Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Sylvia Else Newsgroups: aus.cars,aus.electronics Subject: Re: OT: Pedestal fan purchase Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2023 21:52:00 +1100 Lines: 63 Message-ID: References: <6572389d@news.ausics.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 6Ey5vwASA5Hof5nv60x4wQGTjEXcQO0Qbr15nAas1MrEuqHaQI Cancel-Lock: sha1:IoG5IMSYt+6lpMttdk65pa5B2mw= sha256:ClYFhHbyXajUOqqU0lOZXiqXQNWaZiOB5QxuTOaqJ0w= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.15.1 Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com aus.cars:363108 aus.electronics:35697 On 10-Dec-23 7:30 pm, Xeno wrote: > On 10/12/2023 7:14 pm, Rod Speed wrote: >> Xeno wrote >>> Rod Speed wrote >>>> Xeno wrote >>>>> Rod Speed wrote >>>>>> Xeno wrote >>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote >>>>>>>> Xeno wrote >>>>>>>>> Computer Nerd Kev wrote >>>>>>>>>> Sylvia Else wrote >>>>>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Wall Warts are a PITA. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>  Don't buy that. >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yeah, I don't buy anything with wall warts either if there's an >>>>>>> alternative. >>>>>>  More fool you, and that's not what I meant. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The company buys in a heap of wall warts that are already Aus >>>>>>>>> certified for 230V so they don't need tohave the fan itself >>>>>>>>> certified. Cheaping out is all it is. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>  Its bullshit to claim that that's all it is. >>>>>> >>>>>>> Ok, you enlighten us on *your* reasoning behind the wall wart >>>>>>> plague! >>>>>>  There is no plague. >>>>>>  Its the sensible way to do things. >>>> >>>>> There's a wall wart plague here. >> >>>>  Nope. The same number of plugged in devices regardless >>>> of whether there are powered with a wall wart or not. >> >>>>> Damn near everything has a wall wart these days. >> >>>>  The same number of plugged in devices regardless >>>> of whether there are powered with a wall wart or not. >> >>> Your avoidance of the question noted! >> >> No question was avoided, fuckwit. > > I see Rod is back into Rod mode. No, wait, he hasn't mentioned any flushing yet. Sylvia.