Re: Heating woes

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 22.11.2023 14.33, Merlyne wrote:
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>>> On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
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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:
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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.
> 
There is no minimum purchse required.
If their policy changes, I will hold you responsible for jinxing me.

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

I doubt the flies noticed or care.