Re: 14th

On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> 
>> On 02.06.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>
>>>> On 31.05.2023 15.41, Merlyne wrote:
>>
>> [Snippage accomplished]
> [Bravo!]
[Thank you. couldn't have done it without my trusty mouse. And quanities
of no-longer-relevant text]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Planting potatoes is back-breaking work and not worth
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the effort] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's like magic. You plop a potato into the ground and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> later you dig it back up and there are *more* potatoes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also you have many potatoes.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Potatoes are cheap to buy]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [In your shops, maybe... Not as cheap as digging them up for
>>>>>>>>>>>> free.] 
>>>>>>>>>>> [I used to grow potatoes. Fancy ones. It's not worth throwing
>>>>>>>>>>> my back out over]
>>>>>>>>>> [Hardly anything is worth that, to be fair. It doesn't really
>>>>>>>>>> quantify an upper limit on the price of potatoes. The very
>>>>>>>>>> first new potatoes can easily go for DKK30/kg or more around
>>>>>>>>>> here. Comparable to how the french act about new Bordeaux.]
>>>>>>>>> [Egads! I can get 10kg for that]
>>>>>>>> [Quite. It is completely ridiculous. I think they might be
>>>>>>>> farmed in doors under artifical light - just to be the first.]
>>>>>>> [Or on Mars]
>>>>>> [Not likely. A)the logistics cost would be quite absurd, quite
>>>>>> apart from there not being a commercial route to that planet
>>>>>> currently; B) I don't think it's possible to grow potatoes on Mars
>>>>>> (Hollywood fantasms notwithstanding)]
>>>>> [I was going to say. It could work. I have never tried to grow
>>>>> potatoes in my own shit]
>>>> [And you are probably well advised not to. It's illegal here to use
>>>> human faeces as fertiliser even in private gardens - because of the
>>>> e-coli, probably. Although I think it was made legal some years back
>>>> to use urine... (for the leek which people did anyway; don't ask) ]
>>> [I have heard of master gardeners peeing in their composter. The urea
>>> rich compost is good for the plants]
>> [They don't advertise that much though: Giant marrows - now with extra
>> pee.] 
> [The produce growers spray uncomposted animal waste on the fields which 
> is why there are always recalls due to e. coli]
> [fun fact: there are thousands of different kinds of e. coli but only 1 
> is toxic to humans]
[It's a hell of a job sorting them, though. Might be why regulations
just try to limit all of them. Governments, eh?]
>>>>
>>>> **
>>>> And here I was interrupted by a scraping sound from outside. Turned
>>>> out it was the deer contemplating the open door to the garden. It
>>>> ran off when I got up; just as well, I don't have any deer snacks...
>>>> **
>>>>
>>> The deer never come close to the house here.
>>> I'm pretty sure the deer would like to snack on whatever's in the 
>>> garden.
>> It does. Meandering about sampling the various leaves and 'wild nature
>> plants' unless I disturb it...
>>
> Thank gawd you didn't plant a garden yet.
Yes, that would have been so tragic. I might have not got any yield from
it. Much like last year. I understand people with many fruit trees
complain about the deer eating the bark and kill the young trees. I
suppose that is a valid concern. What they do to a few leaves off the
hedge or a perennials or two is no concern of mine... They always seem
to survive.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Content was here}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Where?}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Nevermind. It's gone now}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {I need closure}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {You can always re-read the older
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> posts} >> [Heh, A weird thing to say
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> inside >> brackets] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Brackets provide closure themselves
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *gasp*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> An unclosed bracket!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ERROR! ERROR!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I knew you were going to say that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Know what?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That unmatched brackets cause errors and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that you knew that I was going to point
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that out? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh yeah, that... ]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fixed.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *phew*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And all was well in the universe... Well
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something was well. Actually not very much
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was well. Just the matching of brackets,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really. But I guess we will have to count
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what positives we can the way the world is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at present. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thinking positive thoughts is good for your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> overall health. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So they say. I mowed my lawn(s) yesterday -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the first time this year. That's a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> positive. On the other hand there are news
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> programs. And I'm probably supposed to not eat
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> raisins - rum soaked or not. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because of the sugar?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quite. Or possibly because I rather like them,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to correspond with all the other things I not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> supposed to eat. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *shrug*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We all eat things we're not supposed to.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, but we are supposed to feel bad about it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I never do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe I would if I ate an entire family-sized bag
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of chips at one sitting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (also - haha!)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mowing the lawn for the first time is no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> laughing matter. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Right. I was laughing at something else probably.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How random of you...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's no-mow May. You're not supposed to mow the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lawn. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The grass does not seem to have been informed of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this. It's almost due another mowing. Dastard stuff.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No-mow May is about the pollinators.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not mowing the bee-hives. Also there is plenty of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wild flowers and stuff everywhere that is not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> designated as lawn. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ah. See here the only thing with flowers right now are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dandelions. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And you really think there are dandelions in my lawn?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You never invite me over to see.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I didn't think you would want to go all that way to look
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at grass (and dandelions).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not *just* to do that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> There is also the cherry tree of course, though that has
>>>>>>>>>>>> shed its flowers by now. And possibly some potato plants at
>>>>>>>>>>>> some point in the future...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Ooooooooooooo!
>>>>>>>>>>> Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
>>>>>>>>>>> Ohhhhhhhhhhhh!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Best keep your enthusiasm in check - I haven't actually
>>>>>>>>>> planted any yet... 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I can nag you until you do.
>>>>>>>> I don't respond well to nagging... It will happen when it
>>>>>>>> happens. Or not. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If I go all that way to see your garden and you've not planted
>>>>>>> anything, I won't be silent about it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You should probably not book tickets before I have planted
>>>>>> anything, then. I wouldn't want you to get a sore throat...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A sore throat?
>>>>> I might get a little hoarse from talking too much.
>>>>
>>>> Talking I can ignore - it's the high-pitched screaming I worry
>>>> about... 
>>>>
>>> Is that how your mother motivated you to do chores?
>>
>> I didn't have chores. It's not like *I* was the one growing up in a
>> log cabin on the prairie.
>>
> Really? You never had to clean your room or do dishes or take out the 
> trash?
Not as an organised or assigned activity, no...
My parents subscribed to the - in retrospect - dubious idea, that I one
did well enough in school, one would eventually be able to pay someone
to do all the tasks one didn't learn to do.

-- 
BeH - Spring is here...
      <boing-boing> look at it go!