Ghislaine Maxwell.

[WILF 46,811]

12 minutes ago, NEWKID said:

I've got to agree mate, I think everything is a pain in the ass now...from parking your car, using some shit app...no thanks I keep some coins in my truck fir that... paying with your phone...again no thanks, my Mrs and kids don't get why I don't put my card on my phone, I have a company debit card, a personal debit card and some cash... that's easy for me... I hate on live form filling, I never shop on line, this is the only place I yap on the Internet, I only came on here about 16 years ago to buy a dog, found the place interesting and kept at it...f**k fb, insta, twitter etc... I used to like going in a travel agents and booking a holiday, I liked looking in estate agents windows when we were after our first house, our local fishing shop has gone, it was nationally recognised and my old very good friend (sadly died) who owned the place designed and manufactured possibly the best rods ever for match and coarse angling (Normark), everyone knew about them around the country and overseas, way before the Internet... the shop couldn't compete in the end with the online world, it truly saddens me, it was a great place to spend an hour and get any local info you wanted, my first "proper" job as well... the list goes on...I think we survived perfectly well without the Internet, and as much as its great (I use it everyday for work) I wish we never had it.... ffs, I get young blokes coming to stay who can't even light a fire, never been off a game or phone...my Mrs or lad has to show grown men how to make and light a fire.... but they can use both thumbs when typing shit on their phone, and their beard and tats look great!! lol

I don’t know if it’s changed but when I used to deal with the Plymouth Brethren they never used computers or mobile phones…..and they were flying at their businesses.

Just gos to show, maybe it’s not as essential as we think it is. 

[NEWKID 27,158]

9 minutes ago, WILF said:

I don’t know if it’s changed but when I used to deal with the Plymouth Brethren they never used computers or mobile phones…..and they were flying at their businesses.

Just gos to show, maybe it’s not as essential as we think it is. 

I'm on a job for them at the minute mate, finished a big one end of last year, worked with them fir 15 years or so, looking like we'll be building a school for them next year, they are as loyal as you get, can be difficult but pay on the button..

Your right though, when we started, no radios in their factories, sent our invoices in an envelope, paid with a cheque, no mobile phones etc... now they do use Internet, we get bank transfers, email invoices etc, they hassle me on WhatsApp! Lol

No one is safe from it mate!! Lol

[ditchman 2,843]

i rekon we are (some of us) are heading for a barter economy.....(until the govt find a way to tax that fecker)

[Arry 21,839]

19 minutes ago, NEWKID said:

I'm on a job for them at the minute mate, finished a big one end of last year, worked with them fir 15 years or so, looking like we'll be building a school for them next year, they are as loyal as you get, can be difficult but pay on the button..

Your right though, when we started, no radios in their factories, sent our invoices in an envelope, paid with a cheque, no mobile phones etc... now they do use Internet, we get bank transfers, email invoices etc, they hassle me on WhatsApp! Lol

No one is safe from it mate!! Lol

I went for a meal with my Lad his Wife, his Wife parents and my Wife. Come paying time we decided the three couples would pay separately. They took out their phones I took out cash f**k me did they take the piss, I also left a cash tip.

I like cash and will use it as long as I can. Hate going somewhere to park where meters are card or phone app, that wrong. Cash is the legal tender and you should be aloud to use it everywhere with no exception.

Cheers Arry

[king 11,972]

3 hours ago, NEWKID said:

I've got to agree mate, I think everything is a pain in the ass now...from parking your car, using some shit app...no thanks I keep some coins in my truck fir that... paying with your phone...again no thanks, my Mrs and kids don't get why I don't put my card on my phone, I have a company debit card, a personal debit card and some cash... that's easy for me... I hate on live form filling, I never shop on line, this is the only place I yap on the Internet, I only came on here about 16 years ago to buy a dog, found the place interesting and kept at it...f**k fb, insta, twitter etc... I used to like going in a travel agents and booking a holiday, I liked looking in estate agents windows when we were after our first house, our local fishing shop has gone, it was nationally recognised and my old very good friend (sadly died) who owned the place designed and manufactured possibly the best rods ever for match and coarse angling (Normark), everyone knew about them around the country and overseas, way before the Internet... the shop couldn't compete in the end with the online world, it truly saddens me, it was a great place to spend an hour and get any local info you wanted, my first "proper" job as well... the list goes on...I think we survived perfectly well without the Internet, and as much as its great (I use it everyday for work) I wish we never had it.... ffs, I get young blokes coming to stay who can't even light a fire, never been off a game or phone...my Mrs or lad has to show grown men how to make and light a fire.... but they can use both thumbs when typing shit on their phone, and their beard and tats look great!! lol

I was working in a local quarry last year..there's a lad there 26yr old..

He's never flown a kite in his life. and has never swam in the sea..

Sad state of affairs ffs..

[DIDO.1 22,825]

1 minute ago, king said:

I was working in a local quarry last year..there's a lad there 26yr old..

He's never flown a kite in his life. and has never swam in the sea..

Sad state of affairs ffs..

Always been a bit of a kite fan me. 

Will get one for my lad.

I'll Google it now and order one

[NEWKID 27,158]

5 minutes ago, king said:

I was working in a local quarry last year..there's a lad there 26yr old..

He's never flown a kite in his life. and has never swam in the sea..

Sad state of affairs ffs..

Maybe point him towards kite surfing, kill 2 birds with 1 stone lol

[king 11,972]

7 minutes ago, NEWKID said:

Maybe point him towards kite surfing, kill 2 birds with 1 stone lol

It's sad that lads nowadays seem worse than women mate..its like there's no go in them at all..they seem to be walking around in a daze..

[downsouth 7,279]

3 hours ago, WILF said:

I don’t know if it’s changed but when I used to deal with the Plymouth Brethren they never used computers or mobile phones…..and they were flying at their businesses.

Just gos to show, maybe it’s not as essential as we think it is. 

Theres a village down here where theres a large communityof them Plymouth Brethren.A neighbour of mine who I did season on a shoot with picking up got right in with them doing their building work.They own a very successful timber merchants in Canterbury and Ive heard stories that theyll ban anyone who swears in there.I helped him pour some footings for an extension on one of their houses and at the time they didnt use computers or mobiles and im pretty certain they didnt have tele's either.I remember getting my site radio out after an hour and Bill telling me to put it away as we weren't allowed a radio on their jobs

[mackem 26,461]

38 minutes ago, king said:

He's never flown a kite in his life……

You missed a trick there,should have told him only children and afghanis fly kites,then took him up the mountain……..

 

[Welsh_red 4,644]

25 minutes ago, king said:

I was working in a local quarry last year..there's a lad there 26yr old..

He's never flown a kite in his life. and has never swam in the sea..

Sad state of affairs ffs..

Yeah it's shit when you notice things like that in the younger generation . I had a 18 year lad working for me for a year and he was a good kid but he made me feel old . We were taking down some old stud walls in a old house and anybody that has done it before knows that their will be newspapers rammed in loads of places to fill gaps . We found 2 whole copies of newspapers from the 70s . My first port of call is to check the back pages and see what was happening in the football back them . The lad just looked at it and said " so did you used to just sit around and read these ? " . He'd never read a newspaper in his life . I only 39 but I felt so old when he said that. Apparently none of his mates had read them or even gave them a second thought . I then had to school him what a porn mag was and how precious they were and difficult to get hold of . He couldn't wrap his head that their was a time porn wasn't available 24/7

On the horse yard where my Mrs and daughter have their horses theirs the most amazing conker tree that every year drops hundreds all over the yard in great condition . Every year I will pick up 50 or so good ones and put them in my van and whenever im chatting to mates somewhere I will off-load them to anybody who wants them . I made a couple of ropes up and took half hour off work to show the young lad how it was played . He loved it , again never played it or even heard of it . He's got a top step father and a great dad but somewhere over the years that little game wasn't passed down to him and I'm sure it's the same for most of the youth it's not really their fault it's older generations not passing down the information .

Maybe it doesn't really matter but it does feel a deep shame to me . I think for me it's the realisation now that I'm older that the times I had as a kid were so much more exciting  than anything adulthood can give you

[king 11,972]

3 minutes ago, mackem said:

You missed a trick there,should have told him only children and afghanis fly kites,then took him up the mountain……..

 

I don't think he would be allowed out of the house mate lol..

[king 11,972]

3 minutes ago, Welsh_red said:

Yeah it's shit when you notice things like that in the younger generation . I had a 18 year lad working for me for a year and he was a good kid but he made me feel old . We were taking down some old stud walls in a old house and anybody that has done it before knows that their will be newspapers rammed in loads of places to fill gaps . We found 2 whole copies of newspapers from the 70s . My first port of call is to check the back pages and see what was happening in the football back them . The lad just looked at it and said " so did you used to just sit around and read these ? " . He'd never read a newspaper in his life . I only 39 but I felt so old when he said that. Apparently none of his mates had read them or even gave them a second thought . I then had to school him what a porn mag was and how precious they were and difficult to get hold of . He couldn't wrap his head that their was a time porn wasn't available 24/7

On the horse yard where my Mrs and daughter have their horses theirs the most amazing conker tree that every year drops hundreds all over the yard in great condition . Every year I will pick up 50 or so good ones and put them in my van and whenever im chatting to mates somewhere I will off-load them to anybody who wants them . I made a couple of ropes up and took half hour off work to show the young lad how it was played . He loved it , again never played it or even heard of it . He's got a top step father and a great dad but somewhere over the years that little game wasn't passed down to him and I'm sure it's the same for most of the youth it's not really their fault it's older generations not passing down the information .

Maybe it doesn't really matter but it does feel a deep shame to me . I think for me it's the realisation now that I'm older that the times I had as a kid were so much more exciting  than anything adulthood can give you

It's weird mate..I bet you did feel old when the young lad said that..

Today's youth just haven't done any of the things we done as kids. It's hard to get your head around it..

Tickling trout..making bow and arrows or Dutch arrows. Shooting an air rifle.. and loads more..and as you say conkers etc..there things we done was just the norm back in the day..today's young lads..just live on there phones..sad times Indeed 

[Daniel cain 45,400]

1 hour ago, DIDO.1 said:

Always been a bit of a kite fan me. 

Will get one for my lad.

I'll Google it now and order one

I put a link up on here a few yrs ago...50 things you should do with your kids before they are 10 yrs old...fly a kite,pond dipping,rolling down a grass hill all the good wholesome shit like we did

[king 11,972]

10 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

I put a link up on here a few yrs ago...50 things you should do with your kids before they are 10 yrs old...fly a kite,pond dipping,rolling down a grass hill all the good wholesome shit like we did

Can only imagine the enjoyment the little ones are having staring at them kites mate..thats all that matters in the whole world is that kite for how ever long its flying for..

An empty pop can on a fence post and get them to stand back about 15ft throwing stones..they won't give up until than can has been hit lol.

I really miss my 3 lads when they were young..the enthusiasm for anything was brilliant..up the forest lighting camp fires..spinning for trout..river swimming..and loads more..amazing times mate..and people say they don't stay kids for long..and I remember thinking numerous times. They won't grow up that fast..but by Christ they do..

I know you will be flat out with the kids all summer mate..enjoy because it doesn’t last forever..feck I'm that person saying that now lol..