What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

[Gregg Axley]

How often have you used it? I have used several and when you get near the end it is a pain. That is why I buy the gallon. I get every last drop.

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You use the can to the end?
I didn't know anyone did that.
Around here, we never finish the can, we just lose it and buy another one.
Good to the last drop?
I've heard that somewhere before...


Zombie I agree with you, coffee flavored coffee is hard to come by.
Then again, I don't go out for coffee often.
I have a relative that would go to Starbucks each day and get his flavored coffee.
Really?
"Okay, tell you what buddy. You give me $5 dollars each day, and I'll give you a 20oz coffee with the flavor you want mixed in, I'm sure International Coffee Creamer makes the flavor you request. And I bet I don't have $5 dollars in the entire production.
I'll even get the pressure cooker going to make the Expresso sound so it sounds authentic."

 

[Feraud]

The first thing I do when I get to the coffee shop counter is ask, "Do you have any coffee flavored coffee?" Half of the time this results in a blank stare on the face of the hipster behind the counter, and I leave.

That is funny!

 

[LizzieMaine]

And for that matter, since when did it become necessary for people to spend every waking minute of the day with a big cup of take-out coffee in their hand? I remember a time when coffee was something people had with meals, and occasionally a cup during the "coffee break" at work. But I don't remember *ever* seeing someone *walking down the street with a cup of coffee in their hand* until the mid-'90s or so.

Those who have lived their whole lives in a constant coffee-swilling world might not realize how strange this seems to those of us who don't belong to the coffee cult. And it's not just another "hey, this bugs me" complaint, either. I'm convinced a lot of the jerk behavior we see in the real world -- the rudeness, the short tempers, the Type A "me first all the time" attitude -- could be cut way back simply by people not constantly drinking coffee.

Remember this guy? He's having a field day.

 

[Widebrim]

^^Good observations, Lizzie.

 

[dh66]

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[LizzieMaine]

Another point right along those lines -- perhaps the reason so many people feel they need to constantly fuel themselves with stimulants is that they're fully invested in the modern "24-7" way of life. They get up before sunrise, swill some coffee,go to the gym, swill some coffee, work long hours during the day swilling coffee at their desks, leave work, swill some coffee, and then go out to par-tay until some ungodly hour of the night, all the while swilling alcohol to try and "calm their frazzled nerves." It's a wonder they haven't all killed each other off.

 

[martinsantos]

Oh, no!! I love coffee!!

Coffee (at least here) was called the "beverage of hospitality". And a fine coffee - dark, strong, hot - is always good. It's relaxing. One of my greatest pleasures in to write by night, with a big and warm bottle of coffee, together with cigarettes.

By the way, two things I have seen nowadays. Places without lots of coffee machines ("espresso") are uncivilizated. And no youngsters drink coffee.

And for that matter, since when did it become necessary for people to spend every waking minute of the day with a big cup of take-out coffee in their hand? I remember a time when coffee was something people had with meals, and occasionally a cup during the "coffee break" at work. But I don't remember *ever* seeing someone *walking down the street with a cup of coffee in their hand* until the mid-'90s or so.

Those who have lived their whole lives in a constant coffee-swilling world might not realize how strange this seems to those of us who don't belong to the coffee cult. And it's not just another "hey, this bugs me" complaint, either. I'm convinced a lot of the jerk behavior we see in the real world -- the rudeness, the short tempers, the Type A "me first all the time" attitude -- could be cut way back simply by people not constantly drinking coffee.

Remember this guy? He's having a field day.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Oh, no!! I love coffee!!

Coffee (at least here) was called the "beverage of hospitality". And a fine coffee - dark, strong, hot - is always good. It's relaxing. One of my greatest pleasures in to write by night, with a big and warm bottle of coffee, together with cigarettes.

By the way, two things I have seen nowadays. Places without lots of coffee machines ("espresso") are uncivilizated. And no youngsters drink coffee.

Here at La Maison Brunswick of the five of us (one is just a baby) the only coffee drinkers are me and one of the housemates. So there might be something to it.

 

[Widebrim]

Oh, no!! I love coffee!!

Coffee (at least here) was called the "beverage of hospitality". And a fine coffee - dark, strong, hot - is always good. It's relaxing. One of my greatest pleasures in to write by night, with a big and warm bottle of coffee, together with cigarettes.

By the way, two things I have seen nowadays. Places without lots of coffee machines ("espresso") are uncivilizated. And no youngsters drink coffee.

Martin, ola'! Good to se you back! Yes, it is different in Brazil. i spent quite a few late evenings with uma mulher linda in cafes. Quite a different experience...Coffee is a way of life in Brazil.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Referring to America as "Murica."

 

[jamespowers]

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You use the can to the end?
I didn't know anyone did that.
Around here, we never finish the can, we just lose it and buy another one.
Good to the last drop?
I've heard that somewhere before...


Zombie I agree with you, coffee flavored coffee is hard to come by.
Then again, I don't go out for coffee often.
I have a relative that would go to Starbucks each day and get his flavored coffee.
Really?
"Okay, tell you what buddy. You give me $5 dollars each day, and I'll give you a 20oz coffee with the flavor you want mixed in, I'm sure International Coffee Creamer makes the flavor you request. And I bet I don't have $5 dollars in the entire production.
I'll even get the pressure cooker going to make the Expresso sound so it sounds authentic."

I always use it to the end. No wonder you never find clogging problems. You lose it before it clogs. lol lol

I never drink coffee unless it is free at some gathering or something. I find it far too stimulating for me. :doh:

 

[jamespowers]

Martin, ola'! Good to se you back! Yes, it is different in Brazil. i spent quite a few late evenings with uma mulher linda in cafes. Quite a different experience...Coffee is a way of life in Brazil.

And:

 

[sheeplady]

Another point right along those lines -- perhaps the reason so many people feel they need to constantly fuel themselves with stimulants is that they're fully invested in the modern "24-7" way of life. They get up before sunrise, swill some coffee,go to the gym, swill some coffee, work long hours during the day swilling coffee at their desks, leave work, swill some coffee, and then go out to par-tay until some ungodly hour of the night, all the while swilling alcohol to try and "calm their frazzled nerves." It's a wonder they haven't all killed each other off.

I think a lot of people use coffee to fight against depression and deal with gloomy weather (which naturally "depresses" many people's moods, even if only temporarily). I don't think it's any coincidence that Seattle spawned Starbucks given the gloomy rainy weather in the northwest.

 

[HudsonHawk]

By the way, two things I have seen nowadays. Places without lots of coffee machines ("espresso") are uncivilizated. And no youngsters drink coffee.

Here it's just the opposite. All the youngsters drink coffee, and they're all barbarians.

 

[jamespowers]

Here it's just the opposite. All the youngsters drink coffee, and they're all barbarians.

Amen! Same here.

 

[Stanley Doble]

I think a lot of people use coffee to fight against depression and deal with gloomy weather (which naturally "depresses" many people's moods, even if only temporarily). I don't think it's any coincidence that Seattle spawned Starbucks given the gloomy rainy weather in the northwest.

Recent Harvard study indicates drinking 2 - 4 cups of coffee a day cuts suicide risk by 50%

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...risk-caffeine-benefits-harvard_n_3653637.html

I know it works for me.

 

[Gregg Axley]

I think a lot of people use coffee to fight against depression and deal with gloomy weather (which naturally "depresses" many people's moods, even if only temporarily). I don't think it's any coincidence that Seattle spawned Starbucks given the gloomy rainy weather in the northwest.

Coffee is good for the mood, you have a point Sheeplady.
Personally I don't drink more than 3 cups a day, down from 14 years ago.
Why do people drink coffee?
Sometimes it's to be social, to start a day or end an evening.
Then it could be for physical reasons, because they NEED the extra boost to do what normal people do daily.
As for those people that suck down 14 cups a day like I used to, and can't sit still to save their soul...who knows why?
For me, I built up a tolerance to it, and even with 14 cups I'd still get in the bed around 10:30 and sleep all night.

 

[jamespowers]

Then it could be for physical reasons, because they NEED the extra boost to do what normal people do daily.
As for those people that suck down 14 cups a day like I used to, and can't sit still to save their soul...who knows why?
For me, I built up a tolerance to it, and even with 14 cups I'd still get in the bed around 10:30 and sleep all night.

We have already determined they are insane and need help.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Here it's just the opposite. All the youngsters drink coffee, and they're all barbarians.

No, they drink foo foo lattes, frappucinos, crappucinos, etc, not real honest to God black coffee!

 

[jamespowers]

No, they drink foo foo lattes, frappucinos, crappucinos, etc, not real honest to God black coffee!

foo foo! lol lol