HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
to the
USMB COFFEE SHOP
I don't know how I missed it, but the 10th Anniversary of the USMB Coffee shop was May 4, 2020.
The original USMB Coffee Shop opened on 5-4-2010 and acquired 80,455 posts and 3,285,729 views before it closed on 7-30-13.
USMB Coffee Shop II opened on 7-30-13 and acquired 25,935 posts and 486,351 views before it closed on 4-14-14.
USMB Coffee Shop III opened on 4-15-14 and is closing on 5-15-14 with 2,803 posts and 32,229 views.
Versions 1, 2, and 3 acquired about another 100,000 views after they were closed and before they were deleted and sent into oblivion.
The USMB Coffee Shop IV opened on 5-15-14 and has acquired 65,879 posts and 3+ million views.
That is a total of 175,072 posts and something over 6,450,250 views since the Coffee Shop opened on May 4, 2010.
And roughly 492 USMB members have signed our roster, i.e. made at least one post, over that 10 years. I say roughly because no doubt some were missed & some are on there twice due to screen name changes. Some have been here the entire time, some have moved on, some return now and then, and new friends are always arriving. Six continents are represented. I don't know how many countries.
Through all that time we have seen each other through many joys, triumphs, sorrows, disappointments, fears, disasters, births, marriages, divorces, deaths, illness and wellness, and pretty much every aspect of the human experience. We've lifted each other up, provided information, ideas, encouragement and at times hope, comfort, understanding. And we've just plain had a lot of fun and laughed and enjoyed each other.
Here's to another 10 years.
Long live the Coffee Shop!!