Some old Photos for your enjoyment
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richhodg66
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It's a pretty amazing machine when you think about how it has survived all of the changes in technology, changes to warfare and the world situation in general.
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From an unassuming background in Dresden, Melitta Bentz was a German entrepreneur who revolutionized the way we brew coffee.
Tired of finding coffee grounds in her cup and the mess of cleaning the grounds from the pot, Melitta experimented with ways to filter coffee before pouring it out to drink.
After a few rounds of trial and error, she poured the coffee through a leaf of her son’s notebook paper, finding it to meet her needs: the coffee was free of grounds, and the makeshift filter could easily be discarded.
Based on this success, Melitta designed the disposable paper coffee filters used all over the world today, receiving a patent from the German authorities in 1908, setting up a business that she ran from the family’s apartment. Today the Melitta Group employs over 4,000 people across the world. Not only did she contribute a straightforward, clean way to brew coffee, her company was one of the most progressive employers of its time, introducing Christmas bonuses, five-day working weeks, and a three-week vacation period for its employees. This set a standard for other companies to follow suit later in the 20th century.
Tired of finding coffee grounds in her cup and the mess of cleaning the grounds from the pot, Melitta experimented with ways to filter coffee before pouring it out to drink.
After a few rounds of trial and error, she poured the coffee through a leaf of her son’s notebook paper, finding it to meet her needs: the coffee was free of grounds, and the makeshift filter could easily be discarded.
Based on this success, Melitta designed the disposable paper coffee filters used all over the world today, receiving a patent from the German authorities in 1908, setting up a business that she ran from the family’s apartment. Today the Melitta Group employs over 4,000 people across the world. Not only did she contribute a straightforward, clean way to brew coffee, her company was one of the most progressive employers of its time, introducing Christmas bonuses, five-day working weeks, and a three-week vacation period for its employees. This set a standard for other companies to follow suit later in the 20th century.
She does need a new hairdresser though.richhodg66
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I am not real picky about coffee, but I do like it to have some body to it. Ordinary Maxwell House from the Dollar General is fine, I do make it stronger than most people and I am hopelessly addicted to black coffee.
I've gone round and round about how best to do it. Used a French press for a while, was using an old school percolater fom Good Will for a few years, but I've gone back to paper filtered stuff after reading enough about some element in coffee that can raise cholesterol levels but apparently, filtering it through paper eliminates that. I've been trying to eat a lot better for about eight months now and it's been working, down about 30 pounds and able to move better, clothes fit better, etc. I had gotten too heavy and long term, that's not good for you.
In any case, I like my coffee and short of some study saying the stuff is like cyanide, I ain't giving it up. That lady is my hero.
I've gone round and round about how best to do it. Used a French press for a while, was using an old school percolater fom Good Will for a few years, but I've gone back to paper filtered stuff after reading enough about some element in coffee that can raise cholesterol levels but apparently, filtering it through paper eliminates that. I've been trying to eat a lot better for about eight months now and it's been working, down about 30 pounds and able to move better, clothes fit better, etc. I had gotten too heavy and long term, that's not good for you.
In any case, I like my coffee and short of some study saying the stuff is like cyanide, I ain't giving it up. That lady is my hero.
Winelover
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Multiple brands. Best Choice, the most recent.Hhmmm . . . Never seen that happen. What brand? Mine haven't had that problem.
richhodg66
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My two co-workers are retired infantryman, so we're pretty much on the same page regarding coffee though niether of them is as addicted as I am.
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Since the subject of hairstyle came up...
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Female fighters in Glasgow, one of the two fire stations to boast an all female staff.
Firefighters take part in a pump and hose drill at the station.
18th December 1941
Firefighters take part in a pump and hose drill at the station.
18th December 1941
richhodg66
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An Italian mother and child, Ellis Island, 1907.
Photo by Lewis Hine (1874-1940) an American sociologist and muckraker photographer.
Photo by Lewis Hine (1874-1940) an American sociologist and muckraker photographer.