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Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase

From Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com>
Newsgroups aus.cars
Subject Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase
Date 2023-12-09 14:02 +1100
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Sylvia Else wrote:
> On 08-Dec-23 7:32 pm, Mighty Mouse wrote:
>> Sylvia Else wrote:
>>> On 08-Dec-23 4:07 pm, jonz wrote:
>>>> On 8/12/2023 11:07 am, Sylvia Else wrote:
>>>>> On 08-Dec-23 8:26 am, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>>>> In aus.cars Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>> On 08-Dec-23 4:09 am, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Something to watch out for.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why are you assuming that it's a bad thing ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you like wall-warts everywhere, then fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Huh. I can see a few reasons why I wouldn't like a DC pedestal fan,
>>>>>> but I honestly never thought that anyone would be bothered by the
>>>>>> meer presence of a plugpack on a wall.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I suppose they can be awkward to use with extension lead though,
>>>>>> which a fan could often be used with.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I find that plug packs, especially the higher power ones, often 
>>>>> take up more than their fair share of space on a power socket, and 
>>>>> render the adjacent socket unusable.
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> Use a pair of *handed* adapters
>>>>>
>>>>> Sylvia.
>>>>
>>>
>>> There are various ways of addressing the problem, but I don't like 
>>> having to.
>>
>> life in the western word is tough, isn't it. surely you'd be better 
>> off in Gaza or the Ukraine right now..
>>
>>>
>>> Sylvia.
>>
>>
> That fact that people in some parts of the world are suffering badly, 
> and dying, in no way means that I should accept minor inconveniences 
> when I don't have to. My doing so wouldn't help those people at all.

true enough. I'm just saying if your house was destroyed, and family 
members raped and killed, you'd have something worth complaining about.

>
>
> Sylvia.


-- 
Have a nice day!..

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OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-07 21:58 +1100
  Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-07 22:05 +1100
    Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-07 22:54 +1100
      Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-07 22:58 +1100
      Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-12-08 06:17 +1000
        Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-08 11:03 +1100
  Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-08 04:09 +1100
    Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-08 07:03 +1100
    Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-08 08:11 +1100
      Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-12-08 07:26 +1000
        Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-08 10:59 +1100
          Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-08 11:06 +1100
            Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> - 2023-12-08 10:56 +1000
            Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2023-12-08 13:21 +1100
            Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 04:58 +1100
          Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-08 12:26 +1100
            Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-08 15:03 +1100
          Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2023-12-08 16:18 +1000
            Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-08 21:43 +1100
              Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2023-12-09 09:25 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 19:15 +1100
          Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 04:55 +1100
            Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-09 11:48 +1100
              Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-09 13:05 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-09 19:18 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 19:19 +1100
              Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 19:18 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-09 19:19 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-10 04:45 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-10 12:47 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-10 19:14 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-10 19:30 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-10 21:52 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-10 22:22 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-11 04:54 +1100
        Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-08 11:07 +1100
          Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-08 12:12 +1100
          Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2023-12-08 15:46 +1100
            Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-08 19:34 +1100
              Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-08 20:20 +1100
          Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase jonz <not-here@over-there.org> - 2023-12-08 16:07 +1100
            Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-08 16:55 +1100
              Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-08 19:32 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-12-08 21:42 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-09 14:02 +1100
              Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase jonz <not-here@over-there.org> - 2023-12-09 10:46 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-09 13:04 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2023-12-09 14:32 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-09 15:34 +1100
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> - 2023-12-09 16:36 +1000
                Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2023-12-09 21:38 +1100
          Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2023-12-08 16:23 +1000
          Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 04:59 +1100
      Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 04:52 +1100

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