Missing Chickens

OpenYourMind said :

I miss the old run down Coolo! Coolo is feeling more and more like a big shopping mall and not just a local shopping center.

My son will miss the animatronic chickens at Chicken Galore, but it must have been a very marginal business as it was rare I’d ever see them with a customer.

I don’t know about that. Chickens Galore was owned by an old school friend of mine (ironically his nickname at school was Chook). He also owned the chicken shop on the ground floor of Monaro Mall before it was gobbled up by the Canberra Centre. He didn’t quite own a Ferrari or a Lamborghini but he was still doing very nicely, thank you.

I miss the old run down Coolo! Coolo is feeling more and more like a big shopping mall and not just a local shopping center.

My son will miss the animatronic chickens at Chicken Galore, but it must have been a very marginal business as it was rare I’d ever see them with a customer.

dpm said :

Lazy I said :

dpm said :

Also sad that places like the gym under the indoor sports centre had to move. Apparently the landlord wanted to basically double their rent (for a dug out basement under the indoor sports place)! Once again, landlords would prefer no rent over reasonable rent…..

Sad they had to move? they moved about a block away.. and the new fit out in the old Video Ezy location looks 10x better than their last location….

While the new edge location has way safer/easier parking and has a newer fitout, the group fitness room is a lot smaller and they no longer have child minding. These probably aren’t issues for most people, but they are for sorely missed by people I know. It’s a pity the new place isn’t as big.

Who’s to say that this wasn’t a conscious decision made by the owner so the business could remain financially viable? It’s not like child minding would have been turning a profit.

If I was a business owner reducing the services I offered, i’d blame the evil landlord.

Lazy I said :

dpm said :

Also sad that places like the gym under the indoor sports centre had to move. Apparently the landlord wanted to basically double their rent (for a dug out basement under the indoor sports place)! Once again, landlords would prefer no rent over reasonable rent…..

Sad they had to move? they moved about a block away.. and the new fit out in the old Video Ezy location looks 10x better than their last location….

While the new edge location has way safer/easier parking and has a newer fitout, the group fitness room is a lot smaller and they no longer have child minding. These probably aren’t issues for most people, but they are for sorely missed by people I know. It’s a pity the new place isn’t as big.

Jivrashia said :

taninaus said :

then pay the toll and follow Drakeford Drive

Whatcha talkin’ bout Willis?

It’s the Summernats’ fault.

dpm said :

Also sad that places like the gym under the indoor sports centre had to move. Apparently the landlord wanted to basically double their rent (for a dug out basement under the indoor sports place)! Once again, landlords would prefer no rent over reasonable rent…..

Sad they had to move? they moved about a block away.. and the new fit out in the old Video Ezy location looks 10x better than their last location.

What’s sad is the name of the new place going in where Edge was, ‘Western Basement’. Someone has Weston/Western mixed up.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Western-Basement/213102675491645?ref=stream

As for the chicken place, they ended up becoming little more than a Lilydale reseller and Woolworths was on the attack with their free range chicken section tripling in size.

taninaus said :

then pay the toll and follow Drakeford Drive

Whatcha talkin’ bout Willis?

Zan said :

I live in the area. I shop elsewhere now as it’s such a hassle for parking.

+ 1, I also stopped shopping there around six months ago, as parking has become hopeless. It will only get worse when the new housing developments are complete.

taninaus said :

if you are willing to go for a bit of a drive – there is an independent fresh chicken shop in the Lanyon market place in Condor – head south on Streeton or the Parkway, then pay the toll and follow Drakeford Drive thorugh the lights and roundabouts following the signs to Tharwa and you will see the Lanyon shops when you get to the Gordon/Condor area. About 15 mins drive south for those in Weston Creek. A good range in the shop.

Do you mean Lanyon Valley Meats? We used to shop there quite frequently, but service and quality has declined. Now, it’s either Unique Meats (behind the Marketplace, where High Country used to be) or Calwell Quality Meats.

if you are willing to go for a bit of a drive – there is an independent fresh chicken shop in the Lanyon market place in Condor – head south on Streeton or the Parkway, then pay the toll and follow Drakeford Drive thorugh the lights and roundabouts following the signs to Tharwa and you will see the Lanyon shops when you get to the Gordon/Condor area. About 15 mins drive south for those in Weston Creek. A good range in the shop.