Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little

[Sadlonelygit]

The thing that I find hard to understand is, up there ^^^ we're talking about adults who eg 'won't eat anything green' or 'only pizza, chips and bread'. Phobias, OK, that's one thing but these adults are supposed to be grown, rational beings and yet they persist with such stupidity and claim 'conditioning'. If you don't like the taste of something, fine, but there's an awful lot of 'somethings' they're excluding from their diet.

My brummie mate was like that. Lived on shit most of his life, type 2 by early 50's, had a stroke on his 71st birthday and took 4 months of degrading humiliation to die.
I keep telling people that your body is a very complex machine, and if you put the best fuel in it it Will go far better than if you fill it with crap!

[Yorick]

The thing that I find hard to understand is, up there ^^^ we're talking about adults who eg 'won't eat anything green' or 'only pizza, chips and bread'. Phobias, OK, that's one thing but these adults are supposed to be grown, rational beings and yet they persist with such stupidity and claim 'conditioning'. If you don't like the taste of something, fine, but there's an awful lot of 'somethings' they're excluding from their diet.

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His dad beat the shit out of him. That affects your whole life.

I know, my dad beat the shit out of me. He made me eat food I hated until I was sick. Then hit me.

Best not to judge if you can't identify properly.

[Noggin]

The thing that I find hard to understand is, up there ^^^ we're talking about adults who eg 'won't eat anything green' or 'only pizza, chips and bread'. Phobias, OK, that's one thing but these adults are supposed to be grown, rational beings and yet they persist with such stupidity and claim 'conditioning'. If you don't like the taste of something, fine, but there's an awful lot of 'somethings' they're excluding from their diet.

I'll never understand humans however long I'm on this strange planet.

(I ate, heartily, what was served up at home when I was a kid but that helped me recognise that pastry wasn't supposed to be grey, mash wasn't supposed to have solid lumps in and veg shouldn't be boiled to purée when I suffered school 'dinners'. When I went to Uni the only curry I'd had previously was Vesta but everyone seemed to be tucking into their keemas etc so the little grey cells said 'they're enjoying it so get stuck in').

I was made to eat food I disliked/hated/made me feel bad - albeit without any physical penalty. But I spent a lot of years learning that actually, most of the food I hated because of my childhood could actually be cooked in a different way and it could be really lovely!

The only things I still struggle with are beans. But if I'm served a meal that has beans in it, I will either eat it or I'll leave the beans to the side (if they aren't the main ingredient).

If someone asks if there's anything I don't eat I do say beans, but not to worry cos I can manage them if they are in a dish (as long as I don't chew them! LOL )


But, a lot of eating issues are due to how children at taught to eat. And then as adults, if they feel ok with trying to overcome the conditioning (physical or mental) or if it is 'easier' mentally to eat what they eat and just get on with it!


I do struggle watching parents/kids at feeding time tho. Sometimes it's heartbreaking because you can see the issues that will come along in the future

[gremlin]

Having high hopes for a beer, only to find it's like making love in a canoe....fucking close to water.

[Taipan]

Going out to eat with my sister and nephew and walking past some very nice restaurants because nephew only eats chicken nuggets when he's out. He's nearly 18 FFS.

On the subject of fussy eaters, wife's vegan brother and his wife will be visiting in October. The food here is excellent, anything you want is locally produced but is it vegan? I'd rather eat this heavily processed crap of unknown origin along with these supplements because my diet is so bad I can't get anywhere near enough nutrients to survive. I fucking hate vegans.

One of the (many) things that I don't understand about parents. Why do they let fussy eating develop? and it must develop, kids don't just wake up one day as fussy eaters??

I recall several years ago my at my friends house, with their new baby just a few weeks old. He wouldn't eat the savory baby food jar they'd just opened and the mothers response was " Give him one of the dessert jars instead ".

A childcare manager once told me " I don't eat anything green ". I resisted the urge to reply "being as you are a manager, with many inexperienced young staff looking up to you, don't you think it's time you grew out of such a ridiculous standpoint". Although I wish I had as over the coming weeks more and more childcare staff decided that they too had a dietary 'condition' which could not be broken.

Outside influences come into play. I don't eat McDonalds or anything like it, so my kids never had it. Same as drinks like Coke, pepsi etc, I never drink them so my kids never had them either. Then they went to school and they get invited to McBirthday parties and the seed is sown and slowly but surely, their palate is changed. .

[Cousin Jack]

Many years ago my teenage daughter had a vegetarian phase. So we all ate as normal, except she just got potatoes and extra veg.

After a week or so we took her out to dinner, to a restaurant that offered a vegetarian option. After a bit of a pause she chose a steak, and we heard no more about being a vegetarian.

[gremlin]

My 14 year-old nephew, who is a really nice kid, quietly reminded me that he doesn't go back to school for a week or so and has two weeks off in October, so if we wanted to do a little bike trip, he was available.

I'd forgotten I had offered. I now feel a complete shit as it's gonna be really tricky to try and organise.

[KungFooBob]

Having to spend twenty minutes on the phone to stop the auto renewal on my car insurance, while they try and sort out a discount only to still be £50 more than the cheapest quote.

Also, the cheapest quote is £890!!!!

(That is for two cars tho')

[Taipan]

Having to spend twenty minutes on the phone to stop the auto renewal on my car insurance, while they try and sort out a discount only to still be £50 more than the cheapest quote.

Also, the cheapest quote is £890!!!!

(That is for two cars tho')

Get a Rangey and you can join the exclusive 4 figure club!

[KungFooBob]

Having to spend twenty minutes on the phone to stop the auto renewal on my car insurance, while they try and sort out a discount only to still be £50 more than the cheapest quote.

Also, the cheapest quote is £890!!!!

(That is for two cars tho')

Get a Rangey and you can join the exclusive 4 figure club!

I'm glad I put the wife off the Evoque and she went for the X2 instead.

[Taipan]

Having to spend twenty minutes on the phone to stop the auto renewal on my car insurance, while they try and sort out a discount only to still be £50 more than the cheapest quote.

Also, the cheapest quote is £890!!!!

(That is for two cars tho')

Get a Rangey and you can join the exclusive 4 figure club!

I'm glad I put the wife off the Evoque and she went for the X2 instead.

Good move I reckon. I got some strange looks when I picked mine up from being serviced and asked if they did Klarna!

[MingtheMerciless]

NHS Blood Donation Webshite, I'm O Neg and they are apparently really short of it. Log on, wait 30 minutes in the queue, register and the first appointment near me is 14 miles away and December the 4th!!! FFS.

[gremlin]

NHS Blood Donation Webshite, I'm O Neg and they are apparently really short of it. Log on, wait 30 minutes in the queue, register and the first appointment near me is 14 miles away and December the 4th!!! FFS.

I logged on not half an hour ago, prompted by a news article.

Same thing.

[Noggin]

NHS Blood Donation Webshite, I'm O Neg and they are apparently really short of it. Log on, wait 30 minutes in the queue, register and the first appointment near me is 14 miles away and December the 4th!!! FFS.

At least they'll take yours, eventually!!

I'm A negative (apparently useful?) but over here they won't accept mine as I might be a Mad Cow! I mean, it's a pretty good description, but I am pretty sure my kind of Mad Cow isn't actually catching!!

[DefTrap]

I'm ONeg too. Like Nogs the Fronch don't want my dirty Breetesh (baby-saving!) special blood. I used to travel regulary to the UK on bizznizz so planned it in there in my downtime - managed to get up to over 50 donations! <proud>
I probably won't do it again. I take so many meds now I imagine my blood would curdle the recipient's body.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I always book mine immediately after giving blood, usually when I'm sat with the mandatory weak lemon drink and seabrooks (sic) crisps. It's the only way I can get a slot.

They do a lot of these blood shortage campaigns, but every session I go to is booked solid with people lining up outside. In fact two sessions ago, people with bookings were being turned away!

Not 'ere though, O-neg "neo" blood. Front of the queue

[MrLongbeard]

I've got blood, bloody gallons of it flowing around me, no idea what type it is mind, and I've never donated.

[Yorick]

I'm ONeg too. Like Nogs the Fronch

That made me giggle

Nog the Frog

[Noggin]

I'm ONeg too. Like Nogs the Fronch

That made me giggle

Nog the Frog

Hopefully in two or three years (well, probably three or four - got to sort out issues with my changed first name first !!)

Once the course is over I will have the required level of French needed for nationality, so will go for it


They still won't take the blood of a Mad Cow tho

[Cousin Jack]

Used to do the blood donor bit, but they wont accept mine now, too many assorted drugs, the prescription sort.