Crazy story time at the Starbucks drive thru today:
Normally I pick up mobile orders but didn’t feel like getting out of my car today, but this guy changed that. For some reason the Jeep at the front of the line wasn’t moving and I had my turn signal on to get behind a Tesla after there was movement (I didn’t want to block the flow of traffic). Anyway, this guy comes up to my car and keeps knocking on my window and I’m instantly offended because some people don’t recognize how that could be perceived as a threat. I crack the window and he asks for a dollar to which I reply I don’t have cash on me (which is true since I always use the Starbucks app) and he starts yelling about how he’s hungry and then proceeds to knock on the windows of the Tesla, the black sedan in front of him, and then the Jeep at the front.
The Tesla is tired of waiting and uturns out of line (Idk if he went inside or gave up), so I decide to put in a mobile order and turn around to go park. The guy stops me mid turn so I’m in the middle of the street, definitely blocking all traffic, and won’t stop knocking on my window. He’s either completely forgotten he started at my car, or doesn’t care. He won’t go, he’s being argumentative, I call 911 on Bluetooth in my car and he asks “who are you talking to?” When he hears me describing him to dispatch he turns around and books it across the street to the gas station, shoulder checking some guy waiting for his Uber, and a barista was watching this all happen and was talking to the poor dude and then walked up while I was talking to dispatch. I went in to grab my stuff and texted the photos to the barista in case it took a while for someone to show up since I have appointments before work, but the sheriff did show before I left and I was able to provide photos and explain what dude was doing. He said he’s go across the street and try to find that guy.
Thankfully no one was injured, there was no vandalism, and the sheriff showed up quickly. It’s sad I had to call 911 before that guy would back off and I couldn’t even move my car. This is what happens the one time I decided I didn’t feel like getting out of my car.