Last Poster #8

[Xue Sheng99]

One bad day away from retirement?

Anything is possible.... but I am trying to hold out for another 19 to 21 months..... annoy me enough though and it could be much sooner

 

[Prince_Alarming105]

Do you still get your pension if you get sacked for gross misconduct? Just askin'...

 

[Xue Sheng99]

Do you still get your pension if you get sacked for gross misconduct? Just askin'...

Kind of hard to get sacked at all at this point.....at least not for anything short of committing a felony

 

[Prince_Alarming105]

Kind of hard to get sacked at all at this point.....at least not for anything short of committing a felony

Damn.... well, it was a thought. My thoughts and prayers go with you.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf105]

Had an enlightening conversation with my wife. She mentioned doomscrolling, and I said I don't understand that. How is scrolling instagram doomscrolling, when you just get happy seeing videos of various pets being happy, LOTR, and people being in love???

Turns out I just have a very positive feed because of the stuff I view/stay on. And I unfriend/unfollow people who are negative. Apparently a lot of people view negative stuff all the way through, so the algorithm sends them more negative things.

I can't imagine spending an hour (or all day apparently!) just watching negative things about the world.

 

[jks919977]

Anything is possible.... but I am trying to hold out for another 19 to 21 months..... annoy me enough though and it could be much sooner

I know EXACTLY what you mean... As I say, "there's a first of every month."

 

[Wing Woo Gar40]

Had an enlightening conversation with my wife. She mentioned doomscrolling, and I said I don't understand that. How is scrolling instagram doomscrolling, when you just get happy seeing videos of various pets being happy, LOTR, and people being in love???

Turns out I just have a very positive feed because of the stuff I view/stay on. And I unfriend/unfollow people who are negative. Apparently a lot of people view negative stuff all the way through, so the algorithm sends them more negative things.

I can't imagine spending an hour (or all day apparently!) just watching negative things about the world.

I’m very new to the wide world of social media, MT was my very first venture ever. I had no Facebook or instagram. Ok I admit I had a My space a girlfriend created. My algorithm is almost all puppies, kayaking, reptiles, Staffordshire bull terriers, tattoos, Steelhead fishing. I really don’t think of doom. I could be doing something more productive or positive for sure. I feel like my passionate expression in person doesn’t translate well online. I’m a sincere and blunt person in general, it seems to serve me less and less.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf105]

I’m very new to the wide world of social media, MT was my very first venture ever. I had no Facebook or instagram. Ok I admit I had a My space a girlfriend created. My algorithm is almost all puppies, kayaking, reptiles, Staffordshire bull terriers, tattoos, Steelhead fishing. I really don’t think of doom. I could be doing something more productive or positive for sure. I feel like my passionate expression in person doesn’t translate well online. I’m a sincere and blunt person in general, it seems to serve me less and less.

My instagram feed, as mentioned, is LOTR, dogs, and people enjoying their animals. My tiktok is very similar.

My wife laughed hysterically last week when she went on youtube on her computer and forgot I signed in. All the recommended videos were about knife fighting, stretching, or chinese breathing techniques, as that's what I look up on youtube. Side note - I had no idea I had anything turned on causing youtube to determine what I want to watch.

I have very specific things I care about, and it seems to be much better (for me) than the average person's desire to watch drama/conflict/politics.

 

[Prince_Alarming105]

I don't believe there is a 'crisis in masculinity'- today's men are stronger and better educated than ever, we just don't think doing the laundry for once or watching the baby for five minutes is too much to ask. Having said that though, I do think that martial arts provide a means of enjoying, safely and responsibly, the more exuberant and physically active side of male nature. Take my nephew. He's just not the sort of boy my brother was. He likes the outdoors and fighting! I don't think it's such a bad thing. The world needs people who can get out there and get stuck in.

 

[Prince_Alarming105]

I’m very new to the wide world of social media, MT was my very first venture ever. I had no Facebook or instagram. Ok I admit I had a My space a girlfriend created. My algorithm is almost all puppies, kayaking, reptiles, Staffordshire bull terriers, tattoos, Steelhead fishing. I really don’t think of doom. I could be doing something more productive or positive for sure. I feel like my passionate expression in person doesn’t translate well online. I’m a sincere and blunt person in general, it seems to serve me less and less.

That is a gorgeous doggie <3

 

[Wing Woo Gar40]

That is a gorgeous doggie <3

My best buddy! He gives the best hugs.

 

[Prince_Alarming105]

My best buddy! He gives the best hugs.

I always say: try to be the man your dog thinks you are

 

[Wing Woo Gar40]

I always say: try to be the man your dog thinks you are

I could never live up to that, but I try.

 

[Prince_Alarming105]

Sadly, I am without a dog. It's been a few years since Snowy passed. People used to ask what breed he was and I was just like "He's a... little... white... thing". I miss him every day.

 

[Wing Woo Gar40]

Sadly, I am without a dog. It's been a few years since Snowy passed. People used to ask what breed he was and I was just like "He's a... little... white... thing". I miss him every day.

At one point it was just me and a dog. When he died, I was alone. The heartbreak of coming home to an empty quiet house afterwards was devastating. I swore to never run dry on dogs again. Now I have 3 or 4 at any given time, I am happier for it. They have each other when I’m at work. I get so much from them, coming home is always a celebration, even if I was only gone 5 minutes!

 

[Wing Woo Gar40]

Oops sorry, the tattoo pic was an accident

 

[granfire]

Kind of hard to get sacked at all at this point.....at least not for anything short of committing a felony

even that is debatable these days....

 

[granfire]

Oops sorry, the tattoo pic was an accident

well, with that sort of Tat you probably won't get to see the inside of a Japanese Hotspring...

 

[Xue Sheng99]

even that is debatable these days....

A guy did lose his job and his pension due to a felony he committed, spent time in prison too. but that was about 15 years ago.

Another guy lost his job due to theft and being an idiot too. Moral here is, if you steel stuff, don't put it up on ebay for sale the next day

 

[Prince_Alarming105]

At one point it was just me and a dog. When he died, I was alone. The heartbreak of coming home to an empty quiet house afterwards was devastating. I swore to never run dry on dogs again. Now I have 3 or 4 at any given time, I am happier for it. They have each other when I’m at work. I get so much from them, coming home is always a celebration, even if I was only gone 5 minutes!

There was once a man who wondered who loved him more, his wife or his dog- so he asked a zen master. The zen master took a pull of his cigar and said "Lock both of them in the boot of your car for 3 hours and see which one is pleased to see you".