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Is Portland over?
| July 12th, 2022 at 5:23:09 PM permalink | |
| missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 160 Posts: 5492 | Starbucks is closing up some Portland stores due to safety concerns. https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2022/07/starbucks-to-close-stores-in-downtown-portland-gateway-citing-safety-concerns.html |
| July 20th, 2022 at 3:58:23 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 | War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
| July 20th, 2022 at 4:31:03 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 76 Posts: 12501 |
I drink coffee sometimes It's one of the easiest things to make I never ever get a coffee from Starbucks But I may go for a Frappe To me its more of a desert Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| July 21st, 2022 at 3:59:39 PM permalink | |
| SOOPOO Member since: Feb 19, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 5744 |
Used to only drink coffee in ‘Frappafattos’ or whatever Starbucks or Tim Horton’s called them. After diabetes diagnosis I now use the Keureg, Wegman’s dark roast, 4oz, over ice, small amount of 1/2 and 1/2. Probably 30 cents. I think of it like a dessert as well. |
| July 21st, 2022 at 4:08:09 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22938 |
What do you attribute your diabetes to? If to anything. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP. |
| July 21st, 2022 at 4:36:57 PM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 57 Posts: 5896 |
I would guess high sugar levels. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a deterrent. |
| July 21st, 2022 at 5:48:33 PM permalink | |
| SOOPOO Member since: Feb 19, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 5744 |
My horrific pre diagnosis diet. I drank tons of sugared soda. The frappafattos were sugar laden. Lots of ‘bad’ carbs as well. I had a belly as well. But I really can’t say for sure. I do blame it on my bad choices. |
| July 22nd, 2022 at 2:47:18 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 |
Those coffee drinks are great but so full of hidden sugar. Clearly a relationship there. Try just regular iced coffee, cold brew it at home. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
| July 22nd, 2022 at 3:09:06 AM permalink | |
| Tanko Member since: Aug 15, 2019 Threads: 0 Posts: 2470 |
Not just Portland 'These are the 16 U.S. stores that Starbucks is set to close because of safety concerns' |
| July 22nd, 2022 at 3:17:27 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 |
They are starting to learn what their "open restroom" policy is causing. If they had stood up for themselves when those two black guys complained about being asked to leave for sitting in the store and not ordering anything then things would be better. But they had to go woke. Anyone who has worked in any kind of retail in a dense city area knows that you cannot have an "open to the public" policy on your restrooms because they will get trashed. It is not so much an issue in the suburbs, but in the cities it is. SBUX could have said, "we have some problems at some stores so need to take measures." They did that with lingering customers in some stores. Customers lingered too long so they covered the outlets so laptops could not be recharged. They openly said that it was just some stores, others with no problems no measures taken. Let them close their stores, it just helps the stock of BROS that I own. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |