🎑 " welcome to my .....

 🎑..morning
I said, welcome to my day ..... " the John Denver, cheery song

gray in the ' boro. we are prepping for a run of very cold days

yes, coffee in hand
the story.
watching videos on coffee making, some hints suggested that, although easy to use, the coffee maker has flaws in method
to wit. the water is warmed, drips onto the filter and grounds
BUT the first wash of water isn't hot yet.
and sits for a bit, soaks into the grounds, and percolates down

thus. I heat water in a cup. pour the hot water over the grounds. note. the coffee pot is not under filter. I turn on the machine. after some minutes, I position the pot and the drip through process begins.
the theory says that the first hot water bath should be longer. kind of activating the grounds

well. this AM.
Sh*t !
 I heard a sizzle and looked over !!!!!!

the watered coffee was spilling over the top of the filter compartment
yepper. forgot to put the coffee pot in position OVERFLOW city, man

cleaned the mess. and waited as water sizzled and sputtered on the warming plate
well. everywhere it seemed. A mess.

result. coffee tested terrif 
why ? maybe b/c the water sat in the grounds for so long
obviously, not to be repeated. however, interesting 
... in a horrific way

oh. and the coffee is not very hot. to clean up, I had poured the coffee into our coffee thermos.

life will go on. life always goes on.