Kicking Coffee....can it be done?

[dogspoiler]

I have just avoided my morning coffee........For about 30 seconds.........hooked.

[kgcayenne]

Over the past few days, I've had less coffee than usual. My head hurts; I too am hooked.

[dogspoiler]

Shouldn,t we be able to sue somebody ?

[kgcayenne]

Nooooo can't bring myself to sue anyone for the coffeeeeee, it's just too damned good.

[dogspoiler]

Then we will try for a lifetime supply of coffee as a settlement.

[kgcayenne]

Ahhh that sounds good. I think my dad is hooked too, a self professed redneck who, rather than settling for a cuppa-joe, orders an americano at a coffee bar; yup, hooked.

Now excuse me as I have just milled some dark roast beans for my morning cup.

[Lady tehMa]

Ah, KC is not just a coffee lover, but a connoisseur!

I do enjoy my coffee, especially good coffee. But if push comes to shove I could switch to tea just as easily. A nice Irish Breakfast for morning, Yorkshire for afternoons, Yorkshire decaf for evenings. Peach Green Tea with Matcha for when I'm feeling unwell but still need the caffeine, or a peppermint tea for when I'm feeling really unwell. Chai for a rainy afternoon with a book . . .

I was a tea drinker first, and always will be on some level. BTW, that store on Enterprise (Little Britain) has the best decaf tea available in town (IMO).

[zzontar]

It's a good thing coffee isn't illegal because of it's negative effects and addictiveness, but it would be interesting to hear what the coffee drinking anti-pot crusaders would have to say about it if it was illegal.

[Glacier]

Ah, KC is not just a coffee lover, but a connoisseur!

This reminds me, Terry O'Reilly, host of The Age of Persuasion, posted an interesting series of coffee commercials on my Facebook this week. I think you will enjoy it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igi9u6X4y-s

[Lady tehMa]

It's a good thing coffee isn't illegal because of it's negative effects and addictiveness, but it would be interesting to hear what the coffee drinking anti-pot crusaders would have to say about it if it was illegal.

Simple: if coffee is illegal I switch to tea. If tea too is made illegal, I go to water. That is the thing about laws; while I may not agree I do abide by them, because that is the right thing to do.

[daria]

Dagnabbit! I see this thread and I want coffee... mmm....

I can see why Queen K supports fvkasm2x's coffee virginity --sometimes it feels so irresistible.

[Tacklewasher]

I've been off coffee in the past. Never felt better or worse when I wasn't drinking it and I enjoy it so I'm drinking it again.

Usually two travel mugs a day but will sometimes have a third.

Easiest way for me to stop in the past has been when I was sick. After a week with a flu (when I couldn't touch the stuff), I'd just not go back to drinking it for up to 6 months at a time. Figure I got all the nasty withdrawal symptoms rolled up in the flu symptoms and felt fine after without.

[daria]

Caffeine is definitely a narcotic substance....

I never have a burning need to have a joint/smoke a bowl. Lately it's been difficult to deprive me of my morning cup(s) of coffee!

[Captain Awesome]

I've been drinking tea for the last few weeks. I notice it's easier to fall asleep now.

[daria]

Green or black?

I find that I can't drink tea on an empty stomach, especially green tea, without feeling nauseous. I don't have the same problem with coffee. Or maybe the hemp milk I put in my coffee helps ease the effects of caffeine on my tummy?