Farewell, Old Friend...

Mrs. That Dan Guy recently decided that she didn't like our long-time coffee maker anymore. At least, that's how it appears in evidence presented, after she tried bouncing the carafe off of the floor, shattering the thermos component into a bazillion pieces. If you know anything at all about MTDG, you will not be surprised to hear that I promptly left the house, trying to find a new coffee brewer as soon as possible - surely before the next morning.

What an array of offerings now, for the once-humble, inexpensive coffee maker. Walking into one store, I was shocked into mild secretions to discover a rather basic version offered - for $170.00!! Moving further into the store, I was no less comforted by other, space-age models that not only brewed coffee, but also offered cappuccino add-ons, and tire pressure hoses. Some now grind coffee beans right into the filter basket, but I just that as a door to science experiments. Who really wants ground macaroni coffee??

As I was turning up the dial on my pacemaker (be stiller, my gentle heart...), I recalled a product we had seen in Winnipeg, while visiting family - a coffee maker offered directly from our most popular coffee provider. A coffee maker where rays of light ignite the sky as you pour in the water before brewing. A coffee maker that we couldn't fit into our luggage, especially what with our pesky niece keeping an eye on us whenever we were around it...

I drove over to the closest Tim Horton's, and took my place in a line snaking out into moving traffic (I'm not kidding). After a pleasant 45 minutes of moving like I was 1000 years old, I made my way to the till, ordered one, and ran out, skipping happily at my SCORE!!!!!

Ahem...

Makes damn good coffee...

Chow for now!!