On Sat, 01 Jul 2023 12:48:42 -0700, John Larkin
<jlarkin@highlandSNIPMEtechnology.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 01 Jul 2023 20:01:04 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
><CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 01 Jul 2023 18:35:14 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 01 Jul 2023 18:28:28 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>>> <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:10:51 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:38:44 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>>>>> <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 17:14:39 +0100, John Larkin <jlarkin@highlandsnipmetechnology.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 10:13:39 +0100, "Commander Kinsey"
>>>>>>> <CK1@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If there was a fine mist being sprayed (like you get from something you spray plants with), and there was a live wire somewhere in the mist, could it jump through the spray to a grounded point?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sure, with a lot of voltage, ballpark a megavolt/meter.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There could be a tiny current from droplet drift, too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cool, just wondering since I was spraying mist on a parrot and he was rather close to a light socket.
>>>>>
>>>>> Our parrot Quincy loves to be sprayed too. There's no hazard from a
>>>>> nearby outlet.
>>>>>
>>>>> San Francisco, after very much debate, has just declared the parrot to
>>>>> be The Official City Animal. We have giant, noisy, obnoxious flocks of
>>>>> wild parrots here. There's a nice movie about that.
>>>>
>>>> I would never call a parrot obnoxious.
>>>
>>> Quincy sure is.
>>
>>I have one which bites me then says "ouch!" and laughs. He also says "fuckin' 'ell" when something doesn't go his way.
>
>Qiuncy is a pionis, colorful but too dumb to talk. She sure can
>screech.
>
>
Friend used ro have an African Grey - when I last saw him it was about
75 years old - back in '72. If you rang the doorbell he'd say
"nobody's home" then a perfect VW horn , and then the doorbell, and
again -
"Nobody's home" and sometimes the kids talking.

Neighbour had a parakeet called Joey. They were a young couple - newly
married - and Joey had the smooching down pat. He'd sit there
"Bettyand Jerry - Betty and Jerry - kiss kiss kiss" Theywent away for
a week and left Joey with us. He got out and was flying around the
house, "Betty and Jerry, Betty and Jerry - kiss kiss kiss" for about
10 minutes antill I said "Time for bed, Joey" and pointed to his cage.
Then he had a tantrum like a 2 year old "JOEY DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO
BED!!!! Squawk Squauk Squaawk Squaawk!!!! untill I cought him with my
hat and chucked him into his cage!!.

In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 01 Jul 2023 17:09:25 -0400, Clare Snyder
<clare@snyder.on.ca> wrote:

>
>Friend used ro have an African Grey - when I last saw him it was about
>75 years old - back in '72. If you rang the doorbell he'd say
>"nobody's home" then a perfect VW horn , and then the doorbell, and
>again -
>"Nobody's home" and sometimes the kids talking.
>
>Neighbour had a parakeet called Joey. They were a young couple - newly
>married - and Joey had the smooching down pat. He'd sit there
>"Bettyand Jerry - Betty and Jerry - kiss kiss kiss" Theywent away for
>a week and left Joey with us. He got out and was flying around the
>house, "Betty and Jerry, Betty and Jerry - kiss kiss kiss" for about
>10 minutes antill I said "Time for bed, Joey" and pointed to his cage.
>Then he had a tantrum like a 2 year old "JOEY DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO
>BED!!!! Squawk Squauk Squaawk Squaawk!!!! untill I cought him with my
>hat and chucked him into his cage!!.

Sure sounds entertaining.