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Post by Slinger on Mar 18, 2021 14:59:07 GMT
The problem is, I don't drink nearly enough, and I'm desperately casting around for things that actually make me want to hydrate. If left to my own devices I'll have a 10oz coffee with "brunch," a 16oz cold drink with dinner, and that's about it. I may have the odd sip of fruit juice in-between times, but that's really it. At least this gets an extra 250ml a day into me. I've always been the same, but at least when I was "drinking" I was getting beers etc. into me. Since I've stopped drinking alcohol this last couple of years I'm short by that amount now. There's always a bottle of filtered water in the fridge, and there it stays without my wife to nag me.
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 18, 2021 15:09:40 GMT
I can sympathise with you on that score Paul.
I only started to drink water on a daily basis last year when I began dieting but even now I don't drink as much as I should.
I will only drink sparkling, can't stand any tap water.
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Post by petea on Mar 18, 2021 15:54:58 GMT
Don't talk to me about root canals. After 7 attempts they were filled but only after a chunk of my jaw was ground away last week to remove an infection above. Getting tired of soup!
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Post by petea on Mar 18, 2021 15:56:25 GMT
Kidney stones are good insentive to drink more!  |
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 18, 2021 16:12:16 GMT
Sorry to hear about the root canals - I had a couple not long ago but the process went ok.
You are very right about kidney stones - last year I had to go hospital due to completely overwhelming pain that they said was most likely a kidney stone.
I never want to repeat that experience!
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Post by speedysteve on Mar 24, 2021 22:59:14 GMT
I recently changed grouphead baskets and went to a finer grind.
This resulted in better extraction, and stronger espresso shot.
Very happy with the results.
Favourite coffee, still Silver Oak (North Cambs Micro Roastery) Costa Rica
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Post by Slinger on Apr 23, 2021 16:40:42 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Apr 23, 2021 20:01:26 GMT
'Never sleep again'!
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Post by Slinger on Apr 23, 2021 21:17:55 GMT
I liked "Death Before Decaf."  |
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Post by MikeMusic on May 10, 2021 12:32:37 GMT
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espresso
May 10, 2021 15:11:01 GMT
via mobile
Post by julesd68 on May 10, 2021 15:11:01 GMT
Love that Mike!
Very happy to be ordering more coffee from Thomsons up in Glasgow - I got a tracking number just 45 mins after ordering.
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Post by Slinger on May 10, 2021 15:44:28 GMT
Excellent, Mike. Not quite as good as the Trains, but who crares?
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Post by MikeMusic on May 10, 2021 16:10:42 GMT
Highlights the rats in your house though !
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Post by MartinT on May 10, 2021 20:00:56 GMT
I must splash a little coffee on my face tomorrow morning.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 10, 2021 20:06:47 GMT
Think of the rats as you go to sleep !
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espresso
Jul 22, 2021 13:35:15 GMT
via mobile
Post by julesd68 on Jul 22, 2021 13:35:15 GMT
I've just paid 8 quid to have delivered what must be the worst coffee I have ever had.
Christ on a bike. It smells of coffee, but nothing else, always a bad sign. No subtle aromas or complexity of fruits or anything else. No freshness, was it roasted last year? Promises nothing and offers nothing.
Drinking it I thought I might as well be drinking an instant coffee, it would have more flavour. A horrible grey, flat mass of nothingness. I now have 240g of coffee to throw in the bin. Yes, it really is that bad.
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Post by Slinger on Jul 22, 2021 13:41:16 GMT
I've just paid 8 quid to have delivered what must be the worst coffee I have ever had. Christ on a bike. It smells of coffee, but nothing else, always a bad sign. No subtle aromas or complexity of fruits or anything else. No freshness, was it roasted last year? Promises nothing and offers nothing. Drinking it I thought I might as well be drinking an instant coffee, it would have more flavour. A horrible grey, flat mass of nothingness. I now have 240g of coffee to throw in the bin. Yes, it really is that bad. Name & Shame, Jules. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 22, 2021 13:52:25 GMT
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espresso
Sept 8, 2021 13:51:54 GMT
via mobile
Post by julesd68 on Sept 8, 2021 13:51:54 GMT
Wogan Coffee managed to dispatch my order within 70 minutes of ordering today.
Now that's what I call service!
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Post by Slinger on Sept 8, 2021 14:17:02 GMT
Wogan Coffee managed to dispatch my order with 70 minutes of ordering today. Now that's what I call service! That's nothing, I ordered a pair of shoes from eBay last night, at around 11 pm, and they were dispatched within 15 minutes. The vendor obviously has access to a 24-hour post office, which is, conveniently, on his street. Meanwhile, I'm extremely p*ssed off that Nescafé has discontinued my favourite instant, their Gold Barista Style. It's the best instant I've tried, and it was often heavily discounted, which, I assure you, makes it taste even better.  I'm down to my last four 180g tins. I'll probably sample Nescafé Azera Americano, or I may just return to Carte Noire. Sacrilige, I know, but does anyone have a favourite instant that might be worth my while trying, for those *lazy* cups of cofee? |
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