Re: Heating woes

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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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:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 13.05.2023 13.13, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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]
>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>> [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 harrassment, I meant sexual harrassment. I used to laugh it off. 
Nowadays the comments would be reported to HR.]