Re: Phil

On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
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>> 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 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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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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!

That's because you have very little else to complain aboot, eh?

>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
It's actually slightly dodgy according to danish trade law, and they
have to wriggle things a bit to not get harsh words from the consumer
ombudsmand.

>>> 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?
That would be fine, especially if it involved a substantial rebate.
Using 10kg of coffee before it goes bad is easy enough. Also coffee
doesn't go rancid the same way mayonnaise does.

-- 
BeH

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