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We went away over the weekend, it was a four hour drive northeast, and there seems to be a conspiracy :eek6: in that there were NO Tim Horton's Coffe Shop anywhere :crying6: along the way. We reached the destination and none in the vicinity, on the way home, we chose another route where we'd be guaranteed to find one (Highway 401).
And after 70 kilometers, there it was, a beautiful sight to behold... and $3.00 later, *sighs happily* manna from heaven...
Is there a coffeeshop you yearn for?
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unclehobart
7/10/02, 07:11pm
Caribou Coffee. Its not in too many markets... but it sure beats the hell outta Starbucks or Seattles Best.
*will only drink Starbucks if really really desperate*
I like Borders coffee ... but here we have a few local coffee shops and they're excellent .. I love Kope Kope and Java Junction ... absophreakinglutely phabulous .. if you're ever on the island Leslie, we'll go get coffee .. then when we're wide awake, we'll drink beer for the rest of the night :D
I've never heard of Seattle's Best, but I think anything can beat Starbucks, blech!
heehee nalani, that's what we did last week! Doing it again sounds real good!
not really, i can drink coffee almost everywher, or at least try it. :D
Even thou, my gastroenterologist (sp??) forbid me to drink coffee about 2 years ago (until i was cured), i got cured, and i'm not a coffee drinker anymore (decided to quit it).
i try to avoid starbucks too, i like home-made hot lava java filter coffee. takes the side of your head off :)
Ardsgaine
7/10/02, 10:53pm
I am so not a coffee snob. If it's hot and black, I like it...
:coffee:
coffee is gross.
chai rules. as well as raspberry or mint flavored hot chocolate.
water is god of all drinks.
[b]
]coffee is gross.
chai rules. as well as raspberry or mint flavored hot chocolate.
water is god of all drinks.
[b]
Chai is the bomb! I love that stuff ... :)
Justintime
7/11/02, 06:28am
what be this chai?
Peets is my favorite
http://www.peets.com/
unclehobart
7/11/02, 11:24am
Chai is a hot tea with a great deal of spice in it. Its like drinking a potpourri garden.
Ardsgaine
7/11/02, 11:54am
Chai is a hot tea with a great deal of spice in it. Its like drinking a potpourri garden.
Sounds gross. :puke:
Shadowfax
7/11/02, 12:28pm
Do we want to know how you know how potpourri gardens tastes? :eek:
Chai is an type of tea drink from India. It can be served hot, or as I like it, iced. It does have a lot of spices in it, but I wouldn't say it's like drinking a potpourri garden.
If you don't like the taste or smell of cloves, you definitely want to stay away.
You can read more about it here http://webxina.kerchunk.com/recipebox/general/general14.html.
I've never made it myself. I usually buy it from Barnes & Noble or Barnie's Coffee & Tea. I think Barnie's makes the best.
[b]
unclehobart
7/11/02, 12:44pm
Do we want to know how you know how potpourri gardens tastes? :eek:Its amazing what youre capable of when youre 5 pints past brave.
Whatever's on sale :coffee:
Does anyone drink coffee all day long? I don't see how people can do that. I have two cups in the morning and that's all.
:D I do. An IV drip would be more efficient I think. I drink it slowly all day.
No wonder your so little, your probably bouncing off the walls most of the time :D
:confuse3: maybe... I always thought it was the smoking, but it seems that wasn't it. Coffee is now the one and only vice I partake of regularly. :D
Shadowfax
7/11/02, 04:01pm
Its amazing what youre capable of when youre 5 pints past brave.
I know...:D
But it doesn't include potpourri...usually I avoid the places who have potpourri :P
Gato_Solo
7/13/02, 12:08pm
Sorry, [b], but tea is for ladies sitting on the front porch. D Chai is nothing more than clove tea, so only the age of the ladies has changed. Fresh Ground Gourmet Coffee (Swiss Mocha Mint) is much better. I buy the beans, drop them in the grinder with cocao beans in a 75-25 coffee to chocolate ratio. The mint is added during the brewing process as whole leaf. Figure around 2 leaves per cup, depending on leaf size.
unclehobart
7/13/02, 12:37pm
Gato, I drink tea as well. I rather like it... and for the most part I have to because I'm mildly allergic to coffee. I can't do coffee 2 days in a row and come out unscathed. I use tea on the odd days... because... dammit... we all know we need the caffeine. I can rely upon sodas for off day caffeine, because, remember, I am ever the more allergic to the corn syrup they use. Chai is drinkable in my eyes. You can make it with a caffeine wallop that would be equal to espresso. The only thing I dont like about chai is that its so overpowering that it frags your tastebuds for nigh on 20 minutes.
Gato_Solo
7/13/02, 12:46pm
Sorry unc. I drink tea on occasion as well, but the smilie was supposed to make that statement 'tongue-in-cheek'.
greenfreak
7/13/02, 02:46pm
Rusty used to make cold Chai at home... We had the tea leaves and would make the hot tea, then add honey, milk, cinnamon and ice. It wasn't bad, he likes it. But it's not my cup of tea. ;)
I have always been a coffee person, I used to drink coffee all day and chain smoke when I worked weekends instead of eating. I was thin but very unhealthy.
The deli near me has a great house blend that they make, that's what I prefer. I don't like Starbucks, except for the Lite Note or Breakfast Blend. All the rest of their stuff is too strong for me.
When I'm traveling for work, if I can find a Wawa, I'm happy with their Hazelnut coffee. I love Hazelnut flavor. *yummy*
I've recently become addicted to Dunkin Donuts' Mocha Coolata. Definately not a coffee-type drink, but delicious nontheless.
Professur
7/14/02, 03:44am
I hate coffee. *ducks*
I don't even like the smell of it. Which makes the missus happy to no end, since she loves it. I won't even drink out of a cup that's been used for coffee.
greenfreak
7/14/02, 11:52am
That makes sense... Coffee permeates ceramic. I guess only a stainless steel cup is safe from absorbing coffee residue?
unclehobart
7/14/02, 12:29pm
I use glass mugs for my coffee. Nothing sticks to that... and it doesnt get as hot as steel.
First time I saw this thread title, I thought it was about In-N-Out Burger. Mmm... if I ever host the OTC BBQ out here I'm SO taking everyone to In-N-Out. It's what a hamburger's all about.
Double double & fries, In n Out
http://onokinegrindz.typepad.com/ono_kine_grindz/images/In-N-OutBurgerCombo1-thumb.jpg How God saved mankind.
browneyedMAC
8/19/06, 12:13pm
:D I do. An IV drip would be more efficient I think. I drink it slowly all day.
that is so me....don't even try to carry on a conversation with me in the mornings until i've had one or two....pots that is....:grinyes:
unclehobart
8/19/06, 12:36pm
Pot in the morning? You go, girl!
That calls for a double-double with fries as soon as the munchies kick in.
I can only handle 2 cups in the morning. I get a NASTY upset tummy from coffee but I need it anyways. Anyone know of any coffee that won't eat my insides out?
unclehobart
8/19/06, 02:30pm
First question begs, what kind of coffee are you drinking? Timmys on the road? home drip style? milk? fake creamer powder shite? on an empty stomach?
browneyedMAC
8/19/06, 03:09pm
Pot in the morning? You go, girl!
That calls for a double-double with fries as soon as the munchies kick in.
don't go put'n words (or doobies) in my mouth, thank you very much!! *lmao* :laugh:
unclehobart
8/19/06, 03:35pm
I hear that... now pass it around already. Don't bogart that blunt.
Yeah...whatever...like you smoke.
unclehobart
8/19/06, 05:15pm
*shhh* I'm just trying to get some for my girlfriend.
Yeah...whatever...like you smoke.
Its been so long I forgot what its like.. (thinks back to RUSH concert.............Mm good)
It's been so long that....um....well...it's out of my system.
extra large double double doobie:smoke:
A.B.Normal
8/20/06, 12:02am
Are you sharing?
:grinno:
http://www.poster.net/bogart-humphrey/bogart-humphrey-photo-humphrey-bogart-6229213.jpg
I dunno, I don't really drink coffee. It's not that I don't like the taste, I just don't feel a need to. I'm going to be tired in the morning. Fact of life. I don't try to change it, I accept it.
Double double & fries, In n Out
http://onokinegrindz.typepad.com/ono_kine_grindz/images/In-N-OutBurgerCombo1-thumb.jpg How God saved mankind.
Ewwwwwwwwww,YUK,,that burger doesnt even look good in the picture!:barfonu:
Bogarts are mean...:mope:
browneyedMAC
8/20/06, 04:56pm
y'all crack me up!! long gone are the days where i partook....*sigh* it's a b*tch growing up and having responsibilities....
lol
I'm 41 with 4 kids, full time Mom and a part time job where I actually get money for :D
...... learn something new every day, hey? ;)
Ewwwwwwwwww,YUK,,that burger doesnt even look good in the picture!:barfonu:
yeah for sure he shoulda gotten a 4x4 animal style. now that's good.
McD's toasted deli sandwiches are the way to go... chicken Tikka on Malted Brown.... *drools... only 355 calories... *hates burgers
http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/pages/promotion/delihome.html
I looked at the USA menu, I'm sure glad I don't live there...
I like McD's toasted Deli ceasar chicken sandwich.
Sausage egg McMuffin with a hashbrown patty inside :licklips:
woodman19_99
8/21/06, 01:24pm
Mmmmm, Dunkin Donuts...
Two slices of wheat bread with grape jelly between them :(
Is it at least toasted wheat?
Nope.
I am fucking hungry. I was working late last night, so I didn't get any dinner, and when I got home, all I had the supplies for was a jelly sammich.
This morning, I was out of bread, so I just drank a bunch of ice tea. Luckily, Sawhney89 is going to get me some lunch when I teach him how to parallel park. My mom still has the digicam, so no embarrassing pics of him :(
Professur
8/21/06, 01:41pm
Yeah, Baby. Learn to parallel park in a boat, and you can park anything.
We're gonna have to keep him in his Scooby, it's what he knows. If we started six months ago in the boat, he would be a champ. This is the day before the test, so I'm not going to switch cars on him.
I hope 4WD cars don't handle too differently turning at slow speeds. I have some FWD experience, but I've never ever driven a 4WD car.
Professur
8/21/06, 01:45pm
A Scoobaru?
/me has successfully parallel-parked a 1962 Fairlane
2000 Scooby Legacy.
So, I drive it to the parking lot down the street. I needed to adjust the seat like crazy in order to fit properly. It seems to be designed for a smaller person. I am used to riding low, so I needed to move the seat all the way back and recline it a lot, and the short steering column isn't giving me as much control as I would like. Not to mention, the floor shifter takes some getting used to. It's a wonder why they don't use more column shifters, they're much better. It's a goofy gated design, which makes it really easy to miss D4 and put it in third.
But DAMN, that four wheel drive is NICE. I didn't try as hard as I could, but I did try, and I couldn't get my ass to slide out. There's soooo much traction. The car was leaning like crazy and I was doing things that would make the boat do a donut, and the scooby kept going. Fun little car.
Oh, and the reason I'm posting this is because Sawhney89 does not have a measuring tape. We needed to drive home to get mine.
Sawhney89
8/21/06, 05:52pm
The T-Man has taught me how to park... Hopefully I pass my test tommrow. I hit the curb a few times and prob. gave my car a few scarcthes but in the end, I learned how to park while Altron felt himself and warmed up pizza via the exhaust and sun. :beardbng:
Sawhney89 actually managed to take off one of those mudflap things on the back left wheel, and managed to almost hit my car a few times.
First I was being helpful, then I was trying to distract him so that he would be able to do it under pressure. I put on a variety of music while either sleeping or talking about something completely not related to driving or while singing along loudly.
He's alright at it. I'm gonna have to swing by after work and have him practice some more.
And, for the first time, one of my friends has dared to drive the boat (Only people who ever have driven it have been my parents and me, my mom put less than 100 miles on it and my dad put less than 250 on it). See, I told you that there's nothing to be afraid of.
Sawhney89
8/21/06, 10:51pm
And, for the first time, one of my friends has dared to drive the boat (Only people who ever have driven it have been my parents and me, my mom put less than 100 miles on it and my dad put less than 250 on it). See, I told you that there's nothing to be afraid of.
The steering wheel is pimp. :beardbng:
Yeah, the wheel is feather light. It's amazing. Really a joy to drive.
paul_valaru
8/22/06, 03:01am
today I discovered something BETTER than an extra large double double.....
JUST KIDDING!!!
Professur
8/22/06, 03:09am
MUFFDIVE!!!
paul_valaru
8/22/06, 03:10am
MUFFDIVE!!!
i do beleive I stand corrected.
Professur
8/22/06, 03:13am
Yeah, that's a bitch, standing behind the counter all night, ain't it? You expected to wear the jacket all night too?
paul_valaru
8/22/06, 03:15am
Yeah, that's a bitch, standing behind the counter all night, ain't it? You expected to wear the jacket all night too?
big leather armchair, and golfshirt.
I ain't standing all night, are you nuts, for the maybe 6 people I see.
Prof, are you having a problem connecting to messaging services, or are you just ignoring me? 'cuz it's cool if you are, just wanna know.
Professur
8/22/06, 03:18am
I don't have it installed on any of the machines I'm using at the moment. It's not part of my standard install package.
Why, are you messaging me right now?
Ok, just wondering. 'cuz you've had an away message on for quite some time, and I've tried messaging you WHILE you are posting and obviously online, with no reply.
Professur
8/22/06, 03:22am
*chuckle* It's probably my secondary machine at work you're seeing. An old NT4 machine that's tucked under my desk serving as a replication source.
Professur
8/22/06, 03:24am
big leather armchair, and golfshirt.
I ain't standing all night, are you nuts, for the maybe 6 people I see.
I used to get chewed out at least once a week for not having my jacket on, by the GM. Like I gave a rat's ass.
paul_valaru
8/22/06, 03:27am
I used to get chewed out at least once a week for not having my jacket on, by the GM. Like I gave a rat's ass.
screw that, they give me shit for nothing, the day they do, is the day I walk.
Professur
8/22/06, 03:32am
Oh, t'wern't for nothing. Jacket and tie were the rule for the desk. I simply didn't give a shit. Didn't wear the hotel jacket either. They had navy, I wore tweed.
paul_valaru
8/22/06, 03:34am
Oh, t'wern't for nothing. Jacket and tie were the rule for the desk. I simply didn't give a shit. Didn't wear the hotel jacket either. They had navy, I wore tweed.
well, unofficially night audit is allowed to sit, we hear the door, we stand.
no jackets or ties in our uniform.
What exactly is your job, anyway? Like the desk clerk with the big board of keys behind him?
Ever see Four Rooms? That's probably Paul. :D
paul_valaru
8/22/06, 05:03am
What exactly is your job, anyway? Like the desk clerk with the big board of keys behind him?
the hotel is fancier than that
Same idea, though? Waiting at the front counter for somebody to show up?
paul_valaru
8/22/06, 05:05am
Same idea, though? Waiting at the front counter for somebody to show up?
that is but one aspect of the job.
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