Banding Together Against the Yeti - Another Coffee Shop Story

Saturday, December 20, 2008

I should be filled with holiday cheer. Spreading joy, peace, and love wherever I go. I should and I do try. I like to think that I can be a model of virtue, a paragon of turning the other cheek.

However, on my way back from dropping off the BF off at the airport I ran into Peet's Coffee for a little bit of tea as I had none at home. As I waited in line this gruff angry lady with the gait and hunch of a snow yeti walked in then stepped right in front of me in line. No nod, no message with the eyes, no explanation. Just walked in front of me and took my place.

I was a bit stunned for a moment, I looked behind me to see if others had witnessed Miss Manners' cutting. Indeed through glances and stares and jaws agape they had indeed seen her trespass. I turned back, "Excuse m-"

"Look, I'm running late! I need my coffee now so I won't be later!" She didn't even look at me.

And it just came out. "Well I was here first and you will run much more late after I punch you in the back of the head. Back of the line."

She looked me in the face horrified as if I shot her dog, then her snow creature visage contorted as she planned to respond. Luckily, the woman behind me chimed in. "Back of the line lady!"

"Madame," the guy behind the counter said,"You need to get in the back of the line. You cannot just cut in front of others."

She exhaled with extreme depravity towards us all and marched out the door.

Smiles were abound. The evil was vanquished. I was a bit shocked at myself and what I said, but as people greeted me Merry Christmas with the warmest of smiles as I grabbed my tea and left I felt better. Sometimes it just takes a rude yeti of a person to band people together and make us appreciate the holidays.

18 comments:

  1. Which Peets? I need to know, in case it was mom.

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  2. Good for you. Thank you for the laugh out loud. In situations like this I ask myself, What would Bad Santa do? xox

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  3. That is an awesome story - it warms my heart :)

    (I found this because Karina Twittered it)

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  4. Good for you, I've always wanted to do something like that but never had the nerve.
    Merry Christmas.

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  5. That could be the most hilarious and awesome response ever.

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  6. Not what I would have said, but effective. I avoid being out in public in December, your story reminded me why!

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  7. Bravo to you, Sir Garrett! By your valiant efforts, decency may yet be restored to our land! :)

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  8. No one NEEDS coffee. I swear, some people just have no manners or common courtesy. It never ceases to amaze me...

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  9. Seriously, you need to visit coffee shops often and blog about them every time something like this happens... I think of pregnant truck stop mom yelling at the free refill mocha dude and just laugh- where ever I am! And now I have rude yeti lady to add to those laughable-at-any-time thoughts ;D
    Thank you! :D

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  10. Good for you. I hate people who cut in line.

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  11. Hee hee hee!
    I've had to do this before too. Good for you!

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  12. Awesome! People need that every once and a while.

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  13. As someone who tends to NEED her coffee, I still can't understand the rudeness people have when they need theirs. You are my hero. I wouldn't have the guts to do that, but you did. Huzzah to you!

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  14. Your coffee shop exchanges bring me so much joy. You could do a whole separate blog just on those. Think about in. Ho, ho, ho.

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  15. I'da just knifed her in the back without a word, stepped over her corpse and ordered a black coffee, room for cream please...

    ;-)

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  16. G-You are so crazy. Miss seeing your face in class mofo. I love you!

    -C

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  17. Don't feel bad, Garrett. You made everyone else's holiday season a little happier by sticking up for yourself, and them. I get SO tired of people being rude, taking advantage of me and trying to ruin my holidays. You did the right thing. You were like both Robin Hood and Santa at once. :)

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  18. You sure this wan't in my neighborhood? Where I live, it seems like there are too many of the "I'm here, f**k you" types.

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