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| From | Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: Phil |
| Date | 2023-09-23 21:14 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <XnsB088AF69AE09BKamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <udfsh0$3ks7v$2@dont-email.me> <XnsB07AAB9DB72D2Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <ue4cqt$3raqk$7@dont-email.me> <XnsB0828CC3C6630Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <uekbll$a4ot$2@dont-email.me> |
BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:uekbll$a4ot$2@dont-email.me: > On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote: >> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >> news:ue4cqt$3raqk$7@dont-email.me: >> >>> On 09.09.2023 22.51, Merlyne wrote: >>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>> news:udfsh0$3ks7v$2@dont-email.me: >>>> >>>>> On 06.09.2023 14.23, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>> news:ud6kkc$1sfh1$6@dont-email.me: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>> news:ucl123$29ksj$8@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>> news:ubtp8u$1gij7$6@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>> news:ubihfh$3a8cm$2@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ub3ojj$heq0$2@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:uanq1i$26g26$2@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ua3bti$2ladp$2@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u9oc7b$13rsf$3@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u9bg3l$2o7m6$3@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u8rdu4$sro$3@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u8hidn$2jid9$3@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u8a262$1etv2$3@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u813g0$3m74$2@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u7rra4$3am35$1@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Happy birthday to you, wherever you >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> North Carolina? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It wouldn't surprise me if he's one of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those off-the-grid mountain men/prepper >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> kooks. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then hew may not see this... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Probably not. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Phil! (just in case) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH - Spring is here... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <boing-boing> look at it go! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dude! you need to spring into summer! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not unless it stops raining half the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> day. And the heavy wind abates. One >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could mistake this for autumn... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lucky you! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's been hot and humid here. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/forecasts/a- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hot- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mugg >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> y- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> week-in-ontario-and-quebec-could-break- >>>> records >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have just had two days with the highest >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> global tempetature ever (in recorded >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> history) they said on the news. They also >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had a story about a local ferry who had to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> raise their mooring points because of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> higher water level or something. I wasn't >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paying attention. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn't it an El Nino year? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think so, but that doesn't immediately >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> affect me personally, so... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll try to remember this weather when it's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -40C in February. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can set a reminder on your phone. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can but won't. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How about you set a reminder on your phone to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remind me? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know when it's -40C in your area. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Someone should invent a website when people >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could search for the weather in other >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> countries. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's an idea... But don't you have people on >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the TV or radio tell you how the weather is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> supposed to be. That's how I usually find out. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also I don't think such a website will tell when >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's -40C a half year in advance. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I already told you when to look. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regrettably I can't go into the future to look at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the website, which makes setting an alarm now pure >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> guesswork... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you miss the part when I said February? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. Hence the need for time-travel as February is a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good six months in the future. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm pretty sure that even a monkey could set a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reminder on their phone for February right now. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But setting a reminder now on your phone for February >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with the correct weather forecast for that day is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something else entirely. Find me a monkey that can do >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *that*. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You need to set a reminder on your phone for February >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to check the temperature here so that you can remind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about how I was bitching about the heat in the summer. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rationally it's bound to be colder next February that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this summer, so the checking of temperature shouldn't >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really be needed. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know you want to. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The only problem is that I'm not sure how to set a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reminder on my phone. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> What? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> A smart guy like you? >>>>>>>>>>>>> There have never been a need... >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I had to set one last week, oddly for February. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Then _you_ can check the weather at the same time. No need >>>>>>>>>>>>> for me to be involved. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I already know what the weather is here. >>>>>>>>>>> So the whole setting reminder/checking webpages is moot? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The point was .. >>>>>>>>>> Nevermind! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Fine. Just don't complain about the cold come February, or >>>>>>>>> I'll have to remind you how you complained about the heat in >>>>>>>>> July. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ok. It's a date! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Actually it's a month. So 29 dates, really. I'm only going to >>>>>>> remind you once, though. >>>>>>> >>>>>> Great! Then I only have to ignore you once. >>>>> At most. Maybe I'll forget to remind you. >>>> Super! >>>> I already feel like I just got away with something. >>> If you start complaining about the cold I'll probably remember, >>> though.... >>> >> You're putting a lot of pressure on me not to complain about the >> weather. >> It's what Canadians do best! > > That's because you have very little else to complain aboot, eh? We complain about foreigners who say we say 'aboot'. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I put it on my calendar. >>>>>>>>>>>>> There is a calendar too? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Ugh! >>>>>>>>>>>> RTFM >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> No. (Actually I did but only to stop all the 'automatic' >>>>>>>>>>> functionality attempting to breach my privacy.) >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Remind me, why did you get a cellphone? >>>>>>>>> Two factor authentication! The bank made it so I couldn't do >>>>>>>>> transactions over a certain amount without using the code they >>>>>>>>> sent via SMS. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I need 2 step authentication to even sign into my bank account >>>>>>>> (and a whole bunch of other accounts). Which I don't mind. >>>>>>>> They have options for people without cellphones. They can call >>>>>>>> a number and an automated robo-voice says the code OR the code >>>>>>>> is sent to the email they have on file. Stuff like that. >>>>>>> That must be nice, having options like that. Even the damn >>>>>>> supermarket chains have 'apps' now, with special discounts one >>>>>>> only gets if one pays through the app. I don't buy any of those >>>>>>> items... >>>>>>> >>>>>> Most store have rewards apps now. The grocery stores track our >>>>>> purchases and then give coupons based on the buying history (I >>>>>> assume). The stupid thing is they send coupons every week for >>>>>> items that need to be purchased once a month or less frequently >>>>>> OR the coupon is for bonus points for every $10 spent on an item >>>>>> that costs $9.99. Like I'm buying 2 10kg drums of mayonnaise. >>>>> >>>>> First of all I'm appalled that you even consider buying one 10kg >>>>> drum of mayonnaise. How can anyone use that much before it goes >>>>> rancid. The apps our stores have have actual reduced prices for >>>>> normal in-the-store stuff that non-app users can also buy - but at >>>>> the not-reduced price. I don't know how this than be legal... >>>>> >>>> >>>> It's like a club, innit? >>>> So you get the app and then you save too. >>> I don't care what they call it - it's still discrimination based on >>> concern for one's privacy. >>> >> It's loyalty program for loyal customers. You have to subscribe to >> get the discounts. > It's actually slightly dodgy according to danish trade law, and they > have to wriggle things a bit to not get harsh words from the consumer > ombudsmand. > So I guess you don't want to save money. >>>> I didn't buy that much mayonnaise. It was an exaggeration for >>>> illustrative purposes. >>> >>> Still appalled that 10kg drums of mayonnaise is a thing that is >>> available to private households. >>> >> >> What if it was a 10kg drum of coffee? > That would be fine, especially if it involved a substantial rebate. > Using 10kg of coffee before it goes bad is easy enough. Also coffee > doesn't go rancid the same way mayonnaise does. > I would never use either before they went to the dark side.
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