Re: Heating woes

On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> 
>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?]
>>> [Not when it comes to opening my head with a rusty blade, no}
>> *crying and shaking from TWO unbalanced parenthesises*
> ]
>> [The rusty part is on you, though, if you won't pay the cleaning fee]
> [Can I borrow some money? I'm a bit short right now]
[Doesn't your health insurance cover de-rusting?]
> 
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.
>>>>
>>> They don't really do that anymore.
>>> The first time we took it, it was in a classroom. People where asking
>>> too many questions. Having met other people, I assume that scheduling
>>> everybody into a session is a logistical nightmare.
>>> They switched it to an online course with case studies. One was about
>>> a woman who took a lower paying job in a department after being
>>> harrassed by a coworker. The coworker was another woman who was mean
>>> to her and said things like 'I'm sick of covering for you' and shoved
>>> the first woman into the wall when they were alone in the washroom
>>> and stuff like that. It probably triggered someone.
>>> Now the course is online and focuses on the broad definition of 
>>> harrassment and what you should do if you are harrassed and the steps
>>> of the process to resolve the complaint.
>>
>> Sounds like it's the victims responsibility now.
> I think they don't take it seriously unless there are witnesses and 
> stuff. Otherwise it turns into one of those he-said-she-said things.
> 
>> One radical idea I just came up with is just not have harassers going
>> around in the work environment harassing people...
>>
                     /don't
> Unfortunately, you control other people especially bullies.
Somebody surely controls whether they are/remain employed.

> Years ago, a co-worker spent time in jail because he molested a kid at 
> his wife's daycare. The day before he came back, we were all herded into 
> the boardroom and told that mentioning his crime or being mean to him 
> was harrassment and anyone doing so would be fired.
> The system works.
Clearly...

So not the guy assigned to look after the kids at the company picnic, I
take it.
 --
BeH

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