On 11/12/2017 10:36 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 12:26:00 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> ...
>> John the Kelvin scale is completely arbitrary, even if absolute
>> zero is not. Perhaps we Americans would use the Rankine scale,
>> instead.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> Maybe, of course F and C are also very arbitrary in selecting not only a zero point but also a degree size! Hence the 5/9 and 9/5 ion the conversions which is an approximation I think! Makes the math easier and doable even to dolts!
>
> John Kuthe...
>

A fair conclusion.

Since all things human tend to the arbitrary, why not go with the most
expressive scale that isn't over the top in very large numbers?

On 11/11/2017 10:38 PM, wrote:
> On Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 8:52:01 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> Ebby is a beauty. I wish we can coach him indoors. Unfortunately he
>> is very feral.
>>
>>
> Will he let you pet him??
>
Good question! Ebby looks like he'd allow an occasional pat but with
cats you never know.

I got very lucky with my cat Buffy. She was part of a TNR program
(notched ear and all that). I was told a woman who lived here scooped
her up when she was about 6 months old and introduced her to the joys of
indoor living. What, no more hiding under bushes when it rains? No
more being too hot or too cold? No worrying about predators or fighting
for food? No brainer! She was very young, though, so she adapted
quickly. Buffy has been living with me for 2-1/2 years now. She's a
total love bug/lap cat. Were it not for the notch in her ear, you'd
*never* know she was once a feral cat.

Jill

On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 12:40:19 PM UTC-5, casa
>Since all things human tend to the arbitrary, why not go with the most
> expressive scale that isn't over the top in very large numbers?

My wife every morning.."how's the weather?"

It is cold, it is really fn cold or it is nice. The worst answer is F this.

On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:25:11 -0600, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

>On 11/12/2017 10:42 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:36:28 -0500, wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 08:52:56 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:58:51 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>>>> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
>>>>> Oh man! Well Mrs.O, you'll really think me a baby then.
>>>>> Yesterday morning here at 7am, it hit a low of 32F plus
>>>>> it was quite windy and the windchill was 23F.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kiss my ass! (25 degrees colder than the morning before).
>>>>> I walked out just to make a quick trip to my local
>>>>> mini-mart (only 2 blocks away) and I was freaking out
>>>>> even though I was dressed quite warmly. Layers of shirts
>>>>> and my winter coat, gloves, knit hat.
>>>>> And I was still miserable!
>>>>>
>>>>> My immediate thought was: No human should have to live
>>>>> in such an environment. LOL
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, I came right home then locked and deadbolted the
>>>>> front door, turned on the heat and vowed not to wander
>>>>> outside for the rest of the day. And I didn't. heh heh
>>>>>
>>>>> PS - Maybe I *should* have moved to Texas.
>>>> Sissy! Have you seen the temps and snow up in International Falls,
>>>> Minnesota? It was -17F. And that's just the beginning for them. I
>>>> had a girlfriend (Kahlua recipe girlfriend) who moved up there to be
>>>> with her one true love. I hope she had her love to keep her warm.
>>>> Janet US
>>> Hmmm, I didn't know you lived in MN... I was always of the impression
>>> that you lived in NH.
>> I used to live in Wisconsin, then Minnesota and then we moved to the
>> intermountain west.
>> Janet US
>
>I haven't heard the phrase "intermountain west" since I left Utahahaha
>over 35 years ago ... where (generally) do you live ?
>
> * --
>
> * Snag

the intermountain west. ;-) That is a real area.
Wiki says:
Intermountain states
The intermountain states are generally considered to be Nevada, Utah,
Idaho south of the Salmon River, Arizona north of the Mogollon Rim,
and western Colorado and northwestern New Mexico west of the Rocky
Mountains.[4] The intermountain states are so named from having all or
portions between the Rockies, Sierras, and Cascades. The intermountain
states are included among states classified as the Mountain States.
Janet US

On 11/12/2017 12:23 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I'll think fondly of you this winter when the wind-chill
> is below 0 F and I'm snowblowing the driveway.
>
> It's best when there's a crosswind that blows snow
> back in my face.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

No thanks! I was at the club picking up dinner a couple of weeks ago.
I overheard two men talking at the bar. I gathered one was from upstate
NY and the other somewhere in NJ. They were complaining about how hot
it gets here. (I also gathered they moved here in the last 6 months.)
The first thing I thought was, "At least you won't have to shovel/blow
snow, scatter salt or sand on the driveway, worry about driving in a mess."

The high today will be about 65F. But don't worry, folks... it will get
down to overnight freezing temps in my neck of the woods soon enough.
But I'd be very surprised to see snow.

Jill

On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:31:30 -0500, wrote:

>On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:23:34 -0800 (PST), Steve La Wertz
> wrote:
>
>>Bruce wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 11 Nov 2017 20:59:05 -0500, wrote:
>>>
>>> >17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter:
>>> >https://postimg.org/image/46xk1zwsh/
>>> >Morning frost:
>>> >https://postimg.org/image/drh6p2wgx/
>>> >Ferals here are very well fed and cared for, much better than many of
>>> >yoose. They have their heated water bowls and heated canned food
>>> >bowls... they love their Fancy Feast w/gravy
>>>
>>> Total crap brand.
>>
>>
>>The Fancy Feast simply supplements their regular diet, they hunt for much of their food...
>>
>>I guess you don't know the term "feral"...
>>
>>
>>> >, and they get their Purina kitten chow treats too.
>>>
>>> Another total crap supermarket brand.
>>
>>
>>The kitten chow is a *treat*, not their regular diet...
>>
>>
>>> If you can't afford to feed them anything decent, then so be it, but
>>> it's nothing to be proud of.
>>>
>>> Don't you have TV programs or magazines that test and compare stuff
>>> there? Or are they all paid by pet food companies?
>>
>>Sure, Consumer Reports in their "Pest Ratings", rated you as an "Ozzie Mozzie", and suggested you be soaked in DDT* so as to prevent you further infesting the human intellectual gene pool...
>>
>>[*or one might say, "QUICK, Henry, the FLIT - Ozzie Mozzie Bwuce is sashaying about...!!!"]
>
>Bruthie is just a stupid Toon... kick his dumb ass into THE D I P.

That may or may not be the case, but you still feed them crap. If you
can't afford better food, it's better than nothing, but don't be too
proud of it.

On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:10:13 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 9:19:34 AM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>> "graham" > wrote in message
>> news >>
>> > It's a bit weird watching a US news program where they still use F whereas
>> > we Canadians use C (except for cooking as our ovens are mostly made in the
>> > US).
>>
>>
>> Yes, it's wierd for me to watch something like The Great British Baking Show
>> where they use C with the cooking, I dislike it very much. I thought that
>> you could convert most new ovens to C in the settings, but dunno for sure.
>>
>> Cheri
>
>I think all temperatures should be measured in Kelvin degrees!! ABSOLUTE
>ZERO is ZERO, yano? NO molecular motion! VERY strange and unusual
>state of being!!

Something you're quite familiar with.

On 11/12/2017 12:25 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 12:14:40 PM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote:
>> You want Reality: carefully examine physics.
>>
>> You want fantasy and delusions: listen to what people want!
>>
>> QED!
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
> John the Kelvin scale is completely arbitrary, even if absolute
> zero is not. Perhaps we Americans would use the Rankine scale,
> instead.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I think we're doing just fine with C and F. There are conversion charts
easily available if someone finds a recipe and needs to change the
measurements to match what they're used to.

Jill

On 11/12/2017 11:12 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 11/12/2017 12:23 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> I'll think fondly of you this winter when the wind-chill
>> is below 0 F and I'm snowblowing the driveway.
>>
>> It's best when there's a crosswind that blows snow
>> back in my face.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> No thanks!Â* I was at the club picking up dinner a couple of weeks ago. I
> overheard two men talking at the bar.Â* I gathered one was from upstate
> NY and the other somewhere in NJ.Â* They were complaining about how hot
> it gets here.Â* (I also gathered they moved here in the last 6 months.)
> The first thing I thought was, "At least you won't have to shovel/blow
> snow, scatter salt or sand on the driveway, worry about driving in a mess."
>
> The high today will be about 65F.Â* But don't worry, folks... it will get
> down to overnight freezing temps in my neck of the woods soon enough.
> But I'd be very surprised to see snow.
>
> Jill

Wise living decision.

On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 7:36:14 AM UTC-10, casa chevrolet wrote:
> Of course it is factual, no dispute.
>
> My POINT, which you seem to have completely missed despite the clarity
> with which I made it is - the numbers are not coherent with what we as
> humans are used to on this planet in terms of how we describe
> environmental conditions.
>
> It's therefore "sci-fi sounding" in the sheer oddity of the very high
> numbers used.
>
> That's it.

I don't care what scale folks use, just as long as it uses divisions of 25 and 50 and starts at 200.

On 11/12/2017 11:16 AM, Bruce wrote:
> you still feed them crap.

Silence assbag - few cats have ever had it better than at Sheldon's!

On 11/12/2017 11:22 AM, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:10:13 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 9:19:34 AM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>>> "graham" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>
>>>> It's a bit weird watching a US news program where they still use F whereas
>>>> we Canadians use C (except for cooking as our ovens are mostly made in the
>>>> US).
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, it's wierd for me to watch something like The Great British Baking Show
>>> where they use C with the cooking, I dislike it very much. I thought that
>>> you could convert most new ovens to C in the settings, but dunno for sure.
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>
>> I think all temperatures should be measured in Kelvin degrees!! ABSOLUTE
>> ZERO is ZERO, yano? NO molecular motion! VERY strange and unusual
>> state of being!!
>
> Something you're quite familiar with.
>

Handily disproved by his gorgeous dipped chocolates and simply clean and
professional car audio installs.

ESAD, troll.

On 11/12/2017 11:41 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 7:36:14 AM UTC-10, casa chevrolet wrote:
>> Of course it is factual, no dispute.
>>
>> My POINT, which you seem to have completely missed despite the clarity
>> with which I made it is - the numbers are not coherent with what we as
>> humans are used to on this planet in terms of how we describe
>> environmental conditions.
>>
>> It's therefore "sci-fi sounding" in the sheer oddity of the very high
>> numbers used.
>>
>> That's it.
>
> I don't care what scale folks use, just as long as it uses divisions of 25 and 50 and starts at 200.
>

I'm old school.

Fahrenheit or nada.

On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 09:42:25 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:36:28 -0500, wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 08:52:56 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:58:51 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>>> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter
>>>>>
>>>>> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
>>>>
>>>>Oh man! Well Mrs.O, you'll really think me a baby then.
>>>>Yesterday morning here at 7am, it hit a low of 32F plus
>>>>it was quite windy and the windchill was 23F.
>>>>
>>>>Kiss my ass! (25 degrees colder than the morning before).
>>>>I walked out just to make a quick trip to my local
>>>>mini-mart (only 2 blocks away) and I was freaking out
>>>>even though I was dressed quite warmly. Layers of shirts
>>>>and my winter coat, gloves, knit hat.
>>>>And I was still miserable!
>>>>
>>>>My immediate thought was: No human should have to live
>>>>in such an environment. LOL
>>>>
>>>>Anyway, I came right home then locked and deadbolted the
>>>>front door, turned on the heat and vowed not to wander
>>>>outside for the rest of the day. And I didn't. heh heh
>>>>
>>>>PS - Maybe I *should* have moved to Texas.
>>>
>>>Sissy! Have you seen the temps and snow up in International Falls,
>>>Minnesota? It was -17F. And that's just the beginning for them. I
>>>had a girlfriend (Kahlua recipe girlfriend) who moved up there to be
>>>with her one true love. I hope she had her love to keep her warm.
>>>Janet US
>>
>>Hmmm, I didn't know you lived in MN... I was always of the impression
>>that you lived in NH.
>
>I used to live in Wisconsin, then Minnesota and then we moved to the
>intermountain west.
>Janet US

The weather in that basin can vary considerably. I came very close to
retiring in northern Carson City, NV.

on 11/12/2017, casa chevrolet supposed :
> On 11/12/2017 11:22 AM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:10:13 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 9:19:34 AM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
>>>> "graham" > wrote in message
>>>> news >>>>
>>>>> It's a bit weird watching a US news program where they still use F
>>>>> whereas
>>>>> we Canadians use C (except for cooking as our ovens are mostly made in
>>>>> the
>>>>> US).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes, it's wierd for me to watch something like The Great British Baking
>>>> Show
>>>> where they use C with the cooking, I dislike it very much. I thought that
>>>> you could convert most new ovens to C in the settings, but dunno for
>>>> sure.
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>
>>> I think all temperatures should be measured in Kelvin degrees!! ABSOLUTE
>>> ZERO is ZERO, yano? NO molecular motion! VERY strange and unusual
>>> state of being!!
>>
>> Something you're quite familiar with.
>>
>
> Handily disproved by his gorgeous dipped chocolates and simply clean and
> professional car audio installs.
>
> ESAD, troll.
>
forged.

casa chevrolet wrote:
> On 11/12/2017 11:16 AM, Bruce wrote:
>> you still feed them crap.
>
> Silence assbag - few cats have ever had it better than at Sheldon's!
>
forged.

After serious thinking casa chevrolet wrote :
> On 11/12/2017 11:12 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 11/12/2017 12:23 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> I'll think fondly of you this winter when the wind-chill
>>> is below 0 F and I'm snowblowing the driveway.
>>>
>>> It's best when there's a crosswind that blows snow
>>> back in my face.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> No thanks!* I was at the club picking up dinner a couple of weeks ago. I
>> overheard two men talking at the bar.* I gathered one was from upstate NY
>> and the other somewhere in NJ.* They were complaining about how hot it gets
>> here.* (I also gathered they moved here in the last 6 months.) The first
>> thing I thought was, "At least you won't have to shovel/blow snow, scatter
>> salt or sand on the driveway, worry about driving in a mess."
>>
>> The high today will be about 65F.* But don't worry, folks... it will get
>> down to overnight freezing temps in my neck of the woods soon enough. But
>> I'd be very surprised to see snow.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Wise living decision.
>
forged.

On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 14:48:36 -0500, casa chevrolet >
wrote:

>casa chevrolet wrote:
>> On 11/12/2017 11:16 AM, Bruce wrote:
>>> you still feed them crap.
>>
>> Silence assbag - few cats have ever had it better than at Sheldon's!
>>
>forged.

This was forged? It could easily have come from you. Unless the forger
is now adding "forged" to the real Boner posts.

On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 14:43:42 -0500, wrote:

>On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 09:42:25 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:36:28 -0500, wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 08:52:56 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:58:51 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>>>> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
>>>>>
>>>>>Oh man! Well Mrs.O, you'll really think me a baby then.
>>>>>Yesterday morning here at 7am, it hit a low of 32F plus
>>>>>it was quite windy and the windchill was 23F.
>>>>>
>>>>>Kiss my ass! (25 degrees colder than the morning before).
>>>>>I walked out just to make a quick trip to my local
>>>>>mini-mart (only 2 blocks away) and I was freaking out
>>>>>even though I was dressed quite warmly. Layers of shirts
>>>>>and my winter coat, gloves, knit hat.
>>>>>And I was still miserable!
>>>>>
>>>>>My immediate thought was: No human should have to live
>>>>>in such an environment. LOL
>>>>>
>>>>>Anyway, I came right home then locked and deadbolted the
>>>>>front door, turned on the heat and vowed not to wander
>>>>>outside for the rest of the day. And I didn't. heh heh
>>>>>
>>>>>PS - Maybe I *should* have moved to Texas.
>>>>
>>>>Sissy! Have you seen the temps and snow up in International Falls,
>>>>Minnesota? It was -17F. And that's just the beginning for them. I
>>>>had a girlfriend (Kahlua recipe girlfriend) who moved up there to be
>>>>with her one true love. I hope she had her love to keep her warm.
>>>>Janet US
>>>
>>>Hmmm, I didn't know you lived in MN... I was always of the impression
>>>that you lived in NH.
>>
>>I used to live in Wisconsin, then Minnesota and then we moved to the
>>intermountain west.
>>Janet US
>
>The weather in that basin can vary considerably. I came very close to
>retiring in northern Carson City, NV.

I think that the retiring place you have is pretty darn nice.
Janet US

"jmcquown" wrote in message news
On 11/12/2017 12:25 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 12:14:40 PM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote:
>> You want Reality: carefully examine physics.
>>
>> You want fantasy and delusions: listen to what people want!
>>
>> QED!
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
> John the Kelvin scale is completely arbitrary, even if absolute
> zero is not. Perhaps we Americans would use the Rankine scale,
> instead.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I think we're doing just fine with C and F. There are conversion charts
easily available if someone finds a recipe and needs to change the
measurements to match what they're used to.

Jill

==

Yep that is what I do!

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 12:36:39 PM UTC-5, casa chevrolet wrote:
> On 11/12/2017 10:23 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 6:57:41 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> >> Ophelia wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Sheldon wrote:
> >>> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter
> >>>
> >>> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
> >>
> >> Oh man! Well Mrs.O, you'll really think me a baby then.
> >> Yesterday morning here at 7am, it hit a low of 32F plus
> >> it was quite windy and the windchill was 23F.
> >>
> >> Kiss my ass! (25 degrees colder than the morning before).
> >> I walked out just to make a quick trip to my local
> >> mini-mart (only 2 blocks away) and I was freaking out
> >> even though I was dressed quite warmly. Layers of shirts
> >> and my winter coat, gloves, knit hat.
> >> And I was still miserable!
> >>
> >> My immediate thought was: No human should have to live
> >> in such an environment. LOL
> >>
> >> Anyway, I came right home then locked and deadbolted the
> >> front door, turned on the heat and vowed not to wander
> >> outside for the rest of the day. And I didn't. heh heh
> >>
> >> PS - Maybe I *should* have moved to Texas.
> >
> > I'll think fondly of you this winter when the wind-chill
> > is below 0 F and I'm snowblowing the driveway.
> >
> > It's best when there's a crosswind that blows snow
> > back in my face.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> But you said you LIKE that clime....

I do. Does anybody like their climate 100% of the time?

Cindy Hamilton

On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 12:36:47 PM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 12:26:00 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> ...
> > John the Kelvin scale is completely arbitrary, even if absolute
> > zero is not. Perhaps we Americans would use the Rankine scale,
> > instead.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> Maybe, of course F and C are also very arbitrary in selecting not only a zero point but also a degree size! Hence the 5/9 and 9/5 ion the conversions which is an approximation I think! Makes the math easier and doable even to dolts!
>
> John Kuthe...

If you have the math skills, you can ascertain whether 9/5 or 5/9 is
an approximation. Of course, the result will be an approximation when
the temperature to be converted is not a multiple of 5 or 9, respectively.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2017-11-12 3:02 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> If you have the math skills, you can ascertain whether 9/5 or 5/9 is
> an approximation. Of course, the result will be an approximation when
> the temperature to be converted is not a multiple of 5 or 9, respectively.
>
>

I avoided the math of converting by adopting SIM. I measure with the
metric side of a tape measure or ruler and I use the a Celsius side of
the thermometer.

On 11/12/2017 12:06 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:25:11 -0600, Terry Coombs >
> wrote:
>
>> On 11/12/2017 10:42 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:36:28 -0500, wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 08:52:56 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:58:51 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>>>>> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
>>>>>> Oh man! Well Mrs.O, you'll really think me a baby then.
>>>>>> Yesterday morning here at 7am, it hit a low of 32F plus
>>>>>> it was quite windy and the windchill was 23F.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kiss my ass! (25 degrees colder than the morning before).
>>>>>> I walked out just to make a quick trip to my local
>>>>>> mini-mart (only 2 blocks away) and I was freaking out
>>>>>> even though I was dressed quite warmly. Layers of shirts
>>>>>> and my winter coat, gloves, knit hat.
>>>>>> And I was still miserable!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My immediate thought was: No human should have to live
>>>>>> in such an environment. LOL
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway, I came right home then locked and deadbolted the
>>>>>> front door, turned on the heat and vowed not to wander
>>>>>> outside for the rest of the day. And I didn't. heh heh
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PS - Maybe I *should* have moved to Texas.
>>>>> Sissy! Have you seen the temps and snow up in International Falls,
>>>>> Minnesota? It was -17F. And that's just the beginning for them. I
>>>>> had a girlfriend (Kahlua recipe girlfriend) who moved up there to be
>>>>> with her one true love. I hope she had her love to keep her warm.
>>>>> Janet US
>>>> Hmmm, I didn't know you lived in MN... I was always of the impression
>>>> that you lived in NH.
>>> I used to live in Wisconsin, then Minnesota and then we moved to the
>>> intermountain west.
>>> Janet US
>> I haven't heard the phrase "intermountain west" since I left Utahahaha
>> over 35 years ago ... where (generally) do you live ?
>>
>> Â* --
>>
>> Â* Snag
> the intermountain west. ;-) That is a real area.
> Wiki says:
> Intermountain states
> The intermountain states are generally considered to be Nevada, Utah,
> Idaho south of the Salmon River, Arizona north of the Mogollon Rim,
> and western Colorado and northwestern New Mexico west of the Rocky
> Mountains.[4] The intermountain states are so named from having all or
> portions between the Rockies, Sierras, and Cascades. The intermountain
> states are included among states classified as the Mountain States.
> Janet US

Â* I know where it is ... I grew up near Tremonton Utah .Â* On the other
hand , I had never heard the term "the midsouth" until I moved there ...
I wasn't quibbling about the genuine-ness of the label , just commenting
that I hadn't heard it since I moved from that area .

Â* --

Â* Snag

On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 1:37:40 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 11/12/2017 12:25 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 12:14:40 PM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote:
> >> You want Reality: carefully examine physics.
> >>
> >> You want fantasy and delusions: listen to what people want!
> >>
> >> QED!
> >>
> >> John Kuthe...
> >
> > John the Kelvin scale is completely arbitrary, even if absolute
> > zero is not. Perhaps we Americans would use the Rankine scale,
> > instead.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> I think we're doing just fine with C and F. There are conversion charts
> easily available if someone finds a recipe and needs to change the
> measurements to match what they're used to.

I wasn't serious suggesting Rankine. However, I do wish we'd finish
converting to SI. People seem happy buying 2 liters of soda; why
not finish the job? We're the only first-world country that hasn't.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 15:10:41 -0600, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

>On 11/12/2017 12:06 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:25:11 -0600, Terry Coombs >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/12/2017 10:42 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:36:28 -0500, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 08:52:56 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:58:51 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>>>>>> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
>>>>>>> Oh man! Well Mrs.O, you'll really think me a baby then.
>>>>>>> Yesterday morning here at 7am, it hit a low of 32F plus
>>>>>>> it was quite windy and the windchill was 23F.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kiss my ass! (25 degrees colder than the morning before).
>>>>>>> I walked out just to make a quick trip to my local
>>>>>>> mini-mart (only 2 blocks away) and I was freaking out
>>>>>>> even though I was dressed quite warmly. Layers of shirts
>>>>>>> and my winter coat, gloves, knit hat.
>>>>>>> And I was still miserable!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My immediate thought was: No human should have to live
>>>>>>> in such an environment. LOL
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyway, I came right home then locked and deadbolted the
>>>>>>> front door, turned on the heat and vowed not to wander
>>>>>>> outside for the rest of the day. And I didn't. heh heh
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PS - Maybe I *should* have moved to Texas.
>>>>>> Sissy! Have you seen the temps and snow up in International Falls,
>>>>>> Minnesota? It was -17F. And that's just the beginning for them. I
>>>>>> had a girlfriend (Kahlua recipe girlfriend) who moved up there to be
>>>>>> with her one true love. I hope she had her love to keep her warm.
>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>> Hmmm, I didn't know you lived in MN... I was always of the impression
>>>>> that you lived in NH.
>>>> I used to live in Wisconsin, then Minnesota and then we moved to the
>>>> intermountain west.
>>>> Janet US
>>> I haven't heard the phrase "intermountain west" since I left Utahahaha
>>> over 35 years ago ... where (generally) do you live ?
>>>
>>> * --
>>>
>>> * Snag
>> the intermountain west. ;-) That is a real area.
>> Wiki says:
>> Intermountain states
>> The intermountain states are generally considered to be Nevada, Utah,
>> Idaho south of the Salmon River, Arizona north of the Mogollon Rim,
>> and western Colorado and northwestern New Mexico west of the Rocky
>> Mountains.[4] The intermountain states are so named from having all or
>> portions between the Rockies, Sierras, and Cascades. The intermountain
>> states are included among states classified as the Mountain States.
>> Janet US
>
> * I know where it is ... I grew up near Tremonton Utah .* On the other
>hand , I had never heard the term "the midsouth" until I moved there ...
>I wasn't quibbling about the genuine-ness of the label , just commenting
>that I hadn't heard it since I moved from that area .
>
> * --
>
> * Snag
I know the term 'mid-south' just from passing by. I know you know
intermountain west, I just didn't want to give you a specific place
Janet US

"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
...

On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 12:36:39 PM UTC-5, casa chevrolet wrote:
> On 11/12/2017 10:23 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 6:57:41 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> >> Ophelia wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Sheldon wrote:
> >>> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter
> >>>
> >>> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
> >>
> >> Oh man! Well Mrs.O, you'll really think me a baby then.
> >> Yesterday morning here at 7am, it hit a low of 32F plus
> >> it was quite windy and the windchill was 23F.
> >>
> >> Kiss my ass! (25 degrees colder than the morning before).
> >> I walked out just to make a quick trip to my local
> >> mini-mart (only 2 blocks away) and I was freaking out
> >> even though I was dressed quite warmly. Layers of shirts
> >> and my winter coat, gloves, knit hat.
> >> And I was still miserable!
> >>
> >> My immediate thought was: No human should have to live
> >> in such an environment. LOL
> >>
> >> Anyway, I came right home then locked and deadbolted the
> >> front door, turned on the heat and vowed not to wander
> >> outside for the rest of the day. And I didn't. heh heh
> >>
> >> PS - Maybe I *should* have moved to Texas.
> >
> > I'll think fondly of you this winter when the wind-chill
> > is below 0 F and I'm snowblowing the driveway.
> >
> > It's best when there's a crosswind that blows snow
> > back in my face.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> But you said you LIKE that clime....

I do. Does anybody like their climate 100% of the time?

Cindy Hamilton

==

Never)) I grumble when it is too cold, I grumble when it is too hot
.... <g>

I haven't come across anyone different yet)


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On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 3:19:46 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-11-12 3:02 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > If you have the math skills, you can ascertain whether 9/5 or 5/9 is
> > an approximation. Of course, the result will be an approximation when
> > the temperature to be converted is not a multiple of 5 or 9, respectively.
> >
> >
>
> I avoided the math of converting by adopting SIM. I measure with the
> metric side of a tape measure or ruler and I use the a Celsius side of
> the thermometer.

That's the sensible course of action to put SI into practice. However,
if one is uncertain as to whether the conversion factor is an approximation,
the solution is to derive the conversion equation from first principles.

Cindy Hamilton

jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 11/11/2017 10:38 PM, wrote:
> > On Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 8:52:01 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
> > >
> > > Ebby is a beauty. I wish we can coach him indoors.
> > > Unfortunately he is very feral.
> > >
> > >
> > Will he let you pet him??
> >
> Good question! Ebby looks like he'd allow an occasional pat but with
> cats you never know.
>
> I got very lucky with my cat Buffy. She was part of a TNR program
> (notched ear and all that). I was told a woman who lived here
> scooped her up when she was about 6 months old and introduced her to
> the joys of indoor living. What, no more hiding under bushes when it
> rains? No more being too hot or too cold? No worrying about
> predators or fighting for food? No brainer! She was very young,
> though, so she adapted quickly. Buffy has been living with me for
> 2-1/2 years now. She's a total love bug/lap cat. Were it not for
> the notch in her ear, you'd never know she was once a feral cat.
>
> Jill

Lovely lady and happy for you to have found her!

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Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> "Ophelia" wrote in message ...
>
> wrote in message ...
>
> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter:
> https://postimg.org/image/46xk1zwsh/
> Morning frost:
> https://postimg.org/image/drh6p2wgx/
> Ferals here are very well fed and cared for, much better than many of
> yoose. They have their heated water bowls and heated canned food
> bowls... they love their Fancy Feast w/gravy, and they get their
> Purina kitten chow treats too.
> ===
>
> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
>
> ==
>
> Oh ok. It is 1c really <g>

LOL, I was wondering!

We dropped last night for a bit to 28F according to the channels but we
went to sleep when it was 36F.

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Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Ophelia wrote:
> >
> > Sheldon wrote:
> > 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter
> >
> > Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
>
> Oh man! Well Mrs.O, you'll really think me a baby then.
> Yesterday morning here at 7am, it hit a low of 32F plus
> it was quite windy and the windchill was 23F.
>
> Kiss my ass! (25 degrees colder than the morning before).
> I walked out just to make a quick trip to my local
> mini-mart (only 2 blocks away) and I was freaking out
> even though I was dressed quite warmly. Layers of shirts
> and my winter coat, gloves, knit hat.
> And I was still miserable!
>
> My immediate thought was: No human should have to live
> in such an environment. LOL
>
> Anyway, I came right home then locked and deadbolted the
> front door, turned on the heat and vowed not to wander
> outside for the rest of the day. And I didn't. heh heh
>
> PS - Maybe I should have moved to Texas.

LOL, from the 106.9 radio chanel we hit 26F in the middle of the night
then warmed as the sun came up when you went out. It's not a record
breaker but a shock chill we get here due to rapid weather change.

Anyways, fireplace in full form. Heat kicking in only at 38F and below.

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On 11/12/2017 3:18 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 15:10:41 -0600, Terry Coombs >
> wrote:
>
>> On 11/12/2017 12:06 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:25:11 -0600, Terry Coombs >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/12/2017 10:42 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:36:28 -0500, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 08:52:56 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:58:51 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
>>>>>>>> Oh man! Well Mrs.O, you'll really think me a baby then.
>>>>>>>> Yesterday morning here at 7am, it hit a low of 32F plus
>>>>>>>> it was quite windy and the windchill was 23F.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Kiss my ass! (25 degrees colder than the morning before).
>>>>>>>> I walked out just to make a quick trip to my local
>>>>>>>> mini-mart (only 2 blocks away) and I was freaking out
>>>>>>>> even though I was dressed quite warmly. Layers of shirts
>>>>>>>> and my winter coat, gloves, knit hat.
>>>>>>>> And I was still miserable!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My immediate thought was: No human should have to live
>>>>>>>> in such an environment. LOL
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anyway, I came right home then locked and deadbolted the
>>>>>>>> front door, turned on the heat and vowed not to wander
>>>>>>>> outside for the rest of the day. And I didn't. heh heh
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> PS - Maybe I *should* have moved to Texas.
>>>>>>> Sissy! Have you seen the temps and snow up in International Falls,
>>>>>>> Minnesota? It was -17F. And that's just the beginning for them. I
>>>>>>> had a girlfriend (Kahlua recipe girlfriend) who moved up there to be
>>>>>>> with her one true love. I hope she had her love to keep her warm.
>>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>> Hmmm, I didn't know you lived in MN... I was always of the impression
>>>>>> that you lived in NH.
>>>>> I used to live in Wisconsin, then Minnesota and then we moved to the
>>>>> intermountain west.
>>>>> Janet US
>>>> I haven't heard the phrase "intermountain west" since I left Utahahaha
>>>> over 35 years ago ... where (generally) do you live ?
>>>>
>>>> Â* --
>>>>
>>>> Â* Snag
>>> the intermountain west. ;-) That is a real area.
>>> Wiki says:
>>> Intermountain states
>>> The intermountain states are generally considered to be Nevada, Utah,
>>> Idaho south of the Salmon River, Arizona north of the Mogollon Rim,
>>> and western Colorado and northwestern New Mexico west of the Rocky
>>> Mountains.[4] The intermountain states are so named from having all or
>>> portions between the Rockies, Sierras, and Cascades. The intermountain
>>> states are included among states classified as the Mountain States.
>>> Janet US
>> Â* I know where it is ... I grew up near Tremonton Utah .Â* On the other
>> hand , I had never heard the term "the midsouth" until I moved there ...
>> I wasn't quibbling about the genuine-ness of the label , just commenting
>> that I hadn't heard it since I moved from that area .
>>
>> Â* --
>>
>> Â* Snag
> I know the term 'mid-south' just from passing by. I know you know
> intermountain west, I just didn't want to give you a specific place
> Janet US

Â* "Somewhere in Northern Nevada" or the like would have sufficed .
Wasn't after your address ...

Â* --

Â* Snag - on the southern edge of The Ozark Plateau .

On 11/12/2017 4:31 PM, cshenk wrote:
> jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On 11/11/2017 10:38 PM, wrote:
>>> On Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 8:52:01 PM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Ebby is a beauty. I wish we can coach him indoors.
>>>> Unfortunately he is very feral.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Will he let you pet him??
>>>
>> Good question! Ebby looks like he'd allow an occasional pat but with
>> cats you never know.
>>
>> I got very lucky with my cat Buffy. She was part of a TNR program
>> (notched ear and all that). I was told a woman who lived here
>> scooped her up when she was about 6 months old and introduced her to
>> the joys of indoor living. What, no more hiding under bushes when it
>> rains? No more being too hot or too cold? No worrying about
>> predators or fighting for food? No brainer! She was very young,
>> though, so she adapted quickly. Buffy has been living with me for
>> 2-1/2 years now. She's a total love bug/lap cat. Were it not for
>> the notch in her ear, you'd never know she was once a feral cat.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Lovely lady and happy for you to have found her!
>
I'm happy, too! Buffy's previous owner died. Buffy needed a home so I
gave her one. She's a real snuggle bug.

Jill

On Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 11:20:10 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> wrote in message ...
>
> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter:
> https://postimg.org/image/46xk1zwsh/
> Morning frost:
> https://postimg.org/image/drh6p2wgx/
> Ferals here are very well fed and cared for, much better than many of
> yoose. They have their heated water bowls and heated canned food
> bowls... they love their Fancy Feast w/gravy, and they get their
> Purina kitten chow treats too.
> ===
>
> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
>
> --
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

It's almost tropical over here too. Last night it was a bone chillin' 72°F and today it's expected to reach a blisterin' 81°F.

The feral cats over here have it pretty good. Every time I drive into the parking lot they're just lounging around. If you ask me, they should be doing what wild cats are supposed to be doing - huntin' and killin'. These kats won't have anything to do with that kind of stuff. They lack ambition, drive, and initiative.

Our cats' main ambition in life is to guess where we're going to be in the house next and then try to cut us off at the pass. They're under-footer cats. Nasty. The cat we got a few months ago is growing at an alarming rate. I sure hope he stops growing - he's already a giant pain-in-the-ass at his present size.

U.S. Janet B. wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 06:58:51 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
> > Ophelia wrote:
> >>
> >> Sheldon wrote:
> >> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter
> >>
> >> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
> >
> > Oh man! Well Mrs.O, you'll really think me a baby then.
> > Yesterday morning here at 7am, it hit a low of 32F plus
> > it was quite windy and the windchill was 23F.
> >
> > Kiss my ass! (25 degrees colder than the morning before).
> > I walked out just to make a quick trip to my local
> > mini-mart (only 2 blocks away) and I was freaking out
> > even though I was dressed quite warmly. Layers of shirts
> > and my winter coat, gloves, knit hat.
> > And I was still miserable!
> >
> > My immediate thought was: No human should have to live
> > in such an environment. LOL
> >
> > Anyway, I came right home then locked and deadbolted the
> > front door, turned on the heat and vowed not to wander
> > outside for the rest of the day. And I didn't. heh heh
> >
> > PS - Maybe I should have moved to Texas.
>
> Sissy! Have you seen the temps and snow up in International Falls,
> Minnesota? It was -17F. And that's just the beginning for them. I
> had a girlfriend (Kahlua recipe girlfriend) who moved up there to be
> with her one true love. I hope she had her love to keep her warm.
> Janet US

Grin, but it'a all relative to what you are used to.

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On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 12:24:52 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 11/11/2017 9:51 PM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 11 Nov 2017 18:34:15 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 5:59:09 PM UTC-8, Sheldon wrote:
>>>> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter:
>>>> https://postimg.org/image/46xk1zwsh/
>>>
>(snippage)
>>> that's a handsome cat. I'm sure your ferals reward you by keeping the rodent population down
>>
>> Ebby is a beauty. I wish we can coach him indoors. Unfortunately he
>> is very feral.
>>
>He looks like he knows it! He doesn't appear to be the least bit camera
>shy.
>
>Jill

It was early morning and he's waiting for his treats, but as soon as
that sliding glass door moves he's off to under the deck. When he
hears the door close he's back for his treats. He knows me and
sometimes he just backs off but stays on the deck. His partner Joiner
will sometimes step inside and rub noses with the inside cats. As
soon as the grass drys they are off to hunt... they hunt all day
between naps in the barn... they have a heated house and water bowl
there too. I can tell when their hunting was good because they don't
eat much when they return for the night. During summers they spend
most nights in the barn and come to the deck first thing in the
morning, spend just long enough to check out and mark their territory
and off to hunt again. They hunt in the back near the barn, they
never go out front near the road... they don't like the sound of cars.
They sometimes hunt the house side of the creek but never cross to the
road side. They much prefer to hunt the creek that runs behind the
barn, lots of frogs and small fish there. During warm weather they
stay out of the wildflower meadow too, there are vernal ponds and the
Canada geese nest there, they know not to mess with those geese....
they will walk among the herds of deer but not near the geese. When
people visit I warn them to keep their distance from the geese.

On 11/12/2017 1:00 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 12:36:39 PM UTC-5, casa chevrolet wrote:
>> On 11/12/2017 10:23 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 6:57:41 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>>> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter
>>>>>
>>>>> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
>>>>
>>>> Oh man! Well Mrs.O, you'll really think me a baby then.
>>>> Yesterday morning here at 7am, it hit a low of 32F plus
>>>> it was quite windy and the windchill was 23F.
>>>>
>>>> Kiss my ass! (25 degrees colder than the morning before).
>>>> I walked out just to make a quick trip to my local
>>>> mini-mart (only 2 blocks away) and I was freaking out
>>>> even though I was dressed quite warmly. Layers of shirts
>>>> and my winter coat, gloves, knit hat.
>>>> And I was still miserable!
>>>>
>>>> My immediate thought was: No human should have to live
>>>> in such an environment. LOL
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, I came right home then locked and deadbolted the
>>>> front door, turned on the heat and vowed not to wander
>>>> outside for the rest of the day. And I didn't. heh heh
>>>>
>>>> PS - Maybe I *should* have moved to Texas.
>>>
>>> I'll think fondly of you this winter when the wind-chill
>>> is below 0 F and I'm snowblowing the driveway.
>>>
>>> It's best when there's a crosswind that blows snow
>>> back in my face.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> But you said you LIKE that clime....
>
> I do. Does anybody like their climate 100% of the time?
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

Nope.

February "spring winds" here are brutal.

On 11/12/2017 2:15 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 1:37:40 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>> On 11/12/2017 12:25 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 12:14:40 PM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote:
>>>> You want Reality: carefully examine physics.
>>>>
>>>> You want fantasy and delusions: listen to what people want!
>>>>
>>>> QED!
>>>>
>>>> John Kuthe...
>>>
>>> John the Kelvin scale is completely arbitrary, even if absolute
>>> zero is not. Perhaps we Americans would use the Rankine scale,
>>> instead.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>> I think we're doing just fine with C and F. There are conversion charts
>> easily available if someone finds a recipe and needs to change the
>> measurements to match what they're used to.
>
> I wasn't serious suggesting Rankine. However, I do wish we'd finish
> converting to SI. People seem happy buying 2 liters of soda; why
> not finish the job? We're the only first-world country that hasn't.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

There's nothing human about metric, a foot beats a 1/3rd meter, more or
less.

On 2017-11-12 4:47 PM, casa chevrolet wrote:
> On 11/12/2017 2:15 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 1:37:40 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>> On 11/12/2017 12:25 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 12:14:40 PM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote:
>>>>> You want Reality: carefully examine physics.
>>>>>
>>>>> You want fantasy and delusions: listen to what people want!
>>>>>
>>>>> QED!
>>>>>
>>>>> John Kuthe...
>>>>
>>>> John the Kelvin scale is completely arbitrary, even if absolute
>>>> zero is not.Â* Perhaps we Americans would use the Rankine scale,
>>>> instead.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> I think we're doing just fine with C and F.Â* There are conversion charts
>>> easily available if someone finds a recipe and needs to change the
>>> measurements to match what they're used to.
>>
>> I wasn't serious suggesting Rankine.Â* However, I do wish we'd finish
>> converting to SI.Â* People seem happy buying 2 liters of soda; why
>> not finish the job?Â* We're the only first-world country that hasn't.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>
> There's nothing human about metric, a foot beats a 1/3rd meter, more or
> less.
But what's a foot?

"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 11:20:10 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> wrote in message ...
>
> 17ºF this morning, but Ebenezer is just fine in his heated shelter:
> https://postimg.org/image/46xk1zwsh/
> Morning frost:
> https://postimg.org/image/drh6p2wgx/
> Ferals here are very well fed and cared for, much better than many of
> yoose. They have their heated water bowls and heated canned food
> bowls... they love their Fancy Feast w/gravy, and they get their
> Purina kitten chow treats too.
> ===
>
> Pah that is almost tropical <g> 1ºF here this morning
>
> --
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

It's almost tropical over here too. Last night it was a bone chillin' 72°F
and today it's expected to reach a blisterin' 81°F.

The feral cats over here have it pretty good. Every time I drive into the
parking lot they're just lounging around. If you ask me, they should be
doing what wild cats are supposed to be doing - huntin' and killin'. These
kats won't have anything to do with that kind of stuff. They lack ambition,
drive, and initiative.

Our cats' main ambition in life is to guess where we're going to be in the
house next and then try to cut us off at the pass. They're under-footer
cats. Nasty. The cat we got a few months ago is growing at an alarming rate.
I sure hope he stops growing - he's already a giant pain-in-the-ass at his
present size.

==

Oh dear. <g> I am surprised they are not eating the wild chickens. Heck
there are plenty of them, just running around! What do they hope to achieve
by being a pest? What do they eat?

I am sure you love your cat. Just think, if he gets very big, he can defend
you from the wild ones


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