(12 April 2014, 11:17)Lightspeed Wrote: I have just asked Mrs LS to confirm, but she tells me that its hard for her to give an accurate appraisal of my performance, as she's always asleep by the time I reach the finishing line......
Clearly you're doing something wrong if she can sleep through it mate haha.
(12 April 2014, 12:23)bigpaul Wrote: there you go again, if it dosent you wont have a problem will you? what you gonna do when it does?
If it doesn't all go off, awesome. That will save a lot of effort.
If it does...thank goodness for prepping. I'm sure we're all prepping for the power to go out, as we all know if something does happen, that'll be one of the first things that happens.
As for the 'creative minds and hands on people will be the future' comment...I totally agree. It's logical. The toilet didn't invent itself. Blacksmithing didn't invent itself. Neither did farming, fertiliser, houses, matches and lighters, solar panels, water-wheels, cob-huts, roads, engines, wheels, the cart half of "Horse-and-Cart", plows, clothing, and millions of other things.
The fact of the matter is, at the moment, people are able to produce electricity more easily than ever. Providing there's a source of metal, a magnet, and some wire, it would be simple enough to get a running water wheel to start pumping out electricity. It would be even easier to rip out a car alternator and get that making leccy.
It'll be those that are creative that will bring society back, much faster than expected.
I am frequently asking for new perspectives and I do contact a lot of people on this forum and ask for advice. SD has had loads of calls from me. LS had been driven half mad with my questions about comms and the alike. TOF...poor thing, get's weekly texts, if not more often. MCavity get's his fair share of being bugged by me.
In the gym I was taught by an ex-pro bodybuilder...who was 3x my age when I first started. At the end of it all, I was able to teach him about nutrition, because I took his lessons and obsessed further into micro nutrients and the alike. I ended up helping his muscular development (or maintenance at his age).
My dad was my superhero and he taught me so much about business and finance. Currently I hassle my boss with things about business and aeroplanes.
I bother another friend about matters of politics, economics, and the alike. We debate (quite heatedly at times) for hours on end.
Am I ageist? HELL NO!!! Anyone that things I am is deluded. But, do I think there is knowledge to be imparted from the youth of society? Damn right there is. I learn something new everyday! I refuse to go to bed if I've not learned something new (thank goodness for learning other languages...learn 3 more words, then head on the pillow. Wake up every hour to review the words...implanted into long term memory!). At the same time, do I think there is knowledge to be imparted from the older members of society? Blatantly, which is why I seek it out so often.
Is there an issue on this forum with ageism? I'm not sure. Genuinely, I don't know whether it's an ageist thing, or whether there are some people whom just don't want to learn more, or they think they already know the answers, and don't want their views challenged.
In my not so humble opinion it's best to be open to what people are saying, then use intelligence, experience, and facts, as a way to remove the fallacy from your mind, or to better analyse the truth and understand the principle lessons within.
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