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Title: Modern Day Problems Post by: grahame on June 23, 2025, 14:25:36 Windows that reflect what's inside the carriage when you want to take a photo of the passing scenery - and don't open!
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/modprob1.jpg) Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: broadgage on June 23, 2025, 21:15:47 It is uncouth to wear a sleeveless vest on it own (i.e. not under a shirt) indoors including on public transport.
An exception could reasonably be made in truly exceptional heat, but normally JUST DONT ! Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: grahame on June 24, 2025, 00:31:39 2. Strong trackside growth that means pictures taken from trains get blocked by foliage ...
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/modprob2.jpg) That's a lovely little church overlooking a lake with beautiful hills all around But then the modern day does allow up to take hundreds of pictures at a sensible price in the hope that some may come out OK ... and I am not averse to selecting the odd frame from a video occasionally. Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: grahame on June 24, 2025, 00:42:57 It is uncouth to wear a sleeveless vest on it own (i.e. not under a shirt) indoors including on public transport. An exception could reasonably be made in truly exceptional heat, but normally JUST DONT ! The weather was exceptionally hot yesterday ... but, yes, people's personal habits can be inconsiderate! Unbuttoning your shirt and spraying de-odourant into your armpits is another "please don't" for me; I was not quite so unhappy with the young lady who laid out a box of false nails on the Paris express the other week and proceeded to glue them all onto her finger nails. Using your phone as a makeup mirror has become commonplace - I'm sure some of our members do that, and there may be some things I do thoughtlessly that irritate others. Also yesterday - a young lady who was quite pretty (am I allowed to say that?) when she arrived proceeded to "enhance" her lips with some sort of paint-on sickly looking layer that reflected light and left her looking very false indeed and far less pretty in my personal view. She the proceeded to break pieces off a chocolate wafer biscuit and had to open her mouth wide to stuff the pieces in without damaging the work she had done to her lips. Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: Chris from Nailsea on June 24, 2025, 01:16:35 Using your phone as a makeup mirror has become commonplace - I'm sure some of our members do that ... Gosh - how can I do that? :o CfN. ;D Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: Surrey 455 on June 24, 2025, 20:24:07 Also yesterday - a young lady who was quite pretty (am I allowed to say that?) when she arrived proceeded to "enhance" her lips with some sort of paint-on sickly looking layer that reflected light and left her looking very false indeed and far less pretty in my personal view. She the proceeded to break pieces off a chocolate wafer biscuit and had to open her mouth wide to stuff the pieces in without damaging the work she had done to her lips. Ah, it wasn't a Cadburys Flake advert being filmed in front of you then. Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: Chris from Nailsea on June 25, 2025, 17:13:14 Also yesterday - a young lady who was quite pretty (am I allowed to say that?) ... No. ;D You told me off for suggesting that the train manager on one of my recent journeys to Melksham was 'pretty'. She had done a full ticket check onboard, including her return down the aisle to my seat, just to check that she'd got it right (my ticket from Nailsea & Backwell had involved two changes, at Bath Spa and Trowbridge). I maintain that she was very pretty. CfN. ;D Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: grahame on June 25, 2025, 19:22:45 But isn't there a difference between a person in the normal course of their duty who happens to be easy on the eye, and a young lady who's taking measures to look pretty ... I ask in jest in the lighter side, but I have one close female friend who's "reverse engineered" - gone out of her way NOT to be pleasing on the eye in order to discourage unwanted attention.
Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: Chris from Nailsea on June 25, 2025, 19:42:32 Yes. ;)
Our daughter does make herself look very pretty - that's fair enough. There's no way you could make me look pretty (even with AI) in a photo. CfN. ::) Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: broadgage on June 25, 2025, 20:10:43 When I was in hospital, one of the nurses stated that I looked "cute" this I found shocking, I haver been called cute in my life.
Those who have met me in person, will confirm that "cute" is not a term that comes to mind. Fat, stout, full sized, tall, old, past it, top heavy; might come to mind but not "cute" Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: grahame on June 25, 2025, 20:17:44 When I was in hospital, one of the nurses stated that I looked "cute" this I found shocking, I haver been called cute in my life. Those who have met me in person, will confirm that "cute" is not a term that comes to mind. Fat, stout, full sized, tall, old, past it, top heavy; might come to mind but not "cute" "Cuddly" might work Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: Chris from Nailsea on June 25, 2025, 23:05:55 Those who have met me in person ... I have: broadgage is great. ;) Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: broadgage on June 26, 2025, 09:45:29 Those who have met me in person ... I have: broadgage is great. ;) Great in diameter and circumference, yes. Great in height, maybe, but only a bit above average. Great in cuteness, no way. Title: Re: Modern Day Problems Post by: broadgage on July 21, 2025, 09:21:26 I was also once said to resemble "a poor little elf", that was perhaps understandable as I was in the company of a lady, who was APPRECIABLY taller, wider, and heavier than me, I was also wearing a green overall coat, which may have contributed to an elf like appearance.
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