Lifestyle choices

[whelk]

Anyone chosen to live in a tent? Interested to know the benefits and why you chose that over bricks and mortar.

[The Kraken]

I haven’t, but any time I see homeless people on the streets I always think “you know what, I could give everything else up and just go and do that”.

[Turkish]

 

[Weston Super Saint]

Does choosing not to live in London count as a 'good' lifestyle choice?

Strikes, cancelled trains, ULEZ, congestion charges and endless protests and demonstrations closing the city down, what a shit place to live.

[AlexLaw76]

  On 06/11/2023 at 18:50, Weston Super Saint said:

Does choosing not to live in London count as a 'good' lifestyle choice?

Strikes, cancelled trains, ULEZ, congestion charges and endless protests and demonstrations closing the city down, what a shit place to live.

Expand  

Absolute toilet, even if you can shield yourself in a £25m house in a private street

[Fan The Flames]

  On 06/11/2023 at 18:50, Weston Super Saint said:

Does choosing not to live in London count as a 'good' lifestyle choice?

Strikes, cancelled trains, ULEZ, congestion charges and endless protests and demonstrations closing the city down, what a shit place to live.

Expand  

Because strikes and cancelled trains only happen in London 🙈

[harvey]

  On 07/11/2023 at 12:33, Fan The Flames said:

Because strikes and cancelled trains only happen in London 🙈

Expand  

That's not the only reason it's a shithole 😉

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 07/11/2023 at 12:33, Fan The Flames said:

Because strikes and cancelled trains only happen in London 🙈

Expand  

Of course not.  They just happen more often.

[Fan The Flames]

  On 07/11/2023 at 15:17, Weston Super Saint said:

Of course not.  They just happen more often.

Expand  

Keep up Weston https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-66664323

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 07/11/2023 at 15:23, Fan The Flames said:

Keep up Weston https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-66664323

Expand  

Seriously?  You tried to disprove London is a shithole by posting a link about shitholes in the North?

Although you should note that 'cancellations' are not necessarily due to 'strikes', more likely staff shortages.

[Fan The Flames]

  On 07/11/2023 at 15:35, Weston Super Saint said:

Seriously?  You tried to disprove London is a shithole by posting a link about shitholes in the North?

Although you should note that 'cancellations' are not necessarily due to 'strikes', more likely staff shortages.

Expand  

No, you said there were more cancellations in London, when anyone with one eye on the news would know that's not correct.  Keep up Weston.

[Convict Colony]

I expected this thread to be about swinging or something 😆

[Holmes_and_Watson]

  On 07/11/2023 at 18:44, Convict Colony said:

I expected this thread to be about swinging or something 😆

Expand  

I'm sitting here reading the forum, and someone's car keys fly out of the screen. 🙂

[Farmer Saint]

  On 06/11/2023 at 12:53, whelk said:

Anyone chosen to live in a tent? Interested to know the benefits and why you chose that over bricks and mortar.

Expand  

Better insulated than a lot of current housing stock.

[Farmer Saint]

  On 06/11/2023 at 18:50, Weston Super Saint said:

Does choosing not to live in London count as a 'good' lifestyle choice?

Strikes, cancelled trains, ULEZ, congestion charges and endless protests and demonstrations closing the city down, what a shit place to live.

Expand  

Tbf, ULEZ and protests are a good thing. You just wait until you have something that you're passionate about enough to protest against. Like raping women, or killing thousands of innocent children. Or destroying the planet for our children. 

But yes, apart from those things, London is a monumental shit hole.

[Tamesaint]

The funniest thing is someone calling London a shithole when they live in Weston Super Mare. 😁😁😁

[Fan The Flames]

  On 08/11/2023 at 09:47, Tamesaint said:

The funniest thing is someone calling London a shithole when they live in Weston Super Mare. 😁😁😁

Expand  

Not just London, but the whole of the North as well.

[badgerx16]

  On 08/11/2023 at 10:55, Fan The Flames said:

Not just London, but the whole of the North as well.

Expand  

Obviously never been past Brum.

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 08/11/2023 at 09:47, Tamesaint said:

The funniest thing is someone calling London a shithole when they live in Weston Super Mare. 😁😁😁

Expand  

It's better than Portishead

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 08/11/2023 at 14:48, badgerx16 said:

Obviously never been past Brum.

Expand  

Apart from 4 years living in Blackpool, 2 years in Otley and 6 months in Manchester.

Other than that, you're spot on

[badgerx16]

  On 08/11/2023 at 14:50, Weston Super Saint said:

Apart from 4 years living in Blackpool, 2 years in Otley and 6 months in Manchester.

Other than that, you're spot on

Expand  

I'll concede on Blackpool.

Where did you live?

Edited 8 November, 2023 by badgerx16

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 08/11/2023 at 10:55, Fan The Flames said:

Not just London, but the whole of the North as well.

Expand  

Made up bollocks.

You're article was mainly about Huddersfield with a mention of Manchester. Both shitholes like I said. Certainly not the whole of the North.

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 08/11/2023 at 14:51, badgerx16 said:

I'll concede on Blackpool.

Where did you live?

Expand  

Marton Mere, just behind "Ernie" on Preston New Road.

[badgerx16]

  On 08/11/2023 at 14:53, Weston Super Saint said:

Marton Mere, just behind "Ernie" on Preston New Road.

Expand  

When I worked on Squire's Gate Lane I went past there every day. It is not there any more, a load of new identikit houses. I miss the 'mushroom' as a landmark.

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 08/11/2023 at 14:55, badgerx16 said:

When I worked on Squire's Gate Lane I went past there every day. It is not there any more, a load of new identikit houses. I miss the 'mushroom' as a landmark.

Expand  

I think my old flat is still there - Mythop Court.

[badgerx16]

  On 08/11/2023 at 15:03, Weston Super Saint said:

I think my old flat is still there - Mythop Court.

Expand  

It was a couple of weeks ago when we went to B&Q.

Edited 8 November, 2023 by badgerx16

[whelk]

  On 08/11/2023 at 14:50, Weston Super Saint said:

Apart from 4 years living in Blackpool, 2 years in Otley and 6 months in Manchester.

Other than that, you're spot on

Expand  

Do you do Punch and Judy shows for a living?

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 08/11/2023 at 15:28, whelk said:

Do you do Punch and Judy shows for a living?

Expand  

Not any more - Punch isn't allowed to hit people with his truncheon anymore, ruined it for me.

[Tamesaint]

  On 08/11/2023 at 14:48, Weston Super Saint said:

It's better than Portishead

Expand  

 My 91 year old dad likes living there. Why are you picking on him now??? 

[Winnersaint]

  On 08/11/2023 at 14:48, badgerx16 said:

Obviously never been past Brum.

Expand  

Where’s Brum?

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 08/11/2023 at 19:44, Tamesaint said:

 My 91 year old dad likes living there. Why are you picking on him now??? 

Expand  

I'm not. Just stating facts

Even the pier is trying to leave!

[badgerx16]

  On 08/11/2023 at 20:02, Winnersaint said:

Where’s Brum?

Expand  

At this time of night, I hope he is snugly tucked up in his garage;

[Fan The Flames]

  On 08/11/2023 at 14:52, Weston Super Saint said:

Made up bollocks.

You're article was mainly about Huddersfield with a mention of Manchester. Both shitholes like I said. Certainly not the whole of the North.

Expand  

Chill, keep your hare on.

[Tamesaint]

  On 08/11/2023 at 20:10, Weston Super Saint said:

I'm not. Just stating facts

Even the pier is trying to leave!

Expand  

Pier?? Portishead???

Clearly the geography of the North Somerset region is one of those rare subjects about which you know nothing. 😁😁😁

Edited 9 November, 2023 by Tamesaint

[Weston Super Saint]

  On 09/11/2023 at 03:16, Tamesaint said:

Pier?? Portishead???

Clearly the geography of the North Somerset region is one of those rare subjects about which you know nothing. 😁😁😁

Expand  

Oh dear.  I guess you either don't bother to visit your 90 year old dad very often or you are completely oblivious to the local landmarks when you do visit.

Did someone mention (on another thread) arrogant, pathetic, simpletons  

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/anglers-banned-deteriorating-west-country-8752618

  Quote

Anglers have been banned from using Portishead Pier to fish amid concerns for the structure’s safety. Although the pier is closed to the general public, anglers have been using the pier, owned by Bristol City Council, to fish for many years.

Expand  

 

  Quote

The pier is very much part of the town’s history and for years there has been hopes that one day it could be restored.

Expand  

Edited 9 November, 2023 by Weston Super Saint

[CB Fry]

Nobody loves me, it's true.

Not like you do.

[Sheaf Saint]

Anyway, back on topic...

 

[whelk]

  On 09/11/2023 at 07:24, CB Fry said:

Nobody loves me, it's true.

Not like you do.

Expand  

Back off topic never hear anyone who likes this superb song

 

Edited 9 November, 2023 by whelk

[whelk]

  On 09/11/2023 at 08:35, Sheaf Saint said:

Anyway, back on topic...

 

Expand  

Flick of a witches tit 😄

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 09/11/2023 at 09:55, whelk said:

Back off topic never hear anyone who likes this superb song

 

Expand  

Wonderful track. Was lucky enough to go and see them at the Manchester Apollo when they toured that album and it's hands down the best gig I've ever been to.

[Turkish]

  On 09/11/2023 at 07:24, CB Fry said:

Nobody loves me, it's true.

Not like you do.

Expand  

I saw portishead in Blackpool c1995 which means I’ve seen two of the towns named on this thread at once, what have you ever done?

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 09/11/2023 at 23:51, Turkish said:

I saw portishead in Blackpool c1995 which means I’ve seen two of the towns named on this thread at once, what have you ever done?

Expand  

Thrown a kettle over a pub pal 😉

[Turkish]

Do people still get ME? Was all the rage 25 years ago 

[AlexLaw76]

  On 10/12/2023 at 22:46, Turkish said:

Do people still get ME? Was all the rage 25 years ago 

Expand  

All in the mind these days. And the desire for a safe space

[Turkish]

  On 10/12/2023 at 22:48, AlexLaw76 said:

All in the mind these days. And the desire for a safe space

Expand  

I guess its on the with S.A.D, shin splints and broken metatarsals as not fashionable anymore 

[Winnersaint]

  On 10/12/2023 at 22:46, Turkish said:

Do people still get ME? Was all the rage 25 years ago 

Expand  

Adult ADHD and anxiety these days.

[Gloucester Saint]

  On 11/12/2023 at 09:41, Winnersaint said:

Adult ADHD and anxiety these days.

Expand  

What is a concern is the extent of self-diagnosis and social media activity.

ADHD is genuine and medically/legally-recognised condition and it’s imperative to speed the diagnosis up and get the waiting times down so those who genuinely have those particular conditions - ADHD, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia etc - can be diagnosed and can start making positive changes so they maximise their potential which helps the economy, the people around them and allied health services - and the more general mental health epidemic that has built up before the pandemic and especially during and since, which can be triaged in a number of different ways. Cost of living certainly hasn’t helped with that either. But then I’m in danger of getting into pills v pathology territory, where issues of economic precariousness become medicalised.

I’ve had staff with diagnoses on ADHD and the awareness, and small adjustments which can be made at little or no cost post-diagnosis, make a huge transformative impact.

I’m sure it’s the same in educational settings too. It’s not something that ever should be self-diagnosed though, and it’s the self-proclaiming online which is coming into focus in an unpleasant culture war driven by the tabloids where it’s ’deemed ‘trendy’. It’s the genuinely diagnosed who will lose out and that is wrong. 

Edited 11 December, 2023 by Gloucester Saint