Re: Sick - so very sick

On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
> 
>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:

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>>>>>> [Snipporific extraction]
>>>>> [And the winner is ......*drum roll*]
>>>> [*Attempts to look unconcerned*]
>>> [You look worried or gassy, not sure which]
>> [That's my unconcerned look.]
> [Now I look concerned]
[Don't worry, If I win I win, if not I'll throw a fit]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Elsewhere 'american style' may mean filtered coffee...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IOW Coffee! 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Their coffee is so smooth.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But still just coffee - by any other name.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All coffee is not equal.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You've apparently never had a really good cup of coffee.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All my coffee is good.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Soo you say.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Is true. Because it has coffee in it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Not all coffee is good. The thought of drinking coffee that
>>>>>>>>>>> has been sitting for hours in a thermos makes me nauseous.
>>>>>>>>>> Coffee doesn't sit for hours around here.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So you drink a pot in a short span of time?
>>>>>>>> A couple of hours, usually. Irrespective from the fact that I
>>>>>>>> don't have a coffee maker ATM, I usually put it in a couple of
>>>>>>>> thermos mugs. The inevitable loss of heat is preferable to
>>>>>>>> leaving the coffee on the hotplate for any length of time.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My god! How are you making coffee?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I boil water in a kettle and pour in over ground coffee contained
>>>>>> in a liquid-permeable paper bag - just like gawd intended.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds like how I make tea.
>>>> You mean you don't do the whole chinese/japanese traditional
>>>> tea-making performance?
>>> I'm not sure what that is. My people come from the British Isles.
>> It's a long and strict ritual involving boiling water, tea-pots, cups
>> and bamboo whiskers.. and of course tea leaves.
>> So you just splash some milk and hot water over a teabag, then?
>>
> I buy loose leaf tea.
> My ritual is I put some in tea strainer and wait for the kettle to boil.
> While that is happening, sometimes I graze on stuff on the counter or do 
> some squats. If it is black tea then I pour the water in a mug with the 
> tea and leave it steep for a few minutes after which I add some milk. If 
> it some other kind of tea: green, white, rooibos then I remove the 
> strainer after it has steeped.

I think the orientals put the leaves in the teapot and strain it when
serving. I don't think they do squats, what with them sitting on the
floor when making the.

>>>>>>> My coffee maker brews into a thermal carafe so it will stay fresh
>>>>>>> for hours.
>>>>>> I used to have one of those but the rubber gasket on the lid
>>>>>> disintegrated and it couldn't preserve heat. Also the coffee maker
>>>>>> stopped working - probably because of calcium deposits. Or because
>>>>>> the warranty expired.
>>>>>>
>>>>> You know you're supposed to run vinegar through them once a month?
>>>> Once a month doesn't do it around here. Also we have *special*
>>>> coffee maker decalcifiers. (It's still just acid, but without the
>>>> smell) 
>>>>
>>> Really? I have super hard water and once a month with vinegar did the
>>> job.
>>> (Once a week with the humidifier)
>>>
>>>>> But it's probably the second thing. How do appliances know when the
>>>>> warranty expires?
>>>> It's coded in the chip.
>>>>
>>> Ah.
>>>>>>>>>>> Coffee is a bean and has oil on it like peanuts do. The oil
>>>>>>>>>>> goes stale or even rancid on improperly cleaned equipment.
>>>>>>>>>> But that's not strictly speaking the coffee's fault then...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Right. But it greatly affects the coffee in a bad way.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes and no.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thought so...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then why ask the question?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For verification... Always verify your data.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You know what I do for a living, right?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> More or less.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So lots of data verification.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you ageee, then. Point for me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No points. We discussed this already.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *pout*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is so adorable!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Does that mean I get the point?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. I come from the 'stop whining or I'll give you
>>>>>>>>>>>>> something to whine about' generation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please miss, may I have another point.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Mean.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Whiner.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bully.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't think bullying is when someone won't give you something.
>>>>>> You were threatening violence...!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stop being a suck.
>>>>>> I'll suck however much I want.
>>>>>>
>>>>> It's at times like this, I wish Phil were here.
>>>>
>>>> I'm sure he will agree with my right to suck.
>>>>
>>> You just keep believing that.
>>
>> I will.
>>
> Perfect!

I try...

-- 
BeH

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