[--------- Tue 5.Mar'13 at 2:42:07 +0000 Steven D'Aprano :---------] > On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:09:10 -0500, David Robinow wrote: > > > But here's what I don't understand. Why does somebody who posts as > > much as Steven (and thanks for that. Getting cussed at occasionally is a > > cheap price for all the free advice) not set up a simple mail filter > > which trashes all mail from python-list. Wouldn't that solve the > > problem? Or am I misunderstanding something? > > When I'm working in my backyard garden, it's a real drag to put garden > refuse into the green waste bin for collection. I have to cut it up into > manageable-sized pieces, put them in a big carry bag, carry it through > the house, then empty the bag into the green waste collection bin the > local council supplies. What a drag! Maybe I should have thought of this > before moving into my house, but I'm stuck with it now, moving to a new > house would be difficult and expensive. Besides, apart from this one > little difficulty, I like it here. Since I have all sorts of good excuses > why doing the right thing is too much trouble, I just toss any plant > trimmings over the fence into my neighbour's yard. It's easy for him to > deal with it, all he has to do is get a goat to eat the garden waste I > toss over the fence, and his problem is solved. > > I'm actually doing him a favour by tossing my garden trimmings into his > yard. If he doesn't get a goat, the trimmings will rot and turn into > compost, which improves the soil in his garden. He'll thank me some day. > > I really don't understand why he thinks I'm being rude. He should be > grateful, not upset. If anyone is being rude, it's him, expecting me to > carry all that garden waste through the house into the collection bin. > Doesn't he understand how hard that is for me?
I'm sorry - i just had to reply :-) i've just got up and read this and it actually made me LOL. Thanks Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
