tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post6118288931145149309..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: PowerlessMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23424636851706161732017-07-29T02:18:20.815-07:002017-07-29T02:18:20.815-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54321692137463967712017-07-28T18:39:45.673-07:002017-07-28T18:39:45.673-07:00Glad it was temporary. That thing has happened a f...Glad it was temporary. That thing has happened a few more times here. Maybe they are add more solar panels! thanks for sharing!<br /><br /><a href="https://koreaseries-review.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">หนังเกาหลี</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16241817112636794365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41510027914748817632017-07-27T08:46:11.098-07:002017-07-27T08:46:11.098-07:00When they all start beeping at once it's like ...When they all start beeping at once it's like being at the beach and watching the ocean suddenly drain out of the bay. Uh-oh. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41470135162374718392017-07-27T08:44:36.527-07:002017-07-27T08:44:36.527-07:00No silk. Never silk. This is fake news.No silk. Never silk. This is fake news.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6311444189937217152017-07-27T08:43:43.119-07:002017-07-27T08:43:43.119-07:00We're going over to Jono's creek.We're going over to Jono's creek.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43840424773041379712017-07-27T01:18:50.421-07:002017-07-27T01:18:50.421-07:00Remember when someone once said the computers will...Remember when someone once said the computers will eventually take over the world? This must have been a trial run. They're working out the kinks...Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-78112926841426258012017-07-27T00:31:11.900-07:002017-07-27T00:31:11.900-07:00How did it come to this? Why, I remember just a f...How did it come to this? Why, I remember just a few decades ago when no one had any kind of "electronic equipment" sitting around the home, silently sucking tiny amounts of electricity while waiting to be fully-activated. Goodness, we didn't *plug in our gas range* and light the burners with man-made electronic sparks -- we had gas pilot lights that burned a tiny flame 24/7. And,Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540180242324518225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59979297627629323642017-07-26T18:21:59.955-07:002017-07-26T18:21:59.955-07:00I wonder what all the coffee lovers will do when t...I wonder what all the coffee lovers will do when the power goes out forever?<br /><br />I'm not one of that lot, but I WILL be sad when my stash of dark chocolate is gone. Same thing, I guess.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16915986708391538472017-07-26T18:20:46.260-07:002017-07-26T18:20:46.260-07:00And an interesting recipe! Half coffee, half water...And an interesting recipe! Half coffee, half water? jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84103602085803038112017-07-26T13:50:32.374-07:002017-07-26T13:50:32.374-07:00You've got yourself a good creek, there.You've got yourself a good creek, there.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40316711718813574552017-07-26T13:50:02.297-07:002017-07-26T13:50:02.297-07:00Because you don't want no stinkin' coffee ...Because you don't want no stinkin' coffee at 10pm.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1426739635452676362017-07-26T13:49:38.730-07:002017-07-26T13:49:38.730-07:00I thought "hob" was a typo at first, but...I thought "hob" was a typo at first, but then I remembered it as an old-timey fireplace thingy. Not really an Australian thing at all. Do you have a spider to put on your hob?<br />Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89807807577661738642017-07-26T13:19:42.446-07:002017-07-26T13:19:42.446-07:00And nyet whispered the cat. I can always light a f...And nyet whispered the cat. I can always light a fire in the front yard, get some water from the creek and put equal amounts of coffee and water in a pan, bring it to a boil, then let it cool down to just below scalding. It'll wake me right up and maybe start growing hair on top of my head. Electricity is notoriously unreliable out in the rural areas.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31541056907335205052017-07-26T12:50:13.509-07:002017-07-26T12:50:13.509-07:00And in the aftermath of a power cut I realise (aga...And in the aftermath of a power cut I realise (again) who is in control here. The machines are. Without them I am helpless and after they are put on a power diet I am required to go round ministering to their needs. Particularly ensuring they know what time it is.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53230245413108879092017-07-26T12:29:51.865-07:002017-07-26T12:29:51.865-07:00I have a gas hob.Sure, the stove has Piezzo igniti...I have a gas hob.Sure, the stove has Piezzo ignition, but when the power runs away(as it frequently does!) I can still strike a match to light it so I always have espresso.dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53404833876301375282017-07-26T10:05:13.555-07:002017-07-26T10:05:13.555-07:00Thanks to Infidel753, I'm hearing the theme fr...Thanks to Infidel753, I'm hearing the theme from the Hitchcock hour.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-55304818839082755112017-07-26T10:04:50.964-07:002017-07-26T10:04:50.964-07:00I'm sure they're watching me. And gossipin...I'm sure they're watching me. And gossiping.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86537506856645848692017-07-26T10:04:28.765-07:002017-07-26T10:04:28.765-07:00Even North Korea with an ICBM could't hit them...Even North Korea with an ICBM could't hit them all.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89051202406183107052017-07-26T10:04:00.016-07:002017-07-26T10:04:00.016-07:00Our solar panels go magically into the grid and no...Our solar panels go magically into the grid and not directly into our wall sockets. I don't know how it works.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42655083153871457952017-07-26T10:03:19.237-07:002017-07-26T10:03:19.237-07:00In the future, you should put pre-cooked food in y...In the future, you should put pre-cooked food in your slow cooker. And the little squirrel bastards deserve whatever they get.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48037087505905612672017-07-26T08:51:21.285-07:002017-07-26T08:51:21.285-07:00Why do I hear the theme from the "Twilight Zo...Why do I hear the theme from the "Twilight Zone"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73855585154193300252017-07-26T07:16:03.892-07:002017-07-26T07:16:03.892-07:00This is the Pacific Northwest. If (as Murr's ...This is the Pacific Northwest. If (as Murr's experience suggests) the Russians are powerless to take down our coffee shops, we'll survive.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37123686807226295242017-07-26T07:13:04.023-07:002017-07-26T07:13:04.023-07:00This felt uncomfortably like the technological equ...<i>This felt uncomfortably like the technological equivalent of birds taking off in advance of an earthquake.</i><br /><br />It reminded me more of the technological equivalent of birds preparing for action at the start of the Hitchcock movie bearing their name. Watch those appliances carefully.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91336330581464002322017-07-26T04:59:36.650-07:002017-07-26T04:59:36.650-07:00The thing is, it *could* be the Russians running a...The thing is, it *could* be the Russians running a test of the power grid take-over. Just a test, to see if they can do it. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853238256715757283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12251469477213148622017-07-26T04:48:11.454-07:002017-07-26T04:48:11.454-07:00Glad it was temporary. That thing has happened a ...Glad it was temporary. That thing has happened a few more times here. Maybe they are add more solar panels!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com