Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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Clock change a-comin'. 7 days and counting... 👍1
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Oddly enough, we have some country lanes i much prefer to ride in the dark with a hugely powerful front light giving advance warning of my presence.Stevo_666 said:
Tbh the temperature today was just fine (around 10C), especially when working up a bit of a sweat toiling up the North Downs Ridge, but the light evenings are what I'm really looking forward to. Like you say, rides after work in the week are good and country lanes are best ridden in daylight, obviously.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:Nice ride around the lanes round here this afternoon, starting to feel like spring at last.
Will be even better when the clocks go forward next weekend.
Yup, a bit more warmth and being able to go for a sensible ride after work will be most welcome.
Definitely a couple of short stretches where in daylight I’m listening hard for any sign of an approaching vehicle of which I will have to trust the drivers ability/ attitude to a lane little wider than a car.0 -
masjer said:
Maybe they're making a push towards gender neutrality.briantrumpet said:French people getting the gender of 'fin' (end) wrong... it took me too long to twig that it was feminine, and seeing a native making the same mistake definitely cheers me up.
It's annoying that they don't have a gender-neutral word for 'it' (it's got to be 'she' or 'he'), though they cope quite perfectly with a gender neutral 'this' or 'that'. They do tie themselves in knots trying not to favour masculine forms (e.g. 'tous' over 'toutes').
With my linguistic hat on, I find it bemusing why gendered objects are still a thing in so many languages, when on the whole it aids not one jot the comprehension.0 -
For me, it's not so much the cars as you can usually see their lights and hear them as they approach. It's more the potholes, loose gravelly bits, mud and the odd ditch that you get on thosemsorts of roads. I could use my 'night into day' MTB light but then I'd probably blind any oncoming car.morstar said:
Oddly enough, we have some country lanes i much prefer to ride in the dark with a hugely powerful front light giving advance warning of my presence.Stevo_666 said:
Tbh the temperature today was just fine (around 10C), especially when working up a bit of a sweat toiling up the North Downs Ridge, but the light evenings are what I'm really looking forward to. Like you say, rides after work in the week are good and country lanes are best ridden in daylight, obviously.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:Nice ride around the lanes round here this afternoon, starting to feel like spring at last.
Will be even better when the clocks go forward next weekend.
Yup, a bit more warmth and being able to go for a sensible ride after work will be most welcome.
Definitely a couple of short stretches where in daylight I’m listening hard for any sign of an approaching vehicle of which I will have to trust the drivers ability/ attitude to a lane little wider than a car."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
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Yeah - how the hell would they do that?masjer said:
Maybe they're making a push towards gender neutrality.briantrumpet said:French people getting the gender of 'fin' (end) wrong... it took me too long to twig that it was feminine, and seeing a native making the same mistake definitely cheers me up.
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pinno said:
Yeah - how the hell would they do that?masjer said:
Maybe they're making a push towards gender neutrality.briantrumpet said:French people getting the gender of 'fin' (end) wrong... it took me too long to twig that it was feminine, and seeing a native making the same mistake definitely cheers me up.
Well, some people are trying to, but with inertia and the Académie Française (feminine), it's going to be a long (and probably hopeless) battle.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/04/france-gender-language-ecriture-inclusive-aux-armes-citoyennes/0 -
pinno said:
Yeah - how the hell would they do that?masjer said:
Maybe they're making a push towards gender neutrality.briantrumpet said:French people getting the gender of 'fin' (end) wrong... it took me too long to twig that it was feminine, and seeing a native making the same mistake definitely cheers me up.
Well, some people are trying to, but with inertia and the Académie Française (feminine), it's going to be a long (and probably hopeless) battle.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/04/france-gender-language-ecriture-inclusive-aux-armes-citoyennes/0 -
Never trust somebody who home schoolsbriantrumpet said:The gift that keeps on giving.
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I think it is an interesting subject which I know nothing about.surrey_commuter said:
Never trust somebody who home schoolsbriantrumpet said:The gift that keeps on giving.
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Said most home schooler's kids.TheBigBean said:
I think it is an interesting subject which I know nothing about.surrey_commuter said:
Never trust somebody who home schoolsbriantrumpet said:The gift that keeps on giving.
- Genesis Croix de Fer
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Sorry, clearly I was wrong. Completely clueless.
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People who use twitter to slag off the person who owns it.0
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Today's Catalunya stage to Sant Feliu de Guixols is the place where my daughter walked in front of a swing and got knocked out.
Now, you may think it odd that it would cheer me up but that is not what cheered me up.
This was in winter. Place was deserted and on a Sunday.
There was a first aider with us in no time. A local Italian hotelier called the very small local ED where I carried her and then we were seen after they opened up just for us within minutes and we then got referred 20km's up the road to a big hospital that we drove to.
I sat there for barely 15 mins and then saw a consultant paediatrician who assessed her very thoroughly to make sure there was no concussion or broken bones (she was struck full on the torso).
They were so good with her and so efficient. All on a Sunday. They even sent a report to our GP.
Fantastic response that would put the NHS to shame.
E111 card; brilliant idea. Bloody brexit.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
I know your comment is a joke and my starting position would be the same given that I could probably only teach one subject to GCSE level and that would be with questionable competence, but I think that these days there is online learning and local support groups, so I still think it is interesting. I've met one person in my life who was home schooled. She was very bright and went to university.pangolin said:
Said most home schooler's kids.TheBigBean said:
I think it is an interesting subject which I know nothing about.surrey_commuter said:
Never trust somebody who home schoolsbriantrumpet said:The gift that keeps on giving.
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I have known a handful. 3 are my age or thereabouts. All quite bright but slightly odd. Seem to have done fine but 1 has gone down the gun nut route (they're American).TheBigBean said:
I know your comment is a joke and my starting position would be the same given that I could probably only teach one subject to GCSE level and that would be with questionable competence, but I think that these days there is online learning and local support groups, so I still think it is interesting. I've met one person in my life who was home schooled. She was very bright and went to university.pangolin said:
Said most home schooler's kids.TheBigBean said:
I think it is an interesting subject which I know nothing about.surrey_commuter said:
Never trust somebody who home schoolsbriantrumpet said:The gift that keeps on giving.
Couple of kids I know now, seem ok but I don't interact with them a huge amount.- Genesis Croix de Fer
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66 yr old gold diggers (I only went to that page to look at the weather forecast)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65012754seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
In my vast experience of one family it was because of their religious beliefs and on that basis would not trust anybody who home schools.TheBigBean said:
I think it is an interesting subject which I know nothing about.surrey_commuter said:
Never trust somebody who home schoolsbriantrumpet said:The gift that keeps on giving.
To clarify my issue is with the parents.0 -
What if the child was badly bullied?surrey_commuter said:
In my vast experience of one family it was because of their religious beliefs and on that basis would not trust anybody who home schools.TheBigBean said:
I think it is an interesting subject which I know nothing about.surrey_commuter said:
Never trust somebody who home schoolsbriantrumpet said:The gift that keeps on giving.
To clarify my issue is with the parents.0 -
Well the best thing for a gold digger is a gold mine...pinno said:66 yr old gold diggers (I only went to that page to look at the weather forecast)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65012754"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Grooming the dog in the gardening to remove the winter undercoat that that he has been shedding the last few days.
And then have a big black shiny crow come down and gather the fluff for nest building.0 -
I have to groom mine daily and I leave the harvest out for the birds but it would take a flock of pterodactyl to use it all.secretsqirrel said:Grooming the dog in the gardening to remove the winter undercoat that that he has been shedding the last few days.
And then have a big black shiny crow come down and gather the fluff for nest building.
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I sympathise. You have a GSD don’t you. I know from the past how generous they can be with the plush undercoat. Unfortunately they are not particular about nesting season.Pross said:
I have to groom mine daily and I leave the harvest out for the birds but it would take a flock of pterodactyl to use it all.secretsqirrel said:Grooming the dog in the gardening to remove the winter undercoat that that he has been shedding the last few days.
And then have a big black shiny crow come down and gather the fluff for nest building.0 -
Good practice for later in life. Bullying doesn't stop when you leave school.TheBigBean said:
What if the child was badly bullied?surrey_commuter said:
In my vast experience of one family it was because of their religious beliefs and on that basis would not trust anybody who home schools.TheBigBean said:
I think it is an interesting subject which I know nothing about.surrey_commuter said:
Never trust somebody who home schoolsbriantrumpet said:The gift that keeps on giving.
To clarify my issue is with the parents.0 -
I think there’s a scale of bullying where it goes beyond any character building.rick_chasey said:
Good practice for later in life. Bullying doesn't stop when you leave school.TheBigBean said:
What if the child was badly bullied?surrey_commuter said:
In my vast experience of one family it was because of their religious beliefs and on that basis would not trust anybody who home schools.TheBigBean said:
I think it is an interesting subject which I know nothing about.surrey_commuter said:
Never trust somebody who home schoolsbriantrumpet said:The gift that keeps on giving.
To clarify my issue is with the parents.0 -
Really?rick_chasey said:
Good practice for later in life. Bullying doesn't stop when you leave school.TheBigBean said:
What if the child was badly bullied?surrey_commuter said:
In my vast experience of one family it was because of their religious beliefs and on that basis would not trust anybody who home schools.TheBigBean said:
I think it is an interesting subject which I know nothing about.surrey_commuter said:
Never trust somebody who home schoolsbriantrumpet said:The gift that keeps on giving.
To clarify my issue is with the parents.
Bullying can have life long effects.
I was bullied at school. It was merciless and vindictive and callous.
From getting spat at to being punched for no reason other than I was different. I got into plenty of fights were sometimes I won, sometimes it was 50/50 and sometimes I got badly hurt especially when if you started getting the better of whoever, his mated would jump in and stick the boot in.
At the age of 14, I got a part time job on a farm and joined the school rugby team. I knew a few of the boys at the rugby and noticed they didn't get bullied plus they were okay with me.
I got bigger and I got tougher. I then started winning fights.
One one occasion, the supposed hardest kid in 4th year who was 1 year older and 18" taller than me decided to slap me around a bit until I snapped and I grabbed his shirt at the top of his neck and smashed his flattened, bleeding nose with the back of my right hand repeatedly until I was pulled off him. He stood there dripping with tears and blood.
He got hauled in to the office (then casualty to straighten his broken nose). Due to his reputation, he was suspended for 2 weeks. No one said a word to me. I wasn't questioned about it
But it still leaves its scars.
On the other side of the coin, my best friend was much more passive. They were merciless with him too but he didn't try to stand up for himself.
Even if you might loose, you need the confidence to stand up to it but he didn't.
I saw first hand the long term effect on him until we lost contact some 5 or 6 years ago. His experiences ran deep.
He came from a well educated, successful, loving family.
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I feel like bullying has become less socially acceptable, but that also social media has supercharged it.rick_chasey said:
Good practice for later in life. Bullying doesn't stop when you leave school.TheBigBean said:
What if the child was badly bullied?surrey_commuter said:
In my vast experience of one family it was because of their religious beliefs and on that basis would not trust anybody who home schools.TheBigBean said:
I think it is an interesting subject which I know nothing about.surrey_commuter said:
Never trust somebody who home schoolsbriantrumpet said:The gift that keeps on giving.
To clarify my issue is with the parents.0 -
Yes, it's relentless. My body seems to have adapted to it though, I was struggling with breathing a bit when we first had him. Now I just get earache from the wife constantly moaning about it!secretsqirrel said:
I sympathise. You have a GSD don’t you. I know from the past how generous they can be with the plush undercoat. Unfortunately they are not particular about nesting season.Pross said:
I have to groom mine daily and I leave the harvest out for the birds but it would take a flock of pterodactyl to use it all.secretsqirrel said:Grooming the dog in the gardening to remove the winter undercoat that that he has been shedding the last few days.
And then have a big black shiny crow come down and gather the fluff for nest building.0
