Well, today was BIG GARBAGE DAY in Coquitlam. Obviously, an exciting event to those like myself, with nothing to do but note the mundane and frustrating around me. Actually I was surprised the amount of stuff that the garage people (or refuse engineers) wouldn’t take away. A lot of it is still left at the curb. The whole city is beginning to look like a shithole, with all the garbage at the curb. If its not bad enough that “we” throw out so much stuff, I have to wade through it everyday, look at it when I drive by, and avoid what the little high school snots have thrown all over the road. I guess I am just getting intolerant in my “old” age.
DON’T take cold beverages for granted!
Mistake Number 1 Yesterday I had the mad decision to eat some of the food that they serve at CementLandTM. I think the correct terminology for what I consumed was LeadBreadTM and a SandMuffinTM. Ah…. but what for a beverage…? What was interesting is not the fact that I went for the iced tea (which I seem to have a high affinity for during the last 8 months), but the fact that it was delivered to me from the dispenser HOT! HOT! I couldn’t believe it. The cup started to get warm, and I had that brief thought process that I get when sometimes I cannot distinguish between hot and cold. No, it was definitely hot, I decided. Too hot to hold onto the cup, actually. I thought, maybe they just are serving the ICED tea HOT right now. After all, this is CementLandTM, where everything is a little “different”. There is no real reason for it, that’s just the way it is (the school motto). So I tested the Root Beer. Also hot. In fact, hotter than the ICED tea. Strange.
Mistake Number 2 So I called over someone working at this particular cafeteria and asked about the HOT ICED TEA.
Why is it hot? Last week it was ICE cold, but now its hot. Why?
-Shrug-
Do you know where I can get COLD ICED tea?
-Shrug-
Mistake Number 3 So I explained to her that its called ICED TEA for a reason. Its supposed to be COLD!!! Yes, I know that some people drink tea that is hot, but this is called ICED TEA for a reason. So she told me to add ice to it. What? Am I supposed to water down 1 inch of drink with 6 inches of ice just so I can get cold ICED TEA? I don’t think so. Not for $1.50 for a thimble full, anyway.
Then she got combative. Why is whenever I actually stand up to this kind of thing I manage to get the employee that is *this* close to snapping. She should work at the RoyalBlank. I’m even polite when I ask these question. I was just asking.
What followed was an act of complete cowardice on my part. After a brief confrontation, I actually bought the HOT ICED TEA. I figured, well, some people drink hot tea, and I happen to like hot tea, so maybe this won’t be so bad.
Mistake Number 4 I drank the HOT ICED TEA. Let me tell you, its not very good. I like normal hot tea, but this was just not a beverage that lends itself to heat.
I should have had the steaming Root Beer Instead.