I dragged my ass out of bed this morning...

[Jenny_Jackson]

Then I got in my truck and dragged my ass down to Starbucks (Mostly because I was too damn lazy to make coffee). When I got there, there were people standing around in front but the damn thing wasn't open at 8:30 AM

Seems someone glued the door lock during the night. They had to call a locksmith. Now my whole day is fucked

 

[lipsofanangel]

Then I got in my truck and dragged my ass down to Starbucks (Mostly because I was too damn lazy to make coffee). When I got there, there were people standing around in front but the damn thing wasn't open at 8:30 AM

Seems someone glued the door lock during the night. They had to call a locksmith. Now my whole day is fucked

Oh no! That sucks. And I hope they catch tha bastard that did it too. Keeping people away from their caffeine fix is a very, VERY bad idea.

 

[ElizabethWest]

I sympathize with your lack of caffeine, but since my closest Starbucks is 40 miles away, I have learned to adjust without it.

 

[Misty_Morning]

Then I got in my truck and dragged my ass down to Starbucks (Mostly because I was too damn lazy to make coffee). When I got there, there were people standing around in front but the damn thing wasn't open at 8:30 AM

Seems someone glued the door lock during the night. They had to call a locksmith. Now my whole day is fucked

Go back to bed, and try again tomorrow.

 

[mjl2010]

Oh no! That sucks. And I hope they catch tha bastard that did it too. Keeping people away from their caffeine fix is a very, VERY bad idea.

I just hope it's Jenny that finds the bastard. Teach them a lesson for sure.

MJL



edited to add "hope" to sentence. I need my coffee too!

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

I just it's Jenny that finds the bastard. Teach them a lesson for sure.

MJL

I was watching the news. It's a gang of some kind. They did 18 Sarbucks and a few Seattle Coffee's.

This town runs on coffee. We are so fucked today

I ended up going to 7-11. I think I'm going to be sick.

 

[jomar]

This town runs on coffee. We are so fucked today

I ended up going to 7-11. I think I'm going to be sick.

I was going to say...isn't there a Krispy Kreme or Dunkin' Donuts or 24 other Starbucks nearby? Can't start the day without cofee...

 

[fieryjen]

I was watching the news. It's a gang of some kind. They did 18 Sarbucks and a few Seattle Coffee's.

This town runs on coffee. We are so fucked today

I ended up going to 7-11. I think I'm going to be sick.

Oh, now that's just mean.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

I was going to say...isn't there a Krispy Kreme or Dunkin' Donuts or 24 other Starbucks nearby? Can't start the day without cofee...

Oh shit! I could have gone to Krispy Kreme

All the Dunkin' Donuts are gone. They all sold out to another chain. Their coffee and donuts suck. They get their coffee from 7-11, I think

 

[lipsofanangel]

What the hell did this group have against coffee, that's the question. Is there some psycho coalition against caffeine that I'm not aware of?

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

What the hell did this group have against coffee, that's the question. Is there some psycho coalition against caffeine that I'm not aware of?

The way I heard it on the news...They hate Starbucks and Seattle Coffee because the are so big and growing so fast. It's not the coffee at all.

Either that or Starbuck's and Seattle Coffee doesn't go well with their Meth

 

[3113]

You should have gone to...McDonalds:

Coffee taste test stirs hot debate

In the coffee smackdown, it was yuppie Starbucks versus Ronald McDonald.

And the clown won.

Consumer Reports magazine said Friday that its tasters found McDonald's coffee to be "decent and moderately strong," with "no flaws," and that the Starbucks brew "was strong, but burnt and bitter enough to make your eyes water instead of open."

The March issue of the influential magazine advises, "Try McDonald's, which was cheapest and best." But does Seattle-based Starbucks have grounds for protest? After all, the survey was conducted by just two tasters who tried the coffees on-site.

"We assemble panels of at least six testers to taste the coffee under tightly controlled conditions," said coffee consultant Willem Boot, who trains tasters for the Coffee Quality Institute in Long Beach. "Doing only two samples in this case is crazy."

Consumer Reports co-taster Erin Gudeux, a magazine staff member, defended the test as a guide for consumers. "They've got the pocketbook and they've got the choice," she said. Other fast-food coffees fared worse, including those from Burger King ("tasted more like hot water") and Dunkin' Donuts ("inoffensive").

The test is likely to be taken seriously by the chains. Starbucks said in a statement, "Choosing a brand of coffee is a personal decision, as taste is subjective."

But Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's Corp. was obviously lovin' it. "It was great news," company spokeswoman Danya Proud said. The chain, with 13,700 restaurants in the U.S., changed its coffee blend last year.

Proud said the company was developing new coffee products. What's next, a half-caf latte with a Happy Meal?

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

You should have gone to...McDonalds:

Mickey D's here serves Seattle Coffee. And I never thought about it. I was in the shakes of caffine withdrawl, you know

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Why didn't you cross the street to the Starbuck there?

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

Why didn't you cross the street to the Starbuck there?

Sorry Zeb,
I live sort of out in the boonies. There's only one Starbucks anywhere near me. If the one at Tannasbourn isn't working I have to go all the way to Hillsborito*. That's like 20 miles. Turns out, they got hit too.














* Actually Hillsboro, but 90% of the folks there are hispanic.

 

[jomar]

Oh shit! I could have gone to Krispy Kreme

I think KK is actually supposed to have very good coffee. Just stay away from the donuts!

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

I think KK is actually supposed to have very good coffee. Just stay away from the donuts!

It didn't occur to me at the time, but there is one of the only two KK's in the city about a mile from me here. Damn!!!

 

[S-Des]

Mickey D's here serves Seattle Coffee. And I never thought about it. I was in the shakes of caffine withdrawl, you know

Ugh, their coffee sucks ass. 7-11 is way better than McDonalds (Burger King is awful too). I like Dunkin Donuts (although I wouldn't call it good). The best is Caribou Coffee (don't know if they're everywhere or not). It's like Starbucks, but without the burnt flavor. I just alternate between the big 3 or I get sick of whichever one I'm drinking.

 

[Liar]

I was watching the news. It's a gang of some kind. They did 18 Sarbucks and a few Seattle Coffee's.

This town runs on coffee. We are so fucked today

I ended up going to 7-11. I think I'm going to be sick.

Jaysys woman, don't you have the tools for a good brew at home at all times? A quality grind and a presso brewer is as mandatory in my place as indoor plumbing and running water.

I'm serious, do you drive to Starbucks to get your morning cuppa? No wonder Al Gore is nervous about the planet.

 

[S-Des]

Jaysys woman, don't you have the tools for a good brew at home at all times? A quality grind and a presso brewer is as mandatory in my place as indoor plumbing and running water.

I'm serious, do you drive to Starbucks to get your morning cuppa? No wonder Al Gore is nervous about the planet.

Good point. Gore would never drive to Starbucks....he'd take his private jet.

 

[Liar]

Good point. Gore would never drive to Starbucks....he'd take his private jet.

Parking it must be a biyatch.

 

[S-Des]

Parking it must be a biyatch.

I think he gets Presidential escorts for life. They usually just shut down the highways when one of them come to town (wouldn't want to inconvenience our version of royalty now, would we?). Evidently we haven't come as far from our ruling class roots as we'd like to think.

 

[3113]

Good point. Gore would never drive to Starbucks....he'd take his private jet.

– Gore lives a strict carbon-neutral lifestyle both in his work and private life. That means he tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible, and then purchases carbon offsets for the remaining emissions.

– In his private life, Gore tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible. He drives a hybrid, flies commercially whenever he can, and purchases green power. In the few instances where work has demanded that he travel privately, he purchases carbon offsets for the emissions.

The big to-do about the private jet has hardly come from unbias sources (ex: The Hoover Insititute). A lot of people would love to prove those 90+% scientists wrong, the ones saying that we should do something about carbon emissions--and hence, they take every opportunity to try and muddy the reputations of the spokesmen and women who, in most case, honestly and with great concern for humanity, present this message. They play dirty because their profits and power are at stake. I would hope you wouldn't want to play with such people. Or repeat incomplete or incorrect nformation from bias sources.

 

[S-Des]

Or ruin the reputation of a man you don't even know and who probably doesn't really deserve such abuse from you or anyone else..

Really, I think the former vice president of the United States and one of the world's most outspoken representatives for global warming will somehow survive my "abuse". I doubt his reputation will be ruined by my joking with Liar on a Porn board. Aren't you the same person who called Christians (including myself) "Zombie Worshippers"? Should you be the one to lecture about abusive comments? Or is it only your sacred cows that shouldn't be made fun of?

 

[3113]

Really, I think the former vice president of the United States and one of the world's most outspoken representatives for global warming will somehow survive my "abuse". I doubt his reputation will be ruined by my joking with Liar on a Porn board.

I didn't say that the he wouldn't survive your abuse. What I was trying to say was that you have always seemed an honorable person to me. Maybe I'm wrong, but I assumed you were someone who respected people who at least *seem* to want to do good for the world, no matter their political leanings. I didn't think this ad hominen attack worthy of you.

As for me, there are lot of public figures out there that I don't like. And I will happily and gleefully repeat nasty information about them...but I hope I'll be careful about the source of that information. Maybe not. I mess up as much as anyone. But I do at least *try* to value facts above all else. And yes, when those facts are hard truths about people I admire, if they are facts, then I will accept them. And, alas, there have been people I've admire that I've learned hard truths about and accepted those truths. Even Gandhi was a not-so-nice guy in some instances. *shrug* If it's true, it's true. But the source had better be reliable.

Aren't you the same person who called Christians (including myself) "Zombie Worshippers"? Should you be the one to lecture about abusive comments? Or is it only your sacred cows that shouldn't be made fun of?

First, two wrongs don't make a right. Assuming I did as you say, then that doesn't make what you're doing any more right, does it?

Second, regarding Zombies: I seem to recall a mention of Zombies as an objective observation, a literary and mythological comparison, not an indication of any Christian's personality. But let's assume you're right. I know myself, and I know I can be that careless and thoughtless, especially if I don't take the time to really re-read a post.

Third, even so, I think you are comparing apples and oranges here. If you'd like to make fun of my religious beliefs or those who share my religious beliefs, please do. I think any belief in any superpower should be open to humor...I couldn't rightly have supported Rusdie's right to publish Satanic Verses, etc., if I thought otherwise.

But that's hardly the same as someone making accusations about person's actions. Imagine I saw you bending over your prone sister (assuming you have a sister) and kissing her. I run off and say, "S-Des kissed his sister! He's having incestuous relations with her!"--but in reality, you were giving her mouth-to-mouth. The fact is true--you DID kiss her. But the reason why is not at all correct. I think you'd tell me, and rightly so, that I should avoid putting my bias spin on the facts.

In the end, what I really don't like is ad hominen arguements. Arguments which attact the person presenting their case rather than the case. And in the end, all this talk about a private jet is just that. An ad hominem argument. Attack the messenger in an attempt to defeat the message. I'll fully admit, I really dislike ad hominem arguments, no matter who is behind them or for what reason.