On 3/23/2021 11:29 AM, Graham wrote:
> On 2021-03-23 9:08 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>
>>>
>> I've even heard Orcadians singing that song!
>> It's actually a lovely place, with lovely people. I used to hang out
>> with a lot of Orcadians and Zetlanders when I lived in Edinburgh. They
>> were good company, and most of them were musically talented.
>
> Except for those who play the bagpipes, of course:-)

I love that sound. One of my favorite music CDs is
"The Bagpipes and Drums of Scotland"
I just put it on now while I write this.

Anytime there is a parade at the beach, I'll ride bike down there to
where the parade starts. The group of about 20 bagpipe players usually
start the parade.

Once they start marching, I'll walk along the sidewalk next to them
until the end of parade so I hear it all. Once they finish, I'll often
ride home. The rest of the parade is usually boring to me. heheh

dsi1 wrote:
> My cousin plays the bagpipe in a band. He said he has to
> remember to always lock his car when the bagpipe is in it.
> One time he left his car unlocked. When he came back, there were two bagpipes in there.

LOL. I love that joke!

On 3/23/2021 4:31 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/22/2021 5:15 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
>> I was in NJ during Superstorm Sandy - we lost power for days. It was
>> cold! The main difference there, was our gas-powered hot water heater.
>> We still used hot water bottles, but could fill them from the tap, and
>> hot showers were still available.
>> Here, the hot water is provided by the central heating boiler, which
>> requires electricity to run the pump, so, no electricity = no hot
>> water. Hence the giant kettle on the gas cooktop, and no showers, just
>> a bowl of hot water and a washcloth.
>> Fortunately, our last major power outage here (Scotland) lasted less
>> than a day, and the weather was warm. A wildfire on moorland had got
>> out of control, burned thousands of acres, melted the transmission
>> lines, and even damaged the roadway, closing off the main road across
>> the north coast of Scotland.
>> Ob food: I had booked a grocery delivery for that day, and wondered if
>> it would arrive - it did, and was only a little bit late. The driver
>> had to make a 100 mile detour to get here.
>
> That's what I call a dedicated delivery driver!
>
> Jill

I wonder what that delivery charge was. At least the optional tip
should have been a good one.

On 3/23/2021 8:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> > wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:39:15 -0600, Graham > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2021-03-23 4:12 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:40:38 +0000, S Viemeister
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>> I haven't been watching much TV, apart from the news, and I only saw a
>>>>> few clips of the Oprah interview.
>>>>> Balmoral is actually their privately owned dwelling, unlike Windsor,
>>>>> Buckingham Palace, etc.
>>>>
>>>> I did not know that.
>>>>
>>>>> QEII and Charles could probably apply for Scottish citizenship...
>>>>
>>>> OH, I am sure that'd go over well.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I think the majority of Brits would like to see Charles emigrate:-)
>>
>> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>> generally rate him as a nice person.
>
> Which job? Cheating on his wife?

The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
title on to his eldest son.

Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.

On 24/03/2021 12:40, Gary wrote:
> On 3/23/2021 4:31 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 3/22/2021 5:15 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
>>> I was in NJ during Superstorm Sandy - we lost power for days. It was
>>> cold! The main difference there, was our gas-powered hot water heater.
>>> We still used hot water bottles, but could fill them from the tap, and
>>> hot showers were still available.
>>> Here, the hot water is provided by the central heating boiler, which
>>> requires electricity to run the pump, so, no electricity = no hot
>>> water. Hence the giant kettle on the gas cooktop, and no showers, just
>>> a bowl of hot water and a washcloth.
>>> Fortunately, our last major power outage here (Scotland) lasted less
>>> than a day, and the weather was warm. A wildfire on moorland had got
>>> out of control, burned thousands of acres, melted the transmission
>>> lines, and even damaged the roadway, closing off the main road across
>>> the north coast of Scotland.
>>> Ob food: I had booked a grocery delivery for that day, and wondered if
>>> it would arrive - it did, and was only a little bit late. The driver
>>> had to make a 100 mile detour to get here.
>>
>> That's what I call a dedicated delivery driver!
>>
> Â*I wonder what that delivery charge was. At least the optional tip
> should have been a good one.
>
IIRC, it was £2.50. Tipping is not expected.
Although I did tip one of the other drivers, who picked up my empty
propane tank one week, exchanged it for a full one the next week, and
hooked it back up for me. He did that on his own time, though.
He and his brother also cut down some overgrown trees which had been
planted years ago as a windbreak - no longer needed, as the shrubbery
they were meant to protect is now mature. They told us how much they
wanted, my husband rounded it up to a nicer number, and we had a
pleasant chat when they were done, accompanied by tea and cakes.

On 3/24/2021 8:36 AM, Gary wrote:
> On 3/23/2021 3:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> We used to get our Christmas ham at a place on the other side of the
>> state of CT.Â* On the way we'd drop our Christmas cards at the Post
>> Office in Bethlehem.Â* They has special stamps you used to postmark them
>> and hand them over.
>
> Hey, I get one of those each year from my CT friend and his wife.
> Not this past Christmas though due to the pandemic.
>
> This post just reminded me that tomorrow is his birthday (71)
>
> I will guess your Christmas hams came from Nodines?
> I've got some Christmas bacon from them in my freezer.
> Note: if you miss them, they do great mail order service.
> Packages come quick and packed with dry ice.
>
>
Used to head out to Nodines a couple of times a year. I should try the
mail order, they have good stuff.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:22:49 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/24/2021 8:36 AM, Gary wrote:
>> On 3/23/2021 3:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> We used to get our Christmas ham at a place on the other side of the
>>> state of CT.* On the way we'd drop our Christmas cards at the Post
>>> Office in Bethlehem.* They has special stamps you used to postmark them
>>> and hand them over.
>>
>> Hey, I get one of those each year from my CT friend and his wife.
>> Not this past Christmas though due to the pandemic.
>>
>> This post just reminded me that tomorrow is his birthday (71)
>>
>> I will guess your Christmas hams came from Nodines?
>> I've got some Christmas bacon from them in my freezer.
>> Note: if you miss them, they do great mail order service.
>> Packages come quick and packed with dry ice.
>>
>>
>Used to head out to Nodines a couple of times a year. I should try the
>mail order, they have good stuff.

I sent several Christmas gifts from Nodines just this past December.

Of course, I always order a little something for myself, too.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 19:56:09 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 8:40:01 PM UTC-5, cshenk got it wrong when she said:
>>
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> >
>> > A match will do no good for lighting an oven during a power outage
>> > unless your stove is very old and has an oven pilot light... newer gas
>> > ovens use a glow bar, needs electric to glow, and needs electric to
>> > operate the solinoid that opens the oven gas valve. You can light the
>> > top burners with a match but not the oven. All pilot lights were
>> > eliminated as a safety feature.
>>
>> Totally wrong Sheldon. urn it on, gas is there. Light it. REal simple
>> concept.
>>
>Did you read his post?? If you did, you didn't comprehend a thing he said.
>With the new gas stoves the pilot light is eliminated, they operate by
>electronic ignition now. Yes, the gas can be turned on for the top burners,
>light it with a match, and you have a flame. But you just flounced right
>on by his statement of pilot lights eliminated.

Shenk simply wants to say I'm wrong when she's the dumbest one here,
and she's a LIAR too.

On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 9:30:59 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 19:56:09 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 8:40:01 PM UTC-5, cshenk got it wrong when she said:
> >>
> >> Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >> >
> >> > A match will do no good for lighting an oven during a power outage
> >> > unless your stove is very old and has an oven pilot light... newer gas
> >> > ovens use a glow bar, needs electric to glow, and needs electric to
> >> > operate the solinoid that opens the oven gas valve. You can light the
> >> > top burners with a match but not the oven. All pilot lights were
> >> > eliminated as a safety feature.
> >>
> >> Totally wrong Sheldon. urn it on, gas is there. Light it. REal simple
> >> concept.
> >>
> >Did you read his post?? If you did, you didn't comprehend a thing he said.
> >With the new gas stoves the pilot light is eliminated, they operate by
> >electronic ignition now. Yes, the gas can be turned on for the top burners,
> >light it with a match, and you have a flame. But you just flounced right
> >on by his statement of pilot lights eliminated.
> Shenk simply wants to say I'm wrong when she's the dumbest one here,
> and she's a LIAR too.


Ca-wole suffers from "arse-in-mouthus" disease, lol...

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On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>On 3/23/2021 8:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:39:15 -0600, Graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2021-03-23 4:12 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:40:38 +0000, S Viemeister
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I haven't been watching much TV, apart from the news, and I only saw a
>>>>>> few clips of the Oprah interview.
>>>>>> Balmoral is actually their privately owned dwelling, unlike Windsor,
>>>>>> Buckingham Palace, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> I did not know that.
>>>>>
>>>>>> QEII and Charles could probably apply for Scottish citizenship...
>>>>>
>>>>> OH, I am sure that'd go over well.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I think the majority of Brits would like to see Charles emigrate:-)
>>>
>>> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>> generally rate him as a nice person.
>>
>> Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>
>The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>title on to his eldest son.
>
>Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.
>
There is a line of succession and the crown will pass to Charles. It's
the same thing as Meghan whining about her son not being called a
prince, he isn't one.

On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 9:30:59 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>
> Shenk simply wants to say I'm wrong when she's the dumbest one here,
> and she's a LIAR too.
>
If she would take the time to read all the previous posts concerning any particular
subject she wouldn't come across as totally clueless. But hopping and skipping
through threads will do it every time.

On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 9:37:39 AM UTC-5, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>
> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
> >The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
> >and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
> >title on to his eldest son.
> >
> There is a line of succession and the crown will pass to Charles. It's
> the same thing as Meghan whining about her son not being called a
> prince, he isn't one.
>
*APPLAUSE*

On 2021-03-24 10:37 a.m., Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
hich job? Cheating on his wife?
>>
>> The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>> and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>> title on to his eldest son.
>>
>> Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.
>>
> There is a line of succession and the crown will pass to Charles. It's
> the same thing as Meghan whining about her son not being called a
> prince, he isn't one.
>

She whine about not having their security paid for. There is security
for active members of the royal family. They walked away from being
active members. They have lots of money. They can pay their own damned
security.

On 2021-03-24 10:53 a.m., wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 9:37:39 AM UTC-5, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>>> and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>>> title on to his eldest son.
>>>
>> There is a line of succession and the crown will pass to Charles. It's
>> the same thing as Meghan whining about her son not being called a
>> prince, he isn't one.
>>
> *APPLAUSE*
>

Funny how some people jump to false assumptions about things. I can't
help but thing back to Lady Di's death and people whining about them not
having the flag at half mast at Buckingham Palace, as if it were
violating British flag etiquette. British flag etiquette dictates that
the flag fly when the queen is in residence. She was not in residence.
She was at Balmoral, and the flag at Balmoral should have been at full
staff because she was in residence.

Half mast flags are really abused these days. There was a time when
they were only lowered for a very select group of people. It was really
abused here when we had troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and when one was
killed they would lower the flags. Sorry, but that not proper. We have
Remembrance Day, a special occasion on which flags are lowered to honour
ALL the war dead, not to honour certain individuals.

On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 2:39:31 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> > My cousin plays the bagpipe in a band. He said he has to
> > remember to always lock his car when the bagpipe is in it.
> > One time he left his car unlocked. When he came back, there were two bagpipes in there.
> LOL. I love that joke!

It's a very funny joke! OTOH, my cousin does play the bagpipe in a band. There's nothing funny about that!

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:22:57 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:

>On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:27:37 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:
>>
>>>In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>>is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>>generally rate him as a nice person.
>>
>>Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>
>If you're going to down every male who cheats on his wife...

You must be of the generation who think that's ok and unavoidable
because that's how men are...

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On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>On 3/23/2021 8:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>> generally rate him as a nice person.
>>
>> Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>
>The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>title on to his eldest son.
>
>Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.

Having seen the Crown: the English monarchy is a ruthless
organisation. They're German, by the way. It's not really the House of
Windsor. It's the House of Saksen-Coburg. They changed their name
because of the war. So even after the Brexit, they're still ruled by
Germans

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On 2021-03-24 2:02 p.m., Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> On 3/23/2021 8:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>>> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>>> generally rate him as a nice person.
>>>
>>> Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>>
>> The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>> and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>> title on to his eldest son.
>>
>> Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.
>
> Having seen the Crown: the English monarchy is a ruthless
> organisation. They're German, by the way. It's not really the House of
> Windsor. It's the House of Saksen-Coburg. They changed their name
> because of the war. So even after the Brexit, they're still ruled by
> Germans

Mountbatten is an Anglo version of Phillip's real name, Von Battenburg.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:38:16 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>On 3/23/2021 11:29 AM, Graham wrote:
>> On 2021-03-23 9:08 a.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> I've even heard Orcadians singing that song!
>>> It's actually a lovely place, with lovely people. I used to hang out
>>> with a lot of Orcadians and Zetlanders when I lived in Edinburgh. They
>>> were good company, and most of them were musically talented.
>>
>> Except for those who play the bagpipes, of course:-)
>
>I love that sound. One of my favorite music CDs is
>"The Bagpipes and Drums of Scotland"

Sounds like a cat being raped to me.

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On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:22:57 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:

>On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:27:37 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:39:15 -0600, Graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2021-03-23 4:12 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:40:38 +0000, S Viemeister
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I haven't been watching much TV, apart from the news, and I only saw a
>>>>>> few clips of the Oprah interview.
>>>>>> Balmoral is actually their privately owned dwelling, unlike Windsor,
>>>>>> Buckingham Palace, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> I did not know that.
>>>>>
>>>>>> QEII and Charles could probably apply for Scottish citizenship...
>>>>>
>>>>> OH, I am sure that'd go over well.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>I think the majority of Brits would like to see Charles emigrate:-)
>>>
>>>In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>>is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>>generally rate him as a nice person.
>>
>>Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>
>If you're going to down every male who cheats on his wife...

Who are all the women these men are cheating with? All single?

On 3/24/2021 2:41 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-24 2:02 p.m., Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/23/2021 8:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>>>> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>>>> generally rate him as a nice person.
>>>>
>>>> Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>>>
>>> The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>>> and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>>> title on to his eldest son.
>>>
>>> Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.
>>
>> Having seen the Crown: the English monarchy is a ruthless
>> organisation. They're German, by the way. It's not really the House of
>> Windsor. It's the House of Saksen-Coburg. They changed their name
>> because of the war. So even after the Brexit, they're still ruled by
>> Germans
>
> Mountbatten is an Anglo version of Phillip's real name, Von Battenburg.
>
>
I'm pretty sure the Queen knew that when she married him.

Jill

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:41:33 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-24 2:02 p.m., Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>>> and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>>> title on to his eldest son.
>>>
>>> Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.
>>
>> Having seen the Crown: the English monarchy is a ruthless
>> organisation. They're German, by the way. It's not really the House of
>> Windsor. It's the House of Saksen-Coburg. They changed their name
>> because of the war. So even after the Brexit, they're still ruled by
>> Germans
>
>Mountbatten is an Anglo version of Phillip's real name, Von Battenburg.
>
Without looking very far back in time: the Dutch king is 75% German
and 25% Dutch. His children, including the future Queen, are 50%
Argentinian, 37% German and 13% Dutch. It's all a load of nonsense.

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On 2021-03-24 12:02 p.m., Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> On 3/23/2021 8:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>>> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>>> generally rate him as a nice person.
>>>
>>> Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>>
>> The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>> and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>> title on to his eldest son.
>>
>> Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.
>
> Having seen the Crown: the English monarchy is a ruthless
> organisation. They're German, by the way. It's not really the House of
> Windsor. It's the House of Saksen-Coburg. They changed their name
> because of the war. So even after the Brexit, they're still ruled by
> Germans
>
The satirical magazine "Private Eye" once had a cover photo of the Queen
on a state visit to Germany. She was inspecting a guard of honour and
the caption read:
"Hello, Cousin Fritz, Hello, Uncle Hermann, Hello Cousin Wlilhelm........"

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:15:35 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/24/2021 2:41 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-03-24 2:02 p.m., Bruce wrote:
>>> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 3/23/2021 8:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>>>>> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>>>>> generally rate him as a nice person.
>>>>>
>>>>> Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>>>>
>>>> The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>>>> and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>>>> title on to his eldest son.
>>>>
>>>> Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.
>>>
>>> Having seen the Crown: the English monarchy is a ruthless
>>> organisation. They're German, by the way. It's not really the House of
>>> Windsor. It's the House of Saksen-Coburg. They changed their name
>>> because of the war. So even after the Brexit, they're still ruled by
>>> Germans
>>
>> Mountbatten is an Anglo version of Phillip's real name, Von Battenburg.
>>
>>
>I'm pretty sure the Queen knew that when she married him.

I bet she calls him Von in private.

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On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:25:16 -0600, Graham > wrote:

>On 2021-03-24 12:02 p.m., Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/23/2021 8:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>>>> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>>>> generally rate him as a nice person.
>>>>
>>>> Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>>>
>>> The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>>> and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>>> title on to his eldest son.
>>>
>>> Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.
>>
>> Having seen the Crown: the English monarchy is a ruthless
>> organisation. They're German, by the way. It's not really the House of
>> Windsor. It's the House of Saksen-Coburg. They changed their name
>> because of the war. So even after the Brexit, they're still ruled by
>> Germans
>>
>The satirical magazine "Private Eye" once had a cover photo of the Queen
>on a state visit to Germany. She was inspecting a guard of honour and
>the caption read:
>"Hello, Cousin Fritz, Hello, Uncle Hermann, Hello Cousin Wlilhelm........"

Lol. Was it the mother of the current queen who actually had a German
accent in her English?

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On 2021-03-24 1:51 p.m., Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:25:16 -0600, Graham > wrote:
>
>> On 2021-03-24 12:02 p.m., Bruce wrote:
>>> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 3/23/2021 8:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>>>>> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>>>>> generally rate him as a nice person.
>>>>>
>>>>> Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>>>>
>>>> The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>>>> and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>>>> title on to his eldest son.
>>>>
>>>> Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.
>>>
>>> Having seen the Crown: the English monarchy is a ruthless
>>> organisation. They're German, by the way. It's not really the House of
>>> Windsor. It's the House of Saksen-Coburg. They changed their name
>>> because of the war. So even after the Brexit, they're still ruled by
>>> Germans
>>>
>> The satirical magazine "Private Eye" once had a cover photo of the Queen
>> on a state visit to Germany. She was inspecting a guard of honour and
>> the caption read:
>> "Hello, Cousin Fritz, Hello, Uncle Hermann, Hello Cousin Wlilhelm........"
>
> Lol. Was it the mother of the current queen who actually had a German
> accent in her English?
>
I think her grandmother was a foreigner. But really, I don't give a damn!

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:41:33 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-24 2:02 p.m., Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/23/2021 8:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>>>> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>>>> generally rate him as a nice person.
>>>>
>>>> Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>>>
>>> The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>>> and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>>> title on to his eldest son.
>>>
>>> Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.
>>
>> Having seen the Crown: the English monarchy is a ruthless
>> organisation. They're German, by the way. It's not really the House of
>> Windsor. It's the House of Saksen-Coburg. They changed their name
>> because of the war. So even after the Brexit, they're still ruled by
>> Germans
>
>Mountbatten is an Anglo version of Phillip's real name, Von Battenburg.
>

No need for the use of "Von," as it is more of the title part of it
all.

Victoria married Albert and the two of them proceeded to shower the
royalty of Europe with that heritage and a bit of hemophilia.

On 24/03/2021 19:51, Bruce wrote:

> Lol. Was it the mother of the current queen who actually had a German
> accent in her English?
>
No. She was a Bowes-Lyon, daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, a Scottish
title.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:40:49 +0000, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 24/03/2021 19:51, Bruce wrote:
>
>> Lol. Was it the mother of the current queen who actually had a German
>> accent in her English?
>>
>No. She was a Bowes-Lyon, daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, a Scottish
>title.

Maybe it was a grandmother then.

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On 3/24/2021 4:16 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> Victoria married Albert and the two of them proceeded to shower the
> royalty of Europe with that heritage and a bit of homophilia.
>
Homofeelya? Any relation to Ophelia?

On 2021-03-24 3:21 p.m., Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:41:33 -0400, Dave Smith
ermans
>>
>> Mountbatten is an Anglo version of Phillip's real name, Von Battenburg.
>>
> Without looking very far back in time: the Dutch king is 75% German
> and 25% Dutch. His children, including the future Queen, are 50%
> Argentinian, 37% German and 13% Dutch. It's all a load of nonsense.
>


When WWI broke out the King of England, the Russian Tsar and the German
Kaiser were all cousins.

On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 11:57:04 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-24 3:21 p.m., Bruce wrote:
> > On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:41:33 -0400, Dave Smith
> ermans
> >>
> >> Mountbatten is an Anglo version of Phillip's real name, Von Battenburg.
> >>
> > Without looking very far back in time: the Dutch king is 75% German
> > and 25% Dutch. His children, including the future Queen, are 50%
> > Argentinian, 37% German and 13% Dutch. It's all a load of nonsense.
> >
> When WWI broke out the King of England, the Russian Tsar and the German
> Kaiser were all cousins.

These alliances were supposed to strengthen the ties between the Europeans but they seemed to be pretty ineffective. The Americans were better at maintaining peace within their continent. Not great, just better.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:56:58 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-03-24 3:21 p.m., Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:41:33 -0400, Dave Smith
>ermans
>>>
>>> Mountbatten is an Anglo version of Phillip's real name, Von Battenburg.
>>>
>> Without looking very far back in time: the Dutch king is 75% German
>> and 25% Dutch. His children, including the future Queen, are 50%
>> Argentinian, 37% German and 13% Dutch. It's all a load of nonsense.
>>
>
>
>When WWI broke out the King of England, the Russian Tsar and the German
>Kaiser were all cousins.

In other words: monarchies are nothing to get patriotic over, assuming
one was that way inclined.

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wrote:

> On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 8:40:01 PM UTC-5, cshenk got it wrong
> when she said:
> >
> > Sheldon Martin wrote:
> > >
> > > A match will do no good for lighting an oven during a power
> > > outage unless your stove is very old and has an oven pilot
> > > light... newer gas ovens use a glow bar, needs electric to glow,
> > > and needs electric to operate the solinoid that opens the oven
> > > gas valve. You can light the top burners with a match but not the
> > > oven. All pilot lights were eliminated as a safety feature.
> >
> > Totally wrong Sheldon. urn it on, gas is there. Light it. REal
> > simple concept.
> >
> Did you read his post?? If you did, you didn't comprehend a thing he
> said. With the new gas stoves the pilot light is eliminated, they
> operate by electronic ignition now. Yes, the gas can be turned on
> for the top burners, light it with a match, and you have a flame.
> But you just flounced right on by his statement of pilot lights
> eliminated.

You use a match. The only time it may be a problem is if the oven unit
gas part can't be reached from inside with a match.

Yes, the 'autoignition' is electric and won't work. A match does.

My oven unit can be lit from inside with a match and obviously the top
stove can be.

Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 19:56:09 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> > On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 8:40:01 PM UTC-5, cshenk got it wrong
> > when she said:
> > >
> >> Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >> >
> >> > A match will do no good for lighting an oven during a power
> outage >> > unless your stove is very old and has an oven pilot
> light... newer gas >> > ovens use a glow bar, needs electric to glow,
> and needs electric to >> > operate the solinoid that opens the oven
> gas valve. You can light the >> > top burners with a match but not
> the oven. All pilot lights were >> > eliminated as a safety feature.
> >>
> >> Totally wrong Sheldon. urn it on, gas is there. Light it. REal
> simple >> concept.
> > >
> > Did you read his post?? If you did, you didn't comprehend a thing
> > he said. With the new gas stoves the pilot light is eliminated,
> > they operate by electronic ignition now. Yes, the gas can be
> > turned on for the top burners, light it with a match, and you have
> > a flame. But you just flounced right on by his statement of pilot
> > lights eliminated.
>
> Shenk simply wants to say I'm wrong when she's the dumbest one here,
> and she's a LIAR too.

Sheldon, if you got a gas stove where the oven can't be lit with a
match from inside, then that's on you for a poor choice of gas stoves.

On 3/24/2021 8:06 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 19:56:09 -0700 (PDT), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 8:40:01 PM UTC-5, cshenk got it wrong
>>> when she said:
>>>>
>>>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> A match will do no good for lighting an oven during a power
>> outage >> > unless your stove is very old and has an oven pilot
>> light... newer gas >> > ovens use a glow bar, needs electric to glow,
>> and needs electric to >> > operate the solinoid that opens the oven
>> gas valve. You can light the >> > top burners with a match but not
>> the oven. All pilot lights were >> > eliminated as a safety feature.
>>>>
>>>> Totally wrong Sheldon. urn it on, gas is there. Light it. REal
>> simple >> concept.
>>>>
>>> Did you read his post?? If you did, you didn't comprehend a thing
>>> he said. With the new gas stoves the pilot light is eliminated,
>>> they operate by electronic ignition now. Yes, the gas can be
>>> turned on for the top burners, light it with a match, and you have
>>> a flame. But you just flounced right on by his statement of pilot
>>> lights eliminated.
>>
>> Shenk simply wants to say I'm wrong when she's the dumbest one here,
>> and she's a LIAR too.
>
> Sheldon, if you got a gas stove where the oven can't be lit with a
> match from inside, then that's on you for a poor choice of gas stoves.
>

Pretty hard to buy one that can be lit without electric. Most all use a
hot surface igniter, not a spark like the burners. I know you cannot
light a Hotpoint, Frigidaire, GE, Maytag and others.

Don't take my word, Google it
What About Lighting a Gas Oven During a Power Outage?
While it is possible to light a cooktop during an outage, you're
unfortunately out of luck when it comes to lighting the oven itself.
Most of today's models require electricity to operate and cannot be
manually ignited, so your baking will just have to wait until the power
comes back..

On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 7:05:24 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
>
> wrote:
>
> > Did you read his post?? If you did, you didn't comprehend a thing he
> > said. With the new gas stoves the pilot light is eliminated, they
> > operate by electronic ignition now. Yes, the gas can be turned on
> > for the top burners, light it with a match, and you have a flame.
> > But you just flounced right on by his statement of pilot lights
> > eliminated.
> >
> You use a match. The only time it may be a problem is if the oven unit
> gas part can't be reached from inside with a match.
>
You need to drop by an appliance store. All the new gas ranges are now
coming with electronic ignition for the top burners and the oven comes
with a glow bar. The glow bar only works if there is electricity to power
that solenoid that opens the gas valve and lights the gas.
>
> My oven unit can be lit from inside with a match and obviously the top
> stove can be.
>
You have an older model gas range. They can still be bought but are not
that readily available when you buy a new stove. Plus the new models
have many bells and whistles to entertain you while you cook.

On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 7:17:59 PM UTC-5, Heywood wrote:
>
> On 3/24/2021 8:06 PM, cshenk wrote:
> >
> > Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >
> > Sheldon, if you got a gas stove where the oven can't be lit with a
> > match from inside, then that's on you for a poor choice of gas stoves.
> >
No, he's got a newer model that does not have that feature. Mine is the
same way. No matches to light the oven but they can be used for the
top burners.
>
> Pretty hard to buy one that can be lit without electric. Most all use a
> hot surface igniter, not a spark like the burners. I know you cannot
> light a Hotpoint, Frigidaire, GE, Maytag and others.
>
Thank you. I don't think Carol has looked at new gas ranges and what's
available these days.
>
> What About Lighting a Gas Oven During a Power Outage?
> While it is possible to light a cooktop during an outage, you're
> unfortunately out of luck when it comes to lighting the oven itself.
> Most of today's models require electricity to operate and cannot be
> manually ignited, so your baking will just have to wait until the power
> comes back..
>
True unless she has one of those stovetop pans that act like an oven.

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:53:21 -0600, Graham > wrote:

>On 2021-03-24 1:51 p.m., Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:25:16 -0600, Graham > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2021-03-24 12:02 p.m., Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:45:25 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 3/23/2021 8:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:54:43 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In actual fact I think he has done an unenviable job pretty well. He
>>>>>>> is not a dumbo and people who know him, who live near him in Glos,
>>>>>>> generally rate him as a nice person.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Which job? Cheating on his wife?
>>>>>
>>>>> The guy doesn't impress me. The Queen is certainly on borrowed time now
>>>>> and Charles is next in line. Personally, I'd like to see him pass the
>>>>> title on to his eldest son.
>>>>>
>>>>> Not that a Usain opinion matters at all.
>>>>
>>>> Having seen the Crown: the English monarchy is a ruthless
>>>> organisation. They're German, by the way. It's not really the House of
>>>> Windsor. It's the House of Saksen-Coburg. They changed their name
>>>> because of the war. So even after the Brexit, they're still ruled by
>>>> Germans
>>>>
>>> The satirical magazine "Private Eye" once had a cover photo of the Queen
>>> on a state visit to Germany. She was inspecting a guard of honour and
>>> the caption read:
>>> "Hello, Cousin Fritz, Hello, Uncle Hermann, Hello Cousin Wlilhelm........"
>>
>> Lol. Was it the mother of the current queen who actually had a German
>> accent in her English?
>>
>I think her grandmother was a foreigner. But really, I don't give a damn!

A sudden realisation.

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On 24/03/2021 21:56, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-24 3:21 p.m., Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:41:33 -0400, Dave Smith
> ermans
>>>
>>> Mountbatten is an Anglo version of Phillip's real name, Von Battenburg.
>>>
>> Without looking very far back in time: the Dutch king is 75% German
>> and 25% Dutch. His children, including the future Queen, are 50%
>> Argentinian, 37% German and 13% Dutch. It's all a load of nonsense.
>>
>
>
> When WWI broke out the King of England, the Russian Tsar and the German
> Kaiser were all cousins.
Odd phrasing...