Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84 chuqui version 1.7 9/23/84; site nsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!nsc!nessus From: nessus@nsc.UUCP (Kchula-Rrit) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: $7400 coffepots Message-ID: <1621@nsc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 18-Oct-84 13:01:11 EDT Article-I.D.: nsc.1621 Posted: Thu Oct 18 13:01:11 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 19-Oct-84 02:04:32 EDT References: <222@boulder.UUCP> <406@amd.UUCP> <653@oliven.UUCP> <384@cepu.UUCP> Organization: The Patriarchy of Kzin Lines: 20 > In article <653@oliven.UUCP> hawk@oliven.UUCP (Rick) writes: > >Is having a cup of coffee on you way to bomb the ruskies really this > >valuable??? > > Well, yes, especially if you're on a ~12 hour Looking-Glass tour. Basicly > the Armed Forces live on coffee (gallons and gallons of it). > > >If so, what about a nice big thermos?(thermos used to be someone's trademark. > >I believe it was successfully contested.) > > Won't really keep it warm for 12 Hours. > I am right now drinking tea out of a 1-quart Thermos(tm) that I filled 26 hours ago. It is almost too warm to drink!! Maybe it works different for coffee. But then, people think I'm wierd because my liking of coffee or tea is temperature-independent. Kchula-Rrit !menlo70!nsc!nessus