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Post by naughtyfox on May 28, 2019 7:32:50 GMT
I wish I were a penguin, I could fly awkwardly to Isengard, if only the Sun were shining, up there in the cloudy sky. If I had a penny offered, with it I'd buy some flowers, for dogless for he's my favourite.
(refer to magnetman code)
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2019 7:48:51 GMT
I was taught by my MI6 instructors to decapitalise proper nouns or names which is why I always write my own name in lower case letters. If you take the first letter of every sixth word magnetman writes, it spells out a secret message. Don’t be silly Foxy, I think you underestimate his ability to write code within his posts. His able to come up with something ten times better than that!!
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Post by ianali on May 28, 2019 8:09:18 GMT
I would hesitate to say anything simply out of fear that the person would then verbally abuse me...I've had enough of that to last a lifetime. Plus I'm no hulky handbag wielding individual . Im only just over 5'. If Jeff, who does come across in your posts as reasonable didn't criticise your actions then thats OK. As none of us there really I don't think we can for certs say what we would have done. Whilst I completely understand why you would not have intervened I can say that I would have. The guy needed to be asked to calm down. In fact child or no child I would always, and have in the past, ask someone to stop swearing etc in such situations. To many people ignore bad behaviour, this can only lead to some people believing that it’s ok to carry on acting like an idiot. Obviously though you need to consider your own safety first. I tell my wife it’s best not to get involved, doesn’t always work though☹️.
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Post by naughtyfox on May 28, 2019 8:33:31 GMT
B&Q sell garden forks, so you could of borrowed one of those before asking him to chillax.
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Post by naughtyfox on May 28, 2019 8:37:07 GMT
I have to take care these days when leaving my iPad lying around that it’s not left open on Thunderboat showing comments like those on this page. I have to reassure Pirkko that it’s an educational site but that it’s occasionally frequented by perverts and deviants and that I’m just as disgusted as she is.
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Post by Telemachus on May 28, 2019 8:55:35 GMT
I would hesitate to say anything simply out of fear that the person would then verbally abuse me...I've had enough of that to last a lifetime. Plus I'm no hulky handbag wielding individual . Im only just over 5'. If Jeff, who does come across in your posts as reasonable didn't criticise your actions then thats OK. As none of us there really I don't think we can for certs say what we would have done. Whilst I completely understand why you would not have intervened I can say that I would have. The guy needed to be asked to calm down. In fact child or no child I would always, and have in the past, ask someone to stop swearing etc in such situations. To many people ignore bad behaviour, this can only lead to some people believing that it’s ok to carry on acting like an idiot. Obviously though you need to consider your own safety first. I tell my wife it’s best not to get involved, doesn’t always work though☹️. Exactly. I get it from my mother who was always challenging bad behaviour, typically dropping litter, cycling fast on the pavement past pedestrians etc. Even when she was in her 70s and 80s she would still challenge the local yoofs, most of whom were too gobsmacked to repost! Stems from years working in a youth club in the 60s and 70s, then becoming a magistrate and sending all the naughty ex- youth club yoofs to prison.
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Post by bills on May 28, 2019 10:28:38 GMT
Whilst I completely understand why you would not have intervened I can say that I would have. The guy needed to be asked to calm down. In fact child or no child I would always, and have in the past, ask someone to stop swearing etc in such situations. To many people ignore bad behaviour, this can only lead to some people believing that it’s ok to carry on acting like an idiot. Obviously though you need to consider your own safety first. I tell my wife it’s best not to get involved, doesn’t always work though☹️. Exactly. I get it from my mother who was always challenging bad behaviour, typically dropping litter, cycling fast on the pavement past pedestrians etc. Even when she was in her 70s and 80s she would still challenge the local yoofs, most of whom were too gobsmacked to repost! Stems from years working in a youth club in the 60s and 70s, then becoming a magistrate and sending all the naughty ex- youth club yoofs to prison. Sigmund would have loved this post.
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Post by bodger on May 28, 2019 10:51:33 GMT
I was taught by my MI6 instructors to decapitalise proper nouns or names which is why I always write my own name in lower case letters. If you take the first letter of every sixth word magnetman writes, it spells out a secret message. MOAL ??
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Post by Telemachus on May 28, 2019 10:54:53 GMT
If you take the first letter of every sixth word magnetman writes, it spells out a secret message. MOAL ?? Probably should have been MOLE but he can't spell!
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2019 11:02:23 GMT
Probably should have been MOLE but he can't spell! At least I think I spelt my code word correctly in my reply...
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Post by wellyftw on May 28, 2019 11:08:02 GMT
That's a very ugly world you describe, devoid of any colour or joy. It doesn't have to be like that does it? Rog No, it doesn't. You could go to Screwfix instead. Which is owned by....B&Q....aaaaaaarrrrrgggghhhhhh!!!!! Well, that's pretty disappointing. How come Screwfix can get it right when B&Q isn't even close? I love Screwfix.
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Post by thebfg on May 28, 2019 11:10:52 GMT
I've recently found tool station.
So far prices are quite reasonable and they are closer than b&q
I have a wickes opposite but they are expensive akd the range is pretty poor.
Homebase is not much better.
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Post by wellyftw on May 28, 2019 11:11:12 GMT
I wasn't pondering I was out in the canoe ! What exactly so you think giving "feedback" to someone in a heightened state of emotive behaviour is going to do? You really think if everyone stopped when they enountered unacceptable behaviour and said "excuse me but I don't think what you are doing is very good for you child" suddenly the world is going to be a better place? I agree with intervening in some circumstances but to provide negative feedback to someone who is in the process of expressing negative emotion is not going to work. I would be willing to bet that the bloke simply thought "what a cunt" after your interaction. If you multiply this out you just get loads of people thinking others are cunts. Is this good? Surely better to initiate interaction on a positive note perhaps implying an understanding of the individuals circumstance and follow up with some positive parenting suggestions. Or just call them a cunt and get over it ! Giving negative feedback to outrageous behaviour lays down a marker that it is not acceptable. Just exactly the same as one would do with a child (except your children, of course, who were obviously not taught boundaries). Or to put it another and better way, not giving negative feedback tacitly and powerfully implies that such behaviour is fine. Of course the reality is that his behaviour was a bit of a public expression of frustration. If he gets no reaction, he will continue to escalate the behaviour until eventually he gets a reaction. Just exactly like a naughty teenager. So I did him a service by allowing him to have an argument at the stage before he ended up porking his daughter in B&Q’s paint aisle. I think he would have picked the BBQ section.
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Post by wellyftw on May 28, 2019 11:14:23 GMT
Thats true in purely grammatical terms. I was taught by my MI6 instructors to decapitalise proper nouns or names which is why I always write my own name in lower case letters. Its to do with being impersonated. Most people will automatically default to using capitals for first name and surname. Now I know how to pretend to be you.
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magnetman
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Post by Clinton Cool on May 28, 2019 11:26:27 GMT
I would hesitate to say anything simply out of fear that the person would then verbally abuse me...I've had enough of that to last a lifetime. Plus I'm no hulky handbag wielding individual . Im only just over 5'. If Jeff, who does come across in your posts as reasonable didn't criticise your actions then thats OK. As none of us there really I don't think we can for certs say what we would have done. Whilst I completely understand why you would not have intervened I can say that I would have. The guy needed to be asked to calm down. In fact child or no child I would always, and have in the past, ask someone to stop swearing etc in such situations. To many people ignore bad behaviour, this can only lead to some people believing that it’s ok to carry on acting like an idiot. Obviously though you need to consider your own safety first. I tell my wife it’s best not to get involved, doesn’t always work though☹️. Quite admire that. Personally I would more than likely do nothing. Reason being that I spent my youth and early adulthood in an environment where even a small disagreement would often lead to violence. I'd more than likely intervene if the situation was on the cusp of becoming violent, but otherwise, my intervention probably wouldn't help matters.
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