r/whatisit • u/t3jan0 • 23h ago

New, what is it? Small prophet object - water device on bed?

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What is this thing ? At first I thought it was an old CPAP and then an espresso machine!

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u/Uzi_Osbourne 15h ago

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u/Hammon_Rye 13h ago

Wow.
I was guessing maybe some sort of humidifier.
It never occurred to me someone would want bedside tea when they first wake up.
When I wake up I want to get up and go pee.

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u/UnlikelyChemical5558 12h ago

Maybe he spends more time in bed bc of health reasons or likes to read in bed 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/Hammon_Rye 12h ago

Yes, that's possible.
But both of those reasons would not need to be tied to an alarm clock.
People who are bedridden or just enjoying time in bed reading are typically not using an alarm to wake them up at a set time for their tea.

It does kind of give me Wallace and Gromit vibes though. :)

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u/UnlikelyChemical5558 9h ago

C’mon now, that’s not true. If I lived alone it would be nice to wake up (alarm), do my morning routine, and return to bed to enjoy a cup of tea 🫖 (this is not the first time I’ve searched for a “pinky up” emoji. Don’t judge 😅).

He may have to take medication at a certain time or is prompt about his reading schedule. Book clubs can be brutal if you don’t keep up!

I had to google Wallace and Gromit. I’m in the US 😊

I googled “ Goblin Teasmade 854 “ and it was marketed as a bedside tea maker! The company is/was based in England.

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u/Hammon_Rye 7h ago

I'm in the US as well.
I wasn't trying to obtuse. I thought Wallace and Gromit were pretty well known.

But also I watch a lot of British / BBC type programs.
When I was younger, cable tv wasn't a thing and I lived kind of close to Canada so half the stations we got were Canadian.

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u/GeneralSpecifics9925 11h ago

I had a bedside mini coffee maker. I'd set it up at night and turn it on, plugged into a timer that would send power to the machine ten mins before my alarm. It would wake me up and I'd rest until my alarm/when the coffee was brewed.

I make my coffee with a different style of brewer now, but it was great while it lasted.

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u/Hammon_Rye 11h ago

I'd probably spill it on myself. :)

It sounds handy but probably better for me to get up and wash my face and head to the kitchen.

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u/dadofalex 13h ago

But then immediately to the coffee pot!

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u/Hammon_Rye 12h ago

LOL pretty much.
My morning routine is a cup of espresso, a banana and an apple.
Moka pot going first and then let it make the coffee while I cut up my apple.

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u/lursaofduras 10h ago

Aye, but when you're done with that, there's tea.

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u/Hammon_Rye 10h ago

Better in my kitchen.
I don't want tea on my wee. I'd probably spill it in bed. :)

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u/Individual_Bison_680 8h ago

My granny had one of these back home in Scotland. It would ensure her water was ready for her first cuppa in the morning. You would hear it “ding” which meant time to put her toast on and bring three coal in. She would sit in her bed chatting away while we cleared out the ash and made sure the fire was ready to go for the day. I can close my eyes and smell the toast and coal fire (don’t worry I didn’t smell burnt toast) if you are Canadian - #IYKYK

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u/lursaofduras 6h ago

Sounds like a lovely memory...

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u/pbasch 6h ago

If you have one in your teepee you can have tea or pee.

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u/panspal 12h ago

Who said you can't do that with this machine?

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u/Hammon_Rye 11h ago

No thanks. I'm fine with peeing into my toilet. :)

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u/panspal 11h ago

So you don't want tea?