Coffee plays an important part in my life. Not just the caffeine (I can give it up any time, I did for six months once). I enjoy a good coffee shop, I even enjoy a mediocre one. When driving long distances, I use coffee stops as an excuse to get out stretch my legs and use the bathroom. True, I could do this at a gas station.
As it happened I was driving to my dacha; a 4 hour drive last Friday. I had been on call Thursday night and despite a three hour nap Friday morning and a large latte, I was in desperate need of a coffee pulling into Dead Rear, 90 minutes into my drive. DR has a newly minted Starbucks which I figured could provide me with the needed sustenance. I was a little put off by the long line up inside but I had parked my car and anyway how long does it really take to serve a coffee.
Unfortunately as I learned during the next 15 minutes, the people in front of me were not ordering coffee (nor had the 10 or so people who had already ordered and were waiting for their drinks). They were all ordering icy fruity drinks, drinks which take a long time to prepare. After some time, I was able to talk to the barrista and order my "talle" dark roast. "Oh that is so simple!" she said.
People, if you want a fruity slushy drink, there is a place you can go.
Several places you can go in fact. Most gas stations and convenience stores have a squishy machine where you can actually serve yourselves. You can actually mix flavours like my children used to. And better still you will not piss me off by making you wait while you someone makes it for you. I used to enjoy a squishy too, (until I found out how many calories they have) but I would no more buy a squishy in Starbucks, than I would buy coffee from a convenience store or gas station.
As it happened I was driving to my dacha; a 4 hour drive last Friday. I had been on call Thursday night and despite a three hour nap Friday morning and a large latte, I was in desperate need of a coffee pulling into Dead Rear, 90 minutes into my drive. DR has a newly minted Starbucks which I figured could provide me with the needed sustenance. I was a little put off by the long line up inside but I had parked my car and anyway how long does it really take to serve a coffee.
Unfortunately as I learned during the next 15 minutes, the people in front of me were not ordering coffee (nor had the 10 or so people who had already ordered and were waiting for their drinks). They were all ordering icy fruity drinks, drinks which take a long time to prepare. After some time, I was able to talk to the barrista and order my "talle" dark roast. "Oh that is so simple!" she said.
People, if you want a fruity slushy drink, there is a place you can go.
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