Re: 14th

On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
> 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!]
[I'll probably have to embellish it a bit if I win an award]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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]
[It doesn't take many rotten apples to spoil the barrel]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> **
>>>>>> 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.
I don't think they have ever eaten any tulips from me. They mostly go
for the green stuff.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {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?
I had to learn all that stuff on my own later on...

> You should have gotten married to fill in some of your chore gaps.
I think you mean I should have gotten a housekeeper.
Choosing a partner based on supplementing skillsets doesn't seem like
the best basis for a happy union.

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