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Don't drink coffee that old people make!

by Lori Rowe

Sep 3, 2009

What is it with old people? Every time that I have coffee made by an old person, it is always weak. It taste like coffee flavored water. My mother-in-law, for example, makes super weak coffee. When she is suppose to put 4 scoops in, she puts 3 in instead. If I am going to drink coffee, I want it to taste like a CUP OF COFFEE, not water that kinda has a coffee flavor. Plus I NEED the caffeine.
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    Philip (Groffgryphon) Austin

    Your Dad is a diuretic?! Seriously, it is a BIG diuretic! I am a nurse, and used to drink caffeinated coffee a lot. But one day, when I was so busy at work that all I had time to ingest/imbibe was a pot of coffee, (and the brief bathroom trips it necessitated), when I finally go to go to lunch, I became faint, almost totally lost consciousness, and had to be ambulanced to the ER (though I was already in a part of the hospital complex), and rehydrated with 3 liter bags of normal saline. That also meant that when I had to pee (see SPANNERMAN beast video), because I was still woozy and stretcher- bound--in the hallway, not a room because of patient backlog--I had to use a plastic urinal, with a blanket for cover. Thankfully my wife was with me to hold the blanket in place.
    I now drink only decaf.

    Mel (Salerbatis) said:
    Perhaps because coffee is a diuretic, and the older folks sometimes have, er, certain plumbing issues already? And by making it weaker, it reduces the diuretic effects?

    For some reason that's the first explanation that popped into my head. No offense intended towards older folks or diuretics. I love diuretics. My dad's one; he's had to take insulin since he was 12.

    Feb 4, 2010

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      Mel (Salerbatis)

      Holy cow, that is quite a story! 3 liters is a lot of fluid to be low on...I've drank a lot of coffee in my time (used to be a barista) but I've never had such a serious reaction to it. I would suppose that the intensity of your work probably played a large factor in the diuretic effect it had on you.

      It's a good thing your wife was with you, and probably a good thing that you opted to switch to decaf. :)

      Philip (Groffgryphon) Austin said:
      Your Dad is a diuretic?! Seriously, it is a BIG diuretic! I am a nurse, and used to drink caffeinated coffee a lot. But one day, when I was so busy at work that all I had time to ingest/imbibe was a pot of coffee, (and the brief bathroom trips it necessitated), when I finally go to go to lunch, I became faint, almost totally lost consciousness, and had to be ambulanced to the ER (though I was already in a part of the hospital complex), and rehydrated with 3 liter bags of normal saline. That also meant that when I had to pee (see SPANNERMAN beast video), because I was still woozy and stretcher- bound--in the hallway, not a room because of patient backlog--I had to use a plastic urinal, with a blanket for cover. Thankfully my wife was with me to hold the blanket in place.
      I now drink only decaf.

      Feb 26, 2010

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        Brandon Arzola

        My grandma makes coffee and it is always perfect. It is not really really strong like Chuck Norris strong, but is has a umff and It'll get you through the day.

        Jul 1, 2012