Re: Phil

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

> On 17.09.2023 19.50, 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:
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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?

We complain about foreigners who say we say 'aboot'.

> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 
So I guess you don't want to save money.

>>>> 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.
> 
I would never use either before they went to the dark side.