Slow

Things have been soooo sloooow at the Sweet Shop.  I am very bored.  Being doing some reading.  Hard to write about interesting people when people are not coming in.
This morning an elderly man came in.  He was waiting for a friend who had their dog at the vet.  He bought a coffee.  Complained about the cost.  I guess if you compare it to some places it is more expensive.  I am charging for a good cup of coffee.  I have a reverse osmosis water system to purify the water.  I have a commercial grade coffee machine.  I have three flavors of syrup that people can put in their coffee.  He was excited about that.  He did say it was a good cup of coffee after he took a drink. 
What people consider expensive coffee is relative.  My brother goes to the bakery and pays .90 for a tiny cup.  It is horrible coffee.  It is a Mr. Coffee machine and I bet they use the water right out of the faucet.  Big YUCK!  Many people that have lived here forever are used to the terrible water.  Because I moved away, I recognize that yellow water is not going to be good.  I had such delicious water for years.  It is rare I drink water out of the faucet.  I have paid the outrageous price of coffee at Starbucks.  I never understood how people could pay so much for coffee until I had my first cup.  Cupadelicious!!  I love fancy coffee drinks.  If I thought it would be worth it, I would invest in fancy coffee machines for my shop. 
Back to the elderly man.  He sat down and chatted for a bit.  He lived in Cicero.  Over time most of his family came and settled in our little town.  Not sure how it started.  His mother is going to be 95.  She is in the nursing home here.  He has a sister in town, a daughter, and a niece.  He lives in an apartment.  He was telling all about snotty neighbors.  People that do not take care of their pets.  He talked about many subjects in a short time.  My impression is that he does not have many people to talk to. 
I enjoy having people stop by the shop to chat.  It is interesting to have conversations with strangers.  In my conversation with him, I did not have to say much.  Just listen.  I enjoyed that too.  Wish I had more travelers coming through.  Those are my favorite people to meet.  I enjoy hearing about their journey.  Remember when we were taught not to talk to strangers?  Sometimes strangers are the most interesting!!!