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A CAT/NOT A CAT IS RETIRING FROM BLOGTOWN.

Remember when blogtown was fun? I do. This was a frivolous place where we could have fairly intelligent discussions about the issue of the day while simultaneously celebrating cat friday/caturday and trolling Matt into various nervous breakdowns while he was changing his medications and calling everyone racist. It was fun!

Alas, the whole fucking Sam debacle brought in some sort of ideologue brigade that wanted nothing but SRS BSNS, but unfortunately had the debate skills of lesser apes. Sam-gate sort of wrapped up, but these dipshits just found new things to have completely incompetent show-downs about. It's fucking boring, and I'm fucking bored.

I know that Rom and jake and all the other half-wits will count this as a win, to which I say "good on you". You've made blogtown insufferably stupid, well done. I'm out.

Kiala, graham, Alison, other decent people: It's been fun, and I'll miss you guys.
Mercury arts interns: by and large you all suck. Up your game.
Matt: You're a talentless hack, but you knew that. Good luck with the mental health issues.

KTHXBAI.
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One last time, for posterity...

"As a one-time 600-cup an hour barista for Starbucks on Victoria Street"

That's a cup every six seconds. You're clearly a moron. Feel free to "clarify".
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For clarification: 600 cups an hour. We had a competition, once.
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600 cups an hour what? Completed transactions? Pulling shots? Pouring coffee into cups? You realize that "600 cups an hour" is pretty meaningless by itself, yeah? Carry on with the clarification.
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For clarification: Completed drinks, start to finish, single handed, on the La Marzocco.
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RE: NOT A CAT. So you have another 8 hours of crappy posts left and then you're gone? Right? Mommy take your puter away tomorrow?
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You made a complete drink every six seconds for an hour? Why do I think that there isn't a single person that's worked an espresso machine that would believe you?

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(hint: think about how long it takes to pull a proper shot)
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It might be possible. Those machines can do more than one shot at a time.

Cat, are you changing your name again or can you not pay your internet bill, because I find it hard to believe that you can just decide to not post any more.
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NOT A CAT: How can we miss you if you won't leave?
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Smiley, believe whatever you'd like. My retirement notice is 100% genuine and to the point. I'm leaving, largely due to the hostility of certain posters. Take care.
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On the issue of the machines being able to produce more than one shot at a time: The quad baskets make garbage shots, and I don't see the heroism in pulling 600 shitty singe espressos.

So we assume that he's working with 3 double baskets at any time. That's 6 shots brewing at a given time, plus loading tamping, etc. Working solo, what matt say (600 Completed drinks, start to finish, single handed, on the La Marzocco, in an hour) is impossible. There isn't a single barista in town that would give him the benefit of the doubt.
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When homeless people come into my place, which is infrequently, they usually want one of three things; matches, cup of ice or water, to use the restroom. I am polite and will happily give them what they are asking for until they give me a reason to stop being polite. When they solicit money or drinks from patrons, they have to leave.
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Oh my god… GO! GO! GO!!!!
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Christ, these people are touchy.
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I bet it takes an hour because the barista needs 59 minutes to recover from the fact that someone would actually order a decaf Americano.
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zing. i'm gonna miss this shit.
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Speaking of shitty single espressos, have you tried those free caffeine additive shots they have at Plaid? They're nasty, but comparable to Starbucks. And they're free, although that may change as more people find out about it.
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while I was homeless, I used the restrooms in starbucks as often as possible. as long as you were polite and "played by the rules" there was usually no problem.
find the ones with the restrooms with no locks
calmly walk in, dont talk to anyone or look at anyone
walk in to the restroom
do your business (dont wash in one, they are a business and will get annoyed if you take time in their ONE restroom)
and leave, again not looking at anyone or anything.
the sad thing is thatwe expect people to not be apart of society to use a restroom... pretend to be a ghost and no one will "notice" you...
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For clarification: I wasn't exactly drinking decaf in those days.
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That doesn't clarify anything. Quelle surprise...
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I wonder if he's related to that woman that threatened to bash down her local Comcast provider with a hammer.

"If I had a hammer..."
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I encounter homeless people in the Borders Cafe on 3rd and Morrison quite frequently. The baristas have a secondary job and that is to occasionally walk into the comfy chair area and ask anyone that is sleeping to please leave. Otherwise, as long as they have a book open, they can, and do, stay all day. I think Borders would rather have the chairs occupied and look busy than actually continually asking noncustomers to leave.

I've bought a few homeless people sandwiches from Borders. I stopped giving spare change a decade ago after I was yelled at for it not being enough.
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I offered to buy a lady (not sure if she was homeless, but she was hungry) something to eat on my way to work the other morning. I tried to go into a local coffee shop that was on the way, but the lady insisted we walk three blocks over to the nearest Starbucks because she "really likes Starbucks." I said I didn't have time to go there, but I would buy her something at the cafe we were standing in. She then told me that was alright, she really wanted Starbucks. And she left.
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"zing. i'm gonna miss this shit."

We're not.
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I don't think Not a Cat is going to missed at all. "I'm leaving, largely due to the hostility of certain posters. Take care."

Certain posters like you maybe pal? hahaha. Does anyone else see the humor in all that.

Ironic critisisms aside. I am not a know it and don't profess to be an expert on anything so please don't fact fuck me or discredit me. Leave the ego at the with me please, I would love to debate topics simply on a cooperative basis not a (penis) brain credentials war.

I got three questions for you.

1. "Rico" and "3.SrIZgXIn-94wlXob+TM*mLQxO?qXv^53.CJPq8&n&9TxsQWuEHZC:YlqeLUD&S" or can we just call you ("BB" - Borders Barista?, THESE TWO ACTUALLY ADDRESSED THE QUESTION...

What do you do, when a homeless person comes into your business, what is the protocol, what do your bosses say?

Or how nice should we actually be when given the opportunity with someone who needs kindness the most out of anyone in our society?

2. "lo-lee-ta" brought up a good idea. Why do the homeless like Starbucks the most?
With the anti-corporate sentiment here in Portland you would think it might be otherwise. Maybe it has cleaner bathrooms or is more accessable than other coffee shops. Maybe they are not all assholes who ask you to leave for simply just sitting down without buying anything. Maybe they won't mess with you if you wont mess with them?

Is Starbucks more hobo friendly?
we should do a survey with the homeless.

3. "Patrick Nolen" said that, "the sad thing is that we expect people to not be apart of society to use a restroom... pretend to be a ghost and no one will "notice" you..."

WHY DO WE TREAT THE HOMELESS LIKE THEY ARE NOT A PART OF SOCIETY? ARE THEY THE PROBLEM OR IS SOCIETY THE PROBLEM?
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Starbucks attracts mad persons and vagabonds-- apart from the rest rooms I think there is something deeper going on, there is a ley line between each Starbucks and the lost and lonely must walk those lines...

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