Regular = Milk & Sugar

First, let me apologize to whoever is left still reading this blog - if there is anyone left. I know it has been awhile since my last update. I had some new peers come to NYC for 3 weeks of training and have been herding them around, so I haven’t had time to write anything.

So...I go to get a regular cup of coffee this morning not at my local corner bakery but a little breakfast joint right next to where I live. I said to the lady, "I would like one small coffee please." She said in a thick Italian accent – you wanna one regoo-lar coffee. I said yes – one regular cup of joe. I then see her put a couple of scoops of sugar, milk and then coffee into the cup. I said- Whoa...I don't wanna no sugar and no milk. She said – but you said regular coffee. And I said yes I did say regular. She then shoots me this dirty look and says – "here regular means sugar and milk". I then said "Lady, today is not the day to start with me – I am not in the mood. Don’t be giving me that look - I don’t care what your regular means, my regular means black." Well, okay no...that was not what I really said – although that was what I wanted to say. But instead, because I am a nice person and not that I was really afraid of her jumping over the counter and beating me senseless, I ended up saying ooops..."I’m sorry – I should have said black coffee instead." But this was her lucky day – because I was feeling ahem....calm this morning – lucky her because I do really think I could have taken her down – all 90 lbs and 4’ 9" of her. So if you are ever in New York ordering coffee – just remember regular doesn’t mean regular.