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Old 07-17-2011, 09:51 PM   #13771
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isn't amazing how they immediately turn to us for comfort and help?
I think they just instinctively treat us the same way we treat Kobe Beef... They 'massage' our emotions, keeping us 'tender' just in case the kibble runs out...


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Old 07-18-2011, 12:47 AM   #13772
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I think they just instinctively treat us the same way we treat Kobe Beef... They 'massage' our emotions, keeping us 'tender' just in case the kibble runs out...


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Old 07-18-2011, 01:46 AM   #13773
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Ditto to the oooooohing. When I got Stella, I had to switch from my DX to my K3 - she tried to use the DX as a "landing pad"! I can now read with the K3 in one hand, with the other hand on Stella!

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Seriously though, I can't believe how fast she got used to me and how fast I was allowed to cuddle her.

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Old 07-18-2011, 03:03 AM   #13774
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I think they just instinctively treat us the same way we treat Kobe Beef... They 'massage' our emotions, keeping us 'tender' just in case the kibble runs out...


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Old 07-18-2011, 03:31 AM   #13775
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Old 07-18-2011, 04:07 AM   #13776
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Old 07-18-2011, 04:27 AM   #13777
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I am liking the second steeping more.

I am buying all of my Oolongs from Gong Fu. That is the store that I discovered Milk Oolong and my other favorite Oolongs at. I trust their quality.
I have not found my shop yet

Tea Smith in London is the best but doesn't have online shop, so it doesn't count. I guess that The Chinese Tea Company (again in London) is the second but they are very expensive. I can afford only 1/3 of the available teas.


Ah, btw., I have a good example of why dear Stitchawl doesn't see our tea prices as too high prices. As he said many times Japan is an expensive country.
My friends went to Edinburgh for a few days. They were forced to take a cover from a torrential rain in a pub. As it happened the pub was specialising in whisky. A Japanese tourist asked the barmen:
What is the most expensive whisky you have?
£17 (per shot - 25ml ).
OK, do it.
Are you sure?
Yeah, go on.

I don't know. Maybe she was a very rich lady, but I think it was a good example of different price perception.


..............
Now, any whisky connoisseur skip the next paragraph.
..............


When she was served the shot, she grabbed coca cola and wanted to mix them..........................
My friend has stopped her and explained why it would not be such a good idea, although she (my friend) cannot stand even the smell of whisky.
Wow! £17/25ml mix with coca cola. One might cry seeing such a waste...
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Old 07-18-2011, 04:47 AM   #13778
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Old 07-18-2011, 05:16 AM   #13779
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Nope. In 'Survival.' I known when something has me on their menu.

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Ah, btw., I have a good example of why dear Stitchawl doesn't see our tea prices as too high prices. As he said many times Japan is an expensive country.
My friends went to Edinburgh for a few days. They were forced to take a cover from a torrential rain in a pub. As it happened the pub was specialising in whisky. A Japanese tourist asked the barmen:
What is the most expensive whisky you have?
£17 (per shot - 25ml ).
OK, do it.
Are you sure?
Yeah, go on.

I don't know. Maybe she was a very rich lady, but I think it was a good example of different price perception.
A good whiskey here can cost you £75 for a shot... I pay almost £17 for three cups of tea in Starbucks.

A single stalk of celery costs almost £2. And apple can cost £4
Yes, the Japanese do enjoy traveling because everything seems so cheap!

I'm drinking a mug of East India Company's 'Assam' tea, because I can't afford to shop in the Japanese Marriage Frers shop!


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Old 07-18-2011, 05:47 AM   #13780
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Nope. In 'Survival.' I known when something has me on their menu.
Same thing!
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Old 07-18-2011, 05:55 AM   #13781
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Old 07-18-2011, 05:58 AM   #13782
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Old 07-18-2011, 06:24 AM   #13783
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I came across a funny thing yesterday.

Tea (I think black teas only) comes in different grades/quality.
It has a few common abbreviations such as FOP1 or GFOP1 etc.
One of the abbreviations is FTGFOP that translates into standard English as
"Far Too Good For Ordinary People"



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What does OP and BOP and all that mean?
These are grades of tea typically associated with tea from India and Sri Lanka
The grades for whole leaf orthodox black tea (in ascending order) are:

OP - Orange Pekoe - Main grade in tea production. Can consist of long wiry leaf without tips.
OP sup - Orange Pekoe Superior - Primarily from Indonesia, tea is much the same as above.
FOP - Flowery Orange Pekoe - High quality tea with a long leaf and few tips, considered second grade in Assam, Dooars and Bangladesh and first grade in China.
FOP1 - Flowery Orange Pekoe First Grade Leaves - As above but with only the highest quality leaves in the F.O.P classification
GFOP1 - Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe First Grade Leaves- Higher proportion of tip than FOP Top grade.
TGFOP - Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe - Tea with the highest proportion of tip; Main grade in Darjeeling and Assam.
TGOP1 - Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe - As above, but with only the highest quality leave in the T.G.F.O.P classification.
FTGFOP - Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe - Highest quality tea in the world. Often hand processed and produced at only the best plantations. Roughly one quarter tips.

A joke among tea aficionados is that "FTGFOP" stands for "Far Too Good For Ordinary People".
Chah’s teas are typically FTGFOP.

If you see a ‘B’ as a grade of tea it means the leaves are broken. ‘F’ means the leaves are fannings. ‘D’ refers to Dust.
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Old 07-18-2011, 07:38 AM   #13784
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hehehehe

Damn expensive stuff the FTGFOP I have only bought some once. I don't think it was sooooo good as to be worth the money.

I have two tea stoers, Tea Gschwendner and Gong Fu. Neither happens to have a physical store near me. TG's closest store is in Chicago and Gong Fu is in Des Moines Iowa. TG has a ton of varieties of teas and I know they are all good. Gong Fu has amazing Oolongs. I have no idea why TG does not have a better Oolong selection.
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