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Who was your childhood hero?
I don't know why, but I've been thinking about that lately.
If you don't count people that I've actually met—and Popeye—I guess my first hero was Jake Scott. He played safety for the Georgia Bulldogs when I was in the third and fourth grades. He wore number 13 at a time when nobody made jerseys with that unlucky number.
He set the school record for career interceptions that was not matched until Bacarri Rambo equaled it this season. Jake Scott still holds the single-season interception record at Georgia.
I remember him returning punts for touchdowns. He was fast—he told the newspapers it was because he was losing his hair. In the third grade I thought that was hilarious.
In 1968, as a junior, he led the Bulldogs to an undefeated season and a Southeastern Conference championship. I couldn't wait for his senior year.
Then, while Mama and I were approaching the intersection of Highways 54 and 85 on the square in Fayetteville a news flash over the radio broke my heart. Jake Scott was skipping his last year and turning pro. He was going to the Canadian Football League, of all things!
After a few months I forgave him. I even became a Miami Dolphins fan when he signed with them. He starred for the Dolphins when they went undefeated in 1972. The NFL gave him a sports car when he was named Most Valuable Player in the Super Bowl.
As the years passed I found other heroes. Hank Aaron. Billy Graham. Stonewall Jackson. Herschel Walker. The Apostle Peter. King David. Larry Munson (don't tell me you don't know who he is—the greatest radio football announcer of all time). Ronald Reagan. I admire all of them for different qualities.
Where, you may ask, have all the heroes gone? Won't somebody step up to the plate?
Well, they are everywhere. Some wear badges and others ride in ambulances. Some have stethoscopes and others teach school. They are parents, and mill workers, and salespeople. Thousands wear camouflage and helmets and hiking boots.
They call 911 when they see you stranded by the road. They pick up trash along the highway. They volunteer at nursing homes. They serve on the PTO. They help with the Special Olympics. They ring a bell as they collect for the Salvation Army.
These are the best kind of heroes. Unsung heroes.
And I wouldn't trade them for anybody carved on Mount Rushmore.
Or even for Jake Scott.

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The Jug-headed, mentally retarded, blond girl/guy that works for TMZ. Douche Bag says:
"...they were in Washington D.C., protesting in front in front of that big monument that looks like a........you know." Douche Bag says: "I'd definitely hit that." Douche Bag says: "We got Miley Cyrus showing some.........um........you know...........muff?.......can I say that?" |
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the scientific name for schmucks who roll up in public wearing wife-beaters or oversized jeans. Can also be found wearing sunglasses in nightclubs and/or sun-visors on backwards and upside down. These people should be drug outside and shot in the stomach, then used as speed bumps to prevent any neon-toting lowrider crap-mobiles from infesting the neighborhood and lowering property values. Man oh man, a crowd of complete loser douchebags just rolled into the club and not sirprisingly, all the women rolled out the other side and left. Now it's a giant sausage fesitval and we are all screwed. Guess I'll go write a rap song.
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1. An object used for vaginal hygeine. 2. A student or instructor at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. US: \düsh 'bag\ International \du:ç; bæg\ 1. A vaginal cleaning is simply incomplete without a proper douche bag.
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closely related to;; asshole "god, he walks around and acts like hes the best thing in the world when really no one likes him. what a douche bag."
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1. An object used for vaginal hygeine. 2. A person that is a total moron and doesn't think before he/she speaks or acts. 3. One with an undescribeable idiocy, hence stupidity, poor idea of what's cool, possibly an arrogance about them. 4. One with an intolerable personality. 5. Personified by a Troll named Eniquity, that constantly trolls Darkpear forums, random smack talking emo n00b, filled with a false sense of self worth Dude don't be like Eniquity, you emo douche bag.
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Israel v. Iran: "U.S. Assets" Might Not Be American
At IPS News, Gareth Porter wrote that when Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius last week that he believed an attack on Iran by Israel was forthcoming in the spring, he was seeking to "put pressure on Iran to make diplomatic concessions to the United States and its allies on its nuclear programme in the coming months." In fact, writes Porter, Panetta's statement serves as an example of the contradiction in the "administration's Iran policy between its effort to reduce the likelihood of being drawn into a war with Iran and its desire to exploit the Israeli threat of war to gain diplomatic leverage on Iran."
Porter also cites Ignatius as explaining
… that the administration "appears to favor staying out of the conflict unless Iran hits U.S. assets which would trigger a strong U.S. response." But then he added what was clearly the main point: "Administration officials caution that Tehran shouldn't misunderstand: the United States has a 60-year commitment to Israeli security, and if Israeli population centers were hit, the United States could feel obligated to come to Israel's defense."
Hitherto, when hearing that the United States would only be drawn into war with Iran to protect U.S. assets, I thought it meant U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Who knew that it was not only open to interpretation but a category broad enough to include the entire state of Israel?
The Israelis, [Ignatius] wrote "are said to believe that a military strike could be limited and constrained". Emphasising the Israeli doubt that Iran would dare to retaliate heavily against Israeli population centres, Ignatius cited "(o)ne Israeli estimate" that a war against Iran would only entail "about 500 civilian casualties".
Nor had I heard that Israel thinks that neither Iran nor Hezbollah won't attack its main population centers in retaliation. However delusional that may sound, do Focal Points readers think that a military strike could be sufficiently "limited and constrained" to keep Iran and Hezbollah from responding?
Meanwhile, as should be clear by now, if an attack on Iran comes to pass, the confusion and misinformation that the United States and Israel sow will have played no small part.


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PRESS RELEASE: SYBERDELIX RECORDS ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATES FOR "THE LONGING HOURS" BY NELSON FOLTZ New York, NY., June 20, 2002 - Syberdelix Records announces the June 20, 2002 internet release of a new Jazz album entitled "the longing hours"; a collection of six original tracks by trombonist Nelson Foltz and several covers of some of his favorite songs. Produced by Nelson Foltz and Tom Lynn, the record is described by Nelson as, "a night-chill-out. torch song/ unrequited love record that is …
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Trombonist Nelson Foltz was raised in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania where he attended Duquesne University and studied with legendary trombonist Matty Shiner. He came to New York to attend New York University and study with Jim Pugh who continues to be a great friend and inspiration. Nelson spent several years touring all over the world with Broadway shows including 'Oliver', 'Cinderella', 'Grease', 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' and 'Fame' . He returned to New York in 1998 and began subbing on Broadway …
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Fuelling cars and trucks is something I do a lot. It's not that I'm addicted to gas-guzzlers or work in a filling station. I fuel frequently simply because I drive to a lot of places in a wide variety of vehicles, from run-of-the-mill rentals and performance cars that require premium fuels to trucks that sip on diesel.
So when I pulled a 2011 GMC Sierra HD Duramax Diesel pickup into the Fortress Junction Service Station near Kananaskis, Alta.in the Rocky Mountains, the warning light flashing in my mind was 'DIESEL.'
Not that the tank was low, but since we were checking out back-country routes, I figured I should err on the side of caution and keep her topped up.
"There's the diesel pump over there, at the end of the fuelling island," my wife, who had been buried in guide-books and maps, offered as I swung into fuelling position.
I left the window open as we discussed routing options and started the fill. I didn't smell the nozzle, a habit I've nurtured since filling a rented gas-powered rental car with diesel fuel in Pelly Crossing, Yukon Territory 10 years ago. An hour of siphoning and a sketchy case of diesel breath had solved that problem.
It had been a long day. A 4:30 a.m. wake-up call followed by a six-hour flight across the continent to Calgary, then half a day's driving on back roads meant I was feeling a tad stunned when my eyes focused on the pump meter.
GASOLINE! I froze, realizing from that instant the day would be much different than planned.
Situation assessment. We were at a remote fuel station with no cell-phone service in a spanking new diesel pickup with 27 litres of gasoline infused into a half tank of diesel fuel. Of course, my wife was not impressed, but she realized this was not the time to comment on my fuelling blunder.
My first thought was to blame some-one else. Why did the diesel and gas hoses come from the same pump? Why were the pumps not more clearly marked? Why didn't Lisa remind me to smell the hose as I've always done?
Realizing that starting the engine would pull the contaminated diesel fuel into the filters, injector pump and injectors resulting in an impressive display of warning lights followed by who knows what engine damage, I chose to discuss the matter with the folks inside the fuel station.
"Oh that happens all the time out here." The lady at the cash register was about as concerned as if I had asked her for the keys to the washroom. "Here is the number of a towing company. You can use my telephone."
After a series of calls, a plan was in place. A flat-deck tow truck that would take the patient 80 kilometres to a GM dealership to pump out the fuel tank was on its way. The manager at the local Enterprise car rental office would open up after hours when we dropped the Sierra at the GM dealer that evening. Alberta hospitality! Waiting for the tow truck, I men-tally crucified myself for stupidity, but was thankful the mistake was noticed before driving off and possibly damaging the engine.
Examining the fuel pumps, I noticed diesel nozzles are larger in diameter and cannot fit into the fill neck for a gasoline powered vehicle (except in Yukon, of course). Conversely, it's easy to fit a gas pump nozzle into a diesel fill neck.
A half-hour later, a young couple in a pristine 1967 Camaro SS rumbled up to the pumps.
"Hey, want some diesel in there? I just put gas in this diesel truck so that will even things out," I thought a little humour was in order.
Realizing our predicament, they offered Lisa and our bags a lift to our hotel, about 25 kilometres away. On the drive, she learned the driver had just finished reading Tim Cahill's Road Fever, a book about the record drive through the Americas Tim and I did in my 1988 GMC Sierra pickup truck 23 years ago.
Back at Fortress Junction, I was alone with the stupidity demons when the tow truck arrived and Larry, a Harley Davidson poster boy, winched the Sierra onto the flatbed carrier.
"Lots of folks mix up fuels here." Larry was obviously a pro at calming folks down.
I silently wondered if he was in cahoots with the service station, but on the hour drive to Canmore, those thoughts vaporized as we laughed and carried on like old friends.
After dropping the Sierra at the dealership, I scored a PT Cruiser from the enterprising Enterprise manager and motored back to Kananaskis to eat a little crow with Lisa. In the morning, I returned to the GM dealer who had pumped out the fuel. The only charge was for the diesel he had put in the tank. Geeeze!
As I drove off, the optimist in me considered the misadventure just might have been worth it. There was no damage done, I learned to never (again) be lax when it comes to fuelling. And I met some fine folks along the way.
Ahh, Alberta.
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Angels Among Us - Meeting My Birth Mom
Updated: November 19, 2012
Waiting for someone to answer felt like an eternity, but then my new sister Erin opened the door. It was incredible. And the new family kept coming.
My brother Eric, his wife Any and son Noah were next. My two moms hugged. And then finally, it was THE moment.
Leslie remembered, "Once you walked in the door, it was like 'Oh my God. Here she is.'"
And there she was. The woman who gave me my blue eyes, thick hair and "I can do it" attitude. There were pictures, gifts and many thank yous. It was a life changing day. Made even better by the fact that the mom who raised me was there to witness it all. I told her I didn't know how she would react.
She said, "It's something you needed to find out. It's your life. It's your history. How can I not share in the joy that you have and the wonderful story of finding your birth mother and it being a happy ending?"
This is my happy ending. My two moms, together at a table, laughing, talking, just being a part of each other's lives. I wouldn't be me without either of them. Maybe the new law will mean others can have their happy ending too.
"It really can just fill up all the spaces and give you an opportunity to have one more person in your life who will love you because I don't think there are any birth parents out there who don't love their children who were adopted," said Leslie. "I hope that people who see this go 'I'm going to take a risk.' You can't do things without risk but it can also be an incredibly beautiful story."
You can get started on finding your birth certificate by clicking this link. If you do, I hope your story ends as well as mine. Good luck!


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Allen City Council approves new bike trail, renovations to police department
By Andrew Snyder, firstname.lastname@example.com
The Allen City Council cleared the way for three construction projects during a meeting Tuesday, the most expensive of which will renovate the city's police department on an $860,000 budget.
The city also approved funding for a new hike-and-bike trail along Cottonwood Creek and for new lighting at its natatorium.
The police department renovations will include the addition of new outdoor evidence storage and the expansion of the department's SWAT facilities.
Irving-based JQM Management & Consulting, Inc. will handle the renovations. The Allen City Council approved a $542,052 contract with the company that gives it until March 4 to begin the project and a 60-day time frame to complete it. JQM will have to pay the city $240 per day if it takes longer to finish its work.
The contract with JQM makes up the bulk of the funding allocated for the project. The remainder includes money for professional services ($105,000); furniture, fixtures and equipment ($88,000); prisoner relocation ($14,000) and a contingency fund ($82,297).
Most of the money will come from a $404,000 transfer from the Fire Station No. 5 project.
Hike or bike, both are fine options
Allen will begin construction this year on a new 3,200-foot concrete hike-and-bike trail along Cottonwood Creek. The city will use a grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to cover the majority of the cost of the $226,875 trail.
The state and city will use an 80�20 percent split for the project with respective payments of $181,500 and $45,375. The grant states that the city must complete the project by June 2016 and maintain the trail for at least 20 years.
With the approval of the grant by the Allen City Council, work on the trail's design can begin. The trail will extend existing trail heads at Allen Station Park and follow Cottonwood Creek until it reaches near Llano Drive. The trail will pass under U.S. 75.
Energy-efficient lighting
The city will also fund new LED light fixtures at the Don Rodenbaugh Natatorium that it estimates will save it about $32,000 per year, or 30 percent of what it currently spends on lighting. The project is budgeted at $138,850 and will be paid for with rebates provided by Oncor Electric for previous energy-efficient projects the city has completed.
Facility Solutions Group, Inc. will be paid $114,975 to complete the project. The remainder of the budget includes money set aside for administration and engineering ($11,250) and a contingency fund ($12,625).
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text: Back in action again following a long prison term, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) finds himself on the outside looking in at a world he once commanded. Ostensibly hoping to repair his broken relationship with his daughter, Gekko forges an alliance with her fiance, Jacob (Shia LaBeouf). Though Jacob comes to view Gekko as a father figure, he learns the hard way that Gekko is still a master manipulator who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. In theaters 9/24


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Scottish CND has a unique chance to remove Trident from Scotland and leave the British Isles without any nuclear weapons. Help us to take advantage of this opportunity by joining us. Membership rates start at £10. Membership Form (pdf)
Dr Rebecca Johnson (Director of the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy) gave a presentation to Scottish CND's annual conference on 17 November. The presentation was titled: "New International Game Changers: Scotland's Role and Responsibilities". Presentation (7 Mb pdf)
The Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, after a lively debate at its annual conference on Saturday 17 November, agreed to support the YES campaign. The resolution which was adopted says,
"Conference urges all members to give priority to the campaign for a 'YES vote' in the 2014 Independence Referendum which will give the Scottish Government a mandate to negotiate a written constitution with a clause on No Nuclear Weapons in Scotland.
"Conference resolves that SCND affiliates to and promotes the "Yes" Campaign as the most immediate and effective way of getting rid of Trident."
"The Government should scrap their plans to send more Astute class submarines to Scotland. There are clearly a series of insurmountable design failures with the new boats, many of which have major safety implications. The Navy should not be putting the lives of sailors and the general public at risk by sending these dodgy vessels to sea."
Former Tory Defence Minister Michael Portillo gave a damning verdict on Britain's nuclear weapons programme on BBC This Week. In response to the question "Should Trident be renewed?", he replied "No, I think it is all nonsense". Then when asked "Should we have any kind of nuclear deterrent?" Portillo said, "No, it's completely past its sell by date. It's neither independent, because we couldn't possibly use it without the Americans, neither is it any sort of deterrent, because now largely we are facing enemies like the Taliban and Al Quaeda, who cannot be deterred by nuclear weapons.
Dr Rebecca Johnson will speak on "New international Game-changers to Ban Nuclear Weapons: Scotland's Role and Responsibility" at Scottish CND's annual conference from 10 am on Saturday 17th November 2012 in the STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow. There will also be a debate on the approach that Scottish CND should adopt during the independence referendum. Papers
Scottish CND have produced a recording of the message which would have been broadcast over radio stations in the event of nuclear war. The transcript was released in 2008 under the Freedom of Information Act. The announcement is read by Crawford Logan. Listen (mp3)
50 years ago the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. Scottish CND has produced a briefing on the Cuban Missile Crisis and its implications for Scotland today. We are also holding an event with speakers and discussion from 10 am on Saturday 27 October in Wellington Church, 77 Southpark Avenue, Hillhead, Glasgow. (leaflet)
SNP CND has produced a Question and Answer briefing on NATO for SNP conference
The Sunday Herald reports that Alex Salmond is proposing that the constitution of an independent Scotland would include a prohibition on nuclear weapons.


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Guice brings 28 years of experience to this job. He taught Industrial Arts for the Opelika City Board of Education for two years and was and Agri-Science Teacher with Tuscaloosa County Board of Education for 8 years.
This is his eighteenth year in school administration which has all been served with the Cherokee County BOE.
Circuit Judge Jeremy Taylor officiated the ceremony and swore in the new Superintendent. Guice, surrounded by family and friends, swore to faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of the office of superintendent of the BOE to the best of his ability.
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On Jan 18, 2008 at 18:58, I visited a Starbucks in Westlake, OH 44145. Store #02580 I was entertaining a client who wanted a coffee. I chose this location for 3 reasons: 1) I have a few Starbucks gift cards I recieved for Chrsitmas 2)This is the only location even close to me (I am in 44039 near 44011--check the demographics, a store there would do well) 3)I have been to this store before. It is about 5 degrees outside. My client stays in the car. I walk in the Starbucks,with the gift card in my hand.(no purse/wallet) There is a customer at the register. The barista asks me for my drink order. It is Grande cappuccino + Tall 1.5 pump TN cappuccino. She begins making the coffees. As I approached the register, with my gift card in my hand, the cashier gives me my total. I have already placed the card near the register. She then says "Our system is down.We can't take gift cards." What? Why didn't she say something earlier? As I stand there stunned she says "If you don't have cash, you can put it on your credit card." WHAT?! What if I did not have a credit card? Even though I do, they CHARGE INTEREST on it! I don't want to pay interest on my cappuccino! As I stand there deciding what to do, my drink gets called out. So, I go out into the FRIGID weather and have to joke with my client before I ask if he has some cash. That's great for business!!! I go back in the cold to the store & pay the cashier. I say with a smile "Maybe you should put up a sign, that you can't take gift cards?" She said "No we can't. We would lose business." WHAT? I can't believe what I heard!!! Well, she was right. They lost my future business! I am not sure. I have never experienced such poor customer satisfaction.
Well, since they already made the coffee when you were there and youdid not know about the gift card thing being down they should haveprobably either given you the coffee for free or for a reduced priceso you did not have to go begging your client for money. Like yousaid what if you did not have a credit card? They would just throwthe coffee out if you could not pay for it. After your suggestion they should have put up a sign. If people hadmoney to pay I am sure they would use the gift card another day. Ithink they would be more angry with if they found out after they werecharged about the gift cards rather than before than the fact thatthey are not affecting gift card that day. The last part about them losing your future business was the onlything wrong with the letter. That and getting money from your clientinstead of paying with credit card. You are boycotting them becauseof one bad experience. Also you said in one reply you would have goneback if they gave it to you on the house. They should have given itas a good gesture, not to win back your business.
I agree. Making a client pay for his own coffee is very poor customerservice. Next time, carry some money or a debit card. Using gift cardsfor client expenses means you don't have much of a business plan. I couldn't bear to read all of the responses, but if you're not insales and you're not in real estate, why did you have a "client" inthe car? Wouldn't he be expected to have cash in that case?
I looked through some of the replies here. I value my sanity too muchto read them all. One thing that kept popping up over and over, werepeople ranting about the OP asking (and some claim,"demanding") free coffee. Did you all read the same letter I did? It's right at the top. Takeanother look. Or have you, as usual, fabricated absurd claims tojustify heaping your derision on an OP? There's a LOT of things wrong with this letter. Asking for a freebieto which she may or may not be entitled, is not one of them. Please, stick with the facts, and lose the drama.
You said you PLACED the card near the register? so you didnt tellthe cashier you had a gift card?placing it down doesn't define tellingsomeone. I think its quite rude when people place things and assumethe others know what they want. Why couldn't you have just handed itto the cashier instead?Or why couldn't you have told the cashier itwas gift card when you placed it down? Maybe that could have avoidedthe whole "Afterwards I was told it was down". It's calledcommunication,yes even a customer should use it, if you expected herto communicate with you. It's only fair. Second, I don't see how this was considered rude of the cashierbecause you were told that the card service was down. Maybe they couldhave had a sign up, but I don't take your side anything else, you seemvery rude.
They should have waited on the drinks before collecting for them. Butsystems go down, that's a simple fact when you deal with machines. And for the record, the only time you pay "interest" is ifyou just pay the minimum every month. Not a smart thing to do. Ifyou run up a few thousand with your card and just pay the minimum youactually end up paying 2 or 3 times more (depending on your interestrate). The only smart way to use a credit card is to pay if off everymonth. If you can't, you don't need whatever it is. Save theoverloading of credit cards for emergencies only.
I think I would have ate the credit card interest rather than making aclient for the coffee. Starbucks is going to start closing storessoon, probably the reason for screwing people with gift cards. Theyare over-priced and over-rated anyway. As much as I hate the place,McDonalds has decent coffee. Thats where I go.
I'm kind of surprised that you weren't given a coupon for a free drinkof some sort. I'm a regular at several Starbucks and if I even have towait for an inordinate amount of time for my drink they give me acoupon, unsolicited. And I'm always surprised by the coupon since Iusually don't think it is warranted in most cases. They should have put out a sign to let people know that they couldn'tuse the cards. The thought that they would lose business as a resultis faulty. The only business which they would lose would be that ofpeople who have no means, other than the gift card, to pay. That'sbusiness they'll lose anyway since the system is down. I wouldn't stop giving my business to Starbucks based on one poorexperience. You encountered one bad cashier, who may be new andinexperienced. Or she simply may not be good at her job, or she justmade a mistake. To feel that an entire company, with a great manyother Starbucks stores, should be punished is a bit over-kill. Letyourself be heard, recover from the mild humiliation, and forgive theinfraction. ~ Dave PS. Next time you entertain a potential client, have some cash onhand. :-)
think you should of been given free coffee this trip. I personally charge everything and then just make one electronic payment at the end of the month...but if you carry balances I can see why you would not wish to charge the purchases. I had given my Mom a 100.00 TJMAXX card for one of her ChristmasGifts this past Christmas. We had driven about 35 miles to Brentwood TN store to shop the Saturday after Christmas. The store was packed with shoppers. Over the intercom announcements were being made that said "if you are planning on using a gift card we cannot take it today,our system is down." Now had I been the manager in this store I would of made some percent off coupons and given them to those guest that had gift cards or perhaps everyone in the store at the time. My mom did not really care it just gave her an excuse to return to shop. However I did hear people grumbling over this announcement. Did they have gift cards I don't know. I am guessing just by the sheer numbers of shoppers a few did have them that day. From a PR standpoint giving you a cup of coffee or two would of been the correct thing to do. In my case I would of just charged it. I NEVER carry cash! Their failure to try and correct the situation for you has cost Starbucks a lot more than a couple of cups of coffee, since you said you will not be back.
I don't think consumers have the right to go around thinking that whena store's electronic debit function is down that they will get freestuff, unless a sign is posted. Then we would have to have alaw, and ultimately there would be signs posted for just abouteverything that could go wrong. They would have to add a Disclaimer Board in the store, where signs ofa minimum font size are posted. Customers would file past said boardbefore entering the line, and then know everything about what toexpect in the store, on that day. I don't think anyone wants that.
Actually, I had said earlier (twice) that a small hand-written signcould have avoided the issue. You responded to it one time, but maybethat point was lost because I was also insulting another poster!Anyway they chose not to do that, so they could have been saddled withwaste. No company can anticipate every contingency, which is why I feel abusiness should allow employees some flexibility. I suppose it's moredifficult with a large chain, though. Just another reason we shouldshop locally...
Excellent Starbucks employees at Farmington Hills Target by Julie H. written to Target Posted Mon January 21, 2008 11:45 am I would like to compliment the staff at the Target store in FarmingtonHills, Michigan, specifically the Starbucks staff. Before starting myshopping, I stopped by the Starbucks area to get a drink. I wanted topay for my drink with a Starbucks gift card, but their registers werehaving trouble processing the gift card. It kept returning an errormessage that the server was down (not sure whether it was the Targetor Starbucks server). After several failed attempts, I offered to paywith cash or credit card. The barista told me not to worry, that mydrink was on the house since it was their error. I continued my shopping and even stopped back by Starbucks on my wayout of the store to offer to pay if the servers were working, but thebarista told me it was complimentary due to the inconvenience. This is an excellent example of customer service and it just goes toshow that a very small gesture such as a free cup of coffee can makesomeone's day.
With her initial & brief email contact.The email start with " I amvery sorry to hear.... I just confirmed she had the right peron and if she and any questionsto feel free to email me. I will let you all know if I hear more.
I think the reason so many people keep commenting on the credit cardoption is that in your letter it sounds as though you simply didn'twant to use your credit card. From your letter: (As I stand there stunned she says "If you don't have cash, you canput it on your credit card." WHAT?! What if I did not have a creditcard? Even though I do, they CHARGE INTEREST on it! I don't want topay interest on my cappuccino! As I stand there deciding what to do,my drink gets called out.) I agree that it would have been thoughtful of them to inform customersahead of time, it probably just didn't occur to them since mostStarbucks purchases are a few dollars and it is probably unusual forsomeone to have no other way to pay. I don't agree that every time a retailer makes a mistake it shouldrequire some sort of formal apology and free stuff for the "wrongedparty". Was you client someone you knew relatively well and could laugh aboutthe situation with you or did it cause problems or discomfort? Fromyour comments it sounds like it didn't impact your relationship.
I've gone to Starbucks with gift card in hand, only to be told theirgiftcard machine is down. There was no sign. They simply told me andapologized. I put it on my debit card. I guess if I had not had any cash or debit/credit cards, I would haveleft without my coffee. Sure, a sign would have been nice. But worth all the drama listedhere? Definitely not. Sorry.
Let's pretend they did have signs posted on the doors. Then what? You return to the car and sheepishly tell your client that you have togo elsewhere for coffee, as all you have on you is gift cards. Andthen you have to find another coffee shop for which you have a giftcard, because you left the house with no cash or debit/credit card. Then your client either insists on giving you cash for coffee, or youdrive to another location so you can get coffee. So having a sign up really wouldn't have changed or improved things. Or would you have still expected free coffee?
That sounds a little inconvinent, but it's a wise idea to keep a 10dollar bill in your pocket for just in case. But I agree, they shouldhave had perhaps a sign. I think it would be smarter just to use thecredit card instead of asking your client, that way you wouldn't givethe client a bad impression.
Because if it is, you're pretty pathetic. Jeez!
Diane, I see where you are coming from when you say that everyone ismissing the point, you are referring to the intent of your letter. Youare right, the point of the letter is not about the options of paymentopen to you, it was the fact that your Pre-paid Gift cards were notgoing to be accepted at that time. The topic brought up by the other posters is just plain curiosityas to why you would ask your client for money rather than use thecredit card. It is a question beyond the intent of the letter and wasmade to simply satisfy everyone's curiosity. It is completely optionalto answer, if you do not feel like replying, then dont. Though the funof this web site comes from being able to ask the OP questions aboutthe situation.
Geez, give the guy a break. He has a valid point. How difficultwould it be to hang up a sign stating that their system is down? Yousay it was against Starbucks' policy, well what do you think he wascomplaining to corporate about?
that you have become so fixated on your "point" that you have actuallyconvinced yourself of it's validity. Pete says we have to play nice, so I will stick to the facts. You state: It is such a SIMPLE solution: 1) apologize 2) hang up a temp sign 3) AND/OR comp my coffees So I will address each of your 3 issues: 1)For what? The machine was down - it's inconvenient to be sure, butno different than if they had run out of your favorite kind of coffee. Unfortunate and annoying, but certainly not worthy of an apology. 2)As Greg (aka Mr Helpful) stated below, it is against Starbuck'spolicy to hang printed/home made signs in the door. They are acorporation that is VERY into their branding and their "look." Whether YOU feel it is a silly rule or not is irrelevant and justbecause you feel that it's OK to put a sign on the door to let peopleknow they cannot take gift cards is rather self-absorbed of you. They don't tell you how to run YOUR business (as you have told anumber of commenters here that how you run your business is none oftheirs!), so why do you feel you have the right to tell them how torun theirs?(& over a seemingly TRIVIAL issue, I might add) 3)COMP YOUR COFFEE?? BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WAS DOWN AND THEY FAILED TOPUT UP A SIGN????? If there is one thing the commenters around here get irritated about,it's letter writers (OP's) who write letters demanding that they becomped for some perceived injustice (no working gift card machine)when, in reality, the injustice was brought about by their own hand(your inability to have a backup payment option) Apparently you have done an excellent job of convincing yourself thatyou are right and they are all wrong because not only are you STILLhere arguing with them, but you refuse to entertain the possibilitythat maybe, just maybe, you don't deserve anything for this incident.
Sounds like this was a learning experience for you. Next time you'llbe prepared with cash and/or a debit card to pay for your purchaseregardless if the gift card system is down. Even if the merchant cardmachine is down and cannot take a credit card. Be prepared with cash. I've walked into places when the machines were down. Fortunatelythey were able to tell us before we placed our order and I had plentyof cash with me. I understand your frustration with Starbucks. Didyou ask to speak with the manager?
While it is an inconvience for their gift card machine to be down,things happen. It is for this reason you should carry some extra inyour wallet/purse at all times. Didn't your parents teach to you beprepared. What is more embarassing charging your credit card or asking yourimportant "client" for cash to pay for your coffee. If I was your client, I would be dropping you since it looks like youcan not even afford to pay for coffee.
No. I'm sorry. I don't buy all of this. I'm not trying to call you a liar, but Ihave some serious issues with this. You carry $80 in gift cardS and a driver's license but nothing else? Point #1 I have a hard time with. What an odd collection of things totote around. I know a large number of real estate agents as well as other salespeople and they would step in front of a bus before asking a clientfor any amount of money. Which leads me to believe that "client" is aloose term when you use it. Every sales person I know pays for EVERYTHING with a credit card fortax purposes. I know you're aware that the interest on the coffee isanother write off. Sorry. Too many things here don't add up. Even if this is 100% howyou describe it, you still need to share some of the blame.
I sincerely hope Starbucks, or just about every retailer, is tuninginto this exchange. Many good lessons; lots of excellent advice andsuggestions.
Credit cards only charge interest on the balance that you have notpaid. If you had used your credit card it would have saved theembarrassment of asking the client for money and you could have paidan extra $10 on your next bill (tax deductible anyway), and you wouldhave been charged no interest. If their system is down it is out of their control. Often in retialwhen the system is down, it may be up in 15 minutes so posting a signreally doesn't do much. The only thing I could see is if they posted asign by the counter, but how would that change the situation of youasking the client for money, or having to use a credit card? If a signwas posted you still could not use the gift card.
For the love of pete, stop with the inane cut-and-paste responses. Noone said you have to respond to everyone here with the same insipidcomment over and over and over. It got old with the third use. We got the point. We just disagree with it. Next time, carry a $10bill or a debit card or something. Stop blaming Starbucks. Frankly,I'm surprised that someone who's self-employed would leave the doorand go meet with a client with nothing but $80 worth of gift cards anda driver's license. It shows poor judgment, a lack of planning andawareness of the possibility of emergencies (what if your car brokedown or got a flat tire and you needed to call a tow truck?).
I'd comment, but..... I'm sure I am MISSING THE POINT about the ALEADY-PAID-FOR cards.
Diane C., Some random thoughts here. While I do not suggeest using a credit card for frivolous purchases ifyou had you would only pay interst if you don't pay down your balancemonthly. I don't see how you think the cashier would have know you were goingto use a gift card until you presented it. As for asking your client to cough up the cash.. that is on you fornot having a backup plan. I've always told my kids and othjers that would listen....rat holeaway $25 in your wallet and a spare key to your car just in case. The explanation about them not wanting to put up a sign is weak I mustadmit. I wonder what the manager would have said. BillR.
I think she could have mentioned it before she made the drink. Itwouldn't have been that difficult for her to do. That had to be embarrassing having to ask the client for money. Iprobably would have swapped him the cash for the gift card to use inthe future for the inconvenience of him having to give you the cash.
You HAD a credit card on you. YOU decided not to use it. If I had beenyour "client" I would have told you off for taking me to get coffee,then forcing me to pay. Dont be so cheap.
A large number of transactions at Starbucks involve the use ofStarbucks cards especially, as Pete points out, in January when folksredeem cards they received during the holidays (December is, by far,the busiest month for Starbucks card sales). Starbucks discourages the use of handmade or computer made signswithin their stores by managers. The procedure for handling this kindof situation is for the cashier to notify every customer BEFOREordering that they temporarily cannot take Starbucks cards. Theydon't "shout" that information...they simply say it in a normal voice. They end up not having to say it to every customer because most ofthe customers in line will hear it, especially if it's repeated. This gives the customer the information they need. If genuinelyconveyed with empathy by the register partner, it can even turn apotentially negative situation into a win for both the customer andStarbucks. For instance, if the customer doesn't have any other formof payment, register partners are given the freedom to comp thecustomer's drink. Not only do they have that freedom, they areencouraged to do so. In fact, I know of some Starbucks whereeveryone's drinks were comped during a temporary machine outage. It appears the register partner badly mishandled this situation...theresult was an extremely dissatisfied customer who has now broadcasther dismay to a much larger audience. Satisfied customers tell threefriends...angry customers tell 3,000. I think we just saw thatprinciple in action.
I notice Diane posted the same response to several people. And she'sright... Starbucks should have posted that gift cards were not beingaccepted that day, due to "system" problems. And the response of "Nowe can't. We would lose business" was out of line. However, the points that people have made are also valid. Notcarrying cash is foolish. Starbucks or no, I can't imagineintentionally not carrying any cash. I also can't imagine a business person (I presume Diane is a realestate agent by her "handle") not being able to pay off their creditcard each month, thereby avoiding fees. I also think that the comments about the weather are irrelevant andDiane's response (that if it were summer she wouldn't be complaining)makes her look bad. Why? Because if this is a letter about a lack ofsignage, the season would be irrelevant. So would her reason forbeing there (client). So would credit card interest charges. While Diane's complaint is valid, I think she went overboard in thisletter. A simple "Please post a sign when gift cards aren't accepted"would have been enough. All of the rest of this is, at best, fluff. At worst, it makes me wonder if "No we can't. We would lose business"was really said or if Diane is making things up in an further attemptto make her case seem so dire. Lastly, the comments about the zipcode (presumably to show how rich people are there?) are unnecessary.
I agree that there should have been a sign posted about not acceptinggift cards. It is something a customer should be made aware of priorto ordering. If a customer actually has no other form of payment, Iwonder what they do with the order? Throw it away? That doesn'tsound very smart to me. You should have stuck to the facts in your letter. Something like theweather has nothing to do with your complaint. You have a point, butunfortunately it's lost in all the drama and unnecessary information.
Many of the comments below reflect reasonable "precautions" anyone maywant to take to address unexpected turns in customer satisfaction, butI do think its fair to be disappointed with Starbucks in thiscircumstance, as they spend an enormous amount of money and resourcesin promoting and extolling the benefits of gift cards. Moreover, I dothink it's reasonable to expect Starbucks to provide some level of"heads-up" to customers to preempt any potential embarrassment orinconvenience...especially in January, when the redemption levelprobably hits a high. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and thanks tothe commenters for providing constructive feedback and suggestions. - Pete, Founder, PlanetFeedbac
Here's something I just thought of! Just GIVE me the coffees on thehouse. Then I would be here singing the praises of Starbucks. Thatwould be great advertsing for $5.89!!!
would you rather they yell out "Sorry our system is down, you cant usethat here!!" in front of the other customers? You'd then write aletter complaining that they embarrassed you. I think waiting untilyou got to the counter is reasonable.
Hmm something does not sound right here. I would think that you wouldhave a company credit card of some sort and I would think since thisis a company expense you could write it off... In this kind of weather the unforseen happens....computers go awry andPOS (Point of Sales) terminals might not work....gotta expect theunexpected.... At least at all Starbucks they honor the gift cards. At Duncan Donutsa good number of them don't honor the gift cards so you need to beprepared.
They lost your future business? I'm thinking you lost someone else'sbusiness by not being prepared. Who goes out and about without abillfold? OR at least an ID, a debit/credit card, or even just $10? And the barista likely didn't see the gift card in your hand -- shewas looking at your face.
Starbucks does not control the weather. It is unimportant in thiscomplaint. Starbucks employees can't read minds. They do not know how you will bepaying. Employees do not always look to see what customers have intheir hands. Some stores do not allow the posting of signs that aren't sent to themfrom corporate. That may have been the case. And as others have stated, the only way you'll get charged interest ona credit card is if you don't pay the balance in full every month. Doyou have a check card you could've used? I hope the impression you left on your client was worth the few centsyou might have had to pay in interest.
You would rather ask your client for money and look bad to him insteadof paying *MAYBE* a couple of cents of interest (and that's only ifyou don't pay it off)? Really?
I have a credit card. It charges interest. I have never paidinterest in 20+ years, though my monthly purchases average $700. That's $170,000 of the bank's money I have used at a cost to me ofprecisely ~$0~. If you are entertaining clients, I recommend that you keep a creditcard that you can keep with a zero balance, so unforseen situationssuch as this don't throw you for the loop this incident did. If acredit card is impossible, what about carrying some cash? If you aregoing to entertain clients, surely you need something in your pocketmore than a Starbuck's gift card.


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The FAA is looking for a new Administrator. A great candidate would be someone with an intimate knowledge of the air transport system of America. Perhaps someone who understands manufacturing (Commercial/ General Aviation). That person should be someone who has worked as a business person with national and international companies. Someone who themselves are pilots, and have seen the medical, administrative issues at the agency. This person would need to be someone who is comfortable in a public speaking roll. Someone that wants to move our system forward in new technologies ie; Next Gen ATC, Aero med, TSA. An excellent administrator would work with airlines/GA simultaneously. Someone who has a good heart, and can get along with both sides of the aisle, someone who is not afraid to speak the truth on the hill, or oval office. Mr Pelton fits these gates.
Nominee should have a business background, large and small aircraft orientation and experienced in the slow pace of government movement owed to it's accountability administration.
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