So a minor crisis has hit my working environment. As I may have mentioned previously, Tea is my preferred beverage during the day; at least at work as beer drinking during the working day I understand is frowned upon here. Also, I’m a bit of a snob about it too.
Anyway I was lucky enough to have the convenience of hot water being available from the cooler (yes I know that’s somewhat of an oxymoron) at a temperature that was appropriate for tea making – all was well with the world.
Then a bombshell was dropped last week that the cooler had been recalled due to a fire risk and should be switched off.
I was informed that cold water would be available in the form of bottles in the fridge whilst an alternative was sourced. “But that doesn’t help me with tea!” I protested; how was I to get hot water now? This requirement was put at low priority as a coffee maker was available for the provision of hot beverages – damn that cultural gap; thoughts of Boston entered my head and I considered whether this was the start of a new Anglo-American war.
Further outrage was suggested in that the replacement cooler may only provide cold water! This is bordering a violation of my human rights!
I am debating investment of a kettle whilst clarification of the situation is made. In the meantime I am reduced to using a microwave to boil water and I don’t know why but that seems just wrong.
Any further developments in this crisis will be reported by this correspondent from inside the emergency zone for as long as possible
June 6, 2017 at 6:38 am
Does the coffeemaker have a hot-water tap? Most of the ones I see in corporate offices do.
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June 6, 2017 at 7:10 am
Unfortunately not no. Most do I know but it seems my company didn’t stretch to that 😟
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