Re: Crossed the threshhold

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> 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:
>>>
>>> [Decongested]
>> [*inhales deeply*
> Eeeek!!1!  ]
> [It's a lovely feeling, isn't it? I remember it well.]
[Why did you write Eeek inside my thought brackets? Get out!]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing you won't map the cables until something bad
>>>>>>>>>>>> happens and you are forced to.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You might be right. Actually something did happen. Some
>>>>>>>>>>> years ago a lightening strike (possibly in a junction box)
>>>>>>>>>>> fried my modem, computer and all connected peripherals, as
>>>>>>>>>>> well as seemingly essential parts of my oil furnace, as well
>>>>>>>>>>> as the attic-born cable I used at the time to connect the
>>>>>>>>>>> modem to the office. I'm now using a different connection to
>>>>>>>>>>> concentrate all my internet needs to the proximity of my
>>>>>>>>>>> (only) TV. Yet still I have no map of available cable
>>>>>>>>>>> connections or their purpose. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I sit corrected. Not even a castrophe would prompt you to map
>>>>>>>>>> the wires. 
>>>>>>>>> I have no cats.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You should get one!
>>>>>>> I have the neighbours cats around all the time...
>>>>>> Ooooo! Free cats!
>>>>> Exactly. And they totally ignores me and are eminently
>>>>> unresponsive to any "pspspsps" - just as if they were my own.
>>>>>
>>>> You have to get down on all fours and supplicate yourself.
>>>
>>> Not gonna happen. If they want something they can come and ask
>>> nicely. 
>> And you speak cat?
> It's gonna be either 'Feed me' or 'pet me'. For the rest there's no
> mistaking that for asking nicely...
> 
They have a cute little 'prrrrrr!' which I think means 'Hey there!'

>>>>>>>> (Also, I spelt 'catastrophe' wrong. So no cat for you!)
>>>>>>> I thought you meant a song performed by or to a cat.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Caterwauling maybe?
>>>>> Catcalling more likely...
>>>>>
>>>> *whistles*
>>>
>>> That's sexist. And assault of some kind...
>> 
>> So?
> I'm just saying. You don't want to risk get cancelled...

Why not?
Then I can hide indoors for a few months until the next big thing 
happens.
> 
>>>>>>>>>> It's not like you have other things to do with no job, no
>>>>>>>>>> raking and no weeding the garden.
>>>>>>>>> I have very many important things to do... Watching/reading
>>>>>>>>> the news; keeping up with my stories on the telly; playing
>>>>>>>>> games on the computer; baking more bread; sitting outside
>>>>>>>>> enjoying the weather and coffee; going to the shops to buy
>>>>>>>>> various necessities (rolling paper) to name but a few...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Those all sound like things to do *after* you've spent sometime
>>>>>>>> doing yardwork.
>>>>>>> They are also things to do _instead_ of doing yard work.
>>>>>>> Especially when the sun is shining.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You could always start early and then lounge.
>>>>>> It's 30C here all week, you would burn in about 30 seconds.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's "up to" 20C and sunny here, with UV warnings on every weather
>>>>> report. Is good. I should probably take the bike out and get some
>>>>> semblance of shape going...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oh yeah?
>>>> What shape are you?
>>> Pear.
>>>> What shape are you striving for?
>>> Cucumber.
>>>
>> Mmm...sounds like the beginning of a nice salad (or smoothie).
> It's only in shape I may (come to) resemble those things. Texture and
> nutritional content with be completely unlike either. Also I'm too big
> for the blender.
> 

I'll sit here and wait for you to change from a pear to a cucumber.