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Post by PinkFloyd on Jun 5, 2016 21:59:13 GMT
I was over at John O' Groats this morning for a business meeting (don't ask) with a very attractive "White" South African female..... there were "crowds" of tourists out there all wanting to get a snapshot of the "famous" John O' Groats landmark post...... Sony Z5 compact came in handy....... I basically said "in a very polite manner" would you mind f**king off for a minute so I can get a photo Damned Germans and all sorts of foreigners were there giving it large. Anyhoo....... nothing stunning..... mad people, from all over the globe, actually travel up here to get their photo taken at this most ridiculous "John O' Groats" signpost..... anyhoo, here it is (as of 2pm this afternoon) As I say, it was purely a business meeting (regarding "health" products) but on the way back into town I turned the conversation around and we got onto the subject of "online dating" and both recounted our (bad) experiences of online dating etc. Turned into a "well, I'm 55 years old now and can't be arsed with that lark" type of banter from me......... she replies with "I would NEVER have thought you were in your late 50's" I Said........ "how old do you think I look then"...... she replied "Early 50's" Let's just say, I dropped down into fourth and it was a FAST ride back into town. I don't believe you're 55....... I'd have you down as early 50's...... what??? 54 maybe?? Boosted my confidence no end
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Post by PinkFloyd on Jun 5, 2016 22:11:37 GMT
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Post by PinkFloyd on Jun 5, 2016 22:14:58 GMT
In fact........ it's a HEATWAVE!!!! I'm as brown as a berry.
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Post by leo on Jun 5, 2016 22:46:02 GMT
You young stud you Was bloody hot down here today , I didn't bother with any suncream when out walking today so probably look like a raddish tomorrow .
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Post by PinkFloyd on Jun 5, 2016 23:18:54 GMT
I'll never forget that "you're never 55!" remark only to follow through with "I would say you were in your early 50's"...... come on! "I would have settled for "I'd say you were in your late forties" but "early fifties" is time to drop a gear and accelerate back to base at a high rate of knots....... Oh well....... it was an afternoon out and when she asked me how old I thought she looked I said "a young looking 50 year old" (I've been told she's in her late thirties) so it has hopefully hit home with her too
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Post by PinkFloyd on Jun 5, 2016 23:24:12 GMT
You young stud you Was bloody hot down here today , I didn't bother with any suncream when out walking today so probably look like a raddish tomorrow . You NEED suncream mate........ if you don't lather it all over your body you may look like an "early fifties" type of guy one of these days..... what a cheek!
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Post by PinkFloyd on Jun 5, 2016 23:33:30 GMT
15C was the high here today..... not a heatwave but nice to see the sun.
Mike.
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Post by leo on Jun 6, 2016 7:11:18 GMT
You young stud you Was bloody hot down here today , I didn't bother with any suncream when out walking today so probably look like a raddish tomorrow . You NEED suncream mate........ if you don't lather it all over your body you may look like an "early fifties" type of guy one of these days..... what a cheek! The new secret to looking in your early fifties you didn't get her number then or did that put you off ?
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Post by leo on Jun 6, 2016 7:20:24 GMT
I was over at John O' Groats this morning for a business meeting (don't ask) with a very attractive "White" South African female..... there were "crowds" of tourists out there all wanting to get a snapshot of the "famous" John O' Groats landmark post...... Sony Z5 compact came in handy....... I basically said "in a very polite manner" would you mind f**king off for a minute so I can get a photo Damned Germans and all sorts of foreigners were there giving it large. Anyhoo....... nothing stunning..... mad people, from all over the globe, actually travel up here to get their photo taken at this most ridiculous "John O' Groats" signpost..... anyhoo, here it is (as of 2pm this afternoon) As I say, it was purely a business meeting (regarding "health" products) but on the way back into town I turned the conversation around and we got onto the subject of "online dating" and both recounted our (bad) experiences of online dating etc. Turned into a "well, I'm 55 years old now and can't be arsed with that lark" type of banter from me......... she replies with "I would NEVER have thought you were in your late 50's" I Said........ "how old do you think I look then"...... she replied "Early 50's" Let's just say, I dropped down into fourth and it was a FAST ride back into town. I don't believe you're 55....... I'd have you down as early 50's...... what??? 54 maybe?? Boosted my confidence no end In most U.S. cities that sign would last only a few hours. Put another up and surveillance too, and you'd see 2 vans pull into the general area - one to snatch the sign and the other to "run interference". They started sticking cameras everywhere around here , on the traffic lights , masts on building, street lights etc . Soon won't be able to go for a piss without being monitored
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Post by PinkFloyd on Jun 6, 2016 21:05:33 GMT
There is NOTHING like that up here Dale..... no speed cameras, no CCTV and no need for "policemen" on the streets. I suppose that's a really MAJOR plus point living far away from the crowds.... I can leave my car and my house unlocked 24/7/365 safe in the knowledge that nobody will burgle the house or steal the car. You just wouldn't get that further south, way too many "assholes" who think it's a god given right for them to steal from and con other people.
"If" those scumbags ever materialize up here they would soon be weeded out, that's the beauty of a "tight knit" community. London (and most UK cities) is a total shithole these days with "randoms" all over the place conning and stealing and everybody being monitored via CCTV cameras........ sod that for a way of life!
I couldn't (these days) live in a place where I had to padlock everything..... that's not a life worth living and is certainly not a "community".
There is not ONE CCTV camera at John O' Groats and if someone wanted to knick (steal) the sign they could...... thing is, it's so free and easy up here and that's WHY it works!
All this surveillance / speed cameras / entry fees into everything piss people off and they feel like they are living in an open prison (they are!)..... monitored 24/7 on camera and wandering about with tags clamped to their legs (more commonly known these days as mobile phones) and quite happy with the latest "fingerprint recognition" technology that seems to be the latest trend.
Years ago you had to be arrested, for a crime, and your fingerprints were taken at the police station..... nowadays these stupid people think that fingerprint recognition is a great thing and VERY secure, they also think that "location services" are cool........
They have effectively / freely given their fingerprints to the watchers and are also carrying a GPS tracking device in their pockets..... don't get me started on "facebook"........ Big Brother isn't "watching" these people, he's getting a FREE hourly report from them!!
I feel sorry for you Dale...... if you are living in a place that requires CCTV monitoring 24/7/365 of anything that moves / could be moved then all I can say is "that's not a good place to be living in"
Best regards,
Mike.
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