Re: Heating woes

On 04.10.2023 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>> 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]
> [The washing machine only knows when I wash something, no what I wash]
[Do you use the same program for all your washing needs, then?]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.]
>>
> [*sigh* 
> You need to stop hoarding spiders]
[I'll rather a few spiders than a lot of invisible crawlies and flies
everywhere.]
 --
BeH

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