Re: Phil

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 09.09.2023 22.51, 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.
> If you start complaining about the cold I'll probably remember,
> though.... 
> 
You're putting a lot of pressure on me not to complain about the 
weather.
It's what Canadians do best!

>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 
It's loyalty program for loyal customers. You have to subscribe to get 
the discounts.

>> 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.
> 

What if it was a 10kg drum of coffee?