"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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Max,

I'm a resident of the Seattle Area and surrounded by more "COFFEE SNOBS"
than you can count; including my Son & Daughter.

Oops. Forgot that.

I still consider
"Coffee" a beverage. A beverage to be consumed in quanity. I still will
drink my 16 to 20 cups a day and enjoy every one. I drink Folgers but
Hill Brother or even Western Family will do the job. I'll even take a
brake with one of Tony's or Stuarts and enjoy it. The Best cup of Coffee
that live in this old man's mind is the nickel cup I use to get in the
local dinner; which is just a memory. You coffee snobs have made it a
memory.

http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

I don't think we had anything to do with it. Sure, some places have adopted
gourmet coffees to their menus, but most diners still serve bland black
water. The cost increase is a factor of inflation, not us "coffee snobs."
I'm fully aware that lots of people like you still love that mediocre stuff,
but I don't. Frankly I'd rather drink a good strong tea. I like my
beverages to have flavor, but realize that some just don't care. If people
didn't like weak, flavorless coffee, there wouldn't be any market for the
stuff diners dispense in the hundreds of gallons daily. Interesting to
note, however, is that McDonalds has recently introduced a gourmet coffee to
its menu. But you can still buy the hot black water there.

Max