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[cybermule]

Ace. I just walked to Sainsbury's to restock on tea and coffee. I was vaguely thinking about getting some Earl Grey, then I found Earl Grey green tea :)

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[cybermule.livejournal.com]

LOL - that is a bit of a stereotype, isn't it? I think I've only had iced tea once, when I was in Greece. And it was nice, although probably wouldn't go down quite as well in the chillier UK climate :)

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[fyatuk.livejournal.com]

Goes down well during the 100+ degree (F) summers around here. Not so well in winter. I used to keep a stock of ginseng tea to brew during winter, at least until a jar of molasses exploded in the cupboard and cemented everything down...

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[psilobabe.livejournal.com]

Green tea is a must in our house....Thangs father swears by herbal remedies and impresses on us the importance of having them in the home...Green Tea is about as far as we have got with it tho....although there was some artichoke tea hanging around for a while too!

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[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Green tea is supposed to be good for you - anti-oxidants and stuff. Which was why I first picked it up, although now I just love it for the flavour. I've got quite a lot of herbal teas, none of them for the health properties. I tend to munch the herbal tablets instead - too much faith in pills!

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[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Yah - we had a hot summer last year (well, hot for England) and that was the first time I really got into all sorts of sodas. My favourite got to be sparkling mineral water, especially with fruit juices. Totally changed my attitude to fluids :)

Meh - and I have the same problem in my cupboard. I really thought I put the lid back properly on that tin of Golden Syrup.

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[fyatuk.livejournal.com]

Heh, the molasses mess up was like 5 years ago and I just tried to clean it about 4 months ago. Cabinet is still a wreck and is one of those that will be definitely be going in the trash...

What's really funny about this country is how much people spend on bottled water. Especially considering one of the more popular brands is "Evian" (look at it backwards and you see the common joke about evian drinkers), and there's one that if you read the source info it says "Houston municipal water system".

Most are processed exactly the same as tap water anyway.

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[unsane1.livejournal.com]

Indeed. One of the biggest scams ever, convincing people in first world countries that tap water isn't healthy.

Reminds me of last fall on a camping trip, we were walking in some backwoods trail, and came across blueberries. My "Evian" friends were reluctant to eat any. For the love of Allah...

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[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Definitely. I've never subscribed to the mineral water ethic. It's silly, it's costly, etc. I occasionally buy a little bottle if I'm out driving or walking, and I used to buy it for friends when they came to dinner. Then I thought, sod it - it's my house, so they can have my taste in water. Which is tap water fizzed up in the sodastream :)(http://www.waitrose.com/food_drink/wfi/drinks/softdrinks/0208093.asp)

And I think I made a convert!

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[unsane1.livejournal.com]

I read that, and I'm still not sure I get it... So you have a machine or something that makes tap water fizzy?

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[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Yeah - more of a contraption than a machine. You screw the bottle of water in, push a button or pull a lever, and CO2 is forced into the water. It's probably less exciting than you imagine, but you can image-google for a picture :)

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[cybermule.livejournal.com]

My "Evian" friends were reluctant to eat any

LOL. Well, maybe they were right - maybe some bear travels miles to specifically pee on those blueberries :D Me? Well, even if I caught that bear right in the act, I might still be tempted to feed my blueberry addiction :)

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[unsane1.livejournal.com]

LOL I'd not heard of this bear peeing on blueberries phenomenon... ;)

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[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Heheh - dog-pee is the general lame excuse I've heard for not eating anything wild! I just assumed that over there you probably have more bears than dogs... ;)

That was reminding me of something fly agaric related... there we go (wikipedia to the rescue :)):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine

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[unsane1.livejournal.com]

I just assumed that over there you probably have more bears than dogs... ;)


LOL, is that what people think when they think of Canada? That's hilarious. I've never seen a bear, nor met anyone who has seen one... I think the odds of seeing a bear are equal, whether in Canada or Mexico.

Heheh good 'ol fly agaric. People actually now sell fly agaric containing urine on the net. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Actually, I'm joking, but somehow I wouldn't be surprised if it was true.

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[cybermule.livejournal.com]

LOL, is that what people think when they think of Canada?

Yah - my friend went there last year. It's really tidy everywhere, because you're not allowed to drop litter because it attracts the bears.

*nods*

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[unsane1.livejournal.com]

LOL. Where did this friend of yours go?

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[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Vancouver, and then the Canadian Rockies. He's a canoeist, and was mostly impressed by your cheap sportsware :) But he was also impressed by the bear-threat. He brought back some photos - it looks really cool :)

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[unsane1.livejournal.com]

Yah the Rocky mountains are way over on the other side of the continent. :/

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[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Most are processed exactly the same as tap water anyway.

LOL - exactly! And people would soon be complaining if they drank truly natural water and came down with some disease. Plus, it seems kind of picky that probably about 60% of the planet would give a great deal for clean and chlorinated water.

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[unsane1.livejournal.com]

Indeed. I bet if all or some of the money wasted on mineral water was put into water filtration in 3rd world countries it would save millions of lives a year. :/