Proper Coffe Etiquette

I am not sure why but it really annoys me when I am sitting in Barnes and Noble and I hear people talking on their cell phones and calling this a Starbucks!  It simply does.  I just heard it...a few seconds ago!  There is not comparison.  Barns and Nobel does not take any Starbuck cards or honor any of their specials.  The service is not the same.  The staff at Starbucks treat you and your cup of coffee special.  You know you have been served by a REAL barista at Starbucks. Not the same at the book store  where any clerk can ring you up.

Maybe I am a coffee snob.  I think I might be leaning that way. The staff here at my local Barnes and Nobel are very quick to point out that they are not a Starbucks I any way, shape or form.  That is okay thought.  When I am coming here, I might not  have coffee as the focus. It is normally books with coffee being the after thought. In addition, there simply are not enough outlets here for all the people who want to use their laptops.  Not the case in the newly remodeled Starbucks now equipped with a plethora of outlets. 

Even the clientele of people are different.  The book store is normally filled with students with overstuffed backpacks dressed in emo or punk or drunge.  The Starbucks patron is normally  older, trendy and on way to some very important business meeting who must have that skinny soy latte! 
While the coffee brand is the same and served at both places, the feel, the service and customers are in  different leagues altogether.  I am sure.  I am sure, I am a coffee snob.  Please don't call the café at Barnes and Noble, Starbucks!  It is not proper coffee etiquette!



Hotel Supplies

In the past I have been involved in hosting and planning a few parties and banquets at my church for fundraising events.  When we went to Guatemala we held a dinner for about 80 people.  It was quite a production.  It went off very well, but we were in need of restaurant supplies that we did not have. Chaffing dishes, sterno, serving platters...you know.  Well, luckily, we knew of a friend who actually owned a restaurant and we were able to borrow all the things we needed from her to make our dinner successful.  We borrowed chaffing dishes and serving trays.  When I think about it, these are things our church should own since we often have dinners year round for a variety of things.  Each time we have to borrow.

When I think of Hotel Supply  I think of vendors that have literally, everything you could need to make your event a success.  For example, PeachSuite provides supplies and equipment for clients in the healthcare, catering and hotel and hospitality business and if they don't have it, they can most likely get what you need!  Sweet! They have been in the business for 30 years and provide services at an economical price as well.  They are a family owned, wholesale distributor that will provide what the customer needs via delivery.  Their mission is to offer more....more products, service, value and options.  They do this by fostering good relationships with vendors and companies.  What client can argue with that?

PeachSuite makes it easy to get supplies with  Georgia Hotel Supplies Online.  With a huge Atlanta showroom stocked with thousands of products, they can supply everything a client may need to run their hotel or bed and breakfast every day.  If you are just opening your business they are the company to consider as they specialize in new hotel openings.  The "hotel in a box" or "room in a box" programs will have you up and running in no time.  To me that sounds like one stop shopping with everything from linens and bedding to all equipment. 

Hotel Bar Supplies are also something that every hotel or bed and breakfast needs. You know it is always 5:00PM somewhere and people are always ready to get there party on!  From the bartending supplies to the server supplies, you can find them at PeachSuite.  Even down to the ice handling, they have it all. 

If you are in the hospitality business and need great brand name supplies at a value price, it would be worth your while to check out PeachSuite.  Even if you are a individual like me or a small business, we too can order from them.  Very nice to know if we  have events and are in need of restaurant grade equipment in the future. With their online services, it is easy to order.  Should we have questions there are professional customer services representatives available if we need them.

Truth!

Notes on the News

Notes on the news.  After working all weekend, I feel a little disconnected from what has been happening in the world.  The bits I have been able to pick up from the weekend is that the California police are going crazy.  The rogue officer they are trying to catch...you know the one with all those grievances who is now targeting officers and their families...well the regular police are all going crazy.  They have made two extreme errors in identification and shot up a grandmother and granddaughter who were delivering newspapers in a pick up truck. Since when do two females look like the male they are trying to find??  The police shop up the truck. Luckily no one died. 

Then it happened again.  They shot up the truck of a WHITE surfer.  Since when is the one they are looking for white?  He is a black male.  It is sad because it lets you know that the officers who are on the force are not properly trained, have no good judgment and obviously no investigative skills.  I am glad to say that I do not want to live anywhere in that region right now.  Anyone innocent can fall victim to the bad decisions of the police there.  Someone needs to get some control.

The next news bit was about the pope.  Having gone to all Catholic schools, I have been immersed  into the Catholic faith having to study religion all those years.  I am not catholic and never have been.  I saw the Christmas mass and the pope looked very frail then.  He even needed help with that.  I do feel for him.  He is retiring or resigning due to health issues because he can no longer do the job.  I just hope that he will have some time to enjoy his time off and that he is not so sick that he is just sick and nothing else.  I hope he can have a little good quality of life. 

I did not see the Grammy's.  I never watch those award shows.  Instead I watched my favorite show, Downton Abbey. Love it!  Bates is back and the whole gay conspiracy has been resolved.  Not the way I thought but that is okay.  At the end we saw the preview that next weeks show is the finale.  Much too short but such a good show!  Can't wait for season 4! 

I am sure that there is much more going on in the world but I guess I will have to catch up this week with the morning and evening news! 

Everything is MIne!

The  cat has taken over the sofa and the television remotes!  Feral but we lover her!