HemiSam

Love me some pour over. Nice setup, ER! I'm big on African and Central and South American coffees. Never had much joy with the Indonesian or Mexican coffees. Ethiopian, Panamanian and Costa Rican are the lovers... HS

Wow. HS

What size is that Seiko, ivanrocks? It looks quite a substantial. HS

Sorry it's the vid is just a copy of the cover...but my boy who just started his career sent me this and it touched me and made me laugh all at the same time. Reminds me a bit of Cake... HS

That is very kind, ER. Much appreciated. I am flush with beans so please enjoy your java! HS

The Ethiopians that have the very berry forward profile are pretty much my favorites. Once a local roaster and coffee shop owner had this blueberry bomb of an Ethiopian. Bought all I could. They moved on sadly but ever since then I've been searching out something as good to my palette. First world problems... HS

I prefer a lighter/medium roast but I don’t make espresso. Enjoy, ER! HS

Let us know what you think about the Ethiopian, ER. I have had a few coffees that were non-traditional like anaerobic. Very rich for me…syrupy. HS

LOL. Get it, ER! You are not holding back on grinders.... HS

Nothing wrong with an SUV spanking a "sports car". I hope they can get your vehicle back in proper order. HS

Sorry to read about the accident, ER. That sucks. Happened to my older son but luckily the gent, a contractor for our neighbor, did the right thing and left a note. Best of luck with the repairs. HS

My text disappeared on me…not great w my phone. Anyhoo, just got back from the Omega boutique. The new Moon Watch looks great. Deceiving that it’s 42mm. Looks/wears smaller due to lugs. Seemed more slender also HS

and with good reason, naamanf. We had extra boxes left over but the installers had to repair some areas and instead of leaving us add'l boards they used the spares. I did not know as I work too much...excuses. Wifey probably didn't think about it focused on the floor being correct. We don't need perfection but certainly less of a standout ugly mess. I would have the floor redone as its been a few years but I fear our pooch will go at it again... We won't have the joy of her forever so once she leaves us we'll have it replaced. HS

That was on me, CS. My apologies. I am quite lacking on the wood working front to say the least... And a sincere thanks for the responses. HS

100 ft Wave on HBO. Interesting. HS

Thank you, Gents! Very kind. HS

I believe this is exactly what we have. Hard wood up top and then whatever below. I tried to do as suggested, swt...but that failed. I'll try again. Thank you!

I was hoping perhaps a few slats at most but thanks, Gents. HS

It is solid wood, CS. As I hope you can see fairly light under what I’m assuming is a stain and then a urethane finish that’s not glossy…perhaps a cherry like hardwood but I am no expert. Once down to the wood it quickly absorbs a stain / oil and pulls in a good bit of darkness into the grain. HS

I would appreciate any thoughts from the wood workers on how to as intelligently as possible "fix" this hot sticky mess that is my wood floor. In short, my beloved old pooch has a penchant for chewing on wood and, as odds would have it, wood floors... We thought she was over this in her later years but apparently not. The wifey then informed me that the spare boxes of slats were used to repair errors by the installers...and they left us with none. Extensive search for replacement slats and nothing... Called the seller, the manufacturer, yada yada....zero. We brought in some "experts" a friend recommended and they made it worse...pooch scratched it up and then they go to sanding it only to realize that the stain they used was absorbed far too easily to match the finish on the Brazilian hard wood. Other "experts" wouldn't touch it. Clearly there's some more complex stain and finish than they wanted to mess with or the size of the job so we were left with this.... The photos are a bit crap as the iPhone camera wanted to turn it grayish vs the reddish tones but these are indicative. I don't need perfection but I'd prefer not to FUBAR it completely. You can see where I've tried to correct a small section with not a ton of joy. Thanks in advance for any recommendations. HS

Godspeed, Hanzo... HS

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Happy caffeinating! HS

ER, All good. I took it in the spirit it was intended. Just frustrated in the moment and I felt the need to vent... Very cool on the Mickey watch...good stuff! HS

So you say there's a chance... HS