Okay, I am just going to make one (maybe two

) shot on my espresso once I type this.
Unfortunately I am using imported

beans from the supermarket

. Forgive me!
Since my local Starbucks closed (near to home) I have kept an eye on its storefront. Wouldn't you think management would have ensured the SB signs were removed to reduce the post-closure embarrassment?
They have made no attempts to save face whatsoever.
Meanwhile, their locally-owned clone, the just-as-awful Gloria Jeans, takes their Westfield chain-store clientele.
(I once visited this local SBs at Westfield and ended up going somewhere else as it seemed all too much trouble for a simple Long Black. Don't even start on their deal with the devil for PAYG wireless internet

). Time to tamp some grindz!