Re: Heating woes

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 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]
[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.]
>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>> [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.]

[Both examples above included/consisted of sexual harassment. People who
gain power think they can get away with stuff. Down with power.]

-- 
BeH

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