RIP Thread

[gilesgoat]

... you ever got that feeling that "the world you knew and liked (up to a point) is vanishing" and in the "new" one you can't find that many things you REALLY like ?

All the time. I guess its just getting older and having different values to the constantly evolving society we are part off. Like parents used to say "In my day it was a much nicer place to live..." when in fact it probably wasn't. Just different.

Well "nicer" .. it WAS FOR THEM .. like some stuff is for us .. I suppose

I am guessing it "it all starts with some things you really like" and then maybe you wish they could never change .. then stuff changes .. some is good, some is less good .. I don't know .. "if you would be born 15 years ago MAYBE we too would be all the reage/fun about 'social', 'instagram', 'TikTok', 'Twich' " .. but we aren't .. and for whatever reason "that's not for us and we don't like it" ..

Thing is I suppose some stuff for you/us was SO MUCH GOOD that you really miss it SO MUCH and you just can't see "it's gone" .. probably someone in the ancient Greece/Rome would complain that "today life goes too fast, that we are all crazy running all time for this and that and we don't have time to stop and have more fun" ..

... and he/she would be right too ! In his/her own way !

Still .. it was better when we had the Arcade Rooms and "proper cabinets/video games" BUT THERE'S HOPE ! Some "new generations" are re-discovering all that .. it's coming back !

DISCO IS NOT DEAD !

Actually better Acid House for us "old"

[gilesgoat]

The trouble is that society seems to change every day, and I'm pretty sure nothing really happened in the 70's.

Probably technology that has enabled this as we are seemingly constantly fed info all the time. Think that is one aspect I find frustrating is how "agile" everything seems to be at the moment - nothing seems that stable. And if you don't keep an eye on things you feel out of the loop with everything. Sometimes I really feel I want to go "off grid" build a log cabin and just hibernate from all of it.

Well .. I am SUPER GLAD to be here in Wales with Jeff .. it's not "the log cabin totally off grid" but it's "a pretty good approximation".

Yes it's the speed at things as they go and sometime "that feeling" that A LOT of it is PUSHED ONTO YOU and "you don't have a choice" .. I mean "I would not mind much if I can keep doing what I like doing ( i.e. leave the others do what they want to do but let me do mine ) " .. but often you feel like "constantly pressured" into things you REALLY DO NOT LIKE !

Out of the loop .. "maybe that's the way" .. just go out .. but never come back ! .. That's the only "drawback" .. once you made a choice you keep it ..

[RedOktober]

Well it is winter now, so chances are you'll soon be 'off grid' when the Welsh Lllllllllectricity company want a pay rise.

[zip accident]

The trouble is that society seems to change every day, and I'm pretty sure nothing really happened in the 70's.

Probably technology that has enabled this as we are seemingly constantly fed info all the time. Think that is one aspect I find frustrating is how "agile" everything seems to be at the moment - nothing seems that stable. And if you don't keep an eye on things you feel out of the loop with everything. Sometimes I really feel I want to go "off grid" build a log cabin and just hibernate from all of it.

Did you see this by chance?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-59174870

For almost 40 years Ken Smith has shunned conventional life and lived without electricity or running water in a hand-made log cabin on the banks of a remote loch in the Scottish Highlands.

[MattyP]

The trouble is that society seems to change every day, and I'm pretty sure nothing really happened in the 70's.

Probably technology that has enabled this as we are seemingly constantly fed info all the time. Think that is one aspect I find frustrating is how "agile" everything seems to be at the moment - nothing seems that stable. And if you don't keep an eye on things you feel out of the loop with everything. Sometimes I really feel I want to go "off grid" build a log cabin and just hibernate from all of it.

Did you see this by chance?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-59174870

For almost 40 years Ken Smith has shunned conventional life and lived without electricity or running water in a hand-made log cabin on the banks of a remote loch in the Scottish Highlands.

Indeed I was reading this earlier... although read a few similar stories over the years. I can really see why people want to do this. I do envy people that live out in the countryside - my other halfs (she's Canadian and came over to the UK 20+ years ago) brother lives right up in NW Canada and built his place. Hes been up there since he essentially left school.

Problem is I think I'm too "domesticated" now and would find it difficult to adapt to this kind of lifestyle. I guess I can start switching off things though and disconnect myself from the grid in other ways and adjust my lifestyle a bit. Might be a start.

[tufty]

Our cat. Aged 20, carked it last night. See you on the other side "getoutfromundermyfuckingfeetyoustupidcat"

[RedOktober]

My mother passed away last night, completely expected due to liver failure.
She had a decent innings too, at 79.
It's just struck me that this is the first time in years that I'm not worrying about her.

[MattyP]

My mother passed away last night, completely expected due to liver failure.
She had a decent innings too, at 79.
It's just struck me that this is the first time in years that I'm not worrying about her.

Our cat. Aged 20, carked it last night. See you on the other side "getoutfromundermyfuckingfeetyoustupidcat"

Wow 20 years old... good innings.

[VNVObit]

My mother passed away last night, completely expected due to liver failure.
She had a decent innings too, at 79.
It's just struck me that this is the first time in years that I'm not worrying about her.

condolences on your loss.

[tufty]

My mother passed away last night,

Regardless of the circumstances, that's hard to deal with. All my condolences.

[PFVA]

My mother passed away last night, completely expected due to liver failure.
She had a decent innings too, at 79.
It's just struck me that this is the first time in years that I'm not worrying about her.

[PFVA]

Our cat. Aged 20, carked it last night. See you on the other side "getoutfromundermyfuckingfeetyoustupidcat"

Aww, if he was under your feet all the time it's a sign he had a happy life.

[tufty]

Aww, if he was under your feet all the time it's a sign he had a happy life. :flower:

She was beautiful, that's how she survived so long.

[PFVA]

Sidney Poitier, the American actor. He died on the 6th but just now I found out. I saw a lot of his movies

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 88778.html

[gilesgoat]

Sidney Poitier, the American actor. He died on the 6th but just now I found out. I saw a lot of his movies

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 88778.html

Was he in "Guess who's coming for dinner ?" ..