Re: Heating woes

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>> On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>> On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>> On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 02.06.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 31.05.2023 15.41, 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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> 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.]
[*runs away*]
>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>> [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.]
> 
> 
[The harrassment courses that we to take don't give any tips on how to 
harrass someone.]