Re: Phil

On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
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>> On 06.09.2023 14.23, 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.
If you start complaining about the cold I'll probably remember, though....

>>>>>>>>>>> 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 don't care what they call it - it's still discrimination based on
concern for one's privacy.

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

Still appalled that 10kg drums of mayonnaise is a thing that is
available to private households.

-- 
BeH

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