Reply to: Dry January - Who else is doing it?

[d000hg]

People in their 40/50s never new life without TV. People in their 30s never knew life without mobile phones or CDs.
People in their 20s don't know what a VCR is or a C90.

When I was young, most people I knew had an encyclopaedia in their house - whether it was a one/two volume thing or the whole Britannica.
How many people still have a recent version of it on their shelves?

Don't be silly we're got Encarta 95.

[Pip in a Poke]

People in their 40/50s never new life without TV. People in their 30s never knew life without mobile phones or CDs.
People in their 20s don't know what a VCR is or a C90.

When I was young, most people I knew had an encyclopaedia in their house - whether it was a one/two volume thing or the whole Britannica.
How many people still have a recent version of it on their shelves?

Was there really such thing as an Encyclopaedia Britannica salesman?

It was supposed to be one of those gap year jobs (before there were gap years) that any student dropout worth his salt would have to do at some point.

I don't think I've ever come across one in my entire life.

[WTFH]

People in their 40/50s never new life without TV. People in their 30s never knew life without mobile phones or CDs.
People in their 20s don't know what a VCR is or a C90.

When I was young, most people I knew had an encyclopaedia in their house - whether it was a one/two volume thing or the whole Britannica.
How many people still have a recent version of it on their shelves?

[d000hg]

I think every generation in recent history has thought this about the following one. Mid-30s I'm right on the cusp between two generations (I think) so it's quite interesting to self-analyse how I view younger people (and older) and how my perception changes over the years.

[Pip in a Poke]

Rather than being all bitter on CUK

Again, I don't think the older generation here are much happier despite wealth, supposed 'quality of life'. Booze is great but it doesn't make you happy. If you need it to make you happy, it is not so great!

I've gone in the last decade from living on a shoestring to being comfortable but the fact we can eat meat from a local butcher instead of Tesco Value mince, and drink single malt instead of whichever bottle of wine is reduced the most to under £5, and pop out to an elegant cocktail bar rather than Wetherspoon... they don't affect me much. Nice holidays are nice but thy don't fix your life.
I think the only material things that have had an impact are a)being able to move out of a rough area where the constant stress took its toll b)organising my life so I WFH as I really hate commuting.

That all went a bit serious, maybe I need a drink.

Oh sure, I agree.

I just find that the younger of the millennial cohort inhabit a totally different planet to me.

I'm late 40s and people 10, even 15 years younger I can relate to.

I guess that's what happens when you get older but this whole brave new world science fiction becomes reality thing I find weird.
Maybe this is the first generation never to have known life without the Internet reaching maturity.

[d000hg]

I was reading about the trend for these in the Sunday Times a few weeks back.

They claim that there's a significant coningent among the millennial generation who shun what they regard as the unhealthy habits of their forebears generations.

Wonder if they're the same people that spend all their time on twitter making po faced pronouncements on this, that and the other.

Rather than being all bitter on CUK

They sound like a right barrel of laughs!

Again, I don't think the older generation here are much happier despite wealth, supposed 'quality of life'. Booze is great but it doesn't make you happy. If you need it to make you happy, it is not so great!

I've gone in the last decade from living on a shoestring to being comfortable but the fact we can eat meat from a local butcher instead of Tesco Value mince, and drink single malt instead of whichever bottle of wine is reduced the most to under £5, and pop out to an elegant cocktail bar rather than Wetherspoon... they don't affect me much. Nice holidays are nice but thy don't fix your life.
I think the only material things that have had an impact are a)being able to move out of a rough area where the constant stress took its toll b)organising my life so I WFH as I really hate commuting.

That all went a bit serious, maybe I need a drink.

[MrMarkyMark]

DRY | News

No, it's not an alcohol-free bar, it's just called Dry Bar.

The one originally set up by Factory Records "supremo" Tony Wilson.

See 24 Hour Party People for further details

24 Hour Party People (2002) - IMDb

[Pip in a Poke]

Indeed - they think they will be living longer - they miss the point that life is for living and quality is better than quantity.

Having said that they are just what the government wants - drones who question nothing who be fit and healthy all their lives, work hard and contribute and then drop dead as soon as they retire so no pension needs be paid.

I don't knew what they're worried about.

Half of them seem to believe they're living in a science fiction film where they can have their bodies cryogenically frozen if they get some nasty disease so that, when a cure is found, they can be unfrozen, fix applied and brought back to life.

In fact, I know a couple of 20 somethings who believe immortality will be achieved within their lifetimes.

Then there's Elon Musk saying there's a one in a billion chance we're not living in a computer simulation.

Sheesh. Some people need to get out of their virtual worlds & get out more. Which is easy for me to say because I grew up with Tomorrow's World so I know that all these far fetched predictions forr the future should be taken with a pinch of salt.

[northernladuk]

DRY | News

No, it's not an alcohol-free bar, it's just called Dry Bar.

LOL. Definitely deserves a that.

Alternatively we could have an xmas do for all the PS contractors. It will be held here.

The Jolly Taxpayer in Copnor, Portsmouth : Pubs Galore

[WTFH]

Will wave to you from the gutter outside where I will be pissing my pants drunk.

I was reading about the trend for these in the Sunday Times a few weeks back.

They claim that there's a significant coningent among the millennial generation who shun what they regard as the unhealthy habits of their forebears generations.

Wonder if they're the same people that spend all their time on twitter making po faced pronouncements on this, that and the other.

They sound like a right barrel of laughs!

You can rest assured that I'll be pouring myself a nice glass of Carmeneres on my return to Pip Towers every workday evening throughout Jan. Just like the rest of the year in fact!

Www.drybar.co.uk

No, it's not an alcohol-free bar, it's just called Dry Bar.

[original PM]

I was reading about the trend for these in the Sunday Times a few weeks back.

They claim that there's a significant coningent among the millennial generation who shun what they regard as the unhealthy habits of their forebears generations.

Wonder if they're the same people that spend all their time on twitter making po faced pronouncements on this, that and the other.

They sound like a right barrel of laughs!

You can rest assured that I'll be pouring myself a nice glass of Carmeneres on my return to Pip Towers every workday evening throughout Jan. Just like the rest of the year in fact!

Indeed - they think they will be living longer - they miss the point that life is for living and quality is better than quantity.

Having said that they are just what the government wants - drones who question nothing who be fit and healthy all their lives, work hard and contribute and then drop dead as soon as they retire so no pension needs be paid.

[Pip in a Poke]

There's a Dry Bar in Manchester, maybe that's where the next Northern CUK meeting should be.

I was reading about the trend for these in the Sunday Times a few weeks back.

They claim that there's a significant coningent among the millennial generation who shun what they regard as the unhealthy habits of their forebears generations.

Wonder if they're the same people that spend all their time on twitter making po faced pronouncements on this, that and the other.

They sound like a right barrel of laughs!

You can rest assured that I'll be pouring myself a nice glass of Carmeneres on my return to Pip Towers every workday evening throughout Jan. Just like the rest of the year in fact!

[GJABS]

Dry January? ppft I've been off the booze since June, due to medication. It's quite easy now, although diet coke can get a little tiresome, so much so that I occasionally annoy a landlord by asking for a hot chocolate.

[woohoo]

There's a Dry Bar in Manchester, maybe that's where the next Northern CUK meeting should be.

Will wave to you from the gutter outside where I will be pissing my pants drunk.

[WTFH]

There's a Dry Bar in Manchester, maybe that's where the next Northern CUK meeting should be.