Re: The price of oil

On 30.09.2022 18.31, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> 
>> On 29.09.2022 12.44, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>>
>>>> On 28.09.2022 12.53, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 25.09.2022 18.34, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 24.09.2022 02.50, Sn!pe wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Merlyne <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>> Is this these "social skills" I read about somewhere?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If you don't keep in touch with your online peeps then you
>>>>>>>>>> might have to interact with people out in the big blue room.
>>>>>>>>>> I think you need social skills for that.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I think I'm having a panic attack attack.  The Big Yellow Eye
>>>>>>>>> in the Sky!  It hurts us, Precious!      ≈:o(
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Only a little bit. And it reduces electricity consumption while
>>>>>>>> it's there...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It does?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, if you remember to turn off the lights it does...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BeH
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I typically don't turn the lights on when the sun is blaring
>>>>> through the windows. However, I do consume electricity on sunny
>>>>> days when it is hot outside and I have the AC on.
>>>>
>>>> I see. I really pity all you foreign types who don't have windows
>>>> that opens. But doesn't AC pretty much run at all hours - regardless
>>>> of whether the big outside lamp is on?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Opening the window seems pointless when it's 40C and humid. The AC
>>> allows me to sleep comfortably at night (I am a hot sleeper). It is
>>> set to run at all hours but usually comes on around dinner time. I
>>> guess that's the time when the house is hot enough to trigger it. By
>>> not opening the windows when it's super hot outside, I am able to
>>> keep the house cool enough for most of the day so that the AC doesn't
>>> come on.
>>
>> So you live in a place where there is no wind and 40'C and humid...?
> 
> Yeah. We get 6 weeks of super hot weather in July and August and
> unfortunately 6 weeks of super cold weather in January and February.

You have some weird weather in that continent of yours, just saying.

>> I thought you were in Canada. With the polar bear and the inuits and
>> all that.
>>
> 
> Maybe in Nunavut.
> *sigh* You were the person here whom I thought could read a map :(

I can certainly look at a map. Just don't ask me directions to anywhere.

> As I often explained to Ry, I live in the long dangly part that is at
> the same latitude as Oregon.

I didn't know Canada had dangly parts. Is it the canadian Florida, then...?

BeH