Those lumps are cats, and those cats have names. And those names are Amber, Milky Way, Diane, and Lumpy.

I was looking for a grinder a while back and wanted a burr grinder but wasn’t looking to break the bank. I was recommended, and ultimately bought, a Timemore C2.

It’s been great! I tend to grind a couple weeks worth at a time and it’s not tiring to use at all. It washes up easy and you can adjust the grind based on application. I go more coarse in the summer when grinding for cold brew for my wife.

I’m not in the coffee scene much so I don’t know their reputation, as always ymmv.

They truly are! We lost our 16 year old cat Shadow in August and kittens are definitely a different energy!

Thank you! We lost our old man cat in August and we finally felt ready to have cats in the house again. tThey are so precious!

This is Shadow, our 16 year old cat we lost in August.

I have Wusthof scissors that come apart without tools also. I think it’s common in higher end kitchen shears because you’ll need to clean them pretty thoroughly and sharpen periodically.

opens the divide between different parts of society

If you or others feel “divided” because of this that’s your problem. Normal people who have empathy see this and feel happy for the marginalized groups it will benefit.

The same part stood out to me and gave a real boomer pull yourself up by your bootstraps vibe.

Ok.

Yeah, because the experience trying to bike to work through snow and cold is the same between Finland and the United States.

I’m sure the Fins are able to manage it but I’m guess there infrastructure is far superior to support it.

Where do you live? Is it somewhere with below zero temperatures and snow during long parts of the year?

I’m pretty sure commuting by bike wouldn’t be any more enjoyable here.

Driving yourself probably compounds it but commuting in general sucks.

I used to take the train to work, it would drop me right outside my building. It saved me money, miles on my car, helped me avoid traffic but it still sucked.

It was lost time, there were people who would smoke, do drugs, play loud music from their phones on speaker. There were usually seats available but your better off standing because you never know what’s in/on the seats. Anytime there was an event that let out at the stadium around the time I got off work meant either missing several trains in a row because they were too full.

Better organized and maintained mass transit can reduce it but I think any commute needs the destination to be worth the time/hassle and, for me, work doesn’t make the cut.