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Unauthorised use of your espresso machine.
Jul 24^th, 2009, 9:50am

Yesterday my bother in law came over to baby sit for 1/2 hr whilst my wife went shopping. During that time he decided to use my Silvia...without permission, I was not impressed when I came home and noticed it'd been used...there was coffee all over the shower screen, fingerprints all over it, the group handle and filter weren't cleaned properly, the grinder was still switched on and my knock box had 'slurry' in it...it looked like something my cat does every now and then.
My wife knew he'd used it too and questioned him on it, especially if he'd used milk...she tried to explain the boiler priming thing, but he only had a shot without any milk, so that's a relief. But hey it's ok...he has a Saeco super automatic, so he knows all about coffee making. Angry

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I felt violated..I had to clean, backflush, wash my knockbox and pull myself a shot just to make sure my baby was still all ok.

Anyone else had their espresso machine violated without their permission?

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Gavin1 Roastalot Online CoffeeSnob Posts: 446 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #1 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 10:10am Oh the horror..... I feel your pain Steve.
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flynn_aus OlSmokey Offline CoffeeSnob Posts: 2011 Sydney, NSW Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #2 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 10:18am Sacrilege! Burning at the stake is too good. I recommend hang, draw and quartering. Failing this, next time hide your group handles, make a cup of coffee for him or show him how to use it. He might even become a Coffee Snob
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Koffee Kosmo OlSmokey Offline Espresso Yourself With Bezzera Posts: 3246 Brisbane Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #3 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 10:52am SteveH wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 9:50am: But hey it's ok...he has a Saeco super automatic, so he knows all about coffee making.Angry I wonder if he let it warm up for 30 + minutes first But I agree its just not cricket KK
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Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine.
Reply #4 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 11:26am

flynn_aus wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 10:18am:

Sacrilege! Burning at the stake is too good. I recommend hang, draw and quartering. Wink

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Failing this, next time hide your group handles, make a cup of coffee for him or show him how to use it. He might even become a Coffee Snob

Na... Not on at all...

Why.. see below.

SteveH wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 9:50am:

But hey it's ok...he has a Saeco super automatic, so he knows all about coffee making.

SteveH, get him to show you how much better the Auto is and maybe you will be converted... Wink

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SteveH RegularRoaster Offline CoffeeSnob Posts: 116	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #5 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 11:27am Koffee Kosmo wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 10:52am: I wonder if he let it warm up for 30 + minutes first Not a chance. I doubt he would've warmed up the cups either.
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Reply #6 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 11:32am

AngerManagement wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 11:26am:

SteveH, get him to show you how much better the Auto is and maybe you will be converted...

I had to fix that up for him...he can't read manuals and is ...well the words house brick, plank...sandwhiches and picnics come to mind. Recently he was going to take the Saeco in for a service as it was only producing 15ml cold weak coffee's. All it needed was the settings tweeked...he'd turned the machine off (after leaving it on for months) and that caused the settings to be reset to minimums. Roll Eyes

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Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine.
Reply #7 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 12:24pm

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At work I recently removed my grinder from next to the EM6910 in the kitchen because I found remnants of preground in the hopper. Angry

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Stan OlSmokey Offline There is no life without coffee Posts: 554 Cairns Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #8 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 12:46pm Has flogging been removed from the punishment for Unlawful use of a Coffee Extracting Device. If so it would probably be to good for him. One's Coffee Machine is sacred and should only be used by those who are trained and TRUSTED, of which there a none in my house except for SHE who must be obeyed
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Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine.
Reply #9 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 12:47pm

A horrible, horrible experience, Steve. I hope you've recovered from the violation. The non-snob population simply does not understand how we suffer for our passion. Cry

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Is there a punishment suitable for a crime like this? I can't think of one.

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A relative of mine once said he'd make his own coffee at my place, he knew how to do it, etc. I tried to put him off, but he was fairly insistent. So, with me closely monitoring him, he proceeded to make a complete hash of it, then gave up, at which point I stepped back in (shaking my head) and made it properly, telling him a few things he'd done wrong. He was suitably chastened and hasn't tried again. (Funny, I don't get so precious about anything else like that. Except don't ever try and touch the Takamine without permission. Roll Eyes

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Thundergod Sleep is overrated. Online Order is for idiots; genius can handle chaos. Posts: 8283 Sydney Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #10 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 2:23pm GregJW wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 12:47pm: Is there a punishment suitable for a crime like this? Drinking instant.
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Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine.
Reply #11 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 3:02pm

Thundergod wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 12:24pm:

At work I recently removed my grinder from next to the EM6910 in the kitchen because I found remnants of preground in the hopper. Angry

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Ouch. Kinda reminds me of when I went to make a coffee at work and some silly person before me had brewed a shot with instant coffee in the group handle Shocked

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. It wasn't easy to clean either Angry

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Thundergod Sleep is overrated. Online Order is for idiots; genius can handle chaos. Posts: 8283 Sydney Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #12 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 3:12pm Caspa wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 3:02pm: Kinda reminds me of when I went to make a coffee at work and some silly person before me had brewed a shot with instant coffee in the group handle I saw a lot of that when I first got here. It doesn't happen any more.
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Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine.
Reply #13 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 3:23pm

I am worried I may have same problem sooner or later.
Now my wife and I share our unit with another couple students to save some money since I am studying.

The good thing now is these couple did not drink coffee so they did not use my EM6910, however, they dirty our other kitchen appliances a lot.

Anyway, they will move out soon after we keep asking them to keep kitchen and other public place clean.
Now the prob coming problem is our another couple friends are looking for share our place after they finish they lease before they move oversea.
They drinks coffee and had a breville (<100.-) coffee machine (I wont call it espresso machine tho).
They did make some coffee for us when we visited their place.
Now I am worried how to show them how to use a basic real espresso machine is my concern, since they thought they know how to make a espresso.
And as a Taiwanese (Chinese), our culture make us feel its a bit rude to correct others when they thought they know how to do.
( I hope my English writing above can be understood since its a complex sentence.....)

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Koffee Kosmo OlSmokey Offline Espresso Yourself With Bezzera Posts: 3246 Brisbane Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #14 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 3:33pm Colin wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 3:23pm: I hope my English writing above can be understood since its a complex sentence.... I understand perfectly Colin As I read, you actually sound like my mother She speaks a kind of broken Euro English with a Greek accent KK
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Reply #15 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 3:38pm

Ha Thanks for understanding KK,
Although my poor English is not my point of post tho.
And I dont know Mandarin (chinese) sentence structure can be similar to European (Greek)?
I always found I use chinese way to build up my English and its difficult to be understood by English speaker.. (too many point in one sentence)...

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martybean OlSmokey Online Posts: 717 Werribee Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #16 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 3:55pm Steve I think the correct punishment should be, take him to the local shopping centre, the bigger, the better and make him clean every espresso machine in the place. This should teach him to leave your machine alone next time.
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Reply #17 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 5:01pm

Colin wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 3:23pm:

I am worried I may have same problem sooner or later.
Now my wife and I share our unit with another couple students to save some money since I am studying.

Hi Colin - this is a very tough situation. I think the best thing to do is to be upfront with them and ask them not to use your espresso machine right from the start. I've lived in many student share houses over the years - at least one of which deteriorated to communication only though yellow sticky postit notes left on dirty kitchen appliances/cutlery/toilets/piles of clothing etc. I've also seen unspeakable things done to knives, stoves, pans etc.. I once found my ceramic mixing bowl left in the bathroom cupboard...I didn't ask...but threw out the bowl regardless... Don't take the chance! If all else fails you could warn them of the machine's undiagnosed and erratic tendency to propel hot coffee grounds over unsuspecting users... Good luck with it

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Dennis OlSmokey Online OCCCD Obsessive Compulsive Coffee & Choc Disorder Posts: 3445 Sylvania Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #18 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 5:05pm GregJW wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 12:47pm: A horrible, horrible experience, Steve. I hope you've recovered from the violation. Hence why I don't allow anyone to play with the Elektra - snob or no snob.
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Reply #19 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 5:26pm

I am sorry, I must not have the snobby-precious gene,

If my brother and Law made a complete hash of making coffee using MY! bezzera it probably wouldnt bother me too much..... On the condition he showed and active interest and was prepared to take the time to learn how to do it properly and learn how clean the machine the next time. (thats a big condition).

I figure if give a man a fish you feed him for a day, if you teach a man to fish well... maybe he may just end up getting a decent machine, roaster and grinder so when you go to his house you wont have to drink superautomatico supermarket bean rubbish.

Now.. if he messed with the grinder settings.... a thousand papers cuts would not be justice.

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greenman OlSmokey Offline Greenz Beanz Posts: 1968 Perth Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #20 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 5:28pm My coffee corner is my kingdom and the only intrustion allowed is if family members turn Maria on as a hint that they would like a coffee soon!! Touching another man's caffeine extracting equipment is sacrilege and no punishment would be too extreme!!!
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Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine.
Reply #21 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 5:44pm

greenman wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 5:28pm:

the only intrustion allowed is if family members turn Maria on

I have a few shiny new toys arriving for home use in the next week or so and the only person other that would be allowed to do that is Chris - but he needs to come up from Melbourne to do so. Wink

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Do you think I'd be just a tad too extreme if were to employ a security guard 24/7? Grin

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Reply #22 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 5:50pm

Dennis wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 5:05pm:

GregJW wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 12:47pm:

A horrible, horrible experience, Steve. I hope you've recovered from the violation.

Hence why I don't allow anyone to play with the Elektra - snob or no snob. Wink

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Er, yes, I gathered that, Den. Embarrassed

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I only offered to make my own purely out of consideration to you, being as tied up as you were, you know. Never hurts a snob to ask. Cheesy

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I like the thousand paper cuts suggestion, Dazza (as a start!).

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Reply #23 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 6:25pm

Dennis wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 5:44pm:

I have a few shiny new toys arriving for home use in the next week or so and the only person other that would be allowed to do that is Chris - but he needs to come up from Melbourne to do so.

Hmm...sounds interesting. Would said shiny toys be displayed in Cuppacoffee at some stage*? Not something VBMish perhaps, or dare I suggest an item not too dissimilar to a GS/3.

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* OK, OK - you did say for home use

Though my ESP suggests that Dudley may soon have a friend (or colleague)

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Reply #24 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 6:33pm

flynn_aus wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 6:25pm:

Would said shiny toys be displayed in Cuppacoffee at some stage?

Uhm, it's for home use but might bring it in to the shop for a special occasion. I've also promised Sue that she will learn how to use said toys (pray for me).

flynn_aus wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 6:25pm:

Not something VBMish perhaps

Nice, but no.

flynn_aus wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 6:25pm:

not too dissimilar to a GS/3

Actually, very dissimilar.

flynn_aus wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 6:25pm:

my ESP suggests that Dudley may soon have a friend

ROFL - Dudley has a new friend that arrived yesterday - the Tostatutto! I think Dudley has been sniggering ever since it arrived.

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Reply #25 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 6:56pm

OK, well I was on the radar with Dudley's new friend but my chronometer was a bit slow.

So I'm guessing some new kit. I did spy with my little eye something starting with 'v' on your laptop screen last Thursday. Hmmmm...I'm guessing it must be special if it needs to be Chrisened (like that?

. Sue is very privileged.

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Mal CS Moderator Offline Coffee! Coffee! My Kingdom for a doppio piccolo... Posts: 9223 Warwick Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #26 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 11:01pm SteveH wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 9:50am: Anyone else had their espresso machine violated without their permission? No... But then, there has been the occasional veiled threat whilst pointing to a small collection of the wrong end of a pineapple. Seems to have had the desired outcome Mal.
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Reply #27 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 11:10pm

Mal wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 11:01pm:

SteveH wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 9:50am:

Anyone else had their espresso machine violated without their permission?

No...

But then, there has been the occasional veiled threat whilst pointing to a small collection of the wrong end of a pineapple. Seems to have had the desired outcome Grin

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And my wife violates me all the time...

And not in the way you guys / people / persons first think of Embarrassed

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Reply #28 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 11:44pm

what he said.

seriously, I encourage people to learn to use my HX machines. worst they can do is make pretty bad coffee. if they were silvias, i'd be a bit more careful!

if they put decaf through my grinder without asking though, I'll have their nuts/bits lightly roasted and served to the cat on a platter.

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Reply #29 - Jul 24^th, 2009, 11:45pm

It's a good thing that a shot of steam scares away cats and small children... Both are too inquisitive for their own good.

Back to the OP, even though my brother and I are both self-confessed snobs, and equally proficient at using our own machines - When I am at his house, the most I can do is steam my own milk Shocked

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Reply #30 - Jul 25^th, 2009, 4:33pm

Dennis wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 5:44pm:

Do you think I'd be just a tad too extreme if were to employ a security guard 24/7?

Motion sensors hooked to Tazers are cheaper and harder to bribe! Smiley

SteveH wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 9:50am:

Anyone else had their espresso machine violated without their permission?

Most are too intimidated by the sheer size of the gear. The one person who tried to make a brew promptly gave it up after grabbing the porta-filter (I'm allowed! Roll Eyes

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Reply #32 - Jul 25^th, 2009, 4:49pm

Colin wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 3:23pm:

And as a Taiwanese

If your friends are not Taiwanese, you can be as direct as you like. To paraphrase a sign at the Warburton Roadhouse in remote WA:

"So help me, if one of you so much as touches *this machine* you will lose a leg"

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Reply #33 - Jul 25^th, 2009, 6:27pm

Epic76 wrote on Jul 25^th, 2009, 4:49pm:

If your friends are not Taiwanese, you can be as direct as you like. To paraphrase a sign at the Warburton Roadhouse in remote WA:

"So help me, if one of you so much as touches *this machine* you will lose a leg"

Ahh Cindy, such a happy lady.

Great Roadhouse that one... Cool

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Rose Roastsabit Offline Posts: 56 Brisbane Qld Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #36 - Jul 26^th, 2009, 11:10pm New employees in my office get the following advice: "The fridge, toaster, sandwich press, kettle & Microwave are there for anyone to use", but the grinder & espresso are mine, and if you touch them YOU WILL DIE."
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Sullo OlSmokey Offline Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult :D Posts: 915	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #37 - Jul 26^th, 2009, 11:25pm i think I posted this once before, I had a guard posted on my machine Now Lord Vader stands by mine Ill post a pic of that later
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SteveH RegularRoaster Offline CoffeeSnob Posts: 116	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #38 - Jul 27^th, 2009, 8:07am Ooooh, where do I hire a Stormtrooper to guard mine? I used to have a Wookie but the damn thing kept malting and you know how much hair a wookie sheds.
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Gracey Roastsabit Offline CoffeeSnob Posts: 59 Northern Rivers Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #39 - Jul 28^th, 2009, 3:08pm Colin wrote on Jul 24^th, 2009, 3:23pm: I hope my English writing above can be understood since its a complex sentence.....) Colin, Believe me, your English is much, much, much better than the Chinese most of us speak...
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Reply #40 - Jul 29^th, 2009, 12:18pm

I bought a Quaha Napoletana II (aka Lelit Combi, Nemox Dell Opera, Mokita Combi) for the office which is getting a lot of use...probably 12-15 cups a day. I charge 50c per cup to cover the price of beans, which most people conveniently ‘forget’ to pay. I’m not too fussed about it, I get to drink decent coffee whenever I want and it’s still a lot cheaper than buying inferior coffee from a café.

In an office of 9, only 2 others are confident enough to use the machine (I end up making coffee for the others). Having said that, I will usually find it with:

1. The group handle still on group with spent coffee in the basket
2. Dried milk on the frothing arm
3. The water level dangerously low
4. The milk jug sitting on the bench, uncleaned
5. The drip tray close to overflowing
6. The hopper with no beans
7. The steam switch still turned on

It takes me 5mins of cleaning before I get to make a coffee for myself. Again, this is something I’m willing to live with for having good coffee ‘on tap’ only 10 metres from my desk.

The problem now is soon I’ll be going overseas for 2 weeks. Do I trust that they won’t let the machine run dry and burn out the element? I’m very tempted to stash it away while I’m away but then face the wrath of colleagues who, thanks to me, are now addicted to good quality espresso.

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Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine.
Reply #41 - Jul 29^th, 2009, 1:11pm

Caffeine Junky wrote on Jul 29^th, 2009, 12:18pm:

I bought a Quaha Napoletana II (aka Lelit Combi, Nemox Dell Opera, Mokita Combi) for the office which is getting a lot of use...probably 12-15 cups a day. I charge 50c per cup to cover the price of beans, which most people conveniently ‘forget’ to pay. I’m not too fussed about it, I get to drink decent coffee whenever I want and it’s still a lot cheaper than buying inferior coffee from a café.

In an office of 9, only 2 others are confident enough to use the machine (I end up making coffee for the others). Having said that, I will usually find it with:

1. The group handle still on group with spent coffee in the basket
2. Dried milk on the frothing arm
3. The water level dangerously low
4. The milk jug sitting on the bench, uncleaned
5. The drip tray close to overflowing
6. The hopper with no beans
7. The steam switch still turned on

It takes me 5mins of cleaning before I get to make a coffee for myself. Again, this is something I’m willing to live with for having good coffee ‘on tap’ only 10 metres from my desk.

The problem now is soon I’ll be going overseas for 2 weeks. Do I trust that they won’t let the machine run dry and burn out the element? I’m very tempted to stash it away while I’m away but then face the wrath of colleagues who, thanks to me, are now addicted to good quality espresso.

Stash it away or MAKE some one else Fully RESPONSIBLE for the replacement of said unit should it be misused in your absence.

Ability is nothing without opportunity: Napoleon Bonaparte:

I have to read another book by Dr Rodney Syme....

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Thundergod Sleep is overrated. Online Order is for idiots; genius can handle chaos. Posts: 8283 Sydney Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #43 - Jul 29^th, 2009, 1:49pm I returned to the EM6910 after 6 months of being "between contracts". The machine wasn't as bad as I'd imagined it might be. Hopefully the other 2 confident users will take up the slack caused by your absence.
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ACog OlSmokey Offline Posts: 622 melbourne Gender:	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #44 - Jul 29^th, 2009, 1:52pm Leave it there, tell everyone they're welcome to use it, then take the portafilter with you.
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Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine.
Reply #45 - Jul 29^th, 2009, 2:11pm

ACog wrote on Jul 29^th, 2009, 1:52pm:

Leave it there, tell everyone they're welcome to use it, then take the group handle with you. Grin

Grin

then they'll put ground coffee in the water tank and see if a coffee comes out...

get an aeropress so that when they inevitably use it wrong (microwave it, put it on the stovetop, put instant in it) then at least it's only $50 to replace Cheesy

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Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine.
Reply #46 - Jul 29^th, 2009, 2:35pm

Some great & funny suggestions there guys, thanks. I particularly love the idea of taking the group handle with me!

Perhaps the machine will mysteriously break down during my last afternoon before leaving. I still have the old EM4800 with an unpressurised Krups basket.

Of even greater concern is what I am going to do to satisfy my cravings whilst away! I really should get myself a aeropress/kyocera combo! I don't want to get stuck driking Starsucks whilst o/s.

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linnaen RegularRoaster Offline Kyocera hand grinder, Aeropress, Bialetti moka pot Posts: 156 Cairns, FNQ	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #47 - Jul 29^th, 2009, 2:42pm It's a shame my aeropress doesn't fit inside the chimney, or I would be tempted to take a popcorn maker too.
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SteveH RegularRoaster Offline CoffeeSnob Posts: 116	Re: Unauthorised use of your espresso machine. Reply #48 - Jul 29^th, 2009, 10:13pm Stash it away...it just so happens that's it's going away for a service at around the same time you're away.
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Reply #49 - Jul 30^th, 2009, 8:02am

My earlier comment was, obviously, tongue in cheek.

To answer the question seriously, I would say stash it for two reasons. 1. Obviously it doesn't get damaged in a cupboard. 2. It puts people in their place and reminds them not to take it for granted. After all, it's your machine, not the company's. They should be showing some respect by cleaning up after themselves and paying you the money they agreed to.

Stash it. They need to know their place.

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