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Ms. Toad

(37,798 posts)
14. Maybe it was.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 02:34 PM
10 hrs ago

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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The hospital pics of the driver he attacked are very disturbing Zorro 11 hrs ago #1
69-year-old delivery driver? maxsolomon 11 hrs ago #2
"Delivery Driver" was probably not on his retirement bucket list JustABozoOnThisBus 11 hrs ago #6
Yes. It will be much more common in the coming johnnyfins 11 hrs ago #7
I retired 2 years ago Americanme 11 hrs ago #10
Maybe it was. Ms. Toad 10 hrs ago #14
Good For You! ProfessorGAC 9 hrs ago #18
People time is a lot of the reason I haven't pursued that particular "when I have enough time . . . thing." Ms. Toad 9 hrs ago #19
A lot of older people have to work Bettie 11 hrs ago #9
If you have to work, why retire? demosincebirth 9 hrs ago #17
Not every retiree chose to retire. JustABozoOnThisBus 9 hrs ago #20
There's always a cabinet post in the trump mob. Turbineguy 11 hrs ago #3
Ice has a spot in leadership. Traildogbob 11 hrs ago #5
Among the initial misdemeanor charges filed against Sanchez was public intoxication..... riversedge 11 hrs ago #4
. dalton99a 11 hrs ago #8
Think that should be mail, not male SocialDemocrat61 11 hrs ago #11
And ibteraction caught on camera of drunk Sanchez trying to get into victims truck BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #12
Well the good news is he's still eligible for a Trump cabinet position. Nt Maru Kitteh 10 hrs ago #13
Yep past bad behavior not a disqualifier Ritabert 10 hrs ago #15
Sanchez sliced that poor guy's face up like a ham. LudwigPastorius 10 hrs ago #16
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