A long weekend on Oahu, mainly in Honolulu, in November 2023.
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Boise to … Denver
We took an unplanned detour through Utah when the smog was settling in in Idaho. Figuring we might not see much of the Tetons, and giving my poor out of shape car engine a chance to recuperate, we rerouted through flatter lands.
Continue reading “Boise to … Denver”Airport Starbucks
Sitting at the airport Starbucks, I have come to the following conclusions based on a statistically invalid sample:
- Many people are named Liz. Someone stole my order, then returned it and I had to chase it down. Once I took a seat near the counter I heard the name Liz called at least 8 times in the next 15 minutes.
- People are really particular about their amount of ice. One young woman returned a giant elaborate iced whip-o-matic because she “asked for extra ice, and this does NOT have enough ice”. Another gentleman said “this doesn’t look like very much ice”, “sir, you asked for light ice”.
- I think Starbucks is trying to join the war on straws with these cool sippy cup lids for cold clear beverages. Maybe they just haven’t made it to Colorado yet. I approve.
This has been your airport starbucks observation report, which you did not ask for.
Signing off.
ROAD TRIP 