And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sunday, August 30, 2020
There's one of these where I work and makes a reasonably good cup of coffee
Back in 2003 I started working at a communications start-up. They had a Keurig. I spent $130 on one for the house. My wife thought that I had gone crazy spending that kind of money on a coffee maker. We still have it and it still makes a great cup of coffee.
The amount of non recyclable plastic waste those produce is embarrassing to say the least, and I'm far, far from being called a tree hugger. The reusable basket is more work than it's worth.
Do not let one freeze! We made that mistake with the one we kept in our travel trailer. Something cracked inside from freeze damage and leaked water every time we tried to use it. I was able to dismantle it (I've spent a lifetime doing fine instrument mechanics) and find the cracked plastic component inside. But...they are not designed to be repairable or taken apart! They're only designed to be assembled once at the factory, and no repair parts are available. I was able to dry out the component and superglue it. It's worked fine for over a year now, but we bring it into the house anytime frost threatens.
Back in 2003 I started working at a communications start-up. They had a Keurig. I spent $130 on one for the house. My wife thought that I had gone crazy spending that kind of money on a coffee maker. We still have it and it still makes a great cup of coffee.
ReplyDeleteNow made in China.
ReplyDeleteI have one ...MORE TROUBLE than it is worth.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of non recyclable plastic waste those produce is embarrassing to say the least, and I'm far, far from being called a tree hugger. The reusable basket is more work than it's worth.
ReplyDeleteHave they straightened out the problems with the air pump?
ReplyDeleteI bought two that lasted less than a year each.
Do not let one freeze! We made that mistake with the one we kept in our travel trailer. Something cracked inside from freeze damage and leaked water every time we tried to use it. I was able to dismantle it (I've spent a lifetime doing fine instrument mechanics) and find the cracked plastic component inside. But...they are not designed to be repairable or taken apart! They're only designed to be assembled once at the factory, and no repair parts are available. I was able to dry out the component and superglue it. It's worked fine for over a year now, but we bring it into the house anytime frost threatens.
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