Re: Under the wire congratulations...

On 18.12.2023 20.45, 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.

You should have accepted that brane massage when I offered, possibly.
Or is it the cold?

>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
It does have some positive benefits for the teeth as well, so I've
heard. And who have ever heard of a dentist who recommends treatments
not strictly necessary?

>>>> 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.
That's cholesterol mostly, I believe. Calcium builds up on your teeth if
you are a dry-mouth. And fluoride does nothing about that.

>>> 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.
Also quicklime solution - so I've been lead to believe.

>>>>>>>>> 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.
Minced meat, then - what a silly, silly language.

-- 
BeH

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