Re: Heating woes

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 25.10.2023 16.26, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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]
>> [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.]
[Not me. Anything that is worn or stained, I throw out. Anything I don't 
want or can't fit into that is in good shape goes to charity. Most stuff 
I keep]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.
> 

They are winged.