{"id":218,"date":"2006-05-08T10:08:05","date_gmt":"2006-05-08T09:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pete.nu\/blog\/2006\/05\/caffiend\/"},"modified":"2007-02-27T11:57:26","modified_gmt":"2007-02-27T11:57:26","slug":"caffiend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pete.nu\/blog\/2006\/05\/08\/caffiend\/","title":{"rendered":"Caffiend"},"content":{"rendered":"

My coffee machine is broken. This is our concern.<\/p>\n

It’s not some fancy-schmancy pressure-driven Gaggia or whatnot, so I suppose I should be pleased that this will not result in phenomenal expenditure to get it repaired or replaced, but it does mean that I am without my daily dose of freshly-ground coffee to pep me up in the mornings.<\/p>\n

A mug of instant coffee lurks on my desk, snarling and cackling at me like some warty old witch or some filthy creature. Remember the “rodents of unusual size” from the [Princess Bride][]? Yeah, like one of those.<\/p>\n

[princess bride]: http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Princess_Bride_%28film%29<\/p>\n

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a mug of instant coffee. I used to like it quite a lot. Funny, that.<\/p>\n

**UPDATE:** *Hey, do you want to see my “I am foolish” face? The coffee machine just needed descaling.*<\/p>\n

Other News<\/h3>\n

In other news, the roads are insane this morning. A combination of some highly disruptive local roadworks, and heavy rainfall, has resulted in utter chaos. Many drivers are avoiding the roadworks by driving down a narrow country lane which I have been using for a few weeks. This lane is mostly wide enough for only one car, with passing places. As you are no doubt aware, the trick to negotiating such roads is to keep your distance from the car in front, such that there is always at least one passing place between you and them, which you can drop into if the need arises.<\/p>\n

However, these town-dwelling dorks haven’t all figured this out yet, so this morning a jam of epic proportions ensued. Fortunately I was sufficiently far back to turn round and seek an alternative route.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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