I spent some time in a cafe on Saturday. I was there with my son, James. We bought our drinks and then sat down in the comfy lounge type chairs.
We had some real quality father, son time. I was using my iPad and James was battling enemies on his DS. I should say that this isn’t a common practice. We do actually talk to each other. Anyhow, I’m getting off track.
The thing I started wondering while at the cafe was, “How much time can a couple of drinks buy me in the comfy chair?” Is there a time limit once you’ve purchased your beverage of choice? Does the clock start running once you get your drink or once you finish it?
We took a while to finish our drinks but once we had, we were just a couple of guys sitting in comfortable chairs in front of a table with empty cups on it. Should we have left at that point?
Just as I was pondering these weighty matters a cafe worker came past and removed the empties. We were now just a couple of guys sitting in comfortable chairs in front of an empty table. We now had no visible evidence that we ever belonged there. Thankfully the cafe wasn’t all that busy so we weren’t taking seats that ‘paying customers’ should have been able to access. We didn’t stick around too much after that. There was shopping to be done.
So, my question is this, how much time in the comfy chairs does a couple of drinks buy you? Do you linger once your drink is finished or do you leave as soon the last drop is gone? How long is too long to linger? I’d love to read your comments.
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