[mcguire]

It's always fun when someone from HQ is transferred out to the rural Siberian hinterland of MSFC. A combination of "Wait, they have Starbucks here in the middle of nowhere?" and "Why are there cows next door?"

[ethbro]

Having just gotten back from Asia, I'm convinced at this point there are Starbucks everywhere.

[Tempest1981]

And they plan to open another 12,000 stores globally by 2021: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-starbucks-investors-idUSKB...

They have around 25k stores now, roughly half in the U.S.

[gibsjose]

Haha I'm at GSFC so I'm somewhere in between, but we still have to deal with 95/495 traffic, which is a real drag.

[mcguire]

There's something like 19,000 people working on Redstone Arsenal. Do not try to enter around 7:00 am (0700 for those of you with a 24-hour bent) or leave around 3:00 pm (1500...). Huntsville traffic is usually moderately heavy, except for a 45-minute window around those times.