Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
May 12th 2005, 9:13 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 07:58:50 +0100, "Keith W"
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>"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> Keith W writes:
>>> Which means it uses 36 times more power than a fridge
>> And 240 times less than a car.
>Lots of luck trying to drive to the seaside in a fridge
ROFLMAO
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>"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> Keith W writes:
>>> Which means it uses 36 times more power than a fridge
>> And 240 times less than a car.
>Lots of luck trying to drive to the seaside in a fridge
ROFLMAO
May 12th 2005, 9:13 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 05:30:18 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
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>nitram writes:
>> How about a swim in the Seine?
>I don't see your point.
What's new?
wrote:
>nitram writes:
>> How about a swim in the Seine?
>I don't see your point.
What's new?
May 12th 2005, 9:16 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 08:16:24 +0100, The Reids
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>Following up to B Vaughan
>>Why would 85 be a danger point? There is a smooth curve (gradually
>>increasing) in mortality rates starting at about age 50. It's called a
>>gompertz curve:
>I read it in a book by, I think, Desmond Morris that a lot of
>people die around 85.
Most die much earlier.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to B Vaughan
>>Why would 85 be a danger point? There is a smooth curve (gradually
>>increasing) in mortality rates starting at about age 50. It's called a
>>gompertz curve:
>I read it in a book by, I think, Desmond Morris that a lot of
>people die around 85.
Most die much earlier.
May 12th 2005, 9:16 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 08:16:25 +0100, The Reids
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>I cant remember now, congratulations, you confused things to the
>point I don't give a f***.
Now we are making real progress. :-)
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I cant remember now, congratulations, you confused things to the
>point I don't give a f***.
Now we are making real progress. :-)
May 12th 2005, 9:17 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 08:16:26 +0100, The Reids
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>Following up to Mxsmanic
>>> you work in the early morning, you work in the evening, what
>>> siesta is 7 hours?
>>In extremely hot climates,
>where is that in Europe?
Parisian over heated broom cupboards.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to Mxsmanic
>>> you work in the early morning, you work in the evening, what
>>> siesta is 7 hours?
>>In extremely hot climates,
>where is that in Europe?
Parisian over heated broom cupboards.
May 12th 2005, 9:19 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 08:16:27 +0100, The Reids
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>this is a difficult one isn't it. It makes a huge amount of sense
>to work close to home for all sorts of reasons, but how to you
>actually achieve that with both partners working? My wife has
>spent the last few years travelling right across London, if we
>had moved there, as some suggested, we would probably be just
>settled in, having spent 1000s moving, just as she is moving work
>back to the south! If I was working too, there could be no
>solution.
One solution would have been to have given up your job, so that you
could devote your days arguing with Mixi :-)
<[email protected]> wrote:
>this is a difficult one isn't it. It makes a huge amount of sense
>to work close to home for all sorts of reasons, but how to you
>actually achieve that with both partners working? My wife has
>spent the last few years travelling right across London, if we
>had moved there, as some suggested, we would probably be just
>settled in, having spent 1000s moving, just as she is moving work
>back to the south! If I was working too, there could be no
>solution.
One solution would have been to have given up your job, so that you
could devote your days arguing with Mixi :-)
May 12th 2005, 9:20 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 08:16:29 +0100, The Reids
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>Following up to nitram
>>>> There aren't a lot of foods that can be consumed raw.
>>>Apart from fruit and vegetables, you mean?
>>and dairy products.
>Mixi is American, or so he says, so is possibly afraid of
>unpasturised dairy products.
Pasteur was French, the French invented pasteurisation.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to nitram
>>>> There aren't a lot of foods that can be consumed raw.
>>>Apart from fruit and vegetables, you mean?
>>and dairy products.
>Mixi is American, or so he says, so is possibly afraid of
>unpasturised dairy products.
Pasteur was French, the French invented pasteurisation.
May 12th 2005, 9:23 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 08:16:30 +0100, The Reids
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>Following up to Mxsmanic
>>> so aircon is OK but fridges are "wasteful"
>>Both are okay for me. I'm just illustrating the inconsistencies in the
>>positions of others, who consider technologies "wasteful" when they have
>>an emotional objection to them, but willingly waste energy to a much
>>greater degree for their favored technologies.
>LOL You are the only person here who said fridges were wasteful.
>Those who recommend efficient fridges also oppose aircon.
He's also the only person with a central heating problem, who wastes
more energy to solve it by using airco. Would he be rich if it wasn't
for the energy bills? That NEC water cooled supercomputer will have to
go.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to Mxsmanic
>>> so aircon is OK but fridges are "wasteful"
>>Both are okay for me. I'm just illustrating the inconsistencies in the
>>positions of others, who consider technologies "wasteful" when they have
>>an emotional objection to them, but willingly waste energy to a much
>>greater degree for their favored technologies.
>LOL You are the only person here who said fridges were wasteful.
>Those who recommend efficient fridges also oppose aircon.
He's also the only person with a central heating problem, who wastes
more energy to solve it by using airco. Would he be rich if it wasn't
for the energy bills? That NEC water cooled supercomputer will have to
go.
May 12th 2005, 9:51 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Thu, 12 May 2005 23:15:08 GMT, [email protected] (Jim Ley) wrote:
>On Thu, 12 May 2005 12:51:25 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>Jim Ley writes:
>>> Maybe you should get back in the European job market, it's obviously
>>> very different to your conceptions, you might enjoy it.
>>I'm in it already.
>>> No, not really, as you'd decrease the efficiency of work, which
>>> will rarely save energy.
>>How do flexible hours decrease the efficiency of work?
>Because other people you need to talk to in your job are not available
>at the same times as you...
... in this case it improves efficiency
>On Thu, 12 May 2005 12:51:25 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>Jim Ley writes:
>>> Maybe you should get back in the European job market, it's obviously
>>> very different to your conceptions, you might enjoy it.
>>I'm in it already.
>>> No, not really, as you'd decrease the efficiency of work, which
>>> will rarely save energy.
>>How do flexible hours decrease the efficiency of work?
>Because other people you need to talk to in your job are not available
>at the same times as you...
... in this case it improves efficiency
May 12th 2005, 10:01 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
Following up to nitram
>>Mixi is American, or so he says, so is possibly afraid of
>>unpasturised dairy products.
>Pasteur was French, the French invented pasteurisation.
so by not eating raw cheese they support le cheese eating
surrender monkeys.
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>>Mixi is American, or so he says, so is possibly afraid of
>>unpasturised dairy products.
>Pasteur was French, the French invented pasteurisation.
so by not eating raw cheese they support le cheese eating
surrender monkeys.
--
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May 12th 2005, 10:21 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 11:01:49 +0100, The Reids
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to nitram
>>>Mixi is American, or so he says, so is possibly afraid of
>>>unpasturised dairy products.
>>Pasteur was French, the French invented pasteurisation.
>so by not eating raw cheese they support le cheese eating
>surrender monkeys.
Mixi abstains from vaccinations for the same reason.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to nitram
>>>Mixi is American, or so he says, so is possibly afraid of
>>>unpasturised dairy products.
>>Pasteur was French, the French invented pasteurisation.
>so by not eating raw cheese they support le cheese eating
>surrender monkeys.
Mixi abstains from vaccinations for the same reason.
May 12th 2005, 10:31 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 05:28:33 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
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>Deep Foiled Malls writes:
>> What do you mean by 'not abnormal'?
>Normal.
Why didn't you say that? You wasted 6 characters.
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>Deep Foiled Malls writes:
>> What do you mean by 'not abnormal'?
>Normal.
Why didn't you say that? You wasted 6 characters.
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May 12th 2005, 10:33 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 05:25:44 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
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>Deep Foiled Malls writes:
>> How will that eliminate traffic?
>Instead of everyone trying to go the same place at the same time twice a
>day, traffic will flow in all directions at all times at a much lower
>rate. It won't be necessary to build everything to accommodate peak
>loads, and there will be less stopping and starting and pollution, and
>fewer delays.
So it wont eliminate traffic then.
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>Deep Foiled Malls writes:
>> How will that eliminate traffic?
>Instead of everyone trying to go the same place at the same time twice a
>day, traffic will flow in all directions at all times at a much lower
>rate. It won't be necessary to build everything to accommodate peak
>loads, and there will be less stopping and starting and pollution, and
>fewer delays.
So it wont eliminate traffic then.
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May 12th 2005, 10:37 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:31:15 GMT, Deep Foiled Malls
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>On Fri, 13 May 2005 05:28:33 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>Deep Foiled Malls writes:
>>> What do you mean by 'not abnormal'?
>>Normal.
>Why didn't you say that? You wasted 6 characters.
So few?
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>On Fri, 13 May 2005 05:28:33 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>Deep Foiled Malls writes:
>>> What do you mean by 'not abnormal'?
>>Normal.
>Why didn't you say that? You wasted 6 characters.
So few?
May 12th 2005, 11:22 pm
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Re: Why do Europeans Oppose Window Screens?
The Reids wrote:
> I read it in a book by, I think, Desmond Morris that a lot of
> people die around 85.
George Burns said (in paraphrase) "Once you get to a hundred you have
it made; very few people die after a hundred".
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> I read it in a book by, I think, Desmond Morris that a lot of
> people die around 85.
George Burns said (in paraphrase) "Once you get to a hundred you have
it made; very few people die after a hundred".
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