Never forget to put the coffee pot on the coffee maker. I know it's happened to many people but when it happens to me it's a disaster.
When I get breakfast I tend to be on automatic pilot of on a strict routine. I like to have my mind cleared to think about other things rather than making breakfast. So if the routine breaks down it can be a problem.
In my breakfast routine the first thing I do is put the coffee on. The coffee is ready by the time I'm ready for toast and coffee. If you're not careful water spills on the counter when you're filling the coffee maker. So you wipe up the water before turning on the coffee maker.
Well some how or other I put the coffee pot on the counter instead of in the coffee maker.
I made my breakfast and was nearly finished eating when I noticed a big brown puddle on the counter. Oh yes. I got up quickly. I turned off the coffee maker and started frantically wiping up coffee. It seems like everything I did things got worse. When the pot isn't in the machine, the little valve that lets the coffee go to the pot isn't open. The filter basket fills with water. The coffee grounds float to the top and then coffee starts to overflow from the basket. The coffee slowly and silently spills onto the counter before you notice it. I thought I'd move the coffee maker to the sink. I didn't know what was going on so things really started to flow and I had a big mess on the way to the sink as well as on the counter.
Well, after many paper towels and dish cloths I finally got things wiped up. It seems like coffee grounds are left all over the place.
So it's time to check my routine to see that the coffee pot gets to where it's supposed to go.
Hey, no damage to the coffee pot!
