Nataly

One thing that never fails to amaze me is how off-the-mark the publicity ads are on the sites that I visit, especially given all the personal information they probably have access to... They get some basic info right, but SO wrong at the same time... Example: I *am* a woman and I am Canadian, but I couldn't care less about the shoes, diets, plastic surgeries and Tim Horton sales they keep throwing at me (I've never liked shopping for clothes, I'm not fat, and I haven't lived in Canada for over 8 years!!!) I don't think I have clicked on ANY link, EVER, except for when I am browsing and the ad happens to be right next to what I *actually* want to click on... They are all completely uninteresting/irrelevant to me. Does anyone here actually get stuff that is a *good* match with their wants/needs/interests??? Just curious... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I've been going to the wrong hardware stores. Note to self: Check McGuckin's in Boulder to see if they have a BDSM section. Double facepalm... Meh... No need for the hardware store... Most anything can be an improvised BDSM instrument/toy... All you need is a little imagination/creativity "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

No. I reserve texting for short matter-of-fact information. Examples below: "I'm now leaving work and should be home at xx o'clock" "I already have the tickets and am standing in front of xx" "forgot to say thank you for taking me to diner last night :)" "I'm horny, come to my place NOW!" "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

What would/wouldn't you share with your SO? Please tick one option for each category. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Hi First place we stayed while attending college had a community fridge that never got cleaned out at the end of the semester. I opened the door to that fridge only one time. More food had been added to whatever lived inthe fridge and had been growing and mutating for yrs. If you double bagged your brews and left them in the fridge you might be ok but just in case wear your welding gloves before you stick your hand inside to retrieve one. College sure was fun. Ewwwwww!!! I Personally think that common courtesy applies - I don't want people taking my food so I don't touch theirs. If I want something of theirs, I just ask (as opposed to sneaking the odd glass of wine until the bottle is nearly empty, thinking nobody will notice... that's just annoying). If something is shared (milk, juice, whatever), people should take turns replacing it so it's not always the same person taking and someone else always paying... As for leaving stuff in there until it rots... Anyone who throws it out is just doing everyone a favour but it would be better if it hadn't been left so long in the first place. I've lived with all sorts of people and the easiest to get along with are people who show even the most basic consideration for others' stuff and space. People can be all kinds of annoying and still be perfectly acceptable (even good) house-mates, but start messing with people's personal stuff and their space and it's almost certainly going to cause problems. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I agree with the people who say it's good to limit yourself to 8-10 hour days... I did a solo 1700 mile trip from New Brunswick (Canada) to ZHills once... On the way there, I stopped only to fuel up. It took something like 35 hours, give or take an hour (it was a long time ago). This turned out to be an extremely retarded way to travel... Not only was it dangerous but I was so exhausted on my arrival that I slept for about 2 days straight... On the way back, I planned to do the trip over 4 days. It actually worked out the same in terms of "days wasted," except that the experience was so much nicer (not to mention safer), and I got to see/do a little bit of stuff in each place (restaurants, bit of sight-seeing, etc). I discovered that the journey can be as much part of the holiday as the destination. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

What a brilliant show!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Just curious for those of you who have had house-mates... How did you work out the fridge thing? I've always found it easiest when each person has their own area (or shelf) and leaves other people's food alone (unless that person decides to share something). I once met a potential house-mate before committing to living with him and he wanted us to split the grocery bills item by item according to consumption... I knew *immediately* this level of anal-retentiveness was never going to work and I practically ran out of there screaming!!! (There were other incompatibilities as well... I think he was looking for a life-partner and I just wanted a place to sleep...) ETA - don't confuse this pole with sharing a house with your SO... You have problems as a couple if you need to have rules about the fridge!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I 100% agree about the respect issue. If someone is constantly late for appointments with me, I get the impression that they just don't care about anything but themselves and THEIR time. I chose the first option. 0 minutes. Of course, I was in the military, and 5 minutes early is "on time" in my head. Yep. I am of the opinion that a) you should plan your time in order to arrive when you promised, b) you should warn the person in advance as soon as it becomes apparent you might be late (and apologise), c) if for some reason you couldn't be on time and couldn't give any warning, you'd better have a good excuse... Unapologetically rocking up an hour and a half late and claiming you just "lost track of time" is unacceptable. By this point the meal I spent 3 hours lovingly preparing is cold. It's also stored away in the fridge. And you're not getting any. That is all. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

What is a reasonable amount of time to be late for diner without giving a heads-up that you are running late? "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

That's lovely

As I work part time and live in a VERY expensive area, I don't often get to splurge on anything... However, little things that REALLY make my day include: - getting my groceries delivered at home (as a bonus, the two young bucks who bring in my groceries are HOT!!! ) - getting AMAZING pizza for super cheap prices at an awesome pizzaria in Italy (because I'm near the border so it's like 10 minutes away to authentic Italian) - riding my bike to work - about 5 minutes of the most gorgeous scenery I've ever seen... Breathtaking in the morning sun and magical when it's all lit up at night. - snuggling up to my SEXY hunk of a man when we're both not working that morning - hazlenut flavoured coffee in my favourite ginormous mug... Yummy!!! Life is good

I would kill them with the harsh truth (ie: "Not-a-lie") "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I wasn't there so I don't know what kind of tone the comment was made in. But in the context of a debate about the economy and unemployment, he could have been simply pointing out that you have more freedom of choice than others. That would not necessarily be a criticism of your lifestyle, just simply pointing out that people who are married with kids are more tied down than you are, and may not have the same freedom of choices. And to take the opposite of your argument - therefore you should not judge their situation based upon your own perspective. It's not about labeling each other good or bad - just pointing out the differences. I think you must have skim-read this thread and then posted that. Which is fine. Just that it's a great technique for missing the point. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Wow... Now I'm really embarrassed by my best "cheating" score!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Nobody has the exact same trials as you... If someone else doesn't get what your hardships must be like, I would wager you also have no clue what it's like to to be them... What they've gone through, their trials and tribulation... And you're crazy if you think the hardships you describe are the absolute worse-case scenario (which I'm sure you don't )... You grew up a certain way, with a certain potential, and certain advantages/disadvantages and then you made a bunch of choices... It's crazy/pointless to compare that with a whole different set of circumstances/factors/decisions. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

17556 by cheating, although one answer was way off because all I could tell was dirt roads and driving on the left side... I assumed Australia (which was correct) but my exact guess was quite far off... Edit: spelling "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

+1 "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Yep - a lot of clues... Even with googling, though, I'm certain you would need to have a general idea of where you already are (aside from the times there is a street-sign that shows distance to a specific city). "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

11267 on first attempt, 9767 on second, 10247 on third attempt... On the second and third attempts I made one massive mistake!!! No cheating and using only clues from the site in question (which side of the street the signs were, km/hr instead of mph, Chinese symbols, et cetera). Fun game! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I think his comments were more about the fact that some people have constraints and/or responsibilities that others don't... I don't know the guy that well, but I didn't get the impression he was deliberately attacking me per se... Just comparing my "easy" lifestyle with people who had things harder... But I think he failed to consider two things: one, people who do have kids chose to have kids, and two, I've worked damned hard for the lifestyle I'm currently enjoying (and it's not as "easy" as he might think)... Certainly we all have different obstacles to overcome, but not all these obstacles are chance/circumstance. As for the vehemence with which he was arguing his point... Well, who knows? Jealousy? Disapproval? Touchy subject? All/none of the above??? Impossible to say. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I wouldn't go so far as to say these people should be sacked - after all, we are all entitled to make mistakes... But they should be embarrassed by it and not go forward with the regulation. They should re-focus on things that actually *matter*. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I'm 32... I'm sure as long as I don't fit the mould some people will see fit to judge... Human nature, I guess. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

No idea. Fucking horrible, though. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

The sad thing is I don't actually think he was actually trying to be mean, and it's not the first time someone has called it selfish that I have no desire to settle down and have a family... I'm not sure why anyone would even care... Even if it was a case of jealousy... What is the point of comparing your choices to someone else's??? "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss