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jimlongley wrote:Didn't see anyone else carrying concealed.

Perhaps I just don't have the eye for it yet, but... isn't that the point?

As for my S-Bux visit, I went in around 8:30 pm and paid for our drinks with my $2's. The barista was excited to see them, but when I asked if he'd had any other people pay with $2's today, he said he hadn't. He was just happy to see something unique, as no one had ever paid him completely in $2's. What's interesting, though, is that he knew about the boycott. He's some kind of manager (my guess is assistant), and he said that Starbucks had sent out a company-wide memo telling their stores that there may be picketing and other protest-ish things from anti-gun groups today. When I explained about the "buy"cott and the significance of the $2's, he was very supportive and somehow got around to bashing the Occupy movements. Of course, I didn't stop him.

All in all, I'm glad that I got to be the one to spread the message to one more location today.

I have a small stack of $2 bills which I've accumulated over the years (I had a great-grandma who was fond of sending them in birthday cards). I never spent them because of the novelty/sentimental factor, but never really put any real thought into it. Now I realize that there was a part of me that held onto them because I wanted to spend them in some special way in which the fact of them being $2 bills would mean something. So, as it turns out, 2/14/12 will be a triple-win for me: 1) My wife and I already love Starbucks, so we get a treat; 2) I get to use my $2 bills in a meaningful way; and 3) We get to openly show our support for the 2nd Amendment and companies which respect it. My only regret will be that, since I'm still waiting on my CHL to process, I won't actually get to carry for the occasion.