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Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:45 am
by Mala591
Meeting at the pub with your best mates for a few pints of real ale (six pints of White Rat* please) and a good natter...
* other blonde beers with a slight citrus aftertaste are available
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:23 pm
by jrgbfc
Going for a quick 9 holes of golf on a nice, spring evening.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:35 pm
by whiffa
Spending time with older generations, life's too short.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:37 pm
by bfcjg
Playing with the grandchildren.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:48 pm
by Stalbansclaret
Going on the Turf !
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:51 pm
by evensteadiereddie
The awful thing is we probably will take all these things for granted, given time.
I hope not.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:52 pm
by Steve1956
whiffa wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:35 pm
Spending time with older generations, life's too short.
Great post Whiffa
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:53 pm
by depechedingle
Freedom to travel, to shop, to walk, to watch and play sport.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:53 pm
by Belial
After a perfectly healthy 45 yo friend of mine caught the virus, went into Intensive Care, then was forced into an induced coma (they had to give him the option to want to do it whilst he was sat in the hospital), it made me realise that it's easy to take your own health for granted and that those of us that are healthy should feel lucky to be so
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:19 pm
by fatboy47
Fish, chips mushy peas, cheese and onion pie chaser and a mug of builders tea with 3 sugars.
Eating in...back street chip oyle in Penzance.
Number one priority after this lots done.
Chippy over here is dogshoite btw.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:23 pm
by NottsClaret
evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:51 pm
The awful thing is we probably will take all these things for granted, given time.
Yup, literally 24 hours after we get vaccinated.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:29 pm
by ClaretTony
We all take too much for granted for much of the time. One example: my bin men came round about an hour ago and I went out and thanked them. I don’t think I’ll ever take important workers like this for granted again.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:37 pm
by Paul Waine
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:29 pm
We all take too much for granted for much of the time. One example: my bin men came round about an hour ago and I went out and thanked them. I don’t think I’ll ever take important workers like this for granted again.
I've done exactly the same whenever I've seen them. The collection times seem to have changed around our area - I don't know if it's covid-19 impact, Easter bank holiday (they just come a day later, no breaks for the bin people) or it's that the council changed the contractor at the start of the month - they used to be collecting before I had finished my breakfast. .
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:58 pm
by karatekid
Every time I have to go to the supermarket I start by thanking the person on the door who is controlling the queuing system and finish by thanking the cashier for their service. I also like to have a brief chat with them while they are scanning my stuff through. Being pleasant and polite costs nothing but the rewards are priceless.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:10 pm
by tim_noone
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:29 pm
We all take too much for granted for much of the time. One example: my bin men came round about an hour ago and I went out and thanked them. I don’t think I’ll ever take important workers like this for granted again.
I never did.....I've been there.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:22 pm
by houseboy
karatekid wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:58 pm
Every time I have to go to the supermarket I start by thanking the person on the door who is controlling the queuing system and finish by thanking the cashier for their service. I also like to have a brief chat with them while they are scanning my stuff through. Being pleasant and polite costs nothing but the rewards are priceless.
Just this. I thank them and chat with them. I leave by wishing them all the best. Same with the guys on entry and exit duty. The NHS staff are getting most of the kudos (and why not indeed) but these people keep the food on our tables. Delvery guys driving the wagons. Binmen. All the ones keeping the water flowing and the gas and electricity working. Even the people keeping the internet going (where would we be without that right now - and that must be hard with people using it for work and keeping in touch with loved ones). So many people we have to be thankful to...stars, every one of them. I just hope they are remembered when all this is done.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:24 pm
by TheFamilyCat
Having a full bowl of fresh fruit
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:25 pm
by houseboy
I will never again say to my wife 'what are the bloody gandkids doing here again'. In the famous words of Joni Mitchell 'you don't know what you got till it's gone'.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:34 pm
by tim_noone
houseboy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:22 pm
Just this. I thank them and chat with them. I leave by wishing them all the best. Same with the guys on entry and exit duty. The NHS staff are getting most of the kudos (and why not indeed) but these people keep the food on our tables. Delvery guys driving the wagons. Binmen. All the ones keeping the water flowing and the gas and electricity working. Even the people keeping the internet going (where would we be without that right now - and that must be hard with people using it for work and keeping in touch with loved ones). So many people we have to be thankful to...stars, every one of them. I just hope they are remembered when all this is done.
I'm not getting a lot of these comments tbh. I thought it was pretty standard stuff to be polite considerate and decent with other people....be it in McDonalds Mark's n sparks etc. Or wherever please and thank you are the norm in my world. Strange........
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:44 pm
by houseboy
tim_noone wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:34 pm
I'm not getting a lot of these comments tbh. I thought it was pretty standard stuff to be polite considerate and decent with other people....be it in McDonalds Mark's n sparks etc. Or wherever please and thank you are the norm in my world. Strange........
Absolutely right Tim. I am the same (FFS I have even inadvertantly said thank you to a cash machine on more than one occasion - honestly) but I think more people are being APPRECIATIVE now than ever before - and long may it continue.
Just as a question: am I weird or has anyone else ever said thank you to a cash machine without thinking?
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:52 pm
by Steve1956
houseboy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:44 pm
Absolutely right Tim. I am the same (FFS I have even inadvertantly said thank you to a cash machine on more than one occasion - honestly) but I think more people are being APPRECIATIVE now than ever before - and long may it continue.
Just as a question: am I weird or has anyone else ever said thank you to a cash machine without thinking?
I thank the cash machine every time i take money out....it gives me money which i dont have....arnt cash machines brilliant....thanks cashy thats another £100 its give me which i dont have.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 3:16 pm
by Hendrickxz
houseboy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:25 pm
I will never again say to my wife 'what are the bloody gandkids doing here again'. In the famous words of Joni Mitchell 'you don't know what you got till it's gone'.
They paved a paradise and put up a parking lot...
Is this the World that we created? Freddie Mercury
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 3:40 pm
by Silkyskills1
houseboy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:25 pm
I will never again say to my wife 'what are the bloody gandkids doing here again'. In the famous words of Joni Mitchell 'you don't know what you got till it's gone'.
Absolutely, houseboy. The number of times I've said 'you don't know what you've got till it's gone' over the years but never has it meant as.much as it does know. Almost weekend now but the days now seem to have nothing distinctive about them. Nothing to look back on and nowt to look forward to.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 3:50 pm
by Fazz
Taking my grandson down the park to have a kick around.....I really miss him
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:06 pm
by Chobulous
houseboy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:44 pm
Absolutely right Tim. I am the same (FFS I have even inadvertantly said thank you to a cash machine on more than one occasion - honestly) but I think more people are being APPRECIATIVE now than ever before - and long may it continue.
Just as a question: am I weird or has anyone else ever said thank you to a cash machine without thinking?
No but I have told a self service checkout at B&Q to stop nagging me
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:02 pm
by karatekid
I often talk to the petrol pump as I'm inching towards £20 or whatever. " Don't go over by a penny, don't go over ...."
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:04 pm
by Burnley1989
karatekid wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:02 pm
I often talk to the petrol pump as I'm inching towards £20 or whatever. " Don't go over by a penny, don't go over ...."
I’ve had a company car and fuel card for 4 years so always fill to the top, but recently went out in the Mrs car and as always it was on empty, without thinking I filled the thing to the top with Petrol, about £50, I was devastated.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:23 pm
by Heathclaret
Mala591 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:45 am
Meeting at the pub with your best mates for a few pints of real ale (six pints of White Rat* please) and a good natter...
* other blonde beers with a slight citrus aftertaste are available
Unfortunately in time, you will. We all will.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:32 pm
by Joe Buck
houseboy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:44 pm
Absolutely right Tim. I am the same (FFS I have even inadvertantly said thank you to a cash machine on more than one occasion - honestly) but I think more people are being APPRECIATIVE now than ever before - and long may it continue.
Just as a question: am I weird or has anyone else ever said thank you to a cash machine without thinking?
My wife says please to Alexa
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:41 pm
by Bin Ont Turf
TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:24 pm
Having a full bowl of fresh fruit
You're struggling with this?
Fruit seems one of the easier things to get at the moment.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:45 pm
by ClaretTony
Joe Buck wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:32 pm
My wife says please to Alexa
I swear at Alexa when she picks up something from the TV and activates.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:21 pm
by tiger76
Ranting at the officials on the matchday threads.
Whining about VAR on the matchday threads.
Admiring naughty Madge on the matchday threads.
Wondering how long it'll be on the matchday threads before Chris Wood & offside is mentioned in the same sentence.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:00 pm
by TheFamilyCat
Bin Ont Turf wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:41 pm
You're struggling with this?
Fruit seems one of the easier things to get at the moment.
I've been avoiding supermarkets and not been able to get a delivery so picking up bits from the local shop as and when needed but their fresh fruit and veg is limited. Bit the bullet and did a big shop so stocked back up for now.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:04 pm
by Terrier
Short hair!
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:04 pm
by ClaretTony
TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:00 pm
I've been avoiding supermarkets and not been able to get a delivery so picking up bits from the local shop as and when needed but their fresh fruit and veg is limited. Bit the bullet and did a big shop so stocked back up for now.
I'd love to be able to go and do a big shop but I'm so thankful to all the people who have helped me in these last few weeks.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:40 pm
by Dyched
TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:00 pm
I've been avoiding supermarkets and not been able to get a delivery so picking up bits from the local shop as and when needed but their fresh fruit and veg is limited. Bit the bullet and did a big shop so stocked back up for now.
I found myself going the shop more and picking up bits. I’ve spent a fortune over the past month doing this. I’ve had about 5 big bags of doritoes. More than I’ve had in the last 10 years
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:49 pm
by NewClaret
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 4:30 pm
by Chobulous
Terrier wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:04 pm
Short hair!
I got myself some hair clippers from Tesco for £20. Did my own hair on No1 setting this week.
Quite easy to use actually.
I’ll use them weekly now to keep on top of it
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:05 pm
by Hipper
Burnley1989 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:04 pm
I’ve had a company car and fuel card for 4 years so always fill to the top, but recently went out in the Mrs car and as always it was on empty, without thinking I filled the thing to the top with Petrol, about £50, I was devastated.
At least you didn't put diesel in.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:41 pm
by icu81b4
Heathclaret wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:23 pm
Unfortunately in time, you will. We all will.
Unfortunately in a short time, Some of us won't be here.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:45 pm
by Steve1956
icu81b4 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:41 pm
Unfortunately in a short time, Some of us won't be here.
Cheer up buddy...live for now.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 2:52 pm
by Heathclaret
icu81b4 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:41 pm
Unfortunately in a short time, Some of us won't be here.
That can apply to any time not just now. After all this is over, most of us will still be here.
Re: Never again will I take this for granted...
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:07 pm
by Rowls
I've enjoyed reading this thread. But without trying to sound too pompous, we'll all start taking things for granted once again when life returns to normal.
It's human nature to take the mundane and everyday things for granted but at least this gives us a new perspective to appreciate things that we wouldn't otherwise give much thought to. That's something to be grateful for in itself.
And it won't take anything away from the joy we'll have at recommencing normal things again like being able to go down the pub and meet up with our mates.
