Re: Heating woes

On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>> On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>> On 06.09.2023 14.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>> On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>> 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]
>>>> [I'll have you know I currently have both due to an uncharacteristic
>>>> spurt of domestic activity.]
>>> [Well, there'll be 2 moons in the sky tonite!]
>> [That's not a thing that happens. One of them is probably the space
>> station. Or a chinese balloon.]
> [*waves* Hi China! I have clean underwear too1]
[The chinese would expect nothing less. Also the chinese will probably
already have assumed that based on the information  supplied by your
washing mashine]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.
>>>> No idea. Are the Rolling Stones considered airheads?
>>>>
>>> aren't most people in the entertainment industry?
>> I don't know. I don't spend much time considering people in the
>> entertainment industry generally.
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?]
>>>> [Just tidying up]
>>>>
>>> [Nesting, are we?]
>> [I'll be spring before you know it. Best to be prepared.]
> 
> [By the time Spring comes, there will be 6 inches of dust on everything]
[A lot of the dust tend to get stuck in the spider webs so maybe not.]

-- 
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
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