Re: First major snowfall this year

From	Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com>
Newsgroups	alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Subject	Re: First major snowfall this year
Date	2023-02-28 13:02 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
news:ttj1or$3bbuf$2@dont-email.me: 

> On 26.02.2023 15.40, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:tte3ja$2m3ub$3@dont-email.me: 
>> 
>>> On 25.02.2023 16.04, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> news:ttat3a$2940f$3@dont-email.me: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 23.02.2023 13.40, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:tt5red$1jfvl$4@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 21.02.2023 20.36, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:tt0q1q$sb3n$4@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 19.02.2023 20.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>> news:tsrqj5$5qme$6@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 2/17/23 13:10, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tsm859$3cbfc$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 15.02.2023 20.34, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:tsj9u3$2v6fq$1@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 14.02.2023 23.47, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:ts6j6i$15u60$5@dont-email.me:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.02.2023 14.06, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Today I received my new socks; norvegian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wool socks, suitable for use in polar
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regions (and also inside for people with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cold feet). They 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are really, really good. I even went for a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> walk wearing a pair of my new socks and my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feet were nice and toasty all the way. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I love my new socks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wow! And just in time for Valentine's day.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He's not getting any of my socks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's right. Save them for the dryer monster.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's wool socks. It's hand washing and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> drip-drying only. Also I don't have a dryer. Or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> monster. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wash wool clothing items in the washing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> machine. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm glad I have a dryer. Who wants to go outside
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and hang clothes on a line in winter or when it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 40C and humid in the summer? Besides the impact
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on my comfort, the clothes wouldn't dry.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's almost always enough wind here to ensure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the clothes will be dry eventually. And it gets
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some fresh air as well. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I should do my laundry at your place.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure that a financially viable option, even
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> considering the electricity you would save.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I *knew* you were going to say that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am known for being frugal...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> With my money, apparently.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On your behalf...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Until your last post, I had a feeling that you would do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything to dissuade me from visiting you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Spiderman movie post, you mean?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. In this thread.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh. You are probably never going to do it in any case. For
>>>>>>>>>>>>> one thing you have to work...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, I work 365 days a year without any vacation.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have heard about the terrible work/life balance being
>>>>>>>>>>> practiced in America. You have my sympathy.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *sigh*
>>>>>>>>>> a) I was being sarcastic;
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I knew that. I'm so proud. That was why I moved on to
>>>>>>>>> counter-sarcasm, where instead of reacting directly to the
>>>>>>>>> sarcasm one replies to the literal meaning of the statement -
>>>>>>>>> ideally with sarcasm of ones own. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's not working for you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We have been over this before, haven't we. The sarcasm works
>>>>>>> whether the recipient picks up on it or not...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *eye roll*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, yes. You tricked me with your ascerbic wit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> b) I think it's US Americans who have the lowest number of
>>>>>>>>>> paid vacation days.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Probably - I don't think they have any mandated.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *shrug*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> c) Why would a Spiderman movie scare me off?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dunno. That was my last post that day. But maybe you feared a
>>>>>>>>> Marvel Movie Marathon...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nah.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Okay then. I have a spectacularly horrible Hulk-movie somewhere
>>>>>>> on my back-up disks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I will have no problem dozing off during it.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is vary loud in some scenes, with all the smashing going on.
>>>>
>>>> I'm a very sound sleeper.
>>>> When I go out, I go out ...
>>>
>>> It's not very polite to leave in the middle of the movie...
>> 
>> I left my body...
> 
> You are one of them, are you. Them that leave their stuff
> everywhere... 
> 

Yeah. That way my stuff is easy to find.
Does it stress you out?


>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Spiderman *eye roll*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> He's Amazing, you know.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> If you have to advertise ...
>>>>>>>>>>>> It's like how seriously should I take a sale when the word
>>>>>>>>>>>> 'sale' is permanently etched in the store window?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> About as serious as a sale where you can't see the 'before'
>>>>>>>>>>> price... 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> There was no before price.
>>>>>>>>>> It's all psychological.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> There is always a before price. At least here. It is
>>>>>>>>> 'unethical marketing' to have goods "on sale" if it doesn't
>>>>>>>>> concern normal stock at reduced prices. The retailer will get
>>>>>>>>> a strongly worded letter from the relevant authorities. Maybe
>>>>>>>>> even a fine. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Oh dear lord! Not the strongly worded letter!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yuppers. The shame will be unbearable. (Also it will be
>>>>>>> published.) 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> One of the retailers here sends a flyer every week.  There are
>>>>>>>> items in the flyer that are the regular price and have no
>>>>>>>> mention of sale. I think people perceive these items as being
>>>>>>>> on sale because they are in the flyer. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A bit shady, but definitely not the only example of shops trying
>>>>>>> to profit from customers lack of leading comprehension.
>>>>>>> The 'trick' I dislike most is when prices are 'From' some
>>>>>>> amount. Like the one I saw once where cheese was an optional
>>>>>>> extra in a cheeseburger. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A lot of restaurants are like that now.
>>>>>> Everything is an option.
>>>>>> The hamburger comes with fries. You can upgrade to a house salad
>>>>>> for $1 more OR you can get the 'premium' sides like caesar salad
>>>>>> or sweet potato fries for $3.50
>>>>>
>>>>> That's a deli counter, not a restaurant. Restaurants have chefs
>>>>> who design meals which are printed on the menu to offer a
>>>>> well-rounded eating experience. [Grump-grump]
>>>>
>>>> We have a broad spectrumm of restuarants here. 
>>>> The upscale ones have chefs.
>>>
>>> The rest only serves pre-packaged tv-dinners(tm) or what? I guess
>>> they don't allow substitutions either...
>>>
>> 
>> The other restaurants have cooks.
> 
> When is a cook not a chef?
> 

https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/chefs-and-cooks/

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    Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-10 20:40 +0100
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