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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Plus the weather, I'd imagine, makes people grumpy if they're indoors.
I got a good trick, if you wet a tea-towel and ring it out and then lay on that (or even get two and put one above your forehead, you lose/gain about 80% of your body heat through your head), it makes you nice and cool without getting your bedding wet.
(, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:07, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)
The weather definitely isn't helping
but it was mostly Computers for the Terrified this morning that pissed me off.

Now I have had food, and I am watching the tennis. Andy Murray appears not to be Scottish today, in that he is actually winning.
(, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:12, Reply)
Is this the reason for your earlier post
about still believing in the essential goodness of humanity despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary?
(, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:17, Reply)
No
that was just the fact that everyone seems to end up being a right cunt to me, while I keep on and on believing that they won't be.
(, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:20, Reply)
I hate it when people are like that.
I act like a cunt straight off. That way nobody gets hurt.
(, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:23, Reply)
I'm not really capable of that
on account of being completely pathetic, and nice.
(, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:24, Reply)
Ahh, that's quite cool, I was going to start a buisness doing that, called "Local Geek For Hire".
Where I'd help people learn to use their computers/technology, things like help advise them on how to get a new telly system or whatever, and then set it up and use it. I'm actually really good at it, can speak in non-geek and similaries and all that.... Helped Ma' and a few of her friends on how to email/skype/online banking/cinema times/facebook/photo stuff...etc.
(, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:17, Reply)
In my experience it's not jargon that confuses people.
It's the fact that they're dribbling imbeciles.
(, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:19, Reply)
It really isn't at all.
A computer has far more combinations of buttons and things to do than any other device, by a factor of millions. A car has two configerations generally (automatic/manual), in each one of these, it's the sameish no matter what the make/model. Clutch/Accelerator/Break/Wheel/Indicators is always the same.

A windows computer differs, to someone who doesn't know them, so much more. A Windows PC from Toshiba or IBM has different software installed, with different icons, and different things. OK, sure, there are similarties, such as 'file/edit/view' is always the same, except even that these days is hidden by default.

That's why I would recomend Apple for someone not used to computers, except for budget.
(, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:27, Reply)
Feet in a bucket of cold water.
Works a treat. Also run the cold tap on the pulse points of your wrists. This cools you down too.
(, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:13, Reply)
Oh yes.
When we move into the new place in a few months, I'm hoping it's still nice and hot and we'll be sipping cocktails in my little garden-space with a kid's paddling pool and OH GOOD ITS SO EXCITING.
(, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:20, Reply)
: )))))))

(, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:40, Reply)

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