or Circle K, except they're clean, they make fresh sandwiches, have gas cheaper than either of those two and the people are friendly. they're like a CircleK on steroids.

    Wawa is family owned (the Wood family) and PA based company with maybe 800 locations? They plan to add about 120 to Florida.

    www.wawa.com

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    dm_n_stuff Four Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    :D

    Wawa is Lenni Lenipe for "great goose" or something like that. They have a goose in the logo.

    Called Wawa because that's the town their original company was founded in, Wawa, PA. In suburban Philly. They started as a home delivery dairy, and they still have the original location, and it still has dairy cows.

    Ok, that's more than enough WAWA history. They were a customer of mine for quite a few years. We used to print their window display posters.

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    Thanks. That's all news to me. I wouldn't mind having one up here near the nipple.....but not too close.:)
     
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    The only downside to them is that they have terrific traffic jams in their lots and at all hours. Allow extra time for the WaWa experience.
     
  17. dm_n_stuff

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    Have not experienced that down here, or back in Philly when I lived there.

    they are always busy, but they have a pretty efficient system for getting folks their sandwich, and getting them out the door.

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    good. i have some properties in punta gorda i would not mind making some money on.
     
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    Slightly off topic, but what would you say is the most popular sandwich at WaWa? I have heard good things about their sandwiches, but I love Publix chicken tender subs too much to try something else without knowing more...
     
  22. dm_n_stuff

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    ALL OF THEM!! But, if you're a meatball sandwich fan, that's better than average. And if you're brave, their chicken salad is really good too.

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    Hmm...I did some more reading on it. I think when I'm in town for Thanksgiving I'll try their Gobbler sub some point that weekend. Good to know they're all good. :)
     
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    Look what ELSE is coming to Punta Gorda . . .

     

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