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nuxvomica

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17. Our electric kettle broke just yesterday

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:53 AM

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I only drink Folger's instant ("freeze-dried, keeps forever" ) so we're in the same boat, sort of. The replacement, a Secura electric kettle, arrives tomorrow.

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Poor, pitiful ME!!! This is just UNFAIR! [View all] CTyankee Monday OP

Folgers? You don't even have instant coffee? underpants Monday #1

No, I don't! Why should I???? CTyankee Monday #11

I got that story about kids starving in China, It didn't work with liver or lima beans. debm55 Monday #2

My response was that we should send the starving children my lima beans. Ocelot II Monday #5

Agree and the liver. Thank you Ocelot II debm55 Monday #9

Global Food Crisis! No fertilizer! Plenty starving everywhere /nt bucolic_frolic Monday #3

No problem.... MiHale Monday #4

I thought of something like that but it wouldn't work. CTyankee Monday #6

Or if you're really desperate, just eat the coffee beans. Ocelot II Monday #7

Dark chocolate covered coffee beans. Yum! CrispyQ Monday #8

Yes, they're excellent. And the combination of caffeine and sugar is a real kick in the pants. Ocelot II Monday #12

They are good Traildogbob Monday #13

nothing beats midwatch coffee OldSWODog Monday #20

You lived it!! Traildogbob Monday #21

I've done that.. MiHale Monday #10

I got that same story from my grandma, gab13by13 Monday #14

Ours was starving children in Africa Phentex Monday #19

Sorry. I gave up on electric coffee makers long ago in favor of the Pour-over system... hlthe2b Monday #15

Get a Moka pot HappyH Monday #16

I will look into that option! Sounds good! CTyankee Monday #22

Our electric kettle broke just yesterday nuxvomica Monday #17

It's a necessity of life! Phentex Monday #18