Conversation #23 – Coffee, Coffee, Coffee, Coffee

Coffee is discussed and contrasted with Evil and the capriciousness of bosses

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Coffee is not what it used to be

Greg says:

Morning Kenny and damn straight

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

?

Greg says:

It used to be crappy.. now its less crappy

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Rubbish

Greg says:

Till a few years ago it was granulated coffee or nothing

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Granulated? Very posh. We drank instant Fontelroy & make that at least eight years ago

Greg says:

Nothing posh about granulated and besides six max.

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Then came the golden age – plus there was a starbucks in Leamington in 97

Greg says:

The golden age of starbucks? – and that was brand new plus it was novelty

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

The age hath died, coffee standards have dropped

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

And it doesn’t matter if the starbucks was brand new – it was a symptom of the age.

Greg says:

You drivel – are you saying when decent coffee shops were nowhere it was a symbol of high coffee appreciation

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Yep – current coffee shops symptom you see

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

They remain like roman statues – testament to a long lost age

Greg says:

What long lost age – 97 to 05?

Greg says:

Still drivel. What has spurred this idiotic statement by the way?

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Not idiotic... not drivel... and my current cup is infected with bad

Greg says:

Bad?

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Bad. Just add water evil

Greg says:

And why?

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Kay offered it me

Greg says:

& kay is hot?

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

[shudder] worse. kay is boss

Greg says:

Your boss made you coffee?

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Not exactly boss. Team leader

Greg says:

And hip with the kids?

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

That kind of thing

Greg says:

but rejecting her offer of coffee would annoy?

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

unpredictable. Annoy would not be good though

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

I’ve got a mini caffetiere normally. this stuff tastes like pond water

Greg says:

snob

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Hell yeah. When was the last time you drank instant?

Greg says:

I had a cup from a machine on Plymouth station. That was middle of Sept

Greg says:

Needs must – reminded me of beef soup

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Bizarre thing is she’s a snob in her own way

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Will only drink her evil out of anything but china

The Kenny of the Seven Veils says:

Rant over.

Greg says:

And out