A change brewing?

There was a time in my life when I hated Diet Coke. Hated it with a passion. (For those of you who don’t understand the significance of this please refer to my past blog: Unhealthy Addictions)

There was no one thing that suddenly switched my favorite beverage to the no accursed Diet Coke … rather it was a group of small coincidences that worked the trick.

While working as the manager of a McDonalds in my youth there was a period of about 2 days when for whatever reason our store didn’t have regular Coke. (This is was huge deal actually … McDonalds without Coke is like Disney World without Mickey or Microsoft without lawsuits. The fact that it took two days for them to fix this was amazing). During these two days I had no choice but to drink Diet Coke.

Oddly enough the weekend prior my mom had mistakenly purchased a case Diet Coke at the store rather than regular … so (already addicted to caffeine) I had no choice but to drink Diet Coke at home as well.

So basically there was a solid week where the only caffeinated beverage I could drink was Diet Coke … and the David Meade you all know and love was born.

Over the past few weeks a similar set of small coincidences has been taking place.

The store across the street from me doest have Diet Coke for some reason. They have all other forms of Coke (even the abysmal lime-laden sewage that Coca-Cola markets as Diet Coke) … but they don’t have honest to goodness Diet Coke.

I have been forced to buy cases of Diet Pepsi.

Now I actually like Diet Pepsi … but I prefer Diet Coke. But still knowing how this has happened to me once before I can’t help but fear I’m going to be swapping beverages again.

The other day while at work I went downstairs for a Diet Coke … and they were out.

The Diet Coke runs at work have been my only Diet Coke on a sea of Diet Pepsi over the course of the past few weeks … the only thing keeping me the Diet Coke disciple that I am. Thankfully, the folks downstairs worked some magic on the soda fountain and I got my Diet Coke.

Should the cafeteria at work actually run out of Diet Coke for a few days … I’m all but screwed … might as well transfer my stock in Coca-Cola to Pepsi.