“I like Christie, don’t get me wrong. But…”
It’s amazing how many conversations start out this way, Edgar’s thinking. As Arnie begins to rant in what amounts to a slightly elevated whisper, up here in his office.
With the other computer in here unoccupied, though the Orchestra server is connected to it, Arnie has unofficially claimed this as his work station, whenever in need of one at this store. He typically does so by announcing the “DEFCON status,” on a scale from 1 to 5, as he enters the room, which is meant to indicate how much general hostility seems to be in the air today.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://jasonmcgathey.wordpress.com/2021/03/19/tales-of-a-scorched-coffee-pot-chapter-26/
