Re: Phil

On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> 
>> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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'.
People still do that? Enough to complain about - even if you have
nothing else to complain about except the weather?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 want everybody to be able to save money - regardless of whether they
have a smrt-phone and choose to install the shops stupid app.

>>>>> 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.

You can keep coffee in the freezer - keeps it fresh an potent...

-- 
BeH

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