Long-standing conventions that make no sense to you

[Redway]

And by that I mean things that most people do without a second thought that don’t make sense to you/you’ve always wondered about.

I’ll start by people for the kettle to boil all the way to make tea/coffee instead of heating it to a moderately warm temperature so they can drink it straight away instead of having to wait for it to cool.

[Niamh.]

And by that I mean things that most people do without a second thought that don’t make sense to you/you’ve always wondered about.



I’ll start by people for the kettle to boil all the way to make tea/coffee instead of heating it to a moderately warm temperature so they can drink it straight away instead of having to wait for it to cool.If you take Milk it's the right temperature straight away anyway plus tea tastes gross if the water isn't hot enough. I don't take milk in my coffee but I'd rather it be a bit too hot than a bit too cold

[Morgan.]

And by that I mean things that most people do without a second thought that don’t make sense to you/you’ve always wondered about.

I’ll start by people for the kettle to boil all the way to make tea/coffee instead of heating it to a moderately warm temperature so they can drink it straight away instead of having to wait for it to cool.

The water has to be boiling for the the tea to infuse properly. I think that’s the kind of thing that would have been changed by now if there was a way to make tea quicker/easier :laugh:

[LeatherTrumpet]

i think we should all work on a saturday, one day off every flipping week is more than enough. ALso, reduce holidays down to 2 weeks a year

[Redway]

The water has to be boiling for the the tea to infuse properly. I think that’s the kind of thing that would have been changed by now if there was a way to make tea quicker/easier :laugh:

I always add spices to my tea so that’s probably why.

[Redway]

i think we should all work on a saturday, one day off every flipping week is more than enough. ALso, reduce holidays down to 2 weeks a year

Why does what doesn’t concern you irk you so much?

[Alf]

Hand bra's

I hate it when the ladies wop em' out and then cover them up with a hand bra. Let em' hang free, ladies.

[Niamh.]

i think we should all work on a saturday, one day off every flipping week is more than enough. ALso, reduce holidays down to 2 weeks a yearYou're free to work as much as you want, why do you care what other people do?

[Redway]

You're free to work as much as you want, why do you care what other people do?

Only God knows where good old LT’s concerned.

[LeatherTrumpet]

You're free to work as much as you want, why do you care what other people do?

Redway asked the question

he adds spices to his tea

have a go at him

[LeatherTrumpet]

and redway has been making good threads of late so i like to contribute

[Niamh.]

Redway asked the question



he adds spices to his tea



have a go at himI already had a go at him for not boiling his kettle :nono:

[LeatherTrumpet]

I already had a go at him for not boiling his kettle :nono:

good as that was offensive

lukewarm tea with salt and pepper?


:yuk:

[Niamh.]

good as that was offensive



lukewarm tea with salt and pepper?





:yuk:[emoji38]

[Redway]

good as that was offensive

lukewarm tea with salt and pepper?


:yuk:

More like nutmeg and cinnamon. And I do usually boil the kettle regardless.

[Redway]

Why does people having more than one day off a week irk you so much though?

[Captain.Remy]

Lukewarm tea in the middle of a pandemic? Really bro? Never going to happen! :joker:
My tea better be boiling hot and I don't regret any of the times I have burnt my tongue.
It has to infuse properly.

[Babayaro.]

Comic-Con

[Denver]

Your not meant to boil it all the way, switch it off just as it starts to bubble

[Captain.Remy]

Not boiling BOILING, but hot instead of lukewarm...if that makes sense? :laugh:

[Ammi]

...spell checking/grammar on emails/messages etc after you’ve already sent them...and then agonising for three hours over your errors...

[Ammi]

...no one has time to boil the kettle or make tea, then...

[Alf]

Bring back the whistling kettle.

[Babayaro.]

Bring back the whistling kettle.

It was the singing kettle back in my day

[Toy Soldier]

If you're making tea or cafetiere coffee the water has to be boiling or it won't work properly. If you're making instant coffee you're a heathen and shouldn't be allowed ANY coffee anyway :suspect:

So I guess the long-standing convention I never understood... is people willingly drinking instant coffee. YUK.

[Niamh.]

If you're making tea or cafetiere coffee the water has to be boiling or it won't work properly. If you're making instant coffee you're a heathen and shouldn't be allowed ANY coffee anyway :suspect:

So I guess the long-standing convention I never understood... is people willingly drinking instant coffee. YUK.Have you ever tried this one though, it's as good as cafetiere coffee imo

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210109/9127fc8f58447edc5f1997c6d11b0452.jpg

[Toy Soldier]

Have you ever tried this one though, it's as good as cafetiere coffee imo

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210109/9127fc8f58447edc5f1997c6d11b0452.jpg

The posh powdery ones are better than the cheap granulesy ones but if you think they're even close to a proper brewed coffee or esperesso you are woefully incorrect and must be making those wrong :nono:.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Have you ever tried this one though, it's as good as cafetiere coffee imo

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210109/9127fc8f58447edc5f1997c6d11b0452.jpg

i just had a cup of that as it goes

[Niamh.]

The posh powdery ones are better than the cheap granulesy ones but if you think they're even close to a proper brewed coffee or esperesso you are woefully incorrect and must be making those wrong :nono:.[emoji38]

[Cherie]

It was the singing kettle back in my day

:joker:

[Niamh.]

Also TS, you didn't answer the question, have you tasted that particular one?

[Cherie]

:laugh: that the only long standing convention on trial are hot beverages

Is hot chocolate escaping scot free :omgno:

[Niamh.]

[emoji23] that the only long standing convention on trial are hot beverages

Is hot chocolate escaping scot free :omgno:Hot chocolate has to be made with milk and any other way is an abomination :oh:

[Cherie]

Hot chocolate has to be made with milk and any other way is an abomination :oh:

Agree :smug:

[Toy Soldier]

Also TS, you didn't answer the question, have you tasted that particular one?Yeah my wife gets it to take to her work... Because she says it tastes closest to a real coffee... :hmph:

Also it does make a nice mocha if you stir a spoonful into a hot chocolate :hee:

[LeatherTrumpet]

:laugh: that the only long standing convention on trial are hot beverages

Is hot chocolate escaping scot free :omgno:


:nono:

shameful xenophobia

[Stu]

The Rolling Stones outliving all the good bands.

[Jessica.]

Have you ever tried this one though, it's as good as cafetiere coffee imo

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210109/9127fc8f58447edc5f1997c6d11b0452.jpg

Oh Jesus, I love that, it's delicious!

[Stu]

Yeah Azera is top tier stuff. And the Nescafe Gold powder. Powder over granules. I'd rather a bog standard, suburban Maxwell House over some fancy coffee. To me coffee is largely a muddy brown poo potion for masochists too scared to do real cocaine.

Needing coffee to stay awake is a good long standing convention that makes no sense, actually. The first one wakes you up, if you have a caffeine habit. Subsequent cups do nothing. Drink a pint of water.

[Captain.Remy]

Yeah Azera is top tier stuff. And the Nescafe Gold powder. Powder over granules. I'd rather a bog standard, suburban Maxwell House over some fancy coffee. To me coffee is largely a muddy brown poo potion for masochists too scared to do real cocaine.

Needing coffee to stay awake is a good long standing convention that makes no sense, actually. The first one wakes you up, if you have a caffeine habit. Subsequent cups do nothing. Drink a pint of water.

Or do cocaine :shrug:

[Denver]

Why we are on the subject of beverages why do people squeeze the teabag? Letting it brew gives the perfect taste but squeezing the bag leaves it tasting bitter and nasty

[Captain.Remy]

Why we are on the subject of beverages why do people squeeze the teabag? Letting it brew gives the perfect taste but squeezing the bag leaves it tasting bitter and nasty

I suppose some people like it bitter and/or don't want to "waste" what's it in and use it to the maximum capacity. I don't get it either, but I think it's not the majority of cases.

[Toy Soldier]

Subsequent cups do nothing. Drink a pint of water.

FALSE you have clearly never experienced the productivity spike of a proper 6-shots-deep espresso buzz.

First double get me going... Let's me wake up... Answer a few emails... Drink more coffee. Then the buzz HITS and I do my full 8 hour day in under two hours... Largely finished by noon... Do nowt the rest of the day except play some games, watch some shows, argue with some Tibbers and stay available on Teams to pretend to be doing stuff.

Coffee is KEY to the burst of focus needed for this strategy.

[Toy Soldier]

Why we are on the subject of beverages why do people squeeze the teabag? Letting it brew gives the perfect taste but squeezing the bag leaves it tasting bitter and nastyImpatience mostly, from what I've seen. People tend to under-brew (giving it 2 mins instead of 5, which it needs) and leave it weak, so they squeeze to compensate which does indeed make it bitter. Always give your tea 5 mins :hee:.

[bitontheslide]

i have bean to cup Kenyan blue mountain coffee every day and it's delicious

[Cherie]

i have bean to cup Kenyan blue mountain coffee every day and it's delicious

:suspect:

[Vicky.]

How are you?
Great. How are you?
Good.
OK bye.

Its so ****ing pointless. Answer any of these people honestly and say 'not good actually, am having a quite ****ty day' and I have found its still only

'oh, sorry about that, bye'

Utterly utterly pointless drivel.

Not surprising this thread focuses on tea/coffee though. Never change tibb :D

[Kate!]

How are you?
Great. How are you?
Good.
OK bye.

Its so ****ing pointless. Answer any of these people honestly and say 'not good actually, am having a quite ****ty day' and I have found its still only

'oh, sorry about that, bye'

Utterly utterly pointless drivel.

Not surprising this thread focuses on tea/coffee though. Never change tibb :D


Oh God Vicky thats soooo true. Meaningless banality.

[GoldHeart]

If you take Milk it's the right temperature straight away anyway plus tea tastes gross if the water isn't hot enough. I don't take milk in my coffee but I'd rather it be a bit too hot than a bit too cold

Yeah cold tea is gross :yuk:

[rusticgal]

Redway asked the question

he adds spices to his tea

have a go at him


:joker:

[rusticgal]

Have you ever tried this one though, it's as good as cafetiere coffee imo

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210109/9127fc8f58447edc5f1997c6d11b0452.jpg


Im going to have to try that...is it strong?

Im a tea drinker rather than coffee...I like a mellow coffee. Either way I prefer my hot drinks HOT.

[Niamh.]

Im going to have to try that...is it strong?



Im a tea drinker rather than coffee...I like a mellow coffee. Either way I prefer my hot drinks HOT.Well you can get different strengths in it, its really nice though, that one in the picture is strong-ish

[Redway]

2. Taking the slightly ditzy character on a TV show and turning them into a complete idiot (aka Chelsea off That’s So Raven).

3. The fact that men still aren’t allowed to eat banana in a certain way without their sexuality being questioned.