Malcador Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 Is 26 C or so here, which is still too hot for my liking. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Azdeus Posted July 31, 2018 Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) 20C is about where my limit is, I don't have energy to do anything anymore. Edit: Huh, we actually had a heat record here today. 34C Edited July 31, 2018 by Azdeus Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Lexx Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 There's a fly in my flat. I feel like Walter White right now. With less drug cooking, but with cooking heat outside... I had like 15 or so flies yesterday. Opened the window and let them all out... that was hard work, because they are dumb as a brick. Went to work and when I came back, there had been another 10 to 20 flies. Thing is, all windows were closed, so they must have come from inside. I've let them out again and then started looking for a source, but couldn't find anything at all. There was no old leftover food, nothing that would smell, or a ventilation or whatever... I really have no clue where they came from. I'm hoping that I just missed something and they got inside over the other day when I had everything open for hours..... "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
Katphood Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) There is heat here alright(not sure if I could call it a heat wave though, the summers are always hot here) but pretty much every house here has an AC, mine as well. So yeah, it's pretty cool inside the house. It wasn't like that back in Austria/Germany though, most houses don't have an AC over there and summers were both hot and crazy humid! I'm hoping that I just missed something and they got inside over the other day when I had everything open for hours..... You probably left Steam running on your PC before heading out. I have all the entries to my house and balcony barricaded, NOTHING gets inside my house, my cats make sure of that. Edited August 1, 2018 by Katphood There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Lexx Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 The usual argument here is that you don't need an AC if the hot summer is only two to three weeks long. Of course then suddenly you also get your rare "longer than two to three weeks" hot summer, but then it's too late to do anything about it already. "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
Katphood Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 True. You also used to get a lot of rain in the summers(once every week or so during my stay in Frankfurt am Main), but I don't know if that's still the case. The last time I was in Europe was some 8 years ago. There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
majestic Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) There's a fly in my flat. I feel like Walter White right now. With less drug cooking, but with cooking heat outside... I had like 15 or so flies yesterday. Opened the window and let them all out... that was hard work, because they are dumb as a brick. Went to work and when I came back, there had been another 10 to 20 flies. Thing is, all windows were closed, so they must have come from inside. I've let them out again and then started looking for a source, but couldn't find anything at all. There was no old leftover food, nothing that would smell, or a ventilation or whatever... I really have no clue where they came from. I'm hoping that I just missed something and they got inside over the other day when I had everything open for hours..... I'm living in a small town right next to a major floodplain so all my windows have a finely meshed insect screen. Otherwise various stinging insects would murder me in my sleep. Which means the fly came through the door and it is still sitting somewhere and not moving much. I swear it only comes out to mock me when I walk out of the room. We also once had a fly infestation with no apparent entry point. It turned out they were coming through the chimney cleanout door. A small rodent had died inside the chimney somewhere and the freshly eclosed flies squeezed through the small slit between the door and the wall. It was pretty impressive to see. And also pretty annoying. Not only where the flies everywhere they also were all sooty. Edited August 1, 2018 by majestic No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry suffering.
Azdeus Posted August 1, 2018 Posted August 1, 2018 There's a fly in my flat. I feel like Walter White right now. With less drug cooking, but with cooking heat outside... I had a bat in my place last night. Took me hours to get the little bastard out. Tired as hell now. Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Malcador Posted August 2, 2018 Posted August 2, 2018 Was in a pub with some old WoW guild mates and buddies talking about stuff we did 12-13 years ago in game. Then went home and realized where it all went wrong. 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Keyrock Posted August 2, 2018 Posted August 2, 2018 I drove by a sign in Illinois today that read "Rough road next 4 miles". My immediate thought was "They should put signs at the border of Indiana and Michigan, right next to the welcome sign, that read "Rough roads entire state". 2 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Gfted1 Posted August 2, 2018 Posted August 2, 2018 Depending on which highway you are driving, you may also see electronic signs with a cheerful live update on how many people have died this year on IL roadways. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Katphood Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 Went out to buy some cat food, only to realize that they have no Sanabelle anymore, just Friskies. Oh well, see kids?! This is what happens when your government starts acting like a troll, on a global scale! 1 There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Lexx Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 I'm surprised you even have Friskies. "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
Guard Dog Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 Actually yeah. I thought Friskies came from here. Don't worry Katphood, if things actually get bad we'll send you some. LOL, I'm sure the DHS would LOVE to know why I'm sending cat food to Tehran. Almost worth it to provoke that confrontation. 3 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Keyrock Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 The irony of Katphood struggling to find cat food... 1 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Malcador Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 The irony of Katphood struggling to find cat food... We all try to find ourselves, most never do Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Guard Dog Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 I found myself in the bathroom. Apparently I hang out over the sink "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Katphood Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) I'm surprised you even have Friskies.It's the lowest brand of cat food, human. It also makes cats fat. The real deal is usually 'Royal Canine' but I replaced that with a German brand called 'Sanabelle' which is a whole lot better actually. Germans are good at making all sorts of food for cats. Someday, when I achieve world domination(by sitting on my arse all day and doing nothing) I will give the Germans the task of making cat food for the entire planet. I used to have a box of Friskies I used to feed the cats in our alley with, now I have to resort to the same kind of food for my cats! ...OH SASHA!!!! *weeps* In all seriousness, people are struggling with bigger problems but hey, some people choose to marry and have two children, I choose to live all by myself and my two cats, because I really can't afford a family anymore. I am 35 already! Living alone keeps costs low and most importantly, it keeps my head clear. It also helps that I have my own apartment and don't have to pay rent. Edited August 3, 2018 by Katphood There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Gfted1 Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 ...have my own apartment and don't have to pay rent. Katphood, I want to buy your rock plans for how to accomplish this. 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Keyrock Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 I found myself in the bathroom. Apparently I hang out over the sinkI thought that happened to me too, but I'm not convinced the devilishly handsome man above the sink was me, on account of all the writing on his shirt being backwards. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Katphood Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 Well, I was studying computer science in Austria/Vienna to achieve my dream of working in the gaming industry. Things were going according to plan until -in the 2nd year- I found out that mom was diagnosed with cancer. I came back to Tehran(2011) and stayed there until mom passed away in 2013. I helped my older brother pay his debts back in Austria before I came to Tehran. How? By working my ass off at a burger joint for 6 euros an hour, 11am till 11:30pm every weekend, no tip money, all of this whilst studying of course. I also helped my younger brother get the hell out of this country back in 2014. I myself decided to stay home and after mom passed away, I inherited enough money from her to buy myself an apartment with. There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Gfted1 Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 Sorry about your mom. Mine died the same way when I was 17. Does Iran have annual property taxes? "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Katphood Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 Sorry about your mom. Mine died the same way when I was 17. Does Iran have annual property taxes? Sorry to hear that. Losing loved ones is awful. No, Iran does not have any annual property taxes. Once you buy a property, it's pretty much yours. There is a house built near the park in front of my house. The government made many attempts to drive the owners out and make the park bigger but in the end, they couldn't. People aren't powerless against the government here, but fact is, that because they have participated in a revolution once(and failed miserably at it) they are wary of any kind of change, otherwise you'd be surprised to know that how much the average Iranian hates the government. I couldn't even connect to certain people back in my youth because they would automatically connect me to the government since my father was a diplomat back in the days. Funny how the stronger and more influential people are always immune to this problem in Iran. This world is one big reality tv-show. There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Azdeus Posted August 3, 2018 Posted August 3, 2018 Actually yeah. I thought Friskies came from here. Don't worry Katphood, if things actually get bad we'll send you some. LOL, I'm sure the DHS would LOVE to know why I'm sending cat food to Tehran. Almost worth it to provoke that confrontation. It'd be interesting to see Katphood explain why he's recieving hundreds of pounds of catfood from all around the world. ... it'd be totes lulzy When you wrote about Friskies origins I had to look it up myself, and I wasn't even a little bit surprised that Nestle owned them. I wonder what brand of food they don't own by now. 1 Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
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