Things you should enjoy but don’t
Discussion
jhonn said:
Traditional Sunday roast dinner - nice to get the family get together, but I can't be arsed with the amount of preparation, the juggling to keep everything warm, and the volume of dishes and pots/pans that need to be cleared up after.
Bah!
You need four ovens, or whatever the PH accepted minimum is these days.Bah!
Dr Jekyll said:
New years eve.
It's supposed to be something to celebrate but it happens every year regardless so what exactly can you celebrate? Unless it was a really good year in which case next year will presumably be worse.
People jumping up and down in delight that 23:59 is followed by midnight. As if there was some doubt in the matter.
Another year older, another year closer to death.
I'd rather have an early night.
NYE is my birthday. More often than not its disappointingIt's supposed to be something to celebrate but it happens every year regardless so what exactly can you celebrate? Unless it was a really good year in which case next year will presumably be worse.
People jumping up and down in delight that 23:59 is followed by midnight. As if there was some doubt in the matter.
Another year older, another year closer to death.
I'd rather have an early night.
lord trumpton said:
Car shows/meetings
Went to a couple years back and they were s
t.
Beardy fat bds wking themselves off stood next to their car and talking about build dates, model numbers and concours stuff
I love cars but can't stand the 'community' thing
There's a top-end concours near me each year (The Warren Classic in Maldon). A few years back, they had a bloke there with his Veyron. Let kids climb inside - parents too. Greasy finger prints all over it. Proper nice bloke only too willing to chat. Went to a couple years back and they were s
t.Beardy fat b
ds wking themselves off stood next to their car and talking about build dates, model numbers and concours stuffI love cars but can't stand the 'community' thing
At the same event there was a chap with his 'semi' restored Mini 1275 GT. It wasn't the best restoration if I'm honest but he'd bothered to invest in, bring and erect a rope guard around it (like those barriers you get at airport security). He sat on his deck chair reading Classic Car, eating sandwiches from a Tupperware box and his only interaction with anybody would be them to tell them not to touch the car.
I realise the difference in comparative value.....but still!
texaxile said:
Absolutely.
I don't drink so I have to put up with people acting like idiots, get force fed "party" food which gives me bloody heartburn, join in a celebration I have no interest in and pretend to actually like the people there as well, not to mention the pleasure of running them all home afterwards. NYE can go fk itself. This year I've volunteered to work overtime as part of the skeleton crew, it is one of the few times I'd prefer to be at work than at home.
I’ve worked New Year’s Eve for the last few. Usually stood on the top of Edinburgh castle above the fireworks level, as I will this year. I enjoy it actually, although it’s usually bloody cold necessitating 5 layers as we are stood around for 8-10 hours. I don't drink so I have to put up with people acting like idiots, get force fed "party" food which gives me bloody heartburn, join in a celebration I have no interest in and pretend to actually like the people there as well, not to mention the pleasure of running them all home afterwards. NYE can go f
k itself. This year I've volunteered to work overtime as part of the skeleton crew, it is one of the few times I'd prefer to be at work than at home.I don’t usually like fireworks, but being mere metres away from the massive mortars they shoot up is quite good.
If I wasn’t working I’d be in bed.
shirt said:
Dr Jekyll said:
New years eve.
It's supposed to be something to celebrate but it happens every year regardless so what exactly can you celebrate? Unless it was a really good year in which case next year will presumably be worse.
People jumping up and down in delight that 23:59 is followed by midnight. As if there was some doubt in the matter.
Another year older, another year closer to death.
I'd rather have an early night.
NYE is my birthday. More often than not its disappointingIt's supposed to be something to celebrate but it happens every year regardless so what exactly can you celebrate? Unless it was a really good year in which case next year will presumably be worse.
People jumping up and down in delight that 23:59 is followed by midnight. As if there was some doubt in the matter.
Another year older, another year closer to death.
I'd rather have an early night.
Every years she is "shall we go up to London on New Year, see it in with the fireworks", without exception, everyone I know who has been up there to see it in has said it is s
t; damp, cold, crowded and you don't really see the fireworks properly.I might just give in this year though, we can drive to Wimbledon, park for free and get the tube for about a fiver return.
Another one for parties to; can't stand them, I would much rather have a smaller gathering of friends with a meal.
The problem with parties is, it's mainly the wife's friends who have them, so I'm dragged along, I don't know anyone, all the husbands are football bores (I hate football), and/or "lads" who turn into pricks when they've had a few and that's just not my scene at all, I'm also not the most outgoing person and I struggle to talk to people that I don't know.
Edited by HTP99 on Tuesday 21st November 07:55
StevieBee said:
There's a top-end concours near me each year (The Warren Classic in Maldon). A few years back, they had a bloke there with his Veyron. Let kids climb inside - parents too. Greasy finger prints all over it. Proper nice bloke only too willing to chat.
At the same event there was a chap with his 'semi' restored Mini 1275 GT. It wasn't the best restoration if I'm honest but he'd bothered to invest in, bring and erect a rope guard around it (like those barriers you get at airport security). He sat on his deck chair reading Classic Car, eating sandwiches from a Tupperware box and his only interaction with anybody would be them to tell them not to touch the car.
I realise the difference in comparative value.....but still!
Yep,see this all too often.The worse the car the worse the owner.At the same event there was a chap with his 'semi' restored Mini 1275 GT. It wasn't the best restoration if I'm honest but he'd bothered to invest in, bring and erect a rope guard around it (like those barriers you get at airport security). He sat on his deck chair reading Classic Car, eating sandwiches from a Tupperware box and his only interaction with anybody would be them to tell them not to touch the car.
I realise the difference in comparative value.....but still!
To be honest if I had a 'semi restored' mini (typical bodge job) I wouldn`t want anyone to get too near it in case they could get a whiff of the filler and fibreglass.
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