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And lo on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:42:25 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> did
spake, saying:
> Phil Cook wrote:
>> And lo on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:27:11 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull>
>> did spake, saying:
>>
>>> Yesterday, my mother decided that sitting at home watching TV was
>>> making her back hurt too much, so we should all go out shopping
>>> instead.
>>>
>>> (Does that logic make ANY SENSE to anybody here? Cos it makes no sense
>>> at all to me!)
>>>
>>> Suffice it to say, mum spent all day complaining about how all the
>>> walking was making her back hurt. And making me spend my money.
>> Yes perfect logic.
>
> Sure it is - if you happen to be a WOMAN! :-P
Purely the same logic that applies to a man who supports a non-local
football team because that's the team his father supported. ;-)
>>> This is where things became expensive. £55 for a pair of Sketchers,
>>> and another £25 for some other things. Total bill £125. Ouch.
>> Again this is about what I pay for a pair of shoes.
>
> Hmm. Well usually a pair of shoes costs me about £20. ;-)
I think the last time I bought a pair of shoes for that price I was still
in high school and it was rather pointless buying anything better.
> (Well... except for that one time in ASDA where I put on a pair of shoes
> and they fitted exactly, so I bought them. Those were £15.)
And hey even if they don't last even a couple of years it's only cost you
£15. Sometimes though you get what you pay for, something I've tried to
force into the brains of my parents "Hey", says my father. "Why buy this
item that does everything you want when you can buy this item that nearly
does everything you want for less money" Umm because I want it to do
everything I want it to and the cost differential isn't worth the hassle
of not being able to do that.
>> Last time at S&M I picked up a couple of pairs of trousers for £15
>> apiece and a jacket for £30ish and that's about right for something
>> vaguely decent. My last trip to Merry Hell, to run in my shiny new car,
>> I spent about £200 which is a typical amount. Then again I needed some
>> new bedsheets and only had a choice of S&M and Debentarts 18 frickin'
>> quid for a piece of cloth oh sure it's a cotton-rich, high thread piece
>> of cloth as woven by the lost priests of Atlantis, but sheesh.
>
> Dude, you're such a funny guy...
It's not funny when you consider TJ Hughes does a quilt, sheet, and two
pillowcase covers for £9 *for the lot* heck that's cheaper then two
pillowcase covers from the others. Then again the Debentarts ones were
roight purty.
>> Ah you know what they say, you've got to spend money to make money...
>> unless you're a stockbroker or banker in which case you've got to spend
>> other people's money to make yourself money ;-)
>
> "The best way to make a small fortune in Formula One is to start out
> with a large one."
Heh, didn't that used to be the motto for airlines too.
--
Phil Cook
--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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Phil Cook <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
> And lo on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:53:24 +0100, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> did
> spake, saying:
> > At some point people just have to leave home. That's part of life.
> No that's part of Western life, in some cultures this would be considered
> the norm and the desire for both parents and children to split as quickly
> as possible would be viewed with distaste.
It is part of life in *all* cultures. That's because when people get
married, at least one of them has to leave home.
Granted, it may be that in some cultures it's customary for one of the
spouses to move to the house of the other's parents, but even then
approximately half of people have to leave their own home.
--
- Warp
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Phil Cook wrote:
> And lo on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:42:25 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did
> spake, saying:
>
<snip>
>>
>> Sure it is - if you happen to be a WOMAN! :-P
>
> Purely the same logic that applies to a man who supports a non-local
> football team because that's the team his father supported. ;-)
>
Thank $DEITY I support Chelsea. My (late) father supported Manchester
City. $DEITY knows why; he was Londoner as am I
<snip>
>> Hmm. Well usually a pair of shoes costs me about £20. ;-)
>
> I think the last time I bought a pair of shoes for that price I was
> still in high school and it was rather pointless buying anything better.
>
I wasn't aware you could buy a pair for £20 - except maybe in the sales
John
--
"Eppur si muove" - Galileo Galilei
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And lo on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:55:24 +0100, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> did
spake, saying:
> Phil Cook <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>> And lo on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:53:24 +0100, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg>
>> did
>> spake, saying:
>
>> > At some point people just have to leave home. That's part of life.
>
>> No that's part of Western life, in some cultures this would be
>> considered
>> the norm and the desire for both parents and children to split as
>> quickly
>> as possible would be viewed with distaste.
>
> It is part of life in *all* cultures. That's because when people get
> married, at least one of them has to leave home.
Neither "At least one" nor "approximately half" equals "people" that's all
I was saying.
> Granted, it may be that in some cultures it's customary for one of the
> spouses to move to the house of the other's parents, but even then
> approximately half of people have to leave their own home.
With normally the wife moving in with the husband and his parents. So the
unmarried Andy's still set then.
--
Phil Cook
--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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And lo on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:14:04 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> did
spake, saying:
> Phil Cook wrote:
>> And lo on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:42:25 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull>
>> did spake, saying:
>>
> <snip>
>>>
>>> Sure it is - if you happen to be a WOMAN! :-P
>> Purely the same logic that applies to a man who supports a non-local
>> football team because that's the team his father supported. ;-)
>
> Thank $DEITY I support Chelsea. My (late) father supported Manchester
> City. $DEITY knows why; he was Londoner as am I
Thank FangleMork I don't support any sports teams at all in anything.
> <snip>
>>> Hmm. Well usually a pair of shoes costs me about £20. ;-)
>> I think the last time I bought a pair of shoes for that price I was
>> still in high school and it was rather pointless buying anything better.
>
> I wasn't aware you could buy a pair for £20 - except maybe in the sales
I am talking 20 odd years ago when you could catch the bus into town for
thre'pence and still have enough change for fish and chips ;-)
--
Phil Cook
--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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Phil Cook wrote:
>
> I am talking 20 odd years ago when you could catch the bus into town for
> thre'pence and still have enough change for fish and chips ;-)
>
Youngster!
When I were a lad ....
BTW Did you mean 20-odd or 20 _odd_ ? ;-)
John
--
"Eppur si muove" - Galileo Galilei
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St. wrote:
>
> But, let's get this straight. (Sorry Andrew, I'm really not trying to
> talk in the third-person view here), but if Andrew moved away, would his
> Mother leave him alone to get on with it?? Somehow, I don't think so. So
> he'll still be trapped, but in an alien World.
There's 2-step program for that.
1) Move to far enough 100km is enough for some, some might need more
2) Don't answer every phone call or email immediality. They'll learn
that you're not by the phone or the computer all the time. They'll think
you actually have life (even if you didn't) and you're learning from it.
It'll take time, but time teaches.
> ~Steve~
--
Eero "Aero" Ahonen
http://www.zbxt.net
aer### [at] removethiszbxtnetinvalid
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On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:24:32 +0300, Eero Ahonen
<aer### [at] removethiszbxtnetinvalid> wrote:
>1) Move to far enough 100km is enough for some,
250 miles for me :)
--
Regards
Stephen
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