Re: Heating woes

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

> On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>> 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.]
>> [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]
> (Amaz*n must be so disappointed in you.]
[ERROR: expecting a )]
[I never buy clothes from Amazon}

>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.
> That may be part of the reason they get around so well. But there are
> no pigs in my house so what do they come here for? Mobile but stupid
> is what they are.
> 


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