Honestly should be using loose leaf in a strainer. Three of the four problems magically change into new and different problems!

But the real reason is that (most of) those tea bags are made of plastic and you’re brewing up a tasty microplastic cup every time you use them.

https://www.foodandwine.com/microplastics-in-tea-bags-study-8770478

I tie the tag to the handle loosely and take it out when I’m done drinking it

Random tea story: I travelled in India a few ... shit, decades ago. On one of my train trips there was this one guy selling tea from a big urn. Usually these guys jump on at a station, sell cups of tea or coffee to whoever wants it, then they jump off at the next station; they can't sell tea or coffee in more than one car because the passageways between cars are usually kept locked.

This one guy walked up and down the aisle selling a few cups, then he went to the door (the car doors that people use to get on or off the train are usually kept open or they're not even there) and while holding his urn in one hand grabbed the vertical handrail on the outside of the door with his other hand, swung himself out into space (this while the train was moving at full speed), grabbed the handrail of the next car and swung himself in. He did this just so he could sell a few more cups of tea before we reached the next station.

People tend not to believe me when I tell this story, but there are a bunch of Youtube videos from India showing people doing even crazier shit than this on trains. For me, it just tends to make me not sweat the tea rings underneath my cup.

Edit: found the one I was thinking of.

Skill issue, t[ea]bh

Teapots are far superior, and fewer plastics.

Every time I go to the grocery store, I notice the Tazo Tea shelf, and every single one is in stock except for the "Calm" one.

I see a 4 panel and default to checking if it's a Loss 😭

Skill issue

This was funnier as a video.

hate it when it's one of those days

Serenity now. Serenity now! Serenity NOW!!!