Yeah the one we're looking at(actually it's my husband doing the research) is the Jura Capresso Z5 I think? I don't actually know anyone that has it. We had a demo at Williams and Sonoma a few weeks ago.
My almost getting shot story:
I went to Northgate Mall yesterday(about 10 minutes from where I live). Parking was tough to find. I ended up parking way off by the Toys R'Us at the back. My daughter started to fuss a bit. I decided to leave the car running(for heat), lock the doors, and hop into the back seat and feed her. So there I am. In the back seat of my car feeding my daughter listening to the Trans Siberian Orchestra. I was enjoying myself.
I see a police car drive by. I figured that he's doing patrols. I really only noticed because the police cars here aren't white like they are in Van. They're dark blue with a grey stripe. About 3 minutes later he drives by again but this time cuts through the aisle and pops out on the other side.
The next bit of my story takes place over about 1 minute. Excuse the swearing. I am giving a play by play of what happened in my head.
All of a sudden out of nowhere there's 3 cop cars right by this reddish colored car(maybe a sentra?) There's six cops surrounding this vehicle. This has my attention. One of the cops has her big huge flashlight in strike position and the rest of them all have their hands on their guns. Then 2(I think) drew their weapons and the female police officer starting striking the passenger window to try and break it. my thoughts: *f*ck* I'm 15 feet away from a gun battle. they don't even know that I'm here. there's going to be freaking ricocheting(not sure if I spelled that right) bullets and I have my daughter in my arms. Great. I'm really not in the mood to get shot. I really wish I was home in front of my fireplace with my soft blankets(I actually thought that) I'm fully willing to take a bullet though protecting my daughter. ***that motherly protective fierce instinct was really really high at this point***
So I got down on the floor of the vehicle with my body around my daughter. I had unclipped her car seat when I first took her out to feed her so I put that behind me(between my back and the door). I figured if there was a stray bullet, the more resistance it meets in it's travels the better. I know this is silly, but I also flexed every muscle I had thinking that I was somehow making myself inpenetrable.
I heard a lot of shouting and then silence. I waited a minute and then I popped my head up to see what was going on and was just in time to see the suspect car taking off, and the cops in hot pursuit(not sure how they got away?)
I found this really really scary. My heart was pounding and I was vibrating.
