Re: 14th

On 11.02.2024 15.49, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
> 
>> On 14.01.2024 16.02, Merlyne wrote:
>>
>>>>> The emergencies are broadcast by SMS especially when a child get
>>>>> picked up from school by the non-custodial parent 1000 miles away.
>>>> As important as that is, it hardly qualifies as a national
>>>> emergency. At most a regional emergency.
>>>>
>>>>> They also broadcast on tv.
>>>> Yes but that isn't going to help in the national emergency when all
>>>> the power is down and the cellphone towers don't work. That's why
>>>> you need to hoard batteries for the transistor radio. And candles.
>>>>
>>> I have a generator.
>> Which will work for as long as you have fuel for it. (And contrary to
>> one guy on a civil defence exercise once, you remember to regularly
>> top up the oil for lubrication.)
>> A national emergency sometimes takes a while.
>>
> 
> Someone comes over once a year and does a tune up.
Under normal conditions, yes. But will the someone be available during a
national emergency - and if not will you be in a position to know this
if you don't have any batteries for your transistor radio.

>>>>>> Truly. Science has come a long way since the days of Peter Wimsey.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Who?
>>>> *sigh* Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey - brother of the 16th duke of
>>>> Denver. War hero and gentleman detective. His valet Bunter does all
>>>> the photographing and chemical analysis for the cases (when not
>>>> doing all the valet things, of course).
>>>> Fictional. Invented and written by Dorothy L. Sayers.
>>>>
>>> I never read that series.
>> They are really old and _very_ british. There is one novel where the
>> plot revolved around campanology.
>>
> 
> I think Midsomer has some plots around that too.
> Or maybe it was Father Brown.
It was. Also is most unlikely that anything hasn't been a plot-point in
Midsomer by now, innit.

> I bet there are still some bell-ringing competitions in the UK.
I should be most surprised if there weren't. I mean even the Vicar of
Dibley had and episode about it, I think...

>>>>>>> [No. I dreamt we argued about brocolli]
>>>>>> [What a stange dream. How can there be opposing views on
>>>>>> broccoli.] 
>>>>>>
>>>>> [I know, eh? Everyone knows that brocolli is a delicious and
>>>>> nutritious superfood.]
>>>> [Except for the fact that it tastes terrible and also is poisonous.]
>>> [Those are not facts]
>> [True facts. I even checked on the internet.]
>>
> [I checked and the internet says definitely not poisonous]
[You probably shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet]

>>>>>>>>> I remember that you would declare yourself to be right and
>>>>>>>>> award yourself points for it.
>>>>>>>> Only in situations where I was obviously right and deserving of
>>>>>>>> points. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't remember things that way at all...
>>>>>> You should probably allocate a good amount of time to research
>>>>>> this topic on google while you still can. It will all come back to
>>>>>> you... 
>>>>>
>>>>> I think that google is keeping the historical stuff. They will just
>>>>> stop archiving your rantings in February.
I know that's what they say now. Much to the detriment of society at
large. How will people get along without knowing my opinion on stuff...

>>>>> If I have time, I will do a study to see how many times you awarded
>>>>> yourself points for no reason vs actually being right.
>>>> Oh, I can tell you that right now: never.
>>>>
>>> You forgot to award yourself points.
>>
>> The point was implied.
>>
> It's not the same if you don't loudly declare victory and award yourself 
> the point(s).
You almost make it sound as if I'm not one of the most modest people who
ever posted on usenet...

-- 
BeH

"No nation can be free if it opresses other nations"   - F. Engels