My sober kettle, and years of tea

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Ladies and gentlemen, my sober kettle.

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Some folks around here may know it from 7 years and 8 months ago. It was one of the first things I bought when I got sober. Looking for something else to sip at night that wasn’t booze. I splurged and got this super fancy electric kettle.

After all this time, she’s served me well. A calming cup of vanilla chamomile damn near every night since, telling my body it’s time to wind down.

As I cleaned some of the hard water off that built up over all those cups I had to wonder how long it’s been, this little ritual that I so look forward to every night. One of peace and lacking any guilt.

A fine kettle indeed.

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Dang, that is a fine-looking kettle. I love the chunky buttons and lights.

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Vanilla chamomile sounds quite lovely, a nice evening ritual. Congratulations on your sober time, Eke, and your fancy kettle that has served you so well!

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Love your kettle and the story behind :hugs:
Now searching for vanilla chamomille tea as i’ve never seen it here :blush::teapot:

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I think they have this one with you too Ernte. Come pretty close I feel. And @Eke, my next kettle is going to be like yours. Mine is from a time I still got all as cheap as possible. Only learned later in my re/discovery to buy good stuff, because I deserve it and can afford it too.

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Love the history behind ur kettle story. That new kettle looks fantastic! More memories to be made :slight_smile:

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Very close one! They have one just called “Vanilla” and that’s the one, @erntedank. I order it by the case, 6 boxes at a time. :sweat_smile:

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Oh no, same kettle still going strong. :flexed_biceps::heart:

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Tonight as I make a cup I did some math. Over that time I’ve probably made about 5000 cups of tea with this kettle. :flushed_face:

Spreading the cost of the kettle out over all those cups is about 4 cents per cup. The tea itself is about 16 cents per cup.

Going to bed early and waking up sober everyday: priceless.

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