'Potential'
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The official saturation point is having two Starbucks across the street from each other.
We've got that. There's one on the bottom floor of the library, and one in the student center across the street. They don't both have street entrances, but the buildings they're in are across the street from each other.
My favourite saturation is Ann Arbor and U of M. Not the university itself, but the dedicated merchandising stores. I recall you could stand in the doorway of one, and see at least one other within a block.
I wonder if there are Starbucks in the White House, the Pentagon, CIA headquarters, etc. This is sounding more and more like an alien plot to infiltrate every aspect of American society....
I just got the weirdest phone call ever. Some guy says, "I'm trying to get in touch with _______ in Apartment 4." I'm like, wha? There is no apartment 4 here. He says, are you at (address)? Um, wow. I used to live there, but that was two apartments ago, before I even had this cell phone. (a) How did this guy get my phone number? (b) How did he even get my name in conjunction with that building? (c) Why on earth did he think I'd be able to put him in touch with my neighbor? SO EFFING WEIRD.
That was an Onion article from a few years ago, where all the Starbucks close suddenly close down, and the company announces they're starting "Phase Two".
Heh.
Yeah, I knew my joke was too obvious and that someone must have thought of it before....
What I'm having a bit of trouble with is the Starbucks in the library. I got some hot chocolate there this morning, because the coffee cart that's usually in front of the library was closed (well, it was closed when I went into Starbucks. It was open again when I left), and it's nice, and has better climate control and comfier chairs than most of the rest of the library, but I'm still having trouble with just the fact of its existence.
Creepifying, Jesse. Random strangers knowing where you live(d)... t shudder
I'm switching to Skype ( [link] ) for all voice com, I'm thinking, and unplugging the phone.
Why all the NCistas ought to consider getting a second opinion after they've been declared dead. [link]
I think it's worse that some hospitals have McDonalds in them....