bad coffee
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You're kidding, right ? That's not coffee. Do Starbucks even make coffee that's not full of syrups ? I have vivanos from starbucks now. When I hit the ground in Australia, Sydney or Melbourne, the first thing I do is go to what I have established to be the best cafe in either airport.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Christian Graus wrote:
Do Starbucks even make coffee that's not full of syrups ?
Yes. You can purchase the beans to for home brewing. Tully's and Seattle's Best is good, imo. Although, you can always go 'old school' and get a big tin of Maxwell House.
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dressed in a miniskirt.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Jeeze Christian, the sudden evacuation of all man points produced an audible pop. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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You're only a spoiled developer when the cup is brought to you by a butler.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
Unfortunately they only have someone that only collects the cups (as fast as we can empty them). I'm beginning to suspect that they are under the impression that we might steal the cups or sell the coffee to only they know who, but the coffee is that good I have to admit :-D
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actually I cleaned that pot Thursday night.... it got that bad that fast....
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
Maybe your drinking the coffee leftover after the Thursday night cleaning.
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Christian Graus wrote:
dressed in a miniskirt.
I feel I don't know you anymore. ;)
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
Ever since he got that damn Mac Pro he's had issues...
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Christian Graus wrote:
Do Starbucks even make coffee that's not full of syrups ?
Yes. You can purchase the beans to for home brewing. Tully's and Seattle's Best is good, imo. Although, you can always go 'old school' and get a big tin of Maxwell House.
Later, JoeSox CPMCv1.0 - humanaiproject.org - Last.fm - pswrdgen - Joesox.com
JoeSox wrote:
Although, you can always go 'old school' and get a big tin of Maxwell House.
*grin* well that is plainly not coffee....
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
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I normally only drink my own from home or make my own in the evenings.... I was a bit sleepy today so I just got coffee from the break room.... Now I remember why I make my own. Just how difficult is it to make coffee? It tastes like a rat crawled inside the filter and went hot-tubbing in the coffee grounds. Now ground coffee never tastes as good as fresh or pressed, but how in the world do Engineers mess up coffee THIS bad?? Coffee isn't rocket science! perhaps here it would be better if it were.... :( I guess it is back to diet coke until after hours so I can make my own without it all disappearing.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
El Corazon wrote:
a rat crawled inside the filter and went hot-tubbing in the coffee grounds
I assure you, reputable rats wouldn't be caught dead rolling around in coffee grounds. My daughter has three pet rats. I'll admit they get a little wild if you give them broccoli, but coffee?
Software Zen:
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I normally only drink my own from home or make my own in the evenings.... I was a bit sleepy today so I just got coffee from the break room.... Now I remember why I make my own. Just how difficult is it to make coffee? It tastes like a rat crawled inside the filter and went hot-tubbing in the coffee grounds. Now ground coffee never tastes as good as fresh or pressed, but how in the world do Engineers mess up coffee THIS bad?? Coffee isn't rocket science! perhaps here it would be better if it were.... :( I guess it is back to diet coke until after hours so I can make my own without it all disappearing.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
Virtually every office I've visited has had pretty appalling coffee, but some are truly the work of Satan (no doubt designed to further resign the depressed cubicle dwellers to their lot). X| X| X| X| X| Hence, I always bring my own. :)
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Ever since he got that damn Mac Pro he's had issues...
¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog
Yes, but he does such a nice job on his makeup.
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The only place I ever worked that had an automated machine that claimed to do that produced what everyone who tried a cup reviled as the most horrible coffee they ever had. X|
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
The automatic machines we have had at my office through the years have had questionable quality issues as well. I fondly remember being one of the first ones into the office in the morning and having to wait for a few others to get coffee before I could. The reason? The first few cups would have ground up ant bodies in them. After the first few, the little legs and body parts would be of a sufficiently low PPM to drink. X| My favorite one of these machines, however, had a numeric keypad on it in addition to the drink-selection buttons, and when serving displayed a four digit number on an LCD. I eventually realized that this number was a code for the beverage selected with its modifiers (sugar, cream, strength). So, my IT boss and I (mainly I) reverse engineered the code process by getting a lot of different beverages and jotting down the codes. I eventually figured it out exactly and could simply key in my desired beverage by code on the keypad. You still had to select your size preference as it was not in the code, but it was flawless aside from that! I even put a hidden code generator on our company website! Sadly the machine is gone now, and I don't even know the make or manufacturer. But, my codegen page is still alive! If you have such a machine as I have described, try it out! I think my fav was #3235. But, I don't even drink coffee anymore now... FWIW, my codegen is at http://www.hauto.net/[^] . Click on the 'Contact' button, then when you see the name of the webmaster (me!), click the comma after my name three times...bwahaha...
modified on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:41 AM
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Christian Graus wrote:
Do Starbucks even make coffee that's not full of syrups ?
Yeah. They don't advertise it much, but you can always walk in and order a cup - beats most gas station coffee (in price).
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You're right. These facts that you've laid out totally contradict the wild ramblings that I pulled off the back of cornflakes packets.
Shog9 wrote:
They don't advertise it much, but you can always walk in and order a cup - beats most gas station coffee (in price).
I'm staring at my 24 oz. cup from the gas station up the road - $1.09. Granted the quality isn't up to par with Starbucks, but I live and die by this stuff. I've even been thinking about starting a show called "Gas Station Connoisseur." :cool:
“Acer, Gateway, and eMachines are the same company now. Great! Now we just need a really big toilet, and we can get rid of all three at once.”
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I normally only drink my own from home or make my own in the evenings.... I was a bit sleepy today so I just got coffee from the break room.... Now I remember why I make my own. Just how difficult is it to make coffee? It tastes like a rat crawled inside the filter and went hot-tubbing in the coffee grounds. Now ground coffee never tastes as good as fresh or pressed, but how in the world do Engineers mess up coffee THIS bad?? Coffee isn't rocket science! perhaps here it would be better if it were.... :( I guess it is back to diet coke until after hours so I can make my own without it all disappearing.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
Why don't you just make it yourself?? or is that the designated function of someone, to make coffee for the break room?
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Why don't you just make it yourself?? or is that the designated function of someone, to make coffee for the break room?
cpkilekofp wrote:
Why don't you just make it yourself?? or is that the designated function of someone, to make coffee for the break room?
I do, and when I do it disappears faster than rabbit on speed. :) both pots were full, so I took what was there.... mistake....
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
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Jeeze Christian, the sudden evacuation of all man points produced an audible pop. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
Roger Wright wrote:
Where do you think they got the water to make those beers you were guzzling last time you were here?
Well, i heard why they were so fond of beer in the middle ages, and thought, why waste a perfectly good purification method? :)
Roger Wright wrote:
Granted, very little "processing" is required - no need even to change the color - but the order is still important.
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You're right. These facts that you've laid out totally contradict the wild ramblings that I pulled off the back of cornflakes packets.
Come on people...if they are engineers (as I am), simply call a meeting to discuss how to make THEE BEST COFFEE IN THE WORLD and debate it for 30 mins to an hour. Then, call in Marketing to discuss which coffee would be best suited for guests when they visit. Have another meeting to finalize the instructions on how to make the perfect coffee. Once the idea has been patented, place a plaque of the patent above the coffee maker and voila, run to the nearest coffee shop and drink away. ;P
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cpkilekofp wrote:
Why don't you just make it yourself?? or is that the designated function of someone, to make coffee for the break room?
I do, and when I do it disappears faster than rabbit on speed. :) both pots were full, so I took what was there.... mistake....
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
I'm going to take a wild guess, but you're probably not allowed to operate a bootleg pot in your cube.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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I normally only drink my own from home or make my own in the evenings.... I was a bit sleepy today so I just got coffee from the break room.... Now I remember why I make my own. Just how difficult is it to make coffee? It tastes like a rat crawled inside the filter and went hot-tubbing in the coffee grounds. Now ground coffee never tastes as good as fresh or pressed, but how in the world do Engineers mess up coffee THIS bad?? Coffee isn't rocket science! perhaps here it would be better if it were.... :( I guess it is back to diet coke until after hours so I can make my own without it all disappearing.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
Y agree with you. coffee made at offices is not coffee. It tastes to everything but coffee. Mi solution: bought a coffee maker (Senseo pods- there are several brands of this type of coffee maker) and make my own at the office and at home. Buy the CAFEJO pods: French or Gold Colombia, or the Adrenaline Explosion. And prepare 4-oz cups of GOOD "tinto" coffee. You'll never drink any other coffee.
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The automatic machines we have had at my office through the years have had questionable quality issues as well. I fondly remember being one of the first ones into the office in the morning and having to wait for a few others to get coffee before I could. The reason? The first few cups would have ground up ant bodies in them. After the first few, the little legs and body parts would be of a sufficiently low PPM to drink. X| My favorite one of these machines, however, had a numeric keypad on it in addition to the drink-selection buttons, and when serving displayed a four digit number on an LCD. I eventually realized that this number was a code for the beverage selected with its modifiers (sugar, cream, strength). So, my IT boss and I (mainly I) reverse engineered the code process by getting a lot of different beverages and jotting down the codes. I eventually figured it out exactly and could simply key in my desired beverage by code on the keypad. You still had to select your size preference as it was not in the code, but it was flawless aside from that! I even put a hidden code generator on our company website! Sadly the machine is gone now, and I don't even know the make or manufacturer. But, my codegen page is still alive! If you have such a machine as I have described, try it out! I think my fav was #3235. But, I don't even drink coffee anymore now... FWIW, my codegen is at http://www.hauto.net/[^] . Click on the 'Contact' button, then when you see the name of the webmaster (me!), click the comma after my name three times...bwahaha...
modified on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:41 AM
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That is awesome... from the hidden website link to the autogen program. I thought you were joking about the comma and 3 clicks. So, like any 2 year old child, I tried it.
I'm glad you decided to revert to childhood for a moment! :) That page was one of my first programs like that, and it holds a special place in my virtual heart. BTW, for those fortunate enough to have a coffee machine that this works with, I included an option to quickly print the page to take with you! ;) Man, that was fun...
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I'm glad you decided to revert to childhood for a moment! :) That page was one of my first programs like that, and it holds a special place in my virtual heart. BTW, for those fortunate enough to have a coffee machine that this works with, I included an option to quickly print the page to take with you! ;) Man, that was fun...