Thursday, January 29, 2004

Conspiracy Theory (Another Update)
In yet another update to my long range study of temperature inversions here at business, I've yet again encountered another coffeeshop that, you guessed it, has a fan blowing which makes it incredibly cold in the building. As in my initial post and in the first update, again an establishment, this time the dreaded, at least in Benedict's eyes, Starbucks has entered the pantheon of coffeeshops (Again, is it necessary to exclaim that these places sell coffee, and thus should be warm as well?) that are cold. Now, I'm not sure what this says about the company at large, but it seems to me that you would want to have a place be warm in the winter, a point I've made previously. Having said that, it appears as if my theory has encountered some proof that refutes the idea that this is done in an effort to keep smokers warm, since neither of the last two establishments permit smoking on the premises. So, what can we conclude from this? I'm not sure. Are owners just trying to cut down on the heating costs? If so, how can you explain a Starbucks that's one of the smaller ones being forced to take this measure? I don't have any answers, but I do have questions, such as why my feet are cold, why my neck is cold, why can't I take off my jacket.......????

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