Re: Heating woes

On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
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>> On 05.07.2023 14.14, 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*]
[There really is no way to please you, is there?]

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

Sure they do. All the stuff where it says 'Don't do this' - do that.

-- 
BeH

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