I won’t spill the beans!
I won’t spill the beans!
What’s the matter? Civet got your tongue?
What’s the matter? Civet got your tongue?
Work has a big commercial coffee maker, the kind that's connected to the water main. Filled the basket early one morning and pressed brew while staring at the pot in the sink.
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Work has a big commercial coffee maker, the kind that's connected to the water main. Filled the basket early one morning and pressed brew while staring at the pot in the sink.
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A momentary lapse of reason
A momentary lapse of reason
You assume I had reason to begin with.
You assume I had reason to begin with.
I assume nothing, just taking the opportunity to respond with a Pink Floyd album title.
I assume nothing, just taking the opportunity to respond with a Pink Floyd album title.
Yes. It sucks exactly as much as you can imagine.
Yes. It sucks exactly as much as you can imagine.
Unfortunate.
Unfortunate.
I’d say worse. There’s the panic and disappointment in yourself as you watch the coffee start spilling all over the hot burner. The smell and frustration as you know it’s caking on, which means you’ll have to somehow clean the the extremely hot plate. Then there’s all the cleaning of the countertop and floor…again, the smell of spilt coffee that you know you’ll carry with you the rest of the day.
Add in the fact that(at least for me), you’re likely overcommitted, running a little behind, and somewhat tired…hence the desire for coffee in the first place. You now have a huge time and effort commitment you must satisfy before you can get to whatever you’re already a little late for….
Yeah…I’ve done it. And it was worse than I’d have retrospectively imagined it would be….
I’d say worse. There’s the panic and disappointment in yourself as you watch the coffee start spilling all over the hot burner. The smell and frustration as you know it’s caking on, which means you’ll have to somehow clean the the extremely hot plate. Then there’s all the cleaning of the countertop and floor…again, the smell of spilt coffee that you know you’ll carry with you the rest of the day.
Add in the fact that(at least for me), you’re likely overcommitted, running a little behind, and somewhat tired…hence the desire for coffee in the first place. You now have a huge time and effort commitment you must satisfy before you can get to whatever you’re already a little late for….
Yeah…I’ve done it. And it was worse than I’d have retrospectively imagined it would be….
It can really ruin a day if you were relying on that being a solid pot of coffee and you really didn't need that mess that early in the morning. Yeah, I get it. Kinda sets the tone for the day.
It can really ruin a day if you were relying on that being a solid pot of coffee and you really didn't need that mess that early in the morning. Yeah, I get it. Kinda sets the tone for the day.
Imagine being so tired you try to catch the coffee with your hands. Not so tired anymore!
Imagine being so tired you try to catch the coffee with your hands. Not so tired anymore!
Just put your head on the burner, straight to the mouth.
Just put your head on the burner, straight to the mouth.
I'd make fun of you jersey folk, but I'm a Pennsylvanian
So I'm just gonna watch sopranos clips
I'd make fun of you jersey folk, but I'm a Pennsylvanian
So I'm just gonna watch sopranos clips
Dafuck? Are we enemies now?
Dafuck? Are we enemies now?
You disrespected my chiseled manlet body!
You disrespected my chiseled manlet body!
I’ve chiseled many a shape from stone, naked mole rat is not one of them.
I’ve chiseled many a shape from stone, naked mole rat is not one of them.
You should try a French press and an electric kettle sometime. I did this exact mistake once...once.
You should try a French press and an electric kettle sometime. I did this exact mistake once...once.
You don’t know me, but long story short: that’s not gonna happen.
You don’t know me, but long story short: that’s not gonna happen.
Just figured I'd throw it out as an option. To each their own
Just figured I'd throw it out as an option. To each their own
Indeed. Perhaps we can find common ground elsewhere. Grilled cheese and tomato soup?
Indeed. Perhaps we can find common ground elsewhere. Grilled cheese and tomato soup?
I have a cheap single serve Mainstays coffee maker that works great for me. It accepts K-cups and has a brew basket if you want to use bulk coffee (I like Folgers). Perfect for my tall coffee cup.
I wake up, get up, set up the coffee maker with fresh grounds and water, hit the brew button, put my empty cup in position, run to the bathroom because my back teeth are usually floating by then. When I return, the first cup of the day is hot and ready for milk and sugar.
A few times I've screwed up over the years, I get distracted by the pets and forget to put my cup in place so the fresh coffee pisses down on the drip tray all over the counter top and on the floor - if I don't catch it in time. A couple of times the cup was full from the last coffee brewed the night before (that I forgot about and didn't drink), so it over fills and does the same thing. D'oh!
Sounds like a similar mess as you describe.
I have a cheap single serve Mainstays coffee maker that works great for me. It accepts K-cups and has a brew basket if you want to use bulk coffee (I like Folgers). Perfect for my tall coffee cup.
I wake up, get up, set up the coffee maker with fresh grounds and water, hit the brew button, put my empty cup in position, run to the bathroom because my back teeth are usually floating by then. When I return, the first cup of the day is hot and ready for milk and sugar.
A few times I've screwed up over the years, I get distracted by the pets and forget to put my cup in place so the fresh coffee pisses down on the drip tray all over the counter top and on the floor - if I don't catch it in time. A couple of times the cup was full from the last coffee brewed the night before (that I forgot about and didn't drink), so it over fills and does the same thing. D'oh!
Sounds like a similar mess as you describe.
Indeed it do. I just buy the supermarket brand these days, save a couple bucks. And I prefer my coffee black. I was talked into going to a Starbucks once, that was awkward. “Black?! What blend do you want?” I dunno, the one that tastes like 8 hour old truck stop coffee.
Indeed it do. I just buy the supermarket brand these days, save a couple bucks. And I prefer my coffee black. I was talked into going to a Starbucks once, that was awkward. “Black?! What blend do you want?” I dunno, the one that tastes like 8 hour old truck stop coffee.
I have something similar. I think its a Hamilton Beach product.. 'flexbrew'. Has a typical coffee maker on one side, the other side does single serve.. its got a small compartment for interchangeable parts to accept an ounce or two of ground coffee or a k-cup.
I have something similar. I think its a Hamilton Beach product.. 'flexbrew'. Has a typical coffee maker on one side, the other side does single serve.. its got a small compartment for interchangeable parts to accept an ounce or two of ground coffee or a k-cup.
Mine was . I said it was cheap!
Mine was [about $20 at walmart](https://pic8.co/sh/7MWBYr.png). I said it was cheap!
Not quite picturing your situation. You say pot like a classic coffee brewer. Nothing would come out without the top of the pot depressing the spring.
Not quite picturing your situation. You say pot like a classic coffee brewer. Nothing would come out without the top of the pot depressing the spring.
I wouldn’t say nothing bypasses the spring loaded spillage protector, but imagine if you will, the volume of coffee being brewed is greater than the drip chamber’s capacity. I haven’t tested it, as I said, but seems to me it would be quite a mess.
I wouldn’t say nothing bypasses the spring loaded spillage protector, but imagine if you will, the volume of coffee being brewed is greater than the drip chamber’s capacity. I haven’t tested it, as I said, but seems to me it would be quite a mess.
I see.
I see.
Yep. It only happened once, and it was a huge mess. I don't remember the details, but I suspect it was also due to a dire and pressing need to drop the Obamas off at the pool.
Yep. It only happened once, and it was a huge mess. I don't remember the details, but I suspect it was also due to a dire and pressing need to drop the Obamas off at the pool.
Many such cases, very sad.
Many such cases, very sad.
No, but my roommate cleans the coffee maker every time he uses it. Not just the pot, either. He removes every removable part and runs vinegar through the machine. The weird part is I don't think he is OCD. I think it is just him trying to desperately control one aspect of his life as best he can.
No, but my roommate cleans the coffee maker every time he uses it. Not just the pot, either. He removes every removable part and runs vinegar through the machine. The weird part is I don't think he is OCD. I think it is just him trying to desperately control one aspect of his life as best he can.
That’s weird. Did you tell him he’s weird ?
That’s weird. Did you tell him he’s weird ?
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