What is your "I am working hard refreshment" ? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 26, 2009, 08:54:45 am
content: Ok so we have all been there, some of us daily we are there, the boss is breathing down your neck to get the project out the door, what do you drink ?I drink what ever is around, Coke, Pepsi, Dr Peppers, Cordial, Tea, Coffee (I have a fridge in my office with milk, tea bags and water, and a kettleBTW every forum needs a few polls on work life******The words work, boss, project etc can be anything eg work is both paid and un paid, boss could be the guy above you in the food chain at work, wife etc. Project could be the garden, furniture, electronics gear etc. *********

author: Dago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2009, 09:29:43 am
content: Coffee of course

author: Ferroto
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2009, 09:31:00 am
content: I'd say Vodka and Redbull if i could check multiple choices.

author: madworm
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 26, 2009, 05:26:17 pm
content: Not all of it counts as beverage, but I need candy to keep going (preferably gummy bears and peanut butter kit kat) and camolile or valerian tea to stay relaxed. Too much caffeine just makes me feel bad and do crappy work.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 26, 2009, 06:20:12 pm
content: Quote from: GeekGirl on October 26, 2009, 08:54:45 amAnd the purpose of keeping tea bags in the fridge is?

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 27, 2009, 06:05:57 am
content: Quote from: Andrew on October 26, 2009, 06:20:12 pmMy office is a standalone building that is single brick wall with polystyrene insulation, then metal studs and gyprock on top. My roof is tin with polystyrene for ceiling finish. I have a reverse cycle split wall mounted AC, which only runs when I am in there, but the computers run 24/7 (unless vista has done an urgent update and powered down after the update <grrrrrr>) So it can get quite hot in there, last summer it was over 55C one dayI like my tea bags stored in lower temp as they seem to last longer than outside the fridge. I guess I could leave them out and just buy smaller packs lol but then I would probably forget to buy them when low and run out

author: Neilm
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 28, 2009, 09:31:41 pm
content: Quote from: GeekGirl on October 27, 2009, 06:05:57 amBest thing I find is keeping them in an airtight container. Oh - and always use freshly boiled water.Neil

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 29, 2009, 06:11:08 am
content: Yeap I agree, an air tight container is essential to keep tea "Fresh", nothing like a bad cuppa

author: sony mavica
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 26, 2016, 11:03:24 pm
content: water or cup of tea

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 26, 2016, 11:19:14 pm
content: Rooibos tea + chocolate or Coca-Cola when it gets bad.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 02:08:09 am
content: How do two poster names (GeekGirl and Andrew) have no account details, like post count, country, avatar, etc? Is it now possible to post on eevblog without creating an account? How and why?Not complaining, just curious. Since I haven't seen that happen before, and now here are two instances in one thread. Did something change?

author: System Error Message
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 02:25:58 am
content: i eat souls, its really refreshing.

author: Mr.B
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 02:34:14 am
content: Quote from: TerraHertz on September 27, 2016, 02:08:09 amGood point.How do Guests get to post?

author: trophosphere
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 02:49:19 am
content: My salty tears from frustration;otherwise, plain cold water will do.

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 03:10:19 am
content: Quote from: Mr.B on September 27, 2016, 02:34:14 amI've never seen it either and curiously two of these accounts quoting each other is particularly weirdSo, I just reported it to moderator with "marketing survey with hacked account" and posted this to see it in my replies. Lets see what comes of it

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 03:18:26 am
content: Quote from: AlfBaz on September 27, 2016, 03:10:19 amThe thread appears to be from 2009.So presumably forum software/database changes over the years, resulted in the strange appearances of their account information.I think the real question is, how come a thread from 2009, has suddenly been restarted/necro'd ?

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 03:29:04 am
content: Quote from: MK14 on September 27, 2016, 03:18:26 amAh well spotted.I've seen on other forums where members have left and asked to be deleted. Having seen or been party to threads where they had responded you see either their name with guest status or no name and simplyGUESTas the name, depending on how they asked to be deleted

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 03:42:04 am
content: Wasn't GeekGirl Jeri Ellsworth's account?

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 04:03:54 am
content: Quote from: AlfBaz on September 27, 2016, 03:10:19 amPrevious members that have asked Dave to leave the forum and have their details but not their posts removed are shown as Guests.One that comes to mind I think was Alm, he/she was still active when I joined but is now displayed as a Guest.

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 05:43:05 am
content: Quote from: tautech on September 27, 2016, 04:03:54 amI remember him/her.I often wonder about members that you don't see post for a while and wonder what happened. Some very active members just stop posting or even log in. One member that springs to mind is deathwish

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 06:58:06 am
content: Quote from: AlfBaz on September 27, 2016, 05:43:05 amGarry had poor health and he sure was a loss to the forum, I too miss his banter.I tried to find out for sure what happened to him but such is the anonymity of forum users, I just had his first name and village he lived in.But it comes to us all and if you hunt through the members list you'll find many members that were once active just cease posting. But it's still sad to loose members with great knowledge, I think as we get older we feel what apparently little knowledge we have IS worth sharing, such is a lack of younger ones that have the ability to help others.

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 10:57:35 am
content: I'd have said Tea and alcoholtea for when i have to work morealcohol after the long dayi checked alcohol

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 11:06:39 am
content: Lots of water and various flavors of Sparkling Ice, naturally flavored sparkling water. Almost no caffeine, life is crazy enough without it. I occasionally get what SWMBO calls a caffeine headache, meaning I need some. I will have a diet Coke or a cup of tea with Truvia and a touch of lemon juice in it, don't like milk in my tea.

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 05:05:21 pm
content: Tea, the cold variety, unsweetened. Actually, during the week, unless I am drinking water, I am drinking iced tea. Never any sugar sodas or juices, and the one time I tried an energy drink because I was having to stay up late babysitting a very boring process, it did nothing to help me stay awake. On weekends is when I will pull out the occasional adult beverage, and even then generally only socially, when friends are over or I go out. There are many sorts I enjoy the taste of, but I just don't feel like drinking any more, must come with turning in to an old man (50 Thursday).

author: strangersound
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 05:50:26 pm
content: What's funny is the thread title and the choice of the word refreshment over beverage, which I thought could imply all kinds of things, a power nap, a stretch, a walk, a drink, coffee or tea, lunch, a shower, or whatever.And then I opened the thread and the poll was actually beverages. So what refreshes you besides a tasty beverage? Yoga, a workout, a jog down memory lane, overtime pay...?For the record, my refreshing beverage choice is dark roast coffee, brewed with boiled water on the stove and filtered through a filter into a basket strainer sieve directly into my 16oz cup. And Coco-Cola in a can.

author: 2N3055
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 10:55:32 pm
content: Coffee ...

author: Syntax_Error
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 11:10:13 pm
content: QuoteI have heard many a grey-beard (label intended with reverence, not mockery) at my work and having just crossed paths with online and in the real world indicate that they feel there is little "new" to talk about. They feel like most (all?) discussion is simply rehash of the same old conversations, and it gets dull for those that "have been there since the beginning."I have come into several forums over the years that were mature or outright long in the tooth, where the archives were chock full of outstanding information and conversation, but the current activity was on life support at best. I've often felt I missed the glory days of such places.More on topic, I checked energy drink even though I drink a lot of coffee and some alcohol, because of the context of the question. I can't drink alcohol when putting in hours, and when the evening is growing late and the work is still piling on, I usually grab a Red Bull and get to it.

author: G0HZU
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 11:20:01 pm
content: Diet coke and a big bag of Galaxy Minstrels does it for me...

author: System Error Message
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 11:22:55 pm
content: Quote from: G0HZU on September 27, 2016, 11:20:01 pmSounds like an unhealthy snack. Souls are much healthier.

author: joeqsmith
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 11:27:58 pm
content: Good coffee, black or a touch of milk.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2016, 10:58:24 am
content: Quote from: MK14 on September 27, 2016, 03:18:26 amDoh! That's the second time in a week I've failed to notice an ancient thread date. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to visit a cemetery with a shovel.

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 28, 2016, 11:37:10 am
content: Coffee first then water, too much caffeine and I get all jittery and a pressured mental feeling and I think my effectiveness declines. I stop coffee at about lunchtime but by then have often knocked off about 3-4 expressos.Salute Deathwish.