[Broadback[_3_]]

For me it is the "Senile;e" alert, what a waste of space!

[John Rumm]

On 25/11/2019 12:37, Broadback wrote:

Normally I enter / leave when it drifts into or out of an area where I
am interested, or feel I have something of use to contribute. By the
time it has degenerated[1] to political name calling, I go.

[1] and quite a few seem to start there.

For me it is the "Senile;e" alert, what a waste of space!

I just filter out all of those...


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[Tricky Dicky[_4_]]

I am with you John, it is amazing how quick threads degenerate to political mudslinging or just general slanging off. I think the record is from a genuine DIY post to crap in about 5 posts. See if the trolls can pick up on this thread and do their worst!

Richard

[harry]

On Monday, 25 November 2019 14:00:29 UTC, Tricky Dicky wrote:
I am with you John, it is amazing how quick threads degenerate to political mudslinging or just general slanging off. I think the record is from a genuine DIY post to crap in about 5 posts. See if the trolls can pick up on this thread and do their worst!

DIY is a disappearing skill these days.
The snowflake generation doesn't want to get it's hands dirty.

[whisky-dave[_2_]]

On Tuesday, 26 November 2019 09:13:02 UTC, harry wrote:
On Monday, 25 November 2019 14:00:29 UTC, Tricky Dicky wrote:
I am with you John, it is amazing how quick threads degenerate to political mudslinging or just general slanging off. I think the record is from a genuine DIY post to crap in about 5 posts. See if the trolls can pick up on this thread and do their worst!

DIY is a disappearing skill these days.
The snowflake generation doesn't want to get it's hands dirty.

I think you'll find the snowflake gen arenlt really allowed to.
The homes being build are already decorated and furnished and then you only own a 50% share some are now 25% , and you arenlt allowed to make large changes when you live on the 10th floor of a block, you can't just knock a wall down.

Few can afford to buy a house without help from parents, which is why banks and building societies are coming out with special options where parents are ropped in as guarentees for loans.

Also the sort of things that you probbaly did in the past can be bought now much cheapr than you can build, and there's few jobs needed for those skills.
The workplace has changed and the skills needed have also changed.

[Rod Speed]

whisky-dave wrote
On Tuesday, 26 November 2019 09:13:02 UTC, harry wrote:
On Monday, 25 November 2019 14:00:29 UTC, Tricky Dicky wrote:
I am with you John, it is amazing how quick threads degenerate to
political mudslinging or just general slanging off. I think the record
is from a genuine DIY post to crap in about 5 posts. See if the trolls
can pick up on this thread and do their worst!

DIY is a disappearing skill these days.
The snowflake generation doesn't want to get it's hands dirty.

I think you'll find the snowflake gen arenlt really allowed to.

Thats bull****.

The homes being build are already decorated and furnished

That begs the question of why there isnt a market for new builds
that arent complete with the new owner doing the painting or
wall papering etc to save some money. Same with the kitchen etc.

and then you only own a 50% share some are now 25%

But its less clear what percentage of sales are like that.
Sure, due to the high price, its certainly more likely that
the snowflake generation is more often buying those.

and you arenlt allowed to make large changes when you live
on the 10th floor of a block, you can't just knock a wall down.

But you are free to replace the clapped out kitchen and bathroom etc.

Few can afford to buy a house without help from parents, which
is why banks and building societies are coming out with special
options where parents are ropped in as guarentees for loans.

Yes but no reason why those propertys can't be DIYed.

Also the sort of things that you probbaly did in the past
can be bought now much cheapr than you can build,

Thats bull**** with say kitchens.

and there's few jobs needed for those skills.

Thats bull**** too.

The workplace has changed and the
skills needed have also changed.

But the building industry hasnt really changed all that much.

Yes, it makes less sense now to repair appliances, and
cars are much more reliable than they have ever been,
but there is still plenty of DIY to do in the garden etc.

Its more likely that its the much higher living standards
that have seen far fewer need to DIY when they can just
buy a very decent very usable car for what almost everyone
can afford to do today and they can afford to pay someone
to change the oil and filters etc.

[Vir Campestris]

On 27/11/2019 11:29, whisky-dave wrote:
Few can afford to buy a house without help from parents, which is why banks and building societies are coming out with special options where parents are ropped in as guarentees for loans.

We looked into acting as a guarantor.

BS wanted child to be able to pay the mortgage. Separately they wanted
me to be able to pay it out of my pension. The idea that all I'd have to
do would be top it up if he was struggling isn't on the menu.

They also wanted us both to go through some forms detailing exactly what
we spend on what. I don't know about him, but I have no idea what we
spend on toilet rolls. I do know what we spend each month, but not what on.

It ended up my wife is a co-owner, and he pays us rent on the other
half. We used retirement savings instead of a mortgage.

Andy

[bert[_7_]]

In article ,
Tricky Dicky writes
I am with you John, it is amazing how quick threads degenerate to
political mudslinging or just general slanging off. I think the record
is from a genuine DIY post to crap in about 5 posts. See if the trolls
can pick up on this thread and do their worst!

Richard
When posts get pages long because no-one bothers to snip.
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Luckily text is very space efficient compared to web content on forums.
Brian

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On 25/11/2019 12:37, Broadback wrote:

Normally I enter / leave when it drifts into or out of an area where I am
interested, or feel I have something of use to contribute. By the time it
has degenerated[1] to political name calling, I go.

[1] and quite a few seem to start there.

For me it is the "Senile;e" alert, what a waste of space!

I just filter out all of those...


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[ARW]

On 25/11/2019 12:37, Broadback wrote:
For me it is the "Senile;e" alert, what a waste of space!

It was funny for a while.

It's now as funny as 1970's TV stand up comedians.

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[Graeme[_7_]]

In message , Broadback
writes
For me it is the "Senile;e" alert, what a waste of space!

Lack of snipping. Once I have to page through reams of crap to find the
most recent words of wisdom, I don't.

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[Terry Casey]

In article ,
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In message , Broadback
writes
For me it is the "Senile;e" alert, what a waste of space!

Lack of snipping. Once I have to page through reams of crap to find the
most recent words of wisdom, I don't.

+1

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[alan_m]

On 25/11/2019 18:27, Graeme wrote:
In message , Broadback
writes
For me it is the "Senile;e" alert, what a waste of space!

Lack of snipping.Â* Once I have to page through reams of crap to find the
most recent words of wisdom, I don't.


+1

Plus

The thread degrading into a pointless endless noncommunication between
two posters.

Posts that only contain a URL


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Its one line replies often at the very bottom of the thread, and which have
no humour content at all.
grin
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