The Coffee House

[Gary A.]

I've used those on occasion when I was a long haul trucker.

"Guam Turnarounds", take one of those and you can drive to Guam, turn around and drive back.

 

[Gary A.]

Any ex university students remember caffeine pills? A couple of those washed down with coffee and you could study all night.

I still have friends who use them instead of coffee.

Coffee is a ritual for me though...I'd have a hard time giving it up. I especially love when I have time to make a single pour-over cup with really fresh beans. The overall sensory experience -- pouring the water in a really specific way, stirring, the smells, the eventual taste...it can't be beat.

You must have some Japanese genes.

 

[JonA_CT]

Any ex university students remember caffeine pills? A couple of those washed down with coffee and you could study all night.

I still have friends who use them instead of coffee.

Coffee is a ritual for me though...I'd have a hard time giving it up. I especially love when I have time to make a single pour-over cup with really fresh beans. The overall sensory experience -- pouring the water in a really specific way, stirring, the smells, the eventual taste...it can't be beat.

You must have some Japanese genes.

Or something...

Making bread and brewing beer are very ritualistic too. Same kind of thing --sights, smells, touching the ingredients...

 

[Gary A.]

My mom is hard core. She likes her Taster's Choice instant coffee with no sugar and the teeniest drop of milk. It's disgusting.

That's what got me through midnight shifts - eat a spoon full of instant crystals and wash it down with real coffee.

I hope ypou folks realize that I really am kidding. I did, however, drink a lot of black coffee during these shifts. Ya gotta stay awake in 9-1-1

When Gary was doing construction away from home, he'd visit Starbucks, usually his order would have a shot or two of espresso. If you're gonna drink bad coffee, it might as well be thick bad coffee.

 

[Gary A.]

Any ex university students remember caffeine pills? A couple of those washed down with coffee and you could study all night.

I still have friends who use them instead of coffee.

Coffee is a ritual for me though...I'd have a hard time giving it up. I especially love when I have time to make a single pour-over cup with really fresh beans. The overall sensory experience -- pouring the water in a really specific way, stirring, the smells, the eventual taste...it can't be beat.

You must have some Japanese genes.

Or something...

Making bread and brewing beer are very ritualistic too. Same kind of thing --sights, smells, touching the ingredients...

Becoming one with what you're doing. Sorta Zen-ish.

 

[JonA_CT]

Any ex university students remember caffeine pills? A couple of those washed down with coffee and you could study all night.

I still have friends who use them instead of coffee.

Coffee is a ritual for me though...I'd have a hard time giving it up. I especially love when I have time to make a single pour-over cup with really fresh beans. The overall sensory experience -- pouring the water in a really specific way, stirring, the smells, the eventual taste...it can't be beat.

You must have some Japanese genes.

Or something...

Making bread and brewing beer are very ritualistic too. Same kind of thing --sights, smells, touching the ingredients...

Becoming one with what you're doing. Sorta Zen-ish.

BBQ is sorta that way too...I'm just not to the point yet where it's so familiar that it's comforting. I can do the other three almost asleep.

 

[Gary A.]

Well we beat the rain from our walk, but it was pretty damn cold out.

It is 7:43 and 55F presently, should break 70F today. A gray morning ... a quiet stillness in the air. A good morning for reading the paper and sipping coffee.

 

[Gary A.]

Any ex university students remember caffeine pills? A couple of those washed down with coffee and you could study all night.

I still have friends who use them instead of coffee.

Coffee is a ritual for me though...I'd have a hard time giving it up. I especially love when I have time to make a single pour-over cup with really fresh beans. The overall sensory experience -- pouring the water in a really specific way, stirring, the smells, the eventual taste...it can't be beat.

You must have some Japanese genes.

Or something...

Making bread and brewing beer are very ritualistic too. Same kind of thing --sights, smells, touching the ingredients...

Becoming one with what you're doing. Sorta Zen-ish.

BBQ is sorta that way too...I'm just not to the point yet where it's so familiar that it's comforting. I can do the other three almost asleep.

Taking on a Brisket as your first Kamado experience is a bit audacious.

 

[Gary A.]

Sweetest, most satisfying drink ever. We were on a house fire one night in January, bitter cold. We all looked like walking ice men from the overspray off the hoses, and low and behold, out of the mist came a Red Cross service truck. All they had on board was Swiss Miss instant hot chocolate packets and a large container of hot water, but I've never tasted such great hot chocolate in my life. In all my years in the department this is the only time this has ever happened.

Gary likes Red Cross trucks. Gary likes fires. We have big fires every year out here. It is nice to grab a doughnut, a coffee and a bit of down time during a big one.

 

[smoke665]

. It is nice to grab a doughnut, a coffee and a bit of down time during a big one.

Dehydration and heat exhaustion are constant dangers for FFs. The same bunker gear designed to protect you from the heat also holds body heat in. I've gone down twice over the years. Finally realized there couldn't be a third one.

 

[davidharmier60]

Props to First Responders everywhere.
5 hours and a few minutes. I had to throw on a long sleeve shirt to do the Marquee.
A pretty chilly wind blowing. Wasting time until I can get my check.

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[davidharmier60]

Dad and I went up to uncle's place to check out a pressure washer. But the place is such a mess and they weren't there.
So back tomorrow against my better judgement.

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[RowdyRay]

Taking on a Brisket as your first Kamado experience is a bit audacious.

That's basically what I told him. That and, GOOGLE!

Very jealous of you and your tri tips. You guys trip over them and they practically give them away. IF I can find one, it's 8.00/Lbs. Couple summers ago, a local chain store got a truck load in for 4.00/Lbs. Bought 10. Vac'd and froze. Long gone. Awesome if done right.

 

[terri58 1]

Making bread and brewing beer are very ritualistic too. Same kind of thing --sights, smells, touching the ingredients...

Sounds like being in the darkroom to me.

 

[terri58 1]

Tomorrow's dinner has just been made. I have the most beautiful pan of baked lasagna cooling on the stove top. Always better the day after it's baked. I'll make a salad tomorrow and trust the hubby to find the perfect wine.

Tonight it's buttermilk pancakes. I have to pull back from the above visual! Just a tad difference between menus.