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blamebrampton) wrote2009-10-21 08:36 pm
blamebrampton) wrote2009-10-21 08:36 pm
Serendipity
Mr Brammers and I wandered up to Newtown for dinner. On our way back down the hill, we saw a notice on the shop that used to sell beaded animals from South Africa. Espresso Bar Opening Soon! it said.
Mr Brammers looked at me. 'Hmmmm ...' he said. 'I'm not sure how they expect to compete here. There are three other cafes in 100m and two bars.'
I looked at him for a long moment before laughing. 'Don't be ridiculous. All they need to do is offer three or four different coffee beans and made to your liking with a comfy chair or two and you will be living there. I'll be up in town and walking home and the phone will ring and it will be you saying "Baaaaabe, can you grab me a coffee as you come home?" It will be chock-full of local posers and caffeinistas and you will all be happy to pay $3.75 for a small cup as long as the beans are fair trade.'
His jaw set as he prepared to argue, then he cracked and smiled and said, 'The sad thing is, that's entirely true.'
'It's so unfair, they are always opening shops that are perfect for you,' I groused.
'Silly spot for it, though. They should have used the old bread shop,' he said as we continued to walk.
Thirty seconds later we were passing the old bread shop. There was a development notice on it. Mr Brammers whooped and jogged over to read it. He turned back to me, with a grin plastered all over his face. 'This one is for you!' he declared.
I stepped up to read it.
Proposed: Chocolate and Dessert Bar
Opening hours 8am-12 midnight
We can never move.
Mr Brammers looked at me. 'Hmmmm ...' he said. 'I'm not sure how they expect to compete here. There are three other cafes in 100m and two bars.'
I looked at him for a long moment before laughing. 'Don't be ridiculous. All they need to do is offer three or four different coffee beans and made to your liking with a comfy chair or two and you will be living there. I'll be up in town and walking home and the phone will ring and it will be you saying "Baaaaabe, can you grab me a coffee as you come home?" It will be chock-full of local posers and caffeinistas and you will all be happy to pay $3.75 for a small cup as long as the beans are fair trade.'
His jaw set as he prepared to argue, then he cracked and smiled and said, 'The sad thing is, that's entirely true.'
'It's so unfair, they are always opening shops that are perfect for you,' I groused.
'Silly spot for it, though. They should have used the old bread shop,' he said as we continued to walk.
Thirty seconds later we were passing the old bread shop. There was a development notice on it. Mr Brammers whooped and jogged over to read it. He turned back to me, with a grin plastered all over his face. 'This one is for you!' he declared.
I stepped up to read it.
Proposed: Chocolate and Dessert Bar
Opening hours 8am-12 midnight
We can never move.
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I think the trick is to look past people you would generally look for; he's someone from outside almost all of my cultural groups, but we have very similar senses of humour, so it works well!
I have to say that even now, I look at my peer group and only feel that 50% of the relationships there will still be there in 10 years, and the last 10 years have sadly shown that such a belief is often right.
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