Isaac Sinnett

It’s time for a random picture and for you all, aka y’all, to decide what the post is all about…

By pure happenstance I saw something last night that really shocked me to the core. (perhaps a little over dramatic) Anyway, let’s get to the point. I had arrived home from work last night and was just relaxing on the couch, watching a little tv. As always, I get the coffee ready the night before so that it is piping hot and ready for me when I wake up in the morning. Well, in the middle of making my coffee I realized that I was out of coffee filters. This did put me in a dilemma and certainly did not please me. I didn’t want to buy coffee in the morning and I didn’t want to go down to Jewel and buy filters then. However, I did end up going to buy the coffee filters. On the way back I realized that the lights were on in the just recently closed Dunkin Donuts. Hmmm? This seems a bit odd. So I look a little closer and there are people inside the store! This DD was closed for bug infestation and they have already been granted permission to reopen? No no no. You have bug infestation, they close you down for three-four days and then you are open again. I felt like being one of those people standing outside the DD with a sign and protesting the entrance of any more customers. Needless to say, I personally will not be visiting this Dunkin for a good long time. Between the bugs and my ire towards the people who seem like they sort of work there, this place is not for me.

Recall those commercials telling us that America runs on Duncan.  Well, in Chicago this is definitely a true statement.  You can’t go anywhere in Chicago and not run across a good ‘ole DD.  In fact, yesterday we went from my house to get some lunch and ran across 3 DD.  More than that, who can deny enjoying the occaisional stop to pick up some coffee and a couple of doughnuts.

Well, just last week the DD down the street from me was shut down.  The health inspectors came in and found the place with nearly 200 “flying insects”.  I have no idea what that means, but its something that I want absolutely no part of. It was reported that they were everywhere, including where the doughnuts and bagels are kept.  Uh…!  So with Friday off thanks to the celebration of Uncle Sam’s birthday I decided that nothing could be a better use of time and provide more entertainment than walking the almost 2 blocks to check this out.  Upon approaching the shop, I saw that there was caution tape all around the drive.  Now you’ll notice that there is a sign on the door.  “Closed for construction” is what it reads.  Uh…?  I believe that the owners of this particular franchise are trying to fool us here.  Um, that would be a no go.  Upon walking a few more feet I discovered the sign that needs to be seen.  A bright green sign  that states “License Revoked”.  But, don’t worry, they tried to draw your attention away from that with another sign that said “Closed for Construction”.  Let me just finish by saying that this DD is just over a year old.  I have always complained about their service at this particular establishment, but this by far, crushes anything that I’ve said about it.