In the NY Times today, breaking news - A Nation Briefly Without Starbucks :
At 5:30 p.m. Eastern time today, all 7,100 Starbucks locations in the United States will close their doors for three hours.
Immediate ramifications stretch far beyond the lack of strong coffee in dozens of permutations, though that was certainly the most important - the late shift may be running slower tonight.
(Point of order, NYT: “The Late Shift” is at midnight. You’re talking about Second Shift - which starts at 4pm and so should have lots of time to get coffee. Get your classism down, ok?)
The funniest part of this article is “strong coffee”. I’d like to know which Starbucks that is.