Comments on: Friday Fails – Coffee Is The Bane of My Existence

By: Jacqualine

Jacqualine — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:24:16 +0000

A penny saved is a penny got [earned].

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:55:33 +0000

This post kinda weirded me out. I could copy and paste it and change the names and it could be about MY husband! Down to the DETAILS.

The “whole bean, Starbucks French Roast, w/ International Delight French Vanilla creamer” (though my hubby has to have “sugar free” creamer) … seriously, EXACTLY the same!

And he can drink it and fall right to sleep. He once made fun of me soooo bad b/c I had ordered a decaf mocha frap one evening, but they FAILED (was it a Friday, perhaps? Hehe) to make it decaf. Hubby convinced me to drink it, saying it “didn’t have much caffeine” … well, I was up, SHAKING, until 3 a.m. No joke. I was so sick and jittery. Ugh. Major fail.

Now, the bad news is that he had a terrible back injury about a month ago. The good news is that for some WEIRD reason, it caused him to no longer crave coffee … at all. The meds he had to take did something to where even the smell of coffee made him feel sick, so he stopped making/drinking it. All craving for it ended immediately, and he had NO withdrawal symptoms like he had on other occasions where he would try to stop drinking coffee! He’ll still grab an occasional drink at a coffee shop, but we stopped having to buy it for home (no more “emergency” runs to the store b/c he “HAS” to have coffee for the morning), and the coffee maker is in the basement! Crazy, no?

P.S. I am 30, and have only made coffee ONCE in my life, under close supervision of a co-worker. Ha. That was years ago and if you put a coffee maker in front of me today, I wouldn’t know what to do. I have NO clue how much coffee vs how much water, etc. Could I learn how? Of course! But I have intentionally chosen not to … I don’t drink it and don’t want to have to go around making it! Even for my fabulous hubby!

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:58:53 +0000

I am a coffe fan too! I drink my coffee black, and the stronger the better.. I love a cup at night – and can very easily fall asleep right after drinking one! Starbuck’s is delightful, but there is a cute little coffee shop in my town that I love – Dolce – it’s my second home Love your posts! Meg @ Life Together
.-= Megan´s last blog ..Land of the Free Home of the Brave- =-.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:54:21 +0000

I worked at Caribou Coffee for about a year and well you have to drink the “kool-aid” in this case, coffee. I have always loved the smell of the stuff but when you can distinguish the taste of nine or so different roasts and the difference between the caffeinated and decaf version of the same roast/blend… anyway. We have a french press, I am a snob in that way, plus you can use it to make large batches of tea. I totally agree with the hubs can drink it and fall asleep and I’ll be up for days if I drink it. I think it has to do with not having it for three years due to pregnancy and nursing two kids consecutively. It kind of messes with your chemical makeup.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:24:59 +0000

So funny…and maybe not so funny memories! We don’t allow such things in the sanctuary either! And I was thinking about the Tim Horton’s no one in Canada can live without!

By: Dawn@ 5 Kids and a Dog

Dawn@ 5 Kids and a Dog — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:53:56 +0000

I don’t have a fail to share this week. Or maybe I do but my brain is blocking the memory. Anywho…
I love coffee, but it has to be the candy bar in a cup variety. Drip coffee gives me heartburn, but espresso doesn’t (go figure!) That being said, espresso stand or Starbucks coffee is an expensive habit I don’t usually use. I run an espresso cafe in our church’s youth group, so I drink coffee two days a week… Wednesday and Sunday. It’s how they pay me The rest of the week, I am an avid TEA drinker! Hot or cold, I always have it.
.-= Dawn@ 5 Kids and a Dog´s last blog ..Homeschool High School Guidance Counseling =-.

By: nursing schools

nursing schools — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:33:29 +0000

nice post. thanks.

By: Christi

Christi — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:23:28 +0000

Hilarious!!!! I feel the same way you do about coffee….I’ve made it through college and grad school w/0 falling prey! LOL

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:36:46 +0000

Hi Myra!
Re. Hubby’s Starbucks “Kauffee” addiction, we will “convert” him when he is up here in Toronto, we have the BEST coffee source, Tim Horton’s, and it’s cheaper than $ta*buck$ …lol!!!
Ooopsie, coffee spilt in the pews, we don’t allow any food in the sanctuary but we have lots of oopsies downstairs, mainly juice though.
Now have a good Saturday, are you going lawn saling?
Blessings
Linda

By: Shelley

Shelley — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:31:30 +0000

I know a few folks who are addicted to one kind, and one kind only, of coffee! My parents in fact! They are addicted to Alterra Coffee which is a Milwaukee roasting company that is just growing larger each and every month. I moved back near them and out of Milwaukee a few years ago and I wonder what they are going to do when I don't live there anymore to replenish their stock of coffee beans, ha! .-= Shelley´s last blog ..A Berry Good Day =-.