On Saturday, February 15, 2014 4:31:30 PM UTC-6, l not -l wrote:
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> But, I didn't mention the name of the dealer, so word of mouth does little,
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> even among the 2 or 3 folks here who could patronize the dealer. I'm just
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> a curmudgeon who doesn't like the idea of killing a plant just to say thanks
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> for coming in today, just as I prefer a live tree to killing a pine to
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> commemorate the birth of Christ.
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> I always appreciate the $7 discount they inexplicably give me each visit;
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> and the wi-fi in the waiting area. If I still ate such things I'd
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> appreciate the Dad's Oatmeal Cookies (my favorite, crunchy, not chewy) and
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> frozen custard or ice cream that are always available in the waiting area.
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> Not so much the coffee - the dealer's idea of good coffee and mine differ by
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> a wide margin.

I often bring a small canister of half&half with me when I go places that
have complimentary coffee. The car dealer, Bommarito Chevrolet South,
has Starbuck's, which is very adequate.

--B