Re: 14th

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]: 

> 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]
[An acceptance speech!]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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?]
[Yep. It's the 'all go without for the sake of one' mentality]
>>>>>
>>>>> **
>>>>> 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.
They eat fleshy plants here. Like my tulips.

> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {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.
> 
Wow!
So how did that work out?

You should have gotten married to fill in some of your chore gaps.