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Ms. Toad

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14. Maybe it was.

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 02:34 PM

Oct 6

I am 69 (and retired) and have enough money to live comfortably the rest of my life. But being a barista at Starbucks is on my bucket list. Working in the customer facing side of the food service industry is something that nearly everyone does at some point in their life. I've done a lot of things in my life for pay - but that's not one of them - and, of the food service jobs I can think of, mixing coffee beverages seems more interesting than most.

For now, there are lots of things higher up in the bucket . . . but I may get there yet.

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