Re: Heating woes

On 18.10.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>> On 04.10.2023 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>> On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>> On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote:
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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]
[They might know how many of each you have bought in the last ten years
and make some educated guesses AI-style]
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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?]

The microscopic crawlies are always there. And no I don't have dead
varmints or misplaced mash. I do have a substantial amount of nature
right outside, and also several pigfarms in the area (for the fly supply).
Also the crawlies aren't on me in excessive quantity which means I
shower sufficiently, no?

-- 
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
formulate insight is a play on words." - Niels Bohr