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Imagine starting your day without any coffee. Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, Tim Hortons and vany other chains thrive on our coffee addiction. Add to that the fact that many of us have already had a cup or two even before venturing out to get a cup from one of those chains. Well, an Anonymous Coward has written in to tell us of some hard-working folks who had to give up real coffee for months at a time!
For years, the hard-working astronauts aboard the ISS had to begin their day with freeze-dried, reconstituted coffee served in plastic pouches. Now, this gross injustice may finally be remedied. The resupply mission scheduled to be launched today (Tuesday) will carry a new model of space espresso maker. Manufactured by Lavazza and the Italian aerospace firm Argotec, the machine is specially designed for microgravity operation, and uses off-the-shelf Lavazza coffee packets.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 16 2015, @04:38PM
Have a heart attack.
I did, and it was bypass surgery that got me to give up both smoking and caffeine effectively.
I just wish it hadn't taken me that to give them up. (And yes, I still miss regular coffee and do drink decaf, so please understand I'm not trying to be self-righteous...)
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday April 16 2015, @05:13PM
Caffeine is reasonably safe in moderation. I wouldn't call 4 cups of coffee in the morning and 4 cups of coffee in the afternoon moderation. A cup of coffee in the morning and a cup of coffee in the afternoon is moderation.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday April 16 2015, @05:15PM
I'm not saying that you should drink any coffee after having heart trouble or having signs of heart trouble. As I'm sure your doctor told you to stop drinking coffee since it's a stimulant.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 16 2015, @09:27PM
True - didn't think you were implying that..... And I didn't mean to imply that a couple cups a day is harmful - I certainly had other issues that helped trigger the heart attack as well.
But even though I miss it and still use decaf as a substitute, the surgery did indeed end my days of using caffeine. (And, conversely, I don't *need* the caffeine any longer, either, which is the stage I'd reached before the heart attack.)
(Score: 2) by Hartree on Friday April 17 2015, @01:09AM
Depends on whether coffee seems to have a big effect on heart rhythm for you. For some people it definitely does. I seem to be able to get by with swilling the stuff so far.
Not so for tobacco. I stopped smoking at 22 in 1984 and it was a good thing I did. My dad developed COPD and died of it, and I found out then that my family on that side has a very high rate of lung trouble in middle to old age.