I JUST BOUGHT THE WORST COFFEE EVER!!!!!!

[New Earth]

ugh, :puke: YUCK

normally i love Yuban coffee, but i just got some at the dollar store b/c i'm poor as hell....it's these little 2-cup packets that come in a bag....you just stick the packet in the coffee thingy and brew it....and it's fucking STALE, nasty, plegh, fooey. i'm so mad. i guess i should have known :cry:
sorry i need to tell SOMEONE i am ALONE in my house with this nasty shit!!!!

[Parche]

1. coffee

The curse of Juan Valdez

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. I'm so sorry!

I buy at salvage grocery stores myself, and I know what it is like to get stale products. Suggestion that seems to work-next time, buy coffee beans and grind them yourself. Seems that even if the beans are considered 'old', once you grind them, they are pretty good.

[New Earth]

3. how do you grind them?

[ohio_liberal]

5. Spice Grinder

I buy store brand beans that are a lot cheaper than the fancy labels.

[mike_c]

9. you need a cheap electric coffee grinder.....

It's like a little mini blender. I bought one (a Mr. Coffee, I think) about 10 years ago for about $15 or $20 and it's still grinding away, many thousands of pots of coffee later.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

14. you can still buy electric coffee grinders

for that amount, and it is a good investment.

[Blue State Blues]

4. So sorry

Bad coffee really sucks. I used to get Yuban all the time when I drank a lot of coffee and it was good stuff. I'll know to steer clear of the packet kind. Thanks for the warning, but sorry you had to learn the hard way.

[Solly Mack]

6. Bonafide offer...if you want it. Send me mailing info and I'll send you

some decent coffee from Germany or Austria.

I hate that thought of anyone drinking bad coffee.

[New Earth]

7. thanks

i'll have to remember that when i have some money.

[Solly Mack]

11. You're welcome but no money is needed.

I can understand being leery though. I'm sorry if I was out of line.
I'm not weird or anything. lol
:)

[New Earth]

12. !!!

aww. that is sweet. is any of it Columbian?

or would that defeat the point of it being from Austria or Germany....

[Solly Mack]

13. lol Yes, that would defeat the point....just a leedle

lolol

[bettyellen]

8. that's just nasty, Faye. but at least you're home safe from your adventure

glad you met up w/ everybody and had a great time at the ball!
we did a lot of shout outs to you on thurs koeb thread...... w00t!

[New Earth]

10. hi!

thank you for your assistance that night too :hug:

i did have a great time. i'm so glad i went and made it there and back with no problems.

[bettyellen]

15. hi sweetie! gosh i am bundled up here something awful....

had to switch to tea with this ulcer going on, hopefully it'll make the quitting cigarettes easier, too.

[New Earth]

16. you're trying to quit?

that's a good idea. but i don't wanna x(

[bettyellen]

22. well, i love smoking, but i really should do this.....

my parents both had a shitload of circulatory problems in their old age.
i am not going out like that.

[suffragette]

18. hi Faye and bettyellen

Faye,
Sorry to hear about the coffee. Must be like the dreck I had in DC the morning of Jan 6th before going to LaFayette park. That was some nasty stuff.

bettyellen,
Ulcer? Take care of yourself, sweetie.

[New Earth]

19. hi!

nice to see you around :hi:

[suffragette]

20. glad you made it back home ok n/t

[bettyellen]

21. yeah, well it was better the minute i laid off the coffee.

and the whiskey. But smoking is not helping, i know.
just beent a little out of control since novemeber + the holidays were so darn stressful and i was pretty self-indulgent for a good ten weeks.
i'm recovering nicely. i wish i could lay off the smokes as easily. i've got quite the monkey on my back.
everything good in your neck of the woods, cheryl?

[suffragette]

23. been crazy busy

but otherwise ok.
Work, jury duty, going to the protest in Seattle - met some DU'ers there, nice, but had more fun with you guys on the 6th.
Need to breathe.
Trying to go through info from threads to come up with recommendations on Election Reform targeted to state level since our legislature is meeting on it now.
See my post:http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=288149
edited for spelling

[bettyellen]

24. PM Andy on the refrom, i'm sure he'd love to help.

have you seen any more pics from the 6 th?
i am dying to see selmo 7 s...... she had some great ones, as i recall.

[suffragette]

25. pm'd Andy and arnheim and keepthemhonest

I'm going through reams of posts trying to cull out applicable points and get them into a concise, bulleted sheet to send.
I am dying to see those, too. She took some great pics. Would love copies.
I wonder if she'll still post them at this point (as days pass) or if we'll need to pm her to ask.

[bettyellen]

26. good post, i just kicked it for you.

is arnheim the one doing the vote group?
i think i might have bothered selmo in a pm a while ago, i'll have to check.
i think she can load them to photobucket or another service and send us the location.
have not run into selmo in the longest. but as i recall, there was one good shot of us, and you were my first DUer friend, so that's one i really want for posterity.
you wrere coming from so damned far, it really inspired me.

[suffragette]

27. thanks, I needed the kick

That post dropped like a rock. Now I have some replies, which will help in creating the sheet I need.
arnheim is the one doing the VOTE group. She pointed me to keepthemhonest. I'm in touch with them both. Just pm'd Andy this morning. He's been so busy in DC and all.
Photobucket? That's new to me, but sounds great. I remember she had two photos of us. I think we both liked the same one and I want that one, too of my first DU buddy - you.
And you drove through ice and traffic hell on no sleep to get there. I admire you for your bravery.

[shesemsmom]

17. I am sorry

I live for my coffee. Since I heard it may be going up I've been stocking up. I HAVE TO HAVE MY COFFEE!!!!!!Come on over I'll make you a pot of Maxwell House