What are you all up to
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RO, I will speak my mind .... as always
I suspect that you have had reports from people who want to prescribe what folks post and wish to proscribe topics of conversation that do not interest them whilst talking about things that do. Not something that I greatly appreciate.
The warning about personal information is fine and is also a topic brought up on here from time to time. I believe that folk decide what info to share.
Not sure what counts as 'off topic chats' given that the title 'What are you all up to' is pretty much a catch all which, for me, also includes 'what is on your mind', 'what are you thinking of doing/buying' etc..
As for 'Be Kind' I feel that comments on this section are far from unkind. Has anybody complained that they personally have been treated unkindly or do they simply feel that somebody might have been?
I presume that 'off topic' does not refer to 'the pointless page' however as that would simply be pointless.
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On our way to our posh hotel yesterday, we passed a man walking down the road with a swan tucked under each arm.
And there was I thinking, only yesterday, that we never see men walking down the street with swans under their arms anymore.
My word, I wonder what on earth he was doing with them and they are not always the most agreeable birds. I'm assuming they were both still alive, Goldie.
Enjoy your pampering.
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Rowena thank you for your post ,I appreciate that at times post are not what today's "snow flake society"would like to see or read (their choice)
The problem with any forum is with so many posts about what are you having for breakfast and its raining here ,the threads that really should be separated get "lost" and if not read when first posted ,can be taken out of context, thus in some posters eyes are not what was intended
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I have just had to look up at the meaning of snowflake society.".lacking resilience and taking easy offence." That has nothing to do with the sentiments expressed in Rowena's post.
As far as I am aware this is just a general social chat thread and I hope it can continue in the friendly manner that brought it here in the first place. As Rowena suggested if you have an ongoing off topic debate or discussion you want to pursue it can be started elsewhere.
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Easy T sums up my thoughts pretty much, for what it's worth.
Perhaps the title thread is too broad and covers too wide a subject matter?
"What are you up to" can almost mean anything at all from cutting your toe nails to polishing the cat.
If a new thread needs adopting it's this one, IMHO.
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Hi, sorry for the confusion.
Indeed, this discussion has been mostly very friendly and in the spirit of Club Together and thank you for those who have kept it this way. I love the chat on CT and the community spirit, especially as friendships have been formed and it's great to hear what everyone is up to. However, there have been some posts that have had to be removed and that is why I put a polite reminder for people to be kind - which I think we all want and thankfully the majority of posts are. It's also worth noting - as I've mentioned before, it's very easy to misinterpret a person's intention on a post as you can't see their expression or hear a tone of voice, so that is also something to be aware of.
With regards to off topic - my understanding of the thread and the OP (please correct me if I'm wrong), was that it's a place to post what you are up to. For me, today I'm at work - I'm very happy because my beautiful boy slept through last night (he's not a good sleeper!) and my mum has agreed to babysit on Friday night so excited to have a meal out with the husband as a treat at the weekend. If I was then to discuss in detail and have an ongoing conversation about my son and how to help him sleep better then that would be going off topic. It would be fine if I had a couple of posts from members but if myself and other members were to engage on an ongoing basis throughout the discussion then I would prefer to start a new discussion (which I may well do if anyone has any advice)!! There's nothing wrong with the topic but it is better to be on a separate thread in General Chat. I hope this makes sense and please be assured I'm not trying to be unreasonable but just want to make discussions more easier to read and navigate. I appreciate people's understanding and certainly do not want to prevent conversations on Club Together, just redirect them to keep other discussions on track.
Now back to the OP as I'm going off topic myself!
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Sounds wonderful Goldie. I wonder what the guy was doing and where he was going with a swan under each arm.
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Oh !! This all turned into heavy rain showers and reduced visibility,(bear in mind ,"Driving Lights" ) which SOME drivers are oblivious of the use !! Also ,,, ,,, As per the mention of what the weather is doing ,,,My posts hopefully are useful to our members travelling through Kent towards the Channel crossings !! .Anything to help !! 2 -
I also agree with ET's sentiments. What are you all up to is just that. As long as what is being discussed is within the forum guidelines, there should not be any enforcement of topics, or how long they can be discussed for.
As for starting another thread, there was one on EV's and it was closed, so presumably if another was started that would be in breach of said guidelines.
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Ro, I remember the days when you felt as though you had won the lottery if your child slept through the night.
Here's to many more for you. I hope you have good meal out on Friday evening.3 -
We have been staying home and keeping warm, dull and misty here too. OH still coughing but cold much better, I am pretty much back to normal now.
The cot mattresses we ordered arrived this afternoon, much more quickly than we had expected.
Time now to get out the sewing machine and start making some fitted sheets.......not me......OH does the sewing. I have made a pattern for the pram ones as the mattress has rounded ends, the cot bed is a more sensible shape.
We have a pile of used but still good flat sheets which belonged to MIL, so these will be up-cycled to make sheets for the cot bed and the pram. Sheets for a cot bed seem to cost more than for a regular single bed!!
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I hope you find the new car will be as good a buy for you as you thought your current car would be, and that the fuel allowance remains the same and not reduced because it's an EV.
My son is moving to Brighton to work, he has a job that he can cycle to as he can no longer afford to travel to his current job here,
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Probably wasn't going anywhere particular and was obviously just swanning about.
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When I had young engineers or trainees working under me I used to say to them 'when I call you a damned fool (not exact words) don't take it too much to heart as I reserve such terms of endearment for people I like - it means that we re still on talking terms'
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" We passed a man with a swan tucked under each arm "
Now had he had two geese, a bucket & a tin of paint I would have expected the Mods to step in smartly !!
I seem to recall a rather rude joke about a man with two geese ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,,
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