A Nice Cup of Indifference

My fiancée and I were awaiting a flight recently in the Memphis airport. She suggested that we stop and have a cup of coffee at the coffee shop near the gate.

This coffee shop has become a household name around the country. It is known for the various flavors and sizes of the coffees that come with grandiose names . . . and pretty Grande prices. We stood in line behind an elderly lady and patiently waited to get to the front of the line. The lady who was serving the coffee was obviously interested in moving the line along as quickly as possible. Courtesy was not her priority that day, forward motion was.

As we neared the front of the line, the elderly lady ahead of us put her finger up against the glass pane behind ...

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