OK. Own up. Exactly HOW bad is your addiction?
I must myself confess to between 16 and 25 cups a day... And none of that american/british wishy washy either. Real strong black coffee. Usually around afternoon I get a headache and think "Ah, maybe I should drink something ELSE than coffee". Sweden is top of the world in amount of coffee consumed per person by the way - measured in amount of actual coffee used up :icon_wink: (if you count amount of FLUID USA tops the list but due to making their coffee extremely weak the amount of actual coffee used is lower)
Not much really... about 6 mugs of almost espresso strength black coffee.
I get the headaches when I haven't had the coffee.
Cant stand the stuff, need 5 sugars in a cup to be able to drink it. Tea is the one for me. I drink about 5 large cups per day so around 10 normal cuppas. I think climate factors in it though, the colder it is the more I drink to warm me cockles. I have a Tefal Quick Cup and its brilliant :icon_wink:
Quote from: Perv on November 03, 2007, 06:58:12 AM
I think climate factors in it though, the colder it is the more I drink to warm me cockles. I have a Tefal Quick Cup and its brilliant :icon_wink:
That would explain it then. In the north of Sweden the most coffee is consumed. -30 degrees celsius in the winter was COMMON. If it reached -35 degrees we didn't have to go to school. -42 is the coldest I've experienced. We didn't go out many minutes that day...
Oddly in Stockholm where I live now it rarely gets colder than -18 or so but due to air humidity that often feels COLDER than -30 in the north.
The smell of coffee makes me fell sick.. :icon_sick:
Work day's 4-6 mugs of tea, weekends 8-10 mugs of tea.
All depends on if I'm at home and what I'm doing, If painting, then I tend to forget the tea and it's ends up colder than a witch's bit! and I can't drink it then.
Microwaving the tea to warm it, only make sit taste bad.
Just the same as Wristaction, I can't stand the smell, and even less the taste. The only times I drank coffee was with milk and a lot of sugar. I like tea from time to time in the evening, but I'm not that addicted. Although I remember we used to have more tea when my wife and our newborn baby daughter came back home, at the begining.
I'm more a fruit juice guy, currently it's grape, but sometimes it's apple or orange :shrug:
Crikey Bodhi, thats extreme cold in my opinion. I cant bear it below 20 degree C and thats a big reason for moving to Caribbean, 26 C average temperature :icon_w00t: I dont mind a cold day of around 5-10 degrees but as long as theres no wind, the air feels so crisp and clean. I'd prefer sunshine all year round though, I'm a bit of a poof when it comes to coldness. My mother drinks tea even in hot summers but I cant face it then, they say a hot drink cools you down, I say its crud* as you dont see tea drinkers on the beach and in sports.....
Microwaving cold tea? Urrgh that must taste terrible, I avoid using microwave as much as poss, I even prefer to use a saucepan and gas flame for baked beans I am that against them. So far only found Uncle Bens rice to be edible from a microwave.
Chrysalis fruit juices win hands down mate, I am a Ribena addict and love the stuff, nothing else comes close :icon_wink:
Coffee is a work day drink for me but as long as I get caffeine in some form I'm happy, normally diet coke.
I love a good cup of tea but rarely drink it unless I'm ill or freezing (don't feel the cold too much so not that often).
My other addiction is lime juice.
Not sure if this is partly cos I am a heavy smoker but whether I drink tea or coffee, after 2 cups I have the breath of a thousand camels. Thats my only criticism of the stuff.....
lime juice? its good with vodka :icon_wink:
3-4 depending on how busy i am at work. I drink less on the weenkends.
Quote from: Perv on November 03, 2007, 08:39:55 AM
lime juice? its good with vodka :icon_wink:
Don't ruin good alcohol by adding loads of stuff to it has allways been my opinion.
Lime however is my main foodspice. I use up at least fifteen limefruits a week. But then I like Thai and vietnamese and lebanese cooking so it's no wonder. Don't drink it often. Cranberry juice is my favourite for drinking.
Molar - you'll stain your teeth...
3-4 mugs of tea with two sugars each a day.
A mocha once a week.
Quote from: Fabian on November 03, 2007, 05:37:52 PM
Molar - you'll stain your teeth...
There's a reason I allways have my mouth closed on pictures... Check Shane Mcgowan (singer of the pogues) and you'll get an idea about the state of MY teeth... :icon_wink:
Quote from: Fabian on November 03, 2007, 05:37:52 PM
3-4 mugs of tea with two sugars each a day.
A mocha once a week.
So will you! You will get more black stains between yours! lol.
Green tea really stains.. bizarre but i see it very often.
Bodhi.. go and get a good scaling, and i recommend bleaching your teeth. It really works well on coffee stains.
I love coffee too much to give it up.... and i dont want the headaches.
I bought 1000 tooth polishers from Dr John Steinman in the US in the hope I could sell them here at a profit. so much vat got added on coming into country it didnt work out a feasible seller so I never really bothered trying to sell them. I have 962 tooth polishers left lol They are great though, I havent been to the dentist since 1986 and I have perfectly white teeth, well after a good scrub with the tooth polisher that is. Being a heavy smoker I get black marks on the backs of my teeth but a rub with this thing takes them all off. at £1 each they sure beat an expensive trip to Agentmolars :icon_w00t: If anyone wants any just shout. I paid about £1 each for them but around £250 got added on in VAT the robbing gits. I am only looking to get £1 each for them or 10 for a fiver hows that? That makes me cheaper to buy from than the Dr himself :icon_wink: He wants $6.99 each !!!!
http://www.toothpolisher.com/toothpolisher/Products.html
Meh...
I have a romantic view on street bums and alcoholics and the look of them so I prefer my blemishes as they are :icon_wink:
:shrug: its an acquired taste... i go more for the unshaven with a ratty coat look my self. to quote zoolander "deralique"
Oh and Perv, much cheaper than me, but be careful with abrasives. Used too regularly you can strip the enamel off your teeth. Pearl drops was a product that was much abused before the australian regulators made the zinc oxide particles a mandatory size. It used to get smoking stain off.. as well as alot of your tooth with regular use.
Once in a while will be fine though! :icon_wink:
Oh i re-read my post Bohdi.. didnt mean to sound all commanding btw... :Doh!: Just got into Dr mode for a minute! lol.
It's silly really. I try not to be a stereotypical male as much as I can but the part about a real man not being vain... I'm pretty neolithic there...
I only use once every 1-2 months as am very lazy, shouldnt do any damage that way I hope Molar.
Quote from: Bodhi on November 04, 2007, 02:53:16 AM
Meh...
I have a romantic view on street bums and alcoholics and the look of them so I prefer my blemishes as they are :icon_wink:
???? and the smell of them? thats just crazytalk Bodhi..... If you open your mouth to smile and people feel sick at the sight then its best to do something about it mate. Its not vanity, its called hygene !!!!
Quote from: Perv on November 04, 2007, 06:14:27 AM
I only use once every 1-2 months as am very lazy, shouldnt do any damage that way I hope Molar.
Quote from: Bodhi on November 04, 2007, 02:53:16 AM
Meh...
I have a romantic view on street bums and alcoholics and the look of them so I prefer my blemishes as they are :icon_wink:
???? and the smell of them? thats just crazytalk Bodhi..... If you open your mouth to smile and people feel sick at the sight then its best to do something about it mate. Its not vanity, its called hygene !!!!
Needless to say I'm exaggerating heavily of course :icon_wink:
lol I was gonna draw loads of black tombstone teeth on your avatar and use it as mine :icon_w00t:
every 1 - 2 months should be fine.. If you start getting sensativity to cold, make it longer.
ok.. Dr hat off now!
:abduct:
When I'm at home, I either use the espresso machine for my coffee or manual drip coffee (using a cone filter holder that sits on a mug). In either case, 1 serving uses 2 slightly heaping scoops of unground beans (about 60mL).
My preference is darker roasted coffees. As for regions, I especially like Kenyan and other African coffee beans. And I've generally never been fond of Columbian coffees.
Work days I'll drink 3-4 cups on a regular day (and up to 6-10 cups when I work 18-22 hour days). One of the National Lab sites I work at has one of the Nespresso pod espresso makers. That thing is addicting.
Quote from: Agentmolar on November 04, 2007, 08:52:57 AM
every 1 - 2 months should be fine.. If you start getting sensativity to cold, make it longer.
ok.. Dr hat off now!
:abduct:
cool, thank u :icon_wink:
all my back teeth are sensitive to anything. A bloke threatened me with a big peice of glass once (long story), so I took the piece of glass off him and took a bite out of it and chewed it in front of him. He erm, crud*ped himself lol Unfortunately I have chips out of nearly all the back ones. I did manage to bed his sister from that episode so it wasnt all worthwhile :icon_w00t:
32 years old, have never even tasted coffee, or tea.
I'm a root beer guy.
Even with breakfst. :shrug:
I require at minimum 4 cups of coffee a day-although im odd. Normal coffee and Expresso dont give me the rush-instant does.
Im also a huge fan of Starbucks and Second Cup. Addicted really-and all my coffees MUST BE ICED. I cant stand hot drinks at all.
none at all and no tea either, it never excited me enough to try
I prefer tea over coffee but I am really with Theomar, I will drink root bear 24 hours a day if I could.
I generally drink 5 or 6 cups a day at work, but I don't think that I'm addicted to the stuff as I can go weeks without it sometimes. Can't stand tea. I do drink a lot of fluid, though - usually between 4 and 6 litres a day, so if I had to choose just one drink, I'd probably drink orange cordial all day.
Pervesely, I'm drinking milk as I type this.
I wish i could do dentistry over the internet.. i would be kept busy by all of you if you lived in my area! lol.
Had to treat my dad today. found out he had a rare condition where his body actually started to eat away at his tooth.. very rare and really surprised me..
Its sux, but im going to have to potentially root canal his tooth and its not even his fault... how sucky is that.
Quote from: Agentmolar on November 06, 2007, 06:00:05 AM
I wish i could do dentistry over the internet.. i would be kept busy by all of you if you lived in my area! lol.
Had to treat my dad today. found out he had a rare condition where his body actually started to eat away at his tooth.. very rare and really surprised me..
Its sux, but im going to have to potentially root canal his tooth and its not even his fault... how sucky is that.
Oh that sounds painful, what caused it? dont say drinking too much tea or coffee please as I am just about to make a cuppa :icon_w00t:
Quote from: Agentmolar on November 06, 2007, 06:00:05 AM
I wish i could do dentistry over the internet.. i would be kept busy by all of you if you lived in my area! lol.
My root canal filling actually made me stop being afraid of dentists (the expert was also a very good intuitive psychologist so to speak) Unfortunately the fear has been replaced with fear of dentist bills :icon_eek:
Just think of your dental bills feeding my mini habit! lol.
...and a huge habbit it is if you saw the mini mountain he had after his trip to salute :icon_wink:
I drink water as well, At the mo I have a cup of tea and a pint of water.
water? WATER!!!?
That's for diving in not drinking :icon_wink:
Don't drink to much or I'll have to find a new hobby :icon_suspicious:
Oh, I badly need a root canal, and I do blame rootbeer. But that's a choice I'm willing to live with.
BTW CH, what is your brew of choice? Barq's for me.
Yep Barq's for me too! I was mad when the Mcdonalds by me stopped carrying it. I love their cream soda too.
@ AgentMolar - You know I finally got the root canal finished. It took 8 months because I kept having to miss appointments.
Curse you dental fiend! You have me bang to rights - yes I drnk a lot of sugar...
But no fillings!
But plenty of fissure sealing... :icon_ermm:
Ah but english dentistry doesnt count... trust me... i fix too much of it over here!!
So where do the Americans rank??
Quote from: Theomar Pius on November 06, 2007, 11:56:32 AM
Oh, I badly need a root canal, and I do blame rootbeer. But that's a choice I'm willing to live with.
BTW CH, what is your brew of choice? Barq's for me.
As far as Root Beers go, I like Barq's, but I'll put Sprecher as my top choice (even if Sprecher RB doesn't have the caffeine thats in Barq's)
Quote from: eastman on November 06, 2007, 10:05:10 PM
Quote from: Theomar Pius on November 06, 2007, 11:56:32 AM
Oh, I badly need a root canal, and I do blame rootbeer. But that's a choice I'm willing to live with.
BTW CH, what is your brew of choice? Barq's for me.
As far as Root Beers go, I like Barq's, but I'll put Sprecher as my top choice (even if Sprecher RB doesn't have the caffeine thats in Barq's)
Barq's is the only one that I know of with caffine.
I'm not familiar with sprecher, I'll have to keep an eye out.
A&W in a frosted mug at the resturaunt is pretty good too.
Quote from: Agentmolar on November 06, 2007, 04:45:20 PM
Ah but english dentistry doesnt count... trust me... i fix too much of it over here!!
I went to China with a halffinished tooth and my dentist told me that in case anything happened chinese dentist where known for being excellent! I was a bit surprised by that I must admit. But all the old commiecountries (except USSR) apparently have put up a lot of effort with medical care. Cuba is in fact the country in the world that has the highest number of doctors relatively speaking (You divide the populace with the number of doctors and get a number, the lower the number the better). Germany is second and that all started with the Bismarck social security system. Bismarck was of course ultraconservative but he realized that people would complain less (less risk of revolution) if their health and other basic needs where taken care of.
Quote from: Bodhi on November 07, 2007, 03:09:20 AM
Quote from: Agentmolar on November 06, 2007, 04:45:20 PM
Ah but english dentistry doesnt count... trust me... i fix too much of it over here!!
I went to China with a halffinished tooth and my dentist told me that in case anything happened chinese dentist where known for being excellent! I was a bit surprised by that I must admit. But all the old commiecountries (except USSR) apparently have put up a lot of effort with medical care. Cuba is in fact the country in the world that has the highest number of doctors relatively speaking (You divide the populace with the number of doctors and get a number, the lower the number the better). Germany is second and that all started with the Bismarck social security system. Bismarck was of course ultraconservative but he realized that people would complain less (less risk of revolution) if their health and other basic needs where taken care of.
That kinda reminds me of Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs - one of those odd things you remember from your education: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_heirarchy_of_needs (from my A-level economics course, in this case).
Yeah well in my case it's simple (to bring it back on topic here) Give me free coffee and I promise I'll be good obedient citicen :icon_wink:
Quote from: Theomar Pius on November 07, 2007, 02:05:10 AM
Quote from: eastman on November 06, 2007, 10:05:10 PM
Quote from: Theomar Pius on November 06, 2007, 11:56:32 AM
Oh, I badly need a root canal, and I do blame rootbeer. But that's a choice I'm willing to live with.
BTW CH, what is your brew of choice? Barq's for me.
As far as Root Beers go, I like Barq's, but I'll put Sprecher as my top choice (even if Sprecher RB doesn't have the caffeine thats in Barq's)
Barq's is the only one that I know of with caffine.
I'm not familiar with sprecher, I'll have to keep an eye out.
A&W in a frosted mug at the resturaunt is pretty good too.
Sprecher is a brewery up in Milwaukee, WI. They also do a line of sodas. Not sure how widely distributed their products are, but I can get most of them here in the Chicago area.
mmmmm coffeeeee :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_beer: