Are you and Adult?

[Skudd]

Today I caught myself telling myself not to have that Magnum Classic while waiting for my tea to cook. I've started admiring a sturdy box and imagining it's uses. I hoovered up and cleared dishes instead of going out on the bike. I'm looking at the clock and telling myself it's nearly bed time. I have set tasks for tomorrow that include folding washing up and emptying the dishwasher. I'm Adulting.
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Famous last words of Humpty Dumpty. " Stop pushing me "
Petty Anarchists look at "1984".............. The Visionary looks at "Animal Farm".

[Ste]

Are you and Adult? [sic]

<generic not a grown man reference>

[stinkwheel]

Dunno. I need to cut the grass and empty the compost bin. Both of these task became beyond that state of urgently needing to be done a couple of months ago.

On my day off today I made brackets for my motorbike then went ot the pub.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

As with everything else these days, you can choose not to be.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61596623

I’m going to ride my bike through Sainsbury’s later because it makes me happy and special.

[pepperami]

Hmm? Am I an adult?
When dealing with teenagers and young people, my adult head is worn.
When going to the bank , my adult head is worn.

When in the privacy of my crash-helmet , I’m a teenager again.
When I do a large fart , I’m 12 years old again

Bollocks to being grown up! Life can be to boring to be grown up all the time.

Having said all that,Tonight’s task is to empty the dishwasher and tomorrow’s task is to mow the lawn
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I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now!

[grr666]

Here we go again. Lets take the piss out of autistic people, a fun BCF pastime.

I'd love for some of you schmucks to walk a mile in the shoes of someone crippled by autism.
My 8 year old nephews life is very, very difficult. completely rejected by his peers, his only friends are his pets.
With the awful learning disabilities he has, he simply can't understand why nobody will play with him at school.
Of course, the powers that be have just drugged him up to the eyeballs. It's fucking heartbreaking.

It runs in my family, my father, my niece and I all have varying degrees of autism but my nephew really got the short
straw on that one and is very affected. My dad isn't far behind. My niece and I are far more high functioning and have
lucked out comparitively by only having mild ASD once commonly known as Aspergers. When my IQ was
independently tested two years ago I scored 137. I could fluently read from the age of 3. As an infant school pupil I
was often drafted into the junior school classes to help those kids with their reading since the curriculum for children my age
had nothing suitable for me, in junior school my secondary school to be sent work in for me to do for the same reasons.
I fucked it all up though because I spent all my time sodding about at school because I wasn't being challenged enough by
the work. In the 70's I was just considered a semi gifted child after some testing during my infant school years,
unfortunately the system didn't really have a plan for those so I wasn't really encouraged to thrive.

We expect my niece to score a bit higher than me having just watched her ace not one but two 11 plus exams
so she could have a choice of grammar schools. We're waiting till she turns 18 before she's evaluated as we don't want to
disrupt how well she's doing at school by labelling her as different seeing the damage it's done to her brother.
It's mainly socially where she and I have our struggles coupled with a very black and white thought process.
My diagnosis was two years ago aged 47. She's very protective of her little brother as am I, poor sod has a shit
time of it every single day. It's much harder to spot autism in females as they are naturally more social and can mask
better, but there's enough of it in my genetic line for the family to to clearly identify some ASD characteristics.
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Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
Ste wrote: Avatars are fine, it's signatures that need turning off.

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[ThunderGuts]

Adulting seems the only way for me these days; whether it's worrying about interest rates, identifying new ways to sell off junk, reducing the weekly shopping bill, comparing insurance, re-purposing bits of timber . . . all seems to be solidly mundane stuff. Then I go to bed early because I feel I need to be responsible and professional when I roll into work at 7am; the days of rocking up with a stinking hangover and sleep deprivation are long gone.

Swings and roundabouts though; when I was in a more 'reckless yoof' stage of my life, I didn't find enjoyment in things I do now, e.g. nice food and drink, time with wifey and kid etc.., you win some, you lose some . . . life innit.
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TG.

[ThunderGuts]

[grr666]

I work for Tesco, same at my place. We have (at least) three blatantly autistic people that I know of besides myself
and I'm certain there are others too who aren't so outwardly autistic. We also have a fair few either partially sighted or deaf staff,
the deaf people wear a different hi viz because it's helpful to the rest of us using electric pallet trucks to know that person
can't hear you coming up behind them. The ones who have visual difficulties get different computer equipment to use
that suits their condition. We have the one fella who is very hard of hearing and partially sighted too, I honestly don't know
how he manages to do the job, but I admire his determination to try rather than sit at home on disability bucks. We have
a very inclusive workplace really, it's nice to see employers finally getting that people who have issues can still contribute.
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Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
Ste wrote: Avatars are fine, it's signatures that need turning off.

[Polarbear]

To bring a lighter note to this thread, wifie is of the opinion I and most other men never grow up. She honestly does not see all that I do to keep house, boat, cars etc. all running smoothly. I even cook for her but I still haven't grown up.

Now I'm off to buy some Lego that my grandson can ̶w̶a̶t̶c̶h̶ help me build.
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Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[Diggs]

I don't think blokes mature to adulthood. It is the way we are wired. We like toys and playing out.
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Now - Speed Triple, old ratty GS550, GSXR750M
Gone (in order of ownership) - Raleigh Runabout, AP50, KH125, GP125, KH250, CBX550, Z400, CB750FII, 250LC, GS550, ZXR750H1, Guzzi Targa, GSX750F, KH250 x2, Bimota SB6R and counting...

[Skudd]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[pepperami]

[grr666]

[Bhud]

I was an adult once. It was horrible.

[mentalboy]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[MCN]

I'm Peter 'Fukin' Pan me.

Lost count of the number of wimin who have said how immature I am.
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Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[Polarbear]

[stinkwheel]

I'd personally question the welfare aspects of dragging a cat round Saisburys/wherever.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[pepperami]

Q. Am I an adult?
A. I’ll let you know after I’ve finished watching this ‘Captain Scarlet ‘ dvd.
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I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now!

[Bhud]

The idea of adulthood is quite retro.

You see, when you rode a pedal bicycle as a kid, you dressed in normal clothes. You rode it to get around and meet friends, and have fun. Now you're an "adult", you can't do it like that any more. You have to put on your spandex/lycra, and a helmet. You have to ride the most expensive and uncomfortable bike you can get your hands on. You can't enjoy yourself and relax - you have to pedal like crazy and look angry. Do some 'roids and get fast! You have to play the part of the hard man with spindly arms. Everyone in a car is just soft and a weakling and morally inferior to you, etc. You can't just look and act normal. *

Another example: you've got a hobby. Classic cars, for example. You have to find a way to turn it into a business. It won't do, to sit at home tinkering in your garage. Let the world know about your brand. Use Youtube. Just, whatever you do, don't be childish enough to simply enjoy your time.

It's kind of ridiculous, in a way. It sold Harleys, I suppose. And cigarettes. But the idea is over, now.

You should eat that Magnum Classic. You get a few decades with a few nice summers in them, then you die.


* Before anyone gets mad, I do ride a bicycle for fun and exercise. I'm just using it as an example of generational attitudes.