In the more archaic usage I've heard it used for listening to the thoughts of someone you normally wouldn't because they are beneath your station or the enemy or......

so spend time togather when they are home, clean when they work.

I'm not seeing a problem unless your SO is a seasonal worker.

I thuoght the orbit thing was covered and was responding to the sled.

But they are comparable in the sense that if the rider or the earth change their shape the center of mass doesn't change but from points of view not on the center of mass things appear to change.

you need friction to stay on a sled, yes. ???

And you can move a sled, not far but if you kick out your legs or suddenly sit up or lay down you should get several inches movement.

sounds like you're planning for failure.

And then how do i send her to buy things without having to transfer money every time.

And when the supermarket or produce section says they don't have any go see the bakery (at wallmart anyway)

good luck

hard meaning alcaline and full of calcium. so everything gets bad water spots and things like sinks without attention get heavy white coatings that collect stains and are annoying to remove. It also makes soaps work less well. hard being the opposite of soft or acidic. (I don't know why they call it hard or soft, will agree it's confusing)

both are valuable skills.

I was saying if they did a job last week the supplies are probably under the sink or in the broom closet so you don't have to guess what they will think is right instead you have to pick from 4-5 products and figure out which is for the parquet and which is for the dishes.

CLR. .. agreed, I maybe should have mentioned i live in a place with horrificly hard water.

parquet, depends on what it's sealed with but the right answer is probably vinegar. If it's too big a problem for the cinegar see if CLR is something they sell in your neighborhood.

Wood in general, depends on coating or sealant. but generally waxes, oils and oil soaps.

you sound like you're surrounded by people who have been doing these jobs, look in the cupbords and see what they have been using.

More generally google "cleaning <problem> off <material>"

I just missed the tape era(unless Sinclair and Commodore count).
My understanding was the original systems had to read each header without a good index allowing them to jump to record X.
It sounds like your systems were a bit more advanced.

I bow to your greater experiance while wishing we could hear from the 50s and 60s.

good answer, except your conveyer belt should have the pages laid out. and make you read to the part you need.

Empty ammo boxes can achieve the same thing.

If it bothered me I wouldn't have responded the first time. :)

I'm hampered because people I usually help speak mexican spanish, I didn't know german and french had polite or professional forms until I read this thread.

What I said, hopefully clearer:

Someone, you? mentioned "sir" and war movies.

If you are an American soldier, American upper level officers are called sir. They are officially gentlemen and to be addressed as such.

Commissioned officers, commissioned has a specific meaning you don't care about right now, upper level is good enough.

I would not be surprised if the tradition was old and shared with other places, especially places they speak english.

if you watch any movies with basic military training someone will be yelled at for calling a sargent(teacher, low level officer) sir, "don't call me sir, I work for a living," They worked their way up and are too low a rank, they are not gentlemen.

if parts are still unclear tell me which and I'll try again (or yoi can ignore it, you don't care unless you're joining the miltary and they will make sure you understand if you join.)

As someone said we appreciate your efforts and respect your scholarship, but you're mostly worrying about things we don't care about. We're simple and please and thank you and a smile are probably enough.

No one has mentioned that the US is huge and the english speaking world is even bigger. Details will change. Civilized people which most of us are will give you lots of time to adapt and won't expect mastery, especially of reagonal details from a visitor or someone new to the area.

If your an american soldier (probably other places, traditions have roots) commissioned officers are Sir, if you watch any movies with basic military training someone will be yelled at for calling a sargent sir ("And don't call me sir, I work for a living")

I laughed so hard, thank you.