Re: Sick - so very sick

From	Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com>
Newsgroups	alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Subject	Re: Sick - so very sick
Date	2023-08-13 21:28 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<XnsB05FB1C5CF6DDKamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink)
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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:ub3nc1$hbbg$1@dont-email.me:

> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:uano3u$264rs$2@dont-email.me: 
>> 
>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
> 
> [Redacted]
[Shouldn't there be whole paragraphs blacked out/]
>>>>>>> [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]
[I'll wait out in the limo]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 

If I make a whole pot, it gets strained that way. I rarely make a whole 
pot.

>>>>>>>> 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...
>

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Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-04 17:23 +0200
  Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-04 22:58 +0000
    Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-08 00:20 +0200
      Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-09 12:58 +0000
        Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-10 23:54 +0200
          Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-12 20:15 +0000
            Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-13 21:28 +0200
              Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-14 15:01 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-15 21:45 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-16 15:54 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-17 21:46 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-19 12:40 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-22 21:40 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-23 16:06 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-25 00:55 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-28 11:31 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 12:23 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-02 14:29 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-04 14:13 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-05 12:14 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-07 23:56 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-08 15:01 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-10 20:19 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-12 11:22 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-14 14:00 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-18 11:24 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-20 16:15 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-22 15:21 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 13:32 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-27 13:32 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-29 17:18 +0200
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-09 12:19 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-11 00:12 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-13 21:28 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-16 14:49 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-18 12:51 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-24 14:55 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-30 12:42 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-06 12:22 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-26 12:11 +0000
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                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-04 14:13 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-10-12 16:32 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-18 11:55 +0000
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