My Morning Coffee

[Costas2008]

From the beginning I met my wife one of the first things I told her was;

Do not speak to me; do not touch me before I have my morning coffee.

Most of the time she goes along with that, but sometimes she starts speaking to me or tries to cuddle me just to make me angry.

Peculiar creatures these wives, they get amused by seeing their husbands getting upset.

But this is another subject to be discussed on a later day.

Now let’s discuss about the morning coffee.

First thing I do when I wake up is to go to the kitchen, boil the water, take my china mug (that I have washed last night), and put the exact amount of coffee in the mug and the exact amount of sugar.

Next step pour the hot water into the mug while the same time pour the exact amount of milk.

No, it's from the bottle, not the one I got after milking my mammals.

Then stir the contents of the mug with a silver tea spoon (that I have washed last night), 3 times clockwise and 3 times anticlockwise.

Presto……I’ve got the perfect coffee.

Then I go and sit in my veranda and start enjoying my perfect creation.

After I have my coffee anybody is allowed to speak to me, even my wife.

In the whole of my life, nobody but nobody ever managed to make for me the perfect coffee.

Not my ex-wife not my ex-girlfriends not even my mother when I was young.

But they all, always knew, never speak to Costas before he has his morning coffee.

Generally I’m not a grumpy old man……..just a grumpy man, and I expect people close to me to respect and obey my wishes.

Am I asking too much?

I was just wondering, are there any other members that have the same habit like me or am I the only one in this world?

Your answers will be appreciated.

Edited November 15, 2014 by Costas2008

[NeverSure]

555 The first thing I do in the morning is go P. Don't talk to me until after I've done that.

Then I start a pot of coffee in my coffee maker. I can get the first cup while it's still brewing.

Life is simple.

[CharlieH]

Same same, but its Tea and the wife brings it to me in bed, whilst I "wake up", takes me a good half hour to "wake-up" whilst sipping my tea.

After that, I am ready for all and sundry.

[Ulysses G.]

I have only been addicted to coffee a few times in my life and right now is one of them. However, I can go hours without it in the morning, before a headache starts setting in. I hope that I never get to the point where I actually need the stuff.

Edited November 15, 2014 by Ulysses G.

[Costas2008]

Same same, but its Tea and the wife brings it to me in bed, whilst I "wake up", takes me a good half hour to "wake-up" whilst sipping my tea.

After that, I am ready for all and sundry.

Great minds always think alike.

[pgrahmm]

I don't drink the stuff....the wife does and I enjoy the aroma from the coffee maker as it brews.....reminds me of the days of youth when at my Grandma's I'd come out into her kitchen - and there she was with a wide cup of coffee - sourdough toast & peanut butter.....a heavenly blend of olfactory delight.....

French cook - simple kitchen - it amazed me what came out of that kitchen.....

Sometimes the same three ingredients are together at our house - but the sourdough is not as tangy & my Grandma used an old fashioned drip percolator & toaster - possibly home made peanut butter (and my nose is older)....but it does stir happy moments of memories.....

My wife loves coffee - it's her standard order just about anywhere for a liquid.....but she really doesn't do grumpy so cuddling is always on the menu.....

Anything different from that is "Greek" to me.....

Edited November 15, 2014 by pgrahmm

[mrtoad]

Coffee pot is normally on in the morning, Mrs T normally gets up before me and put is on, I then mooch around, check and answer overnight emails, watch the new and then head to my office. I am not a morning person really.

[Crazy chef 1]

Same same, but its Tea and the wife brings it to me in bed, whilst I "wake up", takes me a good half hour to "wake-up" whilst sipping my tea.

After that, I am ready for all and sundry.

braggart...

[AnotherOneAmerican]

Dear Costos, your condition is named OCD,

not dangerous unless it starts to take over your life.

[Crazy chef 1]

when at work same for me.i come in grump a bit around order my coffee and all my chefs pretending to be very busy...after the first cup no problems and they can start talking to me...

off day different: start the day with and ice cold LEO...before i go to the garden and enjoy my hobby.

[marcusd]

Costas.... Same here but must be quality fresh not I stand and cappuccino

[mrtoad]

Where is canarysun?

[xen]

In an ideal world this makes my morning, however it is only occasionally the constellations are in alignment . Then a good coffee brew may follow up in second place .

[Costas2008]

Dear Costos, your condition is named OCD,

not dangerous unless it starts to take over your life.

Thank you Sir,

Good doctor told me I've got SMD (Severe Milking Disorder).....now another disorder on me?

Back to the hospital.....

[harrry]

Costas,

That is not coffee you are drinking it is burnt cardboard.

You have to with a long hand grinder grind sufficient coffee to a very fine powder. Put enough in a special ot with sloping sides. Put a couple more spoons in for luck. Put a few spoons of sugar in, put a few more for luck and a few more because you cannot remember if you put the first lot in.

Place the pot on the stove and bring it to a frothy boil and then take it off.

Put another spoon of sugar in for luck.

Put the pot on the stove and bring to a frothy boil

repeat.

If you cannot remember how to do this just ask a Turk...after all they taught the Greeks to drink coffee in the first place.

Edited November 16, 2014 by harrry

[A1Str8]

I have the same habit. I don't want her to talk to me when it's coffee time. So i go to the nearest coffee shop and talk to other women, arrange a few dates then go back home.

[neverdie]

Same same, but its Tea and the wife brings it to me in bed, whilst I "wake up", takes me a good half hour to "wake-up" whilst sipping my tea.

After that, I am ready for all and sundry.

It's kind of the same for me, except I'm a man and I don't drink a ladies cup..... I guess it's indicative of where you are from.

Anyway, I have a brew then take my first 'dump' of the day.....usually in the 'General' section after which I normally feel prepared to deal with any a.hole that might come along in the real world.

Anyway, TG Costas made this fabulous thread.

[neverdie]

Coffee pot is normally on in the morning, Mrs T normally gets up before me and put is on, I then mooch around, check and answer overnight emails, watch the new and then head to my office. I am not a morning person really.

So if your checking the overnight emails the next morning, why is it you always take days to respond to mine?

What about the accounts? They're supposed to be paid within 7 days f f s.

Edited November 16, 2014 by neverdie

[pgrahmm]

Mr Costas - you've a lot to learn about making morning coffee......Mr Bean will show you how it's done.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OEgTdTW1xU

[ExPratt]

Cup of coffee , decent coffee mind not that 3-1 <deleted>. And depending on how my schizophrenic smoking habit is going , possibly a cigarette (Didn't want to say Fag , as the septics might get excited ;o) )

[pgrahmm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4NWk2QAqBo

Possibly Iced Coffee is the answer......

Edited November 16, 2014 by pgrahmm

[AnotherOneAmerican]

I have the same habit. I don't want her to talk to me when it's coffee time. So i go to the nearest coffee shop and talk to other women, arrange a few dates then go back home.

Me too!

[mrtoad]

Dear Costos, your condition is named OCD,

not dangerous unless it starts to take over your life.

Thank you Sir,

Good doctor told me I've got SMD (Severe Milking Disorder).....now another disorder on me?

Back to the hospital.....

Did Dr Will diagnose you??

[neverdie]

Dear Costos, your condition is named OCD,

not dangerous unless it starts to take over your life.

Thank you Sir,

Good doctor told me I've got SMD (Severe Milking Disorder).....now another disorder on me?

Back to the hospital.....

Did Dr Will diagnose you??

I believe Dr Will referred Costas to a specialist for expert treatment.

[mrtoad]

Dr Will is a legend

[slipperylobster]

"Bottled" Badger Milk???

[Patsycat]

I buy the Nescafe Italiano instant coffee and use two tablespoons in it, along with a bit of sugar.

Do not speak to me before my first coffee and cigarette. My family and friends are well trained. My ex cat and i used to have our quiet waking up snuggle while he purred and i drank my coffee, he also understood those special minutes before the crazy day would start. Or perhaps when he needed food!!

I did have a boyfriend who would bring me coffee in bed, it was horrible the way he made it. One wee teaspoon in a big mug, but the thought was there. So i would drink it and then get up and make it the way i liked (at the time i had an expresso machine).

Coffee making is a very personal thing. As is the time to savour it.

You can buy those pushy downy things for just one mug and make it as strong as you like too.

In all my decades of living i have never set foot in Starbucks. The local little bistros here sell really good coffee for about a third of the price, and you can read the papers etc.

Edited November 16, 2014 by Patsycat

[Costas2008]

I buy the Nescafe Italiano instant coffee and use two tablespoons in it, along with a bit of sugar.

Do not speak to me before my first coffee and cigarette. My family and friends are well trained. My ex cat and i used to have our quiet waking up snuggle while he purred and i drank my coffee, he also understood those special minutes before the crazy day would start. Or perhaps when he needed food!!

I did have a boyfriend who would bring me coffee in bed, it was horrible the way he made it. One wee teaspoon in a big mug, but the thought was there. So i would drink it and then get up and make it the way i liked (at the time i had an expresso machine).

Coffee making is a very personal thing. As is the time to savour it.

You can buy those pushy downy things for just one mug and make it as strong as you like too.

In all my decades of living i have never set foot in Starbucks. The local little bistros here sell really good coffee for about a third of the price, and you can read the papers etc.

Patsycat, after this post of yours, I started liking Queen and Wham also.

[NoshowJones]

Quite a coincidence that we both have threads on the same topic Costas, I promise I never copied you, yours was the first.

[NoshowJones]

I buy the Nescafe Italiano instant coffee and use two tablespoons in it, along with a bit of sugar.

Do not speak to me before my first coffee and cigarette. My family and friends are well trained. My ex cat and i used to have our quiet waking up snuggle while he purred and i drank my coffee, he also understood those special minutes before the crazy day would start. Or perhaps when he needed food!!

I did have a boyfriend who would bring me coffee in bed, it was horrible the way he made it. One wee teaspoon in a big mug, but the thought was there. So i would drink it and then get up and make it the way i liked (at the time i had an expresso machine).

Coffee making is a very personal thing. As is the time to savour it.

You can buy those pushy downy things for just one mug and make it as strong as you like too.

In all my decades of living i have never set foot in Starbucks. The local little bistros here sell really good coffee for about a third of the price, and you can read the papers etc.

Patsycat, after this post of yours, I started liking Queen and Wham also.

I've never heard of those brands.