It still annoys me that I get logged out of this site every couple of weeks. For two days, I thought there were no new posts, until it occurred to me to see if I was logged out.
I posted early this morning...by the time I checked back around 10:00 am I was logged off.
We also have a fire blanket in the kitchen ie. a specifically rated product for that purpose.
Speaking of kitchens : you may be aware that I am replacing ours. Or should I say I'm paying others to do so. Did you know that alabaster is a form of white ? Or that a color with the title clotted cream actually looks like dried pus ? I went through the parody on the weekend of pretending that I had any style sense or intuition as regards color choice. At most I could rule out that the stove color didn't clash with the cupboard color and/or the flooring. Apparently the satin characteristic refers to non-specular surface reflections. Hmmmm ... the nuances are endless. Or should I say it exceeds machine infinity* for my fashion event timer ( 256 seconds ).
I was on much firmer intellectual ground by saying things like :
- "how much does that cost ?"
- "I'll be having a quote, not an estimate, mate"
- "You do know what the phrase 'next week' actually means in the spacetime continuum ? I will indicate via the use of a calendar for you what those actual days are. I can offset that for you in units of time ( your choice ) from this moment forwards if you so wish."
- "rounded corners on the cupboard handles will the reduce the risk of future scalp suturing".
Cheers, Mike.
* Thereupon my mind resets without knowledge of that reset ie. cache flush and go to ring zero POST routine. At that point others have to remove me from the show-room and place me in the car until the interaction with Bloggs Bros Kitchens is complete.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
But those fires also need to be controlled and located wisely
Exactly!! Down our road a couple of years ago a chap had a bonfire in his back garden, went indoors for a cup of tea, returned outside to find that he had burned down his neighbours fence!!
@Mike - actually a fire blanket is a good idea, I'll look into that.
Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)
Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
- "You do know what the phrase 'next week' actually means in the spacetime continuum ? I will indicate via the use of a calendar for you what those actual days are. I can offset that for you in units of time ( your choice ) from this moment forwards if you so wish."
I HATE THAT when contractors don't show up on time and don't call either!! I called an electrical contractor 3 weeks ago to do several small jobs in my new home, he showed up the next day to price the job but then took 10 days to give me the price!! I should have known then that 'schedule' was not in his vocabulary but when his secretary called to schedule to do the job within 3 days I said yes. The morning of the appt they DID call and cancel, some restaurant had a major flood and needed to be up and running asap so they moved me to the next day. HAH they didn't show up nor call so I called them at noon, they said they would be there at 8:30am, they said 'we forgot' and have already sent everyone home...WTF it's a TUESDAY!! They rescheduled for the following Tuesday and didn't show up again, I called at 9am this time and after several back and forth phone calls they showed up at 10:30am. BUT they only did half the work saying they would come back 'next week' to finish the rest. That was LAST week and they never called or showed up so on Friday at lunch time I called them and said 'I guess you aren't coming this week either huh' and they said 'we forgot'!!! They are SUPPOSED to be here again this morning, but I am not hopeful and am considering telling them to never come and I will call someone else!! This company was very highly rated on Angie's List and every thing I've read said they were great...they are NOT!!
But those fires also need to be controlled and located wisely
Exactly!! Down our road a couple of years ago a chap had a bonfire in his back garden, went indoors for a cup of tea, returned outside to find that he had burned down his neighbours fence!!
@Mike - actually a fire blanket is a good idea, I'll look into that.
Chris be very careful pointing an extinguisher at the 'base' of an oil fire with a fire extinguisher especially if the oil fire is in a kitchen, those things have lots of power and you could end up splashing hot oil everywhere. When you replace it take it outside and put some water in a pan and spray the water with the extinguisher and you will see what I mean. Spray so you are upwind of course but you should see the water get pushed out of the pan by the force of the pressure of the powder. We used to tell people to use a lid, fire blanket, or spray above the fire and let the powder settle onto it. Kitchens have walls everywhere and especially around stove tops, so you can try spraying the wall and letting the powder settle onto the grease putting out the fire. At that point it's a major cleanup job no matter what you do anyway.
Ah. Well. One can regress in the initial conversation to establish their view of the calendar concept. Kindly explain that you're not after eclipse predictions, but the more basic ideas like eg. if today happens to be a Sunday and then I add seven more days to get another Sunday then how many days are there in a week ? That sort of thing .....
...... I'll admit that then hazards occasion of the follow-up topic : what is the number seven ? My dogs know that. They get a butcher's bone each Saturday morning. A doddle.
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) Speaking of accidents & kitchens : I miss Annie. :-(
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
* Thereupon my mind resets without knowledge of that reset ie. cache flush and go to ring zero POST routine. At that point others have to remove me from the show-room and place me in the car until the interaction with Bloggs Bros Kitchens is complete.
Haha, I can already image the cartoon of the dog in your avatar ending up in such an endless loop. I too am male so lack the fashion routine in my programming.
I found all this out by examining my core dump printouts ( I regain consciousness within a pile of them ). I've tracked it in the code to my brainstem, I found the implant via MRI. All I can say for certain is that I wasn't born with it.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Chris S_2 wrote:Fat fires
And different places have a different type chart http://www.femalifesafety.org/types-of-fires.html
Know where you are and what kind of extinguisher to use. Have it serviced regularly.
and ABC are not for use on K grease fires.
David S wrote:It still annoys
I posted early this morning...by the time I checked back around 10:00 am I was logged off.
Seti Classic Final Total: 11446 WU.
And other types of fire need
And other types of fire need wood! A typical camp fire will do nicely on that.
But those fires also need to be controlled and located wisely so they won't be growing any bigger then intended.
We also have a fire blanket
We also have a fire blanket in the kitchen ie. a specifically rated product for that purpose.
Speaking of kitchens : you may be aware that I am replacing ours. Or should I say I'm paying others to do so. Did you know that alabaster is a form of white ? Or that a color with the title clotted cream actually looks like dried pus ? I went through the parody on the weekend of pretending that I had any style sense or intuition as regards color choice. At most I could rule out that the stove color didn't clash with the cupboard color and/or the flooring. Apparently the satin characteristic refers to non-specular surface reflections. Hmmmm ... the nuances are endless. Or should I say it exceeds machine infinity* for my fashion event timer ( 256 seconds ).
I was on much firmer intellectual ground by saying things like :
- "how much does that cost ?"
- "I'll be having a quote, not an estimate, mate"
- "You do know what the phrase 'next week' actually means in the spacetime continuum ? I will indicate via the use of a calendar for you what those actual days are. I can offset that for you in units of time ( your choice ) from this moment forwards if you so wish."
- "rounded corners on the cupboard handles will the reduce the risk of future scalp suturing".
Cheers, Mike.
* Thereupon my mind resets without knowledge of that reset ie. cache flush and go to ring zero POST routine. At that point others have to remove me from the show-room and place me in the car until the interaction with Bloggs Bros Kitchens is complete.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Exactly!! Down our road a
Exactly!! Down our road a couple of years ago a chap had a bonfire in his back garden, went indoors for a cup of tea, returned outside to find that he had burned down his neighbours fence!!
@Mike - actually a fire blanket is a good idea, I'll look into that.
Waiting for Godot & salvation :-)
Why do doctors have to practice?
You'd think they'd have got it right by now
Mike Hewson wrote: - "You do
I HATE THAT when contractors don't show up on time and don't call either!! I called an electrical contractor 3 weeks ago to do several small jobs in my new home, he showed up the next day to price the job but then took 10 days to give me the price!! I should have known then that 'schedule' was not in his vocabulary but when his secretary called to schedule to do the job within 3 days I said yes. The morning of the appt they DID call and cancel, some restaurant had a major flood and needed to be up and running asap so they moved me to the next day. HAH they didn't show up nor call so I called them at noon, they said they would be there at 8:30am, they said 'we forgot' and have already sent everyone home...WTF it's a TUESDAY!! They rescheduled for the following Tuesday and didn't show up again, I called at 9am this time and after several back and forth phone calls they showed up at 10:30am. BUT they only did half the work saying they would come back 'next week' to finish the rest. That was LAST week and they never called or showed up so on Friday at lunch time I called them and said 'I guess you aren't coming this week either huh' and they said 'we forgot'!!! They are SUPPOSED to be here again this morning, but I am not hopeful and am considering telling them to never come and I will call someone else!! This company was very highly rated on Angie's List and every thing I've read said they were great...they are NOT!!
Chris S_2 wrote: But those
Chris be very careful pointing an extinguisher at the 'base' of an oil fire with a fire extinguisher especially if the oil fire is in a kitchen, those things have lots of power and you could end up splashing hot oil everywhere. When you replace it take it outside and put some water in a pan and spray the water with the extinguisher and you will see what I mean. Spray so you are upwind of course but you should see the water get pushed out of the pan by the force of the pressure of the powder. We used to tell people to use a lid, fire blanket, or spray above the fire and let the powder settle onto it. Kitchens have walls everywhere and especially around stove tops, so you can try spraying the wall and letting the powder settle onto the grease putting out the fire. At that point it's a major cleanup job no matter what you do anyway.
Ah. Well. One can regress in
Ah. Well. One can regress in the initial conversation to establish their view of the calendar concept. Kindly explain that you're not after eclipse predictions, but the more basic ideas like eg. if today happens to be a Sunday and then I add seven more days to get another Sunday then how many days are there in a week ? That sort of thing .....
...... I'll admit that then hazards occasion of the follow-up topic : what is the number seven ? My dogs know that. They get a butcher's bone each Saturday morning. A doddle.
Cheers, Mike.
( edit ) Speaking of accidents & kitchens : I miss Annie. :-(
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
Mike Hewson wrote:* Thereupon
Haha, I can already image the cartoon of the dog in your avatar ending up in such an endless loop. I too am male so lack the fashion routine in my programming.
I found all this out by
I found all this out by examining my core dump printouts ( I regain consciousness within a pile of them ). I've tracked it in the code to my brainstem, I found the implant via MRI. All I can say for certain is that I wasn't born with it.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal