Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off?...

[Max Demian]

On 16/04/2023 18:42, rbowman wrote:

On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 08:51:38 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

I wouldn\'t name any kid Herbert.

How about Hubert, Norbert, Cuthbert, Gilbert, Filbert and so forth. It\'s
odd the only *bert that survived is Robert, to the point of being a
cliche. Albert is a distant second.

I did go to high school with a Hubert, who was black.

\"Fatty Finn; he\'s really rather thin.\" His real name was Hubert, which
is why he preferred his nickname.

--
Max Demian

 

[Rod Speed]

On Mon, 15 May 2023 20:09:34 +1000, Fredxx <fredxx@spam.uk> wrote:

On 15/05/2023 06:15, Rod Speed wrote:
On Mon, 15 May 2023 11:41:16 +1000, Fredxx <fredxx@spam.uk> wrote:

On 14/05/2023 21:40, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 02:21:09 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com
wrote:

On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 21:42:31 +0100, Commander Kinsey wrote:

On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 19:07:48 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com
wrote:

On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 08:11:51 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:38:46 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com
wrote:
The funniest lot are scuba divers in big condoms. It\'s not a
watersport if you don\'t get wet. I scuba dive naked.

You wouldn\'t here! Just walking in the surf will cramp your toes.
The
people who swim here tend to be chunky ladies with a lot of
natural
insulation.

It would solve a lot of problems if Kinsey did some naked scuba
diving
on the Maine coast. I\'d give him about an hour. Many lobstermen
can\'t
swim. They figure if you fall out of the boat and can\'t get back in
you\'re going to die. Why prolong the agony?

Are there sharks? Can\'t think of much else that could kill a scuba
diver.

https://seatemperature.info/gulf-of-maine-water-temperature.html

You may think you\'re superhuman but you wouldn\'t last long in 45F
water.
You\'re an idiot. I\'ve gone in 32F water for hours.

No you haven\'t, not unless you\'ve been wearing a dry-suit or similar.

One again you spout BS, like your IQ and degree.
The degree isnt bullshit, I have seen the pic of the certificate.

Are you sure it was his? You have heard of PhotoShop?

But trivial to check with the institution whether it is real or now.

> On seeing it, did you verify its validity with the university?

Nope, because he does understand stuff in that field he studied.

 

[Peeler]

On Tue, 16 May 2023 03:07:03 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

<FLUSH the abnormal trolling senile cretin\'s latest trollshit unread>

--
Marland answering senile Rodent\'s statement, \"I don\'t leak\":
\"That¢s because so much piss and shite emanates from your gob that there is
nothing left to exit normally, your arsehole has clammed shut through disuse
and the end of prick is only clear because you are such a Wanker.\"
Message-ID: <gm2h57Frj93U1@mid.individual.net>

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 17:24:57 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:19:59 +0100, Max Demian
max_demian@bigfoot.com> wrote:

On 17/04/2023 10:41, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 16/04/2023 19:31, Ed P wrote:

Amazing how many people in recent years never travelled more than a
few miles from home.

It is the new Green Future.

Yeah. the \"fifteen minute city\". So everything you need is no more than
a mile from where you live. No chance.

The rich greenies want the rabble to live in tiny apartments in dense
clusters, not have cars, and walk everywhere in architected
landscapes.

And they want the poor people of the world to stay poor.

This is sounding like George Orwell. Took us longer than he predicted, but we\'re getting there.

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 20:46:48 +0100, Joe <joe@jretrading.com> wrote:

On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:24:57 -0700
John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandSNIPMEtechnology.com> wrote:

On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:19:59 +0100, Max Demian
max_demian@bigfoot.com> wrote:

On 17/04/2023 10:41, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 16/04/2023 19:31, Ed P wrote:

Amazing how many people in recent years never travelled more than
a few miles from home.

It is the new Green Future.

Yeah. the \"fifteen minute city\". So everything you need is no more
than a mile from where you live. No chance.

The rich greenies want the rabble to live in tiny apartments in dense
clusters, not have cars, and walk everywhere in architected
landscapes.

And they want the poor people of the world to stay poor.


It proved impractical to bring the third world up to the standard of
living of the developed countries, so....

The Chinese are doing it anyway and using up all the fossil fuels. Fuck the greenies.

 

[Jasen Betts]

On 2023-05-13, Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:

On 5/12/2023 9:49 AM, Jasen Betts wrote:
On 2023-05-10, SteveW <steve@walker-family.me.uk> wrote:
On 10/05/2023 22:04, Carlos E.R. wrote:

Well you could have a train having steel wheels, but with rubber tyred
wheels that could be dropped onto the track during heavy acceleration,
heavy braking and for steep hills. But generally, steel wheels work well
enough.

If they need extra traction they drop sand on the tracks.

Having one derailment per day, is a testament to the
technical sophistication of rail.

It\'s a victory for capitalism, better maintenance has a cost that
exceeds the cost of shrugging off responsibility. Lobbyists cost a
lot less than doing it right.

I think sand (and not the best sand), was more popular
in steam days. Diesel-electric have smoother application
of power.

I\'m faily sure it has a maintenance cost on the tyres and
rails, so avoiding slipping will usually be preferred over
mitigation by sand.

The electric trams in Melbourne Australia have sand hoppers, and I
have seen them laying down sand occasionally.

--
Jasen.
🇺🇦 Слава Україні

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Tue, 18 Apr 2023 01:57:08 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On 17 Apr 2023 20:49:00 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:21:39 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

I grew up in New Orleans. When I reached The Age Of Reason (32 in my
case) I packed my MG Midget and drove to California.

Traveling light, were you? Come to think of it, I was driving a Sprite
when I left for greener pastures. The people at my new place of employment
gave me a hard time. \'What are you going to do in the winter?\' My answer
was a Lincoln Continental. When I moved to yet another pasture the Lincoln
towed the Sprite nicely. I doubt the Lincoln even noticed the passenger.

As I drove cross country, it started pulling harder and harder to the
right. Some cheap stamped part of the suspension was tearing. I might
not have emerged from the Grand Canyon. The shop in Fremont CA was
amazed that I was alive. They couldn\'t get a new part so they hammered
and welded the torn one.

I\'ve just been to stay with someone who rebuilt a vintage car which had been found underwater for years in a flooded garage. When I say rebuilt, most of the parts he duplicated and created from sheet metal. It won competitions for 7 years. Nothing in his house is factory made, it\'s all made in his workshop. The door handles are deer horns, the curtain rails are tree branches from his own garden. The wood burning stoves are made from old gas cylinders. I want to be like that.

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:33:07 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Fri, 21 Apr 2023 06:39:48 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Sat, 01 Apr 2023 15:12:12 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Sat, 01 Apr 2023 12:20:51 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Wed, 22 Mar 2023 02:43:57 -0000, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On 10 Mar 2023 06:24:56 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Thu, 09 Mar 2023 08:51:43 -0800, John Larkin wrote:


The old Victorians and deco and moderne houses are quirky and wonderful.


My ex and I had some fun times in the little room at the top of a tower in
an old Victorian. The entry was sort of a trap door so we wouldn\'t be
disturbed. The curved glass panes blew my mind.

I knew a man who specialized in Victorian restoration. He made a living
but it was mostly a labor of love. Had he accounted for all the hours he
put in and paid a reasonable hourly rate you\'d have to be Bill Gates to
afford him.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xghwicv4920orlc/Cumberland_Tower.jpg?raw=1

Looks like an invasion from the luddite Mozzies. Blow it up.

Yes. A ranch style house with an astroturf lawn and a carport and an
above-ground portable swimming pool would be much nicer.

It would beat that ugly piece of plastic from the god botherers. Still, looks easy to snipe at.

That house is on my favorite street, one block of Cumberland between
Sanchez and Noe. It\'s beautiful and bizarre. Near Zuckerberg\'s house.

My kid\'s middle name is Noe. We named her for three San Francisco
streets.

The streets called N, O, and E?

Better you don\'t know her full name. If you met her, or her sister,
she would terrify you.

A girl? ROFL!

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 02:30:32 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Thu, 06 Apr 2023 12:17:02 -0400, Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net
wrote:

On Wed, 05 Apr 2023 21:15:32 -0700, John Larkin
jlarkin@highlandSNIPMEtechnology.com> wrote:

On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:49:33 -0400, Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net
wrote:

On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:13:39 -0700, John Larkin
jlarkin@highlandSNIPMEtechnology.com> wrote:

If you drive a car on private property, you don\'t have to wear a seat
belt, or obey a speed limit, or have a drivers\' license.

Cars could be programmed to not go over 35 MPH if the driver isn\'t
using his seat belt. Car makers should do that to avoid liability for
injury and death.

The equivalent was tried in the 1970s, with seat belts. There were
lots of malfunctions and stranded motorists.

Technology has advanced in the last 50 years.

But actual reliability has not improved at all, partly because it\'s
all software these days, but also because most cars are sold a bit too
soon in their development process, letting customer do the early field
testing.

Cars are vastly more reliable than they were 50 years ago. I don\'t
suppose you remember filing and gapping points, replacing fouled spark
plugs,

I\'ve used cars as old as 1988, and every time I\'ve tried replacing spark plugs it didn\'t help. I guess that is recent enough so they don\'t foul up (even with carburettors).

> replacing oil and filter every few thousand miles,

I never replace either of those. I\'ve run cars for 100K miles without doing so.

> fixing flats,

What? Tyres still break, that hasn\'t changed.

> topping off the battery,

I\'m not old enough for that, but my current car runs the battery flat in 4 hours. French electrics, probably the alarm, which is impossible to access.

> things breaking.

They still do, but I used to scrap a car at 11 years, my current car is 21 years old and I\'m not considering scrapping for quite a few years yet, even though it\'s French.

> I take my car in once a year for service.

I see no reason to fix what isn\'t broken.

It has never failed to go
and never had a flat tire. The headlights are original, 2008.

My 2002 headlights are pitiful, very smogged up inside, for some reason it still passes the MOT. I had a previous car fail on that. They\'re less than half as bright as they should be. I\'ve taken to using full beam but adjusting it down a bit. Not sure why that works, since they\'re the same wattage.

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 14:38:41 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 06:16:14 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:15:12 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On 3 Apr 2023 19:29:01 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:14:28 -0700, John Larkin wrote:


We were in the Castro yesterday and I didn\'t see many dogs. There are
other neighborhoods where I think it is a felony to walk around without
a dog or a kid.

Around here a Subaru Forester and a Labrador with a red kerchief are
issued at birth. I like dogs but I wish their owners were bright enough to
realize you\'re supposed to take the little bags of shit with you. The
cartoon instructions at the trailheads omit that part.

We have Teslas and custom bred-to-order labridoodles. The Brat is
unusual in adopting SPCA mutts.

Everyone here that walks a dog carries poop bags and uses them.

If nobody\'s looking, I fail to see the point in picking it up.

Poop smeared everywhere appeals to you?

But it\'s others who will smear it.

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 19:05:07 +0100, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 06:38:41 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 06:16:14 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:15:12 +0100, John Larkin
jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On 3 Apr 2023 19:29:01 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:14:28 -0700, John Larkin wrote:


We were in the Castro yesterday and I didn\'t see many dogs. There
are other neighborhoods where I think it is a felony to walk around
without a dog or a kid.

Around here a Subaru Forester and a Labrador with a red kerchief are
issued at birth. I like dogs but I wish their owners were bright
enough to realize you\'re supposed to take the little bags of shit
with you. The cartoon instructions at the trailheads omit that part.

We have Teslas and custom bred-to-order labridoodles. The Brat is
unusual in adopting SPCA mutts.

Everyone here that walks a dog carries poop bags and uses them.

If nobody\'s looking, I fail to see the point in picking it up.

Poop smeared everywhere appeals to you?

Probably so. It\'s a common syndrome.


Another example of why a libertarian society is a pipe dream; it requires
adults.

Every man for himself is a very simple concept and would work well.

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 19:57:28 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On 22 Apr 2023 18:05:07 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 06:38:41 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 06:16:14 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:15:12 +0100, John Larkin
jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On 3 Apr 2023 19:29:01 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:14:28 -0700, John Larkin wrote:


We were in the Castro yesterday and I didn\'t see many dogs. There
are other neighborhoods where I think it is a felony to walk around
without a dog or a kid.

Around here a Subaru Forester and a Labrador with a red kerchief are
issued at birth. I like dogs but I wish their owners were bright
enough to realize you\'re supposed to take the little bags of shit
with you. The cartoon instructions at the trailheads omit that part.

We have Teslas and custom bred-to-order labridoodles. The Brat is
unusual in adopting SPCA mutts.

Everyone here that walks a dog carries poop bags and uses them.

If nobody\'s looking, I fail to see the point in picking it up.

Poop smeared everywhere appeals to you?

Probably so. It\'s a common syndrome.


Another example of why a libertarian society is a pipe dream; it requires
adults.

It varies by culture. The Russians don\'t understand register lines or
elevators. Everybody just rushes and pushes.

I like everyone else queueing nicely, it means I can get served first.

There are some Youtube videos of North Koreans reaction to the USA.
They are shocked by how nice we are, how we smile and help strangers
and hug our kids in public.

A sign of weakness.

 

[John Larkin]

On Fri, 19 May 2023 02:10:50 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
<CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 19:57:28 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On 22 Apr 2023 18:05:07 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 06:38:41 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

On Sat, 22 Apr 2023 06:16:14 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:15:12 +0100, John Larkin
jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On 3 Apr 2023 19:29:01 GMT, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:14:28 -0700, John Larkin wrote:


We were in the Castro yesterday and I didn\'t see many dogs. There
are other neighborhoods where I think it is a felony to walk around
without a dog or a kid.

Around here a Subaru Forester and a Labrador with a red kerchief are
issued at birth. I like dogs but I wish their owners were bright
enough to realize you\'re supposed to take the little bags of shit
with you. The cartoon instructions at the trailheads omit that part.

We have Teslas and custom bred-to-order labridoodles. The Brat is
unusual in adopting SPCA mutts.

Everyone here that walks a dog carries poop bags and uses them.

If nobody\'s looking, I fail to see the point in picking it up.

Poop smeared everywhere appeals to you?

Probably so. It\'s a common syndrome.


Another example of why a libertarian society is a pipe dream; it requires
adults.

It varies by culture. The Russians don\'t understand register lines or
elevators. Everybody just rushes and pushes.

I like everyone else queueing nicely, it means I can get served first.

There are some Youtube videos of North Koreans reaction to the USA.
They are shocked by how nice we are, how we smile and help strangers
and hug our kids in public.

A sign of weakness.

That\'s as loathsome as it is wrong. The norks aren\'t doing very well;
the Danes are.

 

[Peeler]

On Thu, 18 May 2023 19:51:45 -0700, John Larkin, another obviously brain
dead, troll-feeding senile asshole, blathered:

That\'s as loathsome as it is wrong. The norks aren\'t doing very well;
the Danes are.

MORE absolutely idiotic and, of course, off topic trollshit from one of the
resident trolling and troll-feeding senile ASSHOLES!

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2023 13:24:52 +0100, Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

On 2023-03-16 19:21, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2023 05:45:10 -0000, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:43:31 -0400, 😎 Mighty Wannabe ✅ wrote:

rbowman wrote on 3/12/2023 10:05 PM:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:30:39 -0000, Commander Kinsey wrote:

On Thu, 02 Mar 2023 03:09:14 -0000, rbowman <bowman@montana.com
wrote:

On Wed, 01 Mar 2023 15:05:31 -0000, Commander Kinsey wrote:


Why were they never made of something more grippy than highly
polished steel?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Washington_Cog_Railway
Should be used on all tracks, then perhaps trains could stop in the
distance my car is required to by law.
Do the math. A fully laden coal car weighs about 140 tons. I\'ve never
been bored enough to count cars when I stopped at a crossing but there
are a lot of them. Let\'s say 30 for the sake of argument, 4200 tons
plus the weight of the engines. Let\'s say 4 at 200 tons each. So,
roughly 5000 tons traveling at 50 mph. That\'s quite a bit of kinetic
energy to dump in 300\'.
I can hear snapping axles and see flying wheels.


The wheels and the rails are steel. A train can never have enough
friction to stop at a short distance. The brakes can lock all the wheels
but the train will still move forward due to inertia.

The reference was to the Mt. Washington Cog Railway. The wheels are for
guidance but the motive power is a rack and pinion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rack_railway

At least on Mt Washington it\'s only the engine and a small passenger car
operating at less than 10 mph. They\'re not feasible for general use.

Surely cogs can go over 10mph. Your car gearbox is full of them turning
at very high speed.

Inside a box full of oil.

I had a radio controlled car with a gearbox without oil.

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:29:36 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:30:03 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 05:34:17 +0100, John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote:

On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 03:12:45 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:49:59 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 16:08:26 -0700, Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> wrote:

On 4/1/2023 11:00 PM, John Larkin wrote:
On Sat, 01 Apr 2023 21:05:15 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:48:57 -0000, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:17:19 +0000, alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk
wrote:

On 22/03/2023 17:15, John Larkin wrote:

They were primitive, barbaric, dangerous, leaky, unreliable, and great
fun.

Fun until you get older and just want the comfort

And AWD and a ski rack.

Old people don\'t ski.

That\'s excellent news. I have a season pass at Sugar Bowl.


He\'s right in my case. I snowboard.

I tried that for a couple of days, a lot of falling and hopping around
like a frog. I\'m too old for THAT.

I like that a boarder can go any direction, forward or backwards or
sideways, but I can do that on skis too. I\'m teaching a nice lady from
Hawaii how to spin.

Here\'s my technique:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3u33eojlglnrn4/Features_crash.avi?dl=0

What\'s with the heavy breathing at the start?

Some of us need oxygen when we ski hard at 8200 feet with a camera in
one hand and two poles in the other.

You were stood still!

You might notice that I didn\'t start filming at the top of the
mountain.

Just how long does it take to get your breath back?

> Where do you ski? How high?

Rarely since there\'s not much snow in Scotland. Look up Glenshee. Then ask them about the guy who skied in a tartan thong for a dare.

 

[Commander Kinsey]

On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:32:22 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:33:07 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:31:50 +0100, John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote:

On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:36:21 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Sun, 02 Apr 2023 17:28:54 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Sun, 02 Apr 2023 15:03:18 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> writes:
On 2023-04-02, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandSNIPMEtechnology.com> wrote:
On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 11:06:19 +0100, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com
wrote:

On 01/04/2023 18:51, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:19:36 -0000, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com
wrote:
On 22/03/2023 02:16, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:51:43 -0000, John Larkin
jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

The old Victorians and deco and moderne houses are quirky and
wonderful.

Best thing for inside and outside are half logs.

I expect most modern log cabins cheat that way, with insulation between.

What\'s cheating about it? There\'s no point in the half you can\'t see.

*Real* log cabins just have logs with some kind of caulking to keep out
the draughts. Building a small house and just sticking half logs inside
and out is just pretending to go back to nature.

I wonder how people survived in Nebraska in 1800, with no waterproof
parkas, no moon boots, uninsulated log cabins, no phone or internet,
no penicillin, no Safeway down the street.

A lot of them didn\'t. Old graveyards and ad hoc burial grounds
are everywhere to tell the tale.

In 1800, 46 percent of children did not reach their fifth birthday.

My mom was one of 10 kids, and two died in infancy. That was better
than average.

Your mum was alive in 1800?

Do the math.

It\'s maths, but I\'ll oblige.

Your mum reached her fifth birthday in 1800. This is 2023, so I guess if she had you when she was just over hundred, and you\'re just over a hundred now....

Excellent. You have real talent for advanced mathematics.

Logic, maybe not so much.

Not your fucked up logic, no.

 

[Paul]

On 5/21/2023 12:04 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:

On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:29:36 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:30:03 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 05:34:17 +0100, John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote:

On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 03:12:45 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:49:59 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 16:08:26 -0700, Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> wrote:

On 4/1/2023 11:00 PM, John Larkin wrote:
On Sat, 01 Apr 2023 21:05:15 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:48:57 -0000, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:17:19 +0000, alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk
wrote:

On 22/03/2023 17:15, John Larkin wrote:

They were primitive, barbaric, dangerous, leaky, unreliable, and great
fun.

Fun until you get older and just want the comfort

And AWD and a ski rack.

Old people don\'t ski.

That\'s excellent news. I have a season pass at Sugar Bowl.


He\'s right in my case. I snowboard.

I tried that for a couple of days, a lot of falling and hopping around
like a frog. I\'m too old for THAT.

I like that a boarder can go any direction, forward or backwards or
sideways, but I can do that on skis too. I\'m teaching a nice lady from
Hawaii how to spin.

Here\'s my technique:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3u33eojlglnrn4/Features_crash.avi?dl=0

What\'s with the heavy breathing at the start?

Some of us need oxygen when we ski hard at 8200 feet with a camera in
one hand and two poles in the other.

You were stood still!

You might notice that I didn\'t start filming at the top of the
mountain.

Just how long does it take to get your breath back?

Where do you ski? How high?

Rarely since there\'s not much snow in Scotland.  Look up Glenshee.
Then ask them about the guy who skied in a tartan thong for a dare.

Yeah, you could take lessons there. You won\'t get any altitude sickness off that

https://www.ski-glenshee.co.uk/pubd/images/upd/178d6731720-GT-Side-On-Compressed.1900.jpg

Paul

 

[John Larkin]

On Sun, 21 May 2023 05:04:50 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
<CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:29:36 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:30:03 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 05:34:17 +0100, John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> wrote:

On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 03:12:45 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:49:59 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 16:08:26 -0700, Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> wrote:

On 4/1/2023 11:00 PM, John Larkin wrote:
On Sat, 01 Apr 2023 21:05:15 +0100, \"Commander Kinsey\"
CK1@nospam.com> wrote:

On Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:48:57 -0000, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:

On Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:17:19 +0000, alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk
wrote:

On 22/03/2023 17:15, John Larkin wrote:

They were primitive, barbaric, dangerous, leaky, unreliable, and great
fun.

Fun until you get older and just want the comfort

And AWD and a ski rack.

Old people don\'t ski.

That\'s excellent news. I have a season pass at Sugar Bowl.


He\'s right in my case. I snowboard.

I tried that for a couple of days, a lot of falling and hopping around
like a frog. I\'m too old for THAT.

I like that a boarder can go any direction, forward or backwards or
sideways, but I can do that on skis too. I\'m teaching a nice lady from
Hawaii how to spin.

Here\'s my technique:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3u33eojlglnrn4/Features_crash.avi?dl=0

What\'s with the heavy breathing at the start?

Some of us need oxygen when we ski hard at 8200 feet with a camera in
one hand and two poles in the other.

You were stood still!

You might notice that I didn\'t start filming at the top of the
mountain.

Just how long does it take to get your breath back?

Way less time than you take to brood on lame snarky replies. That
ratio is about 900:1.

Isn\'t there a newsgroup just for skill-free flamers?

 

[Peeler]

On Sun, 21 May 2023 09:44:34 -0400, Paul, another mentally challenged,
troll-feeding, senile asshole, babbled:

Yeah, you could take lessons there. You won\'t get any altitude sickness off that

https://www.ski-glenshee.co.uk/pubd/images/upd/178d6731720-GT-Side-On-Compressed.1900.jpg

Paul

Kindly tell me that all this sick shit got to do with ANY of the three ngs
you crossposted it to, you brain dead troll-feeding senile HUGE ASSHOLE?