The Bar... Volume#2

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:11 pm

hahaha, GH, you are a character. Loved seeing the photos.

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:22 pm

@FaeTora; I've taken my coffee press every year and it's glass. No problems although now that I see the stainless steel one, I'm thinking that would be a nice replacement.

For the coffee grounds, I make up a place to dry them out so they don't smell up the garbage. I use an onion bag hanging in a small basket from a 3 foot tall piece of rebar beside my little camper. There is a small piece of tarp on the ground to catch any drips.

I dump the grounds from the press onto a piece of paper towel and put the paper towel full of grounds into the onion skin bag. By the end of the day, I can dump those grounds into my compostables bucket which is a large size metal coffee can with a lid. This keeps the smell of the garbage down and I can take the compostables home to my garden bin. Oh and I use post-consumer paper towels that are compostable so I can just grab the whole thing and put it in the bucket.

If you're travelling by air to the event, this will be trickier to organize your waste. You may have to find one of the camps that has one of the green compost bins and dispose of your grounds there.

Every thing that you take to the playa has to be considered for its waste potential. My coffee in the morning is too important to not have so I go to the trouble to look after it from beginning to end.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:23 pm

*makes mental note, don't call GH unless your really in trouble, or, it'll be really funny*

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:26 pm

~remembers that GH has a really big heart and he'll be there to help the fella get out of this pickle after they have a really good laugh~

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:45 pm

Darn. i didnt' get the opportunity to post on page 365.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:51 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:Darn. i didnt' get the opportunity to post on page 365.

isn't there some sort of "snoozing/losing" parable that applies?

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:57 pm

happy birthday, Risky!!!!

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theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:10 pm

ygmir wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:Darn. i didnt' get the opportunity to post on page 365.
isn't there some sort of "snoozing/losing" parable that applies?

Of course, but I still wanted to do some compensatory mourning of a lost opportunity.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:14 pm

Re pressing

Note that some can be microwaved, some can be heated on fire, some neither.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:41 pm

OK, afternoon break time here. Who wants a hefeweizen?

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:52 pm

that looks yummy enough to drive 2 hours to get one!

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:59 pm

~is it really Risky's birthday?

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 2:00 pm

I promise not to spill.

I think it's her birthday. Hard to say for sure.

MisaBlue · Post by **MisaBlue** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:23 pm

Well, I hope I am not out with this Bday cake for Risky

Sput, that drink looks delicious...as always

GH, I just wonder what happens to your friends cars or RVs at BM...do they woke up with taped door? ha ha ha Brilliant parking position for your friends car! Hope you did have great laugh.

FT, you dont even have to wait for coffee grounds to settle down...it is settled in moment. It is really not a problem!

....and I will even teach you one drink for which you eat the coffee grounds powder and surprisingly it taste great!!!

We call it Russian Cocaine...and it is delicious (I thought it was disgusting until I first tasted it, since than...yummy)

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:33 pm

Beautiful cake Misa. Tell us about this Russian Cocaine, I'm intrigued.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:41 pm

yes, by all means.........that looks intriguing............"exotic dishes of Eastern/Central Europe"............

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:43 pm

Be back in a bit!

{rushes out tent flap, hops on art car, music volume increases and car tears off across the playa}

MisaBlue · Post by **MisaBlue** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:44 pm

You can see the picture how it is prepared, Sput...

you make slice of lemon and put powder sugar on one side and coffee on the other side....you bite it out...

...chew once or twice and drink shot of vodka so it all mixes in your mouth......delicious...and you really dont have bad taste from the coffee or anything...it is just great...refreshing...

FaeTora · Post by **FaeTora** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 4:39 pm

i don't know Risky well but I remember one conversation enough to think she might ike this. If you don't, hey i tried.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 4:59 pm

nice cake, FT..........hahaha, I bet she'll get a kick out of that............

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:07 pm

I could have guessed it all except the powdered sugar. I will file that away in my memory for the next party

FaeTora · Post by **FaeTora** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:12 pm

ok. today it hit. I'm going to BM in 7 weeks. 7 weeks! how did it get so close. Now I get a little panicy. I will go through the garage tuesday and wednesday if I feel better and take out each piece of equipment to make sure its working and will live on the playa.

I need a drink.

Anyone want one?

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:14 pm

No question, I WANT one!

BTW, you'll be fine. 7 weeks is loads of time.

Oh man...just listening to tracks from The Deep End...so good.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:41 pm

I could never figure out any purpose for these.
Guess yall figured one out.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:42 pm

The only 50 calibre legal in california

http://www.chocolateammo.com/all-chocol ... ducts.html

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:44 pm

Yummy, if it's dark chocolate.

How's it going tonight, Gyre?

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:46 pm

Okay.

Trying to sort out a cranky computer, as usual.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:48 pm

Cranky computers usually respond well to threats of my presence.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:50 pm

Right now I'm dancing to the Deep End, so it'll be a while before I can be there. Make it sound good when threatening the computer, it doesn't need to know.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:50 pm

I think i need an earlier version of firefox and can't find one.