Re: Phil

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 06.09.2023 14.23, 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!
>>>>>
>>>>> Fine. Just don't complain about the cold come February, or I'll
>>>>> have to remind you how you complained about the heat in July.
>>>>
>>>> Ok. It's a date!
>>>
>>> Actually it's a month. So 29 dates, really. I'm only going to remind
>>> you once, though.
>>>
>> Great! Then I only have to ignore you once.
> At most. Maybe I'll forget to remind you.
Super!
I already feel like I just got away with something.
> 
>>>>>>>>>> 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?
>>>>> Two factor authentication! The bank made it so I couldn't do
>>>>> transactions over a certain amount without using the code they
>>>>> sent via SMS. 
>>>>>
>>>> I need 2 step authentication to even sign into my bank account (and
>>>> a whole bunch of other accounts). Which I don't mind. 
>>>> They have options for people without cellphones. They can call a
>>>> number and an automated robo-voice says the code OR the code is
>>>> sent to the email they have on file. Stuff like that.
>>> That must be nice, having options like that. Even the damn
>>> supermarket chains have 'apps' now, with special discounts one only
>>> gets if one pays through the app. I don't buy any of those items...
>>>
>> Most store have rewards apps now. The grocery stores track our
>> purchases and then give coupons based on the buying history (I
>> assume). The stupid thing is they send coupons every week for items
>> that need to be purchased once a month or less frequently OR the
>> coupon is for bonus points for every $10 spent on an item that costs
>> $9.99. Like I'm buying 2 10kg drums of mayonnaise.
> 
> First of all I'm appalled that you even consider buying one 10kg drum
> of mayonnaise. How can anyone use that much before it goes rancid.
> The apps our stores have have actual reduced prices for normal
> in-the-store stuff that non-app users can also buy - but at the
> not-reduced price. I don't know how this than be legal...
> 

It's like a club, innit?
So you get the app and then you save too.

I didn't buy that much mayonnaise. It was an exaggeration for 
illustrative purposes.