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Katsunami · 05-16-2017, 07:20 PM

Google Maps has been very unpredictable for me since they added the compass last September. It 'recalibrates' if you wave the phone so you'll have to keep it as still as possible in front of your face/chest when walking or suddenly your arrow will go backwards or sideways and eventually, it'll get confused and send you in the wrong direction.

A smallish rant about paying too much:

I've discovered Smoky Earl Grey. I love stuff that has a strong smoky taste (eel, meats, whisky, and so on), and I love Earl Grey. Wonderful combination. Bought a tin at the tea house on a whim.

Then Ifound out it was €4 cheaper online, but it was in stock nowhere.

So I contacted the manufacturer, who didn't have it in stock either, and got the reply that they were facing 'delivery issues' and the tea would be unavailable for some time.

Research led me to the components of this tea: Earl Grey (daaah), and Lapsang Souchong, which I didn't know, of which there seem to be three varieties: Normal, Tarry, and Crocodile, with increasing smoke times.

So, I've ordered 100 grams of Tarry Lapsang Souchong, and 100 grams of Earl Grey, and I'm going to mix my own variety. Blatantly assuming that 50/50 works, the price of 200 grams of tea, a tea sieve, and shipment was €1 less than I paid for the 125 grams tin I bought a few days ago.... if only counting the tea, the price of the the tea is HALF for TWICE the amount; so a quarter of the price of the tin.

Ah well. The money spent on that tin was well worth it because of the rest of the entire day

If this works out (I'll start 50/50 Earl Grey/Lapsang but I suspect to end up somewhere around 70/30 or 75/25, as I want Smoked Earl Grey, and not thinned out Lapsang), I think I'll start mixing my own teas, starting with a simple black/green/white tea and then adding either other teas or herbs and spices.

05-16-2017, 07:20 PM	#30010
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Google Maps has been very unpredictable for me since they added the compass last September. It 'recalibrates' if you wave the phone so you'll have to keep it as still as possible in front of your face/chest when walking or suddenly your arrow will go backwards or sideways and eventually, it'll get confused and send you in the wrong direction. A smallish rant about paying too much: I've discovered Smoky Earl Grey. I love stuff that has a strong smoky taste (eel, meats, whisky, and so on), and I love Earl Grey. Wonderful combination. Bought a tin at the tea house on a whim. Then Ifound out it was €4 cheaper online, but it was in stock nowhere. So I contacted the manufacturer, who didn't have it in stock either, and got the reply that they were facing 'delivery issues' and the tea would be unavailable for some time. Research led me to the components of this tea: Earl Grey (daaah), and Lapsang Souchong, which I didn't know, of which there seem to be three varieties: Normal, Tarry, and Crocodile, with increasing smoke times. So, I've ordered 100 grams of Tarry Lapsang Souchong, and 100 grams of Earl Grey, and I'm going to mix my own variety. Blatantly assuming that 50/50 works, the price of 200 grams of tea, a tea sieve, and shipment was €1 less than I paid for the 125 grams tin I bought a few days ago.... if only counting the tea, the price of the the tea is HALF for TWICE the amount; so a quarter of the price of the tin. Ah well. The money spent on that tin was well worth it because of the rest of the entire day If this works out (I'll start 50/50 Earl Grey/Lapsang but I suspect to end up somewhere around 70/30 or 75/25, as I want Smoked Earl Grey, and not thinned out Lapsang), I think I'll start mixing my own teas, starting with a simple black/green/white tea and then adding either other teas or herbs and spices. Last edited by Katsunami; 05-16-2017 at 07:32 PM.