Coffee Malady

August 20, 2007 — dilettanteville

So who thought it was a good idea to clean the coffee maker at work this morning? Someone is running vinegar and water through the coffee maker and I come in on a MONDAY MORNING and there’s no way to make coffee.
Sigh. All right, it needed it.

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14 Responses to “Coffee Malady”

dawn Says:
August 21, 2007 at 7:43 am
the person who did it had been cleaning out coffee pots at home and wanted to do it at work, too. I was overwhelmed by the smell at vinegar so early…I could smell it all the way to my office.

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townes Says:
August 21, 2007 at 3:56 pm
My Monday morning maxwell-house malady was much more mundane. I set my timer to kick off at 6 p.m. rather than 6 a.m meaning I had to manually manipulate the mechanism. My Fair Exchange Breakfast Blend was late in coming but it was Mmmmm good.

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dilettanteville Says:
August 21, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Oh my. Manually-arranged coffee? Now that’s suffering.

I’m actually in a bind at home. I cracked the carafe and find that you have to buy a whole new coffeemaker as it’s impossible to find a carafe at a cheap price. So, it’s work coffee for me. Hmmmm….maybe that’s why I’ve been so grumpy the last few days. Of course, it could be because it’s the busiest time at work, but then, good coffee would help, wouldn’t it?

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townes Says:
August 21, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Are you sure you can’t replace the carafe? There’s an outfit in SF that specializes in replacement parts for appliances. I’ll hafta Google the internets and intarwebs to see if I can find. You might find a reasonably priced replacement.

I didn’t start drinking coffee ’til I was in the AF working nightshift in the E.R. I quickly learned the importance of the caffeine IV.

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townes Says:
August 21, 2007 at 5:21 pm
http://www.thegourmetdepotco.com/store/

Was recommended to me when I broke a carafe once. Admittedly I’m no expert on applicances but I was very happy with this outfit.

It’s worth a try…

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dilettanteville Says:
August 21, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Townes, thanks for the link! Now I have to fight my urge to buy something new that might whip me up some cappuccinos.

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townes Says:
August 22, 2007 at 1:30 am
…just say “No”.

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dilettanteville Says:
August 22, 2007 at 3:25 pm
But…but….creamy cappuccinos, Townes!

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townes Says:
August 22, 2007 at 3:48 pm
OK, but only if you promise not to drink them while driving your scooter. Deal?

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dilettanteville Says:
August 22, 2007 at 3:52 pm
LOL….that’s a deal. I’m just imagining all that creamy, foamy goodness spilling all over me. Gee, I’d have to do a quick drive on the ocean floor to clean up the mess.

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townes Says:
August 22, 2007 at 5:22 pm
I may be imagining the same thing so don’t drive off into the ocean just quite yet.

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townes Says:
August 22, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Sorry, I lost touch tonight. Thunderstorms rolled though town tonight and “whacked” my ISP. Some parts of town are totally down and I’m having issues sending data up the stream. Couldn’t get very far in SL either. So I’ll leave you with this:

(To the tune of “Would You Like To Swing On A Star?”)

Would you like to swing on the beach?
Maybe you could wear something peach?
and be bored by my run-on speech,
or would you rather ride a scooter?

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dilettanteville Says:
August 22, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Yes, you do have a future as a lyrics writer!

I didn’t get home till after 7:30 so it was good. Are you getting flooded from the storms?

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townes Says:
August 23, 2007 at 9:41 am
Maybe as a lyrics bastardizer I have future.

No, I didn’t get flooded by the storm last night but it has rained almost 4 inches this week. The storm was very strong, but very small and skirted past me. It was just the ‘lectrical havoc it wrought that caused all my problems.

Gotta respect Mother Nature…

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