Re: 14th
BeH <[email protected]>
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On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote: > BeH <[email protected]> wrote in > news:[email protected]: > >> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote: >>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in >>> news:[email protected]: >>> >>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote: >>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in >>>>> news:[email protected]: >>>>> >>>>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in >>>>>>> news:[email protected]: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 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] >>>>>>> [Great! Something to look forward to] >>>>>> [I'm not aware of being in the running for any post-snipping >>>>>> awards anytime soon, though] >>>>> [Waits] >>>> [I suspect one has to be nominated for such an award] >>> [Keeps waiting] >> [I meant:"I suspect one has to be nominated _by_someone_else_ for such >> an award.] > [Send me the paperwork and I'll get started on it] [I don't have the form. I don't even know who issues the form.] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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] >>>>>>> [I feel a song coming on] >>>>>> [A country song?] >>>>> [Jackson 5?] >>>> [That's not a country, is it?] >>> [No, but they do a song about bad apples and spoiling] >> [Oh. Okay then. But that was a long time ago wasn't it.] > [Does that matter? Or am I only supposed to quote recent songs?] [No, you can quote Händel's Messias if you want. But there aren't 5 Jacksons left, was my thinking.] >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tulip leaves are green. It's like lettuce for deer. >>>>>>> Of course now there are a couple of bears in the neighbourhood. >>>>>> They mostly go for the petals, don't they? >>>>> Is this another bizarre Danish joke? >>>> No. It's not bizarre. Also lots of flowers have edible petals. They >>>> a sometimes used in salads and such. Bears like salad, I'm sure. >>>> >>> Maybe. Right now they seem to be going for the birdfeeders. >> Easy food is the best food. >> > Stay out of my birdfeeder! Tell that to the bears. > Oddly, there is a rabbit who grazes on the seeds that the birds spill on > the lawn. Not that odd - seed is high nutrition food for anyone who can get to it. Rabbits know that... I just hope they don't get to distracted to stay out of the way of the bears. Rabbits are high nutrition food for bears. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {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 could be doing it all wrong. Like not separating your whites >>>>>>> and colours before tossing them in the washing machine. >>>>>> I could, yes. If not for the fact that I do know how to read >>>>>> instructions. Also I'm pretty smrt. >>>>> It was an example intended for illustration purposes only. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You should have gotten married to fill in some of your chore >>>>>>>>> gaps. >>>>>>>> I think you mean I should have gotten a housekeeper. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's still time. Go for it! >>>>>> Those types habitually will expect to get paid. >>>>> Unlike a spouse ... >>>> Quite. That's a whole other level of expectations... >>> Maybe. probably depends on the person. >> I don't think anyone has married expecting to gain a housekeeper since >> the 50s. At least I hope not. >> > I hope it wasn't true then either. > I thought people in that era got married so that they could leave their > parents' house. I thought people in that era got married because they had some impregnation prevention mishap... > > The only thing worse is arranged marriages. Not sure how I'd feel if my > father traded me to the village idiot for a goat. You should be angry. He would be mad to let you go for less than a good working horse and five goats... at least. >>>>>>>> Choosing a partner based on supplementing skillsets doesn't seem >>>>>>>> like the best basis for a happy union. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's no magic formula for meeting your soulmate. >>>>>>> Opposites attract and all that... >>>>>> I am not a magnet. >>>>>> >>>>>>> You should keep an open mind. >>>>>> And get a head cold on top of everything else. I think not. >>>>>> >>>>> Wear a hat. >>>> That would negate the effect of the open mind... >>>> >>> But it will keep your head warm. >> The massive amount of thinking going on will take care of that. Or the >> sun. >> > As long as you have a plan. There is always a plan. With contingency plans... -- BeH - Spring is here... <boing-boing> look at it go!