The “ I’ve got something to say, but it doesn’t warrant its own thread “ thread.

[CornwallFox]

On 05/02/2026 at 00:19, whoareyaaa said:

I got one for staying in a services for more than 3 hours, yet they say don't drive if you're tired.. ive ignored it so far although it has gone up to £170 now

Years ago the advice was ignore it and they'll go away. Case law since suggests paying is the safer option is my understanding. 

[Stuntman_Mike]

31 minutes ago, FoyleFox said:

I'd check your sat nav, I drive to the city from Whitwick and it only takes me 30 minutes....

This was on the bus. The nearest stop is a 20 minute walk, which is a joke in itself 

[Blarmy]

16 hours ago, CornwallFox said:

Years ago the advice was ignore it and they'll go away. Case law since suggests paying is the safer option is my understanding. 

Fvck that. 

[FoyleFox]

23 hours ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

This was on the bus. The nearest stop is a 20 minute walk, which is a joke in itself 

That explains everything. It's the most convoluted bus route I've ever taken!

[bovril]

American blue collar work ethic grindset culture as exemplified by gridiron 'football' hype videos really is so dull. You work hard, well done. 

[JonnyBoy]

apparently according to chat GPT only 50 people in the world can complete a marathon under 2:50 AND bench press 110kg for 10 reps 

 

I can see why, both training methods contradict each other massively 

[Stadt]

4 hours ago, JonnyBoy said:

apparently according to chat GPT only 50 people in the world can complete a marathon under 2:50 AND bench press 110kg for 10 reps 

 

I can see why, both training methods contradict each other massively 

My initial thought was that more than 50 younger blokes in special forces units would be able to

[Nalis]

Will Gen Alpha and Gen Beta accuse millennials and Gen Z in the future for destroy the planet with AI power overuse in the same way millennials accuse boomers of destroying the planet with their industrial methods and lack of recycling?

[Sampson]

8 minutes ago, Nalis said:

Will Gen Alpha and Gen Beta accuse millennials and Gen Z in the future for destroy the planet with AI power overuse in the same way millennials accuse boomers of destroying the planet with their industrial methods and lack of recycling?

It’s a good point. Wouldn’t surprise me. 

Edited 11 February by Sampson

[grobyfox1990]

3 hours ago, Nalis said:

Will Gen Alpha and Gen Beta accuse millennials and Gen Z in the future for destroy the planet with AI power overuse in the same way millennials accuse boomers of destroying the planet with their industrial methods and lack of recycling?

Yes. They should. Baby boomers will go down as the generation who were handed it all and trashed it in a haze of laziness, malaise, obesity, preventable diseases and being so easily offended. My generation will go down as the ones who actually killed the planet.

[Parafox]

There's several vegetables that I prefer to eat raw rather than cooked.

[Parafox]

On 11/02/2026 at 12:20, grobyfox1990 said:

Yes. They should. Baby boomers will go down as the generation who were handed it all and trashed it in a haze of laziness, malaise, obesity, preventable diseases and being so easily offended. My generation will go down as the ones who actually killed the planet.

Fortunately I think I'm somewhere between the gens mentioned so I'm free of guilt. 

 

I was born 9 years after WW2 and rationing was still in place for some. My dad worked his ass off to provide for me and I still have his same ethic. 

 

We burned coal but made soup from potatoes and leftover chicken so I'm not sure which category I fall into.

Edited 12 February by Parafox

[CornwallFox]

Bored of listening to people of any generation bang on about how hard they worked. It's true of every generation that they work or worked hard. That's not the differentiator between generations.

[Parafox]

1 minute ago, CornwallFox said:

Bored of listening to people of any generation bang on about how hard they worked. It's true of every generation that they work or worked hard. That's not the differentiator between generations.

But we base our view on what we have experienced, or are experiencing in our lives.

 

You're right though. Each generation will have it's POV based on what they experience in their lives.

[CornwallFox]

2 minutes ago, Parafox said:

But we base our view on what we have experienced, or are experiencing in our lives.

 

You're right though. Each generation will have it's POV based on what they experience in their lives.

Every generation has worked hard.

Every generation has complained about the next generation being workshy.

 

I have no idea how your experience of your generation tells you anything about the following generations

 

It wasn't just directed at you btw para 

Edited 12 February by CornwallFox

[Parafox]

7 minutes ago, CornwallFox said:

Every generation has worked hard.

Every generation has complained about the next generation being workshy.

 

I have no idea how your experience of your generation tells you anything about the following generations

 

It wasn't just directed at you btw para 

I would preface you first 2 sentences with "most of".

 

The experience of the generation one has lived in biases ones view of the following generations.

 

"Thing's were never like this when I was a kid" etc.

 

 

Edited 12 February by Parafox

[Free Falling Foxes]

2 hours ago, Parafox said:

I would preface you first 2 sentences with "most of".

 

The experience of the generation one has lived in biases ones view of the following generations.

 

"Thing's were never like this when I was a kid" etc.

 

 

Mrs. FFF was chatting to a shop worker she knows who said she no longer enjoys her job. One reason she gave was because some new young staff they have, are actively refusing to carryout some of their duties. One reason, she said, was because they were concerned they might break their nails. 

[CornwallFox]

23 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Mrs. FFF was chatting to a shop worker she knows who said she no longer enjoys her job. One reason she gave was because some new young staff they have, are actively refusing to carryout some of their duties. One reason, she said, was because they were concerned they might break their nails. 

You only have to look at films, books etc to see these same sorts of examples, or equivalents for the times, have been used to write off while generations throughout time. As if that example is representative of a whole generation. A generation, I'll point out, that have academically outperformed all previous generations whilst also using less drink or drugs on average than previous generations. 

[Jon the Hat]

2 hours ago, CornwallFox said:

You only have to look at films, books etc to see these same sorts of examples, or equivalents for the times, have been used to write off while generations throughout time. As if that example is representative of a whole generation. A generation, I'll point out, that have academically outperformed all previous generations whilst also using less drink or drugs on average than previous generations. 

This explains a lot.

[RonnieTodger]

England play Scotland in the T20 cricket World Cup tomorrow in Kolkata on the same day that they also face eachother in the Six Nations for the Calcutta Cup. 

[bovril]

11 minutes ago, RonnieTodger said:

England play Scotland in the T20 cricket World Cup tomorrow in Kolkata on the same day that they also face eachother in the Six Nations for the Calcutta Cup. 

[leicsmac]

20 minutes ago, RonnieTodger said:

England play Scotland in the T20 cricket World Cup tomorrow in Kolkata on the same day that they also face eachother in the Six Nations for the Calcutta Cup. 

And it's one of those situations where England are favourites for both but could also easily lose both. 

[RonnieTodger]

1 hour ago, leicsmac said:

And it's one of those situations where England are favourites for both but could also easily lose both. 

I’m strangely more confident in the rugby than I am the cricket. 

[RonnieTodger]

20 hours ago, RonnieTodger said:

I’m strangely more confident in the rugby than I am the cricket. 

Glad I didn’t bet on either of these

[Corky]

23 hours ago, RonnieTodger said:

England play Scotland in the T20 cricket World Cup tomorrow in Kolkata on the same day that they also face eachother in the Six Nations for the Calcutta Cup. 

At least we won in the important sport