28 thoughts on “November 15, 2024: Crisp”

  1. Ice cold is best, not gonna argue that. Otherwise I take it carbonated and flavored with various types of citric acid (or whatever non-sugar flavors are out there).

      1. That first long pull off a cold bottle of plain Topo Chico mineral water? I love the burn.

        I have almost completely replaced both pop and beer with mineral water, kombucha, & tepache. I'll drink the occasional beer, but frankly, all those empty calories are something I just need to avoid. If I want a drink, I’ll have some mezcal, aged rum, or tequila. As for pop, it's a rare treat now, and almost always an "artisanal" pop from a small bottler, not a Coke or something.

        1. Gerolsteiner was always my favorite commercial sparkling water - I like the minerally taste, Pelligrino OK. NBBW got the Soda Stream, and that has replaced our purchasing of canned/bottled water offerings. I like blood orange juice/syrup, have been dabbling with homeade quinine tonic (cinchona bark, citric acid syrup).

  3. Cold but not ice cold. Two ice cubes in a thermos with water gets it reasonably close. Though, I often fill up a cup straight from the faucet so I'm not that picky. With winter on its way, the cold setting is finally getting somewhere. However, with a well, it doesn't get as cold as from the pipes of a municipal supply.

    Also, unflavored of course.

  4. In cold weather, I like to drink hot water. And when I go into the office, there's a fun machine with various flavors of sparkling water.

    The jalapeno, meanwhile, loves cold, cold water. I keep a water bottle in the refrigerator for him because I've found he drinks much more water that way.

    1. Yep, that's me too.

      It's funny because on our well the tap water temperature varies with the outside temp. Winter tap water is noticeably colder than summer tap water. Not overly so, but you can still tell.

      1. Water from the kitchen faucet in my house gets considerably colder in the winter because the pipes run from the heated basement through the unheated garage. Replacing the garage doors with higher R - value doors a couple years back actually had a noticeable effect on the top water temperature.

        We also keep a 6 liter Brita water dispenser in the fridge because you can never have too much cold water.

  6. Somewhere along the way I was told that drinking cold water to cool down does not work. The cold water in your belly causes more blood to flow to your stomach lining. As a result, you have less blood flowing near your skin to help you cool off. I have no idea if it is scientifically accurate, but since hearing that, I have always had better luck cooling off in our work kitchen with more room temp water or coffee. (I did just use the google machine to find the answer on this, and like many things, there does not seem to be consensus.)

    Another "cooling off" trick I learned was to wear 2 shirts in the kitchen. No idea why it works, but I stay noticeably cooler when wearing 2 layers than one.

    1. In equally questionable scientific findings, I had heard drinking cold water actually burns more calories as your body needs to warm it up to body temperatures. I also have no idea if that's actually true, but it seems like one of those things that could be.

      Edited to add SelectShow

      1. I do know however that if you are outside in frigid temperatures, you will stay warmer if you pee when you need to rather than hold it. If you have urine in your bladder, your body will direct heat to your bladder to keep it from freezing. Again, this may not be an appreciable amount.

  9. So, saw my orthoped yesterday. Rhu-ru will appreciate it when I relay that he said "it's time."

    Waiting to hear from his scheduler. Hoping to get a few more years out of the other hip, but it is degrading quickly as well.

    1. We had a good conversation. He explained how the tech has changed over time, particularly the plastic they use to line the socket. He told me about his father, who has (had? Don't recall if he said it has been re-done yet) ceramic-on-ceramic, I think. Apparently, it "catches" frequently when he starts moving, which drives his dad nuts.

      It's good to have a surgeon son to bitch to. 🤣

    2. I wouldn't say I appreciate it, but if it's time, YOU'LL certainly appreciate it. Surgery's pretty straightforward, it's the first 2-3 weeks of not moving in certain ways that gets old. The PT is nothing compared to knees/shoulders.

          1. I had "decompression" surgery. Cutting ends of bones (and removal of bursa) to make space in the joint.

            My rotator cuff was fine. My joint cartilage...was not.

  11. Hot topic, sorry I missed it. Tap cool is optimal for me. Dr. Chop needs the ice, ice, babe. I’ll actually add hot from the water cooler to better balance the cold side to room temp. During the summer here I’ll routinely crush 100 oz of water daily during the work week. I’ve found that super cold water in a hot, humid environment doesn’t cool me off as well as room temp.

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