This I didn’t know my local Starbucks the Baristas all
Wear black aprons I thought it was just the uniform.
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I went to a little coffee shop, that I
Was invited to by a coworker. She told me how it’s way better coffee than any of the chains, well she lied. Their pastries and such where Better, cause homemade, and the atmosphere was nice, coffee tho. Meh on par with Army coffee
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Is army coffee bad?
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Ive had Green, Red, Light blue (frappuccino), tan (via), light green (vivvano), And Black
But currently only have green, red, and black. As I’ve lost the others 
I think once upon a time i had a pink one too…but i cant remember what it was advertising
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It’s pretty rough tastes like turpentine
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That’s awesome
Ironically the Dunkin Donuts i usually visit has a manager who’s deaf nice kid, sometimes he needs you to repeat the order cause he reads lips.
I felt bad for him cause some broad was yelling at him cause he asked her to repeat she’s like are you deaf you can’t understand me like seriously can you be any more condescending, ironically there was another manager in the back who banned her from the store,
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Good! People can be so terrible sometimes. I’m glad he had someone there to deal with that poor behavior!
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Aye I had an alu knockoff once. Coffee did not taste right at all and the alu dulled ugly. There’s a reason the actual bialettis are expensive, they are of superb quality and will last many many years (mine is actually inherited, already had a full life before me 
) Worth the investment!
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Just knocked up a pot of some Costa Rican blend I bought yesterday. Has a kind of a dark liquorice taste to it. Heaven 
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Got some Starbucks Veranda arriving today so I’m going to give that a whirl
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That’s what I’m having this morning. 
I do switch around my coffee -partly- based on my financial situation. There’s some very expensive stuff I sometimes get from local coffee roasters here. But mostly I’ll get some of the better stuff in my grocery, when it’s on promotion. This was my choice last week, I’m drinking it now, it’s a little bit too dark for me.
So going to the shop before work in a mo and get myself this one which I do like better:
It’s a bit sweeter which I particularly like. Then when that finishes I’ll go to a coffee roaster close by and get some real fresh stuff.
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The staff at my nearest Starbucks has told me how mean some customers can be for no reason. Its a good thing I do not work there because that person’s coffee just might be made heavy on laxatives with rotten whole milk.
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My kids love the stories of me tossing back a packet of instant coffee and tossing in some canteen water during field training. The mouth - grade-A espresso machine in the military! 
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Are the patients where you work allowed to drink coffee or is that a no-no cause its a stimulant?
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I would have never thought this was a thing, but then if I was a solider out in the field and NEEDED my coffee that day I mean its not like you can carry a coffee pot in your gear…How interesting…
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To be fair to the “real soldiers,” for me it was the Air Force during basic training. Easy peasy but coffee still has to be there when people are screaming in your face at 4am.
My dormmate from college was an army paratrooper and I helped him carry his gear including all the stuff for parachuting once to the ROTC office and man that shit was so HEAVY!
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Interesting question. There’s a discussion going on if we should switch to decaf. So far the answer is no. You’re right cafeïne is a stimulant but it’s deemed non addictive. It’s a bit of an arbitrary demarcation though. Energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster are out of bounds.
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Decafe is really just hot muddy water 
Just had my 6 packets of Veranda delivered and the first pot made and drank. The stuff is awesome, tastes mellow and a bit chocolaty and has a kick to it feeling even more awake than I already was.
Can’t wait to try it tomorrow morning, I might just have found a coffee that will do what it’s supposed to do and perk me up at 06:00.
Thank you @Scorpn for the recommendation I’m forever in your debt 
I was in the R.A.F. and when I was single I always remember the coffee being like treacle, you could almost stand a spoon upright in the stuff, it always tasted bitter like it was burnt, but, man the caffeine content was off the scale more than 2 cups and you’d rattle and bounce your way out of the mess hall 
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