What grinds my gears...

[Silebyfox_89]

2 hours ago, Bert said:

Parents that let their kids watch phones/tablets in a restaurant whilst eating. 

Second this. I despair when i see alot of children with thick glasses aged 4/5 years old, this might be controversial but i see this a failure of parenting. Yes exposure to technology is needed but there is a time and place for it, the dining table isn't one. 

[Rain King]

2 minutes ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

Second this. I despair when i see alot of children with thick glasses aged 4/5 years old, this might be controversial but i see this a failure of parenting. Yes exposure to technology is needed but there is a time and place for it, the dining table isn't one. 

You realise children having glasses is likely nothing to do with watching screens?

Edited 31 August 2021 by Rain King

[Facecloth]

2 minutes ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

Second this. I despair when i see alot of children with thick glasses aged 4/5 years old, this might be controversial but i see this a failure of parenting. Yes exposure to technology is needed but there is a time and place for it, the dining table isn't one. 

People are born with eye conditions. I've known children wear glasses before that age, including my sister, who's now 40, so that had nothing to do with looking at ipads etc. I have always worked in an office, I'm always looking at my phone or my laptop and I watch far too much TV. I'm 38 and don't need glasses, and have excellent vision.

 

Screens have nothing to do with eyesight, or rarely do. 

[ealingfox]

8 minutes ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

Second this. I despair when i see alot of children with thick glasses aged 4/5 years old, this might be controversial but i see this a failure of parenting. Yes exposure to technology is needed but there is a time and place for it, the dining table isn't one. 

 

How can you think its because of screen exposure when they're 5 years old

 

[FoxesDeb]

16 minutes ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

Second this. I despair when i see alot of children with thick glasses aged 4/5 years old, this might be controversial but i see this a failure of parenting. Yes exposure to technology is needed but there is a time and place for it, the dining table isn't one. 

So just to be clear, you think children who wear glasses at the age of 4 and 5 are a result of a failure in parenting? 

[Bert]

1 hour ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

Second this. I despair when i see alot of children with thick glasses aged 4/5 years old, this might be controversial but i see this a failure of parenting. Yes exposure to technology is needed but there is a time and place for it, the dining table isn't one. 

It’s bad. Was out having lunch with my lad and the table behind us the kid has got baby shark blaring out. Obviously he wants that rather than his lunch. Just doesn’t sit right with me at all. 
 

One of our friends first child has really thick glasses because they were “give the iPad to keep to quiet” parents. 

[Bert]

1 hour ago, FoxesDeb said:

So just to be clear, you think children who wear glasses at the age of 4 and 5 are a result of a failure in parenting? 

I wouldn’t say it’s a failure in parenting myself. Some kids have bad eyes. But some kids have bad eyes through being glued to an iPad day in day out. 

[Parafox]

3 hours ago, peach0000 said:

Non fitted sheets. I'm in a hotel room I'm not allowed to leave for 21 days and I have non fitted sheets. They are a nightmare to put on and never stay in place, really overly irritating when there's such an easy solution!

Are you under house arrest?

What TV channels are available?

21 days is facking long time especially with loose sheets. You need to learn "hospital corners".

[Milo]

Decorating. I fvcking hate it. 

 

And I always manage to get covered in paint.

 

I was super careful last week when painting the utility room - finished, packed away and no mess...looked down at my feet where a big splodge of paint had just appeared. Looked up to see if it was dripping from the ceiling...nope.

 

Turned out I'd managed to get paint up the leg of my shorts*...and it was dripping down on to my feet and the floor. 

 

Today I've just finished the kitchen door...sanding, cleaning, two coats of primer and two of topcoat...it's taken a day...for a fvcking door . I've got 6 more to do plus the hall. finished today without too much mess, went to put the lid on the can of paint and it splattered everywhere - over me (obviously), the floor, the walls and the kitchen units. 

 

 Absolutely hate it with a passion. 

 

 

 

 

* Yeah, I have no idea how, either.  

[Izzy]

6 minutes ago, Milo said:

Decorating. I fvcking hate it. 

 

And I always manage to get covered in paint.

 

I was super careful last week when painting the utility room - finished, packed away and no mess...looked down at my feet where a big splodge of paint had just appeared. Looked up to see if it was dripping from the ceiling...nope.

 

Turned out I'd managed to get paint up the leg of my shorts*...and it was dripping down on to my feet and the floor. 

 

Today I've just finished the kitchen door...sanding, cleaning, two coats of primer and two of topcoat...it's taken a day...for a fvcking door . I've got 6 more to do plus the hall. finished today without too much mess, went to put the lid on the can of paint and it splattered everywhere - over me (obviously), the floor, the walls and the kitchen units. 

 

 Absolutely hate it with a passion. 

 

 

 

 

* Yeah, I have no idea how, either.  

And this is why God made @Webbo

[Buce]

33 minutes ago, Milo said:

Decorating. I fvcking hate it. 

 

And I always manage to get covered in paint.

 

I was super careful last week when painting the utility room - finished, packed away and no mess...looked down at my feet where a big splodge of paint had just appeared. Looked up to see if it was dripping from the ceiling...nope.

 

Turned out I'd managed to get paint up the leg of my shorts*...and it was dripping down on to my feet and the floor. 

 

Today I've just finished the kitchen door...sanding, cleaning, two coats of primer and two of topcoat...it's taken a day...for a fvcking door . I've got 6 more to do plus the hall. finished today without too much mess, went to put the lid on the can of paint and it splattered everywhere - over me (obviously), the floor, the walls and the kitchen units. 

 

 Absolutely hate it with a passion. 

 

 

 

 

* Yeah, I have no idea how, either.  

 

When I was a kid, my father coerced me into helping him decorate; somehow I managed to knock over a can of lead primer which went all over the floor and down his trousers. "For crying out loud", he shouted, "chuck some sawdust on it" (he used to keep a bin of sawdust for putting on oil spills from his car). In a panic, I took a big double handful and threw it all down his trousers - he looked like he'd been tarred and feathered.

 

The upside was he never asked me to help again.

[peach0000]

2 hours ago, Parafox said:

Are you under house arrest?

What TV channels are available?

21 days is facking long time especially with loose sheets. You need to learn "hospital corners".

Haha no. I’m in hotel quarantine in China. It’s mandatory when you enter the country. I’m already on day 12 though. In terms of tv channels the normal state tv ones in mandarin but there is an English language news channel (exciting). I also have WiFi so it’s not all bad.

 

Oh and believe me I’ve spent the last few hours trying to learn hospital corners 

Edited 31 August 2021 by peach0000

[Carl the Llama]

3 hours ago, Bert said:

I wouldn’t say it’s a failure in parenting myself. Some kids have bad eyes. But some kids have bad eyes through being glued to an iPad day in day out. 

I don't think that's true.  Looking at a screen for a long time might make your eyes a bit sore in the absence of a blue light filter in the product or use of software like f.lux, but I think the stories of screens actually damaging your eyesight is an old wives tale like drowning because you didn't wait long enough after eating.

[Facecloth]

2 minutes ago, Carl the Llama said:

I don't think that's true.  Looking at a screen for a long time might make your eyes a bit sore in the absence of a blue light filter in the product or use of software like f.lux, but I think the stories of screens actually damaging your eyesight is an old wives tale like drowning because you didn't wait long enough after eating.

Surely if you look at a screen too long, just munch a ton of carrots, that'll sort you out 

[Carl the Llama]

1 minute ago, Facecloth said:

Surely if you look at a screen too long, just munch a ton of carrots, that'll sort you out 

Then you'll just be orange as well as blind...

[Buce]

3 hours ago, Bert said:

I wouldn’t say it’s a failure in parenting myself. Some kids have bad eyes. But some kids have bad eyes through being glued to an iPad day in day out. 

 

Myth: Staring at a computer screen all day is bad for the eyes.

 

Fact: Although using a computer will not harm your eyes, staring at a computer screen all day will contribute to eyestrain or tired eyes. Adjust lighting so that it does not create a glare or harsh reflection on the screen. Also, when you're working on a computer or doing other close work such as reading or sewing, it's a good idea to rest your eyes briefly every hour or so to lessen eye fatigue. Finally, people who stare at a computer screen for long periods tend not to blink as often as usual, which can cause the eyes to feel dry and uncomfortable. Make a conscious effort to blink regularly so that the eyes stay well lubricated and do not dry out.

 

https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/safeguarding-your-sight

[Stinkenzo]

Soaps - for every positive story line to raise awareness about real life issues, there is another one showing you how to become a murderer/thief/crook/loan shark/arsonist

[Corky]

The most remarkable storyline in soaps was how The Woolpack in Emmerdale used to regularly get blown up/ burnt/ flooded and was back to normal within three weeks each time.

[SystonFox]

The state of some of the comments in here. I often let my kids use an iPad. Am I a bad parent?

[Thefox81]

1 hour ago, SystonFox said:

The state of some of the comments in here. I often let my kids use an iPad. Am I a bad 

Tell me about it. My daughter wears glasses and uses an ipad or my phone so i must be in the bad parent column.

[Footballwipe]

I'm not a parent so can sit in quiet judgement about kids and iPads, phones etc but the things I find are the lack of social interaction as a result of being on phone, and over reliance on it as a behaviour tool to quieten them down.

 

Tell you what though, how many couples do you see out for a meal, bar, pub, restaurant etc who are themselves buried in their phones? They'll be sat there with a drink or food and it's like they're sitting with a stranger, lost in their phone. Suspect I've fallen foul of that sometimes, so will admit to hypocrisy on occasion, but just feels... sad

[Silebyfox_89]

1 hour ago, Thefox81 said:

Tell me about it. My daughter wears glasses and uses an ipad or my phone so i must be in the bad parent column.

Think you've both taken this out of proportion, nothing wrong is using tech just a time and place for it i.e. not in a restaurant that's all.   

[Carl the Llama]

1 hour ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

Think you've both taken this out of proportion, nothing wrong is using tech just a time and place for it i.e. not in a restaurant that's all.   

Sound on, agreed.  With the sound off I will always take a parent keeping their kid occupied on a tablet over letting them run around screaming or making a mess everywhere.  Think a few of you need to get with modern times.

[Phil Bowman]

2 hours ago, Footballwipe said:

Tell you what though, how many couples do you see out for a meal, bar, pub, restaurant etc who are themselves buried in their phones? They'll be sat there with a drink or food and it's like they're sitting with a stranger, lost in their phone. Suspect I've fallen foul of that sometimes, so will admit to hypocrisy on occasion, but just feels... sad

You don’t know, they might be texting each other.

That wouldn’t be sad at all.

[oakman]

Can we have one day when 'Pen' f**king Farthing isn't in the news.

 

Very admirable that you had an animal shelter in Afghanistan but you've become a narcissistic, hypocritical media whore over the last few days.