Weather 
Frosty.
Boomer Mass-holes beware: an ice cream shop owner is calling out rude customers.
The owner of Coldstuff Ice Cream, located on Main Street in Blackstone, Massachusetts, identified elsewhere as Dave, took to Facebook this week to heroically defend his hardworking employees.
And our man has no fear of controversy or a capital letter.
“I swear to God. STOP YELLING AT MY F—ING EMPLOYEES,” he wrote.
“They are children. This job, for most of them, is their first. They are going to make mistakes. They aren’t in charge of anything. This can all be fixed with a smile and a polite attitude. It’s ice cream, for crying out loud. Grow up and act your age.”
Dave doubled down with the hope that the aforementioned vile visitors will seek scoops elsewhere: “And NOBODY gives a s–t if you don’t come back. We’d prefer it that way.”
The post has since been viewed over 200K times and collected more than 20K comments with a litany of boomers curdling over the suggestion that they “act their age.”
Exhibit A: “NOBODY CARES! TRAIN THEM PROPERLY OR DON’T HIRE THEM AT ALL! INSTEAD, (FOOD FOR THOUGHT), DO THEIR JOB YOURSELF INSTEAD OF CRYING BECAUSE CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINTS! YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING! ABOUT YOURSELF AND CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!”
In response, Dave added a follow-up comment, essentially noting that his OG post was meant to address problematic customers, not an entire age group.
“This post wasn’t intended to bash boomers…the vast majority of the elderly folks we encounter are fabulous,” he said, noting that he meant no ill intent toward boomers as a whole, only the select few that put the degenerate in their generation.
“You know who you are, and you know who we are. But seriously, let’s check ourselves around working kids. It’s one group who feels border line aggressive when something is wrong. It’s a mistake, not an insult. There’s no need. It’s ice cream.”
Others praised Dave for protecting the people that work for him.
“It’s rare to see an employer actually care about their employees, and you deserve all the blessings coming your way,” said one.
Others pledged patronage to Coldstuff based on Dave’s protective post.
“Time to start packing your ice cream for shipment because we all want it,” declared a dairy devotee.
“Looks like a trip to Massachusetts for some ice cream is in order,” chimed another.
“I’m from TN and have no idea how this even ended up on my feed. But I know who’s getting my business if I’m ever in Massachusetts someday,” said a third
“If you decide to branch out and need a regional manager for western Oklahoma, let me know,” vowed a fourth.
“Blackstone might become a tourist town because of Coldstuff,” a fifth commenter prophesied.
One crafty commenter even designed a Coldstuff T-shirt with the back text quoting, “And NOBODY gives a s–t if you don’t come back. We’d prefer it that way.”
Some were less impressed with Dave’s defensive strategy.
“I agree that your staff should be treated with respect but holy hell is this a bad look for a business owner..There is an absolutely better way to get your point across while still looking like a professional, and you missed the mark by a mile,” commented one naysayer.
Dave’s leveling response?
“Read the room, dude.”
Others mused about what it would have meant to them to have a team leader like Dave when they were younger.
“I wish I had a boss who had my back when I was a screw-up of a teenager at my first job. I wish they would have given me the respect I so badly wanted. I (maybe) wouldn’t be the angry, short-tempered a–hole I am today.”
Another parent echoed his sentiments.
“Thank you for standing up for your employees. Seeing that post healed a part of me. I can only hope that my children get a boss like this when they get their first jobs. One with a backbone that calls out shi–y adult behavior for exactly what it is.”
Dave with the backbone will continue doling out scoops and hard truths into the winter months.
“We’re going until the calendar ends, folks,” Coldstuff shared on Facebook hours before the “stop yelling” post went viral. “We got walls on the tent to keep those fall winds in check. Do you have a different favorite in the winter? Let us know in the comments.”
