Have you ever ordered a cup of coffee and then regretted it the moment it hits your tongue? I'm not sure why, but it tastes like some coffee shops wrap their beans in dirty socks before brewing time. With that being said, I'm pretty sure that I made the world's WORST pot of coffee today. I know this to be true because I'm pretty sure that I made coffee using one of my client's urine (Beat that, Starbucks!). Allow me to explain....
So, I was at work and preparing to run a group therapy session on the Power of Positive Thinking. Now, knowing that the people in attendance were going to be begging for it as soon as they sat down, I beat everyone to the punch and ran back to the sink to start making the coffee. (World's nicest therapist, right?) As I reached the back, I noticed that someone was in the restroom right next to the sink I was using. I had the water running and began washing out the coffee pot. As I was doing this, the water changed colors (you guessed it-yellow).... figuring that this was residue from the coffee pot, I didn't think much about it. The water soon began to run clear again and I filled the pot with water and poured it into the maker. Everyone began drinking heartily.
Had my head not been consumed with planning the session, I may have noticed the odd smell from the sink when I ran the water (occurring at the exact same time that I heard the toilet flush).... or the pipes running from the sink I was using to the wall of the bathroom.... or had I gone into the bathroom, I may have noticed the fact that those pipes connected directly to the toilet that was being used while I was rinsing out the coffee pot. I only noticed these things AFTER the coffee was gone and I went back to wash my hands (wondering why the heck I smelled like pee!). I heard the toilet flush while I was washing and, once again, yellow liquid (now known to be URINE) came pouring out of the faucet. This time there was no mistaking the smell.... no coffee grounds masking the aroma of grossness. I don't recall if it was panic or dry heaves that set in first, but both of them rivaled for my immediate attention.
Hopefully everyone was thinking positive thoughts about the coffee....
So, I was at work and preparing to run a group therapy session on the Power of Positive Thinking. Now, knowing that the people in attendance were going to be begging for it as soon as they sat down, I beat everyone to the punch and ran back to the sink to start making the coffee. (World's nicest therapist, right?) As I reached the back, I noticed that someone was in the restroom right next to the sink I was using. I had the water running and began washing out the coffee pot. As I was doing this, the water changed colors (you guessed it-yellow).... figuring that this was residue from the coffee pot, I didn't think much about it. The water soon began to run clear again and I filled the pot with water and poured it into the maker. Everyone began drinking heartily.
Had my head not been consumed with planning the session, I may have noticed the odd smell from the sink when I ran the water (occurring at the exact same time that I heard the toilet flush).... or the pipes running from the sink I was using to the wall of the bathroom.... or had I gone into the bathroom, I may have noticed the fact that those pipes connected directly to the toilet that was being used while I was rinsing out the coffee pot. I only noticed these things AFTER the coffee was gone and I went back to wash my hands (wondering why the heck I smelled like pee!). I heard the toilet flush while I was washing and, once again, yellow liquid (now known to be URINE) came pouring out of the faucet. This time there was no mistaking the smell.... no coffee grounds masking the aroma of grossness. I don't recall if it was panic or dry heaves that set in first, but both of them rivaled for my immediate attention.
Hopefully everyone was thinking positive thoughts about the coffee....
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