There was a fad in my office to get those yeti/swell tumblers that go for 20-50 dollars. It was spurred on by the company offering a 5 dollar rebate for getting a reusable insulated cup.
I almost got one myself. What stopped me is I had a co-worker with CP that when the topic would come up he would shake his head say '25 dollars for a cup ’ very disappointingly. Usually followed by him taking his medication and drinking some water from a paper cup. Other augments included 'How difficult really is it to get ice? ’ and ’ it’s just a cup ‘, ’ This [paper cup] is free and does the same thing’
With no other chocolate at hand, I’ve been known to take surreptitious nips from the ol’ fridge Hershey syrup bottle. When you need a fix, you don’t care much what it’s cut with.
Yeah, I had that thought too. I have a Life Wtr bottle on my desk which I’ve been using for … 10 months or so? And it looks like it’s been used and used. That syrup bottle looks like he picked it up this morning at the gas station on the way to work.
My first thought was that it was a sugar hit. Maybe not diabetic, but needing a quick zap of monosaccharides to overcome a sleepy phase for a short time. Which will work only for a short boost, mind.
Yeah, there are water bottles that cost upwards of $35-$50. But you start to get premium features (stainless steel, double walled, vacuum sealed, sometimes with gemstones inside to make “gemwater”, bluetooth speakers…).
But I suspect what he is on about is a couple different things:
He doesn’t actually shop for himself, and has no idea how much things cost. Every so often, you get a congressperson who gets dinged in the press for this.
Being a Republican, it’s more about the show of his folksy fiscal conservativeness.
I mean, it’s a bit odd. I don’t think he deserves any ire over this. Particularly since
