"Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread

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We've wandered a bit, but what the hey. Starbucks (SB) got a footprint at my last place of employment. I consider even their mildest coffee unpalatable, as did many of my co-workers. The secretary (admin, these day) would order a 30 quart vat half full and then dilute it with hot water. Then, that was OK. 

I don't like mickie-dees, and avoid eating there at all costs. I'll take the time to make a sandwich at home, "labor-intensive", or not. And I despise food preparation time. When I traveled for business, I bought SB coffee once, at LAX. I dumped it into a water fountain, and I'm sure that it cleaned out the drain. Yeesh.

The NAACP actually lauded mickie-dees for teaching inner city kids work skills. But they don't expect that the kids will work there forever. When I was a kid, neighbors used the local "talent" for things like mowing lawns, pulling weeds, and light de/construction. In my mid-teens, I've busted many a fence down for pay. Then I got to work as a mechanic's helper and made a bit more money.

"Mechanic's helper"? Haven't heard that one before.

At 16 I took a Summer holiday job at a service station in a very small town about 100 miles from home. Right well have been on the far side of the moon. 

My job was to fill up tanks, wipe wind screens and check under the hood. (oil, water, batteries) Was never terribly busy. I spent a lot of time perched on this old tire, reading.

I was at the service station for 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.  This was in 1963 (The year I discovered The Beatles)  I boarded with the boss and his family. I was paid 10 pounds a week. (about $US24 at the time)The boss's wife took 4 pounds for board.

There was no TV due to poor reception.  The thing I liked most was that the town bakery was right next door. I would often buy an apple square still warm, with 'a dandy' which was a 4 oz tub of ice cream.   

I was there for Xmas. We had roast goose, something I had not tried before or since, I loved it.

Oh, I like very strong coffee. I buy the best supermarket coffee I can. Usually Vittorio or Lavazza. Usually at least one of them is on sale, at about half price .Have not tried Maccas coffee because I don't trust their claim that it's made by a barista. (I suspect there's probably some difference between my idea of a barista and theirs)