Why isn’t step 1 disconnecting them from the electricity?

For many people, it wasn’t.

Bikeshedding.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality

People feel uncomfortable making big decisions, so spend longer on the trivial ones.

I have an exercise app that occasionally asks my overall mood, like “Have you recently felt overwhelmed?” Do you feel anxious a lot?"

I sent them feedback explaining that they never ask if there’s a good reason that I might be feeling down: I’ve variously had reason to think I might lose my job, nearly lost sight in one eye, nearly evacuated from wildfires, etc. Yes, I’ve felt “anxious a lot”!

Is that guy pointing impatiently at his wrist-sundial?

I could be done… https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23869462

I still have checkbooks with the 19__ prefix printed to make it easier to write the year!

You say potato, I say tomato.

• “Avocado?”
• “Don’t mind if I do!”

I noticed! That’s why my reply became a semi-crazed random stream of consciousness.

Don’t try to bring food. I’ve seen people stopped for smuggling meat. You’re probably okay with packaged sweets or chocolate, but you should declare it.

Don’t be fooled into thinking you can get tea if you see it offered. It may be some strange flavour, or very weak, or iced, or all three. And it will be hard to explain that you want milk and sugar with it.

Biscuits are good enough, but chocolate is rough.

And, of course, a “biscuit” will mean a type of savory scone.

If your shop, at most stores they will pack shopping bags for you and are a little shocked and overly grateful if you do it yourself.

Be prepared to tip in many circumstances (but not, oddly enough, for having your groceries packed).

Be prepared to be asked about football, the Beatles, the Queen, maybe even the King.

Don’t be offended is someone attempts to do a British accent at you, it’s meant as a friendly greeting.

If driving:

Four-way stops are like roundabouts without the roundabout. But with stop signs.

Pedestrians are not expected to look out for traffic, but are not allowed to just cross anywhere. So it balances out.

Someone has stolen the clutch pedals from all the cars.

A few days ago I almost tried to pause my ebook reader before putting it down.

I just realized how easy it is to receive satellite transmissions after reading how I could get the ISS repeater using a handheld radio. I’m going to look into using the RTL-SDR to decode signals.

I don’t see it on the store any more, but this is originally by Jim

https://jimll.co.uk/

https://www.screamhorrormag.com/artist-swaps-michael-myers-with-mike-myers-for-recreations-of-classic-scenes-from-halloween/

I’m that case I’m making “Swift 2032” bumper stickers now, get in the game early.

Just think of it as the middle movie of the strange trilogy that includes “London Bridge” and “My Fair Lady”.

I DON’T THINK THAT THERE IS caps unlock… oh wow i did it, i did it. free T LAST … OH NO.

HOW DO I TURN OFF CAPS? I THOUGH IT WAS CAPS LOCK BUT IT’S NOT. I EVEN PRESSED IT TWICE JUST TO BE SURE I’D DONE IT.

This reminds me of an early viral email joke:

Please distribute this to everyone you know on earth. When John Glenn returns from space, everybody needs to dress in ape suits. We have just 4 days in which to bury the Statue of Liberty up to her head. EVERYBODY HURRY!

http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9812/08/glennape.idg/index.html

And is “mew” just making a cat noise or something more?