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Permalink Reply by Wilson Hines on December 25, 2007 at 1:25pm

And a hardy, harrr harrr Eth Harrar to that, Mate!

Permalink Reply by Spencer on January 9, 2008 at 10:31am

What makes you are coffee pitate?
and what would set you off to go on the attack (what makes you really angry?)???

Permalink Reply by Wilson Hines on January 12, 2008 at 6:42am

If you mean, what makes me angry at a coffee shop when I order my drink and I am watching what they are doing? Well, how about giving me the first shot of the day out of the machine and I do mean the FIRST shot (well, it sucked) with no grinder adjustment or anything. What about asking me "Are you sure you don't want a 20 oz capp, it is only .75 cents more than the 12 oz." What about when I nicely ask the barista, in general conversation, "what is the roast date on your beans" and they have to ask the manager who still doesn't know. Ya know whutta mean?

Permalink Reply by christos manousidis on January 12, 2008 at 7:55am

One of the things that makes me angry and frenetic is the missed information from the responsible organisms that want promote the Gourmet coffees without they give the information that needs in the persons that interest. I know, is all about business and the economic interests make many be hidden when you speak to them straight. I know that anything someone do is for certain profit but for god sake… answer for money! In the end you sale your trades.

Permalink Reply by Jason Dominy on January 12, 2008 at 8:41am

When I go into a shop that has an Iced Cappuccino. makes we want to be a pirate. When I go into a shop, and ask the guy behind the bar about the coffee of the day, and he has to read the info off a guide sheet, I want to be a pirate. When I go into a shop, and end up either watching the "barista" (and I use that loosely for them), pull a 15 second shot of watery crap, and try to put it in a scorched milk latte, I want to be a pirate. When I overhear someone in line at a store say to someone else, "Let's go to $tarbucks next, they have the BEST coffee!" I want to be a pirate. For the love of good coffee, I want to be a coffee pirate. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhh....

Permalink Reply by Spencer on January 12, 2008 at 4:59pm

I was once in line at a coffeehouse in the Newark airport for an early flight at 5:30 am. The store had just opened and I ordered and Americano. They employee (because I cannot by definition call the person a barista) dispensed the coffee from the dosping chamber without grinding. The employee then extracted the coffee three times to fill the 20 oz. cup. I was too tired and too amazaed the actually say anything at the counter. I gingerly placed the coffee in the trash can and have never gone back ever since!

If you cannot prepare the items on your menu to contemporary standards for quality than you I have no time to be your customer!!

Permalink Reply by Wilson Hines on January 12, 2008 at 6:29pm

ROFLOL, nice belly laugh on that one, matey!

Permalink Reply by scott@herkimercoffee.com on January 13, 2008 at 5:58pm

give me a sweet push button shot from a franke or thermoplan over a barman on a synesso or marzocco anyday!

that would kick ass!

just about as much as disney making pirate movies.
boo.

Permalink Reply by August on January 22, 2008 at 10:06pm

I would love to hunt down the inventor of the super auto machine and run him through steam to stern. Also the countless number of drinks that go into the trash can after the first sip; and i am not nice enough to wait to go out side and find a trash can, you will know. These are a few reasons i want to be a float on the high seas of coffee!!

Permalink Reply by Spencer on January 25, 2008 at 5:33am

I read this online recently and thought it is appropriate to share:

"Steve Jobs once said, "It's more fun to be a pirate than join the navy."

I must concur-rrrrrrrr with Cap'n Jobs.

Pirates know how to have a good time. Pirates know they are in it for themselves but that they can only get what they want by banding together. Pirates have their own language and get to wear pretty cool hats, all while disregarding the conformist tendencies of proper society as they share an ideology which helps 'em understand how they fit in to the big picture.

Fun.

Sometimes, I confess, I forget to have fun."

Permalink Reply by Lisa on January 25, 2008 at 6:38am

As Jimmy Buffett says, "Yes I am a Pirate, 200 years too late!" Gotta love Jimmy's Pirate attitude!

Permalink Reply by Kim Lovelady on January 31, 2008 at 8:43am

Customers on their cell phones who think it is entirely ok to place their order by pointing at things.......AAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!
How RUDE!

It shivers me timbers!

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