The totally off-topic thread

[Keith009]

Well, it's official. Now that midnight has passed.... I have officially hit my mid 20's Yep, today I turned 24.

Happy birthday mate!

(Ps - isn't mid 20s supposed to be 25??)

 

[anat0l]

This thread should now be renamed the AFF weight loss thread as it's no longer OT :!:

What's Flashware's birthday, the 10 questions, a handful of random questions and post count fillers got to do with weight loss :?:

Happy birthday Flashware! Don't feel so bad; in a mere fortnight I won't be the same age as you any more. On the other hand, at least I can hire cars after that without paying the "under-age" penalty.

 

[Flashback]

Thanks guys!! Clearly given the time of my post ... last night was a top night! :mrgreen: (my unofficial celebration, went to a Birds of Tokyo gig which then kicked off into my bday!)

Now to battle on with the rest of the day ...... family stuff and what not!

 

[straitman]

What's Flashware's birthday, the 10 questions, a handful of random questions and post count fillers got to do with weight loss :?:

Plenty if you wish to know how long is a piece of string :!:

 

[Bundy Bear]

Happy birthday Flashware: and I will reply to Anat0ls 10 questions when I have a clearer head.

 

[Flashback]

Plenty if you wish to know how long is a piece of string :!:

How many litres in a bucket? :mrgreen:

 

[oz_mark]

I was 100kgs when I gave up smoking in 2003 and within a few months I was 115kgs. Since then I have hovered between 110kgs and 125kgs. Not good at all....

I have multiple bets with mutiple people that I can get down to 100kg by the end of the year.

 

[straitman]

Yesterday (April 3rd) was meant to be my last day at work at ExxonMobil :!:

Unfortunately (or otherwise) for me they are short of pilots again and I will still be there until 19th April. It has been suggested that I could go on leave for a couple of months and then go back but I really don't think that will be happening.

After 27 years at ExxonMobil, 41 years and approx 17,000 hours of flying it's time to have a rest for a while.

The current plan is to go on leave until 1st April 1010 and then retire. Who knows what will really happen :?:

I'll post some more when it really happens.

 

[straitman]

How many litres in a bucket? :mrgreen:

4.545 times the number of imperial gallons :!:

 

[Flashback]

I have multiple bets with mutiple people that I can get down to 100kg by the end of the year.

What's the wager?

 

[Flashback]

4.545 times the number of imperial gallons :!:

Is that how much beer I consumed last night?

 

[drron]

Happy birthday Flashware.hope there are many more enjoyable years of travel ahead.
So back to the weight.Presently 182cm and 99kg.Did hit 102kg 2 weeks ago.100 kg is my trigger to do something.Usually increase exercise and give up alcohol.If desperate I become a vegan for a couple of weeks-how these people make it a permanent lifestyle escapes me.Fine for about 10-12 days then the dreams start.At 14 days just got to have some meat.
Unfortunately at the moment it is the third day of rain here and predicted to go for another 3 days.Then again weather forecasters are just ahead of currency predictors in my eyes!

 

[oz_mark]

Happy birthday Flashware.hope there are many more enjoyable years of travel ahead.
So back to the weight.Presently 182cm and 99kg.Did hit 102kg 2 weeks ago.100 kg is my trigger to do something.Usually increase exercise and give up alcohol.If desperate I become a vegan for a couple of weeks-how these people make it a permanent lifestyle escapes me.Fine for about 10-12 days then the dreams start.At 14 days just got to have some meat.

14 days?? I was vegetarian for 2 days If a pig or cow had run down the road, I would have been after it!

 

[Keith009]

If desperate I become a vegan for a couple of weeks-how these people make it a permanent lifestyle escapes me.

Come visit the People's Republic of Brunswick sometime. :shock:

 

[Flashback]

Come visit the People's Republic of Brunswick sometime. :shock:

Touché! :mrgreen:

 

[oz_mark]

What's the wager?

In one group, three of us folk are betting on who can get to 100 kg first. Whoever wins gets $50 from the other two.

On another (also 3 people), there's a meal of the winners choice. Had to be at the end of the year as that was the next time we'd all likely be in the same city at the same time together

I got from 123 down to 115 in a couple of months, but seems to be resistant to falling any further.

 

[bambbbam2]

I used to work with this lady, and her husband was a vegetarian. She of course had to follow "in theory" but every week or so she would sidle up to my desk and casually ask if I would like to go to Hungry Jack's for lunch.

She told me her body just needed some meat occasionally and we had an understanding I could never mention this to her husband.

 

[drron]

Come visit the People's Republic of Brunswick sometime. :shock:

I dont think they would give me a visa!

 

[Mal]

Yesterday (April 3rd) was meant to be my last day at work at ExxonMobil :!:

Good luck with it all. It's both good and bad to be hard to replace at work!

 

[serfty]

As I have posted, this thread had inherent stability once it reached the critical state of covering every possible topic in some manner.

So any post will be topic to one or more posts and off topic to the remainder.

For reference, please see posts #1 through #3439.

Oh, and happy birthday Daniel ... I guess you are now into your 25th year ...