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DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gene, you really should. It was fun when I worked there. Since it was a second job it didnt really feel like work. BEsides you drink for free while working. You can get to your shift 1/2 hour early and drink then as well as staying after lol. Also the discount helps with the cost. It would be great there was one a short distance from your home.  They are opening a new one down the street, I am thinking of trying to get rehired myself.

I"m definately thinking about it - I started working on the app yesterday - man, it's  been like 14 years since I filled out an application or interviewed for a job - I guess it will be good to go through the experience! C h e e r s, gene

You get free coffee working there, you can take the grounds or beans home for making also.

yeah, I was thinking of tapping my friends for beans! LOL... one of my students was working at SBX and bringing me beans here and there - she was sooo sweet! C h e e r s, gene

Good Lord do I love coffee now!!!!!   I never drank it before surgery, but I did have a diet coke problem.  I quit almost 6 months before I had WLS and like you, I had a week of splitting headaches. I don't want to go through that again, so I'm really fighting developing a habit with the coffee.

 Once a week I stop at this donut place on the way to work, they have the best coffee ever. They have at least 20 different types of brew to choose from and I fill my cup about 3/4 full with decaf before adding the lethal Guatemalen dark brew on top..... a medium coffee is like $1.50!!!

I also like the Kona blend, and sometimes I get this Hazelnut flavored brew, the Columbian dark roast is great too...

....oh man, I want coffee now!!!

 

You can do it Gene, hang in there.  Have you considered brewing it yourself at home in a french press? It tastes really good, but I won't buy one for myself because the temptation is too great.

Hey Monica - funny how our tastes change as our bod's do, huh? You mentioned a donut shop - there's one I used to go to everyday and go to like once a year or so for my wife or kids and the guys in there still freak out  - they've seen me but they forget I guess - I always remind them that I can't eat their food or I'll end up back where I was! C h e e r s, gene

Holy freakin' sheep dip! That is a boatload of caffeine to have to give up..  The SB job sounds like a great idea but maybe you can just buy a bag of coffee beans and chew 'em like jelly beans! Good luck my friend.. and happy headaches! 

Caffeine hit's me pretty hard... like speed? Anyway - the absolute BEST was way for me to ge the hit is chocolate covered espresso beans... OMG - I was carrying some in my running belt as my secret weapon for when I sense myself hitting the wall... YUM!!! C h e e r s, gene

I feel your pain as I too have the addiction. It's my one vice.
Venti Iced Americano, no water, xtra NF milk, please.

PM me and a Starbucks card will be granted to you!
Kim