oh dear, I started ranting and could not stop - sorry<p>1. The meeting <i>does</i> have a natural end - when you have finished coffee. Today my accountant gulped half his down in seconds. I took it as a sign.<p>2. the wifi issue - In the UK Costa is taking on Starbucks but... I have to ask <i>at the till</i> for a unique 30 minute token that I cannot read and has more entropy than a mathematicians kettle. Really guys, I spend a f&!%ing fortune at your place, please just let me google for the three minutes I am standing in line.<p>3. You cannot do more than say 2 coffee meetings in a day.<p>4. Food. Look, by 11.30 I am a bit snackish. A biscotti ain't gonna cut it. So that means the poor bugger opposite me needs to watch me feeding my fat face and explaining how Persona will change Identity on line with mozzarella and spinach hanging out between my coffee stained teeth.
Not sure where to go with that, just feeling a little self conscious.<p>5. Going back in. Now that we have finished the coffee, and
meandered to the door, how to handle the "well, actually I am going to go and buy a sandwich I was too embarrassed to buy when sitting with you". It just looks weird,<p>6. stop calling it a loyalty card!!!!<p>7. I like the baristas. I chat meaninglessly to them. Except when the owner pops in. Suddenly they correctly ask if I want a pastry with that? Do I have a loyalty card. Stop it !<p>8. Your laptop did not pay for a coffee. Your laptop does not get a table space all to itself. Thats why there are chairs in front of the table - for people to sit at.