I want to make it clear that I am not thanking Starbucks or 3rd party callers. I am thanking those of you that wrote me and/or commented through the blog regarding my post about my Dad. The words I received were very helpful, appreciated, and uplifting. I would not have been able to get through the past ten years without the love and advice you have all given to me. I have great respect for Bud and Don who have been there to answer questions and snap me in line when I needed it. I also want to mention Mr. Byrd who passed away last year. He uttered something to me that has proven painfully true. "A son does not become the man he is to become until he loses his father." May not be the case for all of us, but it was for me.
Now on to the rant portion of this blog. Starbucks, Starbucks, Starbucks. For those of you not clear on the situation in the coffee wars, Dunkin Donuts is the undisputed leader! They actually have coffee flavored coffee (thanks Denis Leary), and they get it to you in about 30 seconds after you order it. Friday morning Emilee and I were carpooling to work. Don't get any ideas about being green conscious, unless its cash, we just "enjoy" each other's company in the mornings. She just had to have a Pumpkin Pie Vanilla Cream Toffee half cap latte with 2% milk and cream frothed to perfection on top. Oh, and it had to be decaf.
DECAF! I forgive it because she is pregnant with my child, but what an affront to all that is holy. Decaf was invented by someone who could not handle the shaking, eyes bulging, ecstatic rush that comes after polishing off that first 6 cups. What a scam! Anyway, we watch the truly superior of our race, they must be special because they need a vehicle that could challenge Bigfoot at the tractor pull, pass the same cup of "coffee" back and forth 17 times. Must have been a whip cream malfunction or something. Anyway 10 minutes later we have moved to the window and I can see the thing Emilee has ordered in the window. I get ignored by the barista/coffee hooker for FIVE MINUTES! This is not an exaggeration either. Fifteen minutes for one cup of "coffee". Fifteen (expletive) MINUTES! SO now I am going to be late to work over colored hot water. Good Bless Dunkin Donuts.
So later Friday, 1828 hrs to be precise (shift ends at 1830), Justin and I are sneaking towards Ga 400 so we can get the hell out of Dodge (Sandy Springs for the uninitiated) when we get dispatched to a call. The call is at 285 & Glenridge Dr. or Riverside Dr. We don't know which direction and the dispatcher is unable to give us an update at this time. SO, we get on 285 East at Glenridge and drive the 8.4 miles in 19 minutes that brings us down to Riverside and then back West on 285 to Glenridge again. Guess what? No (expletive) patient matching the description we received. You want to know why? Because some ignorant (expletive) do gooder calls on their cell phone as they are driving by.
That would be great if this person ACTUALLY knew which way they drove home on 285 EVERY (EXPLETIVE) DAY! How do you not know which way you are going. There are signs every 200 feet and could you not figure out that to get from Marietta (job) to Duluth (home) you go (EXPLETIVE) EAST!?!?!?!?!?!?! The lesson here? If you don't know where the (expletive) you are then you need to tele-commute. And get off the (EXPLETIVE) CELL PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stay Safe,
Rob
Some thoughts here Bubba -
ReplyDelete1. Why would anyone even queue-up to buy such overpriced crap? Straight-up black coffee. End of story. The rest is for the sissy crowd and/or pregnant women.
2. Real men don’t go to Starbucks, nor do they stop at a real Dunkin Donuts (Interstate gas station varieties don’t count) to give money to possible terrorists. They go to a good truck stop or a Q-T and buy real coffee.
3. You can’t fix stupid. Some people are brain washed into thinking they carry the launch codes and can’t breath unless they are talking to someone (even a recording will do) on their damn cell phone. I personally think that this is even more reason to develop viable laser weapons, but that is another story.
4. Louis Grizzard (long since passed) summed up the 285 issue quite some time ago when he told about a visitor to Atlanta that was driving 285.
First, he had a hard time keeping up with the traffic, but eventually got the hang of it. Driving around and around, not sure of where in the hell he was supposed to exit, he noticed he getting pretty low on gas, so he took the next exit and pulled into the first station he saw.
Five or six guys came running out, filled his tank, cleaned his windshield, check the tires, handed him a drink and told him to get back out there quick while he was still in fourth place.
Enjoy your weekend.
‘Noid
You forgot to add Scattered, Covered Smothered Topped and Diced to her coffee drink...lol... LMAO oh god how I love starbucks, I am also one of those multi requesting bitches that you hate when the guy behind you wants just a black coffee... well you know what shut the F**K up and go to Dunkin Donuts I say.. as for the waffle house humor, you can thank the late nights at zacks for that....oh the sadness that place has brought me:(
ReplyDeleteThat call you ran while trying to "get out of dodge" was dispatched, again, about an hour after you left. And, again, nothing found. Your absolutely right about 3rd party callers, but dispatch needs to get their (expletive) together. And regarding the best coffee. That would be at QT baby!
ReplyDeleteOk, man!
Speaking of Waffle House - What has 6 boobs, 6 arms, 6 legs and 9 teeth?
ReplyDeleteYup. Night shift at Waffle House.
'Noid
In my defense, corporate Dunkin took back over the store from the possible terrorists.
ReplyDeleteI would kill for an American run Dairy Queen too! No, I don't want curry in my ice cream, or a purple squishy. Just speak English in the speaker!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, why the hell do I have to press one for English? Does Germany say press one for Italian, or Batslava say press 1 for Croat? No, it's the native freakin language!
I vote for QT as well. BP is not bad as a second place. MG
News Flash!
ReplyDeleteIn yet another attempt to shore-up their lagging sales (Duh. Can you say "Overpriced Swill"?) and slow down the pace of stores that have to be closed, Starbucks announced that they are going to market instant coffee.
You read it correctly. Instant coffee. Should go over real well, huh? Especially if you live in Europe. Oh, wait. We don't! Brilliant.
'Noid