lauralemay :: blog :: the man and his latte :: comments http://blog.lauralemay.com/archives/2008/03/the_man_and_his_latte.html#comments en Copyright 2008 lemay@lne.com lemay@lne.com Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:59:12 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss the man and his latte Today while I was waiting in the starbucks line a very large man came in the door behind me YELLING into his cell phone. "I know that's what he told you," he said, "but I'm sick of that shit. You... Today while I was waiting in the starbucks line a very large man came in the door behind me YELLING into his cell phone. "I know that's what he told you," he said, "but I'm sick of that shit. You... http://blog.lauralemay.com/archives/2008/03/the_man_and_his_latte.html the man and his latte - comment from Heather comment from Heather on 24.Apr.08

Thanks! Your story made me literally LOL.

Posted April 24, 2008 9:59 AM by Heather

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Does anyone EVER tell these guys - I am guessing it is guys who do this - to shut up and bugger off?

Well, your great story has convinced me to do that next time. There is only so much crap we can take in one lifetime. It's like the theory that you only have so many heartbeats then, that's it, time's up.

Next time, I'm on to him!! Thanks for the motivational impetus!

Posted March 24, 2008 6:10 AM by addon

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There are things I miss about that Bay Area, but people like
that is not one of them :-) It took a while for me to get used to how very polite everyone is here in Oregon. It actually seemed kind of creepy, at first, as if they might want something...but they didn't. They're just nice. Go figure.

The story made me laugh. Thank you. What amazes me, is that no one stood up to him, and said "Excuse me, this seems to be an important conversation to you but it is interrupting my morning's peace, could you please take this outside?"

I do that sort of thing all the time. Partly, it is because I am about to turn 50 and you put up with less and less crap when you get older. And partly, I feel violated by loud and/or ultra personal phone calls. I do not wish to be involved in their drama and trauma and I will tell them so, politely. As a friend of mine likes to say, I am happy to be their learning experience.

It beats walking out the door feeling angry and thinking about what I *would* have said.

Sia

Posted March 21, 2008 12:33 PM by Sia

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Can you imagine him on fully-caffeinated? He'd have a massive coronary right there in Starbuck's.

Posted March 20, 2008 7:04 PM by Sharon

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Decaf pumpkin latte is quite obviously the drink of the devil. No surprises here :-)

Posted March 19, 2008 1:39 PM by Enno

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Whoah! I have tears im my eyes! That is brilliant! I read it to my wife and now we are both giggling.

Posted March 18, 2008 3:17 PM by Cheshire Noir

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