What first world problem did you have today?

[Red Squirrel]

I use those reusable pods at work because we have a keurig. Though I recently bought myself a big ass thermos carafe so I've been bringing coffee from home now. It's good for the morning and maybe part of the afternoon. If I want more coffee in afternoon I either bring more from home after going for lunch or I just use the keurig.

I grind my own beans with a burr grinder, I feel like I'm turning into a coffee snob.

 

[Muse]

I've been using an Italian stove top stainless steel espresso maker I bought in the middle 1980s constantly. Got it for $10, though it retailed for ~$30 because the screen in it was stuck in an awkward position. The store manager let me have it at a discount. Nice. Must have made around 45,000 cups with it, have used it 3 times today already. Makes about 14oz of strong coffee. I buy whole bean organic dark roast at Costco and grind ~1.5lb at a time in my 650watt Oster blender. I have adapted that coffee maker, fixed it several times, the bakelite handle having broken, I jury rigged it nicely a few times. I cut ~2" diameter round filters out of those big ~6" ones using a DIY compass/cutter I made with wood, screws and a razor blade. I cut around 100 2" filters at a time. Change out the filter every few days, it's just paper, it disintegrates and/or gets clogged with coffee. I keep the machine looking nice.

Been using this system forever now. Very efficient. The steam blow-off safety valves will go bad if you're not careful, and I've gone through 4-5. It's necessary to not get the pressure up too high. Tough to get those valves, I can't find them for sale now, but I bought a couple cheapo espresso machines just for the valves, so I'm good now.

No Keurig for me.

 

[Muse]

I'm not so in love with camo, though they do have all my favorite colors, but the quality is lacking on civilian models. I'd be happy with solid tan, khaki, or OD, but they just aren't as good as the used military stuff I can get at a fraction of the price. We have a base very close, so there's a good local supply.

I started wearing them for work only, but have transitioned to wearing them full time. They have everything I need, and predictable sizing. I also give fewer fucks the older I get. A Planck length is too big a scale to measure the fucks I give about people's opinions. Comfort and features > *

Yeah, I've noticed that the civilian cargo pants just don't have the quality. There's stuff out there that's phony, not actual government issue, and I try not to get that. But I don't know the ropes, where to get it. Walmart sells stuff, but I haven't even looked. Don't know if it's GI or not. The surplus stores are apt to have GI stuff, but it's usually used, and who knows how good. I should hunt down the real thing and replace the unbelievably patched up GI camos I have. I see people wearing them, but have stopped asking where they got them, most don't remember!

Yeah, comfort and features is where it's at. Plus, camos look OK. Get a stain on it, big deal, can't even tell. Make great work pants and I do a lot of work. I can't get along with just 4 pockets. When I go out, my wallet goes in the front lower pocket, I won't sit on a wallet, that's literally a PITA! Plus, nobody's going to pick your pocket for your wallet when it's in your front lower pocket, they'd never know it was there.

 

[Mayne]

massive problems right now.

 

[IronWing]

massive problems right now.

Last we heard, you and your sister got drunk. Then what happened?

 

[lxskllr]

Last we heard, you and your sister got drunk. Then what happened?

"I think I'm late this month..."

 

[highland145]

"I think I'm late this month..."

Eff, he's Canadian. Not our problem.

WIN

 

[Svnla]

Too freaking hot around here lately. And the US is not the only place that is so hot.

My friends and business associates in Asia say it is hot over there too. Over 40 degree Celsius the last few days. It was about 45 C a couple days ago. RedSquirel, time to translate that into F degree.

 

[Red Squirrel]

We had a pretty brutal heatwave here in Canada too. In fact in Montreal people actually died, that's how bad it was. There was a ton of power outages in the Quebec area in general too. Not sure the exact cause, overheating transformers? Maybe lines sagging into trees. When it gets hot power lines will tend to sag as the metal starts to get softer. Here we did not get the 40's, just the mid 30's. It was enough for a heat warning and enough to want to stay inside in the air conditioning.

I just use google to convert temps. If you type "30C in F" it gives you answer.

It finally cooled off here now, it's 19C according to the sensor on my house. 15C according to the weather network. I think that's probably more accurate. The house sensor seems to always lag behind, I think because it's embedded in a brick and the brick holds the heat for a bit.

 

[hollame]

Ah had to buy Monster because there were no rebulls available..

 

[Cyco]

I had a day with no hardship nor easiness.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Condor Airlines doesn't let you enter a TSA Precheck KTN when you do online checkin, so I'll have to actually go to the counter and talk to a human to get a paper boarding pass. How '90s.

 

[snoopy7548]

One of my framed prints (lithograph, signed and numbered) fell off the wall. The glass broke and the frame got damaged in one corner which wasn't bad, but the print got scratched in a bunch of spots from the broken glass. You can't really see it from a couple of feet away, but I want to get it restored.

 

[tynopik]

I want to get it restored.

you should definitely get Doña Cecilia Giménez to do it

 

[lxskllr]

I was making a gin & bitter lemonade, and listening to the radio as I was pouring the gin. I got distracted, and poured a quintuple measure of gin. Tastes ok, but that's more alcohol than I wanted to commit too at this time.

 

[lxskllr]

I was making a gin & bitter lemonade, and listening to the radio as I was pouring the gin. I got distracted, and poured a quintuple measure of gin. Tastes ok, but that's more alcohol than I wanted to commit too at this time.

Worked out alright. I guess it's get buzzed day. Having some Pussers rum now.

 

[lxskllr]

I saw the catlings this morning. I was a little worried about them cause I hadn't seen them in awhile. They're getting big. Problem is shit's gonna get out of control, and the epicenter is my place. Not sure yet what I'm gonna do about it...

 

[highland145]

you should definitely get Doña Cecilia Giménez to do it

lololol

 

[highland145]

I saw the catlings this morning. I was a little worried about them cause I hadn't seen them in awhile. They're getting big. Problem is shit's gonna get out of control, and the epicenter is my place. Not sure yet what I'm gonna do about it...

 

[lxskllr]

LoL! That's not completely off the table, but I'd rather keep them off the table :^P

Maybe I can ship them to Shorty. I know he'd like some kitties.

 

[highland145]

LoL! That's not completely off the table, but I'd rather keep them off the table :^P

Maybe I can ship them to Shorty. I know he'd like some kitties.

Well, he thinks he likes poon too but he ain't getting any.

 

[lxskllr]

I was just looking at the package of pumpkin seeds I got from aldi, and they're made in China D^:

I've been getting these for awhile, and never looked at the country of origin. That's a cardinal rule. If it goes in or on my body, it doesn't come from China. I guess I need to start inspecting things closer :^(

 

[Red Squirrel]

Tried to make an order from Tigerdirect but something with the stupid mastercard security redirect thing did not seem to work well with all my security extensions and the transaction kept failing. So ended up having to order from Newegg. I like trying to support Canadian sites but their crappy scripting forced me to take my business elsewhere. I don't even get the point of that security thing, it's only certain sites that have it. If someone steals my card they're just going to use sites that don't have it.

 

[sdifox]

Tried to make an order from Tigerdirect but something with the stupid mastercard security redirect thing did not seem to work well with all my security extensions and the transaction kept failing. So ended up having to order from Newegg. I like trying to support Canadian sites but their crappy scripting forced me to take my business elsewhere. I don't even get the point of that security thing, it's only certain sites that have it. If someone steals my card they're just going to use sites that don't have it.

What makes you think tigerdirect is canadian?

 

[shortylickens]

according to the internet their canadian sales are based in Canada.