Around the Primo Water Cooler

It's time for a Tuesday installment of Around the Primo Water Cooler (imagine the theme music from the Spanning the Globe segment on NBC as you read the title). We have been consumed with the NCAA Tournament (the happiness and disappointments), Natasha Richardson's death (the tragedy), the economy and bailouts (it's always a topic), and this guy who owns a bar in Topeka, Kansas.

Why you are we North Carolinians discussing a guy from Topeka whom none of us have ever met? Because he is doing something creative with his water cooler (see Bold Below). An excerpt from the March 23 issue of the Topeka Capital-Journal online:

Late nights at The Office
A local bar with a new face and a new manager is putting a whole new spin on staying burning the midnight oil at work.
The Office, formerly Donnie’s, at 124 S.W. 8th, is now overseen by Dan Deffendorf, and he hopes to bring his past experience to help improve the revamped hangout.
“It’s a very nice bar, it’s a very clean bar,” said Deffendorf. “It just needs a little bit of TLC, and I’m willing to do that.”
Besides the name, Deffendorf is hoping to spread the office theme throughout the bar, from dispensing margaritas from watercoolers to inviting customers to bring photos of them at work to the bar to post on a giant cork board. Also, efficiency is a high priority, said Deffendorf, who cited a previous time he had gone to the bar when it was under old management and it had taken him nearly 25 minutes to get a drink.
“The whole thing is about speed so we don’t have people waiting for their drink,” said Deffendorf. “We’re used to being bombarded (with customers).”

Mr. Deffendorf proves that water coolers have multiple uses! Can't wait to visit Topeka!