best thing EV-er

Imagine my glee and disbelief this past Sunday morning when a lovely young woman in a green apron stopped at the bottom of our front steps. There was a jerry can/thermos-looking thing on wheels beside her. I froze, garden trowel in hand, because she was sporting my most favouritest green & white logo in the whole wide world.

Her: "Good morning! The water was off on your street earlier, so we thought we'd stop by and see if anyone wanted coffee! Would you like a cup?"
Me: "Pardon?"

Now you have to understand something: I love coffee and I am lazy. I've been known to nuke a cup of yesterday's coffee because I didn't feel like making a new pot. And even though there's a Starbucks at the top of my street -- literally a 3-minute walk if you're too hungover to muster a better pace -- sometimes that is just way too far. So for this coffee goddess to show up, unannounced, pouring free Pike Place Roast from the sidewalk was beyond remarkable.

With about as much grace as Ralphie when he runs back up the stairs to remove Aunt Clara's bunny suit, I flung myself into the house to get a mug.

Me: "Jewy!!! Starbucks is here!!!! Outside! Seriously!! Get out here NOW!"
Him: "Pardon?"

For the next few minutes, I was close to rapture, soft tears of joy streaming down my cheeks as I waved goodbye and farewell to the nice girl in the green smock. (Okay, I didn't really cry but you get the idea).

I realize not everyone is a fan and there will be those cynical soul suckers who suggest it was purely a marketing ploy concocted by the coffee "Man". Personally, I don't care. In these economic times, I think it's awesome that Starbucks displayed some out-of-the-box customer service and made this girl really really happy.

Tim Horton's and Second Cup can suck it. After all, where were they in my hour of need?