Re: Heating woes

On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote:
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>> On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 26.05.2023 17.44, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 24.05.2023 13.06, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 21.05.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.05.2023 13.59, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 17.05.2023 13.05, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 13.05.2023 13.13, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [pruned]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [how spring-like]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ['tis the season to be pruny]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [pruny sounds like what happens when one
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stays in the bathtub too long] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [pruny sounds is what happens in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> restroom when you eat too many prunes.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I have nothing to add to that]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [And here I thought it would be a good
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conversation starter.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo! How many prunes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is too many? I eat a few every day]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [If either you or your detritus is running you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have had too many.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You could say that about most things. I once ate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an entire bag of black licorce in one sitting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not advisable. Everything in moderation except
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moderation...] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Licorice is great for raising your blood pressure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as well as delicious. Also unmoderated moderation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gets really boring after a while.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Does it? Colour me boring then]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'll check if they have that next time I'm in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paint store.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I was hoping you were going to use a marker]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [The only markers I have are black or red - neither of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those are boring] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [What do you consider boring? Grey?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [As colours go. Beige, off-white... anything that looks
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like it's been washed too many times]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Maybe I already look like I've been washed too much]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Is that why you think you have a boring colour?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It was more about moderation]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [Sometimes you just have to go all out. Or in... something
>>>>>>>>>>>> like that] 
>>>>>>>>>>> [My brane hurts]
>>>>>>>>>> [You really should get one of those brane massage thingies]
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [Which?]
>>>>>>>> [The ones with the wires and the little balls...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ERROR: Expecting a ].
>>>>>>> [Aren't those for massaging the scalp?]
>>>>>> [Well, you obviously have to remove the top of the scull first for
>>>>>> the best results]
>>>>> [There's always a catch. First you need the massage thingie and
>>>>> then you get it out of the box and see you need a Stryker saw. At
>>>>> this point, I've already opened the box, so I can't send it back
>>>>> for a refund. The replacement blades for that thing aren't cheap.
>>>>> Then I get part way around and realize I can't get my skull undone
>>>>> at the back] 
>>>> [Maybe the friendly people at the hardware store can help you out.
>>>> If I buy wood I can get it cut to size for DKK50 per cut...]
>>> [I don't want someone who cuts wood for a living playing around with
>>> my  skull]
>> [You should have some faith in your fellow human, I'm sure they are
>> perfectly competent. And willing to sanitise the blade for a nominal
>> fee.] 
> [Hard pass]
[If you prefer. But you don't know where that blade has been.]
>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>> [semantics no more]
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [Huh?]
>>>>>>>> [Left on the editor's floor]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [I must have misunderstood the editor. I thought he said my dress
>>>>>>> would look good on the floor]
>>>>>> [I would think that's more of a producer's comment. Anyway that
>>>>>> sort of thing doesn't happen any more. There was that scandal in
>>>>>> the 30's, I think, and then all that nonsense stopped.]
>>>>>>
>>>>> [Yeah, right. I used to sit beside the IT cluster back in the 80's.
>>>>> They harrassed me (and other women) every day. Well, the ones who
>>>>> weren't too scared to talk to a girl did.]
>>>> [That must be a uniquely Canadian thing. Something like that would
>>>> never happen here. Except for the head of a major union. She had to
>>>> resign recently, amid accusations of bullying and harassment. And
>>>> the bigwig in one of the political parties who 'elected to spend
>>>> more time with his family' or something not long ago.]
>>>>
>>> [By harassment, I meant sexual harassment. I used to laugh it off. 
>>> Nowadays the comments would be reported to HR.]
>>
>> [Both examples above included/consisted of sexual harassment. People
>> who gain power think they can get away with stuff. Down with power.]
>>
> [I've never had my job threatened]

[Try harassing someone. That may work.]


-- 
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
formulate insight is a play on words." - Niels Bohr