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Whenever I am on a train, I always stand up for the elderly and ladies. It's just manners I grew up with. I see it on the trains in Syndey especially when I see businessmen (and woman) sitting down looking away, as to not notice the elderly person standing up. I weep for the next generation of people when I become old and have to stand up because of this generation of people are assholes.
In the future, don't ride the train. RIDE A BIKE. OH YEAH EXTREME 1AZRAEL1 lolQuote:
Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1
And yes, more and more people are becoming self-centered, that used to frustrate the sh!t out of me too, but now I've just learned to focus on doing my own things and not stress over the stupidity of others.
And it turns out the line droppage issue had nothing to do with my line, it was dun dun dun - my netgear modem and craptastic router all along. I bought a Billion 7800N modem (which is apparently godlike) and it lives up its name - I HAVE A GODLIKE CONNECTION WHOOO!! Time to bring out my sledgehammer and give Netgear a good smashing!! OH YEAH!
That's a shame, but I'm glad to hear that you've been able to rectify the issue dude :D - Just a pity though that you've had to spend so much money on trying to. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by SkyWarp91
I'm a little of 2 minds about this issue and just playing the devil's advocate here.
I'm all for giving up seats to the elderly, pregnant women or people that need it (ie: in clutches, feet in bandages, injured, any other kind of inconvenience).
BUT, I'm not so sure about giving up seats to women - which from a reading of the posts above would mean all healthy, able bodied women who do not fall into the class of people in the paragraph above.
While on the one hand it may be chivalrous to do so, on the other hand it could look like an insult from the woman's perspective. It is very possible that in this day and age where women in the Western world see themselves as equals to men, the woman may be asking herself the question - "why would this guy give up his seat for me? Does he think that I am the weaker sex? Does he think that I have some disability? Does he think I cannot take care of myself? Does he think that I need the seat because I am a woman". Possibly, she may just find it insulting.
If however, the women that we give up our seats for are friends of yours (or your gf/partner/wife) who you are out with you as a group, then it'd likely be looked upon kindly and be considered chivalrous.
Just my 2 cents.
To ride a bike to work, I'd have to leave now to get there by tomorrow morning lol :pQuote:
Originally Posted by SkyWarp91
Sadly, I try, but they are always in my face in Sydney. Usually I get home and scream/sing which helps after a hard days work. Much better than drinking :pQuote:
Originally Posted by SkyWarp91
Would have to agree with that.......in this crazy mixed up world :DQuote:
Originally Posted by heroic_decepticon
killinspoon: straight after a break up I would recommend avoiding thinking about girls for a while. I wouldn't recommend looking for a new girl right now cos often shortly after a break up you're kinda rebounding... and hooking up with a new girl on a rebound usually isn't a good idea (unless ya know, you're a sucker for more pain).
So my advice to you is to just focus on other things in your life, and honestly enjoy the benefits of being single again. e.g. all your spare time and spare disposable income you can totally spend on yourself! So go indulge yourself for a while. Go play with your toys, hang out with your mates etc. - just try to distract yourself as much as possible and enjoy yourself. Don't think about when you'll be ready for a relationship again, just focus on yourself.
Hope that helps. :)
That all sounds good, but I can't get love songs out of my head. It's making me more and more depressed :(Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
I can't say I didn't laugh at this haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vector Prime
Thanks guys for all the support, it means stacks to me that I have people similar to myself to turn to for help.
Do what I do and stop listening to blasphemous non-Transformer music. :) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by KillinSpoon
Yeah, but that would be because you've got the POWEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! YEAH!Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
I totally agree with this. In today's PC world there is a very good chance that giving your seat to a standing healthy woman would be seen as you disrespecting or even insulting her as 'the weaker sex'; or worse as an unwanted sexual advance as it wouldn't surprise me if it was seen as a form of harassment.Quote:
Originally Posted by heroic_decepticon
In my opinion a lot of good manners and chivalrous behavior can now be seen as sexist. Unfortunately just as with many things in today's western society, feminism has gone a bit extremist and it is indeed possible that by doing an act of kindness like giving your seat to a woman, could end up creating a scene if she takes it the wrong way.
whilst on the train a fairly packed train on the way home from work. a youngish woman tapped me on the shoulder and said "so are you going to offer your seat up" i promptley said no, i have just had knee surgery and i think i need this seat more then you.
well it was 2 weeks after the op but i still could not stand on the train. and whilst it may be seen as sexist to offer up your seat to some women.. other women expect it..
she turned a nice shade of red... and i still cant stand on the train for fear a jolt will do some damage.
everyone thinks you're healthy especially seating down until you stand up and hobble off :D
Fair enough if you have an injury... I was one of the first passengers on the bus we were on yesterday and I saw all these uni students get on the bus. None of them appeared injured. And there were several male students sitting down while those ladies were standing... it's unlikely that they all had injuries or some other good reason not to stand up and let the ladies have their seats. (-_-)
I believe in equality but I also believe in courtesy. The problem today is so many people just expect it.
I respect everyone but those that demand respect.
Nice philosophy.Quote:
Originally Posted by LordCyrusOmega
You make quite a good point there dude because it certainly can backfire, in a sense, as I have had the 'Evils' given to me a number of times when holding a door open for some women. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by heroic_decepticon
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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
LOL! :p:DQuote:
Originally Posted by KillinSpoon
I think that is completely fair and you would be constantly cautious with the world leading lines and service that our Rail networks have to offer, hopefully the woman was understanding though. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharky
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Originally Posted by LordCyrusOmega
Yep, I concur thoroughly with that dude. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1
Our motto at Karate is "Respect all, fear none"Quote:
Originally Posted by LordCyrusOmega
As far as the whole giving up your seat thing I will only give up my seat on public transport for the elderly, pregnant or injured. One thing I have noticed particularly with Gen X women is they want gender equity but only when it suits them. Equal rights for all but give up your seat for me on the train?!?
I think not
DAMN IT! :mad:
I completely forgot about an eBay auction I was going to bid on, the bloody thing went for a steal too! :mad:
($25 for an original G1 Soundwave working Cassette Player is ridiculous! :()
I hope it went to a good home of a member here though. :o
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I got given a dirty look for holding open a door for a woman at the gym as I was leaving this class. Thing is though, I wasn't doing coz she was a chick, I did it coz otherwise it would've smacked her in the face.:rolleyes: If it was a bloke behind me, I would've held the door open.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
Funny old world really. No wonder I take very little seriously, I have noticed a tendency to laugh my way through many things. :D
same here. forgot to bid as well :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
That's just silly. If I know someone is walking behind me or is going to come through the door after me, I always hold it open for them. I think next time you see her, you should just let it close in her face :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
Today. Target. Waverley Gardens shopping center. I walk past a mother with her two children. One of them who was about 4, was holding a GEEE ONEEEEE SOUNDWAVE and he was DECIMATING IT right before my very eyes! Legs were being bashed into place. Cassette deck was ripped open and punched shut. One of the cassette's had dropped and was stood on by the other sibling! Noooooo! I know it's a toy. And toys are meant to be played with, blah blah, freaking blah. But a MIB/MISB TFC Soundwave is one I'm looking to buy at the moment...and this kid was just killing his soundwave like it was just some...P.O.S. Beast Wars or Animated figure!
(Relaaaax...only joking about them being a P.O.S...:p)
All I could do in the end was just...walk away. *sigh*
Toys are meant to be played with, not used as punching bags or stress relief balls.
I have that same fear at the moment but I guess what people do with their toys is there own business
Was it a reissue soundwave-i.e. with double cassette deck? or single?Quote:
Originally Posted by ITZTRU
Arghh... I can feel your pain. Is it fair to infer that it was the father's soundwave? Man is he going to get pissed.... or perhaps it really is a vintage g1 and the father is not a collector merely gave his children his old tfs.
Awesome - that made my day. Now someone buy that kid a Drift.Quote:
Originally Posted by ITZTRU
Honestly man, I'm not sure. I couldn't bare to stick around to find out if it was vintage or not. Oh, the humanity! :(Quote:
Originally Posted by gdmetro
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Originally Posted by ITZTRU
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Please, someone give that kid a Drift! :(
+1. I have NEVER understood the reason why children bash their toys about. What fun is that??Quote:
Originally Posted by LordCyrusOmega
Even as a child I always played with my toys, not trashed them. I treated my toys with care - which is why the majority of my childhood Transformers survived my childhood quite well. And most of my Transformers that are broken were broken by OTHER kids like the one ITZTRU described... which ticked me off big time and made me quickly learn to hate sharing my toys. I think quite frankly, if I went about abusing my toys, my parents would have probably stopped buying them for me -- or just bought me cheap crappy "expendable" toys.
Maybe this Soundwave was a hand-me-down from an uncle or something... <sigh> but still... children should be taught to respect property. If they don't respect their own property, they're not gonna respect other people's property. I bet that kid also breaks other children's toys, just like how other children broke my toys!
My 22 month old daughter throws her toys about a lot, but that's cos she's a baby who lacks finer motor skills -- and you wouldn't give a baby a toy with so many small parts and is as easily breakable as Soundwave. And if she starts deliberating smashing her toys, I'll do something about it like tell her not to do it, and if she doesn't comply I'll confiscate the toy from her. The fact that the parent would stand there while their child deliberately abuses a toy... well...
A former colleague of mine has two sons, and she has a rule where her boys aren't allowed to play with any toy that's older than they are. ;)
Fun is a completely subjective thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
I find it fun to play Pokemon. Some of my friends find it mind numbingly boring.
Yeah but do Pokemon fans find it fun to physically smash their Pokemon games or tear up the cards?? I mean... surely if you enjoy something you wouldn't destroy it, because then you can't use it anymore. Unless that person simply finds destruction to be amusing... simple things amuse simple minds. (-_-)
Here kid, have a bag of firecrackers...
Ironically, I did see a kid beg his mum to buy him a Generations Drift in TRU once. He wasn't successful - didn't give much of a fight but I could see the sadness in his eyes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
All of the broken transformers I own were done by me accidently in the last year.
I'm in the process of confiscating my sons toys because he can't respect his or anyones elses things. He can earn them back when he learns to respect them
...Whilst even simpler minds watch on. ;):pQuote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
I had a Year 6 Teacher who used that line as a catchphrase, that or Heads'll Roll. :rolleyes:
She didn't take it too kindly when she said that to me in class once </Class Laughter> only for me to turn around when the laughter died down with the rest of the line </Class Oohs> to which she cracked a smile and asked where I'd heard that and I told her that it was my mother. :D:cool:
She said that my Mother was wise and that I has lunchtime detention. :o:p
Not a vent but a big doh!!!
Missed a massive sale of hard to find transformers over on tfw today. Dino cassettes mint as chips $400 each and that was the start. Many buys of the year for those lucky enough to get in!
Yeah I see what you mean.......daaaaaaamn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skullcruncher
Somebody please buy that $125 Tigertrack before I do:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skullcruncher
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Little kids are born to be bastards as they're born curious, they want to push the limits to whatever they do until they encounter a figure of authority they can't push. Smashing a toy is an example of that, they think it's fun to smash apart a toy because they're probably imagining it exploding and don't really care about the consequences until A) it's enforced upon them by their parents OR B) they realized they broke their toy and can't get a replacement.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
I dunno... like I said, I never did that with my toys as a kid. Simply because it was blatantly obvious to me that if I broke my toys that I would no longer be able to play with it again. I guess that puts me in your category "B" -- but I wouldn't smash a toy to find that out. It was just incredibly obvious... same reason why I didn't go around running into walls or trees ya know. (-_-)
Kids do test their limits though... I wouldn't say it's because they're being "bastards" - it's just that children are born as moral/ethical "blanks" and testing their limits is part of how they explore what is "right" and "wrong"; or more accurately, what their parents will let them get away with. And thus it's part of a parent's job to set boundaries... your child is destroying property -- bloody do something about it! Teach them to respect property.
Speaking of respect for property... I know I've complained about some things about China (and there's a lot to complain about!), but I must say one thing I do like about China compared to Australia is that there is much, MUCH less graffiti here. My particular neighbourhood is covered in it. :( :mad:
Yep, anyone from the Illawarra will hear you on that one dude, the last 6-7 years have been ridiculous.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Whether it's fear or respect that keep them from doing it over there is anyone's guess, but I wish they'd adopt the approach over here.