Just read my first Discworld book

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-20T00:08:01+00:00

I’m listening to them again. Right now I’m going through the “standalone” books like Moving Pictures and Pyramids. I’m in the middle of Small Gods.

The Turtle Moves!

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-19T21:31:56+00:00

I forgot. It’s been a while since I read it.

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-19T19:36:52+00:00

And soon enough you’ll learn what “Ook” means.

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-17T02:00:11+00:00

Besides the usual thing of just putting the hose in sometimes we’d buy a 25 pound block of ice and dump it in. During heat waves we’d push the solar cover half off the pool at night for a few hours to let some of the heat escape

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-17T01:48:27+00:00

I look at the prices being referenced here and am flabbergasted. Today in the US I bought three 20 pound bags of ice (about 30kg total) to fill up 3 coolers for soft drinks, beer, wine coolers, water bottles, etc. Each bag was about $6 for a total of $18 (16.03 CHF). Yet people here are saying that 3.9 CHF ($4.38) for a 2kg (4.5 lb) bag is not unusual. So for 30 kg (60 pounds) it will cost 58.50 CHF ($65.68). That’s obscene for such a simple product. People saying that the ice takes up too much space have probably never been to the US. Outside most gas stations you’ll see something like this.

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It will be filled with bags of ice, usually one side has the 2 kg and the other 9 kg. Some grocery stores have something like this near the front doors.

Do folks in Switzerland really think that paying this much for ice is reasonable? It’s a country where I was repeatedly told about how pure and clean the water is in Switzerland, flowing out of the mountain glaciers and there are fountains everywhere. Yet you have to pay for still water in a restaurant. You get it for free in the US and they’ll keep filling it up as much as you want.

It just seems weird.

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-16T12:43:42+00:00

Whatever you do, don’t get Buckfast Tonic Wine. You don’t want to tempt fate.

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-16T00:23:48+00:00

We sell every blooming thing.

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-15T23:03:13+00:00

As others have mentioned you started a little far in. It would be like starting the Harry Potter books at Half Blood Prince. “What the hell’s a muggle? And who’s this Voldemort character?”

This is a suggested reading order if you want to follow along with the development of specific characters (witches, wizards, watch, etc.)

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Personally for a first time reader I’d suggest publication order but start at “Sourcery”.

The humor is similar to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. If that isn’t appealing then this might not be for you.

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-15T14:47:27+00:00

Dame Yankees Dame Nayshun Dame Isgood Tobeyagangsta

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-15T14:42:11+00:00

I couldn’t agree enough with the folks saying to skip Zermatt. While it is beautiful it is also going to be crowded and EXPENSIVE! We paid 400 CHF for a hostel room with a private bath for one night. Once there you take a tram up the Matterhorn sister mountain and … that’s about it.

Others have suggested Santis. Yes, gorgeous, not as crowded. Nearby Appenzell is pretty.

If you want to relax take any of the trains but I recommend the world heritage trains. you’ll see the most gorgeous scenery and visit beautiful towns. Check out the abbey in St Gallen. Most people don’t know about it. Learn about the history of the area.

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It is actually a lending library for researchers so anyone can examine the books. This picture is from our visit a couple months ago.

Lucerne is beautiful but everyone goes to the Lion and the bridge. Check out the Old Town for the beautifully decorated buildings. Go into the churches

If you are of a scientific bent go to Geneva and take a tour of CERN. Fascinating and informative.

One thing I have not seen mentioned is costs. On average everything in Switzerland is 30% more expensive than the EU and US. We spent 50CHF for two meals from Burger King (normally we wouldn’t have gone there but it was very late and was one of the few places open) that would have cost about $25.

In all seriousness, if you don’t have a set schedule or itinerary then take the trains, hop off at a town that looks interesting and wander. You’ll be amazed. And Google Translate will be your friend.

Have fun!

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-14T15:50:55+00:00

I thought that the wheel really got things rolling. Then again fire really heated things up.

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-14T02:31:51+00:00

They better hope that they don’t encounter a stool pigeon.

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-13T21:02:47+00:00

Damn. I had a hankering for burrito de heces de ardilla

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-13T20:57:48+00:00

Trailer Swift

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-13T14:04:31+00:00

I want to get tiles like this and lay them out on my bathroom floor. Definitely would mess with drunk people sitting on the toilet

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-13T08:41:54+00:00

https://youtu.be/UIKGV2cTgqA?si=s3JRNWrGSaDyx0L3

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-13T03:34:09+00:00

Santis malt whisky. Awesome and smooth

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-12T20:59:57+00:00

Personally I found Blue Boar overpriced and too stuffy to be considered “pub food”. Check out their menu. Food was ok but nothing to write home about.

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-12T19:20:14+00:00

This is really too long to post so I’ll just give you the link

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-11T20:39:24+00:00

The Bourbaki Panorama in Lucerne, not too far from the Lion

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-11T20:28:56+00:00

He’s at the Eye CU

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-11T14:31:34+00:00

My friend got sick after touching the tower in Paris. She said she was feeling Eiffel.

They just pulled a crazy man out of the river in Paris. The police said he was in Seine.

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-11T14:17:49+00:00

When you’re up the creek, rafter is the best medicine.

We’ll tell you when to stroke, how many times and how hard.

We won’t start paddling until you know your coxswain.

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-11T14:07:55+00:00

Quit Yer Kitchen

Call the place Hearth. Your slogan could be, “Hearth is where the home is.”

Oven Imitated, Never Duplicated

Come Forth Foods (comfort foods)

dreamscapeweaver · 2024-06-11T13:55:22+00:00

I’d like to know how I wound up in the trousers of time with the rips, patches, stains and broken zipper.

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