In article
<mailman.48.1200237290.4119.rec.food.sourdough@www .mountainbitwarrior.co
m>, says...
> Mike Avery wrote:
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >
> >> On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:05:16 -0700, Mike Avery
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> If you have a
> >>> slow connection, get some coffee. Or a faster connection.
> >>>
> >
> >
> >> The coffee will make the slow connection feel like a faster
> >> connection...
> >>
> >
> > That wasn't my intent. My thought is by the time you are done getting
> > the coffee, the downloads will be finished.
> >
> >
> Isn't the commonly used advice for this: "have a cup of tea"?
> (I am learning)
> Maybe not...

With the joys of moving and changing ISP's, I am finding I missed a
bunch of mail.

It depends on where you are. In the USA, you'd typically expect people
to drink coffee. In the UK, tea. In Europe, one or the other depending
on the person's preferences.

Mike