On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 11:08:37 -0000, Bod F wrote:

On 3/10/2019 5:48 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:06:10 -0000, Bod F wrote:

On 3/10/2019 9:44 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
My neighbour has a tall chimney (for a wood burning stove) with a supporting cable, but only one. Obviously the wind doesn't always come from that direction (in fact the cable is to the SE of the chimney, and the prevailing wind here is SW). Same
thing is observed on telephone poles. Any explanation? Is the pole put in at a bit of an angle so it's always leaning one way?

Did it ever occur to you to ask your neighbor?

A) It's a weird thing to go round and ask.

Seems you are afraid of him. Why?

No, I just think it's weird to knock on the door of someone you don't know and ask an odd and inquisitive question about his house.

B) Nobody likes him.

Why the hate?

He breeds dogs, which make a lot of noise, then has the cheek to complain about every little thing that others do. The smoke from that chimney has now ****ed off even more folk (not me, I like the smell).

C) He's my neighbour, not my neighbor.

Old English is really ****ed up. The sensible way to spell it is "nābər".

Sounds like Arabic.