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dasnutnock3 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:32 pm
My wife keeps saying “the white elephant in the room”. Haven’t bothered correcting her, because she doesn’t process criticism nearly as well as she hands it out.
Mrs Sendo always says "insistent" when she means "incessant", normally when the kids are constantly moaning or showing off.
Funnily enough, correcting her at that moment always seems like a risky move.
Having to come back to work after nearly three weeks off.
Going back to work after a holiday always seems to remind me of how much of my life I waste merely putting food on the table and a roof over our heads.
sendô wrote: ↑Wed Apr 16, 2025 4:10 pm
Having to come back to work after nearly three weeks off.
Going back to work after a holiday always seems to remind me of how much of my life I waste merely putting food on the table and a roof over our heads.
Gotta do what you gotta do, mate, otherwise you could find yourself living in “abstract poverty”, according to a particularly intelligent mate of mine.
dasnutnock3 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 16, 2025 4:32 pm
Gotta do what you gotta do, mate, otherwise you could find yourself living in “abstract poverty”, according to a particularly intelligent mate of mine.
Guy I used to work with many years ago used to do this so often we literally had a book of them! Best one I can remember was him coming to the office after a dramatic evening when his wife unfortunately hit a cat with her car. He said it as awful...."there were feathers everywhere! "
But the one that really irritates me (and always has!) is when people conflate "lend" and "borrow". Think it might be a bit of a North Wales thing as don't really hear unless I go back on visits
I might alienate myself here because I have no idea what it's like, but - travelling with young kids on flights. How the f*** do people do it and why would you want to put yourself through the stress?
Last night on a flight home.
Row in front of me, and across the aisle a couple with 4 kids all under 6. Just seemed like utter stress from 30 seconds in. The little boy in front of me also had some sort of non verbal autism and was jumping up and down, rocking the seat back constantly by banging his head on the back of the chair. All going unoticed by the dad in the aisle seat because he was too busy dealing with a 10 month old who wouldn't stop screaming and trying to get out of the seatbelt. All while shouting across to his Mrs who was equally as stressed trying to keep the eldest entertained with a tablet playing a cartoon at 11 and another toddler that was equally as uncontrollable.
Jonah wrote: ↑Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:13 am
I might alienate myself here because I have no idea what it's like, but - travelling with young kids on flights. How the **** do people do it and why would you want to put yourself through the stress?
It isn't so bad, as long as they're fed and entertained.
I've just done two 12-13 hour flights with mine. Them being fed twice, being able to sleep for a few hours and having lots of films to watch helped.
Jonah wrote: ↑Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:13 am
I might alienate myself here because I have no idea what it's like, but - travelling with young kids on flights. How the **** do people do it and why would you want to put yourself through the stress?
Last night on a flight home.
Row in front of me, and across the aisle a couple with 4 kids all under 6. Just seemed like utter stress from 30 seconds in. The little boy in front of me also had some sort of non verbal autism and was jumping up and down, rocking the seat back constantly by banging his head on the back of the chair. All going unoticed by the dad in the aisle seat because he was too busy dealing with a 10 month old who wouldn't stop screaming and trying to get out of the seatbelt. All while shouting across to his Mrs who was equally as stressed trying to keep the eldest entertained with a tablet playing a cartoon at 11 and another toddler that was equally as uncontrollable.
Honestly have no idea how people do it.
Holidays with young kids are not holidays regardless of how you travel. They are hell but in another location
We are driving to Disney soon and it's going to be hell but the kids will enjoy it. We will have 1-2 hours of joy the rest will be keeping them safe and happy
That said we went Spain last year. Travel yes was a pain but once your there it beats entertaining them in Easter holidays etc which is £50 a day minimum for anything. Where as go to Spain all in with beautiful beach and weather they love the swimming walk to the beach build sand castles..play in the park
Wasn't it Japan Airlines who, when choosing your seat online, indicated the location of toddlers' seats, so you could sit as far away as possible from them?
I'd pay extra for that on any flight over 2 hours long. As my old boss (father of 2) used to say: "Kids are like farts: you can only stand your own".
We have twins and first time we took them on a flight they were only 8 months old....only hour and half flight, but it was a doddle after stressing about the thought of it. Wondered what all the fuss was about. Did it again about 8 months later and I still get PTSD thinking about it
Lesson learned you absolutely cannot rely on on trust kids in any way shape or form
Painting a room.. fill the chips and holes, sand it down, primer and then paint. I really can't be arsed but it needs doing and I'm too tight to pay someone to do a proper job.
djclipz wrote: ↑Fri Apr 18, 2025 9:24 pm
Painting a room.. fill the chips and holes, sand it down, primer and then paint. I really can't be arsed but it needs doing and I'm too tight to pay someone to do a proper job.
The mrs got me a snickers one this year. It was kinda of flat egg shaped. the chocolate was thin. I bought her a whispa gold one. Absolute rip off.
Now I know there is a cost of living crisis, inflation, shortage of cocoa but I am
old and a moaning old bar stweard
know it would have been more cost effective to buy a slab of chocolate
took her up on her word and trying to join in and have some fun.
The mrs got me a snickers one this year. It was kinda of flat egg shaped. the chocolate was thin. I bought her a whispa gold one. Absolute rip off.
Now I know there is a cost of living crisis, inflation, shortage of cocoa but I am
old and a moaning old bar stweard
know it would have been more cost effective to buy a slab of chocolate
took her up on her word and trying to join in and have some fun.
Considering chocolate tastes best when it's thin which is why Easter eggs taste amazing in not seeing an issue.
