why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

robtcorl · 02-09-2021, 09:43 AM - **6 Likes**

PBS, 02/09/2021, or 09/02/2021 for those of you date challenged.

eddie1960 · 02-09-2021, 12:22 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

The lowest I'll go, on the caffeine scale, is half caf.
I OD easily on caffeine, so I only drink 2 cups a day, in the morning. If there's a third, it's half caf.
Light roast is the way I roll, more caffeine, but none of that nasty burnt taste of dark roast.
A teaspoon of sugar and I'm good.

Aside from occasional triple short espressos with a spoon of milk i have packed in coffee, I do however drink massive amounts of Tea, all made from loose leaf teas , mostly from Silk Road Teas in Victoria BC , they have excellent Assam, and very well balanced Earl Grey and London Fog blends. Always black with just some honey for me
I blame my mother for this one, she put sweet milky tea in my baby bottle (If I know her Red Rose she collected those ceramics, she had loads of them when she passed away

**CharLac** · 02-09-2021, 01:27 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

I did not know that you're able to get Tim Tams there!
So, here's the question! Are you eating them in the proper way?

If you have no idea what I'm on about, watch this video:

Tim Tam Slam Tutorial - YouTube

(It works with coffee too)

This one is cute too

You Tube

lesmore49 · 02-09-2021, 01:28 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by eddie1960

Aside from occasional triple short espressos with a spoon of milk i have packed in coffee, I do however drink massive amounts of Tea, all made from loose leaf teas , mostly from Silk Road Teas in Victoria BC , they have excellent Assam, and very well balanced Earl Grey and London Fog blends. Always black with just some honey for me
I blame my mother for this one, she put sweet milky tea in my baby bottle (If I know her Red Rose she collected those ceramics, she had loads of them when she passed away

We used to collect those Red Rose Tea ceramics too, in my family way back when. Didn't Red Rose Tea advertise ..."Pity...only available in Canada, you say. "

I used to collect in the 1950's pictures of NHL hockey players...think they were 8 X 10. Think I sent away to Bee Hive syrup for them.

I had Red Kelly of the Boston Bruins, Jean Beliveau of the Habs (Montreal Canadians) and someone else of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

This was in the '50's when I first started to play hockey (defence) and I recall one year the Habs were my favourite, so I got a Montreal jersey, next year it was the Boston Bruins...so I got the Bruins stockings...then the Maple Leafs, so it was the hockey pants from that team. These teams had different, disparate team colours......so I was quite 'colourful' on the ice as a kid. I would get one Hockey Xmas present a year form my parents.

Also no shin guards at first, just big general store catalogues...one from Eaton's for one leg, the other a Hudson's Bay catalogue for the other shin.

I played for two different community club teams. Early on I realized I was no Red Kelly or Wayne Gretzky.

**CharLac** · 02-09-2021, 01:29 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Bet Rupert's chocolate girls would like those.
I'm slowly coming around to liking dark chocolate, not Mrs Bob, she's a milk chocoholic all the way.

Mr Webster didn't underline chocoholic in red, I'm surprised the word was used way back then.

Originally posted by lesmore49

My wife likes dark chocolate, but not for me. Milk chocolate has always been my favourite.

Dark chocolate for me and the missus

**CharLac** · 02-09-2021, 01:35 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

6:30 AM, current temp is 6 F, it was 8 F when i got up at 5.
The predicted amount of up to 2 inches, turned out to be only a skiff of snow.
Note to Bert, Charlie, and Bob #2, keeps this cold stuff up there!!

It's coming from Alaska....darn 'mericans

**CharLac** · 02-09-2021, 01:43 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

We also have an electric blower, but Mrs Bob wanted a cordless too.
Yep, the big expense of most of these cordless products is their batteries, also most of their weight.
Hard to imagine life without some of them.

Story here. I have an Industrial Black and Decker circular saw and have had it since the 80s. Great saw but it developed an electrical problem that I thought I could fix with a new switch but alas -insert long story here-, I could not fix it.

So I thought I would add another cordless Dewalt product to my line of cordless tools. I shopped around on Amazon, found a 20V model like the rest of mine, found the best deal and "Added to Cart".

As with most thingsAmazon it arrived in a week whereupon I opened and took a look at my new toy. After a thorough inspection, I came to obvious conclusion. Charlie is a moron. In my quest for the best deal, I had selected a corded model. Oh well, I like the power of them best anyhow.

Move on! Nothing to see here!

**CharLac** · 02-09-2021, 01:47 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by Parallax

Yes, but remember the ancient precept "Beware of Greeks bearing Trojans".

Wait. That doesn't sound quite right. Well something like that, anyway.

Sounds more like a warning for one's daughter, "Beware geeks wearing..."

**CharLac** · 02-09-2021, 01:49 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by lesmore49

I'm just hoping that you and Parallax as moderators, don't put a letter of reprimand in my file.

You mean along with all the other letters of reprimand in your file ;-)

**CharLac** · 02-09-2021, 01:51 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by rod_grant

The sucking liquid through a Tim Tam thingy; I understand it works pretty well with red wine!!

You sir, are a genius!

**CharLac** · 02-09-2021, 01:56 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Y'all don't be hatin' on my coffee now.

To each their own my friend, whatever blows your hair back. For self, only cream...nothing else sullies the fine taste of my coffee. Actually I put a lot of cream in my coffee. I sometimes joke that coffee is simply a transport mechanism for cream in my case.

robtcorl · 02-09-2021, 01:58 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by CharLac

-insert long story here-,

You need to take digressing lessons from Les.

**CharLac** · 02-09-2021, 02:00 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Mmmmmm . . . . . . . . . . .black chocolate stout.

I do like me a good chocolate stout

**CharLac** · 02-09-2021, 02:02 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Why is F and C so far apart until it gets damn cold?
-37C is -34.6F, according to my online conversion gadget.

And -40 is -40 except if it's Kelvin

**CharLac** · 02-09-2021, 02:10 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by savoche

That's nippy. The coldest recorded here is -51.4C

Btw, throwing boiling water into the air can be fun when it's cold. For a while, anyway

https://youtu.be/LdxVjfrs5vk

I'll always remember our grade 6 English teacher reading a passage from "To Build a Fire" where his spit freezes before it hits the ground.

02-09-2021, 02:00 PM - 2 Likes	#85243
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Mmmmmm . . . . . . . . . . .black chocolate stout. I do like me a good chocolate stout Attached Images

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eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,667	Originally posted by robtcorl The lowest I'll go, on the caffeine scale, is half caf. I OD easily on caffeine, so I only drink 2 cups a day, in the morning. If there's a third, it's half caf. Light roast is the way I roll, more caffeine, but none of that nasty burnt taste of dark roast. A teaspoon of sugar and I'm good. Aside from occasional triple short espressos with a spoon of milk i have packed in coffee, I do however drink massive amounts of Tea, all made from loose leaf teas , mostly from Silk Road Teas in Victoria BC , they have excellent Assam, and very well balanced Earl Grey and London Fog blends. Always black with just some honey for me I blame my mother for this one, she put sweet milky tea in my baby bottle (If I know her Red Rose she collected those ceramics, she had loads of them when she passed away

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lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,349	Originally posted by eddie1960 Aside from occasional triple short espressos with a spoon of milk i have packed in coffee, I do however drink massive amounts of Tea, all made from loose leaf teas , mostly from Silk Road Teas in Victoria BC , they have excellent Assam, and very well balanced Earl Grey and London Fog blends. Always black with just some honey for me I blame my mother for this one, she put sweet milky tea in my baby bottle (If I know her Red Rose she collected those ceramics, she had loads of them when she passed away We used to collect those Red Rose Tea ceramics too, in my family way back when. Didn't Red Rose Tea advertise ..."Pity...only available in Canada, you say. " I used to collect in the 1950's pictures of NHL hockey players...think they were 8 X 10. Think I sent away to Bee Hive syrup for them. I had Red Kelly of the Boston Bruins, Jean Beliveau of the Habs (Montreal Canadians) and someone else of the Toronto Maple Leafs. This was in the '50's when I first started to play hockey (defence) and I recall one year the Habs were my favourite, so I got a Montreal jersey, next year it was the Boston Bruins...so I got the Bruins stockings...then the Maple Leafs, so it was the hockey pants from that team. These teams had different, disparate team colours......so I was quite 'colourful' on the ice as a kid. I would get one Hockey Xmas present a year form my parents. Also no shin guards at first, just big general store catalogues...one from Eaton's for one leg, the other a Hudson's Bay catalogue for the other shin. I played for two different community club teams. Early on I realized I was no Red Kelly or Wayne Gretzky.

02-09-2021, 01:29 PM - 3 Likes	#85235
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by robtcorl Bet Rupert's chocolate girls would like those. I'm slowly coming around to liking dark chocolate, not Mrs Bob, she's a milk chocoholic all the way. Mr Webster didn't underline chocoholic in red, I'm surprised the word was used way back then. Originally posted by lesmore49 My wife likes dark chocolate, but not for me. Milk chocolate has always been my favourite. Dark chocolate for me and the missus

02-09-2021, 01:35 PM - 4 Likes	#85236
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by robtcorl 6:30 AM, current temp is 6 F, it was 8 F when i got up at 5. The predicted amount of up to 2 inches, turned out to be only a skiff of snow. Note to Bert, Charlie, and Bob #2, keeps this cold stuff up there!! It's coming from Alaska....darn 'mericans

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CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by robtcorl We also have an electric blower, but Mrs Bob wanted a cordless too. Yep, the big expense of most of these cordless products is their batteries, also most of their weight. Hard to imagine life without some of them. Story here. I have an Industrial Black and Decker circular saw and have had it since the 80s. Great saw but it developed an electrical problem that I thought I could fix with a new switch but alas -insert long story here-, I could not fix it. So I thought I would add another cordless Dewalt product to my line of cordless tools. I shopped around on Amazon, found a 20V model like the rest of mine, found the best deal and "Added to Cart". As with most thingsAmazon it arrived in a week whereupon I opened and took a look at my new toy. After a thorough inspection, I came to obvious conclusion. Charlie is a moron. In my quest for the best deal, I had selected a corded model. Oh well, I like the power of them best anyhow. Move on! Nothing to see here!

02-09-2021, 01:47 PM - 5 Likes	#85238
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by Parallax Yes, but remember the ancient precept "Beware of Greeks bearing Trojans". Wait. That doesn't sound quite right. Well something like that, anyway. Sounds more like a warning for one's daughter, "Beware geeks wearing..."

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CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by lesmore49 I'm just hoping that you and Parallax as moderators, don't put a letter of reprimand in my file. You mean along with all the other letters of reprimand in your file ;-)

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CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by rod_grant The sucking liquid through a Tim Tam thingy; I understand it works pretty well with red wine!! You sir, are a genius!

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CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Y'all don't be hatin' on my coffee now. To each their own my friend, whatever blows your hair back. For self, only cream...nothing else sullies the fine taste of my coffee. Actually I put a lot of cream in my coffee. I sometimes joke that coffee is simply a transport mechanism for cream in my case.

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robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by CharLac -insert long story here-, You need to take digressing lessons from Les.

02-09-2021, 02:02 PM - 1 Like	#85244
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by robtcorl Why is F and C so far apart until it gets damn cold? -37C is -34.6F, according to my online conversion gadget. And -40 is -40 except if it's Kelvin

02-09-2021, 02:10 PM - 3 Likes	#85245
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by savoche That's nippy. The coldest recorded here is -51.4C Btw, throwing boiling water into the air can be fun when it's cold. For a while, anyway https://youtu.be/LdxVjfrs5vk I'll always remember our grade 6 English teacher reading a passage from "To Build a Fire" where his spit freezes before it hits the ground.