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The 10 year old KitchenAid Nespresso machine is leaking a bit too much, so I'd started to research replacing it. Note that it's not the KitchenAid bit of it that is faulty, but the seals around the pressure bit. It is repairable, according to youtube videos, but it seems a tad complex to do.

There's an offer on at the minute where on one of 2 machines, you get the machine's value in coffee back over a 12-18 month period. The two machines are a £170 basic one, or a £499 Sage with a few bells and whistles and a far bigger water tank.
Now the fact that you get your money back in coffee means it doesn't really matter which you go for (in a sense, and if you're happy to order as much as we drink), but I was leaning towards the more expensive one, while The Wife was keener on the lower cost option.
Just happened to log in to John Lewis today to see if they still had the free coffee offer, and not only that, but for Black Friday. the expensive machine was on offer at £299.

New coffee machine ordered.

Had the Sage one for years - it's brilliant especially the milk bit...

[NickFitz]

Another week done!

Only six more weeks till I knock off for Christmas

[NickFitz]

Tea has been homemade sweet & sour pork with fried rice

This marked the first outing for my new rice cooker. It does a considerably better job of cooking rice than I've ever managed

[ladymuck]

Evening all

It's dark out. Earlier it was cloudy but dry. Currently 12 degrees but the high was 16. Barometer down to 1024 mBar.

Overslept this morning and then had a busy day with my crayons. Finally came up with a plan to convey the information required based on the customer not knowing what they want. Review by ConsultancyCo was highly positive so that's a relief. Apparently my concept is very novel and will be a superb starter for the discussion that's needed.

So the working day ended on a positive.

[NickFitz]

Tonight's viewing started with a new Traffic Cops

And then the major motion picture premiere was Apple's The Instigators (2024), a decent enough yarn involving an attempted heist on a corrupt Chicago mayor which, inevitably, goes wrong in various entertaining ways

Then I found time for another chapter of Casino

I decided I don't really need to go shopping tomorrow, so I probably won't, or at least not in the morning

Goodnight all