Re: Under the wire congratulations...

On 29.11.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
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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 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Merlyne:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> #Happy birthday to youuuu
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aw....
>>>>>>>>>>>>> You remembered :)
>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, of course. It's why I'm here.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> If not here, you can always send me an email.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> And woke up in the middle of the night to post.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's so sweet!
>>>>>>>>>>>> yeah - funny story. I did two batches of bread and then I
>>>>>>>>>>>> had to go lie down for a bit because the back was
>>>>>>>>>>>> twisty-knotty. And then I slept for like 6 hours.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe you need an anti-fatigue mat for your kitchen.
>>>>>>>>>> What on earth is an anti-fatigue mat? And will it clash with
>>>>>>>>>> the linoleum? 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's a mat that is padded so it is kinder to your back and legs
>>>>>>>>> if you have to stand for long periods of time.
>>>>>>>> Sounds like something that will make me even more unsteady on my
>>>>>>>> feet than I already am. Squishy floor...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No one is more wobby than me.
>>>>>>> It's a mat, it's not like standing on a bosu ball.
>>>>>> Okay, then. I've never heard of an anti-fatigue mat before. Or a
>>>>>> bosu ball. You sure have some mighty strange stuff over there in
>>>>>> foreignland. 
>>>>> You mean helpful.
>>>> I said what I said. And I still don't know what a bozo ball is...
>>>>
>>> It's like half a stability ball.
>> So not really a ball at all... Figures.
>>
> How?
Well, half a ball will be as flat as the earth on one side.

>>>>>>>>> They come in a variety of colours.
>>>>>>>>> Black goes with everything.
>>>>>>>> It would have matched my coffee maker but I got rid of that
>>>>>>>> (because of it not being able to make coffee).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I usually get another one when mine breaks.
>>>>>> And I probably will too. I just haven't gotten around to it yet.
>>>>>> A(nother) cheap one, they never seem to last very long no matter
>>>>>> how often I decalcify.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have a well?
>>>> No. I live on a very big block of chalk with some dirt on top.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The city here dredges water from the rivers but then it goes through
>>> a filtration plant before it is piped into to people's houses.
>> I Copenhagen they use (or used to at least) water from the lakes -
>> which are actually remnants of the fortifications. Filtered and
>> possibly treated with chlorine (for the brane washing obviously).
> 
> They put toxic floride in our city water I guess to prevent cavities or 
> something.

I think that is actually the reason some places flouridate the drinking
water. Around here we use tooth paste for that.

>> Otherwise we don't really have a lot of surface water so it's mostly
>> ground water from wells. Hence the calcium content.
>>
> 
> Isn't calcium bad for your heart?
Not especially, I don't think. It builds strong bones - or brittle if
one is an older person (more so women than men I've heard).

> My well water has lime and iron. Well not anymore.
Lime I would worry about a bit. I've seen in the movies what it can do
to dead bodies. A bit extra iron is probably good for you.

>>>>>>> I have a French press for emergencies.
>>>>>> OOOhh. Fancy. I have two, actually. I garish red plastic. I use
>>>>>> one sometimes when I have whole bean coffee and grind it myself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> And a bread machine to make the dough.
>>>>>>>>>> The day I knead a bread machine is the day I stop baking...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> D'oh!
>>>>>>>>> No, no, you don't knead the machine. The machine kneads the
>>>>>>>>> dough. 
>>>>>>>> But will it form the dough into delicious and appealing bread
>>>>>>>> and buns. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can have it bake a loaf.
>>>>>>> Anything that is shaped, you have to do yourself.
>>>>>> And that's the best bit anyway - making bread in funny shapes.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Penises?
>>>> I meant braided or heart shaped or shaped like dinosaurs or folded
>>>> into attractive morsels of goodness, but whatever raises your
>>>> dough... 
>>>
>>> I usually make dinner rolls. Round.
>> Today I made some burger buns. I had to in order to properly serve the
>> pre-shaped burger patties I had in the freezer. Now I have burger buns
>> but no more burger patties. Oh well.
>>
>>
> You need to be better organized, sounds like.
I can use the buns for other things than burgers. I only had the patties
because I happened to buy a non-standard measure of mincemeat so I had
some left over - enough for two burger patties as it happened.

-- 
BeH

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