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#2708387 17-May-2021 12:57

Fred99:

I don't mind getting firewood, cutting kindling, lighting the fire, it makes me smile. Genetic memory? I don't care. It changes the entire "feeling" of a room - not sure if that can be measured or why it matters if it could be. It is what it is.

We get most of the benefits of a Fire with a Pellet Fireplace, but in the end, the continuous cranking of pellet prices, and the issues with how much noise they make as they get older, and the costs of maintenance and repairs, plus the fact a Heatpump cools in summer, made it hard to keep persisting with it.

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#2708393 17-May-2021 13:06

We just have an old-fashioned wood burner. The fact that all our firewood is free is what keeps us going.

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#2708403 17-May-2021 13:38

Fred99:
I don't mind getting firewood, cutting kindling, lighting the fire, it makes me smile. Genetic memory? I don't care. It changes the entire "feeling" of a room - not sure if that can be measured or why it matters if it could be. It is what it is.

For all their hassles, fires are cozy. And somewhat romantic too.

It's a lot harder to convince your partner that it's a good idea to spread a blanket in front of the heat pump and 'hold hands'.

Most of the posters in this thread are just like chimpanzees on MDMA, full of feelings of bonhomie, joy, and optimism. Fred99 8/4/21

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#2709018 18-May-2021 14:37

New telecom regulation (law) in GER to guarantee 100Mb/s as the lowest available download speed even in rural areas.

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#2709019 18-May-2021 14:40

The cynic in me wonders how many ISPs will stop offering service in some rural areas.

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#2709035 18-May-2021 14:51

Behodar:
The cynic in me wonders how many ISPs will stop offering service in some rural areas.

They can't. They only have the choice of technology in use :-)
No cherry picking.

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#2709061 18-May-2021 15:56

Listening to Weird Al Yankovic's "It's all about the Pentiums" while at work:

"I've got a flat screen monitor, 40" wide, I believe your's says 'Etch a Sketch' on the side."

Me: sitting in front of dual 24" monitors - hardly a bleeding-edge setup, I know, but still funny to listen realising that what would have been considered ludicrous back in 1999 is not that remarkable in 2021.

And it's still a great song, too.

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#2709178 18-May-2021 19:18

Looking at the help for an online store to see if they shipped internationally...

"Will my order arrive before Christmas?"

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#2709180 18-May-2021 19:22

I'd hope so at this point!

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#2709388 19-May-2021 07:11

My guilty pleasure each year is watching Eurovision. It's great to see/hear the crowd this year; I was a bit worried that it was going to be 'dead' this time around.

Now the hard part: Closing the stream and watching it 'properly' tonight on the big screen!

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#2709465 19-May-2021 08:39

Ordering a part for my bike online, knowing it's from overseas and seeing that estimated delivery is in a couple of days...

Handsome Dan Has Spoken.
Handsome Dan needs to stop adding three dots to every sentence...

Handsome Dan does not currently have a side hustle as the mascot for Yale

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#2709466 19-May-2021 08:40

Behodar:

My guilty pleasure each year is watching Eurovision. It's great to see/hear the crowd this year; I was a bit worried that it was going to be 'dead' this time around.

Now the hard part: Closing the stream and watching it 'properly' tonight on the big screen!

I didn't realise that Eurovision was on. Where does one find it?