Unplugged Chit Chat Thread

[MochaDrinker]

I've never had anything pumkin flavored for fall cause it's not my favorite but I love the salted caramel mocha from Starbucks.

 

[Aerin75]

Coffee Drinkers...

With all the new "holiday" coffee creamers out there, I didn't want the typical pumpkin spice, so I saw a new holiday flavor...Chocolate Hazelnut. I tried it this morning and all I can say is OHHHH MY it is awesome!!!!! I may have to go out and get another container so I have it before it is gone!!!

Chocolate Peppermint! Keeps me from buying Starbucks everyday. A bargain at twice the price.

 

[KingLlama]

I like to carve a jack-o-lantern and then eat a piece of pumpkin pie right in front of it, just to show it who's boss.

 

[1Grumpy9]

Chocolate Peppermint! Keeps me from buying Starbucks everyday. A bargain at twice the price.

I love Chocolate Peppermint also. But with the opportunity to try something new, these two will be my "go-to" for the fall.

 

[SorcererHeidi]

oops, sorry, my internet when down while replying earlier!
Anyway,I have tried to make this trip as special- and painless- as possible for my DH. We shall see if he enjoys it... I sure hope so! Yes, I think he too just "tolerates" it.
I have not done a solo trip anywhere, except when my children were little, and I would fly back "home" to see family for a weekend. Not sure if I could do a trip to WDW alone. May have to though at some point, if I want to go again someday!

I've done many solo trips. And while being with a "special someone" or good friends is, of course, optimal, I've also had some wonderful solo times. I get to do WHAT I want, WHEN I want, eat WHERE I want, etc. And I've even found CM's and even otgher guests sometimes tend to be more "interactive" with you if they see you're alone; I try to interact with others when I see people alone to make them feel less so. I also go solo in my everyday life quite a bit, and I can say that WDW (and its immersive experiences, great people watching, and other people is probably EASIER to do solo than a lot of other things actually.

 

[SorcererHeidi]

Coffee Drinkers...

With all the new "holiday" coffee creamers out there, I didn't want the typical pumpkin spice, so I saw a new holiday flavor...Chocolate Hazelnut. I tried it this morning and all I can say is OHHHH MY it is awesome!!!!! I may have to go out and get another container so I have it before it is gone!!!

@1Grumpy9 - Was this a k-cup, or somewhere pre-made? I LIKE the sounds of that!! My "go to" (k-cups) is Chock Full 'o Nuts Upper West Side (it's a dark roast, like their French Roast in the can) with powdered hazelnut creamer. Yummmmmmm

 

[Aerin75]

@1Grumpy9 - Was this a k-cup, or somewhere pre-made? I LIKE the sounds of that!! My "go to" (k-cups) is Chock Full 'o Nuts Upper West Side (it's a dark roast, like their French Roast in the can) with powdered hazelnut creamer. Yummmmmmm

I am as of yet unable to make a decent cup of coffee with a K-cup. How sad is that?

 

[pjweaver]

I am as of yet unable to make a decent cup of coffee with a K-cup. How sad is that?

thats a bit like saying you can't boil water well.

 

[Aerin75]

thats a bit like saying you can't boil water well.

I agree, but there it is. The coffee ends up tasting like mild water even on the lowest size setting.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Glad your meeting went well @wilkeliza and you have that security for at least a little while

 

[wilkeliza]

Glad your meeting went well @wilkeliza and you have that security for at least a little while

Thanks. I am hoping I'm reading the situation right. This is the first time I've ever been in a job where a company has been acquired so still a little hesitant but I am more confident now. Seems they don't want to move us to their payroll and change the company name until 2018 so that seemed pretty solid that back of house has to stay until at least then.

 

[wilkeliza]

Updated my phone two weeks ago and the process once again has been a massive headache. Why can't I just turn in my phone at the store and then get the new one? I had to mail my old phone back and now have a 500 charge on my account that is suppose to drop off when they get the phone back but 2 weeks later (10 business days) and no one can say where the phone is and why they haven't gotten it.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Thanks. I am hoping I'm reading the situation right. This is the first time I've ever been in a job where a company has been acquired so still a little hesitant but I am more confident now. Seems they don't want to move us to their payroll and change the company name until 2018 so that seemed pretty solid that back of house has to stay until at least then.

I've never been in a company that got acquired - though I was with a company that did the acquiring

I'd say your logic makes sense - they would at least need some of the people to run the back of house - and probably see who leaves on their own over that time

 

[KingLlama]

It's October 19th and it's 85 degrees here and it's really pissing me off, frankly.

 

[wilkeliza]

It's October 19th and it's 85 degrees here and it's really pissing me off, frankly.

Agreed. I also had a weird body reaction to the flip. It may have just been a 24 hour virus but whatever it was it sucked. Ran a low grade fever all day yesterday and then today I'm fine. So weird.

 

[1Grumpy9]

@1Grumpy9 - Was this a k-cup, or somewhere pre-made? I LIKE the sounds of that!! My "go to" (k-cups) is Chock Full 'o Nuts Upper West Side (it's a dark roast, like their French Roast in the can) with powdered hazelnut creamer. Yummmmmmm

No it is the International Delight Chocolate Hazelnut creamer. I just found it the other day and I can say it is awesome!!

I am as of yet unable to make a decent cup of coffee with a K-cup. How sad is that?

Have you tried the pods that you can use your own ground coffee or the pre-made pods? I have done it both ways with this one brand I can't get here in PA (Community Coffee). If I am using the reusable pods, I actually fill it a little fuller than the line. I have never had a problem with the pre-made pods. I actually lucked out with some k-cups at Ollie's (a regional bargain outlet) they had some boxes of Community Coffee pretty cheap, so I picked up enough for a couple of months. I will probably make an order of Community Coffee for Christmas this year when they throw on the shipping sale.

 

[Aerin75]

Have you tried the pods that you can use your own ground coffee or the pre-made pods? I have done it both ways with this one brand I can't get here in PA (Community Coffee). If I am using the reusable pods, I actually fill it a little fuller than the line. I have never had a problem with the pre-made pods. I actually lucked out with some k-cups at Ollie's (a regional bargain outlet) they had some boxes of Community Coffee pretty cheap, so I picked up enough for a couple of months. I will probably make an order of Community Coffee for Christmas this year when they throw on the shipping sale.

I was using a few that my company had provided when they put the machine in, and then Tazo Chai Tea K-cups. I may have to try reusable ones....

 

[JJZMgailey]

Coffee Drinkers...

With all the new "holiday" coffee creamers out there, I didn't want the typical pumpkin spice, so I saw a new holiday flavor...Chocolate Hazelnut. I tried it this morning and all I can say is OHHHH MY it is awesome!!!!! I may have to go out and get another container so I have it before it is gone!!!

We really like the Pumpkin K-cups from Dunkin Donuts. Dunkin is actually the only coffee we drink and it took us a while to get it just right in the Keurig.

While I don't like the drip coffee at Starbucks, I really love their Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha during the holiday season. Mmmmmm........

 

[KingLlama]

Oh.....Jackie's here?

 

[1Grumpy9]

I was using a few that my company had provided when they put the machine in, and then Tazo Chai Tea K-cups. I may have to try reusable ones....

The one thing I would say with the reusable is make sure you get one of the better brands. I have Solofill Filter Cup that I got at Bed, Bath and Beyond. It had held up very nicely over almost 3 years. I haven't had the need to replace, just clean it every day and you won't have a problem.