Re: Heating woes

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> 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:
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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]
[Ha! I haven't bought any silk shirts in the last 10 years]
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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?
> 
I guess?
I was just putting that out there.
Farms attract lots of flies.