Re: Heating woes

On 25.10.2023 16.26, Merlyne wrote:
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>> On 18.10.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
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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]
[That makes the educated guessing so much simpler - presuming you follow
the current trend of selling your clothes on after a few uses, and
binning what can't be sold.]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.

True. And those buggers get around.

-- 
BeH

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