tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2425979901645571943..comments2024-03-28T09:32:13.767-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Me and My CoffeeOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37220799330654988262014-11-22T10:39:46.944-08:002014-11-22T10:39:46.944-08:00I remember the AF that provided comm to the people...I remember the AF that provided comm to the people who like to talk to the people with tail numbers, very useful people indeed!<br /><br />Green Beans Coffee looks interesting. Unfortunately the nearest one to my location is at Newark International. Fortunately I travel through there from time to time.<br /><br />Guess where I'll be getting coffee next time I fly though Newark?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90551770351962092542014-11-22T05:55:36.203-08:002014-11-22T05:55:36.203-08:00This is a good laugh - I needed it. I never acquir...This is a good laugh - I needed it. I never acquired a taste for coffee until I joined the Air Force (not the AF with tail numbers but the AF that provided comm to the people who like to talk to the people with tail numbers). I liked coffee with sugar and cream. We we were in the field, we would run out of cream and then we would run out of sugar but we always had another can or two of coffee stuck to the klystron in the SATCOM van, so I learned to drink it black when we were deployed.<br /><br />My thoughts on store bought coffee:<br />I truly despise Starbucks coffee - it has that 4 hour old acid taste unless you get their souped up fufu drinks that will destroy a $10 bill. Besides the fact they do not know the difference between a medium and large cup or how to make a Macchiato properly. <br />Duncan Donuts and Krispy Cream coffee is much better but they have donuts and I do not need the fat pills. Keep me away from temptation.<br />Green Beans Coffee shops are a treat - people who have had a MOAC (Mother of all coffees) understand<br />But if you want a really good cup of coffee (here in the states) that is just coffee, that you can add sugar and/or cream then you need to go to a Waffle House. It has better coffee than any donut shop or business that has a barista that doesn't serve booze.tsquaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737130316088634658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57228247198768931662014-11-21T05:33:39.811-08:002014-11-21T05:33:39.811-08:00The magic of Google.The magic of Google.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59260588893493848772014-11-20T21:13:55.768-08:002014-11-20T21:13:55.768-08:00You got it. There was one at Flower Hill and the g...You got it. There was one at Flower Hill and the good one was up my way in Encinitas in the old train depot.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21766074224690067072014-11-20T18:31:29.034-08:002014-11-20T18:31:29.034-08:00To each his own.
Picture this - drive through at ...To each his own.<br /><br />Picture this - drive through at McDonalds on Little Creek, the height of a Virginia summer, <em>The Nuke</em> relays to the lady on the other end of the magical food ordering device my desire for an iced coffee. The lady replied to this with (in a very heavy Southern accent)...<br /><br />"Ya'll want ice in ya coffee? Why?"<br /><br />So you're not alone Cajun. Not alone.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76142339434417296882014-11-20T18:26:35.660-08:002014-11-20T18:26:35.660-08:00It's a carrier, hence a boat... :-) And cold ...It's a carrier, hence a boat... :-) And cold coffee? Really??? sigh...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69765045687236972692014-11-20T18:20:28.048-08:002014-11-20T18:20:28.048-08:00I wondered if you knew Bill. Heh, I had forgotten ...I wondered if you knew Bill. Heh, I had forgotten the toothpick.<br /><br />I can picture that right now. Funny how the mind works, course, I never drank any of that coffee.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4410224626080907512014-11-20T18:11:00.972-08:002014-11-20T18:11:00.972-08:00Ahh, Bill Ames, I remember him well. You had a gre...Ahh, Bill Ames, I remember him well. You had a great instructor. I used to call him Mr.Toothpick. Not so memorable coffee though. I do remember that I even added just a touch of salt to help make it drinkable. Probably lucky I didn't get dain brammage from years of drinking that concoction! rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36385531586858149612014-11-20T16:49:57.467-08:002014-11-20T16:49:57.467-08:00Ah the coffee mess. I've been in shops that ha...Ah the coffee mess. I've been in shops that had a similar deal. The airmen normally weren't in on it, sergeants and up. Once I got a taste for it, had to have it!<br /><br />The coffee onboard the Eisenhower was Starbucks. Of course, that was in the ward room.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39615864079277796312014-11-20T15:39:51.574-08:002014-11-20T15:39:51.574-08:00I had to look up "Panniken" - what I fou...I had to look up "Panniken" - what I found was the Pannikin Encinitas Cafe. The same?<br /><br />I do prefer Dunkin but will take Starbucks if that's all that's available.<br /><br />My wife is also a huge fan of that actress.<br /><br />And thank you for the compliments kind Sir.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79618414569787622842014-11-20T14:58:45.578-08:002014-11-20T14:58:45.578-08:00Sarge - The thing is, CIC had it's own coffee ...Sarge - The thing is, CIC had it's own coffee mess.<br />Users had to either pay up and join pay as you go, which was extremely expensive.<br />The Ol' Man actually joined our coffee mess.<br />He could've had Ward Room coffee because it was already paid for.<br />We bought his cup, though.<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86347853433083338872014-11-20T13:34:32.017-08:002014-11-20T13:34:32.017-08:00Here in MetroParkCentralis, they demolished the cl...Here in MetroParkCentralis, they demolished the closest local Starbucks. Srlsly, with malice aforethought, they smashed it into the ground. We miss it not. It was Panniken mid-west.<br />I think I coined the phrase but only in the sense that my favorite actress tossed off phrases. She was wonderful at it. You know, we talked about them last night and we skipped over her very best one (from a guy's perspective) . We got most of them, Roman Holiday, Sabrina, Charade, etc.<br /><br />Thanks, you reminded me of Henry Higgins.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46236640153514182062014-11-20T11:52:14.711-08:002014-11-20T11:52:14.711-08:00@Skip - You realize that you could have made your ...@Skip - You realize that you could have made your first comment an entire post. One would assume that the CO would always get the best coffee. RHIP.<br /><br />@PA - "Bird farm" is probably old-timey (think WWII) talk, right up there with "flat top." I probably read that somewhere.<br /><br />You should have heard the conversation I had with The Nuke about the whole ship versus boat thing the other night. You're right PA, the shoes, er Professional Surface Warfare Officers are kinda thin-skinned.<br /><br />Problem with submarines is that they used to need to be near the surface to "service" a target. Aircraft like to see (and kill) subs near the surface.<br /><br />But yeah, it was probably the coffee.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85104450416350696872014-11-20T11:36:42.564-08:002014-11-20T11:36:42.564-08:00Oh, it would dissolve the cup. One of my instructo...Oh, it would dissolve the cup. One of my instructors in Tech School (Bill Ames) never washed his coffee cup for fear that crappy coffee would eat his favorite cup.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14945852674405184872014-11-20T10:17:49.748-08:002014-11-20T10:17:49.748-08:00"Real" carrier coffee comes with a pleas..."Real" carrier coffee comes with a pleasing proportion of aromatic DFM. A barely acceptable alternative (now standard, alas) is JP-5 or JP-8.<br />"Bird Farm" never bothered me, I just never knew a carrier sailor to use the term. We airwingers prefer "boat." I suspect we would have been happy with "ship" were not the shoes so predictably thin skinned about it. Lots of entertainment value in those thin skins. When they stopped reacting to "boat" there was always door, wall, upstairs, chow hall, rope, etc.<br />As for being a "target," there are a lot more subs on the bottom of the sea than carriers. Bad coffee probably had something to do with it.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54706386218326111192014-11-20T09:31:27.325-08:002014-11-20T09:31:27.325-08:00BTW - the best coffee on my ship was in CIC.
The C...BTW - the best coffee on my ship was in CIC.<br />The CO requested the stewards always get his coffee, when we were underway, from CIC. <br />The only problem we ever had was with the medical officer (a Chief Corpsman), who insisted we wash the coffee cups and the pot.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76579882958682212352014-11-20T09:27:47.645-08:002014-11-20T09:27:47.645-08:00I drink coffee almost daily.
I don't require i...I drink coffee almost daily.<br />I don't require it and don't miss it if there is none.<br />I believe I might have been two or three when I started.<br />I can't stand decaf ...or maybe it's how it's made?<br />I will admit that I enjoy a latte every now and again, but not one of those ginormous go cups.<br />Once upon a time I put sugar in my cup.<br />Now I use cream ...yes, real cream, unless there isn't any then I will settle for milk or half 'n half.<br />I like iced coffee because I can drink it black.<br />My first experience with iced coffee was sometime in the fifties.<br />I made it myself and everyone thought I was nuts.<br />I have proved, a number of times, they were right.<br />I don't understand why carrier sailors don't appreciate having their 'boat' called a bird farm.<br />That said, submariners call their ships 'boats' and all other ships targets.<br />Carrier sailors really gotta hate that?<br /> (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35352878543924310322014-11-20T09:17:50.216-08:002014-11-20T09:17:50.216-08:00Coffee comes in five descending stages: Coffee, Ja...Coffee comes in five descending stages: Coffee, Java, Jamoke, Joe, and Carbon Remover. Occasionally I will teach a Signals class for one of the BNSF instructors that's out sick and I get the dubious privilege of drinking the vile liquid that the railroad calls coffee. On a good day it struggles to reach the category of Carbon Remover (suitable for cleaning engine parts or -6 carts). I've never actually poured this in a Styrofoam cup as I'm certain it would dissolve the cup! This I load up heavily with cream, sugar and cocoa.<br />rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11483175744737715482014-11-20T09:08:49.318-08:002014-11-20T09:08:49.318-08:00Better living through chemistry.
Millstone's ...Better living through chemistry.<br /><br />Millstone's Foglifter? Now that I have to track down and try!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87369829783018982732014-11-20T09:07:56.057-08:002014-11-20T09:07:56.057-08:00Which is why I always say "I heart NY" o...Which is why I always say "I heart NY" or something to that effect. (Really, NYC, no pretense, no BS, what's not to love?)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40819691329964977492014-11-20T08:47:10.101-08:002014-11-20T08:47:10.101-08:00I'm convinced my heart would stop if I quit dr...I'm convinced my heart would stop if I quit drinking coffee, which I've been doing since I was in my mid-teens. I HAVE cut back in the last few years, these days I only drink eight cups in the morning instead of a full pot. I take it with half-and-half, a level teaspoon of sugar (no Pink Death or other chemical substitutes, thankyaverymuch), and a level teaspoon of cocoa. I'm a coffee snob, too, in addition to bein' a beer snob. I'm rather fond of Gevalia Columbia at the moment, but also have a supply of Millstone's Foglifter (now THERE'S a name!) on hand.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12429712660740961892014-11-20T08:39:39.539-08:002014-11-20T08:39:39.539-08:00Ah, that's what Iike about our rude NY City. ...Ah, that's what Iike about our rude NY City. When a OMG-You-Must-Be-Kidding drops his change on the counter he is told, "Get the fuck outta here you asshole!" <br />I disliked coffee until I went to college and like you I learned that you could actually put cream and sugar in it. My mom and dad always took it black...I think it was a depression era thing. joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67532481818517613082014-11-20T08:17:47.471-08:002014-11-20T08:17:47.471-08:00There was a time when I consumed way too much coff...There was a time when I consumed way too much coffee. Had some acid reflux issues and dialed back on my consumption. The reflux is all better now and I'm content with two-a-day. Well, "content" isn't exactly the right word but it's better than naught.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66765462212933834052014-11-20T08:16:04.029-08:002014-11-20T08:16:04.029-08:00Yeah, there's behavior I'll tolerate in so...Yeah, there's behavior I'll tolerate in someone who hasn't had their coffee yet. But some things are beyond the pale.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89162135960792842902014-11-20T08:15:21.123-08:002014-11-20T08:15:21.123-08:00Heh. I get that a lot.Heh. I get that a lot.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com