The totally off-topic thread

[JohnK]

reality tv rocks!!

Reality TV is extremely boring. Tasteless. Horrible. In fact it gets on my nerves to the point where I cant stand reading about it either.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Reality TV is extremely boring. Tasteless. Horrible. In fact it gets on my nerves to the point where I cant stand reading about it either.

We need a reality tv show, of a bunch of people just watching various reality tv.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Reality TV is extremely boring. Tasteless. Horrible. In fact it gets on my nerves to the point where I cant stand reading about it either.

just out of interest, how can you say the amazing race is tasteless? or horrible? you personally might not find it interesting. but how so tasteless? (genuine question)

 

[medhead]

I may suffer from sleep apnoea. I do not get proper sleep at nights. I do not want to do the sleep apnoea test. I am not interested in the current solution for sleep apnoea.

I am stubborn. I can also control when I sleep.

There was absolutely no question for considering the health impact it was having. I was stopping breathing for upto 90 seconds. Blood oxygen saturation was diving. My heart rate was going up and up during the night, trying to get oxygen to the brain. All of which meant I was in line for a heart attack in my 40/50s.

I was almost constantly "awake" while sleeping and going to the toilet 4 or more times a night. As I said, I'd fall asleep at the drop of a hat even after being in bed for 10 hours. The difference between before and after is stark. I had 4.5 hours sleep last night and I can easily put in 9 hours at work without falling asleep.

As for the pilots. Whatever. Sitting down and uncontrollably falling asleep after a night's sleep is not right.

 

[cove]

It takes a while to learn to sleep properly with a sleep machine. Now I use it every night. First 6 months I was 42% compliant but now just call me Mr100%. Persistence is necessary and I feel great after about 6 hours of sleep. Going low oxygen levels cannot be good for your heart nor your brain.

 

[medhead]

It takes a while to learn to sleep properly with a sleep machine. Now I use it every night. First 6 months I was 42% compliant but now just call me Mr100%. Persistence is necessary and I feel great after about 6 hours of sleep. Going low oxygen levels cannot be good for your heart nor your brain.

I've used it everyday since getting it. The difference and vast improvement was immediate. Probably just lucky that I could do it so well. Of course the health risk was a massive motivation.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

As for the pilots. Whatever. Sitting down and uncontrollably falling asleep after a night's sleep is not right.

clearly you need to read the quotes in context because as I explained, they are speaking figuratively not literally. the problem is that the crews sometimes don't get a full sleep due to jet lag.

 

[erkpod]

It takes a while to learn to sleep properly with a sleep machine. Now I use it every night. First 6 months I was 42% compliant but now just call me Mr100%. Persistence is necessary and I feel great after about 6 hours of sleep. Going low oxygen levels cannot be good for your heart nor your brain.

I think I've missed about a week in 18 months where I've actually been in a bed. 4 days was on a cruise ship where I wasn't sleeping much anyway & the rest was when I've had things like the flu.

 

[medhead]

I think I've missed about a week in 18 months where I've actually been in a bed. 4 days was on a cruise ship where I wasn't sleeping much anyway & the rest was when I've had things like the flu.

Flu and hayfever is the worst. The heated tube in winter is the best.

 

[mono88]

I thought of a number of answers but decided not to use any of them after all :!: :shock:

Just as well... the 2 dopes have struck you dumb.

 

[Buzzard]

To me, reality TV is like movies. I love a good movie - usually art house or foreign. But then there are time when I just want to be entertained. It might have been a long day, a hard day, I'm tired. I don't want to think about a plot. At the moment Mrs Buzzard is watching Bachelor. She knows it's cough. She just wants a laugh.... and to be entertained. What's wrong with that?

 

[Katie]

Survivor. Amazing race. Top Chef. Top Chef Masters. No Reservations. Anything with Bourdain or that other silver-haired fox, Eric Ripert.

 

[amaroo]

Survivor. Amazing race. Top Chef. Top Chef Masters. No Reservations. Anything with Bourdain or that other silver-haired fox, Eric Ripert.

I've got a soft spot for Iron Chef & Grand Designs.

 

[mono88]

I've got a soft spot for Iron Chef & Grand Designs.

I loved the original American reality shows "Get Smart" and "Man from U.N.C.L.E!!!!!
That's why they won the Cold War.
Always wanted to follow in their footsteps and be a spy, but I was not funny enough.

 

[Buzzard]

I loved the original American reality shows "Get Smart" and "Man from U.N.C.L.E!!!!!
That's why they won the Cold War.
Always wanted to follow in their footsteps and be a spy, but I was not funny enough.

Cold War?.... What about Rocky and Bulwinkle? Didn't get much colder than that.

 

[medhead]

but others saying that they get so tired that just sitting in the jump seat before take off their eyes want to crash shut.

Seems pretty literal to me.

clearly you need to read the quotes in context because as I explained, they are speaking figuratively not literally. the problem is that the crews sometimes don't get a full sleep due to jet lag.

In any case, clearly you need to get over the fact that I have a different opinion to you.

 

[JohnK]

There was absolutely no question for considering the health impact it was having. I was stopping breathing for upto 90 seconds. Blood oxygen saturation was diving. My heart rate was going up and up during the night, trying to get oxygen to the brain. All of which meant I was in line for a heart attack in my 40/50s.

Not good to hear. Your condition sounds serious.

Both my parents have been diagnosed with sleep apnoea. Dad tried the c-pap machine and could not get used to it. Mum never tried it. I don't care if I have sleep apnoea or not. Doctor gave me some sleeping tablets which I am reluctant to take. At any point in time there are probably 47 simultaneous thoughts going through my mind which is more than likely the cause of me not sleeping.

I need to learn to relax. Getting back to Sydney is probably the first solution.

By the way I had a mild heart attack at 39 and survived. Next dangerous period for a male is 55-59 which is not that far away.

 

[medhead]

Not good to hear. Your condition sounds serious.

Both my parents have been diagnosed with sleep apnoea. Dad tried the c-pap machine and could not get used to it. Mum never tried it. I don't care if I have sleep apnoea or not. Doctor gave me some sleeping tablets which I am reluctant to take. At any point in time there are probably 47 simultaneous thoughts going through my mind which is more than likely the cause of me not sleeping.

By the way I had a mild heart attack at 39 and survived. Next dangerous period for a male is 55-59 which is not that far away.

Sure that is the normal danger period. Sleep apnea moves that all forward wearing out the body and heart. Not trying to save you from yourself, but I won't like to see anyone have medical problems too early/young.

 

[JohnK]

just out of interest, how can you say the amazing race is tasteless? or horrible? you personally might not find it interesting. but how so tasteless? (genuine question)

To me it is a silly concept. Not believable. Poor acting skills.

I do not like the concept of reality shows.

By the way any TV show is going to have some sort of following. Even the shows that fail.

 

[erkpod]

Survivor. Amazing race. Top Chef. Top Chef Masters. No Reservations. Anything with Bourdain or that other silver-haired fox, Eric Ripert.

I saw the other Bourdain show advertised first, The Layover. The premise of the show was good - talking about what to do on a short layover somewhere. The first episode I watched was him in Singapore. I knew nothing about him but by the end of that episode, I reckon he'd had about 30 meals in 36 hours. And. He. Didn't. Do. A. SIN. Lounge. Crawl. I soon learnt that he'd spend most of the episode eating. Not exactly what I wanted to watch.