Old-Time? This lady belongs in the dog house

[mrspunkysmom]

Just a mini-rant

So today while shopping at WallyWorld (I was looking for a single cup brewer so I can have hot tea or chocolate depending upon my mood), a lady looking much more mature than I am commented to me, "Don't they make any old-time percolators any more?"

So going through my mind was the tin/aluminum one my mom had before she got her first electric percolator. You know the type: the long stem with the perforated basket that held the grounds and the water percolated repeatedly through it until it was done. I commented to her that the percolation method makes the coffee bitter by overcooking it and running the same water through the grounds.

"You don't understand what I'm talking about. This percolator had a switch on it that let you choose the strength and the water only went through the grounds once."

Perhaps I'm dated, but anything that has a switch that lets you choose strength is not old-time.

So before starting this post, I was thinking this lady belongs in the dog house.

After reading up on coffee percolators are Wikipedia and other sites, perhaps we both do. It appears there is a pressure percolator, but that is still a simple device.

After writing this and thinking this through, I am thinking she must have had an electric percolator that limited the number of times the water passed through the grounds.

My gripe is still valid from my perspective. Her use of "old-time" was incorrect.

Or have I failed to completely join the 21st century?

[Freedom]

Now, now, calm down, have a nice drink, he he heee.

Did you get your one cup maker?

[mrspunkysmom]

LOL

It was a mini-rant; perhaps micro- would have been a better prefix. I'm not the least bit upset nor was I. It's more like dumbfounded or at that moment speechless. Old-time vs simpler.

Yes I got my one cup brewer, but I can't find any tea for it. However, I did get a special strainer that I could put my own mix in it.

I'll make some tonight and let you know how it works. I chose Keurig because the teas are available but not at Walmart.

A funny part is that I thought I knew about types of coffee pots (It was my duty to prepare my mom's coffee every morning) but my search showed other wise.

It's strange the connotation that certain words or phrases have,. To me old-time means before the computer age in general. Simple can have many meanings.

Thanks for answering and reading.

PS I also bought a new toaster oven.

[Taz_Zoee]

I am not 40 years old......yet (close though). And "old-time" to me also means before the technology age of computers and things. I do actually remember the percolator you are talking about. I believe my grandparents had one.

[Lilith Cherry]

I still have one of those percolators in my cupboard! Guess I must be old-time too lol

[mrspunkysmom]

I had one for the longest time. It was great for making tea. Wish I still had one.

More shopping to do.

Just went window-shopping online. While Walmart may not carry them, others do. Mine looked beaten up and simple. Not pretty, much like a camping percolator. I like the rustic look.