Re: Phil

On 25.10.2023 16.26, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
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>> On 18.10.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]: 
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>>>> On 04.10.2023 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
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>>>>>> On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote >>>> in >>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Happy birthday to you,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wherever 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you >>>>> are... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> North Carolina?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It wouldn't surprise me if he's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one >>>> of >> those off-the-grid
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mountain 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> men/prepper 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> kooks. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then hew may not see this...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Probably not.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Phil! (just in case)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH - Spring is here...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       <boing-boing> look at it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> go! >>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dude! you need to spring into
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> summer! 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not unless it stops raining half
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>> day. And the heavy wind
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> abates. One 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could mistake this for autumn...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lucky you!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's been hot and humid here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/forecasts/a-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hot-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mugg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> y-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> week-in-ontario-and-quebec-could-break- 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> records
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have just had two days with the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> highest 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> global tempetature ever (in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> recorded 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> history) they said on the news.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They >>>>> also had a story about a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> local ferry 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who > had to raise their mooring
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> points >>> because of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> higher water level or something. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wasn't paying attention. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn't it an El Nino year?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think so, but that doesn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> immediately 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> affect me personally, so... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll try to remember this weather
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when >> it's -40C in February. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can set a reminder on your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> phone. >>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can but won't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How about you set a reminder on your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> phone to remind me? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know when it's -40C in your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> area. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Someone should invent a website when
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people could search for the weather in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other countries. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's an idea... But don't you have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people on the TV or radio tell you how
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the weather is supposed to be. That's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how I usually find 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out. Also I don't think such a website
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will tell when it's -40C a half year in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> advance. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I already told you when to look.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regrettably I can't go into the future to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> look at the website, which makes setting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an alarm now pure guesswork... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you miss the part when I said February?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. Hence the need for time-travel as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> February is a good six months in the future.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm pretty sure that even a monkey could set
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a reminder on their phone for February right
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But setting a reminder now on your phone for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> February with the correct weather forecast for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that day is something else entirely. Find me a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> monkey that can do *that*. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You need to set a reminder on your phone for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> February to check the temperature here so that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you can remind about how I was bitching about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the heat in the summer. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rationally it's bound to be colder next February
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that this summer, so the checking of temperature
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shouldn't really be needed. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know you want to.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The only problem is that I'm not sure how to set
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a reminder on my phone. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A smart guy like you?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There have never been a need...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I had to set one last week, oddly for February.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then _you_ can check the weather at the same time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No need for me to be involved.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I already know what the weather is here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So the whole setting reminder/checking webpages is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moot? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The point was ..
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nevermind!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fine. Just don't complain about the cold come
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> February, or I'll have to remind you how you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> complained about the heat in July. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ok. It's a date!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Actually it's a month. So 29 dates, really. I'm only
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going to remind you once, though.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Great! Then I only have to ignore you once.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At most. Maybe I'll forget to remind you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Super!
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I already feel like I just got away with something.
>>>>>>>>>>>> If you start complaining about the cold I'll probably
>>>>>>>>>>>> remember, though.... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You're putting a lot of pressure on me not to complain about
>>>>>>>>>>> the weather.
>>>>>>>>>>> It's what Canadians do best!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> That's because you have very little else to complain aboot,
>>>>>>>>>> eh? 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We complain about foreigners who say we say 'aboot'.
>>>>>>>> People still do that? Enough to complain about - even if you
>>>>>>>> have nothing else to complain about except the weather?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is no shortage of things to complain aboot.
>>>>>> I know, right. There's weather ALL THE TIME!
>>>>>>
>>>>> You should do something about it.
>>>> Nobody seems inclined to appoint me undisputed ruler anytime soon.
>>>
>>> I think you need to just declare it yourself.
>> Modesty prevents...
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I put it on my calendar.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is a calendar too?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ugh!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RTFM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. (Actually I did but only to stop all the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'automatic' functionality attempting to breach my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> privacy.) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Remind me, why did you get a cellphone?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Two factor authentication! The bank made it so I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> couldn't do transactions over a certain amount without
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> using the code they sent via SMS. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I need 2 step authentication to even sign into my bank
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> account (and a whole bunch of other accounts). Which I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't mind. They have options for people without
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cellphones. They can call a number and an automated
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> robo-voice says the code OR the code is sent to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> email they have on file. Stuff like that. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That must be nice, having options like that. Even the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> damn supermarket chains have 'apps' now, with special
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> discounts one only gets if one pays through the app. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't buy any of those items... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Most store have rewards apps now. The grocery stores
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> track our purchases and then give coupons based on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> buying history (I assume). The stupid thing is they send
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coupons every week for items that need to be purchased
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> once a month or less frequently OR the coupon is for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bonus points for every $10 spent on an item that costs
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $9.99. Like I'm buying 2 10kg drums of mayonnaise. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> First of all I'm appalled that you even consider buying
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one 10kg drum of mayonnaise. How can anyone use that much
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> before it goes rancid. The apps our stores have have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> actual reduced prices for normal in-the-store stuff that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> non-app users can also buy - but at the not-reduced price.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know how this than be legal... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's like a club, innit?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you get the app and then you save too.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't care what they call it - it's still discrimination
>>>>>>>>>>>> based on concern for one's privacy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It's loyalty program for loyal customers. You have to
>>>>>>>>>>> subscribe to get the discounts.
>>>>>>>>>> It's actually slightly dodgy according to danish trade law,
>>>>>>>>>> and they have to wriggle things a bit to not get harsh words
>>>>>>>>>> from the consumer ombudsmand.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So I guess you don't want to save money.
>>>>>>>> I want everybody to be able to save money - regardless of
>>>>>>>> whether they have a smrt-phone and choose to install the shops
>>>>>>>> stupid app. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Life doesn't work that way.
>>>>>> Well it should. And when I'm the undisputed ruler...
>>>>> Oh! Something else to hope for!
>>>>
>>>> I'm still waiting for the appointment to be official...
>>>
>>> Why wait? Make it happen!
>> It's more official if someone else does the appointing. Probably my
>> edicts will carry more weight too.
>>
> Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands.
I'm concerned someone, somewhere might attempt to question the legitimay
of my absolute ruling.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> I didn't buy that much mayonnaise. It was an exaggeration
>>>>>>>>>>>>> for illustrative purposes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Still appalled that 10kg drums of mayonnaise is a thing that
>>>>>>>>>>>> is available to private households.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What if it was a 10kg drum of coffee?
>>>>>>>>>> That would be fine, especially if it involved a substantial
>>>>>>>>>> rebate. Using 10kg of coffee before it goes bad is easy
>>>>>>>>>> enough. Also coffee doesn't go rancid the same way mayonnaise
>>>>>>>>>> does. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I would never use either before they went to the dark side.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You can keep coffee in the freezer - keeps it fresh an potent...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *gasp*
>>>>>>> I used to keep coffee in the freezer until my hippie uncle
>>>>>>> started roasting his own. Apparently, you're never supposed to
>>>>>>> keep it in the freezer but in an air-tight container at room
>>>>>>> temperature. 
>>>>>> I've kept coffee in the freezer for years with no apparent ill
>>>>>> effect. I suspect the airtightness of the container is the
>>>>>> important bit. And coffee comes mostly vacuum packed around here.
>>>>>> (Pre-roasted too.) 
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The coffee comes vacuum packed from the store here.
>>>>> Coffee roasting will be a valuable skill once the world descends
>>>>> into chaos (zombie apocalyse or whatever). 
>>>>
>>>> All things considered I think I would rather not be awake for that.
>>> No coffee for you!
>> Even coffee won't keep you awake if you are dead by zombie.
> No but it will give me a jolt to run away.
And straight into the arms (and slighly decomposed mouth) of a different
zombie. That's how it works.

>>>> (Not that zombies are real or anything)
>>> {They could be. Maybe it's a side-effect of the COVID vaccine}
>> Like autism and 5G mind control...? I think not.
> No one knows for certain.
Certainly not any of the mindless sheeples who can't even be bothered to
do their own research on f*cebook.

>>>> (Also isn't it bad enough already - what more do you want.)
>>>>
>>> {The pendulum always swings back the other way}
>> {Observe the pendulum... follow the movement of the pendulum...
>> concentrate on the pendulum...}
>>
> Getting hard to concentrate....
> Must watch the pendulum...
> Can't
> seem
> to 
> stay
> awake
> ...
> zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Wupsie!

*snaps fingers* You can wake up now.

-- 
BeH

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