Random Rants 92 - Not Enough Snerk

[Takhisis]

I was too busy FEEDING MY BABY.

I've just realised that since you don't have to hold the baby in one hand and a bottle in the bother you could have one hand free for moving the table yourself.

I love summer. It's nice to be outside. And I love bees ... we need them and they're so cute. I keep a tube of Neutrogena spf 100 sunblock in my purse for protection.

Don't you love the smell of the air in summer? And seeing all the green everywhere? And what about cooling off with water and such?

It's wonderful <3

I do, but with the brutal heatwave of this past summer I found the season less enjoyable than in by-gone pre-confinement years. Spring and autumn seem better.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I've just realised that since you don't have to hold the baby in one hand and a bottle in the bother you could have one hand free for moving the table yourself.

I do, but with the brutal heatwave of this past summer I found the season less enjoyable than in by-gone pre-confinement years. Spring and autumn seem better.

Actually, it might just help to put the tabletop on a turntable that would let it be set to any angle (horizontally-speaking). Have a mechanism that can lock it into the desired position and it's done. No need to buy Mr. KB a protractor.

 

[Takhisis]

Yes, I already mentioned to her the possibility of putting it on a mechanised lazy susan.

 

[The_J]

Not sure what my upstairs neighbours are doing, but there's a chance they have 2 angry baboons fighting.

(okay, it's not that bad, there's no screaming and things, doesn't sound like a domestic fight, but they're making a lot of noise; at least the damn tiny and squeaky dog isn't making any noises)

EDIT: Other rant: Next week I'm in NL, and trying to meet up with some old friends. Due to the long weekend, nobody is there though . Asked 8 people so far, of which 7 are not in the country or otherwise unavailable, and got 1 "maybe".
At least I'm also there for a wedding, and at least one guy whom I've not see for a while will be there over the weekend.
But damn, unlucky timing.

 

[Synobun]

EDIT: Other rant: Next week I'm in NL, and trying to meet up with some old friends. Due to the long weekend, nobody is there though . Asked 8 people so far, of which 7 are not in the country or otherwise unavailable, and got 1 "maybe".
At least I'm also there for a wedding, and at least one guy whom I've not see for a while will be there over the weekend.
But damn, unlucky timing.

My friend in France travels so much. So do all of her acquaintances/friends in Europe. I have no idea how anyone there maintains friendships. Whenever I send her anything, I always have to ask where she'll be in two weeks so that I'm sure it goes to the right address.

 

[Synobun]

My body no longer accepts banh mi. That was a nice, short-lived food obsession. Not sure what part of it is suddenly no longer kosher, but I suppose it's unimportant. Maybe the daikon.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

My body no longer accepts banh mi. That was a nice, short-lived food obsession. Not sure what part of it is suddenly no longer kosher, but I suppose it's unimportant. Maybe the daikon.

I had to look that up, having no clue at all what it is. Are the carrots always supposed to be pickled? If you have problems with vinegar or other acidic foods, that might be your problem (or part of it, anyway).

 

[Synobun]

I had to look that up, having no clue at all what it is. Are the carrots always supposed to be pickled? If you have problems with vinegar or other acidic foods, that might be your problem (or part of it, anyway).

The kind I get doesn't have anything pickled, I don't think. It's honey garlic chicken, some kind of mayo blend, shredded carrot and daikon, and cucumber. In theory it's also supposed to have cilantro and jalapeno but I don't partake in either.

I do have issues with acidity, but only in the context of heartburn. I miss tomatoes.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

The kind I get doesn't have anything pickled, I don't think. It's honey garlic chicken, some kind of mayo blend, shredded carrot and daikon, and cucumber. In theory it's also supposed to have cilantro and jalapeno but I don't partake in either.

I do have issues with acidity, but only in the context of heartburn. I miss tomatoes.

Tomatoes give me problems as well, but I've got a prescription for that - I had to give up oranges and most other citrus (I can't even tolerate fake grapefruit), but I refuse to give up tomatoes. I just need to make sure I don't eat tomato soup on the same day that I have pasta or hot dogs.

But there is a home remedy to help - unsalted crackers. Usually just a few will do the trick, along with drinking water. Just work at it slowly.

 

[The_J]

My friend in France travels so much. So do all of her acquaintances/friends in Europe. I have no idea how anyone there maintains friendships. Whenever I send her anything, I always have to ask where she'll be in two weeks so that I'm sure it goes to the right address.

Your friend doesn't have a permant address ?

The train system here is just a lot better than yours, and the distances are shorter. Makes it easy to go on a 1-day city trip, or just for the weekend somewhere.
(TBH money is more the limiting factor normally)

 

[Synobun]

Your friend doesn't have a permant address ?

The train system here is just a lot better than yours, and the distances are shorter. Makes it easy to go on a 1-day city trip, or just for the weekend somewhere.
(TBH money is more the limiting factor normally)

She has... four. Used to be five. Yeah.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Your friend doesn't have a permant address ?

The train system here is just a lot better than yours, and the distances are shorter. Makes it easy to go on a 1-day city trip, or just for the weekend somewhere.
(TBH money is more the limiting factor normally)

The more I read Harry Potter stories, the more I become convinced that we should all switch to using owls to deliver the mail. No stamps needed, and the owls can always find the person you want to send the letter or parcel to.

The expenses involved are either buying or renting the owl, and the owls usually expect treats and a drink of water for their trouble. If it's been a long trip, they might need a perch to rest or veterinary care if exhausted. Oh, and if the owl is in a hurry or annoyed with you, it might land in your food if the delivery comes at meal time. If it's really pissed off, it might bite you.

The upside is that it's really fast service, usually same-day or next-day. No permanent address is needed, since the owl just knows how to find people.

 

[Samson]

The more I read Harry Potter stories, the more I become convinced that we should all switch to using owls to deliver the mail. No stamps needed, and the owls can always find the person you want to send the letter or parcel to.

The expenses involved are either buying or renting the owl, and the owls usually expect treats and a drink of water for their trouble. If it's been a long trip, they might need a perch to rest or veterinary care if exhausted. Oh, and if the owl is in a hurry or annoyed with you, it might land in your food if the delivery comes at meal time. If it's really pissed off, it might bite you.

The upside is that it's really fast service, usually same-day or next-day. No permanent address is needed, since the owl just knows how to find people.

You may like this story:

Pigeon flies past broadband in data speed race

Ten USB key-laden pigeons were released from a Yorkshire farm at the same time a five-minute video upload was begun.
An hour and a quarter later, the pigeons had reached their destination in Skegness 120km away, while only 24% of a 300MB file had uploaded.
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Similar:

A South African information technology company on Wednesday proved it was faster for them to transmit data with a carrier pigeon than to send it using Telkom, the country's leading internet service provider.
Local news agency SAPA reported the 11-month-old pigeon, Winston, took one hour and eight minutes to fly 50 miles from Unlimited IT's offices near Pietermaritzburg to the coastal city of Durban with a data card was strapped to his leg.
Including downloading, the transfer took two hours, six minutes and 57 seconds — the time it took for only four percent of the data to be transferred using a Telkom line.​

 

[The_J]

She has... four. Used to be five. Yeah.

I'll say that this is highly unusual .

 

[Kyriakos]

There's no in-between in seasons anymore. Going from low 10s to high 30s is deadly, as well as ominous.

 

[r16]

the inability to know whether ı really did not say all the Space Shuttle astronauts are all faster men and women alive than Captain Pete Mitchell or did not accept the challenge which might have been there 2 years ago but like not there now . Even if ı don't like Cruise , the Frenchies reportedly gave him fighter jets and a 6 minute standing ovation at Cannes , there has to be some reason for that , right ? Despite that the film is cool , in quite a way ... Oh , USAF will do , too ... People will even suggest that the expeditionaries downed a Sukhoi in honour of the film , won't they ?

 

[Valka D'Ur]

There's no in-between in seasons anymore. Going from low 10s to high 30s is deadly, as well as ominous.

Prior to last summer's heat dome, the worst heat wave I can recall was in the summer of 2011 when I'd just moved into my second apartment. The windows all faced west, and the only rooms without windows were the kitchen and bathroom. It was so hot that it never actually cooled off enough for a proper sleep, though I got desperate enough to try around 4 am. Less than 4 hours later things started heating up again.

So what I did during that time was make up beds for the cats in the kitchen (Chloe was still alive then), leave out extra food and several bowls of water, and escaped to the air-conditioned mall. I didn't buy much while there... just spent most of the time sipping on cold drinks (juice or slushes) and reading.

This heat wave happened in September. As in the temperature was in the high 20s/low-to-mid-30s Celsius.

Those temperatures just aren't normal for September. September means a cool nip in the morning air, the leaves are turning a variety of glorious fall colors, there's the wonderful smell in the air of ripe crabapples, and first frost. Some years the first snow comes in September. It's not supposed to have July temperatures.

As for last year, I never want to experience that again. If I hadn't been able to get a fan, I'd have ended up in the hospital from heat stroke. Hundreds of people in BC and Alberta, plus who knows how many pets and livestock died last summer due to the heat dome.

 

[Takhisis]

No permanent address is needed, since the owl just knows how to find people.

I've always wondered why nobody ever thought to just waylay owls to use them to find their target locations.

 

[tjs282]

I've always wondered why nobody ever thought to just waylay owls to use them to find their target locations.

That happened to Hedwig in OotP...

 

[Valka D'Ur]

That happened to Hedwig in OotP...

Yep. Dumbledore intercepted Harry's mail that summer before he was brought to 12 Grimmauld Place.

Hedwig was famous for being Harry's owl, so that also made her a target for Death Eaters.