well yes, we did have that incident in boston with the
tea didn't we.

well i like my caffee fix every morning. i guess there
are worse things to be addicted to.

--- Kat <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> We started drinking coffee when it became too
> expensive to drink tea. ;-)
> Remember the British government under King George
> III taxed the American
> colonists on its imports of tea and the colonists
> started brewing coffee
> in protest.
>
> At least that's how my Texan granddad used to tell
> it. Maybe someone
> else who's more of an historian than I can tell you
> better.
>
> Kat
>
>
> ken barber wrote:
>
> >  and i hope you enjoy your morning tea.
> >you know, i realize that there are many british,
> err,
> >what is the words, influences from the fact that
> the
> >u.s. has british roots, but, what happened to the
> tea?
> >why did we get off to coffee. deri you get going
> with
> >a cup of tea and i can't start with out my coffee.
> how
> >did we get sidetracted into coffee? i don't guess
> that
> >is a world shaking thing, just a thought.
> >
> >--- Deri James <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Sunday 20 Jul 2003 4:23 am, you wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>  hey deri, how many hours are you ahead of the
> >>>
> >>>
> >>east
> >>
> >>
> >>>coast? if i would not be lazy i could find out,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>but
> >>
> >>
> >>>easier to ask you.
> >>>  hang in there good buddy.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>As I send this it's Sunday 10am (5 hrs ahead of
> EST
> >>I think). Just come in
> >>from eating breakfast in the garden - lovely cup
> o'
> >>tea.
> >>
> >>Cheers
> >>
> >>Deri
> >>
> >>


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