Hopefully The Day Will Get Better

[Henry]

Every night before I go to bed, I fix my coffee pot all ready for the next morning, so that when I get up all I have to do is push the power button for it to start.  Back when I was working, I used to have it on a timer as I always got up at the same time with my alarm clock.  This particular coffee pot I have has the clock, so I could set it, but in retirement, I do not get up at a regular hour.

This morning, I had my orange juice as usual and then went to get my coffee after I finished that.  I wasn't paying that much attention to what I was doing until I put the Cremora in and found the my coffee was pure white. 

Yup!!  put the water in and no coffee.  Now for you coffee drinkers, when you are ready for a cup of coffee in the morning, you are ready for a cup of coffee and so am I.  I dumped the hot water out of the coffee maker and added cold water and coffee and started all over.  I am now enjoying my first cup of coffee of the day.

I have to bring Maryann down for a checkup on her Pacemaker - Hopefully that will go better.

[trussell]

Henry, it sounds like it's time for you to get a Keurig.  Fresh, hot, coffee in just 20 seconds- and you don't need to worry about getting it ready the night before!

-Trevor

[Henry]

C'mon Trevor, Lets see, I have been fixing my coffee pot this way for over 45 years - Can you imagine the Trauma involved in changing this ritual now - I'm still trying to figure out what went wrong in my ritual of fixing the coffee pot last night.

I sit there and smile as I see Maryann go through her daily rituals - I can almost predict her every move - Don't know at what age this all started, but usually works out pretty well -

The older we get the harder we are to change - Boy are my kids in for a battle.

[trussell]

Henry, You sound just like my Dad!  I was able to get him to start using  Keurig though (which he loves)...

[ASDuling]

Henry, I am with you. I have been prepping my coffee the night before for about 10 years and have often forgotten a crucial step. As I am the only coffee-drinker in my house I considered getting the single-cup maker, but there's something nice about having the coffee waiting for me whenever I get around to drinking it.

[tfence]

Hi Henry, I have a BUNN, the same one dunkin donuts uses. It has a back tank full of water that is kept hot. When you add new water that pushes the hot water along and you have a full pot in less than 2 min. Regards, Tom

[HayesFXFD17]

I have very few necessities in life but...coffee seems to be one of them.  If I have not had a cup of coffee by at least 8:00am...watch out...Funny how some of the seemingly trivial things can get you off on the wrong foot.

[Mike Raburn]

Thanks a million Henry.

Guess what is not operating properly in our kitchen as of this morning.

[Henry]

Arrive to work a little grumpy this morning, did you Mr. Raburn??

[mirjo]

Trevor, the perpetual salesman!!!

[msm]

Coffee Lovers,

Nothing better than my coffee in the AM...  My wife and I can not function without it.. She usually prepares the pot the night before -- We have our second Cuisinart Maker -- with built-in Grinder --- It doesn't get any better than this ---   A Simple pleasure --- especially on the weekends,  I sit outside,  sipping my coffee and reading my newspaper..  ( my delivery guy is very reliable, no issues in Tampa,  although my paper has gotten much smaller as well ) 

Mike M

[trussell]

As a coffee connoisseur I totally agree that nothing beats a good pot of brewed coffee (even better with freshly ground beans- and even better still if they're freshly roasted!)... But I still stand by my Keurig- with hundreds of varieties available from 14 roasters, it's the easiest, fastest, and best tasting single serve coffee, tea, and hot cocoa available (and soon-to-be-released iced teas!).  Ok, so maybe I'm a little biased...

[special ED]

ok now if you can just figure how to make good coffee when we are camping without power then I will resect you but I wont give you a kiss  LOL

[msm]

TRussell,

I agree, the Keurig is awesome appliance -- My Car Dealer has one, always get a cup when there.  And The Car Dealer uses Green Mountain Coffee too !     The Hotel Chains are slowly migrating to a cheaper version of the Keurig too.   Between my wife and I we drink 10 cups per day,  our existing pot does the trick.. Enjoy the Coffee how ever it is made -- it's the best drink ever !!

Mike M