What I learn about men each day

Friends

2009-02-04T16:06:00.001-08:00

I got to thinking about all the friends I have worked with over the past 8 years.
All of those at 6 or 7 Starbucks across the country.
All of them are still open!!!

Do men remember , think about work relationships and co-workers like women do?
Or are we just sentimental?

Joining Facebook has put all those faces back in my life.

Good memories, fun times and many many lattes and mochas.

Tell me men. Do you remember old friends?
Coco

Snow Day

2009-02-03T08:02:00.001-08:00

I am still getting used to driving in the snow.
How does one do it?
It is very slippery and cold and people here drive too fast anyway!

I was hoping to get a ride to work today from my fiance.'
I think he has other plans and now I am feeling very unimportant.
Why are men so inconsiderate of our feelings???

Come on men.... Do you think about your women's feelings or are there just too many feelings to consider? Maybe that's it. Women have too many feelings???
What do you think?
Coco

Groundhog Day

2009-02-02T16:17:00.000-08:00

Living in Massachusetts, the winter is very long.
So what is this with a bunch of old men pulling a groundhog out of a cage???
Let the poor animal sleep !
Winter is here anyway whatever shadow the hog sees.
Swimsuit season is coming soon that's all I know.
Looking forward to many days lazing in the sun.

Perhaps a vacation somewhere warm??
any suggestions?
Where would you go in the deep ,dark, cold part of winter?
Coco

New part of the country

2008-12-04T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hello friends
Coco is back
I have moved from Florida to the COLD Northeast.
I am still working at a coffee shop. Actually I am making quite a bit more cash these days.
Cost of living in the northeast!!!!
anyone still out there reading??
One thing I know is that Men NEVVER change, no matter what part of the country you are in.
they may look a bit different,have an accent, dress funkier but they have the same attitudes toward women.
I know they just love hot women serving them coffee!
Because we do it with a smile and a flirt that their wives don't give them in the am. Women know their men.
We are paid to do that and it works quite well. Go figure!

See ya LATTE.
Coco

I'm Back

2007-06-20T16:09:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm home from California.
Don't have time tonight to talk but will tomorrow.
Gotta love that weather in Southern Cal.
Sunny-Cool-Breezy-
SO far from Florida in weather and in mind.
Hope you all have a good week.
COCO

Cali bound

2007-06-13T19:19:00.000-07:00

Well- I am flying to California tomorrow.
Bittersweet. You can never really go home.

I an happy to see old friends but know it isn't home any longer.
Familiar with the area, but have a new area I am becoming familiar with.
Have old friends , but have new friends as well.

I'll let you all know how it went and what;s up at Starbucks in California.

Have a great rest of the week all
Coco

Bye Bye???

2007-06-04T17:56:00.001-07:00

I'm deep in thought.
I am thinking about packing my car and driving out of town as far as a tank of gas will take me and starting over all alone!
Sometimes life is so overwhelming, I can totally understand why people just walk away from their lives and are never heard from again.
It sounds like a great plan to me right now.
To have no responsibilities but for myself would be a relief.
Anyone done this??
Let me know where some good spots are to travel.
Have a good week.
If I go I will at least write a final goodbye because of course there will be NO computer. Cool.
Coco

June 1st

2007-06-01T16:58:00.000-07:00

Well do you know what June 1st is?

The beginning of hurricane season.
Now that I live in Florida I guess I have to prepare for this.
It wasn't enough that I had to prepare for earthquakes in California.
Now it is hurricanes.
So... I have gotten every magazine and booklet and have figured out that I need , surprise, just what I need for an earthquake!

It hasn't rained here since I got here in March.
Lo and behold on June 1st today a storm developed in the Gulf of Mexico.
It is raining now and I have nothing prepared except candles and matches and some cat food.
The cats really don't care what the weather or natural disaster , as long as they have food and a window to look out upon their domain. Sounds like a great life!!!

Well, I will finally get a lazy Saturday in bed in the rain.
No schlepping coffee for me tomorrow.
Since I am the boss now I gave me the day off!

Have a good weather Saturday all
Coco

Friends

2007-05-28T16:12:00.000-07:00

Well, hello again.
I have been out of words for awhile. Boyfriend is gone for a few months and I am homesick for my family and friends in California. It is getting hot in Florida and I am depressed! I hate where I live! I 'm lonely!
Work, however is going great. I have never been happier with a job.
That leads me to my question.

Why can't one's life been great all around? Why do the personal or professional sides not match up. Let's get on the same page with our lives and be happy with everything and not just a portion of it.
Does anyone have the same problems? Please tell me I am not alone!

Well- this leads me to the thought that I want a navel ring..... and a new tattoo.
Maybe when I get back to California in a few weeks.
My friends , what do you think? Yes..... no???

Help me with an answer please.
Coco

SNAKES!!!!!!!!

2007-05-19T14:13:00.000-07:00

I had to kill a snake today. NO NO , not one of my customers.
I came home from work today and the cats had cornered a snake under the fridge.
I tried to sweep it out of the house but it just wasn't cooperating.

So I killed it with my boyfriends ice hockey stick! I figured it had brought him many years of luck on the ice, now it was time to put it to use again.

Well, it was a wiggly thing and I had a lot of remorse but I figured I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight, unless it was gone.
I am hoping I don't dream of Samuel L Jackson tonight. And I definitely won't be renting Snakes on a Plane anytime soon!

Florida is hard to get used to guys. I am having difficulty dealing with it all.
Any advice for Coco???

Sweet dreams
Coco

Smoke everywhere

2007-05-13T17:08:00.000-07:00

I feel as though I have returned to California. Fires, smoke and ash everywhere. I often joke that natural disasters follow me around.
Floods, earthquakes ,fires, riots I have pretty much seen it all living in various parts of California.
Now customers and friends want to know if earthquakes will follow to Florida? I always think of that great Johnny Cash song "Ring of Fire".

"NO" I tell the Floridans, the ring of fire is only in the Pacific and not the Gulf or Atlantic.

We will see what happens during hurricane season. Maybe I will be adding another disaster to my files. Also how customers react with coffee.
Will closed roads and rain and flooding stop the hunt for a LATTE?

In response to a comment, Yes there are plenty of rednecks here. Does any one know where that term comes from?
Have a grand day
COCO

Welcome back Coco

2007-05-10T16:36:00.000-07:00

Hello all.
Let's talk coffee.
My new store reminds me very much of what I left in California.
Not so many surfers but lots of rednecks, it is Florida.
Lets just say I am looking for Jeff Foxworthy to walk in at any moment!
Seriously, I love my new partners. They have been looted.
There is a new store opening in the area and some of these partners have been recruited to the new store. I have stepped into a mini mutiny involving the old manager.
It is my job to make things right for my new crew. They are all hard working upbeat people and great to work with.
Lots of turmoil and questions for me.
I LOVE IT!!!
I am constantly putting out fires and solving problems.
Yesterday the faucet on the sink broke resulting in Old Faithful at rush hour.
Who do they turn to? ME.
I have pretty much seen all, so it didn't even phase me.
Come on guys give me something hard, I said!

Florida is hot and muggy.
My boyfriend/fiance has gone North for the summer to work. I am going to enjoy the time by myself and concentrate on my job. Occasionally visiting with him.

I have lots to blog about.

I saw my 1st SWEATY money the other day.
Yes- a bike rider. Hot, muggy weather does lead to EXTRA SWEATY money!!! EEW, GROSS\\

Catch ya later y'all
Coco

My new Position

2007-05-09T17:06:00.000-07:00

Well-After a long time I finally made it as a Starbucks Manager.
I am running my own store and don't have to put up with all the CRAP customers give me anymore.
I am now living on the West Coast of Florida. That is why the absence.
Lots of stories of "new " customers and of retail in the Republican state of Florida.

Anyone still reading this?
Let me know
COCO

I created a new website

2006-12-22T13:21:00.000-08:00

The other side of the retail coin. How bad have your retail experiences been this holiday season? How bad has the traffic been? How much are co-workers annoying you?

http://www.Youjusttickedmeoff.com

a new website that will be up and running soon. Until then enjoy the blog.

You will feel better after a rant!

Coco

Adult Novelties?

2006-12-19T20:19:00.000-08:00

Please? Will someone who has any familiarity at all with Florida, tell me why the state is full of Strip Clubs and Adult Stores. The billboards on the interstate are full of crocodile wrestling posters and adult store directions. "LIVE NUDES 2 MILES AHEAD". Maybe they are at the same place as the croc wrestling???
Does it have to do with being a Republican state or is it just in-breeding, Jerry Springer sort of people?
I did notice that there are tons of mobile home parks in the state. The Adult industry seems to have very sturdy construction in their buildings unlike a mobile home. Just remember that tornadoes seem to make a bee-line for the mobile homes first. You don't often hear on the news about a tornado taking out an adult store.
Funny, but as I sit here thinking about my vacation, Florida comes to mind 1st. I met some wonderful-delightful people, however what I recall is the billboards.
What do you think?
Merry Christmas
Coco

LIsten up Spandex Wearers!

2006-12-16T11:54:00.000-08:00

OK you know I have a problem with "Sweaty Money". Here is a solution.

One of our favorite customers at the Buck came in the other day and showed us his JIMI.
No not that JIMI, but the one he keeps his ID and paper money in and a few credit cards.
It is a really thin plastic wallet that snaps closed and keeps money DRY!!!!! What a great invention and it saves me a lot of time drying sweaty bills.
He also said that it comes in a favorite Hot PINK color. Now the yoga women can buy one as well. They always come in with no wallet. However they pull money out of their sweaty bra top. After yoga for 1 hour or more do I really want to accept this money?? What do you think.
Sorry for the abscence, but I have been soooooo over-worked after vacation that I haven't had extra time to blog.
I do have great stories to tell. For example:
Getting lost in The Great Smokey Mts
Getting lost in Georgia
Visiting Ft Pulaski and Savannah
Waffle House
Cracker Barrell
Staying at the Knights Inn- next to a strip club in Fla
Who new there were so many strip clubs in Fla?
The white sandy beaches of the Gulf
Then there are the airplane stories. Flights are getting weirder and weirder all the time.
Until next blog
Gotta go to work
Happy Holidays, can I still say Merry Christmas? PC??
Coco

Cracker Barrel

2006-12-06T11:11:00.000-08:00

Anyone been to a Cracker Barrel? It is a chain of restaurants in the South. They are amazing. I have found a retail/restaurant experience better than Starbucks for service. They also have the most unbelievable assortment of throwback merchandise . Throwback to your childhood things. Games and candy and yahoo decorations from when you were a kid. The most friendly servers and they all had great southern accents. Hard to understand sometimes. Then there was the iced tea! Sweet tea or unsweetened? I guess I am a Yankee if I don't like my tea sweetened. Whooo , is that tea sweetened!
Gotta go to work now
Have a great day
Coco

I'm Back

2006-12-05T23:20:00.000-08:00

Well hello there readers. I am home safe tonight from my trip. I forgot to tell about my Fear of Flying thing. But all is well on the West Coast tonight.
The Waffle House was awesome. But whoever was right. Just get WAFFLES!!!
More later, it's been a long, long day. "What a long strange trip it's been!"
Coco

Vacation

2006-11-26T04:14:00.000-08:00

Coco is away on her road trip. Will spill all the details when I come back
Have a great 10 days
Coco

Wang Chung??

2006-11-24T18:13:00.000-08:00

I was listening to VH1 the other day. The I love the 80's series. I truly love the 80's music, as well as all other stuff too. This led to a discussion at the Buck today.
What the heck is WANG CHUNG?
Does anyone know what this is a reference to?
Come on help your baristas out.
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I was sick for it all!!!!
Coco

Road Trip

2006-11-18T18:15:00.000-08:00

I am taking a vacation and road tripping down the East Coast. Starting in Philly and ending in Tampa. Any advice on things not to miss? Places to see or dine while driving? Please don't say Starbucks! I will for sure visit many!
Yes the boyfriend is going and yes I used my giftcard!
Let me know what you readers have seen.
Coco

Street Fairs

2006-11-18T18:02:00.000-08:00

I am so excited!!! NOT.

Tomorrow is Sunday and there is a Street Fair outside my Bucks. The Fair goes for about 15 blocks and will be directly outside my beloved store.
O what a group of customers we will get tomorrow.

Ever been to a street Fair? There are so many booths selling junky stuff. Food vendors selling any kind of food you can imagine. Kiddie rides too.

Lord help me and my co-workers.

It is going to be a really long day with all the strange people in town. The town closes the surrounding streets to allow for more booths and foot traffic. It is also going to be about 80* degrees which means long lines at my store and GRUMPY customers.
I do love these days at work. The bonding and teamwork with workers is incredible. We laugh uproariously at most people in line and what they are wearing. Especially the "snake" man. He always comes to the fair with his very large snake around his neck. Do women find that attractive? NOT me!
I will give you an update tomorrow on the strange and bizarre of So California.
Wish me well
Coco

Wait till you pay please

2006-11-14T14:23:00.000-08:00

PLEASE- Don't eat in front of your barista!
How many times does someone order a latte and a muffin and than proceed to chomp down in line before finishing the transaction? So many!!!
It is really gross and bad manners. There is a woman who scarfs down an entire piece of crumble coffee cake before she pays. There are crumbs everywhere. Can't she wait till she is in the car?? No, I think then her car would be messy too.
I am going to have to pretend I forgot her pastry and then hand it to her before she leaves the cafe. See if that will work. I even commented that the cake is too crumbly to eat standing up. She told me she was very hungry and needed food right away.
Come on - nobody needs food that bad at 7am in the morning. Do they?
I have to say customers sometimes are pigs with the food and drinks, well, most of the time you are.
Have a good Tuesday
Coco

How young is too young?

2006-11-13T21:38:00.000-08:00

Ok - so I got a nibble on that last blog.

How young is too young for a boyfriend or girlfriend?

As a reader said on another blog- if a man dates a younger woman there are no negative comments. The man is looked up to and given lots of Kudos for his choices. If a woman dates a much younger guy than that is not OK! Lots of comments. Is it possible to date a younger man without someone thinking it is your son/brother? or perhaps that a younger guy needs a mother figure? or, What is wrong with that guy, why can't he find someone his own age?
What do you readers think?
Any experience with this older-younger thing?
Need advice please
Coco

Birthday Finale

2006-11-10T18:57:00.000-08:00

Yes I had a great b'day at work today. Pretty much everything went wrong at the Buck today but we overcame all obstacles(customers) and made it through.
I actually received 2 cards from customers who really are nice guys and appreciate my humor and approach to my job. One ran down to the nearby 7-11 and presented me with a card. Not to mention he is a real hottie but way too young for me!

That probably could be another blog? Perhaps.

I finally get a day off tomorrow, going to spend my birthday loot.

My boyfriend sent me georgeous flowers and the envelope I was squeezing did have a gift card in it. Maybe I'll be wearing new Vicky's Secret to work on Sunday?????