The consideration I've seen people raise about OTC is price. No longer covered by insurance--manufacturers will have to adjust prices to make them vaguely reasonable, but there's only so far they can go.
-t, you have a teamaker? Are they all $150+ if I want to deal with precise temperatures? I am really loving my dragon pearl tea, but I'm wondering--if I could brew it perfectly every time...OMG...how dreamy would that be? Suppose that's better (well, it would at least be more consistent) than what I'm having right now?
I woke up this AM with a low-grade fever, a raw throat, and swollen glands in my neck. I decided to stay home, not because I am deathly ill,but because I have been dealing with on/off low-grade fluish symptoms for weeks and I am sick of this BS. I am hoping a day of resting and sleeping will help.
Also, since I am home, I decided to book a mammogram, something I have been meaning to do since I turned 40. They have a cancellation for tomorrow!
Why do my offers of marriage seem so threatening?
Sue,
my first mammogram was in the summer and it freaked me the fuck out. I am not sure why - except that I might have white coat syndrome in general and pressing my flesh against glass was just icky.
I do not have a tea maker. I have a laser thermometer that was maybe $80, I just take the top off my kettle and monitor the heating water when I want a precise temperature. Or poke a probe down the spout. My sister has a set-the-temperature kettle but she doesn't actually set the temperature anymore, the way it regulates is inefficient or something, but I guess the built-in thermometer still let's her get the temp she wants if she watches it.
I was sure *someone* said they had a teamaker. And I figured, statistically, it was likely to be you.
I'm looking at this insanely expensive do-it-all teamaker, and I'm seriously thinking "you got a bonus" and wondering if I can just replace my kettle with something crazy. The reviews are pretty good, with the big caveat being slightly difficult cleaning. But in a manageable way--you have to wipe down in place, or boil water. You can't wash it in a sink or dishwasher. That's okay. I'm totally that sort of lazy.
I can't decide! How crazy am I? I just know I'm getting sadder and sadder when my first cup of tea is done. I'm turning into Amy. But I drink too slowly to use a teapot. I can barely make it through a cup with the whole thing at a good temperature. A teamaker that keeps the tea warm would be brill.
I think it was Seska, ita !.
Do it. You earned it through AWESOME.
my first mammogram was in the summer and it freaked me the fuck out. I am not sure why - except that I might have white coat syndrome in general and pressing my flesh against glass was just icky.
So far I am not freaked out, and maybe only having a day to think about it will help out. I have been meaning to do this since I turned 40 (2 years ago) and since the office is right around the corner from my house, it's a little absurd that I haven't done so. I am glad to be finally getting it done.
