Update for Everyone III - The Whinge Binge

[afleitch]

Today I was stumped by a very Scottish tongue twister - purple burglar alarm.

[TDAS04]

My aunt with cancer will probably begin receiving hospice care. 

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My aunt with cancer will probably begin receiving hospice care. 

I hope she does alright.

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So this is what I saw walking home from work tonight:



The mountain in question is an active volcano, and the cloud trailing it are ash emissions from the volcano.

[Antonio the Sixth]

F**king air conditioning. It's f**king everywhere. In every. Damn. Building. I went to LA to finally get some warmth, and instead I end up freezing like an idiot. And now I thing I caught a cold. A f**king cold in LA in September!!!

And it wastes billions of dollars. And pollutes the environment. F**king disgusting.

[traininthedistance]

F**king air conditioning. It's f**king everywhere. In every. Damn. Building. I went to LA to finally get some warmth, and instead I end up freezing like an idiot. And now I thing I caught a cold. A f**king cold in LA in September!!!

And it wastes billions of dollars. And pollutes the environment. F**king disgusting.

It's quite telling that everyone says they love hot and dry Southwestern weather, but can't live without cranking up the AC and draining the Colorado for their turfgrass lawns.

It's almost like, maybe just maybe, cold and wet is the way to go.

[Antonio the Sixth]

F**king air conditioning. It's f**king everywhere. In every. Damn. Building. I went to LA to finally get some warmth, and instead I end up freezing like an idiot. And now I thing I caught a cold. A f**king cold in LA in September!!!

And it wastes billions of dollars. And pollutes the environment. F**king disgusting.

It's quite telling that everyone says they love hot and dry Southwestern weather, but can't live without cranking up the AC and draining the Colorado for their turfgrass lawns.

It's almost like, maybe just maybe, cold and wet is the way to go.

That's not the issue here. LA weather is perfectly livable without the AC. It's not that people need it - it's not even that it's a luxury comfort. I mean, some air conditioning would be fine for most people I guess, but here it's friggin' cold. It's the equivalent of buying a very expensive wine that tastes like crap when there are cheaper wines that taste better. It's doing it just 'coz we can.

Besides, it's a bit disingenuous to say "cold and wet is the way to go". Heating costs money and pollutes too.

[Tender Branson]

I now have a cat. A refugee cat. A white-light brown (orange) one.

Last weekend at 1 or 2am, there was a sudden screeching noise outside which woke me up. Apparently, a fight between the cat and another cat (or dog ?) was going on and lasted for about 15 minutes. This is not something unusual, because I hear it occasionally during the year (mostly when the male cats are horny and want to f**k the female cats and chase them around the area). So, I went to sleep again. The other day though, and there was a massive windstorm going on, the cat was sitting outside in a pile of leaves. The whole day, not moving. This was not normal I thought. The next morning the cat was still sitting there and I approached it. The cat was traumatized, shaking all over and apparently her paws were red with blood, so she was definitely in a fight. I made her a windproof shelter with a cushion inside and gave her milk and cat food. Now she's at good health again, eating a lot and purring around again. But (the male cat) won't leave again. Not that I mind the company, but it would be better if she'd go back to where she came from. Maybe someone is missing her. And she's made herself comfortable in my welfare shelter, when in fact she should be out catching mice on her own. What if more refugee cats are coming ?

[Antonio the Sixth]

I sure hope Kal will integrate this into his story!

[Alcon]

Air conditioning gave you the rhinovirus?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Air conditioning gave you the rhinovirus?

Not sure what it was after all, but I had a runny nose and aching throat for a day. Thank God it didn't last.

AC is also great if you like to get headaches.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I now have a cat. A refugee cat. A white-light brown (orange) one.

Last weekend at 1 or 2am, there was a sudden screeching noise outside which woke me up. Apparently, a fight between the cat and another cat (or dog ?) was going on and lasted for about 15 minutes. This is not something unusual, because I hear it occasionally during the year (mostly when the male cats are horny and want to f**k the female cats and chase them around the area). So, I went to sleep again. The other day though, and there was a massive windstorm going on, the cat was sitting outside in a pile of leaves. The whole day, not moving. This was not normal I thought. The next morning the cat was still sitting there and I approached it. The cat was traumatized, shaking all over and apparently her paws were red with blood, so she was definitely in a fight. I made her a windproof shelter with a cushion inside and gave her milk and cat food. Now she's at good health again, eating a lot and purring around again. But (the male cat) won't leave again. Not that I mind the company, but it would be better if she'd go back to where she came from. Maybe someone is missing her. And she's made herself comfortable in my welfare shelter, when in fact she should be out catching mice on her own. What if more refugee cats are coming ?

awwwww.... post pics please!

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I have to read eight chapters of Genesis, two of Exodus, one of Numbers, fifty pages of Understanding the Old Testament, Ambrose's sermon against Auxentius (notable for the charming use of 'worse than a Jew' as a term of opprobrium), and Jerome's letter to Eustochium, and I'm not really looking forward to any of it except Genesis.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Ah, the famed avalanche of assigned readings in US university classes... I'm dreading it too (classes start tomorrow).

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I have to read eight chapters of Genesis, two of Exodus, one of Numbers, fifty pages of Understanding the Old Testament, Ambrose's sermon against Auxentius (notable for the charming use of 'worse than a Jew' as a term of opprobrium), and Jerome's letter to Eustochium, and I'm not really looking forward to any of it except Genesis.

Quit religion. Then you don't have to

[Türkisblau]

I have to read eight chapters of Genesis, two of Exodus, one of Numbers, fifty pages of Understanding the Old Testament, Ambrose's sermon against Auxentius (notable for the charming use of 'worse than a Jew' as a term of opprobrium), and Jerome's letter to Eustochium, and I'm not really looking forward to any of it except Genesis.

Quit religion. Then you don't have to

These kinds of classes are the kind that you take once you get out of Algebra and US History class

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I have to read eight chapters of Genesis, two of Exodus, one of Numbers, fifty pages of Understanding the Old Testament, Ambrose's sermon against Auxentius (notable for the charming use of 'worse than a Jew' as a term of opprobrium), and Jerome's letter to Eustochium, and I'm not really looking forward to any of it except Genesis.

Quit religion. Then you don't have to

That is literally the worst advice I've seen since R2D2 asked for help getting a girl to go out with him.

[Ban my account ffs!]

F**king air conditioning. It's f**king everywhere. In every. Damn. Building. I went to LA to finally get some warmth, and instead I end up freezing like an idiot. And now I thing I caught a cold. A f**king cold in LA in September!!!

And it wastes billions of dollars. And pollutes the environment. F**king disgusting.

It's quite telling that everyone says they love hot and dry Southwestern weather, but can't live without cranking up the AC and draining the Colorado for their turfgrass lawns.

It's almost like, maybe just maybe, cold and wet is the way to go.

That's not the issue here. LA weather is perfectly livable without the AC. It's not that people need it - it's not even that it's a luxury comfort. I mean, some air conditioning would be fine for most people I guess, but here it's friggin' cold. It's the equivalent of buying a very expensive wine that tastes like crap when there are cheaper wines that taste better. It's doing it just 'coz we can.

Besides, it's a bit disingenuous to say "cold and wet is the way to go". Heating costs money and pollutes too.

It's actually been really hot in LA lately.  Highs in the 90s with lows in the 70s.  While not as humid, as, say, New Orleans or Orlando... it has also not been dry by any means.

When you consider the southern location of LA, the strong sun heats buildings up so they are often hotter than the outside.  That would mean interiors of buildings getting at least into the low to mid 80s and staying there.  And those days when it gets to just shy of 100F...

Methinks you doth protest too much.  j

Or.... more likely... you're in a microclimate close to the ocean.  Something most people from LA are not part of.  So it's cooler there.  But your comment was about people in LA... so how am I to know?

THe forecast for the next week is for more of the same.  Highs ranging from 86*F (30C) to 93*F (37C) and lows around 70-75 or 21-23C.

Meanwhile, in Paris.. it is some 20*F cooler... so yeah. 

Also:  Your headaches might be caused by pollution rather than cool (read: 72*F) air.  It is LA.

[DavidB.]

F**king air conditioning. It's f**king everywhere. In every. Damn. Building. I went to LA Israel to finally get some warmth, and instead I end up freezing like an idiot. And now I thing I caught a cold. A f**king cold in LA in SeptemberIsrael in August!!!

And it wastes billions of dollars. And pollutes the environment. F**king disgusting.

This sounds quite familiar. Fixed it to cover my experience with Israel and the persistent habit of "over-airconditioning".

[DC Al Fine]

I have to read eight chapters of Genesis, two of Exodus, one of Numbers, fifty pages of Understanding the Old Testament, Ambrose's sermon against Auxentius (notable for the charming use of 'worse than a Jew' as a term of opprobrium), and Jerome's letter to Eustochium, and I'm not really looking forward to any of it except Genesis.

Quit religion. Then you don't have to

That is literally the worst advice I've seen since R2D2 asked for help getting a girl to go out with him.

I remember that. Good times.

[DC Al Fine]

I am writing another CPA exam tomorrow afternoon.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

The Biblical readings, about half of the Understanding the Old Testament reading, and parts of Jerome are done. I've decided I don't give a  about Ambrose right now. I did the reading for Spiritual Autobiographies days ago. Now I need to focus on submitting my first paper for Buddhism in America and rewriting my first paper for Intro to Christian Traditions. Then the first quiz for Intro to Hebrew Bible.

[RFayette]

My courses this quarter are intro to computer science, linear algebra/multivariable calc, econ, and a P.E. jogging class.  The classes have gone pretty well so far.

[RFayette]

Ah, the famed avalanche of assigned readings in US university classes... I'm dreading it too (classes start tomorrow).

Not so much for STEM majors.  My CS/math reading assignments take less than 20 minutes, though the psets and projects take quite a bit longer.  Econ takes a little more time though.

[TJ in Oregon]

Ah, the famed avalanche of assigned readings in US university classes... I'm dreading it too (classes start tomorrow).

Not so much for STEM majors.  My CS/math reading assignments take less than 20 minutes, though the psets and projects take quite a bit longer.  Econ takes a little more time though.

STEM majors get long problem sets instead. Reading is an insignificant part of the workload in most courses.