940-641-0076
jim@techjim.com
P. O. Box 1334, Gainesville, Texas, 76240
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| Daily Installment of Coffee Joe, by Jim O'Connor | Back to Main |
| Ahsu came back with another cinnamon roll and coffee. She set it on the table and then asked if she could talk to me during her break in about 15 minutes. I told her sure; I didn't have anywhere to go. So now for the first time, I am really starting to look around this place to see what kinds of people come here to eat. As I looked at each table, I could see people eating. Nevertheless, every once in a while, someone looks at me a little weird. I picked up my coffee cup and took a sip. Wow! It hit me. This place has real coffee. It tasted great! I thought to myself, what about the urinalysis. I was enjoying the coffee way too much to worry about urinalysis. I picked up the cinnamon roll and took a bite. It too, was a real cinnamon roll. Jesus Christ, if anyone found out, this place would be shut down in a heartbeat. I was a little worried, but I continued to eat the roll and drink the coffee. Just about the time I finished, Ahsu came over to sit down with me. I looked at her as if to say, "Do you know?" She beat me to the punch by saying "Did you enjoy the coffee and roll?" "I sure did." I told her. She said that they sold a drink known to their customers as "Golden Flow", but was listed on the menu as "Squirt Clean." I asked her what it was and she told me that is orange juice with a chemical in it that neutralizes caffeine in urine, but nowhere else in the body. So when served at the table, it looks just like a regular glass of orange juice. I asked her where they got the coffee and sugar. She told me that if I really wanted to know, she would be happy to tell me. But first, I should know that there is also real beef, pork, fish, cigarettes, and other items, declared not safe for human consumption by the USDA. She said that she would meet with me later to fill me in. I asked her how she could be sure she could trust me. She reminded me that since there are no secrets, it was public knowledge what had happened to me. She also told me that they are extremely cautious of new customers, but I had been going to that restaurant for years. The only reason she didn't tell me of this before was she had no idea how I felt about it. She asked if I would meet her at her house at about seven this evening. "Sure thing." I told her. |