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   Hello Kurt!   
      
    KW> (Yes, I know the coffee in the echo title refers to   
    KW> chatting, not drinking coffee...)   
      
   The echo name SEEMS to imply coffee as the topic.  There is no     
   moderator stepping in to illuminate otherwise.   
      
    KW> I've been working from home since 2020, and adjusting to   
    KW> not paying as much for gas, working earlier hours without   
    KW> needing to commute into an office, and paying much more   
    KW> for home utilities as I keep a house warm that used to sit   
    KW> empty during the day.   
      
   You could still control the temperature of the rooms you are     
   not using during the day no?  I live in a rather large 2-level     
   home, 1200sqft per level, and simply close off the rooms that I     
   do not frequent.   
      
      
    KW> I had an old manual espresso maker that I'd bought at a   
    KW> sample sale back in 2001 that finally died, and decided to   
    KW> splurge on a new espresso machine. I bought a Gaggia Brera   
    KW> in December and love it.   
      
   The Brera seems huge to feed a single cup!  Why does it have to     
   be so big?   
      
    KW> The best part? Since I work from home, I don't spend money   
    KW> on buying coffee out anymore - and I can make my wife a   
    KW> latte for the road in about 5 minutes. It's easily paid   
    KW> for itself in a couple of months.   
      
   For me, the best part was to get off coffee entirely. It's just     
   the occassional decaf for me now.  A simpe herbal chocolatey     
   chai (no actual tea, just chicory root, carob pod, cinnamon,     
   cocoa shells, cardamon, ginger root and licorice root) ..is     
   quite fine with or without a bit of cream.  I've also     
   discovered that I can sweeten it up by adding a fruit-based     
   herbal tea bag.   
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