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| From | BeH <oldman@wits.end> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: First major snowfall this year |
| Date | 2023-01-08 10:46 +0100 |
| Organization | Poor |
| Message-ID | <tpe3cs$1b0o$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | (16 earlier) <XnsAF829541A4137Kamilot@88.198.57.247> <tp6l42$1mg8$1@gioia.aioe.org> <XnsAF83653D42A9EKamilot@88.198.57.247> <tp9eiu$1vb2$1@gioia.aioe.org> <XnsAF8491E7C1FB1Kamilot@88.198.57.247> |
On 06.01.2023 20.20, Merlyne wrote: > BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in news:tp9eiu$1vb2$1@gioia.aioe.org: > >> On 05.01.2023 15.56, Merlyne wrote: >>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in news:tp6l42$1mg8$1@gioia.aioe.org: >>> >>>> On 04.01.2023 20.40, Merlyne wrote: >>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in news:tp4bck$b6e$1@gioia.aioe.org: >>>>> >>>>>> On 03.01.2023 21.26, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in news:tp1lss$e4u$1@gioia.aioe.org: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 01.01.2023 20.06, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in >>>>>>>>> news:tos9m0$1i7i$1@gioia.aioe.org: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 31.12.2022 15.49, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>> news:ton8pd$1fp5$1@gioia.aioe.org: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 29.12.2022 16.13, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tohlmu$hke$1@gioia.aioe.org: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 27.12.2022 22.31, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:toaa1q$1uol$1@gioia.aioe.org: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 24.12.2022 16.48, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:to6v7t$15gb$1@gioia.aioe.org: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 22.12.2022 21.41, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <oldman@wits.end> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tnlccj$3u1$1@gioia.aioe.org: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 16.12.2022 17.56, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://albums.memento.com/Merlyne >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I remember one year we had snow like that. Not what >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> year it was, but that it was a year. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Incidentally when I moved (using rental vans) it was >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> February and snowy like that - except there were >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quite strong winds across the fields so snow wasn't >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on trees but in dunes on the road. Fun for all... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I moved here in February and I think the high for the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> day was -20C. A different kind of fun. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And the power went off for 30 minutes. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From the wires getting wet? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not sure why. Heavy wet snow on the wires? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyways, there is a storm coming tonight-rain, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> freezing rain, wet snow. It's supposed to flash >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> freeze over the night hours and then start snowing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with up to 90 km/h winds. Power outages are expected. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Again. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yuck. Maybe you should move to Mexico or something... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No Way, José! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They have cheap tequila, you know... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't drink. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I believe they also have cocoa - for chocolate drinks. And >>>>>>>>>>>>>> possibly tacos. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I expect that if I had chocolate and tacos every day then >>>>>>>>>>>>> a) my digestive system would be in disarray and b) I would >>>>>>>>>>>>> grow to dislike chocolate and tacos. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> But I though tacos was only for tuesdays. Also you don't >>>>>>>>>>>> have to drink chocolate every day - there is also coffee. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> So what do I eat from Wednesday to Monday? >>>>>>>>>> They most likely have other types of foodstuff in Mexico: >>>>>>>>>> burritos and chilli con carne and such... Or maybe a nice >>>>>>>>>> mixed salad once in a while (with or without feta cheese) > >>>>>>>>> I'm thinking that tacos, burritos and chili have the same basic >>>>>>>>> ingredients: beef, beans, corn, spicy. What do I know? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Possibly, I'm not mexican. They were all the foodstuffs I assume >>>>>>>> they have in Mexico. They may well have other stuff not >>>>>>>> containing the same ingredients. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I'm not supposed to drink coffee. I imagine in Mexico, I >>>>>>>>>>> would have sore swollen joints and never sleep and be, >>>>>>>>>>> therefore, horribly homesick. >>>>>>>>>> Now you are jut making up excuses. But don't move to Mexico >>>>>>>>>> then, and live with the wind and the cold and the snow on the >>>>>>>>>> wires. It was just a suggestion. Or you could move to some >>>>>>>>>> other place that don't have those types of weather. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *eye roll* >>>>>>>>> I never said I wanted to move. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well, then what are you going to do about the wind and the cold >>>>>>>> and the snow on the wires? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Survive it. >>>>>>> I was going to say 'take it like a man' but then a man would >>>>>>> whine about it a whole bunch. >>>>>> >>>>>> Not James Bond. He would just shoot it with some ridiculously >>>>>> outsized gun - or f*ck it, which symbolically is much the same >>>>>> thing. >>>>>> >>>>> This is what happens when you watch a children's show about a guy >>>>> with a huge penis... >>>> I don't think Ian Fleming (or directors of JB movies) ever watched >>>> Dillermand. And anyway he (Dillermand) uses his penis to help his >>>> fellow human - not to reduce reasonably competent actresses to sex >>>> objects... >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As it turned out, the power did not go off here. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Probably because I filled the bathtub with water. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think it works like that. And if it does; salt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> water conducts electricity better than fresh water. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is blustery out there today. -20C with the wind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chill. The long range forecast is for 7C and rain next >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weekend. The weather is bipolar. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We've had mostly +/-1C at night here. And the heat pump >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is still not operational... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Uh-oh! >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quite. Still no change except I'm running out of things to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> burn. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I have lots of wood, Just bragging. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Good for you. I have a heat-pump connecting guy who isn't >>>>>>>>>>>> going to show up until after new-years. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I still have some stuff to burn, but it's mostly branches >>>>>>>>>>>> from various trees and rather messy. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Branches burn really quickly. You need a good overnight log. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Yes. But I don't have any... And I'm supposed to have the heat >>>>>>>>>> pump working any day now, and if not I shall be properly >>>>>>>>>> miffed - I might even make a sarcastic comment about it when >>>>>>>>>> he shows up. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Really? I can't imagine. >>>>>>>>> Does it seem smart to piss off the guy who's hooking up your >>>>>>>>> heat pump? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I might wait until the installation in complete (and tested) to >>>>>>>> deliver my sarcastic comment. Humour is all about timing... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's definitely all in the delivery. >>>>>> >>>>>> Exactly. I already have taken delivery of all the hardware, and he >>>>>> still isn't getting paid until it's operational... >>>>> >>>>> You would be foolish to pay 100% of the bill before (or to pay >>>>> tradespeople by the hour). >>>> >>>> Was that why I ended up paying for 2½ hours to have a stopcock and >>>> a dish-washer installed... And also had to complain about the >>>> components that were billed but never used? >>> >>> *googles stopcock* >> With safe search enabled? > Never! >> Also what else do you call that thing? > Gas shut-off valve? idk. It was for (or against) water, but okay... >>> Wow! They bill you for things they never used? They probably do that >>> here too. Especially to a woman. >> They probably do it the anyone who seems to not know how to do things >> themselves. Like people who hire someone to install a dish-washer. > > That would be most people. > Of course, if the installer mentioned a stopcock, the 12 year old in my > head would be giggling uncontrollably. Really, now! It's a perfectly ordinary british word. Just like the stopper for the hole in a (wood) barrel is a 'bung' that is inserted into the barrel's 'bung hole'. >>>> On the other hand I still haven't received the bill for putting op >>>> the water heater (different plumber and pre-agreed price). >>> >>> They'll find you eventually. >> I have no doubt, but it bothers me to have an outstanding bill like >> that for months and I have to set money aside for when it turns up. >> > You could always call them about it. It may come to that. -- BeH
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