The rant thread...

Discussion in 'The Water Cooler' started by buckeye, Feb 3, 2013.

  1. Sota

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    My wife works in the office at a middle school in town, 4-6th grade. The district is installing ballistic glass in front of her desk. This is in small town Minnesota.
     
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    Are you sure it isn’t because they saw your post the other day about how she defends your driveway while you’re gone? They may be putting in the glass to even out the playing field and give the criminals a fair chance to flee.
     
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    Never underestimate the rage of a menopausal woman, never.
     
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    Pour over coffee has to be the dumbest idea I’ve heard in a while. Stop at a coffee shop and ask for a regular old coffee and they gotta bust out a tea kettle and this funnel contraption and take 10 minutes dribbling water, by hand, into the coffee powder. Am I the only person who realizes that this is the exact same process that a coffeemaker uses to cook coffee, except that the coffee maker heats and pours the water automatically, does it in half the time, can make a whole pot in one go, and for the price of 2-3 pourover coffees you can get your very own machine, filters, and enough coffee grounds to make a few gallons of coffee.
     
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    I don't do coffee shops.
     
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    You need to stop making sense. If the youth of America didnt come up with such silliness to spend money on they wouldnt be able to piss and moan about not being able to afford a mortgage. That being said, someone got me one of these pour over things for Christmas, its practical if you only want one cup of coffee at home. I cant imagine the kinda stupidity that thought it would be a good idea for a business with the amount of time and product wasted but then again I'm all about efficiency and profit.
     
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    How is this different than a french press?
     
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    Sure, why wouldn't I want a person of unknown health possibly spraying my food with their bodily fluids while they speak. Perhaps sneezing to boot. I also go out and try to pet stray cats, fox and raccoons during a rabies up tick.
     
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    A french press makes sense, the pour over is a contraption that you use in order to be able to look down your nose while telling people about it.
     
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    No rant...
    Today I dealt with two customer services. Didn't have to get angry , sarcastic, or yell once. Actually did the survey after with high ranking.
    What a nice surprise.
     
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    Yeah I googled it, makes zero sense.
     
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    I had to look up the pour over coffee thing. Turns out that is how I make my coffee every morning. I had no idea it had a name or that is was a thing. I learned the technique from my grandparents. Neither of my parents are big coffee drinkers. My wife doesn't drink coffee and I drink four cups max, usually three, so making a whole pot is a waste. Finally, I have something to be snobby about with the coffee snobs. I was doing this years before it was considered a trendy way to drink coffee. Take that whiny millennials. :beer::chewy:
     
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    I would say that makes you a trend setter.
     
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    Does this mean what I think does?

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    Now don't you go getting too carried away..... After all, the first guy to eat a tide pod would also qualify for the trendsetter designation.
     
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    Guys that hit 40 and have never been with a woman tend to weird things. No problems with that over here.
     
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    People who think a damn dust mask is going to stop a virus, hell a respirator will not stop a virus. And when you point that out people say well then why do all the asians wear them? I replied well they are not real fast to pick up on obvious things, it did take 2 nukes to make them say uncle.
     
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    Keep the mask, it saves being spit on or sneezed on, dang the older I get the more I notice how many people unintentionally spray!
     
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    Easier to just avoid people. I have to fly to Detroit, Louisiana, and Atlanta in March, not going to lie I am a little concerned going thru airports and being sealed in an airplane. A good alcohol swab will be in order.
     
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    I was thinking about you travelers today. The idea of planes and trains is a scary thing nowadays . Good luck.
     

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