Topless Coffee shop in Maine burned down - Arson

A topless coffee shop opened in Maine a few months ago. Reading about it online, it was very popular with both male and female patrons.

Sadly, many closed minded (or clothed minded) people were very unhappy with it.

Now the funny thing is if you go to the south of France or Spain, at their beaches, there are many beach side cafes and coffee houses. At many of them, the wait staff, both male and female worked topless. In those countries it is no big deal as the clientele was also mainly topless since most beaches in these countries are topless beaches.

Here in the US, we make a big deal about the sight of a bare breast. Not so in Europe. Obviously, European countries are way more mature in their handling of the nude human body.

Here's the story:


"Topless coffee shop burns down; official says it was arson

...Shop's proprietor Donald Crabtree says he will rebuild even in a mobile trailer

Crabtree said he did not have insurance for the Grand View

...In the end, a coffee shop in Vassalboro, Maine, that gained national attention for its topless waiters and waitresses simply proved too hot -- the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop burned to the ground early Wednesday morning.

..."I really liked it here," waitress Krista Macentyre said after learning the cause of the fire. "We weren't hurting anyone. I don't know why someone would do something like this."

...For Crabtree the coffee shop literally was home. He and his two daughters, their two boyfriends, and his two infant grandchildren lived in quarters attached to the Grand View. The fire forced them to relocate to a motel.

...Crabtree said his 10 female and three male employees are "in shock."

While some Vassalboro residents expressed displeasure with the 18-and-over establishment, Crabtree said he had received no threats.

In a February interview with CNN shortly after Grand View opened, Crabtree said the coffee shop was doing brisk business in the small town of 4,500. "It's just been crowds mobbing in," he said at the time.

"This place was made to put smiles on people's faces," he said Wednesday.

Waitress Macentyre added, "This was a good innocent business."

"Every worker was just trying to take care of themselves and make a living -- just trying to live like everybody else," she said."

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That is the one thing about nude recreation. It makes people happy. Now it would have been even better if the patrons could also enjoy their coffee topless like in Europe.

It is pretty scary that some people are that threatened by the sight of bare breasts that they burn down someones business. And even more scary is the owner of the business along with family members lived next to the coffee shop. They even had a 4 month old baby. The owner and family could have died in the fire if a ambulance had not noticed the fire and woke the owner.

It's sad that in America we still have so much hatred of the human body.

Tom
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Topless coffee shop makes big hit in Maine town

We don't have a lot of guests from Maine stay at our resort, but I would bet every year, we average around 20 couples or so as we are the ONLY nudist vacation resort that caters to couples west of the Mississippi.

The one thing that always strikes me about Maine guests is they are fiercely independent. They do NOT want government interfering in their lives (don't we all).

In a small Maine town, the local planning board approved a topless coffee shop. 150 people applied for the job. They hired 10 women and 5 men.

It sounds almost just like a nudist resort as they said they hired all shapes and size servers.

Here are the high lights of the story:

"Topless coffee shop a hit in small Maine town

Men, women without tops wait tables at Maine coffee shop

Owner says high number of applicants a reflection of tough job market

Staff hired on basis of friendliness and willingness to "treat everyone equally"

"People leave here happy and can't wait to come back," owner says"

That is the highlights of the story. And I will bet one of the reasons so many people applied is if the owner is a nice person, they thought working topless at the coffee shop would be a fun job. We have been open for 14 years and our very first two employees we hired still work for us here at the Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs.

Now here is the story:

"It's a tough time for businesses, but one entrepreneur may have found the recipe for success.

The coffee shop has been open less than a week. So far the customers are mostly couples and women.

On Monday, Donald Crabtree opened Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro, Maine, where the waiters and waitresses serve their customers topless.

In a town with fewer than 4,500 residents, the topless coffee shop is booming with business. Paul Crabtree, the owner's brother, describes business so far as "fantastic."

...Donald Crabtree faced initial opposition to his plan, but he won the right to go ahead in a planning board hearing last week...

"I know what people want," he said. "People like nudity, and coffee is profitable. Sure, I'd start a coffee shop, but I'd be out of work in a week."

The flood of job applications -- more than 150 -- for Grand View Topless Coffee Shop reflected the rough job market.

Crabtree hired 10 women and five men under stringent requirements, including friendliness and, what he considered most important, that the wait staff "treat everyone equally."

"We didn't hire '10s,' " he said, referring to appearance. "We hired everyone from skinny to big-boned women."

...Although the topless coffee shop has been open less than a week, Crabtree said he is already seeing regulars. Customers include a variety of individuals, but mainly couples and females.

He also sees his new business venture as a temporary fix for customers struggling through tough economic times.

"The economy is so bad," Crabtree said, "Everyone's losing their homes, their ties, everything they own. People leave here happy and can't wait to come back. It's nice to see people smile again."

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The one point from this article that I think is so interesting is the owner says "People leave here happy and can't wait to come back."

That is the feeling you get vacationing at nice nudist resorts like ours. People always ask us "you are a 17 room inn, why do guests from around the world come back to Terra Cotta Inn year after year?" We average just over a 75% repeat guest rate which is one of the highest in the travel industry.

The answer is our guests leave happy. There is no other place in the world like ours. There are places you can go nude, but no where do you find such a nice mix of guests from around the world year round.

Disney says they are the happiest place on earth, and that may be true if you are 5 year olds. But for adults, our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa is truly the happiest place.

If you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!