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Modern Day Problems
25.6.2025 (Wednesday) 20:33 - All running AOK
 
Re: Modern Day Problems
Posted by grahame at 20:17, 25th June 2025
 
When I was in hospital, one of the nurses stated that I looked "cute" this I found shocking, I haver been called cute in my life.
Those who have met me in person, will confirm that "cute" is not a term that comes to mind.
Fat, stout, full sized, tall, old, past it, top heavy; might come to mind but not "cute"

"Cuddly" might work

Re: Modern Day Problems
Posted by broadgage at 20:10, 25th June 2025
 
When I was in hospital, one of the nurses stated that I looked "cute" this I found shocking, I haver been called cute in my life.
Those who have met me in person, will confirm that "cute" is not a term that comes to mind.
Fat, stout, full sized, tall, old, past it, top heavy; might come to mind but not "cute"

Re: Modern Day Problems
Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 19:42, 25th June 2025
 
Yes.

Our daughter does make herself look very pretty - that's fair enough.

There's no way you could make me look pretty (even with AI) in a photo.

CfN. 

Re: Modern Day Problems
Posted by grahame at 19:22, 25th June 2025
 
But isn't there a difference between a person in the normal course of their duty who happens to be easy on the eye, and a young lady who's taking measures to look pretty ...  I ask in jest in the lighter side, but I have one close female friend who's "reverse engineered" - gone out of her way NOT to be pleasing on the eye in order to discourage unwanted attention.

Re: Modern Day Problems
Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 17:13, 25th June 2025
 
Also yesterday - a young lady who was quite pretty (am I allowed to say that?) ...

No. 

You told me off for suggesting that the train manager on one of my recent journeys to Melksham was 'pretty'.  She had done a full ticket check onboard, including her return down the aisle to my seat, just to check that she'd got it right (my ticket from Nailsea & Backwell had involved two changes, at Bath Spa and Trowbridge).

I maintain that she was very pretty.

CfN. 

Re: Modern Day Problems
Posted by Surrey 455 at 20:24, 24th June 2025
 

Also yesterday - a young lady who was quite pretty (am I allowed to say that?) when she arrived proceeded to "enhance" her lips with some sort of paint-on sickly looking layer that reflected light and left her looking very false indeed and far less pretty in my personal view.   She the proceeded to break pieces off a chocolate wafer biscuit and had to open her mouth wide to stuff the pieces in without damaging the work she had done to her lips.


Ah, it wasn't a Cadburys Flake advert being filmed in front of you then.

Re: Modern Day Problems
Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 01:16, 24th June 2025
 
Using your phone as a makeup mirror has become commonplace - I'm sure some of our members do that ...

Gosh - how can I do that? 

CfN. 

Re: Modern Day Problems
Posted by grahame at 00:42, 24th June 2025
 
It is uncouth to wear a sleeveless vest on it own (i.e. not under a shirt) indoors including on public transport.
An exception could reasonably be made in  truly exceptional heat, but normally JUST DONT !

The weather was exceptionally hot yesterday ... but, yes, people's personal habits can be inconsiderate!  Unbuttoning your shirt and spraying de-odourant into your armpits is another "please don't" for me; I was not quite so unhappy with the young lady who laid out a box of false nails on the Paris express the other week and proceeded to glue them all onto her finger nails.   Using your phone as a makeup mirror has become commonplace - I'm sure some of our members do that, and there may be some things I do thoughtlessly that irritate others.

Also yesterday - a young lady who was quite pretty (am I allowed to say that?) when she arrived proceeded to "enhance" her lips with some sort of paint-on sickly looking layer that reflected light and left her looking very false indeed and far less pretty in my personal view.   She the proceeded to break pieces off a chocolate wafer biscuit and had to open her mouth wide to stuff the pieces in without damaging the work she had done to her lips.

Re: Modern Day Problems
Posted by grahame at 00:31, 24th June 2025
 
2. Strong trackside growth that means pictures taken from trains get blocked by foliage ...



That's a lovely little church overlooking a lake with beautiful hills all around

But then the modern day does allow up to take hundreds of pictures at a sensible price in the hope that some may come out OK ... and I am not averse to selecting the odd frame from a video occasionally.

Re: Modern Day Problems
Posted by broadgage at 21:15, 23rd June 2025
 
It is uncouth to wear a sleeveless vest on it own (i.e. not under a shirt) indoors including on public transport.
An exception could reasonably be made in  truly exceptional heat, but normally JUST DONT !

Modern Day Problems
Posted by grahame at 14:25, 23rd June 2025
 
Windows that reflect what's inside the carriage when you want to take a photo of the passing scenery - and don't open!


 
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