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[hinakiba777]

Dear fellow SCposting Tea Drinker;

I cannot take my tea without milk. But due to certain time constraints visa vi having to eat in the meal hall and having to wear my retainer all time. I don't get as many opportunities to have a cup as I would like.

This usually results in my milk going bad.

Any suggestions for alternatives? I really want to have a cup of Lady Earl Grey, but I need my milk!

Desperate;
~Hina

[CaroPhoenix]

Dear Hina,

Unfortunately, I do not have an alternative to drinking tea without milk. I actually had to force myself to adjust drinking tea without milk. I can actually black tea without milk and sugar, but every other tea, I have to have sugar. (With the exception of Earl Grey Tea - it has to have milk & sugar). I like Lady Grey Tea because I can drink it without the milk (milk in the tea is bad for you. Or I'd still be drinking it with milk & sugar).

Anyone else out there have anything to help Hina?

Hopefully,
Rummy

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Dear EQ,

Unfortunately, the hotshot by Sunbeam doesn't have varying degrees. It comes with just one - boiling hot. However, you can either let it sit in the water reservoir and let it cool down or use a one cup pyrex glass measuring cup and pour the water into that and let it cool down. I highly recommend it 'cos I like my instant coffee and it's perfect for oatmeal/cream of wheat I sometimes make for Mr. & Child Rum.

It's at Amazon in either black or white (I have white).

Still sick,
Rummy

[Elspeth]

(milk in the tea is bad for you.


Hopefully,
Rummy

Dear Rummy;

Please example the above? I have never heard of this and I put creamer in my tea all the time (execpt reds because it curdles instantly)

Thanks

Els

[the_std]

Dear HMV,

I was feeling really disappointed by your choices in movies, TV shows and CDs. I was almost ready to ask them to refund the gift card I have because there was nothing there that I wanted. However, as I rounded the last corner of the store, just about to give up my search, I found the Holy Grail: a display of the Firefly DVDs and all of the Disturbed CDs, set up next to each other! And the two together exactly equaled the amount on my card! I actually did a little happy dance for the cashier as I was paying for my things. He giggled. Therefore I no longer hate you, and am satiated.

With oodles of browncoat, hardcore rockin' love,
Me

Dear students,

Pleeeeease be nice. Or, if not nice, at least competent. I don't know if I can handle a three-hour class of "how does my mouse work?" and "I dropped my coffee on this thingy with the keys on it!", and if I have to, I might make a sacrifice of one of you. I bet your ignorance will be cannibalistic and tasty.

Your naive teacher,
Me

Dear "Rick",

You are the best glasses-fixer-person ever! I know that my glasses looked like they were abstract sculpture. I sleep on them, it's terrible, I am a sinner. However, your saintly powers have restored my power to see undistorted! Also, I now look super-indie-hot. You completely rocked my little socks!

Super happily,
Me

[Misanthropical]

Dear sweet cute pain specialist,

Why did you not tell me the full hell I would go through with the side effects? Yesterday, it was horrid and I wanted to crawl into a ball and sleep through it all, but that didn't happen.

I woke up this morning feeling great! So, I thought I was fine and off to work I went, but by 3 PM I felt like last night. I had to tell BossMan I had to leave. Luckily, he had my note from you to say I might still be a bit out of it.

Your nurse told me it was fine and that next time I probably won't have any problems. I guess she didn't want me running off screaming into the night at the thought of another test. I won't run, I promise, since I like the fact that I can wake up and not be in pain. I can walk and not feel like my back is going to explode. So, I will willingly get up on the table again.

Just tell me the whole truth next time and I won't have to rip your arm off, mmkay?


Dear Whiner,

Congratulations, you got access to the databases you have no reason to have access to, so now do you think you could actually do some damn work for once? I did 72 accounts in the 5 hours I was at work today. You did 3 in the 2 hours you were there, before I left. In the first two hours I was there I had 30 accounts done, stop being a lazy trashy bitch and do the job you are paid to do.

I wish I had seen the blow out you had when you were told to do a Excel spreadsheet. I heard it was a sight to see you screaming and crying about having to actually do *gasp* WORK! In the 6 hours you were there last night you did ONE count it ONE account. I hope they are setting you up to fire you. BUH BYE!

I always miss out on the good stuff.

OH! If you for one second think you are taking over the case I was working on tonight I will break my foot off up your ass, got it? GOOD!! THAT IS MY CASE! You will see my full wrath if you even think of trying to take credit for my case/my work.
I am one bitch you do not want to piss off.

It is also none of your damn business why I left early. You are not my boss or even my supervisor, which means it's none of your business. Now go back to wondering what hair color to dye your hair to get you the most attention from random crack heads.

[Evil Queen]

Dear Rummy;

Please example the above? I have never heard of this and I put creamer in my tea all the time (execpt reds because it curdles instantly)

Thanks

Els

Dear Elspeth,
It's making her sick because she is sick. Milk while sick is bad.

-EQ

Dear Hina,

Have you considered the powdered milk/creamer route?

-EQ

[AdminAssistant]

Dear Driving Coordinator,

Thank you for realizing that I can't be two places at once and that working from 8 am to midnight is not a good idea.

Can't wait for this conference to be over,

Your very tired TA

[Elspeth]

Dear Elspeth,
It's making her sick because she is sick. Milk while sick is bad.

-EQ

Thanks EQ. I must have missed that.

[Evil Queen]

Dear Elspeth,

It's okay. Illness comes and goes on this board.

-EQ

[hinakiba777]

Dear Hina,

Have you considered the powdered milk/creamer route?

-EQ

Dear EQ,

I have not. Though I suspect I may not enjoy it.

~Hina

[KiaKat]

Dear Sick People,

What about soy milk? It shouldn't affect sinuses the same way dairy does...

Love,

Me

[Lioness Blackfire]

Dear Stinky Thing,

I assume you are either a rather small mouse or a very large bug, because if you were a normal sized mouse I'd be able to smell you in the hallway, and if you were a normal sized bug I wouldn't notice the smell at all.

I don't know wether you've died in the wall next to my door or in one of the dusty, abandoned shoes there, but I really wish you hadn't. It's a little disturbing to think that a rather small mouse or very large bug has possibly gotten into my bedroom, where I keep my books, stuffed animals, clothing, electronics, and entire livelihood. On that note, I really hope you've died in the wall. That sucks, but I'd prefer it.

You've been being stinky for about a week, so experience tells me you've got long 'bout another week to go. I'd love you forever if you made it shorter, though. You'd be my little not-stinky friend in the wall. Or shoe.
...I really need to find those rubber gloves...

Sincerely,
The Air-Freshener Wielder

[CaroPhoenix]

Dear El,

Milk in tea is bad for you because it cancels out the good things that are in the tea. That's why the English aren't as healthy as the Chinese/Japanese who do not use the stuff in their teas.

As reported in the European Heart Journal.

Just thought y'all'd like to know that.

I use the powdered creamer stuff in my coffee. I can't drink it in my teas so my teas are sweetened but not creamered. (Is creamered even a word?)

Ms. Smarty Pants,
Rummy

[Shangri-laschild]

Dear J,

Thank you for being patient with my ups and down. Luckily as of late, it seems to be mostly up. I'm glad you're finally in a computer phase because this is going to be awesome.

love,
The "bundle of quietly controlled chaos"


Dear B,

I adore you. I had forgotten how much so. I've also missed you. I don't see you anywhere near as often as I'd like. I'm glad seeing me got your ass in gear about changing some things, though I hadn't been trying. Seeing you reminded me of older days and my first secondary family. Thank you for the reassurance about chick. We're definitely hanging out more often. I hadn't realized just how big the hole was from you and her being gone but it felt good having at least half back for now.

Your BPF


Dear Chick,

We've had a lot happen with us and it's never been this bad. I still hold my ground that what you did was wrong. But I miss you. Other that B, there's never been anyone who shared that part of my sense of humor with me. B said this was just one of our lovers quarells. It feels wrong not to be able to talk to you. It's been two years but it still feels like there's something missing that's too important to be gone. There's so much we haven't talked about. I'm so happy for you about A. I wish S wasn't there though. I don't blame B for being pissed at him. You're better than this. I don't know what he'll say about me trying to talk to you again, but I hope you will anyway. I miss you and love you like a tummy full of fighting kittens.

Your Becca

[Elspeth]

Dear Rummy,

Wow thank you. I never knew that. I tend to only put the powdered creamer in the black teas. Green tea is too goo by itself!! I am hoping that this CHocolate Jasmine tea I found is any good.

If you have a Cost Plus World Market in your area they have some very interesting teas from around the world.

Thanks again!!

Els