Re: Under the wire congratulations...

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> 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 04.10.2023 16.13, 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.

My brane hurts.
> 
>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 
Occasionally, I get fluoride treatments at the dentist.
I'm pretty sure it's just a money grab.

>>> 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).
> 
I heard it leaves plaque on heart or clogs your arteries or something.

>> 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.
> 
The use lye to dissolve bpdy parts.

>>>>>>>> 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. 
> 
Mincemeat? that's mostly raisins I believe.