On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:50:59 -0500, Pete C. wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:04:05 -0700, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>
>>> Kswck wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Kswck wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I own a Tappan-about 10 years or so.
>>>>>> Takes 45-60 minutes to heat up to 350deg. For some reason, setting it on
>>>>>> 450
>>>>>> then turning it down to 350 is faster. Takes forever to coll down as
>>>>>> well.
>>>>>> It has always taken long to heat up/cool down, but seems longer lately.
>>>>>
>>>>> What kind of failure could cause a stove to cool down
>>>>> more slowly? If the flame is out, it should cool down
>>>>> at the same rate it always has.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd be more inclined to think your sense of time has
>>>>> changed. It could be an early sign of some form of
>>>>> dementia.
>>>>
>>>> Mark. Read the whole post.
>>>> You are an idiot. Try getting out more.
>>>
>>> You did say that it is taking longer to cool down,
>>> which makes absolutely no sense unless the flame is
>>> failing to extinguish. I'm perfectly prepared
>>> to believe that you are so ignorant that you don't
>>> understand this. Perhaps you simply lack a basic
>>> understanding of science. I don't call you
>>> an idiot for having these knowledge deficits.
>>> You might simply be uneducated or something.
>>>
>>> However, I will say you are very ill-mannered.
>>> Being ignorant and uneducated might not have
>>> been your choice, but being impolite is your
>>> choice. You choose to be ill-mannered.
>>
>> you say may be suffering from dementia and *she's* ill-mannered because she
>> called you an idiot?
>>
>> blake
>
> The OP posted a poorly composed statement:
>
> "It has always taken long to heat up/cool down, but seems longer
> lately."
>
> They apparently expect us readers to disregard the reference to both the
> "heat up/cool down" and also to interpret that statement as a question.
>
> When the OP posts a coherent question in proper english, then perhaps
> they will receive the responses they seem to be expecting.

you totally miss the point. how is calling someone an idiot more mannerly
than saying they may be suffering from dementia?

blake