Re: Phil

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
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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 already know what the weather is here.
> So the whole setting reminder/checking webpages is moot?

The point was ..
Nevermind!
> 
>> 
>>>> I put it on my calendar.
>>> There is a calendar too?
>>>
>> Ugh!
>> RTFM
> 
> No. (Actually I did but only to stop all the 'automatic' functionality
> attempting to breach my privacy.)
> 

Remind me, why did you get a cellphone?