Re: Heating woes

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> 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?]
[Let's say I use the delicate cycle. The machine doesn't know if I am 
washing a silk blouse or my unmentionables]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.]
[Maybe you should find the source of the crawlies and flies. Is there a 
dead varmint somewhere? Or some mashed potatoes that fell under the 
couch? Maybe you need to shower more than once a month?]