I stumbled into Just Us Coffee barefoot like a hobo carrying a large red coffee of their competitors. I explained how I had just broken a strap on my sandal and asked if they had any tape? Smiling and welcoming, they promptly produced a large roll of silver duct tape. And allowed me to use their pristine bathroom facilities even though I wasn’t a paying customer. And though I was clearly a patron of their competition. I escaped to the bathroom and fixed my sandal quickly so that I could board the Metro Transit bus back to Darkside without shame. Well a small amount of shame, from having had to McGyver my shoe with duct tape. But fuck it. Thank you so much, Just Us Coffee shop on Spring Garden, youi guys saved my ass. You rule! —Next time, I’ll stop in for a cup.
This article appears in May 21-27, 2015.
Well, I certainly hope it was ethically sourced duct tape and not that Military-Industrial Complex stuff that Red Green shills for.