The other day Richard was intently staring off into the direction behind us as if in deep thought. I asked him what he was thinking about…he laughed and said nothing really but have you ever noticed the ritual of people fixing their coffee? The bar where you get just the right combination of sugar, cinnamon, half and half, etc. was positioned right behind me.
So for the next 10-15 minutes we watched people prepare
their coffee. Now I have to laugh as I watch some of these people…some pour out
just a little bit of coffee to make room for just the right amount of half and
half. Some give an quick shake of cinnamon or maybe two to top of their coffee
before they put the lid on and yet the man that grabbed two wooden stir sticks
and created a tepee effect with them…small on the top but large on the bottom
in order to give a full sweeping stir to his coffee was probably the best.
But who am I to judge on how people make their coffee…as
Richard will tell you I am probably the most obnoxious when it comes to making
my Starbucks coffee. I am so bad that I can’t even do coffee through the
Starbucks drive through because…they just don’t quite do it like I want it.
I order my standard, Venti Pike with four pumps of Vanilla
and ask them to leave room for cream. (Now they never leave me enough room so I
always have to dump just a little in the garbage in order to make room for the
perfect amount of cream) Then you add (4) packets of Sweet N Low and then the
half and half. Stir and then put the top on…now here is where my OCD kicks in
and Richard will just look at me, shake his head and laugh! (He is a no fuss
black coffee drinker!)
Venti Pike! |
So there you have it…I don’t think Richard thinks I am so
weird now that he has witnessed the Starbucks Ritual. It’s not just me…I would
venture to say that all people who drink Starbucks coffee have their own quirky
way of making their coffee. It is all very normal…but knowing Richard…he
probably still thinks we all have issues!