Re: Heating woes

On 29.11.2023 15.44, Merlyne wrote:
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>> On 22.11.2023 14.33, 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.
Yet.

> If their policy changes, I will hold you responsible for jinxing me.
I don't see how I can be responsible for the natural increase over time
in nefariousness of Evil Capitalist Corporations.


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [*big munch*]
[ditto]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [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.
Noeh, I suppose not. Anyway flies seem more interested in poop. Not that
I have any of that lying about either...

-- 
BeH

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