As I have mentioned in a previous post, Costco can be hazardous. I didn't realize how terrible these hazards could be until this morning, so I want to warn everybody out there, in order that they, too, might avoid the fate that has befallen me.


I bought a huge bag of gross coffee.


It was just like any other day, except that I'd recently decided to switch from the coffee I normally buy at Costco to a coffee they sell at Trader Joe's. Mind you, I have to drive an hour to get to a Trader Joe's and two hours to get to a Costco, so it seemed to make sense. However, the day in question was a day I just happened to be going by the Costco, when I just happened to have enough extra time to stop in. As my husband and I are going down the aisle by the coffee, he says, "Don't you need some coffee?" and I say, "No. Remember, I'm switching to the Trader Joe's one, because I like it better."


Then, it happened.


My husband said, "Hey! This one looks pretty good, and I don't know if we'll have time to stop at Trader Joe's on the way home. Maybe you should just try it."


So I brought it home.


Yesterday morning, I ran out of my other coffee. I ground enough of this new one for a couple of days, so I wouldn't have to run the grinder and wake anyone up this morning. I thought to myself that the coffee smelled pretty good, and I was looking forward to trying it this morning. If I'd only known.


I poured my first cup and sat down to answer my emails. Then, I took a drink. The coffee assaulted me. I kind of want to sue it for harassment. It's that bad. It tastes like cat pee, but worse. It tastes like cat pee from a cat that drank a bunch of coffee. And asparagus. That's what we're dealing with here.


Now, to find someone to palm it off on....