30 Seconds on the Clock, Here’s Your Question
- December 7th, 2004
In the ongoing saga of my coffeemaker, I’m discovering that every morning is a round of Beat the Clock. The latest coffeemaker I bought has 2-hour auto shut-off. I used to have one with this feature and I enjoyed it, as I sometimes can’t remember to do it. But, that one allowed me to extend it another 2 hours by pushing the ON button before the 2 hours were up. This is not the case with this coffeemaker. So, every morning, I get about 1 cup … maybe another half-cup before it shuts off. It doesn’t ding or alert me in any way that it’s going to shut off, so inevitably, I get involved in a project, realize my coffee is cold, run out to refill and the damn thing is shut off. Grrrr.
I can’t guzzle my coffee in the morning, you know? Firstly, it’s hot. Secondly, I’ve got shit to do. I’m reading and answering emails, tending to the administrative side of Moxie, handling questions, etc. It shocks me that I can go 2 hours without refilling my coffee, but dammit, I do. So, it looks like I have choices: get better about going back to check, set a timer on the microwave as soon as I pour my first cup, move the coffeemaker into my office or just get a new one.
See, if I were independently wealthy, I could just get Jeeves to brew it one cup at a time. *runs to buy Lotto ticket*
- Tags: coffee, coffeemaker
- Filed under: domestica, uncategorized
