Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> Becca > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>
>>> I gave up coffee for health reasons on the advice of a
>>> gastroenterologist.
>>>
>>> He was right.
>> Caffeine was not good for me, so I stopped drinking coffee on June 15th.
>> This is the 3rd time I have given up caffeine, but after a few years
>> roll by, I start drinking it again. I will try to be stronger this
>> time. We will see how long it lasts.<g>
>>
>> Becca
>
> The Dr. told me it was not the caffeine, it was coffee itself.
> The oils and acids in it.
>
> He said to not even drink the decaff.
>
> Coffee really is pretty toxic to anyone with chronic GI problems. It has
> nothing to do with caffeine.
>
> I'm fine with iced or hot tea.
>
> I did try drinking coffee again when I started working night shifts.
> Stopped it after 1 week or so.

Who knows what to believe. My doctor believes my problem is triggered
by caffeine, or it could be caused by hormone changes, and we all know I
am much too young for that.<g> But seriously, when I stop using
caffeine, the problem stops. After a couple of years, I will think I am
cured and I will start drinking caffeine again. Hope springs eternal. LOL

Sorry about your GI problems, that does not sound like fun.

Becca

On Aug 20, 4:04?am, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > James Silverton wrote:
>
> > > My only hot beverage of course is coffee, normally black but
> > > sometimes sweetened with brown sugar and I only drink it *with*
> > > a meal at breakfast. Just to add my two cents' worth, I don't
> > > find tea undrinkable but I would not willingly choose it.
>
> > Tea can be pretty good if made properly, which few people do. You cannot
> > make a decent cup of tea by dipping a bag in a mug, or in one of those
> > stainless tea pots they use in restaurants, and especially not in a take
> > out cup in a fast food joint. I drank tea with meals as a kid because I
> > never liked milk. During my student days I had a summer job working in an
> > allow plant and found that black tea was the only thing that quenched my
> > thirst. Milk and cream ruin good tea, and there is no need for sugar in
> > good tea. Sadly, most people make such horrid tea that it needs something
> > to make it palatable.
>
> Best tea is made using an infuser.

Regardless how brewed all tea is an infusion... a tea bag is an
infuser... the nicest infusers I've seen are the kind they use in
Argentina, a fancily tooled sterling silver device that looks like
long soda straw with a perforated bulb at one end. The bulb is filled
with leaves and placed in a tall glass of hot water that's sucked up
through the straw. The Argentinians suck on those things all day.
Only thing is I don't think it's tea, just looks like tea but I think
they use all sorts of leaves, some narcotic.


Sheldon

In article .com>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> Regardless how brewed all tea is an infusion... a tea bag is an
> infuser...

Guess I should have specified Screen infuser. ;-)

> the nicest infusers I've seen are the kind they use in
> Argentina, a fancily tooled sterling silver device that looks like
> long soda straw with a perforated bulb at one end. The bulb is filled
> with leaves and placed in a tall glass of hot water that's sucked up
> through the straw. The Argentinians suck on those things all day.
> Only thing is I don't think it's tea, just looks like tea but I think
> they use all sorts of leaves, some narcotic.
>
>
> Sheldon

Probably Yerba Matte.
It is grown by the ton in Argentina and exported.
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"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> Knit Chic wrote:
>
>> /sigh
>>
>
> You can sigh all you like. What *I* know about the "facts" regarding this
> lawsuit is irrelevant. Hence the survey. It was intended to get a general
> consensus of opinion of how *other* people feel about this lawsuit - after
> reading up on all the "facts" and making an informed decision themselves.
>
> So far 76% think she was not justified in suing, and 83% would not have
> sued
> in the same situation. Interesting.
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>
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>

Knit Chic wrote:

> lol

Sigh.
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Omelet wrote on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:40:14 -0500:

??>> Regardless how brewed all tea is an infusion... a tea bag
??>> is an infuser...

O> Guess I should have specified Screen infuser. ;-)

??>> the nicest infusers I've seen are the kind they use in
??>> Argentina, a fancily tooled sterling silver device that
??>> looks like long soda straw with a perforated bulb at one
??>> end. The bulb is filled with leaves and placed in a tall
??>> glass of hot water that's sucked up through the straw.
??>> The Argentinians suck on those things all day. Only thing
??>> is I don't think it's tea, just looks like tea but I think
??>> they use all sorts of leaves, some narcotic.
??>>
??>> Sheldon

O> Probably Yerba Matte.
O> It is grown by the ton in Argentina and exported.

If it is a narcotic it's pretty mild. I think the herb is a
member of the mint family but I'll have to what Gernot Katzer
says.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Knit Chic wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> news
> >
> > "James Silverton" > wrote
> >
> >> to say that coffee is always good; I still remember the over-percolated
> >> stuff and that served on British trains that turned grey when milk was
> >> added!
> >
> > Ugh. One year I bought my parents a nice drip coffee maker
> > for Christmas hoping they'd retire that nasty percolator.
>
> I love my percolator, and never use a drip maker. Drip coffee is like tea
> to me. A good percolator won't make coffee taste burnt, maybe they didn't
> wash it or maybe they did burn coffee at one time and couldn't get the burnt
> coffee out of the pot?

Dunno, I hear lots of talk about how percolators are the worst way to
make coffee, but I've always found they produce good results as do other
methods.

James wrote to Omelet on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:50:00 GMT:

??>>> Regardless how brewed all tea is an infusion... a tea bag
??>>> is an infuser...

O>> Guess I should have specified Screen infuser. ;-)

??>>> the nicest infusers I've seen are the kind they use in
??>>> Argentina, a fancily tooled sterling silver device that
??>>> looks like long soda straw with a perforated bulb at one
??>>> end. The bulb is filled with leaves and placed in a tall
??>>> glass of hot water that's sucked up through the straw.
??>>> The Argentinians suck on those things all day. Only thing
??>>> is I don't think it's tea, just looks like tea but I
??>>> think they use all sorts of leaves, some narcotic.
??>>>
??>>> Sheldon

O>> Probably Yerba Matte.
O>> It is grown by the ton in Argentina and exported.

JS> If it is a narcotic it's pretty mild. I think the herb is a
JS> member of the mint family but I'll have to what Gernot
JS> Katzer says.


From the Wikipedia entry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate



Yerba mate, Ilex paraguariensis, is a species of holly (family
Aquifoliaceae) native to subtropical South America in Argentina,
southern Paraguay, western Uruguay and southern Brazil.



Mate contains xanthines, which are alkaloids in the same family
as caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine, well-known
stimulants also found in coffee and chocolate.



James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Omelet wrote:

>
> Some of your survey results are ironically amusing. ;-)
> That is what makes them so darn much fun.
>
> Did you get my last suggestion via e-mail? I can't recall if you'd
> already done a similar survey so if so, I apologize...

I believe I did - it's in the queue
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In article <IKiyi.2412$wW6.450@trnddc08>,
"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:40:14 -0500:
>
> ??>> Regardless how brewed all tea is an infusion... a tea bag
> ??>> is an infuser...
>
> O> Guess I should have specified Screen infuser. ;-)
>
> ??>> the nicest infusers I've seen are the kind they use in
> ??>> Argentina, a fancily tooled sterling silver device that
> ??>> looks like long soda straw with a perforated bulb at one
> ??>> end. The bulb is filled with leaves and placed in a tall
> ??>> glass of hot water that's sucked up through the straw.
> ??>> The Argentinians suck on those things all day. Only thing
> ??>> is I don't think it's tea, just looks like tea but I think
> ??>> they use all sorts of leaves, some narcotic.
> ??>>
> ??>> Sheldon
>
> O> Probably Yerba Matte.
> O> It is grown by the ton in Argentina and exported.
>
> If it is a narcotic it's pretty mild. I think the herb is a
> member of the mint family but I'll have to what Gernot Katzer
> says.
>
> James Silverton

Here we go:

http://erowid.org/plants/yerba_mate/yerba_mate.shtml

This is an interesting "trip report":

http://erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=16246

Yerba Matte is sold in 1 Kilo bags at Fiesta market in Austin for $3.19
to $3.99. That is 2.2 lbs. Dad likes to use it in his Kombucha brews.
I've been considering using it as a daily "wake up" beverage but have
not tried it yet.
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In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> Knit Chic wrote:
>
> > lol
>
> Sigh.

Some of your survey results are ironically amusing. ;-)
That is what makes them so darn much fun.

Did you get my last suggestion via e-mail? I can't recall if you'd
already done a similar survey so if so, I apologize...
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On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:14:42 -0700, Cindy Fuller
> wrote:

>In article >,
> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>
>> Steve Wertz wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > My Choices Were Not Listed.
>>
>> Sorry.
>> >
>> > I don't drink or make coffee at home.
>>
>> Really? I am amazed. Don't you like coffee either?
>> I don't feel so alone anymore.
>
>Welcome to the club, Cathy. I can only drink coffee in situations where
>it's adulterated enough so it doesn't taste like coffee. Vietnamese
>iced coffee (with copious quantities of sweetened condensed milk) is one
>way. The SO's favorite coffee joint here in Seattle (Caffe d'Arte)
>serves a non-alcoholic espresso-chocolate cold drink that also fits the
>bill.
>
>Cindy
>A tea-based life form

the vietnamese stuff is tasty indeed, but then i like coffee well
enough. i don't drink it regularly, since i don't have an enforced
wake-up time anymore.

your pal,
blake

In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> >
> > Some of your survey results are ironically amusing. ;-)
> > That is what makes them so darn much fun.
> >
> > Did you get my last suggestion via e-mail? I can't recall if you'd
> > already done a similar survey so if so, I apologize...
>
> I believe I did - it's in the queue

Thanks for doing those, and the website.
It's very cool of you!
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On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:39:54 GMT, "Pete C." >
wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>> >
>> > Ugh. One year I bought my parents a nice drip coffee maker
>> > for Christmas hoping they'd retire that nasty percolator. They
>> > always used it after that when we were over. Heh, they probably
>> > used the percolator when we weren't there. Who knows. Gawd
>> > their coffee was vile, talk about burnt. Ugh. And they'd serve it
>> > with milk ... about a pint later you might notice a difference in the
>> > black shade of your cup of coffee.
>>
>> My sister in law loves coffee, or so she claims. She has a very expensive
>> drip maker, designed to turn out a pot of coffee in less than one minute.
>> She buys cheap, pre ground coffee and makes it weak. It is horrible
>> stuff. I have to zip my lip when she raves about her coffee, but when she
>> has coffee here she complains that it is too strong. I offer to add some
>> boiling water to it bt she soldiers on.
>
>Ick, weak coffee is like... tea... no body. As the old commercial said -
>what's a swamp? leaves and water, what's tea? leaves and water.

there's a quote attributed to abraham lincoln after being presented a
cup of hot liquid:

'if this is tea, bring me coffee. if this is coffee, bring me tea.'

your pal,
blake

ChattyCathy wrote:

> Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> >
> > My Choices Were Not Listed.
>
> Sorry.
> >
> > I don't drink or make coffee at home.
>
> Really? I am amazed. Don't you like coffee either?
> I don't feel so alone anymore.

I don't like it either. I really don't care for hot beverages all that
much.




Brian

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won't shut up.
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In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:

> >>> I gave up coffee for health reasons on the advice of a
> >>> gastroenterologist.
> >>>
> >>> He was right.
> >> Caffeine was not good for me, so I stopped drinking coffee on June 15th.
> >> This is the 3rd time I have given up caffeine, but after a few years
> >> roll by, I start drinking it again. I will try to be stronger this
> >> time. We will see how long it lasts.<g>

> Who knows what to believe. My doctor believes my problem is triggered
> by caffeine, or it could be caused by hormone changes, and we all know I
> am much too young for that.<g> But seriously, when I stop using
> caffeine, the problem stops. After a couple of years, I will think I am
> cured and I will start drinking caffeine again. Hope springs eternal. LOL

If coffee is the problem, then that's it. Caffeine is different. Tea
has quite a bit of caffein, and decaf coffee doesn't.

Sounds like two different problems, and two different solutions.

"Pete C." > wrote in message
...
> Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>> >
>> > Ugh. One year I bought my parents a nice drip coffee maker
>> > for Christmas hoping they'd retire that nasty percolator. They
>> > always used it after that when we were over. Heh, they probably
>> > used the percolator when we weren't there. Who knows. Gawd
>> > their coffee was vile, talk about burnt. Ugh. And they'd serve it
>> > with milk ... about a pint later you might notice a difference in the
>> > black shade of your cup of coffee.
>>
>> My sister in law loves coffee, or so she claims. She has a very
>> expensive
>> drip maker, designed to turn out a pot of coffee in less than one minute.
>> She buys cheap, pre ground coffee and makes it weak. It is horrible
>> stuff. I have to zip my lip when she raves about her coffee, but when
>> she
>> has coffee here she complains that it is too strong. I offer to add some
>> boiling water to it bt she soldiers on.
>
> Ick, weak coffee is like... tea... no body. As the old commercial said -
> what's a swamp? leaves and water, what's tea? leaves and water.

My reason for drinking tea is that I just can't get water down. I've always
been this way. So to get adequate water, I drink tea, lots of it. I don't
drink strong tea. If any knows what Dragons Well is, that's how light I
like a tea. Although occasionally I will make it darker for therapeutic
reasons.

However, as far as coffee goes, I like it light-medium roast, and plenty of
it to make it strong. So it will be as the Viennese say "shallow gold" when
cream is added. (Correct me if the word is not exactly shallow."
Dee Dee

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article .com>,
> Sheldon > wrote:
>
>> Regardless how brewed all tea is an infusion... a tea bag is an
>> infuser...
>
> Guess I should have specified Screen infuser. ;-)
>
>> the nicest infusers I've seen are the kind they use in
>> Argentina, a fancily tooled sterling silver device that looks like
>> long soda straw with a perforated bulb at one end. The bulb is filled
>> with leaves and placed in a tall glass of hot water that's sucked up
>> through the straw. The Argentinians suck on those things all day.
>> Only thing is I don't think it's tea, just looks like tea but I think
>> they use all sorts of leaves, some narcotic.
>>
>>
>> Sheldon
>
> Probably Yerba Matte.
> It is grown by the ton in Argentina and exported.
> --
> Peace, Om

If I drink the YM tea, I don't feel it's a narcotic, but I feel after a few
sips, that that's what tea must be like in hell!
I've given it a try several times; the most recent a few months ago. DH
tried it too. It had to go.
Dee Dee

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> Knit Chic wrote:
>
>> /sigh
>>
>
> You can sigh all you like. What *I* know about the "facts" regarding this
> lawsuit is irrelevant. Hence the survey. It was intended to get a general
> consensus of opinion of how *other* people feel about this lawsuit - after
> reading up on all the "facts" and making an informed decision themselves.
>
> So far 76% think she was not justified in suing, and 83% would not have
> sued
> in the same situation. Interesting.
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>

I tried to vote, leaving out the answer regarding justification, because I
didn't feel I could make that decision. But I did have a decision about
would I sue under the same conditions, but it wouldn't let me vote on just
one part of the multi-part survey.
Dee Dee

Dee Dee wrote:
>
> "Pete C." > wrote in message
> ...
> > Dave Smith wrote:
> >>
> >> Nancy Young wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Ugh. One year I bought my parents a nice drip coffee maker
> >> > for Christmas hoping they'd retire that nasty percolator. They
> >> > always used it after that when we were over. Heh, they probably
> >> > used the percolator when we weren't there. Who knows. Gawd
> >> > their coffee was vile, talk about burnt. Ugh. And they'd serve it
> >> > with milk ... about a pint later you might notice a difference in the
> >> > black shade of your cup of coffee.
> >>
> >> My sister in law loves coffee, or so she claims. She has a very
> >> expensive
> >> drip maker, designed to turn out a pot of coffee in less than one minute.
> >> She buys cheap, pre ground coffee and makes it weak. It is horrible
> >> stuff. I have to zip my lip when she raves about her coffee, but when
> >> she
> >> has coffee here she complains that it is too strong. I offer to add some
> >> boiling water to it bt she soldiers on.
> >
> > Ick, weak coffee is like... tea... no body. As the old commercial said -
> > what's a swamp? leaves and water, what's tea? leaves and water.
>
> My reason for drinking tea is that I just can't get water down. I've always
> been this way. So to get adequate water, I drink tea, lots of it. I don't
> drink strong tea. If any knows what Dragons Well is, that's how light I
> like a tea. Although occasionally I will make it darker for therapeutic
> reasons.
>
> However, as far as coffee goes, I like it light-medium roast, and plenty of
> it to make it strong. So it will be as the Viennese say "shallow gold" when
> cream is added. (Correct me if the word is not exactly shallow."
> Dee Dee

My SCUBA instructor doesn't like plain water, uses the little flavor
packets. As I told him, water without flavor is like... drowning...

In article >,
"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> My reason for drinking tea is that I just can't get water down. I've always
> been this way.

I love good, clean water, especially from the deionizer at work. It
actually tastes sweet to me. :-)

But I understand.

> So to get adequate water, I drink tea, lots of it. I don't
> drink strong tea. If any knows what Dragons Well is, that's how light I
> like a tea. Although occasionally I will make it darker for therapeutic
> reasons.

Have you fooled around yet with Celestial seasonings herbal teas?
Makes for a nice variety. I like their mint medley and cranberry cove.

>
> However, as far as coffee goes, I like it light-medium roast, and plenty of
> it to make it strong. So it will be as the Viennese say "shallow gold" when
> cream is added. (Correct me if the word is not exactly shallow."
> Dee Dee

I used to drink Gevalia coffees. Good stuff!
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In article >,
"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article .com>,
> > Sheldon > wrote:
> >
> >> Regardless how brewed all tea is an infusion... a tea bag is an
> >> infuser...
> >
> > Guess I should have specified Screen infuser. ;-)
> >
> >> the nicest infusers I've seen are the kind they use in
> >> Argentina, a fancily tooled sterling silver device that looks like
> >> long soda straw with a perforated bulb at one end. The bulb is filled
> >> with leaves and placed in a tall glass of hot water that's sucked up
> >> through the straw. The Argentinians suck on those things all day.
> >> Only thing is I don't think it's tea, just looks like tea but I think
> >> they use all sorts of leaves, some narcotic.
> >>
> >>
> >> Sheldon
> >
> > Probably Yerba Matte.
> > It is grown by the ton in Argentina and exported.
>
> If I drink the YM tea, I don't feel it's a narcotic, but I feel after a few
> sips, that that's what tea must be like in hell!
> I've given it a try several times; the most recent a few months ago. DH
> tried it too. It had to go.
> Dee Dee

It did not agree with you? I don't particularly care for it's flavor,
but some are coming out with flavored versions.

I don't like Green Tea either.
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,


> Have you fooled around yet with Celestial seasonings herbal teas?
> Makes for a nice variety. I like their mint medley and cranberry cove.

Yes, in the 70's on I've tried many of Celestial herbal teas. When I was
under cancer treatment I tried everything I could get my hands on - and as
many appropriate herbal extracts - I note that you mentioned that your
father uses a Kambucha (sp?) tea. I've tried so many.

I'm about at the end of the line finding and trying new teas -- But
always, always looking for something different. Thanks, Om.

Dee Dee

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> "Dee Dee" > wrote:
>> > Probably Yerba Matte.
>> > It is grown by the ton in Argentina and exported.
>>
>> If I drink the YM tea, I don't feel it's a narcotic, but I feel after a
>> few
>> sips, that that's what tea must be like in hell!
>> I've given it a try several times; the most recent a few months ago. DH
>> tried it too. It had to go.
>> Dee Dee
>
> It did not agree with you? I don't particularly care for it's flavor,
> but some are coming out with flavored versions.

No, I'll not ever consider it -- good for me or not.


>
> I don't like Green Tea either.

Om, I used to like Green Tea a lot. Then I started preferring Oolong.
Black tea now, again, is my preference, but light.
Dee Dee

In article >,
"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
>
>
> > Have you fooled around yet with Celestial seasonings herbal teas?
> > Makes for a nice variety. I like their mint medley and cranberry cove.
>
> Yes, in the 70's on I've tried many of Celestial herbal teas. When I was
> under cancer treatment I tried everything I could get my hands on - and as
> many appropriate herbal extracts - I note that you mentioned that your
> father uses a Kambucha (sp?) tea. I've tried so many.
>
> I'm about at the end of the line finding and trying new teas -- But
> always, always looking for something different. Thanks, Om.
>
> Dee Dee

We have LOTS of Kombucha cultures if you want one. :-)

No charge.
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In article >,
"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> I used to like Green Tea a lot. Then I started preferring Oolong.
> Black tea now, again, is my preference, but light.
> Dee Dee

I love Bigelow Earl Gray's, iced or hot. ;-d
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Dee Dee" > wrote:
>
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news
>> > In article >,
>>
>>
>> > Have you fooled around yet with Celestial seasonings herbal teas?
>> > Makes for a nice variety. I like their mint medley and cranberry cove.
>>
>> Yes, in the 70's on I've tried many of Celestial herbal teas. When I was
>> under cancer treatment I tried everything I could get my hands on - and
>> as
>> many appropriate herbal extracts - I note that you mentioned that your
>> father uses a Kambucha (sp?) tea. I've tried so many.
>>
>> I'm about at the end of the line finding and trying new teas -- But
>> always, always looking for something different. Thanks, Om.
>>
>> Dee Dee
>
> We have LOTS of Kombucha cultures if you want one. :-)
>
> No charge.
> --
> Peace, Om

You're sweet for offering -- I must've written that wrong-ly; yes, I have
tried it. Your father will probably live into the next century!
Dee Dee

Dee Dee wrote:

>
> I tried to vote, leaving out the answer regarding justification, because I
> didn't feel I could make that decision. But I did have a decision about
> would I sue under the same conditions, but it wouldn't let me vote on just
> one part of the multi-part survey.

Sorry you couldn't decide, Dee. But you have to answer all the questions in
a survey before it allows you to vote. It's meant to work that way in order
to tabulate the votes correctly. Guess I could also put in a MCINL with the
yes/no answers in future...
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Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> Dee Dee wrote:
>
>>
>> I tried to vote, leaving out the answer regarding justification, because
>> I
>> didn't feel I could make that decision. But I did have a decision about
>> would I sue under the same conditions, but it wouldn't let me vote on
>> just
>> one part of the multi-part survey.
>
> Sorry you couldn't decide, Dee. But you have to answer all the questions
> in
> a survey before it allows you to vote. It's meant to work that way in
> order
> to tabulate the votes correctly. Guess I could also put in a MCINL with
> the
> yes/no answers in future...
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>
> Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

You know what? After all that debate, I finally came to a conclusion and
voted.

Maybe when someone (me included) remembers to post the scores, that will be
nice for people like me who couldn't make a decision, just to see how
everyone was voting. I know that some members post some of the scores when
they can't figure out why a survey skews a certain way. But maybe that would
sway some people? No, I don't think so.

But at any rate, I think the postings about this long-gone suit reveals how
the voting turned out.
Most often I listen to the silent postings.
Dee Dee

Dee Dee wrote:
>
> You know what? After all that debate, I finally came to a conclusion and
> voted.
>
> Maybe when someone (me included) remembers to post the scores, that will
> be
> nice for people like me who couldn't make a decision, just to see how
> everyone was voting. I know that some members post some of the scores
> when they can't figure out why a survey skews a certain way. But maybe
> that would
> sway some people? No, I don't think so.

The "scores" i.e. the results, are always there to see during the surveys,
just click on the "results" link at the bottom of the survey. The past
survey results are there too.

The final tally on the Hot Coffee survey can be seen here..
http://www.recfoodcooking.com/survey...tml?survey=153
>
> But at any rate, I think the postings about this long-gone suit reveals
> how the voting turned out.
> Most often I listen to the silent postings.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

In article >,
"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> > We have LOTS of Kombucha cultures if you want one. :-)
> >
> > No charge.
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
> You're sweet for offering -- I must've written that wrong-ly; yes, I have
> tried it. Your father will probably live into the next century!
> Dee Dee

With any luck. :-)
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In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> The "scores" i.e. the results, are always there to see during the surveys,
> just click on the "results" link at the bottom of the survey. The past
> survey results are there too.
>
> The final tally on the Hot Coffee survey can be seen here..
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/survey...tml?survey=153

I personally find some of the survey results to be quite fascinating.
This was one of them. ;-)
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>
>> The "scores" i.e. the results, are always there to see during the
>> surveys,
>> just click on the "results" link at the bottom of the survey. The past
>> survey results are there too.
>>
>> The final tally on the Hot Coffee survey can be seen here..
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/survey...tml?survey=153
>
> I personally find some of the survey results to be quite fascinating.
> This was one of them. ;-)
> --
> Peace, Om

I can't recall your posted input now, if any, about this subject. But since
you are in the medical field, I was curious as to how you voted. You don't
have to reveal it, if you don't want; I am not asking, only telling you that
I was curious; it's none of my business.

In fact, I was curious to see how I would vote and couldn't at first.
Dee Dee

In article >,
"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > In article >,
> > ChattyCathy > wrote:
> >
> >> The "scores" i.e. the results, are always there to see during the
> >> surveys,
> >> just click on the "results" link at the bottom of the survey. The past
> >> survey results are there too.
> >>
> >> The final tally on the Hot Coffee survey can be seen here..
> >> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/survey...tml?survey=153
> >
> > I personally find some of the survey results to be quite fascinating.
> > This was one of them. ;-)
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
> I can't recall your posted input now, if any, about this subject. But since
> you are in the medical field, I was curious as to how you voted. You don't
> have to reveal it, if you don't want; I am not asking, only telling you that
> I was curious; it's none of my business.
>
> In fact, I was curious to see how I would vote and couldn't at first.
> Dee Dee

I felt the suit was justified, but no, I would not personally sue...
I understand that the assininely high temperature of their coffee had
been an issue before. The woman needed skin grafts for pity sake!
What is the point of brewing coffee so hot that it's undrinkable? That
is just stupid.

I always put ice in my coffee anyway on the rare occasions that I do
drink it. I also drown it in creamers so overly hot coffee is not much
of an issue here. <G>

I doubt tho' that my working in the medical field has anything to do
with the way I voted tho'. ;-)
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On Aug 20, 6:25 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> "James Silverton" > wrote
>
> > to say that coffee is always good; I still remember the over-percolated
> > stuff and that served on British trains that turned grey when milk was
> > added!
>
> Ugh. One year I bought my parents a nice drip coffee maker
> for Christmas hoping they'd retire that nasty percolator. They
> always used it after that when we were over. Heh, they probably
> used the percolator when we weren't there. Who knows. Gawd
> their coffee was vile, talk about burnt. Ugh. And they'd serve it
> with milk ... about a pint later you might notice a difference in the
> black shade of your cup of coffee.

I work at a church. The old people there often use percolators.
Since most of them can't really taste anymore, I guess it doesn't
matter that much to them.

Most people don't care much about food being good. Their attitude is,
"whatever."

My mother switched to drip coffee very early on, Unfortunately, she
bought this horrible Dana Brown Safari brand coffee, and she made it
too weak.

Anyone under 50 who uses a percolator to make coffee, well, there's
something wrong there.
>
> nancy

--Bryan

In article .com>,
Bobo Bonobo(R) > wrote:

> Anyone under 50 who uses a percolator to make coffee, well, there's
> something wrong there.

I would not go that far...
Mom and dad used a drip at home, but a percolator for camping.

No electricity. ;-)

There is nothing wrong with perked coffee done correctly. I followed
their example, until I learned about and purchased a coffee press.

Now that I no longer drink coffee on a regular basis, the coffee press
works well for large batches of fresh brewed Iced Tea.
--
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In article >,
Omelet > wrote:

> In article .com>,
> Bobo Bonobo(R) > wrote:
>
> > Anyone under 50 who uses a percolator to make coffee, well, there's
> > something wrong there.
>
> I would not go that far...
> Mom and dad used a drip at home, but a percolator for camping.

I used to do that also. Now I use a teakettle and individual cone
filter when camping.

Dan Abel > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote:

>> Bobo Bonobo(R) > wrote:

>>> Anyone under 50 who uses a percolator to make coffee, well, there's
>>> something wrong there.

50 is the cutoff age? I'm guessing it's more like 60 or higher.

Really, I'm nearly 52, and by the time I left home at age 17,
normal people were already using Melitta filters.

>> I would not go that far...
>> Mom and dad used a drip at home, but a percolator for camping.

>I used to do that also. Now I use a teakettle and individual cone
>filter when camping.

The nice thing about camping at elevation is the boiling temperature
of water is already low enough for ideal coffee making. No need to
futz around with it.

Steve