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Re: First major snowfall this year

From BeH <oldman@wits.end>
Newsgroups alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Subject Re: First major snowfall this year
Date 2023-01-03 17:42 +0100
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References (8 earlier) <XnsAF7C67FE0F46CKamilot@88.198.57.247> <ton8pd$1fp5$1@gioia.aioe.org> <XnsAF7E63ED1436Kamilot@88.198.57.247> <tos9m0$1i7i$1@gioia.aioe.org> <XnsAF7F8F8744327Kamilot@88.198.57.247>

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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?

>>>>>>>>> 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...

-- 
BeH

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      Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-24 14:35 +0100
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          Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2022-12-25 20:58 +0100
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                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-01 16:42 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2023-01-01 19:06 +0000
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                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2023-01-03 20:26 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-04 18:01 +0100
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                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-05 14:59 +0100
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                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-06 16:26 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2023-01-06 19:20 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-08 10:46 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot@gmail.com> - 2023-01-08 19:51 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-09 19:11 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-09 21:33 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-10 20:40 +0100
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                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-11 20:49 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-12 11:44 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-12 18:03 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-13 11:44 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-14 17:03 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-15 15:29 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-16 22:42 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-17 11:54 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-19 19:16 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-20 13:38 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-20 22:39 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-21 14:36 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <oldman@wits.end> - 2023-01-22 20:59 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-24 12:55 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH on Usenet <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-01-25 19:12 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-25 18:55 +0000
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                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-27 13:29 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-01-28 01:11 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-01-28 15:08 +0000
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                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-03 12:33 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-03 23:14 +0100
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                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-07 15:19 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-08 02:06 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-08 12:19 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-09 00:13 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-09 13:06 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-11 00:15 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-14 22:47 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-15 19:57 +0100
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-15 20:34 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-02-16 21:45 +0000
                Re: First major snowfall this year Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-02-17 12:10 +0000
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