Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for February 21, 2017

Maybe it is because I don’t do coffee, but I am confused here. The last one looks to be an old style 3lb. can of pre-ground coffee like my parents used to get.

Did anybody notice that Janis’ hair style and outfit changes from panel to panel? Is this JJ’s way of testing us as to our visual acuity?

It’s probably just fondly remembering the past but I think the old Maxwell House coffee we made in a percolator was the best!

I wish I had moms old percolator it made good coffee. I gave up on the single cup ones.

After trying everything else, eventually you just buy some ground coffee

Right, Patvinshawl….

And this is selected moments of their history….

Young married couple, buying into the late 70’s – early 80’s coffee mystique…

Eventually, evolved into a serious morning undertaking….

while Arlo, as I used to do, waits for the rituals of the grinder and the french press.

We’ve probably fast-forwarded here through other pots…. electric or manual… as they get older, and more inclined to just grab a faster cup….

till they fall for the wastefully expensive and un-ecological single cup system….

And finally…. the easy path…. gloating in a bargain on … yes, a “three pound” can…. which these days actually weighs about 30 oz… probably for their Mr. Coffee electric pot.

Though I have to say, Janis… I just paid $7 for Folgers so called “French Roast.”

Bwah ha ha!

L♥VE IT! My wife and I went thru the same coffee phases… 1st, regular coffee, then Melitta, followed by a coffee press to one-cup-at-a-time Keurig to the current 8 O’clock can.

Coffee: the evolution.

I love a good pot of coffee….Not fussy about the brand….However, I usually just spoon some Taster’s Choice in a cup, add some cream and sugar, and some hot water, and call it good….It really isn’t that bad….Yup.

Hey, Susan! Welcome home!

I think it shows that the old ways not only become the new fad, they were also the most economical. P.S. I never went thru the grind it yourself phase. But the one-cup-at-a-time is all I need.

I think the point is they have spent lots of money over the years trying to find a good cup of coffee and after all the fancy gizmos, it is a simply can or pre-ground coffee. BTW – Trader Joe’s Dark Italian Roast whole bean is yummy.

Good summary, SS! BTW, I react the same way as Arlo in each panel, save the last. I am a grind/French Press kind of person.

ah, coffee, the socially acceptable addiction….

Ha! For me, it has always been easier…. my wife abhors coffee, and I abhor MAKING coffee. For me, it is whatever I get at either 7-11 or Starbucks, or if my driving route to the University is a bit divergent, whatever is at the coffee shop I pass by.

If I’m just making 1 cup to go, k-cups are fine. Otherwise, I can make 2 pots of coffee for the cost of 1 k-cup. Starbucks? Forget it. Do people realize how much money they are throwing away in these places? It’s insane.

Keurig has publicly denounced his invention and apologized for the environmental damage it has caused.

I never liked coffee, and my mother has gone to a pour-over filter and hand-ground coffee. I bought her the coffee grinder last year…lol

Best not to start at all. :-)

Welcome back Susan!

Of course it tastes burnt. All coffee tastes burnt!

Where is Doctor Toon and his nuclear coffee?

Luddites are extremely fashionable on these pages.Good for you.

Unlike his taste in wine, it appears that when it comes to coffee Arlo will settle for “the house plonk”.