The Random thought thread

[facthunter]

Q, Do you smoke after sex.?  A. I don't know . I've never looked.  Nev

[old man emu]

2 hours ago, facthunter said:

Q, Do you smoke after sex.? 

Sounds like the start of an ad for intimate lubricants.

[facthunter]

Wedding  rings may reduce it.  Nev

[red750]

No. 2 son is driving back from a couple of days in Goondiwindi, and has posted a couple of dashcam videos.

 

Can you count the sheep and not fall asleep?

https://www.facebook.com/636968178/videos/587373290170633/

 

Silly bugger. Lucky I was paying attention…

https://www.facebook.com/636968178/videos/305004602346223/

[Jerry_Atrick]

Can't see them... something about sharing with a select group 

[Jerry_Atrick]

For once, I was looking forward to coming into work. In my first meeting for the day, a team member named Raj walked into the meeting room with a smile on his face. I asked how was his weekend, and he said, with a small laugh, it was fine. He asked how was mine.. I responded, it was quite Head-dy. He laughed and the others in the room thought it was a blow below the belt but we had a good laugh about the ODI world cup.

 

The next, another Raj, passed me a bit salty... "It was a bloody disgrace, but congratulations" he muttered under his breath. We did have a chat later, but his anger was visible. I didn't even bait him. I met a couple of other colleagues of Indian origin and asked how their Sunday went "Ahh.. don't even mention it" they retorted..

 

It was in the end, all in good humour...  And I said at the end of each conversation; "OK, that's it, we're looking forward to the next one.." After saying that, one of them seid, "That's why you Aussies are so bloody good at sport. You take the win; celebrate for a bit, and then are thinking of what's next.. Everyone else celebrates for days and then rests on their laurels."..

 

And to top it off... staying at my old local in Richmond, the Dukes Head.. Having a great burger and an Aussie red. Took this photo when there was no one around.. In the dining room, the drinking area, which was busy, is at the other end of the bar. Although I am not enamoured with the decor these days, this is a real local.. Only flying is better.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 21, 2023 by Jerry_Atrick

[red750]

I think it's about time parents were charged with poor parenting, with a significant penalty. How come all these 10 to 15 year olds are out carrying out all these serious crimes - car theft, house breaking, carrying knives and machetes, etc., at all hours of the night? I raised two sons through the teen years and they are now responsible men in their 40's, with no problems. We never let them out at night without supervision or knowing where they were and who they were with. Kids are not taught right from wrong, or taught respect. Now the state governments want to raise the age of criminal liability. Where will it all end?

[Jerry_Atrick]

I hear what you say, and I like it because it is a conversation that is required.

 

But the flaw to the assertion is this: Hang on.. my parents were terrible - it is their fault I am a bad parent.

 

And, they may be right..

 

And so on.. and so on...

 

Which generation takes the ultimate blame?

Edited November 21, 2023 by Jerry_Atrick

[facthunter]

I didn't ASK to be born.  Nev

[Marty_d]

It's not that simple unfortunately. 

There was a bully in my eldest son's class in primary school. This kid was pure evil, beat up others with no reason or thought of consequences. 

We contacted his parents when he'd hurt our son once.  They are lovely people,  professional types, loving household, discipline etc. They could not be faulted in a single way for the way they parented,  yet their kid was a monster.

I don't know how that kid will turn out when he's older. He might have an undiagnosed chemical imbalance or something.   But I know it's not his parent's fault that he's like that.

[facthunter]

I had kids like that in schools I attended as a Pupil and later as a Teacher. Both parents working may be a factor but Kids today are exposed to a lot of $#!t  stuff that would not be conducive to a good mental health state..  Nev

[nomadpete]

5 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

Which generation takes the ultimate blame?

It's always the older generation to blame.

Just ask my progeny.

[spacesailor]

I believe it is taught as " leadership " qualities. 

As no teacher in my school ever chastised a bully ! , Only that victim. 

My parenting ? .

The war ruined most Working class families! .

Hundreds of millions of ' fathers ' gone . 

spacesailor

[Jerry_Atrick]

5 hours ago, Marty_d said:

It's not that simple unfortunately. 

There was a bully in my eldest son's class in primary school. This kid was pure evil, beat up others with no reason or thought of consequences. 

We contacted his parents when he'd hurt our son once.  They are lovely people,  professional types, loving household, discipline etc. They could not be faulted in a single way for the way they parented,  yet their kid was a monster.

I don't know how that kid will turn out when he's older. He might have an undiagnosed chemical imbalance or something.   But I know it's not his parent's fault that he's like that.

The kid may have ADHD, ADD, autism, etc..  Parents may be in denial and not seeking a diagnosis... 

 

Sadly, Bill Shorten has come out and said NDIS can't be a surrogate school system for kids that have high functioning autism... yet teachers aren't psychologists and I doubt funding is made available by the education department for diagnosis and treatment

Edited November 22, 2023 by Jerry_Atrick

[old man emu]

A diagnosis of autism is the new ADHD.

[Jerry_Atrick]

Don't believe everything you see or hear in the media

Edited November 22, 2023 by Jerry_Atrick

[facthunter]

 It could be Don't believe ANYTHING you  see or hear on the media and you'd be closer to the reality. Nev

[spacesailor]

My niece- inlaw seems ' well off ' on that " ndis " .

New car ,with alterations for disabled driver . Even the ' powered wheelchair ' Must be super expensive compared to the ' old ' type . Is it all payed for by the " motorist " .

spacesailor

[ClintonB]

On 19/11/2023 at 12:23 PM, nomadpete said:

Not only the food choices with associated long term health impacts....

 

Amidst the cries of housing unaffordability,  I see queues of tradies and office workers lining up for shop made coffee, three or more times a day.

Do they not realise that is simply wasting money?

 

If the working couple do this coffee stunt five times a week, they are wasting about 5 x 6 x $5 = $150 every week?

 

And that's not counting the lunches and smoko waste.

Now my commute is 20metres approx (living at my workshop), I am saving about $30 a week on coffee. I think I bought is as a habit more than anything whilst driving to work. That adds up over a year.

 

 

[old man emu]

I'm glad that over twenty years ago my wife pulled the purse strings tight and said, "No more cigarettes". It's not the escape from the tar an nicotine that I am happy about, but the massive savings in expenditure that we must have made through that decision. I don't think that you can buy a packet of cheap fags for under $30 nowadays.

[facthunter]

I'm glad the Price went up. It gave me one more reason to quit and I've not had even ONE in about the last 28 years. It's a nasty bad smelling health depriving Habit. Your sense of smell and taste will improve immediately.  IF you smoke giving it up is the best single move you can do for yourself and those who have to put up with the smoke you make.  Nev

[Bruce Tuncks]

I reckon the last packet of fags I bought cost 3 shillings and 4 pence. But the worst thing I ever saw was a fat family at an "all you can eat" restaurant in the USA. It was breakfast time, and the two fat boys piled their plates up with a mixture of bacon and eggs and ( truly!) chocolate icing donuts. They used one big plate each and the pile was a pyramid about a foot high. You could see strata of bacon, eggs, sausages, donuts repeating as the layers rose and had to get smaller .

[red750]

[facthunter]

Eating themselves to death. Gluttony. Garbage Guts.   Nev

[willedoo]

15 minutes ago, Bruce Tuncks said:

I reckon the last packet of fags I bought cost 3 shillings and 4 pence. But the worst thing I ever saw was a fat family at an "all you can eat" restaurant in the USA. It was breakfast time, and the two fat boys piled their plates up with a mixture of bacon and eggs and ( truly!) chocolate icing donuts. They used one big plate each and the pile was a pyramid about a foot high. You could see strata of bacon, eggs, sausages, donuts repeating as the layers rose and had to get smaller .

Those Americans have odd tastes. I've seen that myself in Nevada years ago. Bacon and eggs with a sickly sweet pudding as a side dish.