Jacksgranda Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 18 hours ago, die hard doonhamer said: I've cut back massively on Facebook, from spending hours on it to now checking it only every other day for a couple of minutes. My biggest problem is this place, tbh. I hate to think the amount of hours I spend browsing the forum. That's me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 A lot of folk don't realise how serious social media addiction is, and how big an issue it's becoming. It's a very fast growing problem and is starting to have very negative effects on a lot of people. Would seriously suggest people look in to it.Billions of people addicted to looking at a piece of electronic equipment and nobody even realises it.Will take a few years yet but hopefully facebook and others will get fined and stopped. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 3 hours ago, deej said: My wife is to under strict instructions to take over mine if I die, and message folk randomly for this reason I've some bad news for you... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said: Billions of people addicted to looking at a piece of electronic equipment and nobody even realises it. Will take a few years yet but hopefully facebook and others will get fined and stopped. That will never happen, but hopefully more and more folk wake up to the issue and help themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Do we overplay the importance of social media? Not sure I ever mentioned it but I did a degree in history and IIRC there were a number of revolutions, movements, uprisings etc that miraculously happened without social media. It's really just a toy that folk try and add significance to in order to justify their skiving/avoiding real life. Twitter seems the most up itself in terms of the significance users afford it in relation to the percentage of the population that uses it. Wrong thread, sorry. Mrs Par (I paraphrase) "When are you starting your new business? We are going to be homeless/broke/destitute unless you immediately start grafting as soon as you finish the current job (we're not - genuinely no need for any Grimbo-esque fundraising here). Me "I've barely had a a day off for 20 years, can I just chill for a bit?" Her. "I'm booking a week off from my new job. Oh, and I'm taking Friday off. Oh, and I'm going out with my friend tomorrow for lunch. And you need to paint the ensuite ceiling...". She is a decent ride though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 43 minutes ago, Shandön Par said: Do we overplay the importance of social media? Not sure I ever mentioned it but I did a degree in history and IIRC there were a number of revolutions, movements, uprisings etc that miraculously happened without social media. It's really just a toy that folk try and add significance to in order to justify their skiving/avoiding real life. Twitter seems the most up itself in terms of the significance users afford it in relation to the percentage of the population that uses it. Wrong thread, sorry. Mrs Par (I paraphrase) "When are you starting your new business? We are going to be homeless/broke/destitute unless you immediately start grafting as soon as you finish the current job (we're not - genuinely no need for any Grimbo-esque fundraising here). Me "I've barely had a a day off for 20 years, can I just chill for a bit?" Her. "I'm booking a week off from my new job. Oh, and I'm taking Friday off. Oh, and I'm going out with my friend tomorrow for lunch. And you need to paint the ensuite ceiling...". She is a decent ride though. I think social media is a generational thing. You (I think) are of one of the last generations that grew up without it. I'm 28, social media came to prominence in my teenage years, and there is a reasonable split between people my age who do and don't use it. What worries me is the effect it has on those younger than me, who have never known what it's like without it. I think for that generation it really is all consuming, and it's massively dangerous. If anyone hasn't watched 'The Social Dilemma' on Netflix, then do. It is terrifying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Shandön Par said: Do we overplay the importance of social media? Not sure I ever mentioned it but I did a degree in history and IIRC there were a number of revolutions, movements, uprisings etc that miraculously happened without social media. It's really just a toy that folk try and add significance to in order to justify their skiving/avoiding real life. Twitter seems the most up itself in terms of the significance users afford it in relation to the percentage of the population that uses it. Wrong thread, sorry. Mrs Par (I paraphrase) "When are you starting your new business? We are going to be homeless/broke/destitute unless you immediately start grafting as soon as you finish the current job (we're not - genuinely no need for any Grimbo-esque fundraising here). Me "I've barely had a a day off for 20 years, can I just chill for a bit?" Her. "I'm booking a week off from my new job. Oh, and I'm taking Friday off. Oh, and I'm going out with my friend tomorrow for lunch. And you need to paint the ensuite ceiling...". She is a decent ride though. Are you a qualified historian? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Are you a qualified historian? Historian's apprentice, followed by two years labouring for David Starkey to get the Historian's ticket. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Shandön Par said: Historian's apprentice, followed by two years labouring for David Starkey to get the Historian's ticket. Oh Shandz................... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, Shandön Par said: Historian's apprentice, followed by two years labouring for David Starkey to get the Historian's ticket. A certain poster may have to look to his Ainsley Harriott's, then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 24 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: A certain poster may have to look to his Ainsley Harriott's, then. One of my old tutors, who looked like Captain Birdseye, occasionally pops up on BBC archeological shows. And a classmate was in the papers for groping a policewomen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Oh Shandz................... What a daft c**t Who wears a suit to a festival 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Oh Shandz................... No wonder Hutch refuses to talk to him anymore. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Think my wife is getting tips from this thread! Stupid little wooden hearts have started appearing on door handles one of which has been snapped as it got trapped in a door i was closing. Not sure if this goes here or in the PTTGOYN thread but she wanted to throw away a perfectly good slow cooker as the plug was cracked, her workmates were also in agreement with her and thought I was crazy for simply replacing the cracked plug. It didn't help that I sarcastically pointed out that it was almost as if the screws on the plug were there so you could remove and replace it whilst doing so. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 On 21/11/2020 at 14:39, thomas said: Think my wife is getting tips from this thread! Stupid little wooden hearts have started appearing on door handles one of which has been snapped as it got trapped in a door i was closing. Not sure if this goes here or in the PTTGOYN thread but she wanted to throw away a perfectly good slow cooker as the plug was cracked, her workmates were also in agreement with her and thought I was crazy for simply replacing the cracked plug. It didn't help that I sarcastically pointed out that it was almost as if the screws on the plug were there so you could remove and replace it whilst doing so. "But they look nice!" An utterly dreadful habit. Stamp it oot, quick! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, jimbaxters said: "But they look nice!" An utterly dreadful habit. Stamp it oot, quick! Good advice, it can spiral out of control very quickly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Just now, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: Good advice, it can spiral out of control very quickly. Is the correct answer. Next stage is when they are hung on both sides of the handle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Her: "Do you think we need another skip to clear out my gran's old house?"Me: "What else are you planning on chucking out?"Her: "I'm not sure, my mum hasn't decided yet"Me: "I'm not sure then"Her: "You're not being much use here, are you?" 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Nosejob Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 We have lived in our house for 17 years and the bathroom is where it has always been. Our teenage children have grown up in our house. Our house is not a B&B. This appeared yesterday on the bathroom door ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 35 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Her: "Do you think we need another skip to clear out my gran's old house?" Me: "What else are you planning on chucking out?" Her: "I'm not sure, my mum hasn't decided yet" Me: "I'm not sure then" Her: "You're not being much use here, are you?" Take charge, didn't you find valuables recently? Could be an earner in this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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