The totally off-topic thread

[love_the_life]

It's gong to be OK tomorrow Denali. Aiming for a top of 12 - luxury

 

[Flying mermaid]

Love it. Reminds me of some friends of my mother who (many years ago) were going on their first plane trip. The wife said to Mum that they wanted to get to the airport to board early so that could get a seat at the front of the plane, like boarding a bus. :shock:

i remember in 1999 flying from the Crimea to Istanbul. We had had huge problems getting our boarding passes as initially Crimean Air wasn't going to recognise the Qantas coupons - far too exotic. After a very nervous wait we finally received our 5 boarding passes. On boarding the plane all our corresponding seats were occupied. I was just about to try and claim them when a young Turkish lad with whom we had become friendly, told me that that is not what you do - the seat numbers on the boarding passes didn't matter and you just took whatever was free. Being already exhausted from checkin, we went with the flow and found some empty seats....

 

[JohnK]

Went to Brisbane DFO today. Nearly 2 hours to get there from Milton. Sunday public transport schedules are not favourable.

Interesting to go shopping with a woman. Wife said "You're not fun!". I am not sure what she meant. If watching a woman go through every item on every rack is supposed to be fun then I really don't understand.

 

[Flashback]

Went to Brisbane DFO today. Nearly 2 hours to get there from Milton. Sunday public transport schedules are not favourable.

Interesting to go shopping with a woman. Wife said "You're not fun!". I am not sure what she meant. If watching a woman go through every item on every rack is supposed to be fun then I really don't understand.

While my wife isn't much of a shopper, when it comes to the supermarket she doesn't agree with my strategy. I get in, know what I want ... and within 5 minutes I'm out. She likes to have a bit of a gander around; so I just do the food shopping by myself now (and her by herself also)

 

[JohnK]

While my wife isn't much of a shopper, when it comes to the supermarket she doesn't agree with my strategy. I get in, know what I want ... and within 5 minutes I'm out. She likes to have a bit of a gander around; so I just do the food shopping by myself now (and her by herself also)

LOL. It appears that shopping is a favourite hobby among women. While waiting with my daughter for my wife to decide was chatting with another man with his daughter who was waiting for his wife in same shop. He said he thinks the torture is almost over and his wife only has 1-2 more shops to visit. They went to airport at 7:00am to drop off daughter who is in year 7 and went to Canberra for school excursion and have not yet been home and this was after 4:00pm. They did not spend all their time at the DFO but I can just imagine.

 

[Flashback]

Watching ENG v RSA highlights at Old Trafford on the TV and loving that it's "summer" here and people are wearing coats/jumpers. Ah, the epitome of summer in the UK :mrgreen:

I'm glad to be here.

 

[Denali]

Went to Brisbane DFO today. Nearly 2 hours to get there from Milton. Sunday public transport schedules are not favourable.

Interesting to go shopping with a woman. Wife said "You're not fun!". I am not sure what she meant. If watching a woman go through every item on every rack is supposed to be fun then I really don't understand.

I can't shop with my husband. Even if I leave him in the car or he's happy to wait, the fact he's still around annoys me as I can't wander as much as I would want.

Usually I point out a seat and say, This is your spot. Wait here.

If you are on Instagram, check out #miserablemen

 

[Pushka]

LOL. It appears that shopping is a favourite hobby among women. While waiting with my daughter for my wife to decide was chatting with another man with his daughter who was waiting for his wife in same shop. He said he thinks the torture is almost over and his wife only has 1-2 more shops to visit. They went to airport at 7:00am to drop off daughter who is in year 7 and went to Canberra for school excursion and have not yet been home and this was after 4:00pm. They did not spend all their time at the DFO but I can just imagine.

My favourite instagram thread

 

[serfty]

For me a fully charged battery on one's smart 'phone is a prerequisite when shopping with my spouse. Just find a comfortable seat and browse AFF.

 

[love_the_life]

LOL. It appears that shopping is a favourite hobby among women. While waiting with my daughter for my wife to decide was chatting with another man with his daughter who was waiting for his wife in same shop. He said he thinks the torture is almost over and his wife only has 1-2 more shops to visit. They went to airport at 7:00am to drop off daughter who is in year 7 and went to Canberra for school excursion and have not yet been home and this was after 4:00pm. They did not spend all their time at the DFO but I can just imagine.

I remember back in the late 80s my sister came for Christmas (she lived in Melbourne). I dropped her off at the Canberra Centre, at that time quite a small place, at 10am as she wanted to have a look at the sales. She rang me to collect her at about 4pm. In that time she had only really been to two shops - DJs and Myer and had stopped for one cup of coffee. She did buy some stuff - I remember there were 3 pairs of shoes, two almost the same only a slightly higher heel the difference.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

For me a fully charged battery on one's smart 'phone is a prerequisite when shopping with my spouse. Just find a comfortable seat and browse AFF.

And there are still some shops that don't provide seating! Seems like a smart business move for those who do, otherwise bored partner nags prospective shopper to hurry and leave.

 

[drron]

Vale Betty Cuthbert.
Still the only Olympian to have won gold in the 100,200 and 400 metre sprints.

 

[cove]

Yes Betty Cuthbert was a real champion.
We are watching the London athletics live right now.

 

[love_the_life]

Yes, one of the greats of sport. And like quite a few suffered from health issues for many years.

 

[JohnK]

I can't shop with my husband. Even if I leave him in the car or he's happy to wait, the fact he's still around annoys me as I can't wander as much as I would want.

Usually I point out a seat and say, This is your spot. Wait here.

If you are on Instagram, check out #miserablemen

Or the husband can take the wife shopping and head off for a nice relaxing day playing golf and come back and pick her up. Both happy.

Don't do Instagram but from Pushka's post feel sorry for all the men dragged along shopping.

 

[RAM]

While my wife isn't much of a shopper, when it comes to the supermarket she doesn't agree with my strategy. I get in, know what I want ... and within 5 minutes I'm out. She likes to have a bit of a gander around; so I just do the food shopping by myself now (and her by herself also)

After watching groups of domesticated animals eating - I refer to my wife's shopping process as "Grazing" = you never know what you may find unless you look at every blade of grass...

With our kids, I can do three supermarkets & a fruit shop in 18-21 minutes normally.

With my wife 2 hours 40 to 3 hours.

Love is....

LOL. It appears that shopping is a favourite hobby among women. While waiting with my daughter for my wife to decide was chatting with another man with his daughter who was waiting for his wife in same shop. He said he thinks the torture is almost over and his wife only has 1-2 more shops to visit. They went to airport at 7:00am to drop off daughter who is in year 7 and went to Canberra for school excursion and have not yet been home and this was after 4:00pm. They did not spend all their time at the DFO but I can just imagine.

On the right track but not a hobby - sometimes a full contact sport that makes the old WWF look tame in comparison.

One year, before I got wise, I went to the Boxing Day sales in the city. Multiple women were having stand up confrontations over who grabbed a shirt or suit first. In one case a shirt got torn nearly in two they were pulling so hard.

 

[Katie]

If watching a woman go through every item on every rack is supposed to be fun then I really don't understand.

The bored bloke seats in the middle of the corridors are there for a reason ...

 

[cove]

Lie back and think of England?
I thought that saying came from our great grand mothers and sex was involved.

 

[JohnK]

The bored bloke seats in the middle of the corridors are there for a reason ...

And they were mainly occupied.

We had fun. Daughter really likes to get out and about people staring. As soon as she sees us getting ready to go she gets excited. Wish public transport schedules were a little better but can't have everything.

 

[love_the_life]

Lie back and think of England?
I thought that saying came from our great grand mothers and sex was involved.

My use was a loose interpretation of the saying
A bit of poetic licence as they say.