[gmku]

Yeah, I was spoiled living in Iowa City. They have great locally-owned coffee shops that all used, as I mention above, the individual drip method as opposed to making it by the pot. There is a world of difference. When I left Iowa City, there was about one coffee place on every block downtown, each an independent, plus one Starbucks.

In 1992, when my wife and I moved back to Iowa City and were searching for employment, one of our thoughts was to open a coffee shop. There were none at the time in Iowa City. We seriously considered it, and then decided, nah, it would never fly. Within a year, there were at least three very successful coffee shops downtown.