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Ms. Toad

(38,735 posts)
14. Maybe it was.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 02:34 PM
Oct 2025

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 Oct 2025 #1
69-year-old delivery driver? maxsolomon Oct 2025 #2
"Delivery Driver" was probably not on his retirement bucket list JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2025 #6
Yes. It will be much more common in the coming johnnyfins Oct 2025 #7
I retired 2 years ago Americanme Oct 2025 #10
Maybe it was. Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #14
Good For You! ProfessorGAC Oct 2025 #18
People time is a lot of the reason I haven't pursued that particular "when I have enough time . . . thing." Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #19
A lot of older people have to work Bettie Oct 2025 #9
If you have to work, why retire? demosincebirth Oct 2025 #17
Not every retiree chose to retire. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2025 #20
There's always a cabinet post in the trump mob. Turbineguy Oct 2025 #3
Ice has a spot in leadership. Traildogbob Oct 2025 #5
Among the initial misdemeanor charges filed against Sanchez was public intoxication..... riversedge Oct 2025 #4
. dalton99a Oct 2025 #8
Think that should be mail, not male SocialDemocrat61 Oct 2025 #11
And ibteraction caught on camera of drunk Sanchez trying to get into victims truck BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2025 #12
Well the good news is he's still eligible for a Trump cabinet position. Nt Maru Kitteh Oct 2025 #13
Yep past bad behavior not a disqualifier Ritabert Oct 2025 #15
Sanchez sliced that poor guy's face up like a ham. LudwigPastorius Oct 2025 #16
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