You still hate me, but that's a-ok!

[Mighty Girl]

They're jerks, and the fact that they were baiting you in a public place gives you every right to tell them where to go (hint: no snowcones served there).

I don't drink coffee and it has nothing to do with religion. When I used to smoke I used to drink a lot of coffee, when I quit, I drank less. Then I got pregnant and the smell made me nauseous, and guess what- after I gave birth, the smell still made me nauseous. I'll drink that fake coffee they serve at McDonalds and gas stations (the pseudo-cappucino), and I'll make coffee flavored cookies and eat coffee flavored ice cream, but actual coffee makes me sick to my stomach.

The religion tolerance thing gets to me. I was raised catholic, but my husband was raised baptist. We were married in my church but we are raising our daughter non-denominational christian. It blows me away how funky people in my faith get about other religions, and then when the pope made that announcement this week about all the other religions' followers being wounded for not following the pope, I was stunned, I just wasn't raised that way. See, my mom isn't catholic, but my dad is. So I was raised with a very "live and let live" perspecitive. I loved our previous pope but I'm afraid the new one is just trying a little too hard to alienate people.

Anyway, it's nobody's business why you don't drink coffee. I mean really, what are you going to do, bond with them and be pen pals forever? No- so don't give out personal information to people you don't know personally. Of course, I suspect after this you won't anyway.

[flybye023]

Another Mormon Here!

I'm LDS too. I've never had anyone get mad at me for my religion but it did make me a semi-sucky employee once.

(Sidenote: I have no objection to making coffee as long as I'm not required to drink it too. Most places I've worked fall into 1 of 2 categories: They don't want someone who doesn't drink coffee to make it because they're afraid I'll make awful coffee or they don't want me to do the "work" when I won't be in on the "reward")

At the store where I worked we had a coffee area for our "special" customers. Now, the person opening the nearest cash register each morning was supposed to make coffee for these customers. Trouble was, no one told me this, just told me to go cashier. So, all morning these customers kept mentioning how the coffee was gone, a new pot needed to be brewed, etc. I was totally clueless and would just smile and nod and think to myself, "Hmmm. That's too bad."

Finally, one of my co-workers comes up to get a cup and again, tells me that it's out. I replied, "yeah, people have been telling me that all morning." He gives me this quizzical look and says, "ummm, Flybye, you're supposed to make it and keep it refilled until about 11 o'clock" Now I'm in a blind panic because I consider myself a good worker and I've apparently neglected one of my basic duties, and also, I've never made coffee before in my life. Luckily the MOD made it that morning once he found out the situation. I was shown how the next morning but oddly, after that, everytime I was scheduled for that register someone else made the coffee. I think they were afraid I'd make bad coffee

[BookstoreEscapee]

(Sidenote: I have no objection to making coffee as long as I'm not required to drink it too. Most places I've worked fall into 1 of 2 categories: They don't want someone who doesn't drink coffee to make it because they're afraid I'll make awful coffee or they don't want me to do the "work" when I won't be in on the "reward")

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That's kinda silly...I used to make coffee at my college job and all it entailed was putting a new filter in the machine, opening a pre-measured pouch of coffee and dumping it in, and pressing a button. Most places that do coffee for customers have a pretty standard "recipe" (at least I would imagine they do). And I don't see how they could 'require' you do drink the stuff...

[Kogarashi]

I don't drink coffee either, and not just for religious reasons (also Mormon). Caffeine and I don't get along very well. I had about an inch's worth of Dr. Pepper at a pizza party my senior year of high school and was hyper for about two hours after that. I don't want to know what would happen if I were to drink a whole cup, let alone anything more caffeinated than that. Add to that the fact that I don't like the smell of coffee. I even avoid the coffee-flavored Jelly Belly beans.

Early my senior year of high school, I was at a weekend writer's conference at a campground where the coffee pot was on 24-7 because there was always someone drinking it. The first morning there, at breakfast, I was the only student at my table who didn't have a cupful. The students around me seemed shocked, wondering aloud how I could get through the day without any coffee, and I just smiled cheerfully (at least as awake as my coffee-guzzling compatriots) and explained that all I really needed to get going in the morning was a small pack of Smarties candies. I think I might have caused a few heart attacks at the table there with the thought that anyone could be awake and alert during the day without coffee. Never got hooked on the stuff, though, so I can't quite imagine how they were feeling before they got their morning "fix."

[Jack7957]

I love the smell of coffee, but never got hooked on the taste, so I don't bother having any.

One guy I used to work with was addicted, he'd have several cups a day. Problem was he'd forget where he left his half-filled styrofoam cup of coffee, so he'd go get another. We were constantly finding his cups scattered throughout the office. So one day we collected them all during the day, then put them on his desk after he left so they were there in the morning for him. He started keeping better track of his coffee after that.

[JustADude]

I love the smell of coffee, but never got hooked on the taste, so I don't bother having any.

I go for good coffee, but I'm pretty particular about what I drink. Has to be a quality dark-roast blend that won't be overwhelmed by a little sugar... and none of that flavored either. No offense to those who like their coffee pre-adulterated, but I'd rather add flavored sweetener (aka DiVinci syrup or similar) after I brew the stuff.

I drink the stuff solely for the flavor since caffeine pretty much does nothing for me at this point, as I think I developed a severe tolerance for it from downing about 7-8 shots of espresso a day when I worked in a B&N Cafe back in my high-school days. By the time I left there it took slamming back a Vente (what is that, 21oz?) size cup full of straight wake-up juice to get any sort of buzz out of me.

[Tria]

Do you do this to everyone who does not go to your church? What kind of church encourages it's members to insult strangers?

Heh, I could answer that, having been to some....

[Can I Help Your A$$?]

I know! I know!

Tell 'em, "I'm not going to hell! I'm already IN IT because I have to be in the same room with with YOU!

Neener. THBBBT!!

See y'all there!

[tollbaby]

My mom thinks I'm nuts because I gave up caffeine last week. I'd been slowly weaning myself (I had become seriously addicted) and finally gave it up last Friday. I haven't had a diet coke (my drug of choice - I hate coffee & tea) since last Thursday morning, and after the first few days of blinding migraines, I'm feeling much better and drinking a lot more water

Yes, people think I'm insane for not liking coffee. My mother continues to offer me one every time I have dinner at her house, even though I'm 31 years old and have NEVER drunk coffee....

[Dawnchaser]

My mom thinks I'm nuts because I gave up caffeine last week. I'd been slowly weaning myself (I had become seriously addicted) and finally gave it up last Friday. I haven't had a diet coke (my drug of choice - I hate coffee & tea) since last Thursday morning, and after the first few days of blinding migraines, I'm feeling much better and drinking a lot more water

I've been off caffiene for perhaps a month now...hoping it would help my many aches and pains and trouble sleeping...hasn't made a bit of difference. I'm hoping someone is secretly drugging me with it because I'd like to feel better...

But YAY for quitting! It definitely helps most people and it's saving me money, which is good. For some years I was drinking 1-2 2-ltrs of Mountain Dew every day...closer to 2 liters. And usually a Cherry Coke or two (cans) and ideally a couple of Jolts if I could get them. It was nuts. Just thinking about all the sugar and whatnot is pretty gross actually. (It's been years since I was THAT bad...)

Yes, people think I'm insane for not liking coffee. My mother continues to offer me one every time I have dinner at her house, even though I'm 31 years old and have NEVER drunk coffee....

I can't stand coffee...the taste, the smell, it's all nasty to me. I do like this Java Ice syrup stuff mixed with a LOT of milk and chocolate ice cream but that's it.

My mom doesn't offer me coffee, but oddly, she keeps trying to give me her old coffeemakers (they go through a lot of those). Not sure what she thinks I'm going to do with them...

[Kogarashi]

My mom doesn't offer me coffee, but oddly, she keeps trying to give me her old coffeemakers (they go through a lot of those). Not sure what she thinks I'm going to do with them...

My parents have one, actually, as do Hubby and I, even though none of us drink coffee. I actually got the idea from my mom, who uses hers to make herbal tea (put a tea bag where the filter goes) and to heat up water for hot cocoa occasionally.

[tollbaby]

oooooooh that's a good idea!!!! I love iced herbal teas, but I'm too lazy to make enough to keep in the fridge, and there's no point to brewing one cup to put in the fridge... that's AWESOME!!!!

*going out to get herself a coffee maker tonight*

[purplecat41877]

Tollbaby, here's something that might help you out. This is what I use to make my tea that I put in my tumbler to take to work.

[tollbaby]

No no, I was actually looking for a larger pot to make tea in, but teapots make it either too weak (not enough teabags for the amount of water, I guess) or too strong (heated too hot or have to steep it too long just so it doesn't taste like dishwater). A coffeemaker is cheap, the right size, and probably steeps the teabags in the filter just long enough (that is a nifty gizmo though!)

[csdrone]

from experience, clean the filter out and run a few pots of hot water before brewing tea. Also use a vinegar & water solution (cleans out the pot quite nicely) before brewing anything.