Re: Phil

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> 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?
>>>
>> There is no shortage of things to complain aboot.
> I know, right. There's weather ALL THE TIME!
> 
You should do something about it.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>> 
>> Life doesn't work that way.
> Well it should. And when I'm the undisputed ruler...
Oh! Something else to hope for!
>> 
>>>
>>>>>>>> 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...
>>>
>> *gasp*
>> I used to keep coffee in the freezer until my hippie uncle started 
>> roasting his own. Apparently, you're never supposed to keep it in the
>> freezer but in an air-tight container at room temperature.
> I've kept coffee in the freezer for years with no apparent ill effect.
> I suspect the airtightness of the container is the important bit. And
> coffee comes mostly vacuum packed around here. (Pre-roasted too.)
> 

The coffee comes vacuum packed from the store here.
Coffee roasting will be a valuable skill once the world descends into 
chaos (zombie apocalyse or whatever).