Re: Heating woes

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]: 

> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> On 06.09.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> [Unmessyness achieved]
>>>> [A half-assed job]
>>> [The unmessying of a usenet thread is a neverending task.]
>> [If only you were so vigilant with the housework]
> [If only that could be achieved from the comfort of the recliner]
[Eventually, you will need clean dishes or fresh underwear]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [My brane hurts]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You really should get one of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>those >>>>> brane massage thingies] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Which?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [The ones with the wires and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> little > balls... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ERROR: Expecting a ].
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Aren't those for massaging the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>scalp?] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Well, you obviously have to remove
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the > top of the scull first for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>best > results] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [There's always a catch. First you need
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the massage thingie and then you get it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out of the box and see you need a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Stryker 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> saw. At this point, I've already opened
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the box, so 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can't send it back for a refund. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> replacement blades for that thing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>aren't  cheap. Then I get 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> part way around and realize I can't get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my skull undone at the back] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Maybe the friendly people at the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hardware 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> store can help you out. If I buy wood I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can get it cut to size for DKK50 per
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cut...] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I don't want someone who cuts wood for a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> living playing around with my  skull]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You should have some faith in your fellow
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> human, I'm sure they are perfectly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> competent. And willing to sanitise the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blade for a nominal fee.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Hard pass]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [If you prefer. But you don't know where
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that blade has been.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [*runs away*]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [There really is no way to please you, is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there?] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Not when it comes to opening my head with a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rusty blade, no} 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *crying and shaking from TWO unbalanced
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parenthesises* 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [The rusty part is on you, though, if you won't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pay the cleaning fee] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Can I borrow some money? I'm a bit short right
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Doesn't your health insurance cover de-rusting?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I doubt it. It covers only the essentials, not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cosmetic things] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You could argue that not un-rusting the saw is an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> infection risk, so it could be more expensive in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> long run.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Have you every tried to argue with an insurance
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> company?] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Nope. But I'm sure they are all nice people with your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> best interest in mind.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'm sure their profits are ahead of my welfare]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It must be a miserable life to have mindset like that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But that's CAPITALISM for you]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Money makes the world go around. I feel a song coming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Is it the Internationale? Or maybe Le Marseillaise?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beneath the Red Banner?]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [Nope]
>>>>>>>>>>> [I give up, then. What song?]
>>>>>>>>>> [99 Red Balloons]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But that's not even about capitalism...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I know. I just like the song.
>>>>>>> {opium for the working classes... bread and circus... similar
>>>>>>> catchy phrases of pedantic disapproval}
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I see -- you dislike my taste in music.
>>>>> It has nothing to do with your taste in music. The important bit
>>>>> is how evil and dangerous not good capitalism is.
>>>>
>>>> Please explain how 99 Red Balloons proves that.
>>> It doesn't. That's sort of the point. Those other songs at least
>>> attempt to address the evilness.
>> It was the song that came up next on my playlist.
>> Behold! The randomness of all things...
> Ahh, but was it really random or was it the inherent capitalistic
> nature of your music-playing device that prompted the choice of a song
> glorifying the excessive consumption of inflatable latex pouches?
I thought it was inspired by a Rolling Stones concert.
> 
>>>>>>> Did you know that "Hagen" is danish for 'the chin'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wow! Fascinating...
>>>>>> Isn't Hagen an aquarium supply company?
>>>>>
>>>>> No idea. I don't have an acuarium...
>>>> Or a spel chekur
>>> Or good lighting for the keybored....
>> Maybee u need a nu lamp.
> I suspect getting up and turning on the lamp I already have will do
> the trick.
> 
> [*big munch*]
[hungry?]