Are We Becoming Mean?
Good Morning from my quiet little home.
This morning, I was invited to join some friends at a restaraunt to chat, catch up… You know how we do with friends that want to meet and be present with one another.
It was going to be a busy day so I pretty much put the invite on my “Maybe I’ll be there” response”. Today came and sure enough I had forgotten, what with walking the dog, going to the gym, and rewarding myself with my usual Starbucks drink. As I was turning out of the Starbucks drive, I suddenly remembered the gathering and said to myself, “I should go.”
So, I park in front of the place and walk in; I look for my friends, and as I am doing that this guy walks up to me and says, “You have a drink purchased somewhere else and we want you to leave, especially because it’s Starbucks.” WOW. I have taken a Starbucks drink into other restaraunts and they have never said a thing about my drink… Just smiled and wished me well. But this place threw me out. Loudly. I asked if I had offended them and he