The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

#12921 Post by OFSO » Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:23 pm

Not a heat pump, but Panasonic reverse cycle inverter a/c. We have three. They move heat from outside to inside and inside to outside, as necessary. About €1000 each including fitting. You can get Chinese ones for around €200 each in Spain. Fitting is DIY and not difficult, although I'd get a professional to put the refrigerant in. Most people install cheap ones just before selling their houses. Look good.

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#12922 Post by Wodrick » Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:38 pm

It's an Orange, not ripe yet.

Ours are Samsung, work well.
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/ITORRO10?cm_ven=localwx_pwsdash

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#12923 Post by PHXPhlyer » Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:01 pm

Cord wood:

Here in US most wood sold as cord wood is really face cord. Quite the rip-off.

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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

#12924 Post by PHXPhlyer » Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:10 pm

Ex-A:

I believe I already suggested that you market your guano as "Ex-Ascots' Natural Organic Bots Bat Sh!t Fertilizer". Tag line: "It will do for your garden what it does for the Savanna".

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Good marketing can sell any kind of SH!T.

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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

#12925 Post by Boac » Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:11 pm

"It's an Orange, not ripe yet.

Ours are Samsung, work well"

Wierd, ain't it - years back I has a Samsung on Orange.............

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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

#12926 Post by Ex-Ascot » Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:32 pm

PHXPhlyer wrote:
Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:10 pm
Ex-A:

I believe I already suggested that you market your guano as "Ex-Ascots' Natural Organic Bots Bat Sh!t Fertilizer". Tag line: "It will do for your garden what it does for the Savanna".

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Good marketing can sell any kind of SH!T.
My dear chap, you are telling me that bat ***** goes into my favourite tipple down here :-o I do not think your slogan is going to do much good for the company. Must sell my shares. Suggest that you give up your marketing day job.
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#12927 Post by PHXPhlyer » Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:41 pm

EX-A:

That's probably what makes it so good. Secret ingredient not on label.
Enjoy!

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#12928 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:23 pm

OFSO, that's the thingummy. They call them heat pumps here.

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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

#12929 Post by OFSO » Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:26 pm

In Houston TX they call them a/c !

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#12930 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:38 pm

Wodrick in Andalucia seems to have about 450 heating degree days per year , Houston appears similar. Both have twice that amount of cooling degree days.
Summerside has around 4,500 heating degree days. Cooling degree day is the 17th August ;)))
This would explain the name difference.

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#12931 Post by Rwy in Sight » Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:52 pm

I just visited a, stationary, submarine. This year they decided to use a flotation device/harness to control us down the hatch. I had a question that the crew didn't know the answer. Why a torpedo is called "fish"?

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#12932 Post by Pontius Navigator » Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:59 pm

RiS, cause it swims? But not all torpedoes are fish. The RN has Tigerfish and Spearfish and the airdropped lightweight torpedo was the Stingray but when dropped we would announce Bloohound Loose and declare the area when it was running as a DogBox.

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#12933 Post by llondel » Fri Dec 06, 2019 5:30 pm

Just got our latest energy bill, first one since we had the solar panels installed. It's a tenth of what it was last year, and most of it is for gas supply which ramps up in the colder months, and a minimal $10 for electric metering charges (which is set by legislation, not directly by PG&E). I approve of this change.

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#12934 Post by llondel » Fri Dec 06, 2019 5:31 pm

Rwy in Sight wrote:
Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:52 pm
I had a question that the crew didn't know the answer. Why a torpedo is called "fish"?
Probably because it's a shorter word than torpedo and easier to spell.

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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

#12935 Post by Groundgripper » Fri Dec 06, 2019 8:01 pm

Originally referred to as a 'tin fish', subsequently shortened to 'fish'?

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#12936 Post by Rwy in Sight » Fri Dec 06, 2019 8:40 pm

Many thanks for the ideas.

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#12937 Post by Boac » Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:01 pm

Why a torpedo is called "fish"?
- how else could you become a fish-head?

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#12938 Post by Rwy in Sight » Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:08 pm

Before visiting the military ships, I did a very short shopping stop at the Yellow and Blue Swedish home shop. I only bought what I wanted a SINNLIG a candle on a glass that can be used for short drinks afterwards. Total time there about 25 minutes and a great deal of that time was spent because a lady at the till couldn't coordinate putting the stuff on the surface to be scanned and paying in that order. It goes without saying I vividly recall Slasher's comments about such inabilities.

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#12939 Post by OFSO » Sat Dec 07, 2019 7:04 am

Good moaning, all. Cold but clear skies here. Maybe the firewood yard will be open today between public holidays on the 6th and 8th. Demos everywhere today: against abuse of women, against fascism, pro the constitution, against the constitution. Greta marches in Madrid. Good luck to 'em all.

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#12940 Post by Ibbie » Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:59 am

Morning.
Tis milder and humidity is down in southern Iberia today. Very pleasant in town walking about this morning. Mucho light cloud about but some blue showing and bright.

Think there should be a demo in Madrid against Greta. I stll have'nt found out how the captain of the ghost U-boat failed to torpedo the sailing ship (mit engine) she crossed the Atlantic in.

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