COMMENT OF THE DAY: THE MORNING RITUAL 
“. . . They subject themselves to the wait. They have to sit in their cars, inching forward, seething with rage at the a-hole in front for being slow, cursing the a-hole behind for being impatient, wasting precious minutes of finite existence, instead of sipping a cup of joe in tranquil splendor with the morning digital paper at the kitchen table.
I understand the desire for convenience. I don’t understand how morning rush hour Starbucks can be seen as anything but torture.” [Memebag, commenting on Hedwig Village’s New Freeway-Side Starbucks Drive-Thru Is Coming To Save Your Missed Exit] Illustration: Lulu
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Not to mention the bladder-busting joy of that added ten minutes if there’s an accident or construction after you’ve had your Starbucks.
@ marmer: Exactly! That’s why I have my coffee at the office. Added benefit: I can keep the $5 spent on Starbucks and put it towards my financial liberation plan (aka retirement).
I just park the car and get my cappuccino inside. It’s faster than the line.
not to mention that at most locations, if you get out of your car and walk the 20 feet into the store, you get your coffee in a fraction of the time the that it takes for the numbskulls in the drive-through.