On 2014-05-23 2:17 AM, sf wrote:

>> They make crappy coffee. Way too little bean and the water is not nearly
>> hot eough. Nobody who enjoys coffee owns a Keurig.
>>
> I was at one hotel that had a Keurig coffee maker in the room, so I
> tried it. The coffee was completely forgettable. It wasn't better
> than any other hotel room coffee maker's coffee.
>

From my limited experience with them I sure wouldn't rush out to get
one. I was always mediocre to poor coffee. I suppose it might be
palatable to those who actually like flavoured coffees. Nespresso
machines costs a lot more, and the pucks are a lot more expensive, but
they make a very good cup of coffee.

On 5/23/2014 3:40 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> OH, just one more gadget which has prob. run its course. Now, the
>> markdown begins.
>> I predict that the Keurig craze will end when people start doing the
>> math on a cuppa and/or the darn machine malfunctions.
>
> Angela was gifted with a Keurig and she loves it! Makes the coffee so
> quickly that she can grab it and go out the door to school. So far no
> probs.

Um... why? I know I'm behind the times but I don't understand teenagers
drinking coffee.

Jill

On 5/23/2014 2:17 AM, sf wrote:

>>>> I predict that the Keurig craze will end when people start doing the math
>>>> on a cuppa and/or the darn machine malfunctions.
>>>
>>> That's my suspicion too. In the mean time, I bet they're mainly
>>> gifts. Can't imagine a normal person going out and buying one on
>>> purpose.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> They make crappy coffee. Way too little bean and the water is not nearly
>> hot eough. Nobody who enjoys coffee owns a Keurig.
>>
> I was at one hotel that had a Keurig coffee maker in the room, so I
> tried it. The coffee was completely forgettable. It wasn't better
> than any other hotel room coffee maker's coffee.
>
>

Only advantage is convenience. Cost is high and taste in mediocre.

On 5/23/2014 2:40 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> OH, just one more gadget which has prob. run its course. Now, the
>> markdown begins.
>> I predict that the Keurig craze will end when people start doing the
>> math on a cuppa and/or the darn machine malfunctions.
>
> Angela was gifted with a Keurig and she loves it! Makes the coffee so
> quickly that she can grab it and go out the door to school. So far no
> probs.

The only parents I know that gave their children coffee were the parents
of ADHD kids as the caffeine calmed them down.

Is your child ADHD?

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On 5/23/2014 12:02 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Steve Freides" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> Got an email from Bed Bath and Beyond and Soda Stream will be on sale
>>>> through 8-31-14 - 10% off, 20% mail in rebate and free shipping. Use
>>>> your online coupon for 20% off (that part expires on 05/28/14).
>>>>
>>>> No gift packaging
>>>> Cannot be shipped to Hawaii, Alaska and APO/FPO
>>>> Requires a customer signature upon delivery
>>>>
>>>> You're welcome.
>>>
>>> I'll pass. Angela really wanted one when they first came out but I
>>> can't see them saving any money. Not for us anyway. And I wouldn't
>>> drink the stuff as it is sweetened with Splenda. Plus the cartridges
>>> looked to be a PITA.
>>>
>>> Costco sells them. Prolly cheaper there anyway.
>>
>> You don't have to use their soda flavorings - use whatever you like.
>> E.g., we made cream soda by adding our homemade vanilla syrup to the
>> carbonated water.
>>
>> The cartridges aren't a pain - we don't go through them very often,
>> and all we do is have two, one on the machine and one ready to go.
>> When the one on the machine is finished, we take it back to the store
>> where they swap it for a full one for a few bucks less than a new one,
>> and we bring that home and put it on the shelf.
>
> I'm diabetic and have to have diet soda. I'm not about to try making
> some kind of sugar free syrup at home. I like Diet Coke with Lime.
> It's cheap and comes in cans and bottles. That works for me.

You don't *have* to have soda. You *want* to have soda and your
condition requires that it be sugar-free.

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On 5/23/2014 1:17 AM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 22 May 2014 18:20:04 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Thu, 22 May 2014 16:10:01 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> OH, just one more gadget which has prob. run its course. Now, the
>>>> markdown begins.
>>>> I predict that the Keurig craze will end when people start doing the math
>>>> on a cuppa and/or the darn machine malfunctions.
>>>
>>> That's my suspicion too. In the mean time, I bet they're mainly
>>> gifts. Can't imagine a normal person going out and buying one on
>>> purpose.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> They make crappy coffee. Way too little bean and the water is not nearly
>> hot eough. Nobody who enjoys coffee owns a Keurig.
>>
> I was at one hotel that had a Keurig coffee maker in the room, so I
> tried it. The coffee was completely forgettable. It wasn't better
> than any other hotel room coffee maker's coffee.
>
>
I think it depends on the coffee used. I love my Kuerig. So much
better than the drip pot. My favorite is the French press, but DH hates
it. No sense using two different coffee pots.

I like strong coffee and he likes brown water, so we use one K-cup for
two cups: mine first then his.

Just ordered 5 boxes of K-cups as they emailed me with a special discount.

The coffee that I really hate is Starbucks. Why pay all that money for
burned coffee?

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On 5/23/2014 2:38 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Thu, 22 May 2014 16:16:10 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> You don't have a funnel?
>>>
>>> I don't have a big one like that with a one inch diameter tube... so
>>> it's another thing to buy.
>>
>> Assuming one refill per month:
>>
>> Crescent wrench - 6 bucks
>> Funnel - 1 buck
>> Total investment - 7 bucks
>>
>> Block of dry ice - 3 bucks
>> Estimated recurring cost per year - 36 bucks
>>
>> Canister of CO2 - 20 bucks
>> Estimated per year cost - 240 bucks
>
> But if you buy Coke and other soda like I do, only when it is on a good
> sale and when I can, with coupons... Then punch in all the Coke codes,
> you get a lot of free Coke if that is what you choose to redeem your
> points on. I have also gotten a Petco GC.

I do the My Coke Rewards, too. Have gotten some nice stuff and gift
cards to places like Home Depot as well as coupons for free soda.

I am addicted to Coke Zero. I admit it.

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On 5/23/2014 9:46 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/23/2014 3:40 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> OH, just one more gadget which has prob. run its course. Now, the
>>> markdown begins.
>>> I predict that the Keurig craze will end when people start doing the
>>> math on a cuppa and/or the darn machine malfunctions.
>>
>> Angela was gifted with a Keurig and she loves it! Makes the coffee so
>> quickly that she can grab it and go out the door to school. So far no
>> probs.
>
> Um... why? I know I'm behind the times but I don't understand teenagers
> drinking coffee.
>


Maybe her child has ADHD. Caffeine is a drug that calms them down. I
never had coffee until I was in college and neither did my children.
One of them, to this day, will not drink coffee.


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On 2014-05-23 12:20 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:

>> I'm diabetic and have to have diet soda. I'm not about to try making
>> some kind of sugar free syrup at home. I like Diet Coke with Lime.
>> It's cheap and comes in cans and bottles. That works for me.
>
> You don't *have* to have soda. You *want* to have soda and your
> condition requires that it be sugar-free.
>
> I'm enjoying responding to someone who has kill filed me.
>


There is a wonderful new liquid with no sugar, no artificial sweeteners
or flavoring. It is so cheap that glass of it is almost free. It is sch
a great thing that some people have it piped right into the kitchens,
often even having hot at cold..... water.

On Fri, 23 May 2014 11:23:53 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:
> >
> >
> I think it depends on the coffee used. I love my Kuerig. So much
> better than the drip pot. My favorite is the French press, but DH hates
> it. No sense using two different coffee pots.
>
> I like strong coffee and he likes brown water,

No problems like that at my house. Hubby doesn't drink coffee and my
kids like it brewed the way I do. TG

> so we use one K-cup for
> two cups: mine first then his.
>
> Just ordered 5 boxes of K-cups as they emailed me with a special discount.
>
> The coffee that I really hate is Starbucks. Why pay all that money for
> burned coffee?

I avoid Starbucks coffee too, but I don't like it because I think it's
too weak. Not a big coffee shop person so I can't tell you if they've
sold out to the taste of the general public or not - but back in the
day before Peet's was as wide spread as it is now... their coffee was
roasted "this far" from being burned. I've tasted truly burned
coffee, so I know Peet's wasn't burned and Starbucks isn't even in the
same ballpark.


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On Fri, 23 May 2014 12:27:35 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>
> There is a wonderful new liquid with no sugar, no artificial sweeteners
> or flavoring. It is so cheap that glass of it is almost free. It is sch
> a great thing that some people have it piped right into the kitchens,
> often even having hot at cold..... water.

People pay for "city water" already and ground water won't be free
because the rights to it were sold by a previous owner (just like
oil).
http://www.businessweek.com/stories/...-will-be-water


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"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
b.com...
> On 5/23/2014 2:38 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Thu, 22 May 2014 16:16:10 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You don't have a funnel?
>>>>
>>>> I don't have a big one like that with a one inch diameter tube... so
>>>> it's another thing to buy.
>>>
>>> Assuming one refill per month:
>>>
>>> Crescent wrench - 6 bucks
>>> Funnel - 1 buck
>>> Total investment - 7 bucks
>>>
>>> Block of dry ice - 3 bucks
>>> Estimated recurring cost per year - 36 bucks
>>>
>>> Canister of CO2 - 20 bucks
>>> Estimated per year cost - 240 bucks
>>
>> But if you buy Coke and other soda like I do, only when it is on a good
>> sale and when I can, with coupons... Then punch in all the Coke codes,
>> you get a lot of free Coke if that is what you choose to redeem your
>> points on. I have also gotten a Petco GC.
>
> I do the My Coke Rewards, too. Have gotten some nice stuff and gift cards
> to places like Home Depot as well as coupons for free soda.
>
> I am addicted to Coke Zero. I admit it.


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On 5/23/2014 10:46 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> Um... why? I know I'm behind the times but I don't understand teenagers
> drinking coffee.
>
> Jill

Growing up, coffee was an adult drink, but we had a cup of hot tea every
morning from school age that I can recall. Today. many of the customers
at the local coffee shops are teenagers. I don't recall ever seeing
that as a kid.

I still prefer tea and have two cups a day.

On 5/23/2014 12:03 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Speaking of bottles of soda, what's up with the super small bottles of
>> Coca Cola? I saw them in a bin full of ice when I was at a
>> convenience store paying for gasoline.
>
> How small is super small? Don't think I have seen them. Might they be
> some sort of energy drink?

I really like the idea of being able to buy the smaller bottles of soda.
I don't drink much soda (I do keep cans of diet ginger ale in the
fridge) but when I do I don't like much. Every now & then I get a
craving for coke and if I can find diet coke in those smaller bottles or
cans I'll buy that next time I want one.

It's also fun to see the old fashioned styled bottles of coke on the
store shelves.

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On 5/23/2014 11:25 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:

> I am addicted to Coke Zero. I admit it.
>
How does Coke Zero compare in taste to Diet Coke?

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On 5/23/2014 11:20 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:

> I'm enjoying responding to someone who has kill filed me.
>
Your talents are boundless! (-:

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DreadfulBitch wrote:
>
> On 5/23/2014 11:25 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
> > I am addicted to Coke Zero. I admit it.
> >
> How does Coke Zero compare in taste to Diet Coke?

I've tried them both in the past and I've never noticed a difference.
Guess you'd have to try them both side to side to compare.

G.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/23/2014 3:40 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> OH, just one more gadget which has prob. run its course. Now, the
>>> markdown begins.
>>> I predict that the Keurig craze will end when people start doing the
>>> math on a cuppa and/or the darn machine malfunctions.
>>
>> Angela was gifted with a Keurig and she loves it! Makes the coffee so
>> quickly that she can grab it and go out the door to school. So far no
>> probs.
>
> Um... why? I know I'm behind the times but I don't understand teenagers
> drinking coffee.

I live in the Seattle area. EVERYONE drinks coffee. I'm about your age and
I started drinking it on a regular basis at age 15. We had a coffee machine
in our school cafeteria. 15 is old to start drinking it here. Many start
around 8. Can't remember exactly how old Angela was but probably 12 or 13.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/23/2014 10:46 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Um... why? I know I'm behind the times but I don't understand teenagers
>> drinking coffee.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Growing up, coffee was an adult drink, but we had a cup of hot tea every
> morning from school age that I can recall. Today. many of the customers
> at the local coffee shops are teenagers. I don't recall ever seeing that
> as a kid.
>
> I still prefer tea and have two cups a day.

We had tea too. And when I was a teen there were no Starbucks. We drank
ours at Denny's or Perkins. Part of the appeal was that in those days there
were no refills on soft drinks and only one on tea. Coffee was unlimited.
For those places anyway. Certainly not at Starbucks! But even the kids who
do not drink coffee have a preferred Starbucks drink. My mom doesn't drink
coffee and I got something for her there. Was a cold vanilla drink sort of
like a milkshake. Another place near here makes a yogurt drink that they
can put shots in.

"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/23/2014 11:25 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> I am addicted to Coke Zero. I admit it.
>>
> How does Coke Zero compare in taste to Diet Coke?
>
The Zero is purported to taste like the Real Thing, which I dislike
immensely. I think the Zero tastes like medicine. Angela likes it and so
does my husband but neither are picky soda drinkers. About the only thing
they won't drink is the Lime which is my favorite.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 5/23/2014 10:46 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Um... why? I know I'm behind the times but I don't understand
>> teenagers drinking coffee.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Growing up, coffee was an adult drink, but we had a cup of hot tea
> every morning from school age that I can recall. Today. many of the
> customers at the local coffee shops are teenagers. I don't recall
> ever seeing that as a kid.
>
> I still prefer tea and have two cups a day.

My mother's mother encouraged coffee drinking - she used to put a
spoonful of coffee into my mother's morning glass of milk.

I, OTOH, started drinking coffee just shy of age 50 and now thoroughly
enjoy it.

-S-

On 5/23/2014 2:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 5/23/2014 10:46 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Um... why? I know I'm behind the times but I don't understand teenagers
>> drinking coffee.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Growing up, coffee was an adult drink, but we had a cup of hot tea every
> morning from school age that I can recall. Today. many of the customers
> at the local coffee shops are teenagers. I don't recall ever seeing
> that as a kid.
>
I doubt they're drinking coffee the way I think of coffee. Probably
some fancy latte thing loaded with sugar. When I drink coffee (very
rarely these days) I drink it black. Just gimme a plain, strong cuppa
java.

> I still prefer tea and have two cups a day.

I like a cup of hot tea occasionally. I didn't grow up drinking it
though, so I can take it or leave it. One thing I despise is iced tea,
especially Southern "sweet tea".

Jill

On 5/23/2014 7:09 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 5/23/2014 3:40 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> OH, just one more gadget which has prob. run its course. Now, the
>>>> markdown begins.
>>>> I predict that the Keurig craze will end when people start doing the
>>>> math on a cuppa and/or the darn machine malfunctions.
>>>
>>> Angela was gifted with a Keurig and she loves it! Makes the coffee so
>>> quickly that she can grab it and go out the door to school. So far no
>>> probs.
>>
>> Um... why? I know I'm behind the times but I don't understand
>> teenagers drinking coffee.
>
> I live in the Seattle area. EVERYONE drinks coffee. I'm about your age
> and I started drinking it on a regular basis at age 15. We had a coffee
> machine in our school cafeteria. 15 is old to start drinking it here.
> Many start around 8. Can't remember exactly how old Angela was but
> probably 12 or 13.

Ahhh... I forgot about Seattle being nuts for coffee. Why is that?
Still, teenagers drinking coffee seems odd to me. I never saw coffee
(or tea) being offered when I was in high school. <shrug>

Jill

On 5/23/2014 1:03 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 5/22/2014 10:14 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Thu, 22 May 2014 09:17:21 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On Thu, 22 May 2014 02:19:47 +0000 (UTC), "Winters_Lackey"
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's a couple dollars cheaper at WalMart, but my problem with Soda
>>>>>>> Stream is the cost of replacing those tiny CO2 cartridges.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> YES, I certainly agree.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YouxAodQXv8
>>>>>
>>>>> Easy to refill at home.
>>>>
>>>> Cool!
>>>>
>>>
>>> First you need to buy all of that equipment and dry ice. Might as
>>> well pay for refills.
>>>
>>>
>> Looks like a perfectly good waste of time and money to me. Why did
>> the woman (voice in the background) need to say he bought the dry ice
>> from a "cute girl" at the grocery store? Is that critical to the
>> process? LOL What if she'd been plain or downright ugly? At the end
>> he says, "Then we put it outside". The video cuts off just as the
>> woman starts to ask, "Why are we putting it outside?" Uh oh, what did
>> we miss? The part where it might explode?
>>
>> I'm with you, sf. I don't drink soda but hey, either buy the Co2
>> refills or hey... just buy bottles of soda!
>>
>> Speaking of bottles of soda, what's up with the super small bottles of
>> Coca Cola? I saw them in a bin full of ice when I was at a
>> convenience store paying for gasoline.
>
> How small is super small? Don't think I have seen them. Might they be
> some sort of energy drink?

Nope, they're just smaller bottles of Coca Cola. I'm guessing the
bottles contain 4 oz. of cola.

Jill

On 5/23/2014 5:00 PM, DreadfulBitch wrote:
> On 5/23/2014 12:03 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> Speaking of bottles of soda, what's up with the super small bottles of
>>> Coca Cola? I saw them in a bin full of ice when I was at a
>>> convenience store paying for gasoline.
>>
>> How small is super small? Don't think I have seen them. Might they be
>> some sort of energy drink?
>
> I really like the idea of being able to buy the smaller bottles of soda.
> I don't drink much soda (I do keep cans of diet ginger ale in the
> fridge) but when I do I don't like much. Every now & then I get a
> craving for coke and if I can find diet coke in those smaller bottles or
> cans I'll buy that next time I want one.
>
> It's also fun to see the old fashioned styled bottles of coke on the
> store shelves.
>
I was out exploring the area one day and went down down a dirt road so I
could turn around. There was an old, somewhat ramshackle house back
there and a big open shed for farm equipment. Sitting right there in
plain view was an old, classic Coca Cola cooler. The kind you'd see
sitting on the porch of a general store back in the day. Similar to this:

http://tinyurl.com/pzm8or6

I thought to myself, oh boy, if that thing was restored it could bring a
pretty penny!

Jill

On Sat, 24 May 2014 10:28:04 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> >
> I was out exploring the area one day and went down down a dirt road so I
> could turn around. There was an old, somewhat ramshackle house back
> there and a big open shed for farm equipment. Sitting right there in
> plain view was an old, classic Coca Cola cooler. The kind you'd see
> sitting on the porch of a general store back in the day. Similar to this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/pzm8or6
>
> I thought to myself, oh boy, if that thing was restored it could bring a
> pretty penny!
>
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On 2014-05-24 8:51 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
owing up, coffee was an adult drink, but we had a cup of hot tea
>> every morning from school age that I can recall. Today. many of the
>> customers at the local coffee shops are teenagers. I don't recall
>> ever seeing that as a kid.
>>
>> I still prefer tea and have two cups a day.
>
> My mother's mother encouraged coffee drinking - she used to put a
> spoonful of coffee into my mother's morning glass of milk.
>
> I, OTOH, started drinking coffee just shy of age 50 and now thoroughly
> enjoy it.
>

I never liked milk when I was a kid, probably because, as it turned out,
I am lactose intolerant. My parents drank tea, so that was what I
drank. I was about 10 when I became friends with a German kid and his
mother used to give us coffee and, occasionally tea. After he moved
away one good friend was Czech and another was Dutch, and their mothers
mad very good, very strong coffee.

On Saturday, May 24, 2014 10:22:39 AM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/23/2014 1:03 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >> Speaking of bottles of soda, what's up with the super small bottles of
> >> Coca Cola? I saw them in a bin full of ice when I was at a
> >> convenience store paying for gasoline.
> >
> > How small is super small? Don't think I have seen them. Might they be
> > some sort of energy drink?
>
> Nope, they're just smaller bottles of Coca Cola. I'm guessing the
> bottles contain 4 oz. of cola.

If I recall correctly, the old Coca-Cola bottles that you used to be able to buy from vending machines, and were made of thick glass to allow recycling by washing and refilling, were 6oz. I'd guess with thin plastic and different shape you may be seing 6oz bottles, which would be a return to an old fashioned portion size.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, VA

On Friday, May 23, 2014 2:17:02 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 22 May 2014 18:20:04 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >
>
> > "sf" > wrote in message
>
> > ...
>
> > > On Thu, 22 May 2014 16:10:01 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>
> > > > wrote:
>
> > >
>
> > >> OH, just one more gadget which has prob. run its course. Now, the
>
> > >> markdown begins.
>
> > >> I predict that the Keurig craze will end when people start doing the math
>
> > >> on a cuppa and/or the darn machine malfunctions.
>
> > >
>
> > > That's my suspicion too. In the mean time, I bet they're mainly
>
> > > gifts. Can't imagine a normal person going out and buying one on
>
> > > purpose.
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > They make crappy coffee. Way too little bean and the water is not nearly
>
> > hot eough. Nobody who enjoys coffee owns a Keurig.
>
> >
>
> I was at one hotel that had a Keurig coffee maker in the room, so I
>
> tried it. The coffee was completely forgettable. It wasn't better
>
> than any other hotel room coffee maker's coffee.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Good Food.
>
> Good Friends.
>
> Good Memories.

The minute I check into a lodging, I immediately move that darn coffee thing to an upper shelf and make some space around the sink. The coffee is not worth the effort - I'd rather get dressed and schlep over to the lobby coffee.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/23/2014 2:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 5/23/2014 10:46 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> Um... why? I know I'm behind the times but I don't understand teenagers
>>> drinking coffee.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Growing up, coffee was an adult drink, but we had a cup of hot tea every
>> morning from school age that I can recall. Today. many of the customers
>> at the local coffee shops are teenagers. I don't recall ever seeing
>> that as a kid.
>>
> I doubt they're drinking coffee the way I think of coffee. Probably some
> fancy latte thing loaded with sugar. When I drink coffee (very rarely
> these days) I drink it black. Just gimme a plain, strong cuppa java.
>
>> I still prefer tea and have two cups a day.
>
> I like a cup of hot tea occasionally. I didn't grow up drinking it
> though, so I can take it or leave it. One thing I despise is iced tea,
> especially Southern "sweet tea".
>
> Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/23/2014 2:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 5/23/2014 10:46 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> Um... why? I know I'm behind the times but I don't understand teenagers
>>> drinking coffee.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Growing up, coffee was an adult drink, but we had a cup of hot tea every
>> morning from school age that I can recall. Today. many of the customers
>> at the local coffee shops are teenagers. I don't recall ever seeing
>> that as a kid.
>>
> I doubt they're drinking coffee the way I think of coffee. Probably some
> fancy latte thing loaded with sugar. When I drink coffee (very rarely
> these days) I drink it black. Just gimme a plain, strong cuppa java.
>
>> I still prefer tea and have two cups a day.
>
> I like a cup of hot tea occasionally. I didn't grow up drinking it
> though, so I can take it or leave it. One thing I despise is iced tea,
> especially Southern "sweet tea".

At places like Starbucks your choices are Latte, Cappuccino, Frappucino and
Espresso. They do make "skinny" which have no sugar added syrup and skim
milk. Regular coffee is only available in restaurants but Angela will drink
that too.

Kalmia wrote:
>sf wrote:
>>Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> > sf wrote:
>> > > Kalmiawrote:
>> > >
>> > >> OH, just one more gadget which has prob. run its course. Now, the
>> > >> markdown begins.
>> > >> I predict that the Keurig craze will end when people start doing the math
>> > >> on a cuppa and/or the darn machine malfunctions.
>> > >
>> > > That's my suspicion too. In the mean time, I bet they're mainly
>> > > gifts. Can't imagine a normal person going out and buying one on
>> > > purpose.
>>
>> > They make crappy coffee. Way too little bean and the water is not nearly
>> > hot eough. Nobody who enjoys coffee owns a Keurig.
>>
>> I was at one hotel that had a Keurig coffee maker in the room, so I
>> tried it. The coffee was completely forgettable. It wasn't better
>> than any other hotel room coffee maker's coffee.
>
>The minute I check into a lodging, I immediately move that darn coffee
>thing to an upper shelf and make some space around the sink. The
>coffee is not worth the effort - I'd rather get dressed and schlep
>over to the lobby coffee.

The lobby coffee wasn't much better, typically weak brown water.
I've not done much road travel of late but when I did it wasn't common
for inns to offer in-room coffee makers so I traveled with my own
small ADC (six cupper) and my own coffee. And even earlier I traveled
with a small electric plastic percolator, still have it. In fact I
still have that small back pack that contains an entire kitchen, it's
in a lower corner kitchen cabinet way in the back... I bet it still
contains a can of Bustelo from more than 10 years ago... I still
consider Bustelo the ultimate luxury coffee.
http://www.cafebustelo.com/en/

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 5/23/2014 7:09 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 5/23/2014 3:40 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> OH, just one more gadget which has prob. run its course. Now, the
>>>>> markdown begins.
>>>>> I predict that the Keurig craze will end when people start doing the
>>>>> math on a cuppa and/or the darn machine malfunctions.
>>>>
>>>> Angela was gifted with a Keurig and she loves it! Makes the coffee so
>>>> quickly that she can grab it and go out the door to school. So far no
>>>> probs.
>>>
>>> Um... why? I know I'm behind the times but I don't understand
>>> teenagers drinking coffee.
>>
>> I live in the Seattle area. EVERYONE drinks coffee. I'm about your age
>> and I started drinking it on a regular basis at age 15. We had a coffee
>> machine in our school cafeteria. 15 is old to start drinking it here.
>> Many start around 8. Can't remember exactly how old Angela was but
>> probably 12 or 13.
>
> Ahhh... I forgot about Seattle being nuts for coffee. Why is that? Still,
> teenagers drinking coffee seems odd to me. I never saw coffee (or tea)
> being offered when I was in high school. <shrug>

Hey, we get no sun! Gotta have something to keep us awake!

On Sat, 24 May 2014 12:31:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> At places like Starbucks your choices are Latte, Cappuccino, Frappucino and
> Espresso. They do make "skinny" which have no sugar added syrup and skim
> milk. Regular coffee is only available in restaurants but Angela will drink
> that too.

You can get a regular cup of coffee at Starbucks.


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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 24 May 2014 12:31:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> At places like Starbucks your choices are Latte, Cappuccino, Frappucino
>> and
>> Espresso. They do make "skinny" which have no sugar added syrup and skim
>> milk. Regular coffee is only available in restaurants but Angela will
>> drink
>> that too.
>
> You can get a regular cup of coffee at Starbucks.

This is the coffee menu.

http://www.starbucks.com/menu/catalo...ontrol=product

None of that is what I would consider regular coffee and it sure doesn't
taste like it. But the other drive through coffee places don't have
anything like that. The closest you can get is Americana.

On 5/24/2014 2:45 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 24 May 2014 12:31:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> At places like Starbucks your choices are Latte, Cappuccino, Frappucino and
>> Espresso. They do make "skinny" which have no sugar added syrup and skim
>> milk. Regular coffee is only available in restaurants but Angela will drink
>> that too.
>
> You can get a regular cup of coffee at Starbucks.
>
>
I have and it's not very good. Tastes burned to me.

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On 5/24/2014 4:10 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

>>
>> You can get a regular cup of coffee at Starbucks.
>
> This is the coffee menu.
>
> http://www.starbucks.com/menu/catalo...ontrol=product
>
>
> None of that is what I would consider regular coffee and it sure doesn't
> taste like it. But the other drive through coffee places don't have
> anything like that. The closest you can get is Americana.

Yep, they are "regular coffee" in that you get a brewed cup of it. Most
diners and coffee shops don't bother telling you the beans or blend like
SB does though. SB gives you a choice, such as the Clover or the coffee
of the day served just plain in a cup.

On Sat, 24 May 2014 13:10:33 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 24 May 2014 12:31:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> At places like Starbucks your choices are Latte, Cappuccino, Frappucino
> >> and
> >> Espresso. They do make "skinny" which have no sugar added syrup and skim
> >> milk. Regular coffee is only available in restaurants but Angela will
> >> drink
> >> that too.
> >
> > You can get a regular cup of coffee at Starbucks.
>
> This is the coffee menu.
>
> http://www.starbucks.com/menu/catalo...ontrol=product
>
> None of that is what I would consider regular coffee and it sure doesn't
> taste like it. But the other drive through coffee places don't have
> anything like that. The closest you can get is Americana.

Julie. Starbucks isn't exactly an unknown. I walk in and say I want
coffee. They give it to me in a cup and I walk over to the station
where I add cream and sugar myself. It's *just* coffee, nothing with
a fancy name. I don't get a giant size - the smallest one (8oz) is
plenty of coffee for me.... found this online: The tall (small) is
$1.75; The medium (grande) is $1.96; and the large (venti) is $2.07.



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On Sat, 24 May 2014 15:29:16 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

> On 5/24/2014 2:45 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 24 May 2014 12:31:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> At places like Starbucks your choices are Latte, Cappuccino, Frappucino and
> >> Espresso. They do make "skinny" which have no sugar added syrup and skim
> >> milk. Regular coffee is only available in restaurants but Angela will drink
> >> that too.
> >
> > You can get a regular cup of coffee at Starbucks.
> >
> >
> I have and it's not very good. Tastes burned to me.

Different tastes, I think it's too weak and they charge too much for
dishwater coffee. The only reason I go is it's next door to my hair
dresser and I'm trying to kill some time because I'm too early.


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On 2014-05-24 3:45 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 24 May 2014 12:31:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> At places like Starbucks your choices are Latte, Cappuccino, Frappucino and
>> Espresso. They do make "skinny" which have no sugar added syrup and skim
>> milk. Regular coffee is only available in restaurants but Angela will drink
>> that too.
>
> You can get a regular cup of coffee at Starbucks.
>
>

You sure can. That's all I ever get there. They usually one light and
one full bodied.