Coffee Chat

Implying death of a pet

"Great coffee here, right"?

"Yup. Glad you chose this place".

"The gluten free muffins taste good as well".

"Ok, I don't eat gluten free foods. But the regular muffins are great".

"Have you read the current posts on the neighborhood text chat"?

"Second think I do every morning".

"Second"?

"Feed the pets. That is always first on the to do list".

"Right".

"Speaking about pets, did you read about the woman who lets her cats out during the day? And then she posts that if anyone has seen her cats because they did not come home a few nights ago"?

"Yup. She lives near me. She came around, door to door, asking if any of us saw her cats and to keep a look out for them".

"Did the kitties return"?

"Nope. Oh, this isn't the first time this same thing happened to her".

"What? What's with her"?

"Don't know. Last time, she let her 7-month-old kitten out to roam around cause the kitten would cry at the door to be let out. Then she came around and asked if we saw her kitten"? I said something, gently of course".

"Of course you did. What did she say"?

"I was told to mind my own business".

"What about the kitty"?

"Not good".

"Sorry. How sad".

"Very. I gave my condolences".

"Geez, and again. I hope she learned her lesson".

"Hope so, one day".

"You optimist. Oh, did you hear, an older woman, lives alone, put out some holiday decorations and lights. Well, the lights were unplugged".

"What? You are saying that someone walked on to her patio and unplugged her holiday lights"?

"Yup".

"I bet you know the full story".

"Of course. The younger woman, in her early 40's, actually the other woman's neighbor unplugged them, twice".

"What, that woman unplugged those lights twice"?

"Yes. The older woman plugged the lights back in and then noticed that they were unplugged, again".

"Did she plug them in again"?

"No".

"Who is this younger female"?

"Get this, she works in the local school, some kind of administration position. She has a young son and husband".

"She is teaching this behavior to her son. Lovely".

"What did the older woman do? Did she call the sheriff"?

"No. She did not want to complain. She plugged the lights in again when her family came over".

"Were the lights unplugged"?

"Nope".

"Interesting".

"The neighbors all know what happened. That is good enough".

"Yup, know when to leave it".

"Right".

"That's not the only thing that same woman did".

"What"?

"She also decided that the older woman's potted garden need to be weeded out, so she pulled out plants and cut down a small tree the woman was growing. Then, leaves a letter stating that neighbors were complaining about those plants".

"Lies".

"Everyone who lives nearby knows that".

"The school board needs to be informed of this".

"Now, now".

"Unbelievable. So stoic of this woman".

"Very true".

"I forget about people who are just mean. I'm staying in my cave "!

"You're funny".

"Hey, talking about older people, that 92-year-old taken down by the authorities at the grocery store last week".

"Holy cow, what are you talking about"?

"Come out of your cave now and then".

"Do share".

"Well, this old guy, French guy, I think. He wears a beret and eats cheese at the small coffee area at the grocery store. He has his own knife to cut the cheese he buys there".

"French people and their cheese".

"Yup, well, he leaves, walks outside, cheese knife in hand".

"Oh no".

"The authorities were there to greet him".

"Some greeting".

"Why were they there".

"Don't know".

"Well, this 92-year-old was then taken to the ground, cuffed and stuffed in the police car and away they went".

"I may need something besides cream in my coffee".

"What caused all this".

"I didn't hear that yet. I do have an idea".

"I bet you do".

"Well, 92-year-old French guy, past crime hunters, always on the alert to catch past criminals, who are on the run, and lock them up for their past crimes".

"Seriously"?

"First thought I had"?

"You watch way too many war documentaries".

"There are news briefs now and again, about war criminals, who escaped and are living out their lives on the QT".

"Hmmm. I will give you that".

"I need another coffee, you"?

"Sure".

"Make mine stronger, Americano please".

"Ok, cream and sweetener"?

"Yes please".

"Yum, good and strong, thanks".

"Heard some talk at the counter about a teacher being let go from a charter school because of a jealous director".

"I remember that. Oh look, there's the director. That's why there was talk. People remember".

"I think that director is still working at that school. She let other well educated and talented teachers go in the past as well".

"Geez, though those teachers were let go, they have the knowledge of possessing great teacher qualities is a bit of a consultation".

"Wow, do you ever see the negative"?

"The what"?

"Never mind. that director, to feel so threatened by others. Sad, really".

"Yes, it is".

"And the school board did nothing to stop this"?

"Nothing. Allowed it to keep happening".

"Just think of all the students who were close to those teachers, only to have them forced to leave, sad".

"Therapy sessions".

"Right".

"Holy cow, look, that guy is here again, and alone this time"?

"Who"?

"That older guy, who dates women, asks them for a loan, then dumps them, without much of a pay back on the loans".

"Oh, that guy. Wasn't there an issue at this coffee shop a while back with this guy and a woman"?

"I think so".

"Yeah, sheriff was called. I heard several women confronted him, then the sheriff showed up".

"Sounds like a set up sting operation".

"You know, you cease to amaze me".

"So, what's with this weather"?

"I know. Dry, not good. Ski areas have to make their own snow".

"And the protests".

"For what"?

"Using reclaimed water to make snow".

"So"?

"On Native land"?

"Oh, right, not good. Use clean pure water".

"Right".

"Always something".

"Yes. Oh hey, what are you doing Thursday? That open box store, 70% off stuff that we don't need but can't live without, and cheap".

"Yes, and we better get the stuff now because we may not be able to afford it later".

"What"?

"Tariffs".

"Right. An excuse to go there".

"Opens at 10am. Meet you there"?

"What about breakfast at that new hole in the wall place, delicious, large portions, cheap".

"My kind of place. Say 9am"?

"Great".