GRIPES

[facthunter]

That should benefit you. Like you say you can get Pneumonia or Pleurisy and die in about 36 hours. Get to Hospital QUICKLY  when you are an older person and get a bad dose of the flu.  Nev

[spacesailor]

Oh No

I'm too young to go .

Got a lot of living to do .

spacesailor

[nomadpete]

13 hours ago, spacesailor said:

 

Now , we both need a ' memory inplant ' . LoL

 

Careful what you wish for, Spacey.

 

There's not a lot of donors in our age group - it might end up worse than ever!

[spacesailor]

What !.

Do you really someone has a worst memory than mine .

I have always thought it was because of All the Years of having ' opiates ' drugs. Pumped into me as a child.  ( 3 is to 9 ish ) , ( I could loose a couple of days in a week , not knowing what I had missed  ) .

Now they say " concussion " is the culprit. 

My last knock out,  took 14 days to wake up in hospital,  plus the previous three months are gone forever .

It's a weird feeling not having any recollection of what had transpired in those missing days.

Was I here at all .

OR

WAS. I , somewhere entirely different. 

spacesailor

[facthunter]

I'm sure some babies have been dropped on their heads or fell off the change table. One peculiar fella  I asked some one 'What was HE like BEFORE the accident? and the reply was "shhsssh, HE really did have an accident".  Nev

[Bruce Tuncks]

Well I was thinking a brain transplant would help....   Apparently they have goats brains at the local abbatoirs on thursdays.  But don't you need the right sort of beard to have one of these?

[Marty_d]

4 hours ago, Bruce Tuncks said:

Well I was thinking a brain transplant would help....   Apparently they have goats brains at the local abbatoirs on thursdays.  But don't you need the right sort of beard to have one of these?

Naaaaaaah.

[old man emu]

Not a gripe as such, but a modern problem. What do you give a couple as a wedding present when they each has their own place before they met, then they lived together and created a place jointly. In the old days wedding presents were the way newly-weds set up house. It has been suggested that I give money equivalent to the amount they spent on my place at reception, but as the father of tha, I'd like to give them something to keep forever. It's not wise to give an artwork since personal taste figures highly in the purchase of art (statuary and the like included).

 

I feel that if I give money it will not create a long term memory. The only wedding present I still have is Kambrook crockpot that I still like to use, and when I do it not only produces a meal, but many memories.

[Jerry_Atrick]

I would be thinking along the lines of a gift voucher for a portrait or something similar, depending on how elaborate their wedding is. That way, they have a say in what the memory is, but it will always be you who provided it.

 

Or maybe some homeeware theyt have been pining for?

[facthunter]

Give them a good quality Music box, German made that will Lull the kids to sleep and they ALL will remember the tune.  Nev

[onetrack]

What kind of $$'s are you looking at outlaying, OME? This might help to narrow down the suggestions.

[old man emu]

Kids? It's a merger. Referring to the kids, it a case of yours, mine and next year, ours.

 

However my son has just got a bloody massive black tattoo on the back of his hand. I'm disgusted. I feel like telling him to pour petrol over himself, set it alight and make a proper job of disfiguring himself. Music box? I'd like to buy him an Oompa Band with bagpipe backup.

 

1 hour ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

Or maybe some homeeware theyt have been pining for?

They are in their 30s. Been in relationships before and have set up hose before. Since they have been living together they have consolidated their homewares. What is there to buy?

[nomadpete]

It is a difficult new world OME.

Faced with the same conumdrum with my offspring I struggled but still failed to find a solution. I just wanted to help!

 

The whole marriage scene has changed big time. And what could I do that ends up memorable for them, well, who knows?

Keen to see how your efforts pan out.

Good luck, old china.

 

[nomadpete]

PS

My offspring are old enough to know better, but think they are young enough to try it again ...... Silly buggars!

 

Yes, when I started out, a toaster and electric jug was a welcome gift. But nowadays every school leaver seems to already have everything.

[spacesailor]

O M E

If they are doing the " church & bells "  ,.

How about paying for their expensive wedding photography ,  that way every picture is a memory for you .

spacesailor

[old man emu]

1 hour ago, spacesailor said:

How about paying for their expensive wedding photography

What do you think I am, some mining magnate? Wedding photographers don't use a Box Brownie any more. They make a weeding look like a Hollywood blockbuster, and demand a budget to match.

[Marty_d]

A voucher they can cash in with you to look after the kid(s) for a week while they go have a holiday. Doesn't cost you anything up front but it'll be worth heaps to them down the track!

[rgmwa]

Given that they seem to have everything they need, why not ask them what they would like? You have a lot more chance of them appreciating what you give them that way, even though it’s a somewhat transactional approach to gift giving.

[facthunter]

I suppose another Tattoo each is out of the question?  A concise Book of DAD Jokes?. . Nev

[old man emu]

6 hours ago, facthunter said:

A concise Book of DAD Jokes?

That's an idea. There's not much in the way of tradition left to be handed down from father to son.

[Bruce Tuncks]

I never expected my kids to want an expensive wedding. I told them that IF they chose one of these, I would spring for a barby in the hangar for the reception. But I would much prefer to pay a bit off their mortgage than help pay for a party.

In the event , they have not got married and I have paid for a house deposit and helped buy a farm. ( 2 kids only! )

[Jerry_Atrick]

My son isn't likely to get married; just shows no interest in it..

 

My daughter, too; I guess my partner and I put them right off...

 

But, my daughter has recently started talking about the possibility - and what sort of wedding I would have liked if we (my partner and I) got married.

 

My response was it wouldn't matter to me as it is the wife's (or more accurately, finacee's) day. But my recommendation to my daughter was to elope with close friends that mean something to you; save the money to buy a house or do something useful with.

[Bruce Tuncks]

You and I think the same on this subject Jerry.

[Bruce Tuncks]

Talking about dad jokes...

 

Didja hear about how Chester the deputy-sherrif rode naked into town?

His boss said "why Chester, you sure look silly... Why you ride naked into town?"

Chester said " y'know that new schoolmaam, the mighty purty one? She said lets go for a ride, Chester. So we rode our hosses to the woods and got to a nice grassy clearing. She got off her hoss and said "my its hot here Chester, I think I'll take off my clothes." So she did, and looked at me..." Aint you hot too Chester, how bout you take off your clothes too".

Then she looked at me funny and said " what you waiting for Chester, go to town!"

So here I am Boss.

[Bruce Tuncks]

On further thought, I reckon the whole marriage business was for the in-laws. So they should pay for it. If they don't want to pay ( which I agree with ) then they should have told us not to bother with the marriage stuff.