Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
May 8th 2005, 9:37 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Mon, 09 May 2005 10:16:17 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
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>nitram writes:
>> Have you turned off the heating or have you no control of it?
>There are control knobs on the radiators, but they don't have that much
>of an effect, since the hot water pipes that serve the radiators are in
>the same room and radiate about as much heat themselves. The
>temperature of the radiators doesn't seem to change much even after I
>adjust them.
If there is no water flow, how is the heat travelling?
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>nitram writes:
>> Have you turned off the heating or have you no control of it?
>There are control knobs on the radiators, but they don't have that much
>of an effect, since the hot water pipes that serve the radiators are in
>the same room and radiate about as much heat themselves. The
>temperature of the radiators doesn't seem to change much even after I
>adjust them.
If there is no water flow, how is the heat travelling?
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May 8th 2005, 9:47 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Mon, 09 May 2005 09:37:24 GMT, Deep Foiled Malls
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>On Mon, 09 May 2005 10:16:17 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>nitram writes:
>>> Have you turned off the heating or have you no control of it?
>>There are control knobs on the radiators, but they don't have that much
>>of an effect, since the hot water pipes that serve the radiators are in
>>the same room and radiate about as much heat themselves. The
>>temperature of the radiators doesn't seem to change much even after I
>>adjust them.
>If there is no water flow, how is the heat travelling?
I've had a similar problem. You can turn off the radiator taps, but
the water still flows through the pipes that feed the radiators.
Crappy plumbing. The solution is to insulate the pipes with insulating
foam that you can buy cheap in any DIY place.
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>On Mon, 09 May 2005 10:16:17 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>nitram writes:
>>> Have you turned off the heating or have you no control of it?
>>There are control knobs on the radiators, but they don't have that much
>>of an effect, since the hot water pipes that serve the radiators are in
>>the same room and radiate about as much heat themselves. The
>>temperature of the radiators doesn't seem to change much even after I
>>adjust them.
>If there is no water flow, how is the heat travelling?
I've had a similar problem. You can turn off the radiator taps, but
the water still flows through the pipes that feed the radiators.
Crappy plumbing. The solution is to insulate the pipes with insulating
foam that you can buy cheap in any DIY place.
May 8th 2005, 9:57 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
nitram wrote:
> On Sun, 08 May 2005 20:59:26 GMT, [email protected] (Jim Ley)
> wrote:
>> On Sun, 08 May 2005 22:56:36 +0200, nitram <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> How many men posting here have a suit never mind have a
>>> perpetual one?
>>
>> I have a suit, I've worn it twice in the last 3 years, I fear I
>> really need to get a new one, which is a real waste of money,
>> but it's not that great a suit now.
>
> Me too and about the same frequency.
I have three business suits (black, grey, blue) and three dress suits.
I wear a business suit about once a month. During daylight, I'll wear
the black jacket with the grey pant.
I also have three dress suits. The woolen one, that I bought used
about fifty years ago and looks it, I wear on special occasions such
as "vintage balls" and the like.
One's jacket no longer fits but I wear the pants with a white dinner
jacket.
The other I wear Saturday nights (next is May 28) at dance
conventions. I'll wear it at the Black & White Symphony Ball June 11:
". . . probably the biggest and baadest bash on Earth! Expect more
than ten thousand attendees".
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Saturday, June 11; 8-1: $220
Black & White Symphony Ball and Opening Ceremony and Light Show at
Civic Center. Many bands play in several venues. Food, still and
sparkling wines, beer, and sodas included. In advance: Ages 21-30,
$160; others, $200; Groups, 11 for $1,500 from the Symphony Box
Office, 275 Grove Street (Telephone: 864-6000, from 10-6). Proceeds
(portion of ticket tax deductible) support the San Francisco
Symphony's education programs. NOTE: This is probably the biggest and
baadest bash on Earth! Expect more than ten thousand attendees.
> On Sun, 08 May 2005 20:59:26 GMT, [email protected] (Jim Ley)
> wrote:
>> On Sun, 08 May 2005 22:56:36 +0200, nitram <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> How many men posting here have a suit never mind have a
>>> perpetual one?
>>
>> I have a suit, I've worn it twice in the last 3 years, I fear I
>> really need to get a new one, which is a real waste of money,
>> but it's not that great a suit now.
>
> Me too and about the same frequency.
I have three business suits (black, grey, blue) and three dress suits.
I wear a business suit about once a month. During daylight, I'll wear
the black jacket with the grey pant.
I also have three dress suits. The woolen one, that I bought used
about fifty years ago and looks it, I wear on special occasions such
as "vintage balls" and the like.
One's jacket no longer fits but I wear the pants with a white dinner
jacket.
The other I wear Saturday nights (next is May 28) at dance
conventions. I'll wear it at the Black & White Symphony Ball June 11:
". . . probably the biggest and baadest bash on Earth! Expect more
than ten thousand attendees".
__________________________________________________ _________________
A San Franciscan in (where else?) San Francisco.
< http://geocities.com/dancefest/ >-< http://geocities.com/iconoc/ >
ICQ: < http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 > ---> IClast at SFbay Net
From the SPECIAL EVENTS in San Francisco and environs page
<http://geocities.com/dancefest/Specials.html#t> at the site at Left
in the sig.
Saturday, June 11; 8-1: $220
Black & White Symphony Ball and Opening Ceremony and Light Show at
Civic Center. Many bands play in several venues. Food, still and
sparkling wines, beer, and sodas included. In advance: Ages 21-30,
$160; others, $200; Groups, 11 for $1,500 from the Symphony Box
Office, 275 Grove Street (Telephone: 864-6000, from 10-6). Proceeds
(portion of ticket tax deductible) support the San Francisco
Symphony's education programs. NOTE: This is probably the biggest and
baadest bash on Earth! Expect more than ten thousand attendees.
May 8th 2005, 11:31 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
Our excitement monitors are calibrated differently. I just had to
upgrade some Palm s/w that I bought ages ago. Normally that would
require irate shuffling through papers or searching through mailboxes.
Spotlight had located the thing in zilliseconds.
Likewise the letters I was working on last week.
Or the web pages I was updating this morning.
Small stuff, but adding up - a bigger change than Jaguar-Panther, IMO.
upgrade some Palm s/w that I bought ages ago. Normally that would
require irate shuffling through papers or searching through mailboxes.
Spotlight had located the thing in zilliseconds.
Likewise the letters I was working on last week.
Or the web pages I was updating this morning.
Small stuff, but adding up - a bigger change than Jaguar-Panther, IMO.
May 8th 2005, 11:34 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
Your neighbours must love you.
When I lived in Houston I tried to sleep with the windows open and the
a/c off. If I went to bed before the neighbours I was fine. Otherwise,
since they closed their windows and put on the a/c, my bedroom was too
noisy to get to sleep and I had to follow suit.
When I lived in Houston I tried to sleep with the windows open and the
a/c off. If I went to bed before the neighbours I was fine. Otherwise,
since they closed their windows and put on the a/c, my bedroom was too
noisy to get to sleep and I had to follow suit.
May 8th 2005, 11:58 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
In article <[email protected] .com>,
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Our excitement monitors are calibrated differently. I just had to
> upgrade some Palm s/w that I bought ages ago. Normally that would
> require irate shuffling through papers or searching through mailboxes.
> Spotlight had located the thing in zilliseconds.
Spotlight, Dashboard, Multi-AVChat are not maintenance upgrades.
jay
Mon May 09, 2005
mailto:[email protected]
>
> Likewise the letters I was working on last week.
>
> Or the web pages I was updating this morning.
>
> Small stuff, but adding up - a bigger change than Jaguar-Panther, IMO.
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Our excitement monitors are calibrated differently. I just had to
> upgrade some Palm s/w that I bought ages ago. Normally that would
> require irate shuffling through papers or searching through mailboxes.
> Spotlight had located the thing in zilliseconds.
Spotlight, Dashboard, Multi-AVChat are not maintenance upgrades.
jay
Mon May 09, 2005
mailto:[email protected]
>
> Likewise the letters I was working on last week.
>
> Or the web pages I was updating this morning.
>
> Small stuff, but adding up - a bigger change than Jaguar-Panther, IMO.
May 9th 2005, 12:59 am
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Mon, 9 May 2005 10:22:31 +0100, "Keith W"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> nitram writes:
>>> Windows - the energy efficient answer to air-conditioning :-)
>> Only if it is cooler outside than inside. And for it to really work,
>> you need more than one window, so air can move through the house. A
>> single window will not have much of an effect.
>Unless you use a fan, so much cheaper than AC
Now picture Mixi sitting naked in front of the computer with the wind
from the fan blowing through his hair...
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> nitram writes:
>>> Windows - the energy efficient answer to air-conditioning :-)
>> Only if it is cooler outside than inside. And for it to really work,
>> you need more than one window, so air can move through the house. A
>> single window will not have much of an effect.
>Unless you use a fan, so much cheaper than AC
Now picture Mixi sitting naked in front of the computer with the wind
from the fan blowing through his hair...
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May 9th 2005, 1:13 am
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Mon, 09 May 2005 11:47:09 +0200, nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 09 May 2005 09:37:24 GMT, Deep Foiled Malls
><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>>On Mon, 09 May 2005 10:16:17 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>>nitram writes:
>>>> Have you turned off the heating or have you no control of it?
>>>There are control knobs on the radiators, but they don't have that much
>>>of an effect, since the hot water pipes that serve the radiators are in
>>>the same room and radiate about as much heat themselves. The
>>>temperature of the radiators doesn't seem to change much even after I
>>>adjust them.
>>If there is no water flow, how is the heat travelling?
>I've had a similar problem. You can turn off the radiator taps, but
>the water still flows through the pipes that feed the radiators.
>Crappy plumbing. The solution is to insulate the pipes with insulating
>foam that you can buy cheap in any DIY place.
Mixi has no money though, and he is too honest to steal some from a
worksite or rubbish bin.
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>On Mon, 09 May 2005 09:37:24 GMT, Deep Foiled Malls
><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>>On Mon, 09 May 2005 10:16:17 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>>nitram writes:
>>>> Have you turned off the heating or have you no control of it?
>>>There are control knobs on the radiators, but they don't have that much
>>>of an effect, since the hot water pipes that serve the radiators are in
>>>the same room and radiate about as much heat themselves. The
>>>temperature of the radiators doesn't seem to change much even after I
>>>adjust them.
>>If there is no water flow, how is the heat travelling?
>I've had a similar problem. You can turn off the radiator taps, but
>the water still flows through the pipes that feed the radiators.
>Crappy plumbing. The solution is to insulate the pipes with insulating
>foam that you can buy cheap in any DIY place.
Mixi has no money though, and he is too honest to steal some from a
worksite or rubbish bin.
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May 9th 2005, 1:15 am
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Mon, 09 May 2005 12:59:40 GMT, Deep Foiled Malls
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>On Mon, 9 May 2005 10:22:31 +0100, "Keith W"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>>"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]. ..
>>> nitram writes:
>>>> Windows - the energy efficient answer to air-conditioning :-)
>>> Only if it is cooler outside than inside. And for it to really work,
>>> you need more than one window, so air can move through the house. A
>>> single window will not have much of an effect.
>>Unless you use a fan, so much cheaper than AC
>Now picture Mixi sitting naked in front of the computer with the wind
>from the fan blowing through his hair...
VIESPEUK!
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>On Mon, 9 May 2005 10:22:31 +0100, "Keith W"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>>"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]. ..
>>> nitram writes:
>>>> Windows - the energy efficient answer to air-conditioning :-)
>>> Only if it is cooler outside than inside. And for it to really work,
>>> you need more than one window, so air can move through the house. A
>>> single window will not have much of an effect.
>>Unless you use a fan, so much cheaper than AC
>Now picture Mixi sitting naked in front of the computer with the wind
>from the fan blowing through his hair...
VIESPEUK!
May 9th 2005, 1:16 am
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Mon, 09 May 2005 13:13:30 GMT, Deep Foiled Malls
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>On Mon, 09 May 2005 11:47:09 +0200, nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
>>On Mon, 09 May 2005 09:37:24 GMT, Deep Foiled Malls
>><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>>>On Mon, 09 May 2005 10:16:17 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
>>>wrote:
>>>>nitram writes:
>>>>> Have you turned off the heating or have you no control of it?
>>>>There are control knobs on the radiators, but they don't have that much
>>>>of an effect, since the hot water pipes that serve the radiators are in
>>>>the same room and radiate about as much heat themselves. The
>>>>temperature of the radiators doesn't seem to change much even after I
>>>>adjust them.
>>>If there is no water flow, how is the heat travelling?
>>I've had a similar problem. You can turn off the radiator taps, but
>>the water still flows through the pipes that feed the radiators.
>>Crappy plumbing. The solution is to insulate the pipes with insulating
>>foam that you can buy cheap in any DIY place.
>Mixi has no money though, and he is too honest to steal some from a
>worksite or rubbish bin.
When you live in a rubbish skip, you get first option on the
contents.
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>On Mon, 09 May 2005 11:47:09 +0200, nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
>>On Mon, 09 May 2005 09:37:24 GMT, Deep Foiled Malls
>><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>>>On Mon, 09 May 2005 10:16:17 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
>>>wrote:
>>>>nitram writes:
>>>>> Have you turned off the heating or have you no control of it?
>>>>There are control knobs on the radiators, but they don't have that much
>>>>of an effect, since the hot water pipes that serve the radiators are in
>>>>the same room and radiate about as much heat themselves. The
>>>>temperature of the radiators doesn't seem to change much even after I
>>>>adjust them.
>>>If there is no water flow, how is the heat travelling?
>>I've had a similar problem. You can turn off the radiator taps, but
>>the water still flows through the pipes that feed the radiators.
>>Crappy plumbing. The solution is to insulate the pipes with insulating
>>foam that you can buy cheap in any DIY place.
>Mixi has no money though, and he is too honest to steal some from a
>worksite or rubbish bin.
When you live in a rubbish skip, you get first option on the
contents.
May 9th 2005, 1:53 am
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
I'm working hard at keeping that image from my mind. Where are the
hiking shorts when you need 'em?
hiking shorts when you need 'em?
May 9th 2005, 2:11 am
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
"Deep Foiled Malls" <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> On Mon, 9 May 2005 10:22:31 +0100, "Keith W"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Unless you use a fan, so much cheaper than AC
> Now picture Mixi sitting naked in front of the computer with the wind
> from the fan blowing through his hair...
Now I wont be able to eat lunch :(
Keith
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> On Mon, 9 May 2005 10:22:31 +0100, "Keith W"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Unless you use a fan, so much cheaper than AC
> Now picture Mixi sitting naked in front of the computer with the wind
> from the fan blowing through his hair...
Now I wont be able to eat lunch :(
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May 9th 2005, 2:33 am
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco
wrote:
> >
> > A problem with this sort of system is that it depends on hot
weather
> > being of short duration.
> It's not a problem- it's the entire beauty of the system, designed as
it
> is for the London weather, where hot weather _is_ of a short
duration.
The new shopping centre in Lisbon (the one in the former Expo) uses a
similar cooling system, water is pumped from underground reservoirs (it
is always cooler there than in the surface) to the roof and is
afterwards reused for toilets, irrigation, etc.
I'd say that Lisbon has a significantly longer hot season and the
system is still working.
J.
wrote:
> >
> > A problem with this sort of system is that it depends on hot
weather
> > being of short duration.
> It's not a problem- it's the entire beauty of the system, designed as
it
> is for the London weather, where hot weather _is_ of a short
duration.
The new shopping centre in Lisbon (the one in the former Expo) uses a
similar cooling system, water is pumped from underground reservoirs (it
is always cooler there than in the surface) to the roof and is
afterwards reused for toilets, irrigation, etc.
I'd say that Lisbon has a significantly longer hot season and the
system is still working.
J.
May 9th 2005, 3:40 am
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Sun, 08 May 2005 23:19:07 +0200, nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sun, 8 May 2005 21:01:08 +0000 (UTC), BB
><[email protected]> wrote:
>>On Sun, 08 May 2005 18:05:58 +0200, nitram wrote:
>>> If one watches US TV exported to Europe one gets the impression that
>>> most Americans are in the armed forces. No other country portrays the
>>> same image.
>>What sort of films get imported to Europe, then? I'm looking at the top 10
>>U.S. films of 2004, and none of them have anything to do with the
>>military.
>They don't show films on TV until they are several years old.
A lot of the American films they show on TV in Italy are so bad I
don't think they even made it to TV in the US.
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>On Sun, 8 May 2005 21:01:08 +0000 (UTC), BB
><[email protected]> wrote:
>>On Sun, 08 May 2005 18:05:58 +0200, nitram wrote:
>>> If one watches US TV exported to Europe one gets the impression that
>>> most Americans are in the armed forces. No other country portrays the
>>> same image.
>>What sort of films get imported to Europe, then? I'm looking at the top 10
>>U.S. films of 2004, and none of them have anything to do with the
>>military.
>They don't show films on TV until they are several years old.
A lot of the American films they show on TV in Italy are so bad I
don't think they even made it to TV in the US.
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May 9th 2005, 3:40 am
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On Sun, 8 May 2005 23:17:45 +0100, [email protected]
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
wrote:
>JohnT <[email protected]> wrote:
>[]
>> It has become more and more the case over the past few years that cars sold
>> in the UK - even very small, inexpensive cars - are tending to have air
>> conditioning fitted as standard. My Nissan Micra doesn't and I don't feel
>> the need for it.
>I agree that you don't need it. It's one of those things which is nice
>to have (and waste energy with!) though- especially if the car has been
>under the sun on a hot day.
Air conditioning is becoming standard in Italy as well. The car I
usually drive is a 15-year-old Alfa Romeo which has air conditioning,
so it's been around for a while here. I rarely turn the AC on, but
it's really nice in the summer on a long trip or in heavy traffic.
I really hate very hot weather, but unfortunately I also strongly
dislike air conditioning. If the globe warms up too much, I guess I'll
have to move north. So far, Italy has been much more bearable in the
summer than New Jersey and Philadelphia were. 2003 has been the only
really unpleasant year since I've been here.
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(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
wrote:
>JohnT <[email protected]> wrote:
>[]
>> It has become more and more the case over the past few years that cars sold
>> in the UK - even very small, inexpensive cars - are tending to have air
>> conditioning fitted as standard. My Nissan Micra doesn't and I don't feel
>> the need for it.
>I agree that you don't need it. It's one of those things which is nice
>to have (and waste energy with!) though- especially if the car has been
>under the sun on a hot day.
Air conditioning is becoming standard in Italy as well. The car I
usually drive is a 15-year-old Alfa Romeo which has air conditioning,
so it's been around for a while here. I rarely turn the AC on, but
it's really nice in the summer on a long trip or in heavy traffic.
I really hate very hot weather, but unfortunately I also strongly
dislike air conditioning. If the globe warms up too much, I guess I'll
have to move north. So far, Italy has been much more bearable in the
summer than New Jersey and Philadelphia were. 2003 has been the only
really unpleasant year since I've been here.
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My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
