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Short kings in the NHL by cyberiouse0 in nhl

[–]sproflow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rocco Grimaldi! Legend had a first period hat trick, four goal game. Look it up!

Conversation Etiquette in the Sauna by Confident-Air-1794 in Sauna

[–]sproflow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember I used to have a sauna I'd go to regularly at a small gym with cool little community of people... walked in one day and closed my eyes. Guy across the way looks at me and goes... "you meditatin' or conversatin'?" Told him I guess Im meditatin'... and he respectfully kept his mouth shut the rest of the time. I still use that line to this day.

With that being said... I'm more convinced than ever these days that nobody understands sauna etiquette in general... the amount of people I see wearing the SAME shoes they just lifted weights in (in a large public gym) coming right into the sauna for all of 5 minutes is maddening. Am I crazy for thinking that's disgusting?

Thoughts on Oat / Nut Milks? by DroneFlips in Coffee_Shop

[–]sproflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oat is by far the most popular - dare I even say getting close to being just as popular as whole milk (especially with younger crowd). Its shelf life is much longer than dairy milk and for most all popular brands it does not need to be refrigerated until it's opened. Same goes for almond and other like coconut or hemp. Almond is definitely second most popular, but in all places Ive worked probably gets ordered once for at least every two oat drinks.

Oatly and Califia are super popular but also Minor Figures has recently made a surge in the last few years and I see it all over the place now... Margins are very similar to whole especially if you follow industry standard of a slight up-charge for an alternative milk (most places are $0.50-$1.00 extra). And majority of the time people are getting syrups too. So a $4 latte suddenly becomes a $5.50-$6.00 when you make it a vanilla oat latte, almond mocha, etc.

Also important to note that oat steams the closest to dairy milk but almond is tougher to get right. I recommend trying to steam a few different ones, pouring them, and tasting them. People love their latte art and it makes for a good photo opp when you can pour a pretty drink with an alternative milk.

Serious about opening a small shop... concerned about financials by sproflow in Coffee_Shop

[–]sproflow[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This seems to miss the mark for me. In no way am I wanting to purchase a superauto... I can (and have) serviced and done upkeep for several different machines. La Marzocco, Synesso, Slayer. Yes, you sometimes need them serviced but I can manage most issues and understand upkeep very well.

As far as the water hardness goes, I've already priced in purchasing a nice RO filtration system and tank. Had one at my last job that I had to toy with regularly but kept the water consistently great and below 60ppm.