Re: Sick - so very sick

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>>
>>> [Redacted]
>> [Shouldn't there be whole paragraphs blacked out/]
> [And have some nosy and intrepid journalist pull the text into a
> pdf-editor and remove the blacking out, like someone did with one of
> the Abu Graib papers the US MOD released back then? I think not.]
[It's not anyone could go back a few posts and reconstruct the whole 
thing]
> 
>>>>>>>>> [Snipporific extraction]
>>>>>>>> [And the winner is ......*drum roll*]
>>>>>>> [*Attempts to look unconcerned*]
>>>>>> [You look worried or gassy, not sure which]
>>>>> [That's my unconcerned look.]
>>>> [Now I look concerned]
>>> [Don't worry, If I win I win, if not I'll throw a fit]
>> [I'll wait out in the limo]
> [And miss my great moment? I see how it is...]
[Do you? I hope you see I am anti-whining]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Elsewhere 'american style' may mean filtered
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coffee... IOW Coffee! 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Their coffee is so smooth.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But still just coffee - by any other name.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All coffee is not equal.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You've apparently never had a really good cup of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coffee. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All my coffee is good.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Soo you say.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is true. Because it has coffee in it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not all coffee is good. The thought of drinking coffee
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that has been sitting for hours in a thermos makes me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nauseous. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Coffee doesn't sit for hours around here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> So you drink a pot in a short span of time?
>>>>>>>>>>> A couple of hours, usually. Irrespective from the fact that
>>>>>>>>>>> I don't have a coffee maker ATM, I usually put it in a
>>>>>>>>>>> couple of thermos mugs. The inevitable loss of heat is
>>>>>>>>>>> preferable to leaving the coffee on the hotplate for any
>>>>>>>>>>> length of time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> My god! How are you making coffee?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I boil water in a kettle and pour in over ground coffee
>>>>>>>>> contained in a liquid-permeable paper bag - just like gawd
>>>>>>>>> intended. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sounds like how I make tea.
>>>>>>> You mean you don't do the whole chinese/japanese traditional
>>>>>>> tea-making performance?
>>>>>> I'm not sure what that is. My people come from the British Isles.
>>>>> It's a long and strict ritual involving boiling water, tea-pots,
>>>>> cups and bamboo whiskers.. and of course tea leaves.
>>>>> So you just splash some milk and hot water over a teabag, then?
>>>>>
>>>> I buy loose leaf tea.
>>>> My ritual is I put some in tea strainer and wait for the kettle to
>>>> boil. While that is happening, sometimes I graze on stuff on the
>>>> counter or do some squats. If it is black tea then I pour the water
>>>> in a mug with the tea and leave it steep for a few minutes after
>>>> which I add some milk. If it some other kind of tea: green, white,
>>>> rooibos then I remove the strainer after it has steeped.
>>>
>>> I think the orientals put the leaves in the teapot and strain it
>>> when serving. I don't think they do squats, what with them sitting
>>> on the floor when making the.
>>>
>> 
>> If I make a whole pot, it gets strained that way. I rarely make a
>> whole pot.
> Depends on the size of the pot, though. Eh?
*eye roll*
Sure,sure, size matters....

> 
>>>>>>>>>> My coffee maker brews into a thermal carafe so it will stay
>>>>>>>>>> fresh for hours.
>>>>>>>>> I used to have one of those but the rubber gasket on the lid
>>>>>>>>> disintegrated and it couldn't preserve heat. Also the coffee
>>>>>>>>> maker stopped working - probably because of calcium deposits.
>>>>>>>>> Or because the warranty expired.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You know you're supposed to run vinegar through them once a
>>>>>>>> month? 
>>>>>>> Once a month doesn't do it around here. Also we have *special*
>>>>>>> coffee maker decalcifiers. (It's still just acid, but without
>>>>>>> the smell) 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Really? I have super hard water and once a month with vinegar did
>>>>>> the job.
>>>>>> (Once a week with the humidifier)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But it's probably the second thing. How do appliances know when
>>>>>>>> the warranty expires?
>>>>>>> It's coded in the chip.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ah.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Coffee is a bean and has oil on it like peanuts do. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> oil goes stale or even rancid on improperly cleaned
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> equipment. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> But that's not strictly speaking the coffee's fault
>>>>>>>>>>>>> then... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Right. But it greatly affects the coffee in a bad way.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes and no.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thought so...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then why ask the question?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For verification... Always verify your data.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You know what I do for a living, right?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> More or less.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So lots of data verification.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you ageee, then. Point for me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No points. We discussed this already.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *pout*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is so adorable!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Does that mean I get the point?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. I come from the 'stop whining or I'll give you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something to whine about' generation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please miss, may I have another point.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mean.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Whiner.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Bully.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I don't think bullying is when someone won't give you
>>>>>>>>>> something. 
>>>>>>>>> You were threatening violence...!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Stop being a suck.
>>>>>>>>> I'll suck however much I want.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's at times like this, I wish Phil were here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm sure he will agree with my right to suck.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> You just keep believing that.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will.
>>>>>
>>>> Perfect!
>>>
>>> I try...
>>>
>> 
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