Tony Le Mesmer Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Whilst i'm at it. Matlock Bath case in point. I'm only 15 minutes away and when I first moved down here I used to go all the time. Now from the Mining museum at the top to the car park / rail station at the bottom it's just one long row of fish and chip shops / cafes / ice cream parlours. There must be well over 10 chippies within a half mile radius. There's nothing there worth going for anymore unless you want to eat. Fishpond has good bands on though sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Ram Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 2 hours ago, Tony Le Mesmer said: or faulty bone structure............. It's not just fast food though. It's also the rows and rows and aisles and aisles of complete ***** that fill our supermarket shelves in the name of convenience and feeding the masses. The likelihood is that if comes in a box or a packet then it's likely to be full of ***** too. Sugar, salt and fat. I'm a trolley voyeur. I look at what some parents are putting in their trolleys and just about give up on the human race. Heard one mum chatting to someone about 'flavoured water' and saying how it's a godsend as her little un doesn't like the taste of 'normal' water. FFS! It's water. First of all it's tasteless and secondly flavoured water is just so full of chemical rubbish that you may as well let the kid drink a bottle of WD40! Don't get me started on 'fruit shoots'. What makes me laugh is that manufacturers love to put on the bottle things like 'made with REAL fruit juice', well that's a fookin' relief. Until you find out it's 0.01% and made from concentrate. Then they highlight 'no artificial colours or preservatives' but don't flag up the benzoates, aspartame or acesulfame k and then you form a picture that perhaps these companies are indulging in some kind of chemical warfare with our kids. You go to a kids playcentre, swimming baths café or anywhere that caters for kids and if you can find a food source that isn't fried, processed or in a packet then i'll go and support Forest. (although the last bit is negotiable, maybe Notts County then ). It's partly food companies / manufacturers and partly parents. Parents either having absolutely no interest in nor care what they or their kids are eating or parents who just read something on a label and believe it no questions asked. Food companies are just out to make money and so long as people keep buying their ***** then they have no incentive or reason to improve their product or make it healthier. Like Paul says it's about moderation. A can of coke here and there isn't likely to put you in hospital and treats are a rewarding aspect of life but if you are eating and drinking all this stuff day in day out then it's a timebomb. I'm not preaching here, anybody can eat whatever they want. It's a free country. Just my opinion on tiny aspects of the 'obese' debate. 'Treats' that are things you eat are a problem. I hear parents saying 'be quiet or no chocolate' or 'sit still and you can have an ice cream'. We were all brought up like that I suppose but its not a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 49 minutes ago, Ewe Ram said: 'Treats' that are things you eat are a problem. I hear parents saying 'be quiet or no chocolate' or 'sit still and you can have an ice cream'. We were all brought up like that I suppose but its not a good thing. For me it "if your naughty theres no ice-cream" there was little chance of getting one anyway, but i never took the risk. Ewe Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Ram Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I thought I was extremely lucky to get an ice pop. If it was mum's pay day I got a Jubbly. davenportram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I was given pocket money at a young age and told that if I wanted any sweets I would have purchase them myself. I stopped eating sweets almost immediately. Ewe Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 Mates who borrow money but don't pay it back. A work colleague and good mate (?) owes me over £300 for the Amsterdam weekend that 6 of us had a few weeks back. He's always going to pay me back but never actually does. I feel bad reminding him when I do, because he doesn't have my disposable income - I can afford to write it off but I surely shouldn't have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 People who care a great deal about things that just aren't important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEL Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 7 minutes ago, Wolfie said: Mates who borrow money but don't pay it back. Ahh know the feeling mate, learn your lesson and don't do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Le Mesmer Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 9 minutes ago, SaintRam said: People who care a great deal about things that just aren't important. What might be unimportant to one person might be vitally important to another so what is important or not is purely subjective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Just now, Tony Le Mesmer said: What might be unimportant to one person might be vitally important to another so what is important or not is purely subjective. Mate it just doesn't ******* matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 17 minutes ago, SaintRam said: People who care a great deal about things that just aren't important. Are you referring to my whinge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnram Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 5 hours ago, Tony Le Mesmer said: or faulty bone structure............. It's not just fast food though. It's also the rows and rows and aisles and aisles of complete ***** that fill our supermarket shelves in the name of convenience and feeding the masses. The likelihood is that if comes in a box or a packet then it's likely to be full of ***** too. Sugar, salt and fat. I'm a trolley voyeur. I look at what some parents are putting in their trolleys and just about give up on the human race. Heard one mum chatting to someone about 'flavoured water' and saying how it's a godsend as her little un doesn't like the taste of 'normal' water. FFS! It's water. First of all it's tasteless and secondly flavoured water is just so full of chemical rubbish that you may as well let the kid drink a bottle of WD40! Don't get me started on 'fruit shoots'. What makes me laugh is that manufacturers love to put on the bottle things like 'made with REAL fruit juice', well that's a fookin' relief. Until you find out it's 0.01% and made from concentrate. Then they highlight 'no artificial colours or preservatives' but don't flag up the benzoates, aspartame or acesulfame k and then you form a picture that perhaps these companies are indulging in some kind of chemical warfare with our kids. You go to a kids playcentre, swimming baths café or anywhere that caters for kids and if you can find a food source that isn't fried, processed or in a packet then i'll go and support Forest. (although the last bit is negotiable, maybe Notts County then ). It's partly food companies / manufacturers and partly parents. Parents either having absolutely no interest in nor care what they or their kids are eating or parents who just read something on a label and believe it no questions asked. Food companies are just out to make money and so long as people keep buying their ***** then they have no incentive or reason to improve their product or make it healthier. Like Paul says it's about moderation. A can of coke here and there isn't likely to put you in hospital and treats are a rewarding aspect of life but if you are eating and drinking all this stuff day in day out then it's a timebomb. I'm not preaching here, anybody can eat whatever they want. It's a free country. Just my opinion on tiny aspects of the 'obese' debate. Isn't much (most) of the problem lazy parenting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, Wolfie said: Are you referring to my whinge? No, wasn't aimed at anyone. I just spend a lot of time feeling like everyone's priorities are heavily mixed up. He should pay you back though, although I'd just write it off myself he would go on the list. No-one wants to go on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 28 minutes ago, bcnram said: Isn't much (most) of the problem lazy parenting. yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 52 minutes ago, Wolfie said: Mates who borrow money but don't pay it back. A work colleague and good mate (?) owes me over £300 for the Amsterdam weekend that 6 of us had a few weeks back. He's always going to pay me back but never actually does. I feel bad reminding him when I do, because he doesn't have my disposable income - I can afford to write it off but I surely shouldn't have to. With you, its totally rude and disrespectful. I had the same situation along time ago, it was only £50 but i was only 19 at the time, this was 1990 so £50 was a lot of money to me then. He was always going to pay me back 'next week', i never got it, needless to say for that reason and a few others are friendship slowly declined and havent seen him for along time now. He isnt a very good friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Ram Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Loud people. Someone I work with says everything like she's the town cryer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Wolfie said: Mates who borrow money but don't pay it back. A work colleague and good mate (?) owes me over £300 for the Amsterdam weekend that 6 of us had a few weeks back. He's always going to pay me back but never actually does. I feel bad reminding him when I do, because he doesn't have my disposable income - I can afford to write it off but I surely shouldn't have to. You shouldn't feel bad - you'd have felt a lot worse if you hadn't helped him out. The dilemma will come when he next wants a loan and he hasn't paid this one back! Wolfie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salford ram Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 52 minutes ago, Ewe Ram said: Loud people. Someone I work with says everything like she's the town cryer Totally agree especially people on mobile phones, where you can hear both sides of the conversation . I don't want to hear about you boring life , keep it to yourself aaarrggghh Tony Le Mesmer and Ewe Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 This month's Belgian beer order hasn't arrived yet. I'm on the bottle of Staropramen left over from Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Ewe Ram said: Loud people. Someone I work with says everything like she's the town cryer That's easy - do what I do (and probably @Derby_EnglandLoyal too). Turn your hearing aids off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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