First-World Problems...

I have a burr-type coffee grinder, and when it operates it naturally creates a bit of a potential difference (voltage) in the mechanism, which manifests as static electricity. Not much...not even enough to feel if I ground the machine with my body. But definitely enough to affect the tiny bits of coffee particles, so when I open the bin after I grind a batch, a tiny amount of coffee grind gets distributed all over the place by the voltage. Well, not really all over the place, just on the counter in front of the plastic collection bin.

The counter is granite. Black granite. The coffee grounds are blackish and tiny, so they are impossible to see. But I KNOW THEY ARE THERE!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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1 Not sure I want to know

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2023 02:00 PM (xhxe8)

2 Pffffft, my garage door needs to be cabled again, I have stainless cable and everything I need just motivation

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2023 02:03 PM (xhxe8)

3 Stand your grounds!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2023 02:03 PM (odVni)

4 The counter is granite. Black granite.

So replace it with white granite. Duh~!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2023 02:03 PM (jzzG8)

5 Hand grind those beans. I started that after my 2nd electric grinder died on me. The first, cheaper, one had lasted a good long while; but the second one that was supposedly a good brand gave up the ghost after only a couple of years.

Plus manual grinder plus liking the french press coffee means I can have coffee if the electricity is out, just fire up the grill or the propane stovetop in my trailer to heat up the water.

Posted by: PaleRider at July 02, 2023 02:05 PM (3cGpq)

6 I have the solution to your problem. Can you fashion some sort of rudimentary lathe?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2023 02:06 PM (u73oe)

7 hiya

Posted by: JT at July 02, 2023 02:06 PM (T4tVD)

8 Get a coffee-ground magnet. You can find them on eBay or Amazon. 😉

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 02, 2023 02:06 PM (BdMk6)

9 Buy King Harv's coffee

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2023 02:06 PM (SzG3W)

10 Posted by: PaleRider at July 02, 2023 02:05 PM (3cGpq)

I thought about getting a hand grinder, and there are some excellent ones available, but yeah...I'm lazy.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2023 02:06 PM (PHmov)

11 Bet Starbucks doesn't have that problem.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2023 02:07 PM (Q4IgG)

12 I wouldn't worry about it unless the coffee grounds tell you their names....

Posted by: JT at July 02, 2023 02:07 PM (T4tVD)

13 The counter is granite. Black granite.

So replace it with white granite. Duh~!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2023 02:03 PM (jzzG

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On the on hand, you're right.

On the other hand, it's counter-intuitive.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2023 02:07 PM (odVni)

14 Switch to tea.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 02, 2023 02:08 PM (BdMk6)

15 Be a real man - grind them with your teeth, then wash them down your gullet with 200 degree water.

Posted by: That's how Chuck Norris does it at July 02, 2023 02:09 PM (dE+9W)

16 Obviously this means we’re not giving enough to Ukraine.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2023 02:09 PM (u73oe)

17 On the other hand, it's counter-intuitive.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Table that motion.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2023 02:09 PM (jzzG8)

18 On the other hand, it's counter-intuitive.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2023 02:07 PM (odVni)

Oooph!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2023 02:09 PM (PHmov)

19 I tried buying beans and grinding coffee myself.

Then I did the basic math equation: Is the difference in taste worth the burden of cleanup?

Being the philistine I am, ultimately the answer was a Keurig machine and ready to use pods.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 02:09 PM (HGI8T)

20 If you wear specs switch back to an older pair.

Posted by: From about that Time at July 02, 2023 02:09 PM (4780s)

21 can you restate the problem , please ?

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2023 02:09 PM (V13WU)

22 Switch to tea.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 02, 2023 02:08 PM (BdMk6)

Anyone who has seen me in the morning before my coffee will know that is a non-starter!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2023 02:10 PM (PHmov)

23 I used to grind my coffee fresh every morning, but let that go along with a lot of other things. Now I just buy ground Gevalia or Lavazza.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 02, 2023 02:10 PM (Mzdiz)

24 Be a real man - grind them with your teeth, then wash them down your gullet with 200 degree water.
Posted by: That's how Chuck Norris does it at July 02, 2023 02:09 PM (dE+9W)

What do you use for creamer?

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 02:11 PM (HGI8T)

25 So, one time I abandoned coffee for a bit, and started drinking tea. I must say, you do get caffeinated without the extreme highs and low.

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2023 02:12 PM (V13WU)

26 Grind coffee. Put unopened grinder in a paper grocery sack, large enough to contain the grinder and your hands. Open grinder in bag. Bag captures flying coffee particles. Remove grinder from bag and make coffee. After enjoying coffee, shake or brush coffee particles out of bag, after one or many uses - do this in a 30+ gallon trash can or out in your yard or garden. Not into a kitchen-size or smaller trash bin, to avoid making the mess you don't want anyway.

Posted by: Rube Goldberg Gref at July 02, 2023 02:12 PM (AMIL/)

27 I'm still pecking away at my FWP of too much stuff. I have gotten rid of a lot of junk. If I tidily boxed up what remains it wouldn't look bad but there is still a lot of culling that needs to happen so I am using "I don't want things out of sight out of mind" as my rational to be lazy about tidying. My brain will only handle a few decisions about stuff at a time so I'd end up just boxing and shelving everything instead of doing the necessary sorting if I tried to do it all at once.

Posted by: PaleRider at July 02, 2023 02:13 PM (3cGpq)

28 A sheet of wax paper underneath everything.

Posted by: Ciampino - Women should not have kids after 40 since 40 kids are adequate at July 02, 2023 02:13 PM (qfLjt)

29 So, one time I abandoned coffee for a bit, and started drinking tea. I must say, you do get caffeinated without the extreme highs and low.
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2023 02:12 PM (V13WU)

But I like the extreme highs and lows.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 02, 2023 02:14 PM (BdMk6)

30 28 A sheet of wax paper underneath everything.

Posted by: Ciampino - Women should not have kids after 40 since 40 kids are adequate at July 02, 2023 02:13 PM (qfLjt)

Or a cookie sheet.

Posted by: Rube Goldberg Gref at July 02, 2023 02:14 PM (AMIL/)

31 use a vacuum cleaner

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2023 02:15 PM (V13WU)

32 I think you have too much time on your hands....

Posted by: lin-duh at July 02, 2023 02:16 PM (AUNYx)

33 Oxo makes a grinder with a stainless steel hopper that is grounded - it also has a three prong plug. “OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder“. It really does cut down on the coffee “dust” sticking to everything.

Posted by: MacArch at July 02, 2023 02:16 PM (2O5Io)

34 A sheet of wax paper underneath everything.

Posted by: Ciampino - Women should not have kids after 40 since 40 kids are adequate at July 02, 2023 02:13 PM (qfLjt)

Or a cookie sheet.
Posted by: Rube Goldberg Gref at July 02, 2023 02:14 PM (AMIL/)

Fly paper.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 02, 2023 02:17 PM (BdMk6)

35 So the VanDerStok v. Garland thing means 80% pistols are back on the menu, as best as I can tell.

Except for certain * cough * states.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2023 02:17 PM (jzzG8)

36 32 I think you have too much time on your hands....
Posted by: lin-duh at July 02, 2023 02:16 PM (AUNYx)

Is this not characteristic of most first-world problems?

Posted by: People at July 02, 2023 02:17 PM (dE+9W)

37 impossible to grind something into tiny bits and not have tiny bits leftover

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2023 02:17 PM (V13WU)

38 My brain will only handle a few decisions about stuff at a time so I'd end up just boxing and shelving everything instead of doing the necessary sorting if I tried to do it all at once.
Posted by: PaleRider at July 02, 2023 02:13 PM (3cGpq)

I am finally finally FINALLY about ready to put my Colorado house on the market. There's still some junk left there, and I call it junk because I don't want/need it, even though selling what's there could probably get me a couple grand, at least.

I've given away as much as I can, I think. Maybe a couple items there still useful to people I know. Maybe not.

All of what's left will go in the trash. And so will a significant amount of what I brought with me to Arizona. I would rather waste money than sort belongings.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 02:17 PM (HGI8T)

39 12 I wouldn't worry about it unless the coffee grounds tell you their names....

Posted by: JT at July 02, 2023 02:07 PM (T4tVD)
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or pronouns.

Posted by: Ciampino -- Women should not have kids after 40 since 40 kids are adequate at July 02, 2023 02:18 PM (qfLjt)

40 I have too much stuff for the available closet space here. I need to load up the truck for another Goodwill run.
I'm also a terrible procrastinator. There might be a connection.

Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 02:18 PM (geLO8)

41 What the fuck happened?

Posted by: People who have to focus their effort on daily survival don't have time for this shit at July 02, 2023 02:18 PM (dE+9W)

42 Maybe get a chunk of Polonium, the alpha-rays ionize the air and allow the static charges to dissipate.

Not good in tea.

Posted by: Next2Nothing at July 02, 2023 02:18 PM (tA1/w)

43 Well, CBD, it's all in how you look at it. My husband has the same issue and the random bits of coffee are invisible in our black, brown, and gold granite countertops.

But he sees this as a feature and not a bug. If he can't see it, he doesn't have to clean it until he wants to.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at July 02, 2023 02:18 PM (fTtFy)

44 I usually spit the grounds out while I am drinking that last cup going down the road.

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2023 02:19 PM (xhxe8)

45 Grit you teeth?

Posted by: Ciampino --- Women should not have kids after 40 since 40 kids are adequate at July 02, 2023 02:19 PM (qfLjt)

46 For instance: I sold my motorcycle, but kept the helmet. I tell myself it might come in handy during times of civil unrest.

Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 02:19 PM (geLO8)

47 I think you have too much time on your hands....
Posted by: lin-duh at July 02, 2023 02:16 PM (AUNYx)

No, not time. Coffee grounds.

Did you not read the post? ;0p

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 02:20 PM (HGI8T)

48 Brush your counter off into the coffee filter.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2023 02:20 PM (ga8qR)

49 So I guess a damp dish rag is out of the question?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2023 02:20 PM (u73oe)

50 Polonium is always a last resort type of option. He needs to exhaust other, more viable options first. Life fire. And water.

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2023 02:21 PM (V13WU)

51 22Anyone who has seen me in the morning before my coffee will know that is a non-starter!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2023 02:10 PM (PHmov)
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If made correctly, tea has more caffeine than coffee.

Posted by: Ciampino - Women should not have kids after 40 since 40 kids are adequate at July 02, 2023 02:21 PM (qfLjt)

52 So I guess a damp dish rag is out of the question?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2023 02:20 PM (u73oe)

You shut up, you!

Simple solutions. Bah.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 02:22 PM (HGI8T)

53 Run a negative current through the coffee container before opening it.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 02, 2023 02:23 PM (z0sRI)

54 I don't make coffee at home because I make shitty coffee. But, My FWP is leaving filled pots in the sink to soak before washing. The Old Cat (TOC) jumps on the counter to drink out of them; The Kid finds this 'disgusting'. I long since stopped putting soap in the pots as TOC just drinks it anyway then pukes it up. The Kid finds this alarming and dangerous.
So it's a huge battle as I just fill the pots with water and don't really care if The Kid thinks TOC drinking from them is 'gross', as I find it harmless.
Well maybe this isn't a FWP.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:24 PM (43xH1)

55 This is not just a first world problem. Electrically charged coffee grounds litter the dirt floors and grass roofs of primitive huts from sub-Saharan Africa to the hinterlands or Afghanistan and from the Australian Outback to Appalachia. Suck it up, cupcake.

Posted by: Muldoon at July 02, 2023 02:24 PM (kXYt5)

56 If your guests complain that your coffee tastes like mud tell them it was ground just this morning.

Posted by: Muldoon at July 02, 2023 02:25 PM (kXYt5)

57 For instance: I sold my motorcycle, but kept the helmet. I tell myself it might come in handy during times of civil unrest.
Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 02:19 PM (geLO

Yeah, I sold the SUV I bought for the ex.

Still have the Thule luggage carrier. Used once.

Would be about the right size to transport a body... I mean, heck, I could put about four of her in there.... NO! Don't think like that, man!

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 02:26 PM (HGI8T)

58 Have you switched to solar or wind power? Probably a result of burning coal to make your electricity to grind your coffee. That will have to stop within 5 years or the glaciers will melt and dilute your coffee.

Posted by: Greta shame on you at July 02, 2023 02:27 PM (Q599A)

59 40 I have too much stuff for the available closet space here. I need to load up the truck for another Goodwill run.
I'm also a terrible procrastinator. There might be a connection.
Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 02:18 PM (geLO

Procrastinators for a Better Tomorrow!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, who stole this from Tim Hawkins at July 02, 2023 02:27 PM (PiwSw)

60 If you are observing a ban on atomic devices from Terminus then perhaps try a piezoelectric crystal device. Applying stress to the crystal creates an electric field. This also ionizes the air to allow the static electric charge to dissipate. Search for ZEROSTAT on Amazon . . . I used one of these to reduce static on vinyl LP records in the dark old days before digital.

Posted by: Next2Nothing at July 02, 2023 02:28 PM (tA1/w)

61 I had the same problem, I replaced my coffee grinder with one that has a glass hopper instead of plastic.

Posted by: Eric at July 02, 2023 02:28 PM (a2F+C)

62 54 I don't make coffee at home because I make shitty coffee. But, My FWP is leaving filled pots in the sink to soak before washing. The Old Cat (TOC) jumps on the counter to drink out of them; The Kid finds this 'disgusting'. I long since stopped putting soap in the pots as TOC just drinks it anyway then pukes it up. The Kid finds this alarming and dangerous.
So it's a huge battle as I just fill the pots with water and don't really care if The Kid thinks TOC drinking from them is 'gross', as I find it harmless.
Well maybe this isn't a FWP.
Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:24 PM (43xH1)

I miss my cats. Had to put my last one down in May.

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 02, 2023 02:28 PM (BdMk6)

63 grinding beans is overrated

Posted by: REDACTED at July 02, 2023 02:29 PM (us2H3)

64 Well maybe this isn't a FWP.
Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:24 PM (43xH1)

Sounds more like a FWS. Part of the benefit of having cats is it keeps people who don't like cat hair, or who are "allergic" to them from stopping by.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 02:29 PM (HGI8T)

65 I have people to make my coffee, so ...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2023 02:29 PM (RIvkX)

66 Is one of the most amazing toys ever, the original Woolly Willy™, filled with electromagnetically charged coffee grounds?

I always just assumed it was iron shavings.

Posted by: Muldoon at July 02, 2023 02:29 PM (kXYt5)

67 Can you fashion some kind of rudimentary lathe?

Posted by: It's a Guy thing at July 02, 2023 02:29 PM (dE+9W)

68 Applying stress to the crystal creates an electric field. This also ionizes the air to allow the static electric charge to dissipate. Search for ZEROSTAT on Amazon . . . I used one of these to reduce static on vinyl LP records in the dark old days before digital.
Posted by: Next2Nothing'

Actual, for-real, honest question: "Are you fucking serious?"

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:30 PM (43xH1)

69 I have the kitchen staff grind the coffee in my stead. The also milk the cow for my fresh cream.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 02, 2023 02:30 PM (KVGVf)

70 Have you switched to solar or wind power? Probably a result of burning coal to make your electricity to grind your coffee. That will have to stop within 5 years or the glaciers will melt and dilute your coffee.
Posted by: Greta shame on you at July 02, 2023 02:27 PM (Q599A)

Don't be silly, Grets. The world ended on June 18. This is all just a figment of the last of your brain cells' imagination.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 02:31 PM (HGI8T)

71 You know CBD a per towel under the grinder catching all is a simple solution

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2023 02:31 PM (xhxe8)

72 You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the cupboard, you forget about it. Then later on when you need it, it's there. It lasts forever. It's freeze-dried. Freeze-dried Crystals.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 02, 2023 02:31 PM (R/m4+)

73 68 Serious. Scout's honor.

Posted by: Next2Nothing at July 02, 2023 02:32 PM (tA1/w)

74 Procrastinators for a Better Tomorrow!
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes

********

Is Tuesday's meeting still on for Thursday?

Posted by: Muldoon at July 02, 2023 02:32 PM (kXYt5)

75 The Chuck Norris bit is hilarious, especially the cream part but that one I won't share with the Kid, unfortunately as she loves Chuck Norris 'Tall Tale' jokes/memes.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:33 PM (43xH1)

76 The OXO with the stainless steel bin is static free.

Posted by: Jim at July 02, 2023 02:33 PM (zhWvq)

77 So I guess a damp dish rag is out of the question?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2023 02:20 PM (u73oe)

You shut up, you!

Simple solutions. Bah.
Posted by: BurtTC
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We always had a dish rag either hanging over the faucet or under the sink growing up in a large family, and I never gave it thought but to have one when out on my own.
My kids, however, now grown and out on their own, look at it askance as some sort of diabolical death trap of germs and pestilence. They can't help it, being constantly pounded with "the message" their entire lives. Safety uber alls.

Posted by: From about that Time at July 02, 2023 02:33 PM (4780s)

78 56 If your guests complain that your coffee tastes like mud tell them it was ground just this morning.

Posted by: Muldoon at July 02, 2023 02:25 PM (kXYt5)
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Is it better from the driveway or the backyard?

Posted by: Ciampino -- Women should not have kids after 40 since 40 kids are adequate at July 02, 2023 02:34 PM (qfLjt)

79 You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the cupboard, you forget about it. Then later on when you need it, it's there. It lasts forever. It's freeze-dried. Freeze-dried Crystals.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 02, 2023 02:31 PM (R/m4+)

Truth

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 02, 2023 02:34 PM (BdMk6)

80 Woolly Willy > Wet Willy >>> Sllick Willy

Posted by: Muldoon at July 02, 2023 02:34 PM (kXYt5)

81 When I grind beans for coffee I put a sheet of wax paper down on the counter. Catches the odd grains plus, when I remove the grounds and filter I use the wax paper in a sunny window at the rear of the house to dry them.
Collect the grounds, and when there are enough, they go into the dirt in the backyard.

Posted by: Winston, GOPe, McFailure wing of the Uniparty at July 02, 2023 02:36 PM (P+D9B)

82 But I KNOW THEY ARE THERE!

Get out of the house!!! Now!!!

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 02:36 PM (Xrfse)

83 68 Serious. Scout's honor.
Posted by: Next2Nothing'

I have a pretty nice turntable, and still sometimes buy new 33-1/3 albums ('DAUGHTER', double album), but I have NEVER heard of this thing. It's still like $100. What did it cost Back In The Day? Well, okay, probably $100 which is what like 10X that now.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:38 PM (43xH1)

84 Actual, for-real, honest question: "Are you fucking serious?"
Posted by: LenNeal
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Apparently yes. Hmmm.

Posted by: From about that Time at July 02, 2023 02:38 PM (4780s)

85 Applying stress to the crystal creates an electric field. This also ionizes the air to allow the static electric charge to dissipate. Search for ZEROSTAT on Amazon . . . I used one of these to reduce static on vinyl LP records in the dark old days before digital.
Posted by: Next2Nothing'

Threadwinner.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:40 PM (43xH1)

86 Black granite is not granite. Diorite, or gabbro.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2023 02:40 PM (Vpuo5)

87 I'm a coffee snob. I'll admit it. I use programmable drip during the week because I can stumble downstairs and the pot is brewed and ready. For this I typically buy Peet's, Green Mountain, or Gevalia. Always the darkest roast I can find.

Weekends are for the Aeropress. Whole beans from Stauf's here in Columbus. It's a superior cup of coffee, but takes more work and time.

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at July 02, 2023 02:42 PM (sJHOI)

88 Black granite is not granite. Diorite, or gabbro.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon'

Says the guy blasting an engine hanging on chains in his yard with gasoline. You are not a First World Person.
Begone.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:42 PM (43xH1)

89 You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals,

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What's next , Ovaltine??

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2023 02:42 PM (V13WU)

90 Keep running the grinder til it's powdery enough to fuel-air explode and the spark sets it off.

That's Dynamic coffee.

Posted by: DaveA at July 02, 2023 02:42 PM (FhXTo)

91 You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the cupboard, you forget about it. Then later on when you need it, it's there. It lasts forever. It's freeze-dried. Freeze-dried Crystals.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy
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Went deep into the cabinet over the refridgerator. So deep I had to bring over a chair and I'm six five.
Folgers. Best by 09/2009. Looks fine.

Posted by: From about that Time at July 02, 2023 02:43 PM (4780s)

92 Simple solution.
Buy a $3000 Breville coffee maker. All grinding is internal.
Easy peasy.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2023 02:43 PM (e4fEA)

93 >Black granite is not granite. Diorite, or gabbro.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I know, right? Gabbro is a phaneritic, mafic intrusive igneous rock formed from the slow cooling of magnesium-rich and iron-rich magma into a holocrystalline mass deep beneath the Earth's surface, whereas granite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.

Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 02:43 PM (geLO8)

94 " Hi, Mike Lindell here. Here's a concept, a coffee grinder that doesn't mess up your countertop and still has multiple uses. I'm giving you the chance to buy the MyCarbine Coffee Grinder, something not seen since the Civil War, or War Between the States, or The War of Northern Aggression, depending where you live. When you order, use promo code Honestnotfake for special discount."

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2023 02:44 PM (rLD7a)

95 >>>Black granite is not granite. Diorite, or gabbro.

>Folgers coffee is not coffee. But with enough artificial creamer and sweetener, it'll give you a bowel movement to kick start your day. Or acid indigestion.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 02, 2023 02:44 PM (KVGVf)

96 Black granite is not granite. Diorite, or gabbro.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon'

Says the guy blasting an engine hanging on chains in his yard with gasoline. You are not a First World Person.
Begone.
Posted by: LenNeal

The effetes are confabbing.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:44 PM (43xH1)

97 I have the kitchen staff grind the coffee in my stead. The also milk the cow for my fresh cream.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 02, 2023 02:30 PM (KVGVf)

The kitchen staff milks your cow???

What do your stable milk and creamery staff do?

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 02:44 PM (hxAeV)

98 Black granite is not granite. Diorite, or gabbro.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I know, right? Gabbro is a phaneritic, mafic intrusive igneous rock formed from the slow cooling of magnesium-rich and iron-rich magma into a holocrystalline mass deep beneath the Earth's surface, whereas granite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.
Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 02:43 PM (geLO

could be basalt....

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2023 02:45 PM (V13WU)

99 So does anybody here drink Folgers? I'm looking at other coffee brands, on account of Bidenomics' effect on prices.

Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 02:46 PM (geLO8)

100 83 What did it cost Back In The Day?
Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:38 PM

I don't remember, <$100 but still expensive, this was in the early 80s. There was also a "special sauce" made by Ball Chemicals that "lubricated" the vinyl and helped reduce friction which minimized static. That would probably mess up the taste of your coffee.

Posted by: Next2Nothing at July 02, 2023 02:46 PM (tA1/w)

101 Black granite is not granite. Diorite, or gabbro.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I know, right? Gabbro is a phaneritic, mafic intrusive igneous rock formed from the slow cooling of magnesium-rich and iron-rich magma into a holocrystalline mass deep beneath the Earth's surface, whereas granite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.
Posted by: DB'

I know, right? What a hick.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:46 PM (43xH1)

102 Says the guy blasting an engine hanging on chains in his yard with gasoline. You are not a First World Person.
Begone.
Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:42 PM (43xH1)

I am not "blasting" it. I am brushing gently, and scrubbing with a fiber scrub pad. And digging and scraping with a variety of semi-blunt implements.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2023 02:47 PM (Vpuo5)

103 I'm looking at other coffee brands, ,

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costco has coffee

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2023 02:47 PM (V13WU)

104 I can take your igneous rocks or leave 'em. I relate primarily to micas, quartz, feldspar. You can keep your Pyroxenes, magnetites and coarse grained plutonics as far as I'm concerned.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at July 02, 2023 02:47 PM (fTtFy)

105 My kids, however, now grown and out on their own, look at it askance as some sort of diabolical death trap of germs and pestilence. They can't help it, being constantly pounded with "the message" their entire lives. Safety uber alls.
Posted by: From about that Time at July 02, 2023 02:33 PM (4780s)

I do think there's a connection there, between germ avoidance and the over-abundance of "allergies" and other assorted ailments that plague our modern society.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 02:47 PM (hxAeV)

106 Folgers. Best by 09/2009. Looks fine.
Posted by: From about that Time at July 02, 2023 02:43 PM (4780s)

Instant coffee = Instant heartburn

Pity too. Some aren't bad.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2023 02:47 PM (e4fEA)

107 I am not "blasting" it. I am brushing gently, and scrubbing with a fiber scrub pad. And digging and scraping with a variety of semi-blunt implements.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon'

I see the problem! The gasoline goes INSIDE the engine!

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:49 PM (43xH1)

108 My coffee-related FWP is that my Cuisinart combo coffee maker / Keurig often fails to start when its programmed to. That, and I have to repeatedly hit the button to get it to brew a pot. Some mornings it works fine; others I wake up to a disappointingly empty coffee pot. It works well enough for me to not just toss it in the garbage - yet - but that day may be coming.

Posted by: PabloD at July 02, 2023 02:49 PM (GtcRW)

109 " Hi, Mike Lindell here. Here's a concept, a coffee grinder that doesn't mess up your countertop and still has multiple uses. I'm giving you the chance to buy the MyCarbine Coffee Grinder, something not seen since the Civil War, or War Between the States, or The War of Northern Aggression, depending where you live. When you order, use promo code Honestnotfake for special discount."
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2023 02:44 PM (rLD7a)

Mike Lindell, the man who uses packing peanuts for pillows... somehow I don't trust him to help eliminate the problem of static electricity on coffee grounds.

Unless he has a foolproof way of snorting it all.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 02:49 PM (hxAeV)

110 Gabbro is a phaneritic, mafic intrusive igneous rock

It's also very high in cromulence.

Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at July 02, 2023 02:50 PM (rX8Ws)

111 And yes, AOP, I can't count the hours I spent cleaning engine blocks with mineral spirits and putty knives and wire brushes and toothbrushes.
So I'm being facetious.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:50 PM (43xH1)

112 I relate primarily to micas, quartz, feldspar. You can keep your Pyroxenes, magnetites and coarse grained plutonics as far as I'm concerned.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at July 02, 2023 02:47 PM (fTtFy)

Micas, quartz, and feldspar all come from igneous sources. You can get organically-precipitated quartz, like from sponge spicules or certain diatoms. Arkansas novaculite is a quartz-rich rock with an organic origin.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2023 02:51 PM (Vpuo5)

113 I do think there's a connection there, between germ avoidance and the over-abundance of "allergies" and other assorted ailments that plague our modern society.
Posted by: BurtTC
====
I agree, but I raised my kids camping and being outside in the dirt and the waters. And they're bringing up the one grandkid so far the same way.
It's more of a personal habit virtue signaling thing I think.

Posted by: From about that Time at July 02, 2023 02:51 PM (4780s)

114 I had the same problem when I bought a new burr grinder - my old Mr. Coffee one didn't have the static issue. I read on the web that you can put a little water in with the beans and that cuts down on the static, or just let it sit for about 15 minutes. I do that because I get it all prepped the night before and have the coffee pot set to start brewing a few minutes before I plan to get up

Posted by: DouginME at July 02, 2023 02:51 PM (wJzBa)

115 Gasoline is best for cutting greasy grime. Not so good to get on you though.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2023 02:52 PM (iayUP)

116 AOP--

I know almost nothing about rocks. It's joke--a line from a movie.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at July 02, 2023 02:52 PM (fTtFy)

117 Ah, cromulence.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 02:54 PM (Xrfse)

118 So I'm being facetious.
Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:50 PM (43xH1)

I know. This poor engine has a crusty patina upon it. Gasoline scarcely softens it. And I already gave it a soak-down with engine shampoo and blasted it with the pressure washer. I just want enough of the residue off that it doesn't look a large turd when placed in the engine bay of my nice clean Suburban.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2023 02:54 PM (Vpuo5)

119 Here at the office we have many super-smart people who can't seem to remember to bring pens, charging cords, or really anything that might support life.
So far my favorite White Collar fails are a post-it on a GFI for 3 days that the outlet doesn't work when it's a GFI and someone bumped the test button.
Also that one Kuerig machine has a rocker switch on the lower back right-hand side and turns off after 2 hours. Nobody has yet figured that one out, except me. And I'm no genius.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:54 PM (43xH1)

120 >I do think there's a connection there, between germ avoidance and the over-abundance of "allergies" and other assorted ailments that plague our modern society.

well then I must have been exposed to every bug on the planet as a kid, because I have no allergies and haven't had a cold in 3 years, even with the covid panic and not getting vaccinated

knock wood, of course

Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 02:55 PM (geLO8)

121 79 You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the cupboard, you forget about it. Then later on when you need it, it's there. It lasts forever. It's freeze-dried. Freeze-dried Crystals.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 02, 2023 02:31 PM (R/m4+)

Truth

Posted by: Dr Pork Chops & Bacons at July 02, 2023 02:34 PM (BdMk6)
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I had an opened jar of Nescafe for emergency use but the emergency never came and when I reopened it, it was caked and purple.
Psychedelic fungi?

Posted by: Ciampino --- Women should not have kids after 40 since 40 kids are adequate at July 02, 2023 02:55 PM (qfLjt)

122 *Hands AOP a cigar*

Light?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2023 02:55 PM (u73oe)

123 Micas, quartz, and feldspar all come from igneous sources. You can get organically-precipitated quartz, like from sponge spicules or certain diatoms. Arkansas novaculite is a quartz-rich rock with an organic origin.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon'

Well, if it's all that, why don't you make the whole plane out of it?

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:56 PM (43xH1)

124 >Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

have you tried some of the gun-cleaning preparations

Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 02:56 PM (geLO8)

125 A jar of unopened Sanka will remain unopened forever.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2023 02:56 PM (rLD7a)

126 I've heard that feldspars can be painful.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 02:57 PM (Xrfse)

127 Biden State Department Blames Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal on COVID

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But I thought the withdrawal was a masterpiece of tactics and logistic!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 02, 2023 02:57 PM (FVME7)

128 I should be out there now working on automotive projects but it's 96 degrees in the shade.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2023 02:57 PM (iayUP)

129 Gabbro is a stone in Dwarf Fortress.

Posted by: Thesokorus at July 02, 2023 02:57 PM (gSA50)

130 have you tried some of the gun-cleaning preparations
Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 02:56 PM (geLO

Chanel #5 is a good solvent, too, and might be cheaper in bulk.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2023 02:58 PM (Vpuo5)

131 Would Coca-cola work to clean the engine?

Posted by: Thesokorus at July 02, 2023 02:58 PM (gSA50)

132 Is this the domino theory?

Bud Light Production Plants Starting To Shut Down Due To Plummeting Sales

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 02, 2023 02:59 PM (FVME7)

133 Gabbro is a stone in Dwarf Fortress.
Posted by: Thesokorus'

I did not know that!
I have already forgotten that.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:59 PM (43xH1)

134 sandblaster

Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 02:59 PM (geLO8)

135 Would Coca-cola work to clean the engine?
Posted by: Thesokorus at July 02, 2023 02:58 PM (gSA50)

It might take off superficial rust.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2023 02:59 PM (Vpuo5)

136 Gabbro is a stone in Dwarf Fortress.
Posted by: Thesokorus'

I did not know that!
I have already forgotten that.
Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 02:59 PM (43xH1)

It might save lives!

Posted by: Thesokorus at July 02, 2023 03:00 PM (gSA50)

137 In aggregate, the numbers never lie.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 02, 2023 03:00 PM (KVGVf)

138 126 I've heard that feldspars can be painful.
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I've never gotten those, probably due to my sedimentary lifestyle.

Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at July 02, 2023 03:00 PM (rX8Ws)

139 Sand will just bounce off that kind of grime. A steam cleaner is what you really need.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2023 03:00 PM (iayUP)

140 Would Coca-cola work to clean the engine?
Posted by: Thesokorus'

Actually yes, to a point but too expensive. Truly filthy engines like AOP describes are very resistant to anything other than multi-directional, boothed power washing.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 03:01 PM (43xH1)

141 Chanel #5 is a good solvent, too, and might be cheaper in bulk.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon'

Order 2 Ukraine womens, you get case for free!

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 03:02 PM (43xH1)

142 A steam cleaner is what you really need.
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2023 03:00 PM (iayUP)

——————

You can use the one I use on my bonus hole!

Posted by: Gwyneth at July 02, 2023 03:02 PM (u73oe)

143 Finally got motivated to look into my problem

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2023 03:03 PM (xhxe8)

144 If I wanted this engine to look brand new, I'd have to disassemble it and wash and repaint each piece. No way. Just get it clean enough that I can handle it without getting filthy myself.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2023 03:03 PM (Vpuo5)

145 The Bonus Hole Tax is gonna be lit

Posted by: Thesokorus at July 02, 2023 03:03 PM (gSA50)

146 Shoot, if you must, this old, gray head but spare Virginia's PornHub!

Virginia Dem Melts Down Over Porn Website Leaving the State

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 02, 2023 03:05 PM (FVME7)

147

Use one of these hand held jobs:

https://tinyurl.com/yc6r6967

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2023 03:06 PM (63Dwl)

148 Ed Meese was 100% right and got wrecked because I can't remember why but lots of the usual suspects lost their minds and Janet Reno came to ptominence.

Posted by: Thesokorus at July 02, 2023 03:07 PM (gSA50)

149 Trisodium Phosphate (TSP) used to be a real good degreaser if mixed super strong. Then something happened, probably California, and now it's not so good.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2023 03:07 PM (rLD7a)

150 Those darn coffee grounds; why I use so much windex and many paper towels. I spill them even while making coffee.

Posted by: L - Practice makes perfect & speeds the security clearance process at July 02, 2023 03:07 PM (GshMh)

151 No way. Just get it clean enough that I can handle it without getting filthy myself.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon'

I ran GM small blocks for years. Those stamped valve covers drained shit into everything. They were impossible to seal. inches of gunk all over everything. You seem to like Suburbans so, yeah. GM seemed to design their engines so oil would go into the spark plug sockets, just everywhere. And nobody cleaned them, ever. Get a used one it was like quicksand in a Tarzan movie.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 03:08 PM (43xH1)

152 110 Gabbro is a phaneritic, mafic intrusive igneous rock

It's also very high in cromulence.

Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at July 02, 2023 02:50 PM (rX8Ws)

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Gneiss when polished.

Posted by: Ciampino --- Women should not have kids after 40 since 40 kids are adequate! at July 02, 2023 03:08 PM (qfLjt)

153 The Bonus Hole Tax is gonna be lit
Posted by: Thesokorus at July 02, 2023 03:03 PM (gSA50)

Customer at donut shop: "I wish to register a complaint."

Shopkeeper: "Oh, really?"

Customer: "Yes. Not ten minutes ago, I bought a box, purportedly containing a dozen donuts, from this fine establishment, and when I got home, and opened the box, with the intent of eating one, I found the box to be quite empty"

Shopkeeper: "you got the box with all the bonus holes. You should have been charged extra for that. I'll have a word with the help. Shan't happen again."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2023 03:09 PM (Vpuo5)

154
I had an opened jar of Nescafe for emergency use but the emergency never came and when I reopened it, it was caked and purple.
Psychedelic fungi?
Posted by: Ciampino

God gives us psychedelic fungi.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2023 03:09 PM (63Dwl)

155 Use one of these hand held jobs:

https://tinyurl.com/yc6r6967
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr
====
Damn, I thought it was gonna be a hand held engine steamer.

Posted by: From about that Time at July 02, 2023 03:10 PM (4780s)

156 Benzene and Toluene have served well as solvents for the railroad. Thousands of cancer survivors could provide testimony.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 02, 2023 03:10 PM (KVGVf)

157 Zombie pusher.

"Rust" Prosecutors Allege Armorer Passed Off "Bag Of Cocaine" After Fatal Shooting

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 02, 2023 03:10 PM (FVME7)

158 Folgers K-cups in bulk. $36 / 72 cups. No mess. Just add water. Easy peasy.

Used to grind beans. PITA. The grinder is now used to chop herbs, mix seasonings, etc.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2023 03:11 PM (Q4IgG)

159 > 46 For instance: I sold my motorcycle, but kept the helmet. I tell myself it might come in handy during times of civil unrest.
Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 02:19 PM (geLO

Sort of like the way that US baseball bats suddenly became very popular on the UK version of Amazon when there were large-scale riots in the early 2000s. I seem to remember that they were the most popular item for a week or so. I guess cricket bats must not be as ergonomic as baseball bats, when it comes to freelance volunteer social work.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 02, 2023 03:11 PM (Y6AXb)

160 I've never gotten those, probably due to my sedimentary lifestyle.

*golf clap*

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 03:12 PM (Xrfse)

161 156 MEK.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2023 03:12 PM (rLD7a)

162 I have a Krups blade grinder that I purchased back in the late 70s or early 80s. Serial Number 1007. The label sez "Made in Hong Kong". I've used it to grind my coffee beans every day that I'm home and it runs like a champ. The bottom skirt of the lid is chipped, but the paper filter takes care of the residue. The blade is original and unmarred. The housing has taken on a beige patina. Quite pleased with it. I'm using the savings to buy a granite countertop some day.

Posted by: mrp at July 02, 2023 03:13 PM (rj6Yv)

163 I agree, but I raised my kids camping and being outside in the dirt and the waters. And they're bringing up the one grandkid so far the same way.
It's more of a personal habit virtue signaling thing I think.
Posted by: From about that Time at July 02, 2023 02:51 PM (4780s)

Yeah, my kids were certainly raised not to avoid dirt, but I don't know if that was a lifestyle decision or just laziness on my part.

Now my daughter wears a mask everywhere. Or she did, I don't know if she still does, but she probably does. She's really too old to still be rebelling against the plague that was being raised by me, but that's definitely a lifestyle choice for her.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 03:13 PM (QBaJw)

164 Can one roast coffee beans at home?

In a reasonable amnt of time?

Note: the global supply of coffee beans is magnitudes less than global consumption. Magnitudes. Draw whatever conclusions you will.

Posted by: Thesokorus at July 02, 2023 03:13 PM (gSA50)

165 154
I had an opened jar of Nescafe for emergency use but the emergency never came and when I reopened it, it was caked and purple.
Psychedelic fungi?
Posted by: Ciampino

God gives us psychedelic fungi.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2023 03:09 PM (63Dwl)

And glioblastomas.

Posted by: What a guy! at July 02, 2023 03:14 PM (dE+9W)

166 159 Hillerich (Louisville Slugger) had great sales to foreign police a few years back. South Africa bought many for riot baton use.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2023 03:15 PM (rLD7a)

167 Well, at the office (getting back on track) a woman came in all upset because she didn't read the email that on Sunday 'The Workers' (her words) were epoxying part of the floor and she couldn't get to her office. Frantically wailing into her iPhone, then asked if she could 'borrow' a pen, then failed to return it.
At least I took it from my bank.
Yeah actually that was a pretty big FWP.
I keep a pile of stuff in my locker here: toilet paper, paper towels, pens, charger cords, gun, USB speaker, notepads, an extra old tablet, markers, scissors, you know stuff.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 03:16 PM (43xH1)

168 NOOOOOOoooooooo!

Soros' Open Society Foundations to Cut at Least 40 Percent of Staff

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 02, 2023 03:16 PM (FVME7)

169 all my tops are Grabass

Posted by: Shep at July 02, 2023 03:16 PM (us2H3)

170 Now my daughter wears a mask everywhere.

Poor thing. Crappy way to go through life.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 03:16 PM (Xrfse)

171 Endangered snowflakes!

Boston University Offers Students Therapy Over Recent SCOTUS Rulings

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 02, 2023 03:17 PM (FVME7)

172 Note: the global supply of coffee beans is magnitudes less than global consumption. Magnitudes. Draw whatever conclusions you will.
Posted by: Thesokorus a
====
Another vote for tea, then. Leafs are leaves.
I like both, and at my age could not give a shit about whether what I'm consuming is untainted or not.

Posted by: From about that Time at July 02, 2023 03:17 PM (4780s)

173 Can one roast coffee beans at home?
In a reasonable amnt of time?
Note: the global supply of coffee beans is magnitudes less than global consumption. Magnitudes. Draw whatever conclusions you will.
Posted by: Thesokorus'

Yes, yes you can. My ex-wife the Historical Re-enactor did it all the time. It's not hard, it's much like making popcorn.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 03:18 PM (43xH1)

174 An old friend of mine is a heavy equipment mechanic.

I remember a period when he was working for a large dealership who got a new Office Boy put in charge.

Office Boy decided that the mechanics would look "more professional" if they wore white coveralls rather than the previous traditional dark blue.

That worked about as well as you'd expect. They looked "more professional" for about 5 minutes at the beginning of the shift, tops. Not just engine gunk, but all the other nameless filth that a backhoe or dozer routinely deals with (sewage, whatever).

Fortunately, Office Boy was equally incompetent in other areas, and didn't last long.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 02, 2023 03:18 PM (Y6AXb)

175 NYC Plagued by Smoky Haze, Swarms of Insects

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And the first borns are dying!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 02, 2023 03:18 PM (FVME7)

176 > It's not hard, it's much like making popcorn.

I've heard of people repurposing the old-school hot air popcorn poppers for exactly that purpose. I seem to recall that you need to modify the fan speed, heat, or both for perfect results, but even a basic unmodified unit will do the job.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 02, 2023 03:20 PM (Y6AXb)

177 NYC Plagued by Smoky Haze, Swarms of Insects

A day ending in "y"?

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 03:20 PM (Xrfse)

178 >>>Another vote for tea, then. Leafs are leaves.
I like both, and at my age could not give a shit about whether what I'm consuming is untainted or not.

Posted by: From about that Time

>I never understand why someone would be concerned about dolphin in their tuna. I would imagine dolphin and manatee are both delicious.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 02, 2023 03:21 PM (KVGVf)

179 All fixed, cable spring went yesterday so had that reconnected but cable came unlocked from door

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2023 03:21 PM (xhxe8)

180 Now my daughter wears a mask everywhere.
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Poor thing. Crappy way to go through life.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 03:16 PM (Xrfse)

That's relatively minor, compared to being mad at her dad because her mom got cancer and died.

People still give me "advice" on how I should fix this.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 03:22 PM (QBaJw)

181 > >I never understand why someone would be concerned about dolphin in their tuna. I would imagine dolphin and manatee are both delicious.

In one of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin books, the sailors are catching dolphins and making sausages out of them.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 02, 2023 03:22 PM (Y6AXb)

182 the smoke is bad

here in the Berkshires, the sun looks like it's got a pair of dark panty hose across it

wil make you ill

Posted by: REDACTED at July 02, 2023 03:22 PM (us2H3)

183 NOOOOOOoooooooo!
Soros' Open Society Foundations to Cut at Least 40 Percent of Staff'

I've been waiting for this. Switzerland is out for Switzerland. They do not play around. I don't mean by 'citizen soldiers' or any of that shit, they are THE bank of the entire world. When they get sick of Soros they will eject him and all his people. I will personally NEVER forgive Switzerland for harboring Lenin and all the Mensheviks. I actually despise Switzerland despite having been there several times.
Yeah, when they get sick of him he is gone. Period, The End.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 03:22 PM (43xH1)

184 Mom, the tuna doesn't taste like it used to!

Posted by: Weemsco at July 02, 2023 03:23 PM (Xrfse)

185 I would imagine dolphin and manatee are both delicious.
Posted by: Dr. Bone a

Both dolphin and manatee are mammals, they'd need a different sauce than tuna.

Posted by: From about that Time at July 02, 2023 03:23 PM (4780s)

186 156, 161. Benzene and Toluene have served well as solvents for the railroad. Thousands of cancer survivors could provide testimony.

MEK
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Also shipyards but, yet, they're not prohibited.

Posted by: L - Practice makes perfect & speeds the security clearance process at July 02, 2023 03:23 PM (GshMh)

187 I've heard of people repurposing the old-school hot air popcorn poppers for exactly that purpose. I seem to recall that you need to modify the fan speed, heat, or both for perfect results, but even a basic unmodified unit will do the job.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia'

The Ex did it over an open fire, just turning the thingy, using the technical term.
It was excellent coffee.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 03:24 PM (43xH1)

188 Jackson Browne wrote a song about this.

Biden's Energy Sec Runs Into EV Charger Shortage on Tour

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 02, 2023 03:24 PM (FVME7)

189 > In one of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin books, the sailors are catching dolphins and making sausages out of them.

In another one, they picked up some barrels of salted buzzards on a Swedish island that happened to be on the annual buzzard migration route.

It didn't pay to be too picky about your chow, back in the Age of Sail.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 02, 2023 03:25 PM (Y6AXb)

190 I never understand why someone would be concerned about dolphin in their tuna. I would imagine dolphin and manatee are both delicious.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 02, 2023 03:21 PM (KVGVf)

Given the fact that the dolphins are there where your tuna is being caught is usually because the dolphins are raping the fish.

I'm not sure why anyone thinks we should tacitly condone that behavior by pussyfooting around to try to avoid harming those psychopathic animals.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 03:25 PM (QBaJw)

191 That's relatively minor, compared to being mad at her dad because her mom got cancer and died.

Really sorry to hear that. She's obviously go some major issues. Best of luck to you.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 03:26 PM (Xrfse)

192 During the Civil War, Union soldiers and sailors were issued 36 lbs. of coffee every year. They use gun butts and bayonet handles to crush the beans. Some had commercial hand grinders. The Navy provided lots of steam vents for brewing coffee. The Rebs traded tobacco for Yank coffee.

Posted by: mrp at July 02, 2023 03:26 PM (rj6Yv)

193 got

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 03:26 PM (Xrfse)

194 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 02, 2023 03:18 PM (Y6AXb

Same reason medical scrubs are blue or green.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2023 03:27 PM (MNhXM)

195 Jackson Browne wrote a song about this.

Biden's Energy Sec Runs Into EV Charger Shortage on Tour
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 02, 2023 03:24 PM (FVME7)

I used to like Jackson Browne, then decided he was just some dumb whiny Californican hippie... until it turns out he's a gun toting psychopath. At which point I thought, second look at Jackson Browne?

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 03:28 PM (QBaJw)

196 180 Now my daughter wears a mask everywhere.
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Poor thing. Crappy way to go through life.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 03:16 PM (Xrfse)

That's relatively minor, compared to being mad at her dad because her mom got cancer and died.

People still give me "advice" on how I should fix this.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 03:22 PM (QBaJw)

As if you gave her mom cancer. Who does she think you are, Mitt Romney?

Posted by: Seriously though that's deeply messed up at July 02, 2023 03:28 PM (dE+9W)

197
Manatee- it's what's for dinner.

Brought to you by the American Manatee Council

Posted by: DB - at July 02, 2023 03:28 PM (geLO8)

198 I saw Barrels of Salted Buzzards open for Flock of Seagulls at the Cow Palace back in '81.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 03:29 PM (Xrfse)

199 I played baseball with the locals when I was stationed in England. One of the limeys had one of the purest batting strokes I’d ever seen.

But yeah most of the baseball bats sold are for cracking skulls.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 02, 2023 03:30 PM (IBWqU)

200 I have an old grinder that I’ve used probably since 1992. I would replace it with a new fancy one, but this damn thing does the job and has been loyal to me for 30 years and does an adequate job. But it also probably does the same thing when I lift the top it sprinkles on the granite while not black it’s black and white so I cant see the coffee until I wipe down every night.

Posted by: FortWorthMike at July 02, 2023 03:30 PM (wbIlJ)

201 Really sorry to hear that. She's obviously go some major issues. Best of luck to you.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 03:26 PM (Xrfse)

Thanks, she's an "adult" now, I'm well past the point of thinking this is my problem.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 03:31 PM (QBaJw)

202 Diesel back to $4 a gallon in this part of Texas - just in time for haying. Thanks Joe.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 02, 2023 03:32 PM (oWBc3)

203 187 I've heard of people repurposing the old-school hot air popcorn poppers for exactly that purpose. I seem to recall that you need to modify the fan speed, heat, or both for perfect results, but even a basic unmodified unit will do the job.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia'

The Ex did it over an open fire, just turning the thingy, using the technical term.
It was excellent coffee.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 02, 2023 03:24 PM (43xH1)

There's another way to roast them beans? Next you'll tell us you sissy-men in the future don't grind them roasted beans on a flat rock using your rifle butt!

Posted by: Civil War Soldiers in Heaven at July 02, 2023 03:33 PM (AMIL/)

204 Mrs. Olson and Cora the coffee lady never complained about loose grounds. We should seek to emulate them.

Posted by: Be Better, Folks! at July 02, 2023 03:34 PM (T0tUU)

205 189 and the Ensigns caught rats and cooked them

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2023 03:34 PM (xhxe8)

206 As if you gave her mom cancer. Who does she think you are, Mitt Romney?
Posted by: Seriously though that's deeply messed up at July 02, 2023 03:28 PM (dE+9W)

Funny you should say that, she more or less started pulling away sometime around the '12 election season. As my mom and brothers and me would be debating the relative usefulness of various R candidates (I was definitely NOT a Romney supporter), I guess she quietly condemned us all for not loving the Mocha Jesus.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 03:34 PM (QBaJw)

207 Which side is she arguing here?

CJ Pearson
·
Jul 2, 2023
@thecjpearson
🔴 NEW VIDEO: @JoyAnnReid recently proclaimed that the only reason she got into Harvard was due to affirmative action.
Imagine ADMITTING to something so embarrassing.
Unlike Joy, I applaud the SCOTUS for its decision to stop treating my blackness like a disability.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 02, 2023 03:34 PM (FVME7)

208 202 Diesel back to $4 a gallon in this part of Texas - just in time for haying. Thanks Joe.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 02, 2023 03:32 PM (oWBc3)

Joe is a First World Problem. A big one.

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2023 03:35 PM (AMIL/)

209 I just got my oil changed. Did not fall for the cabin filter line. They had the TV on some channel that was showing Leave It To Beaver and the Beverly Hillbillies. I got to see a commercial about how I could adopt a tiger, symbolically, for just $12 a month through the World Wildlife Fund. It sounded pretty dire and legit, the pictures of the "dead" tigers was very sad...///

Posted by: lin-duh at July 02, 2023 03:36 PM (UUBmN)

210 Thanks, she's an "adult" now, I'm well past the point of thinking this is my problem.

Good for you. It's out of your hands now.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 03:36 PM (Xrfse)

211 Nescafé or you can continue to deal with errant grounds.

Posted by: Archer at July 02, 2023 03:37 PM (rskKm)

212 When I remodeled my house about 20 years ago, the only countertop of any maker, any brand, any pattern was "coppermine" by Avonite. Still beautiful after all these years. I so got that right.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 02, 2023 03:37 PM (KAi1n)

213 Spray your beans with a mist of water, it will cut the static.

Posted by: Socratease at July 02, 2023 03:37 PM (oqnjT)

214 Maxwell House already ground coffee.

Posted by: Archer at July 02, 2023 03:38 PM (rskKm)

215 Folger's

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2023 03:38 PM (Ysyum)

216 Spray your beans with a mist of water, it will cut the static.

Much wisdom.

Posted by: Sandra Flook at July 02, 2023 03:39 PM (Xrfse)

217 I lost out to a couple of jobs because I was not a minority. And when I was a manager, the EEOC threat had the effect of having to retain people who otherwise would have been fired.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2023 03:39 PM (MNhXM)

218 Good for you. It's out of your hands now.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 02, 2023 03:36 PM (Xrfse)

I remain kind and supportive from a distance. She knows she can ask me for anything, but chooses not to. So be it.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 03:40 PM (3gt4o)

219 I lost out to a couple of jobs because I was not a minority. And when I was a manager, the EEOC threat had the effect of having to retain people who otherwise would have been fired.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2023 03:39 PM (MNhXM)

Anytime I've had an opportunity to take on a supervisory role, I always turned it down.

I'm not interested in coddling ninnies and nincompoops.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 02, 2023 03:41 PM (3gt4o)

220 I've got a Bodum burr grinder which has some issue with stray grounds though the severity differs considerably between bean brands. For a grinder, it's pretty quiet and it's lasted far longer than my previous Cuisinart model so I'm willing to deal.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 02, 2023 03:42 PM (DTX3h)

221 I lost out to a couple of jobs because I was not a minority. And when I was a manager, the EEOC threat had the effect of having to retain people who otherwise would have been fired.

Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2023 03:39 PM

I lost out on numerous VA jobs because I am a pasty white guy. The best response was one that said I was "over qualified" and was not offered the job because of that.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2023 03:42 PM (ncXxy)

222 216 Spray your beans with a mist of water, it will cut the static.

Well, that doesn't help a bit with my hair.

Posted by: Senator Bernie Sanders at July 02, 2023 03:42 PM (PiwSw)

223 Top 9% LSAT score, cum laude graduate, commissioned officer in the reserves (in 1992 when that meant something), and yet I couldn't get into UC/Davis law when it was ranked 50th. The UC system was separately tracking White men from Everybody else.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 02, 2023 03:45 PM (KAi1n)

224 207 Which side is she arguing here?

CJ Pearson
·
Jul 2, 2023
@thecjpearson
🔴 NEW VIDEO: @JoyAnnReid recently proclaimed that the only reason she got into Harvard was due to affirmative action.
Imagine ADMITTING to something so embarrassing.
Unlike Joy, I applaud the SCOTUS for its decision to stop treating my blackness like a disability.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at July 02, 2023 03:34 PM (FVME7)

So she got into Harvard by Affirmative Action. (How does she know?) So what? Does that mean she would not have been accepted by any colleges in the US, without Affirmative Action help? If so, she's dumber than cinder block. What's she done for anyone that was only possible because she went to Harvard. Did Joyless also reveal her parents are upper-middle class and she grew up in predominantly white neighborhoods? Meaning she knows the same about being a black person in America as Barack. What a bunch of self-aggrandizing BS by Joyless, Barack, and the rest of them.

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2023 03:46 PM (AMIL/)

225 I used to put a lot of work into making a cup of coffee, now I just use a Kuerig with one of those coffee ground inserts and some preground coffee.

Pete's Major Dickinson blend is a particular favorite but I'm not above combing preground coffee types to create a unique blend.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 02, 2023 03:47 PM (up/3i)

226 Having both fresh ground and canned there is a difference, best way for me to describe difference is a can first opened is better than last scoop and fresh ground is better than that first scoop by a little.

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2023 03:51 PM (xhxe8)

227 157
'"Rust" Prosecutors Allege Armorer '
Why the goddamn hell should I care about the armorer? The armorer didn't shoot anyone. Baldwin did.
I'm quite sure the prosecutor wants us to think about every *but * their malfeasance in this acse,

Posted by: Dr. Claw at July 02, 2023 03:51 PM (roH4R)

228 This is getting dangerously close to food three postings.

Posted by: From about that Time at July 02, 2023 03:51 PM (4780s)

229 Think I am going to use my induction burnet outside to roast some coffee beans (prob injection moulded chicory substance).

Posted by: Thesokorus at July 02, 2023 03:56 PM (u9zZn)

230 I fkin knew Alec was going to literally get away with murder day 1

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2023 03:57 PM (xhxe8)

231 France is getting some intifada, don't it.

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2023 03:58 PM (V13WU)

232 3 Stand your grounds!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2023 02:03 PM (odVni)

Ha!

Posted by: m at July 02, 2023 04:00 PM (LdYi7)

233 219
'Anytime I've had an opportunity to take on a supervisory role, I always turned it down.'

I've done better by making sure my boss handled the personnel and that he understood that listening to me is practically always a good idea.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at July 02, 2023 04:00 PM (roH4R)

234 CBD is serving Armadillo upstairs

FOOD NOOD

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2023 04:01 PM (xhxe8)

235 Put the coffee grinder in the middle of 3' x 3' fly paper.

Posted by: OCBill at July 02, 2023 04:01 PM (Vqco/)

236 I've never been caught up in the coffee gizmo craze of the last few decades.

If I want quick swill for a before-work buzz I'll toss some Yuban or MJB into a French press and I'm out the door.

For those special weekend moments, I'll grind some fresh-roasted, gourmet beans, and percolate my coffee with artesian spring water over an open flame.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 02, 2023 04:02 PM (KVGVf)

237 >>>I have a burr-type coffee grinder

Because it goes"burrrrrrr"?

Posted by: m at July 02, 2023 04:05 PM (LdYi7)

238 23 I used to grind my coffee fresh every morning, but let that go along with a lot of other things.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 02, 2023 02:10 PM (Mzdiz)

Me, too. To everything there is a season.

Posted by: m at July 02, 2023 04:06 PM (LdYi7)

239 I use a Capresso grinder, and had the same problem with grounds. I ended up leaving the grounds in the bin long enough for the static electricity to leak away (30 minutes or so), then put the grounds into a glass canister (from Williams-Sonoma) with a seal ring that "exhausts" the air above the coffee to provide a vacuum seal. There's still some spray from the grinder, but it's a lot more manageable...

Posted by: Obelisktoucher at July 02, 2023 04:22 PM (iYtLd)

240 I bought a Bodum Cone burr grinder from the 'zon. open box. 75$. quiet as a church mouse, and glass receiver, so no static. I also roast my own, so it was worth the money

Posted by: Antisocialmedia at July 02, 2023 04:33 PM (XtXon)

241 A man's soul has to be pretty damn dead to drink K-cups. His morals are shot at that point. Don't bend over to pick up the soap.

If you can't make your own coffee, you probably should not be piss/moaning about what the barista's major was in school. Be thankful there's somebody there to satisfy your basic needs, and pray they don't hit the off switch.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 02, 2023 05:37 PM (4PZHB)

242 Not so secret , secret, America's boards are being corrupted by DEI hiring requirements.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 02, 2023 05:57 PM (oWBc3)

243 No problem. All you do is spray a tiny burst of water on the beans before grinding. Issue resolved.

Posted by: Ring O' Fire at July 02, 2023 06:17 PM (J/pqx)

244 My last move took me to a house with plain white countertops. I've had granite countertops, you can't see if they are dirty except by touch, and glasses that hold cold water get stuck, making you feel like you just entered a bad diner. I'm keeping my plain white countertops.

Posted by: Nancy at 7000 ft at July 02, 2023 06:40 PM (0tmoY)

245 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work."

John 4:34

Posted by: Marcus T at July 02, 2023 06:40 PM (SAX5G)

246 Sprinkle a few drops of water over the beans before you grind. Should solve that particular horror.

Posted by: TrappedinDC at July 02, 2023 07:20 PM (oU76X)

247 An India rubber rod and a piece of cat fur should solve the problem. Rub your rod vigorously with the fur, then touch it to the grinder. If the problem gets worse, rub your rod vigorously again, and touch the fur to the grinder. One or the other should work.

Note that these are the old-school materials. I’m really not sure where my high school physics instructor (a Benedictine monk) got the cat fur, and I never asked. Silk and a glass rod should work fine, if cat fur is not available in your area.

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