Re: Heating woes

On 22.11.2023 14.33, 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:
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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}
Total parenthesisal Anarchy!!!2! i'm going to cry. *drip*
Also to reiterate : Amaz*n must be so disappointed in you.
Don't you have a minimum amount purchased to keep your prime-ness?
That's what I would do if I was an evil capitalist.

>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.
>>
> 
> 
> The grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence.
That's hardly relevant since a) I have no fence. and 2: there is no
grass inside my house.

-- 
BeH

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