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"Annamarie Ausnes is known for holding up the line at the Proctor Starbucks, carefully counting out her coins to pay for her “short drip, double-cupped” daily jolt. Over the years, barista Sandie Andersen might have rolled her eyes once or twice but she also has taken these morning moments to make conversation, to make friends.
Grandchildren? A favorite topic. That tan Ausnes was sporting once? A vacation souvenir. And then there was the small talk that day last fall.
“She reached over the counter and said, ‘I’m a blood match,’” Ausnes said last week, recalling the conversation.
Andersen said, “We both stood there and bawled.”
Barista at Proctor Starbucks in Tacoma to donate kidney to customer | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA
Grandchildren? A favorite topic. That tan Ausnes was sporting once? A vacation souvenir. And then there was the small talk that day last fall.
“She reached over the counter and said, ‘I’m a blood match,’” Ausnes said last week, recalling the conversation.
Andersen said, “We both stood there and bawled.”
Barista at Proctor Starbucks in Tacoma to donate kidney to customer | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA
