I got angy today. Everyday I make coffee for myself and the other guys at ten minutes to 10 am. This morning I went to the lunchroom and discovered that somebody had unplugged the Bunn the night before. If you're reading this and wondering why this is significant, let me explain. A Bunn works on the spillover principle. Your average Bunn actually holds about 2 pots of water in its tank. That tank is heated constantly not unlike a hot water heater. It's that third pot of water that you pour in the top that causes the hot water already in the tank to spillover, through the grounds, into the waiting coffee pot. Now, if you unplug the Bunn, the water in the tank gradually cools off. It takes about two hours to heat the water up again before it is fit to be introduced to coffee grounds and then drunk. So, there I am, at ten minutes to 10 am with a Bunn full of cold water and NO possibility of having a coffee for break this morning. I slammed the cupboard door shut. I knew who had done it and I didn't understand why he so anally went around unplugging cords before he went home at night. Usually the Bunn is left plugged in overnight so that it retains its heat. It doesn't draw that much power once the water is heated. It certainly is in no danger of bursting into flame. Why of all nights does this person decide to unplug the Bunn last night? I still don't understand. Neither did the other guys who came in looking for their coffee and were disappointed this morning.
While I contemplate whether or not this person has some sort of mild obsessive compulsive disorder, I'm forced to ask myself what kind of unbalance would cause me to slam a cupboard door shut in the presence of a cold Bunn? Who is more anal? The chronic unplugger or the caffeine deprived door slammer? Was it so important to sip delicious hot Columbian, roasted this very morning in my own basement, ground with loving hands and brewed in a semi-expensive Bodum? The cupboard door barked a smart "yes". Fate said "No." Oh well. I'm over it. Tomorrow morning I'll be sure to check that the Bunn is plugged in when I get to work. You never know when our resident cord-yanker is going to strike.
3 comments:
HAHAHAH!!!!
I would be JUST as mad!
It's COFFEE!!!! Very important in the morning ritual! hehehe
Joel Robert! how are you? And how did you find my site? I can't believe you have a kid! He's beautiful...obviously takes after his mom. lol Just teasing. Things are good with me. Life has been busy, but good. Thanks for commenting.
Jen Len
LOL, that post was marvelously constructed! Action, Drama, comedy, and even a moral! Bravo Joel, bravo. Also I too would have reacted in a perturbed manner, only I probably would have kicked something, or found that co-workers lunch and eaten it...
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