QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
In the morning Mr. QofG's makes a cup of tea one for me. I have him well trained 
How do you fit in a cup of tea/coffee in the morning?
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May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Yeah, but you work with people you like and respect, and who like and respect you. I on the other hand am a miserable world-hating bastard who is rightly shunned by my fellow office slaves, so making tea for them is a pain in the arse. Also, if I do drink tea at work I only ever have one cup in the morning, so if I make one for everyone else they never have to reciprocate.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
I like to get up with at least an hour and a half to go before I have to leave the house, two hours is preferable.
I go to the loo, amble downstairs, put the coffee machine on to warm (yes, this way I even have time for 'proper' coffee), have my Yakult, then eat my breakfast while browsing teh interwebs, then go and make a nice double espresso, drink it while browsing teh internets. By the time I've finished it I'm ready for the loo again, so back upstairs. Then I wash/shower, get dressed, do my hair, then back downstairs. If I've time I'll check my emails again, but more often than not I've no time left so I start dashing like a fool to switch of the computer, feed the cat, get my bus money out, make sure I've got everything I need for the day (which means I usually have to pack 2 bags to take with me - mainly because I carry too much crap), then check, double check, and recheck all the plugs are off and doors are locked, then I leave.
Plenty of time for coffee in the midst of all of that
I go to the loo, amble downstairs, put the coffee machine on to warm (yes, this way I even have time for 'proper' coffee), have my Yakult, then eat my breakfast while browsing teh interwebs, then go and make a nice double espresso, drink it while browsing teh internets. By the time I've finished it I'm ready for the loo again, so back upstairs. Then I wash/shower, get dressed, do my hair, then back downstairs. If I've time I'll check my emails again, but more often than not I've no time left so I start dashing like a fool to switch of the computer, feed the cat, get my bus money out, make sure I've got everything I need for the day (which means I usually have to pack 2 bags to take with me - mainly because I carry too much crap), then check, double check, and recheck all the plugs are off and doors are locked, then I leave.
Plenty of time for coffee in the midst of all of that
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Plugs! Jeez! I never check owt like that! My plugs are on all the time
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Some people haven't been taking their turns so I think I'll be making solo coffee's for a bit. They're 'too busy'Not busy enough to stop them making their lunch though ey?
Not too busy to drink the coffee either I'll venture. Lazy fucks.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
What about the fridge??
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
mrsfran
Well-Known Member
I used to have a colleague who would fall for that every. single. time. I didn't even have to vary it, the word "tee" would fall out of her mouth before she'd have a chance to think. Bless.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
It's funny how everyone trusts the fridge not to blow up though innitLeave me alone with my neuroses.
Funky_monks
Neo-Rustic
I get up about an hour and a half before work, walk the dogs, make me brekkie.....chill and read my e-mails.
I cant just get up and run around, I need to be eased into it slowly.
I never have a shower in the morning either - always in the evening, cos my wife can't bear the smell of the fish when I come in. If I'm quick, I can be washed and smelling soapy and still faintly fishy when she comes in.
I cant just get up and run around, I need to be eased into it slowly.
I never have a shower in the morning either - always in the evening, cos my wife can't bear the smell of the fish when I come in. If I'm quick, I can be washed and smelling soapy and still faintly fishy when she comes in.
Thora
Differently Ethical
I only leave about 15 minutes between waking up and leaving the house, so no time for tea making at home. I start work at 7am and it's only a 5 minute walk away, so I just eat breakfast and have my cuppa there. Best thing about it is that I save on buying cereal and orange juice.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
thanks to my working hours of 9.30-5.30 i don't have to leave til 9.00am, so plenty of time for tea, when i had to get in by 9, i still had plenty of time - tbh, 9.30 is a lot easier for me as i used to get in about 9.15 anyway
first day of new clocking in time, i got there at 9.50
first day of new clocking in time, i got there at 9.50
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
i used to just rush rush rush around in the mornings but i've got into the habit of waking very early so now i have two and a half hours before i need to leave the house in the morning. that leaves lots of time for tea and dithering.
when i wake up i drink a herbal something or other first thing then make breakfast, wash and organise self and child, then make tea. i usually drink the tea while i am doing my make up.
when i wake up i drink a herbal something or other first thing then make breakfast, wash and organise self and child, then make tea. i usually drink the tea while i am doing my make up.
i get up, go to toilet, have a shower or do some washing up if it needs doing (this will only ever be on a morning where i don't need a shower, i organise myself fairly well, feed the cats, put the kettle on, get dressed, turn the computer on, kettle boils, make sure teenager is awake, and then bring mine and the missus's cuppa into our bedroom, wake the missus up, and then sit down in front of the computer to enjoy my brew. and then when that's been drunk, go to work.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
It's funny how everyone trusts the fridge not to blow up though innit
Trust me, if I could turn it off I would
nuffsaid
But this goes up to 11
The night before I put teabag in mug, with sugar and make sure there's the minimum amount of water in kettle.
Then, first thing in morning get up and put kettle on go back upstairs to bathroom, wash (during which kettle switches off and water is cooling), get dressed go downstairs make tea. I have time to eat a banana drink orange juice and a benecol, or actimel, then tea is cool enough to drink pretty much straight down.
Even when I never had time for the banana (my job has changed so get more time in the morning now) the tea would always, just, be cool enough to drink pretty much straight down. The trick is to get the kettle boiled asap after waking up giving maximum time for the water to cool down. Having least amount of water in kettle possible helps to get it boiled quick.
Then, first thing in morning get up and put kettle on go back upstairs to bathroom, wash (during which kettle switches off and water is cooling), get dressed go downstairs make tea. I have time to eat a banana drink orange juice and a benecol, or actimel, then tea is cool enough to drink pretty much straight down.
Even when I never had time for the banana (my job has changed so get more time in the morning now) the tea would always, just, be cool enough to drink pretty much straight down. The trick is to get the kettle boiled asap after waking up giving maximum time for the water to cool down. Having least amount of water in kettle possible helps to get it boiled quick.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
I get up half hour earlier than I need to. That way I can fit in two cofees before im off
zenie
>^^<
Stig
Condimentalist
thanks to my working hours of 9.30-5.30 i don't have to leave til 9.00am, so plenty of time for tea, when i had to get in by 9, i still had plenty of time - tbh, 9.30 is a lot easier for me as i used to get in about 9.15 anyway
Ah, yes, theres that too... did I mention I start at 10:30am?
(I never get there before 10:40, either. )
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
An intriguing solution to the breakfast beverage conundrum, but one that has a major flaw: water needs to be absolutely boiling and fresh out of the kettle to make a decent cup of tea.
moonsi til
worked it out now!
When I start work at 07.10 I don't have a cup of tea before I leave the house as there is no time. I could brew it before I have my shower but I like to enjoy a cup of tea not slurp it down. My work is a 10 minute drive away and almost everyone is passionate about tea drinking so I know I will be drinking a lovely as soon as I get to work. These days I rarely drink tea at home due to consuming so much at work. I used to have porridge at 06.30 but now I just have a bowl of cereal about 07.45 at work which suits me better.
Im also a get up, get showered and dressed and out the door person. I think I would fall back to sleep if I had time to ponder or watch the TV. I do put on the radio though.
Im also a get up, get showered and dressed and out the door person. I think I would fall back to sleep if I had time to ponder or watch the TV. I do put on the radio though.
Herbsman.
Nah Lotion, Pet, Nor Powder.
It's a shame that you don't have time to relax and enjoy the part of your life between waking up and going to work
I feel sorry for you, I really do.I wake up 90 minutes before I'm supposed to leave the house, partly because I refuse to rush to get to work. It's my life, not my boss's. Yet even with an hour and a half to get ready, dressed, and eat breakfast, I still feel like I don't have enough time, and I often end up leaving the house 20 minutes later than I'm supposed to (partly because I can't resist going on the internet for a bit
). That's just the way it is I suppose, I'd have to go to bed earlier and wake up earlier if I wanted more time.
nuffsaid
But this goes up to 11
We're talking a matter of 2-3 mins between kettle goes off and pouring
I wash and dress....quickly. Water is still hot enough for me to enjoy my cuppa, but not too hot I have to wait to drink it.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Whereas I wash and dress slowly, especially in the mornings, and am a bit fanatical about getting the water into the mug the very second the kettle's boiled.
But we're opening up the "which tea-making method produces the best results?" can of worms here, so I'll stop
But we're opening up the "which tea-making method produces the best results?" can of worms here, so I'll stop
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Tsk. EVERYONE IS WRONG. Apart from me.
Herbsman.
Nah Lotion, Pet, Nor Powder.
I am sure you enjoy your tea, and I am not suggesting that you are doing it wrong or anything, so dont take it that way.We're talking a matter of 2-3 mins between kettle goes off and pouring
But within 2-3 minutes the water will have cooled significantly.
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edit: just read May's post. oops
if i am in a rush in the morning.i make a coffee and then take it to the bathroom to drink it there and whilst i get ready.
otherwise first tea or coffee at or on the way to work. sometimes for early early shifts i would use a thermos mug and make a nice hot coffee with milk and drink it on the way to work ie tube. but now i lost my thermos mug and i only work late shifts.
otherwise first tea or coffee at or on the way to work. sometimes for early early shifts i would use a thermos mug and make a nice hot coffee with milk and drink it on the way to work ie tube. but now i lost my thermos mug and i only work late shifts.
Thora
Differently Ethical
Me too - I reboil it if more than about 5 seconds have passed.
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