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| From | Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: Phil |
| Date | 2023-10-04 14:13 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <XnsB0936813169A0Kamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <uekbll$a4ot$2@dont-email.me> <XnsB088AF69AE09BKamilot@135.181.20.170> <uesnm0$22oon$2@dont-email.me> <XnsB08B5369DBA71Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <uffgf7$35g2e$2@dont-email.me> |
BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:uffgf7$35g2e$2@dont-email.me: > On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote: >> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >> news:uesnm0$22oon$2@dont-email.me: >> >>> On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote: >>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>> news:uekbll$a4ot$2@dont-email.me: >>>> >>>>> On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote: >>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>news: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'. >>> People still do that? Enough to complain about - even if you have >>> nothing else to complain about except the weather? >>> >> There is no shortage of things to complain aboot. > I know, right. There's weather ALL THE TIME! > You should do something about it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 want everybody to be able to save money - regardless of whether >>> they have a smrt-phone and choose to install the shops stupid app. >> >> Life doesn't work that way. > Well it should. And when I'm the undisputed ruler... Oh! Something else to hope for! >> >>> >>>>>>>> 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. >>> >>> You can keep coffee in the freezer - keeps it fresh an potent... >>> >> *gasp* >> I used to keep coffee in the freezer until my hippie uncle started >> roasting his own. Apparently, you're never supposed to keep it in the >> freezer but in an air-tight container at room temperature. > I've kept coffee in the freezer for years with no apparent ill effect. > I suspect the airtightness of the container is the important bit. And > coffee comes mostly vacuum packed around here. (Pre-roasted too.) > The coffee comes vacuum packed from the store here. Coffee roasting will be a valuable skill once the world descends into chaos (zombie apocalyse or whatever).
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