{"id":773,"date":"2012-05-30T16:57:37","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T20:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=773"},"modified":"2014-09-03T21:58:13","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T01:58:13","slug":"773","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=773","title":{"rendered":"Ode to a Coffee Maker"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning I woke up and went into the kitchen just as I have done every morning. \u00a0I walked over to my second favorite appliance in search of my morning sanity – my coffee maker. \u00a0 (In case you were wondering, the #1 appliance is the Kitchen Aid mixer. \u00a0No matter how much I love coffee that thing wins.)<\/p>\n

When I pushed the on button this is what I saw \u00a0–<\/p>\n

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Yes that says “ERR2” which I can only guess means “Error 2”. \u00a0This isn’t like a Chevy where you take it to the mechanic, he hooks it up to the computer and it tells you what’s wrong with it. \u00a0I have no idea what Error 2 is. \u00a0I have no idea what Error 1 is either for that matter.<\/p>\n

This all started last night. \u00a0After a long day of painting and sanding in 90 degree heat, I wanted a cup of coffee. \u00a0I figured it might help me stay\u00a0coherent and actually be able to hold a conversation with TB over dinner. \u00a0I knew that my long time coffee friend was a having a hard time as of late. \u00a0There were the accidents where we ended up with coffee all over the counter. \u00a0There was a time or two where I noticed some grinds in the pot. \u00a0I tried not to say anything as not to make the pot feel bad.<\/p>\n

I knew that sometime soon we were going to need a new coffee pot. \u00a0I had gotten this one the first week after I bought this house. I closed 10 days before I was hosting 10 people for Christmas dinner and needed a coffee pot for dessert. \u00a0I didn’t own one at the time since I would wait until I got to NYC for work and buy coffee there. \u00a0Since it was less than a week before Christmas, most of the coffee pots were sold out and this one was one of 3 or 4 left. I brought it home and it worked great and we were all happy.<\/p>\n

That was 4 and a half years ago now. It probably lasted so long since it didn’t get used much for most of that time. \u00a0Since I start the design business and began working from home it has been a different story. \u00a0It began to show wear. \u00a0The gold filter was no longer gold. \u00a0The white plastic was no longer white. \u00a0And then last night I went to make that pot of coffee and I got an error. \u00a0I turned it off and tried again. \u00a0I unplugged it and tried again. \u00a0Frankly, I was in denial.<\/p>\n

This morning I pretended like the fight we had last night didn’t happen (the same way most couples do) and went in to make coffee. \u00a0It was not to be. \u00a0As the above picture shows all too clearly, I had to face facts. \u00a0It was dead.<\/p>\n

After making a stop at 7-11 for a cup of coffee to make sure I was functional enough to shop, I headed to Target. \u00a0There I bought myself something off my wedding registry. \u00a0I was hoping the old machine would last until the bridal shower but it didn’t work that way. \u00a0Once in the store I saw that it was $10 less online. \u00a0I bought it anyway figuring I would spend that much at 7-11 until the new one was shipped.<\/p>\n

May I introduce my new coffee maker.<\/p>\n

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It brews into a carafe OR into a mug. \u00a0It does a one cup thing like the K cup things without the plastic cup waste. \u00a0This means that I will either drink less coffee or way more. \u00a0If I started posting things here at 3 AM you will know which one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This morning I woke up and went into the kitchen just as I have done every morning. \u00a0I walked over to my second favorite appliance in search of my morning sanity – my coffee maker. \u00a0 (In case you were…
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