On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 1:15:57 PM UTC-6, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 5:53:42 AM UTC-6, Michael Trew wrote:
> >
> > On 11/18/2023 4:07 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> > >
> > > On Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 2:46:09 PM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I just had to replace the fridge. Compressor blew. A lot of things
> > >> I'm handy at but that's not one of them. It was long out of warrentee.
> > >> The price to repair was almost same as a new fridge. Got a new one
> > >> with a 5year extended warrentee. Bigger crisper!
> > >>
> > You couldn't pay me to give up my 81 year old Westinghouse refrigerator..
> > I couldn't care less what the original warranty was, because it's
> > still working as intended all of these years later. I'd be willing to
> > put money down that it will outlive your new 5 year guarantee refrigerator.
> >
> > > A dictionary!!!!!!! Or at the very least show her how to activate her spel gooder
> > > feetchure as hers seems to be brokn. (Yes, I misspelled those words incorrectly,
> > > they probably look correct to her.)
> > >
> > Carol has mentioned dyslexia in the past. It's not fair to taunt her
> > over that.
> >
> Thus her overwhelming need for an online dictionary. It's included free with
> her Windows and will underline her glaring misspelling mistakes and offer
> her the correct spelling. All she has to do it click on the correct spelling and
> it will automatically change that boo-boo she made.

Unfortunately for her, there's no online "IQ Boost" function...

--
GM

On 11/19/2023 3:35 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Michael Trew wrote:
>
>> On 11/18/2023 4:07 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
>>> On Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 2:46:09 PM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I just had to replace the fridge. Compressor blew. A lot of things
>>>> I'm handy at but that's not one of them. It was long out of
>>>> warrentee. The price to repair was almost same as a new fridge.
>>>> Got a new one with a 5year extended warrentee. Bigger crisper!
>>
>> You couldn't pay me to give up my 81 year old Westinghouse
>> refrigerator. I couldn't care less what the original warranty was,
>> because it's still working as intended all of these years later. I'd
>> be willing to put money down that it will outlive your new 5 year
>> guarantee refrigerator.
>>
>>> A dictionary!!!!!!! Or at the very least show her how to activate
>>> her spel gooder feetchure as hers seems to be brokn. (Yes, I
>>> misspelled those words incorrectly, they probably look correct to
>>> her.)
>>
>> Carol has mentioned dyslexia in the past. It's not fair to taunt her
>> over that.
>
> It doesn't stop them. Mean spirited people are like that. BTW, a
> dictonary is not particularily helpful. Dyslexia doesn't work like
> that.

Spell checkers are helpful, though.

Jill

On 19/11/2023 21:11, jmcquown wrote:
> On 11/19/2023 3:35 PM, cshenk wrote:

>> It doesn't stop them.  Mean spirited people are like that.  BTW, a
>> dictonary is not particularily helpful.  Dyslexia doesn't work like
>> that.
>
> Spell checkers are helpful, though.
>
Yes.
For dyslexics, spell-checkers are much more useful than dictionaries.

On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 11:20:46 AM UTC-10, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 19/11/2023 21:11, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 11/19/2023 3:35 PM, cshenk wrote:
>
> >> It doesn't stop them. Mean spirited people are like that. BTW, a
> >> dictonary is not particularily helpful. Dyslexia doesn't work like
> >> that.
> >
> > Spell checkers are helpful, though.
> >
> Yes.
> For dyslexics, spell-checkers are much more useful than dictionaries.

I use a spell check and a grammar check. My errors in grammar/spelling are mostly intentional. Thanks Google!

jmcquown wrote:

> On 11/19/2023 3:35 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > Michael Trew wrote:
> >
> > > On 11/18/2023 4:07 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
> > > > On Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 2:46:09 PM UTC-6, cshenk
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I just had to replace the fridge. Compressor blew. A lot of
> > > > > things I'm handy at but that's not one of them. It was long
> > > > > out of warrentee. The price to repair was almost same as a
> > > > > new fridge. Got a new one with a 5year extended warrentee.
> > > > > Bigger crisper!
> > >
> > > You couldn't pay me to give up my 81 year old Westinghouse
> > > refrigerator. I couldn't care less what the original warranty
> > > was, because it's still working as intended all of these years
> > > later. I'd be willing to put money down that it will outlive
> > > your new 5 year guarantee refrigerator.
> > >
> > > > A dictionary!!!!!!! Or at the very least show her how to
> > > > activate her spel gooder feetchure as hers seems to be brokn.
> > > > (Yes, I misspelled those words incorrectly, they probably look
> > > > correct to her.)
> > >
> > > Carol has mentioned dyslexia in the past. It's not fair to taunt
> > > her over that.
> >
> > It doesn't stop them. Mean spirited people are like that. BTW, a
> > dictonary is not particularily helpful. Dyslexia doesn't work like
> > that.
>
> Spell checkers are helpful, though.
>
> Jill

Not a good option here.

On 11/19/2023 4:20 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 19/11/2023 21:11, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 11/19/2023 3:35 PM, cshenk wrote:
>
>>> It doesn't stop them.  Mean spirited people are like that.  BTW, a
>>> dictonary is not particularily helpful.  Dyslexia doesn't work like
>>> that.
>>
>> Spell checkers are helpful, though.
>>
> Yes.
> For dyslexics, spell-checkers are much more useful than dictionaries.
>
I've always been very good at spelling but sometimes words look right
but they aren't. Spell check can be helpful. :) Typos are a whole
different thing. That happens to a lot of us, no biggie.

Jill

On 11/19/2023 4:38 PM, cshenk wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 11/19/2023 3:35 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>> Michael Trew wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/18/2023 4:07 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
>>>>> On Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 2:46:09 PM UTC-6, cshenk
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just had to replace the fridge. Compressor blew. A lot of
>>>>>> things I'm handy at but that's not one of them. It was long
>>>>>> out of warrentee. The price to repair was almost same as a
>>>>>> new fridge. Got a new one with a 5year extended warrentee.
>>>>>> Bigger crisper!
>>>>
>>>> You couldn't pay me to give up my 81 year old Westinghouse
>>>> refrigerator. I couldn't care less what the original warranty
>>>> was, because it's still working as intended all of these years
>>>> later. I'd be willing to put money down that it will outlive
>>>> your new 5 year guarantee refrigerator.
>>>>
>>>>> A dictionary!!!!!!! Or at the very least show her how to
>>>>> activate her spel gooder feetchure as hers seems to be brokn.
>>>>> (Yes, I misspelled those words incorrectly, they probably look
>>>>> correct to her.)
>>>>
>>>> Carol has mentioned dyslexia in the past. It's not fair to taunt
>>>> her over that.
>>>
>>> It doesn't stop them. Mean spirited people are like that. BTW, a
>>> dictonary is not particularily helpful. Dyslexia doesn't work like
>>> that.
>>
>> Spell checkers are helpful, though.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Not a good option here.

Why not?

Jill

On 11/19/2023 3:27 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 10:50:52 AM UTC-5, Ed P wrote:
>> On 11/19/2023 6:59 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>> On 11/18/2023 12:11 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 10:00:14 AM UTC-5, Mike Duffy
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> On 2023-11-18, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>>>> On Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 7:25:07 AM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Get back to me when you are 78.
>>>>>
>>>>>> He'd probably have to hold a seance.
>>>>>
>>>>> Careful, Ed. It looks like the death cult is expanding some
>>>>> horizons.
>>>>
>>>> Putting a large bag of ice in the freezer is good for the freezer.
>>>> It lowers its power intake.
>>>
>>> That is random and out of context, but true, it helps to maintain the
>>> freezer temperature when there are more objects inside... So as long as
>>> air can still circulate.
>>
>> The trick is getting the ice free.
>
> Or, like a normal person you just get up off the sofa, refill and empty the ice tray? until you have enough ice?

It cost to freeze that ice. how much is gained? Every time you open
the freezer, there is a tiny cost with it too.

On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 21:38:21 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 11/19/2023 3:35 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Carol has mentioned dyslexia in the past. It's not fair to taunt
>> > > her over that.
>> >
>> > It doesn't stop them. Mean spirited people are like that. BTW, a
>> > dictonary is not particularily helpful. Dyslexia doesn't work like
>> > that.
>>
>> Spell checkers are helpful, though.
>>
>> Jill
>
>Not a good option here.

Maybe Xananews doesn't support spell checking.

On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 16:50:51 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:

>On 11/19/2023 3:27 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
>> On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 10:50:52 AM UTC-5, Ed P wrote:
>>> On 11/19/2023 6:59 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>>> On 11/18/2023 12:11 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
>>>>> On Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 10:00:14 AM UTC-5, Mike Duffy
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> On 2023-11-18, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>>>>> On Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 7:25:07 AM UTC-6, Ed P wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Get back to me when you are 78.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> He'd probably have to hold a seance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Careful, Ed. It looks like the death cult is expanding some
>>>>>> horizons.
>>>>>
>>>>> Putting a large bag of ice in the freezer is good for the freezer.
>>>>> It lowers its power intake.
>>>>
>>>> That is random and out of context, but true, it helps to maintain the
>>>> freezer temperature when there are more objects inside... So as long as
>>>> air can still circulate.
>>>
>>> The trick is getting the ice free.
>>
>> Or, like a normal person you just get up off the sofa, refill and empty the ice tray? until you have enough ice?
>
>It cost to freeze that ice. how much is gained? Every time you open
>the freezer, there is a tiny cost with it too.

The cold air falls out!

On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 1:53:08 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
>
> itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> >
> > On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 5:53:42 AM UTC-6, Michael Trew wrote:
> >>
> >> Carol has mentioned dyslexia in the past. It's not fair to taunt her
> >> over that.
> >>
> > Thus her overwhelming need for an online dictionary. It's included free with
> > her Windows and will underline her glaring misspelling mistakes and offer
> > her the correct spelling. All she has to do it click on the correct spelling and
> > it will automatically change that boo-boo she made.
> >
> Sure, but how the hell will she recognize the correct spelling?
>
Hopefully, she would know to select the correct option given to her in the little
pop up box.

I purposely misspelled a word so I could snip this feature so anyone could
see what options are given to correct the error.
https://i.postimg.cc/mg9Y4vms/Spell-Checker.jpg

On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 13:32:58 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

>On 2023-11-19 12:48 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>> On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 11:39:54 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2023-11-19 8:25 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On 2023-11-19, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
>>>>> On 11/18/2023 4:07 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
>>>>>> On Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 2:46:09?PM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I just had to replace the fridge. Compressor blew. A lot of things
>>>>>>> I'm handy at but that's not one of them. It was long out of warrentee.
>>>>>>> The price to repair was almost same as a new fridge. Got a new one
>>>>>>> with a 5year extended warrentee. Bigger crisper!
>>>>>
>>>>> You couldn't pay me to give up my 81 year old Westinghouse refrigerator.
>>>>> I couldn't care less what the original warranty was, because it's
>>>>> still working as intended all of these years later. I'd be willing to
>>>>> put money down that it will outlive your new 5 year guarantee refrigerator.
>>>>
>>>> My 5-year-guarantee refrigerator will probably outlive me. It's
>>>> out of warranty now anyway. I've got one in the basement that I
>>>> bought new in 1997 for my previous house.
>>>>
>>> My KA fridge in the kitchen was also bought in 1997 when I renovated.
>>> The Bosch dishwasher is noisy but still cleans well. The Bosch oven
>>> must be the worst they ever sold (made in Italy but N.American size).
>>> I'd like to get a new range and DW but at my age I wonder whether it's
>>> worthwhile as when I snuff it or downsize, my house will be demolished
>>> and a new monster built in its place.
>>
>> Years ago had friends who kept an old 'fridge in their basement for
>> pop and beer, when it finally died they found their power bill was
>> nearly half, so sometimes it doesn't pay to keep them running.
>
>I have a chest freezer in the basement that is at least 30 years old:-)
>It's full so running cost minimal I suppose.

Mines hitting 20 - I do also keep a bucket of frozen water in it which
is excellent at keeping frozen food frozen for far longer in a power
cut.

On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 3:11:52 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 11/19/2023 3:35 PM, cshenk wrote:
> >>
> >> Carol has mentioned dyslexia in the past. It's not fair to taunt her
> >> over that.
> >
> > It doesn't stop them. Mean spirited people are like that. BTW, a
> > dictonary is not particularily helpful. Dyslexia doesn't work like
> > that.
> >
> Spell checkers are helpful, though.
>
> Jill
>
Thank you. It makes me wonder how she was ever in the military if her spelling
was that bad. It would have even corrected the spelling error in her latest post.
"dictonary" but yet she can spell dyslexia correctly.

On 2023-11-19 4:42 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 11/19/2023 4:38 PM, cshenk wrote:
>
>>>> It doesn't stop them.  Mean spirited people are like that.  BTW, a
>>>> dictonary is not particularily helpful.  Dyslexia doesn't work like
>>>> that.
>>>
>>> Spell checkers are helpful, though.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Not a good option here.
>
> Why not?
>

This could be a little insight into the reason she used to indulge the
one who could always come up with an excuse not to follow the advice given.

On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 18:43:36 -0400, lucretia@florence.it wrote:

>On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 13:32:58 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>>On 2023-11-19 12:48 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>>>
>>> Years ago had friends who kept an old 'fridge in their basement for
>>> pop and beer, when it finally died they found their power bill was
>>> nearly half, so sometimes it doesn't pay to keep them running.
>>
>>I have a chest freezer in the basement that is at least 30 years old:-)
>>It's full so running cost minimal I suppose.
>
>Mines hitting 20 - I do also keep a bucket of frozen water in it which
>is excellent at keeping frozen food frozen for far longer in a power
>cut.

You're in Canada. Just put the food outside.

On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 14:48:41 -0800 (PST), "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net"
<itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 3:11:52 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> On 11/19/2023 3:35 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Carol has mentioned dyslexia in the past. It's not fair to taunt her
>> >> over that.
>> >
>> > It doesn't stop them. Mean spirited people are like that. BTW, a
>> > dictonary is not particularily helpful. Dyslexia doesn't work like
>> > that.
>> >
>> Spell checkers are helpful, though.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>Thank you. It makes me wonder how she was ever in the military if her spelling
>was that bad. It would have even corrected the spelling error in her latest post.
>"dictonary" but yet she can spell dyslexia correctly.

Someone who suffers from arachibutyrophobia can probably type that
word correctly too.

On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 17:49:15 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>On 2023-11-19 4:42 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> On 11/19/2023 4:38 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>
>>>>> It doesn't stop them.  Mean spirited people are like that.  BTW, a
>>>>> dictonary is not particularily helpful.  Dyslexia doesn't work like
>>>>> that.
>>>>
>>>> Spell checkers are helpful, though.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Not a good option here.
>>
>> Why not?
>>
>
>This could be a little insight into the reason she used to indulge the
>one who could always come up with an excuse not to follow the advice given.

Q: Does Xananews support spell checking?
A: No, Xananews does not have a built-in spell checker. This is a
common feature in modern applications, but it is not available in
Xananews.

On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 3:42:33 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 11/19/2023 4:38 PM, cshenk wrote:
> >
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> Spell checkers are helpful, though.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > Not a good option here.
> >
> Why not?
>
> Jill
>
Yeah, I want to hear why a feature that corrects your glaring spelling mistakes
online is not a good option. It's a great option for either posting in groups or
even writing an e-mail to family and friends or responding to an e-mail to a
company.

On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 4:53:13 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>
> Someone who suffers from arachibutyrophobia can probably type that
> word correctly too.
>
She has a fear of peanut butter and spell checkers?? My word!!

On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 14:59:22 -0800 (PST), "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net"
<itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 4:53:13 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> Someone who suffers from arachibutyrophobia can probably type that
>> word correctly too.
>>
>She has a fear of peanut butter and spell checkers?? My word!!

It's quite possible that someone suffers from both arachibutyrophobia
and kakoskribiatophobia.

On 2023-11-19 3:43 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 13:32:58 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> On 2023-11-19 12:48 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>>> On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 11:39:54 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2023-11-19 8:25 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On 2023-11-19, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
>>>>>> On 11/18/2023 4:07 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
>>>>>>> On Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 2:46:09?PM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I just had to replace the fridge. Compressor blew. A lot of things
>>>>>>>> I'm handy at but that's not one of them. It was long out of warrentee.
>>>>>>>> The price to repair was almost same as a new fridge. Got a new one
>>>>>>>> with a 5year extended warrentee. Bigger crisper!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You couldn't pay me to give up my 81 year old Westinghouse refrigerator.
>>>>>> I couldn't care less what the original warranty was, because it's
>>>>>> still working as intended all of these years later. I'd be willing to
>>>>>> put money down that it will outlive your new 5 year guarantee refrigerator.
>>>>>
>>>>> My 5-year-guarantee refrigerator will probably outlive me. It's
>>>>> out of warranty now anyway. I've got one in the basement that I
>>>>> bought new in 1997 for my previous house.
>>>>>
>>>> My KA fridge in the kitchen was also bought in 1997 when I renovated.
>>>> The Bosch dishwasher is noisy but still cleans well. The Bosch oven
>>>> must be the worst they ever sold (made in Italy but N.American size).
>>>> I'd like to get a new range and DW but at my age I wonder whether it's
>>>> worthwhile as when I snuff it or downsize, my house will be demolished
>>>> and a new monster built in its place.
>>>
>>> Years ago had friends who kept an old 'fridge in their basement for
>>> pop and beer, when it finally died they found their power bill was
>>> nearly half, so sometimes it doesn't pay to keep them running.
>>
>> I have a chest freezer in the basement that is at least 30 years old:-)
>> It's full so running cost minimal I suppose.
>
> Mines hitting 20 - I do also keep a bucket of frozen water in it which
> is excellent at keeping frozen food frozen for far longer in a power
> cut.

I have bottles of crab apple juice and red currant juice for when I feel
like a jam session.

On 2023-11-19 6:27 p.m., Graham wrote:
> On 2023-11-19 3:43 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:

>> Mines hitting 20 - I do also keep a bucket of frozen water in it which
>> is excellent at keeping frozen food frozen for far longer in a power
>> cut.
>
> I have bottles of crab apple juice and red currant juice for when I feel
> like a jam session.

Crab apple jelly is on my list of jams to buy if I ever come across it.
My mother used to make it. I remember that it used to make the house
smell bad, but it was worth putting up with that for a while because the
jam was so good. I never had much red currant jam. Mom used to make
lots of black currant jam and jelly. I liked both but I preferred the jam.

On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 16:27:22 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

>On 2023-11-19 3:43 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>> On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 13:32:58 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2023-11-19 12:48 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 11:39:54 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2023-11-19 8:25 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> On 2023-11-19, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> On 11/18/2023 4:07 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 2:46:09?PM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I just had to replace the fridge. Compressor blew. A lot of things
>>>>>>>>> I'm handy at but that's not one of them. It was long out of warrentee.
>>>>>>>>> The price to repair was almost same as a new fridge. Got a new one
>>>>>>>>> with a 5year extended warrentee. Bigger crisper!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You couldn't pay me to give up my 81 year old Westinghouse refrigerator.
>>>>>>> I couldn't care less what the original warranty was, because it's
>>>>>>> still working as intended all of these years later. I'd be willing to
>>>>>>> put money down that it will outlive your new 5 year guarantee refrigerator.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My 5-year-guarantee refrigerator will probably outlive me. It's
>>>>>> out of warranty now anyway. I've got one in the basement that I
>>>>>> bought new in 1997 for my previous house.
>>>>>>
>>>>> My KA fridge in the kitchen was also bought in 1997 when I renovated.
>>>>> The Bosch dishwasher is noisy but still cleans well. The Bosch oven
>>>>> must be the worst they ever sold (made in Italy but N.American size).
>>>>> I'd like to get a new range and DW but at my age I wonder whether it's
>>>>> worthwhile as when I snuff it or downsize, my house will be demolished
>>>>> and a new monster built in its place.
>>>>
>>>> Years ago had friends who kept an old 'fridge in their basement for
>>>> pop and beer, when it finally died they found their power bill was
>>>> nearly half, so sometimes it doesn't pay to keep them running.
>>>
>>> I have a chest freezer in the basement that is at least 30 years old:-)
>>> It's full so running cost minimal I suppose.
>>
>> Mines hitting 20 - I do also keep a bucket of frozen water in it which
>> is excellent at keeping frozen food frozen for far longer in a power
>> cut.
>
>I have bottles of crab apple juice and red currant juice for when I feel
>like a jam session.

:-)

On Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:51:06 +1100, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 18:43:36 -0400, lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 19 Nov 2023 13:32:58 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>On 2023-11-19 12:48 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Years ago had friends who kept an old 'fridge in their basement for
>>>> pop and beer, when it finally died they found their power bill was
>>>> nearly half, so sometimes it doesn't pay to keep them running.
>>>
>>>I have a chest freezer in the basement that is at least 30 years old:-)
>>>It's full so running cost minimal I suppose.
>>
>>Mines hitting 20 - I do also keep a bucket of frozen water in it which
>>is excellent at keeping frozen food frozen for far longer in a power
>>cut.
>
>You're in Canada. Just put the food outside.

In my area Nova Scotia, we haven't been below freezing yet.

On 2023-11-19 7:20 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:51:06 +1100, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
> wrote:

>>> Mines hitting 20 - I do also keep a bucket of frozen water in it which
>>> is excellent at keeping frozen food frozen for far longer in a power
>>> cut.
>>
>> You're in Canada. Just put the food outside.
>
> In my area Nova Scotia, we haven't been below freezing yet.

I am in the middle of the Niagara Peninsula in southern Ontario. We had
a couple nights were temperatures have dropped below 0C and today looks
link a turning point. It is going down to -5C tonight and will remain
below freezing tomorrow morning and below freezing temperatures every
night this week.