Except when it's really early in the morning and you're very tired, and in a hurry. Then the machine says,
"Out of coffee" (C48 on some models)
so with a light grumble you put in new coffee, but not without spilling half the pack of coffee all over the floor when you try to open a fresh pack while you're still half asleep and haven't had your coffee yet. Then it says
"Out of water" (or, more cryptically, A82)
so with a groan you put in new water, burning your paw because you're not awake and haven't had a coffee yet so you don't realize someone has set the faucet to scalding hot water. Then it says
"Please empty coffee residue box" (F57)
so with an expletive that we won't repeat here, you do that, adding a healthy dose of used coffee to the unused coffee spilled on the floor earlier, because you're still deadly tired and haven't had your goddamn coffee yet. So the machine blinks and beeps at you and says,
"Please empty water tray" (Q98)
so, muttering a string of expletives that would make this comment trigger livejournal's adulthood filter with ease, which is why we again omit reproducing it, that's what you do next, and now there is at least material for two cups of coffee on the floor because you tripped up on the coffee powder you dropped earlier, after all you're still tired, and haven't had a cup of coffee yet.
And then, finally, the machine beeps happily and lights up and this time, when you push the button, you get the most wonderful cup of espresso, freshly made, and you are at ease with the world again.
Aren't colleagues considerate folks? I consider letting the coffee machine run out of ingredients about as polite as leaving the toilet without paper.
Some do it even when I'm standing behind them in line. That's a perfect way to get scowled and growled at by me, especially if I've been in line for my FIRST cup of coffee that day.
"Out of coffee" (C48 on some models)
so with a light grumble you put in new coffee, but not without spilling half the pack of coffee all over the floor when you try to open a fresh pack while you're still half asleep and haven't had your coffee yet. Then it says
"Out of water" (or, more cryptically, A82)
so with a groan you put in new water, burning your paw because you're not awake and haven't had a coffee yet so you don't realize someone has set the faucet to scalding hot water. Then it says
"Please empty coffee residue box" (F57)
so with an expletive that we won't repeat here, you do that, adding a healthy dose of used coffee to the unused coffee spilled on the floor earlier, because you're still deadly tired and haven't had your goddamn coffee yet. So the machine blinks and beeps at you and says,
"Please empty water tray" (Q98)
so, muttering a string of expletives that would make this comment trigger livejournal's adulthood filter with ease, which is why we again omit reproducing it, that's what you do next, and now there is at least material for two cups of coffee on the floor because you tripped up on the coffee powder you dropped earlier, after all you're still tired, and haven't had a cup of coffee yet.
And then, finally, the machine beeps happily and lights up and this time, when you push the button, you get the most wonderful cup of espresso, freshly made, and you are at ease with the world again.
Isn't technology wonderful?
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Some do it even when I'm standing behind them in line. That's a perfect way to get scowled and growled at by me, especially if I've been in line for my FIRST cup of coffee that day.
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