Re: Phil

On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
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>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>> On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Happy birthday to you, wherever you are...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> North Carolina?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It wouldn't surprise me if he's one of those
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> off-the-grid mountain men/prepper kooks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then hew may not see this...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Probably not.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Phil! (just in case)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH - Spring is here...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       <boing-boing> look at it go!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dude! you need to spring into summer!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not unless it stops raining half the day. And the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> heavy wind abates. One could mistake this for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> autumn... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lucky you!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's been hot and humid here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/forecasts/a-
>>>>>>>>>>> hot-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mugg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> y- week-in-ontario-and-quebec-could-break-records
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have just had two days with the highest global
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tempetature ever (in recorded history) they said on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news. They also had a story about a local ferry who had
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to raise their mooring points because of higher water
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> level or something. I wasn't paying attention. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn't it an El Nino year?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think so, but that doesn't immediately affect me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> personally, so... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll try to remember this weather when it's -40C in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> February. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can set a reminder on your phone.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can but won't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> How about you set a reminder on your phone to remind me?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know when it's -40C in your area.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Someone should invent a website when people could search for
>>>>>>>>>>> the weather in other countries.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> There's an idea... But don't you have people on the TV or
>>>>>>>>>> radio tell you how the weather is supposed to be. That's how I
>>>>>>>>>> usually find out. Also I don't think such a website will tell
>>>>>>>>>> when it's -40C a half year in advance.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I already told you when to look.
>>>>>>>> Regrettably I can't go into the future to look at the website,
>>>>>>>> which makes setting an alarm now pure guesswork...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Did you miss the part when I said February?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No. Hence the need for time-travel as February is a good six
>>>>>> months in the future.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm pretty sure that even a monkey could set a reminder on their
>>>>> phone for February right now.
>>>>
>>>> But setting a reminder now on your phone for February with the
>>>> correct weather forecast for that day is something else entirely.
>>>> Find me a monkey that can do *that*.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You need to set a reminder on your phone for February to check the 
>>> temperature here so that you can remind about how I was bitching
>>> about the heat in the summer.
>> Rationally it's bound to be colder next February that this summer, so
>> the checking of temperature shouldn't really be needed.
>>
>>> I know you want to.
>> The only problem is that I'm not sure how to set a reminder on my
>> phone. 
>>
> 
> What?
> A smart guy like you?
There have never been a need...
> I had to set one last week, oddly for February.
Then _you_ can check the weather at the same time. No need for me to be
involved.
> I put it on my calendar.
There is a calendar too?

-- 
BeH

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