The Coffee House

sm4him · Feb 15, 2015

astroNikon said:
snowbear said:

astroNikon said:

we just had a blizzard hit with temps in the -25 range ....
not exactly warmer weather. I was much warmer in December

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We had a very light dusting of snow that lasted about 15 minutes. It has been very windy over the past couple of days, though.

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now that I think of it ... it was 75+ degrees warmer in December ....

Heck, it was nearly 50º warmer here less than a week ago! We are evidently headed into a week of the coldest weather we've had all winter! -13º for a low by Wednesday.
I live in the South, dagnabit!!! It's not supposed to BE like this!

And we haven't even gotten any snow to go with the cold. But we might just get some lovely ice in the next few days.

Just shoot me now.

bribrius · Feb 15, 2015

it's snowing.

bribrius · Feb 15, 2015

Good morning coffee housers......

NancyMoranG · Feb 15, 2015

OMGOSH..just saw Weather Channel LIVe from Boston and Plymouth!,
You poor people! Be safe and warm!!
Nancy

bribrius · Feb 15, 2015

NancyMoranG said:
OMGOSH..just saw Weather Channel LIVe from Boston and Plymouth!,
You poor people! Be safe and warm!!
Nancy

yeah. i got it rough. sitting here watching the snow out the window drinking my coffee....

snowbear · Feb 15, 2015

As far as the Keurig 2.0 cups: Miriam's boss brought one into the office but it would not work with the non-Keurig (or non-licensed, I guess) cups. He found that there is a small bar code on the cups and apparently the machine has a reader built in. He simply photocopied the bar code and tapes it to a new cup; works like a charm.

We got a light dusting of snow last night and some rain, but it's been pretty windy the passed few days. The snow that stuck to the ground lasted about 15 minutes, and within an hour or two, the wet pavement from the rain had been blasted dry by the wind. Temps have been all over the place but this week they are supposed to stay around freezing.

As where Sharon is, we don't typically get this cold. We still grow tobacco (picture hot, steamy, stick days where you can see the humidity hanging in the air.)

limr · Feb 15, 2015

Ah, you mean pre-filled cups that aren't Keurig brand? I've had no problem with them. One office has a Mini - you put water if for the cup you are brewing, so I just put less water - and at the colelge admin job, we just got the basic brewer but which has a water reservoir. I always hit the "short" coffee setting, so that makes it stronger. I buy my own cups since I'm working with people who drink crappy coffee. The stuff at the lawyer's office is decaf (what's the point?) and at the other job, I'm dealing with people who like very weak or flavored coffee (blech!). So far I've tried Starbucks cups and they're acceptable. Next I'm going to try Peet's. I tried the Eight O'Clock Dark Italian Roast, which is what I drink at home (whole beans) but I wasn't all that impressed with the K-cup interpretation.

It's amazing how fussy it can be to get just a simple cup of strong flavorful black coffee!

Designer · Feb 15, 2015

limr said:
It's amazing how fussy it can be to get just a simple cup of strong flavorful black coffee!

Also amazing to realize how many people don't appreciate the differences between good coffee and dishwater.

Years ago I learned that making good coffee is a skill that relatively few people had mastered. When and if I experienced a really good cup of coffee, I would make a mental note about what restaurant or whose kitchen produced that excellent cup.

Gary A. · Feb 15, 2015

I did a story about coffee ... Great time. This guy in the Caribbean tossed beans into an old sock, crushed the beans with a small sledge hammer then dipped the whole mess into a boiling can of water. Came out great. But then he lived in the jungle and his water was from a fresh spring up the trail.

Designer · Feb 15, 2015

Gary A. said:
I did a story about coffee ... Great time. This guy in the Caribbean tossed beans into an old sock, crushed the beans with a small sledge hammer then dipped the whole mess into a boiling can of water. Came out great. But then he lived in the jungle and his water was from a fresh spring up the trail.

Yeah, but what about the sock?

Gary A. · Feb 15, 2015

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. The Santa Ana's are gone. It will be a much cooler day, mid 70's, a bit of normal dampness in the air, but not nearly as dry as with the desert winds. (I imagine somewhere around single digit humidity with the Santa Ana's.) Okay, today it is finally time for me to bake my first handmade loaf of bread. Yesterday was all about making the starter ... today is bake day.

Gary A. · Feb 15, 2015

Designer said:
Gary A. said:

I did a story about coffee ... Great time. This guy in the Caribbean tossed beans into an old sock, crushed the beans with a small sledge hammer then dipped the whole mess into a boiling can of water. Came out great. But then he lived in the jungle and his water was from a fresh spring up the trail.

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Yeah, but what about the sock?

It was a nice sock, a Gold Toe, if my memory doesn't fail me.