The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

[Morning Glory]

Well, I've been up all night, again. For the last couple of weeks, I've been on a normal sleep cycle -- in bed at midnight, up at 8AM. But now, it is after 5AM, and I'm not the slightest bit tired. I don't get it.

CD

Its all that photoshopping!

 

[Yorky]

Let me think... he drinks 4 of those cans = 1760 ml He also has another brand 4 x 330ml bottles = 1320 ml Total: 3 litres and a bit., I think. He used to drink much stronger lager and about 10 cans a day. He was totally out of control, particularly given the dementia. It was positively dangerous, as he kept falling over when out walking. I'm now in charge of his money so he is unable to purchase any himself. I order his drink on-line and ration it out. By trial and error I've worked out that if he doesn't drink more than the allocation he is able to function. He isn't happy about it but he is at least 'safe'. The beer is all 'hidden' so that he can't cheat. I also have to lock all my wine away plus all the cooking alcohol otherwise he drinks it when he gets up at 6 am! Its really quite tiresome having to keep everything monitored.

This reminds me of a story of my ex boss's wife. Her mother (from Luton and liked a few) would visit them in Chester at which time the booze would be hidden (behind the freezer in the garage). One time her mother caught her sneaking a snifter in the garage and from then on was convinced that she was an alcoholic!

 

[Duck59]

Not so far off - here is a lager I buy for my partner: £1.88 a litre. I think cheaper can be found in Aldi.

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Not that I'd buy this stuff, but if I did, it would cost me a minimum £2.40 a litre here in Scotland. We've got a minimum unit price of 50p per unit, so that pack would cost at least £4 here.

 

[Yorky]

Not that I'd buy this stuff, but if I did, it would cost me a minimum £2.40 a litre here in Scotland. We've got a minimum unit price of 50p per unit, so that pack would cost at least £4 here.

The only Scottish beer that I had a liking for was Younger's No 3 draught. Of course this was 25 years plus ago and I didn't drink it in Scotland. The best quality that I had was in a boozer in Skipton in Yorkshire. Those were the days.

 

[TastyReuben]

When I worked for magazines, I learned that one should NEVER just proofread their own writing.

I usually proofread my stuff in reverse. It helps stop the brain from making assumptions and filling in the blanks, so to speak.

 

[Duck59]

I usually proofread my stuff in reverse. It helps stop the brain from making assumptions and filling in the blanks, so to speak.

Proofreading is, unquestionably, a useful thing, but it can have its drawbacks. I had my novel proofread by an editor at the publisher and he decided to change some of my conversation into colloquial English. This wasn't at all what I wanted. The character in question was a young Polish woman who spoke English very well, but like many people who have this kind of background, used very formal structures, so what I was attempting to do was to replicate her way of speaking. She would not have used colloquial English and I had to change just about everything she said.

 

[MypinchofItaly]

I’m gaining weight, gosh. I’ve tried not to focus on this, but now it can’t be helped. It’s almost three months I don’t go out for a run by now and I won’t start now. Everyday I do some workout, weights (2kg) stretching, pilates, but the lack of running and/or swimming has his effects.
Diet? For nothing in the world, only the idea has bad effects on me. I try to eat balanced, but my muscles need to move and being active.

 

[caseydog]

I’m gaining weight, gosh. I’ve tried not to focus on this, but now it can’t be helped. It’s almost three months I don’t go out for a run by now and I won’t start now. Everyday I do some workout, weights (2kg) stretching, pilates, but the lack of running and or/swimming has his effects.
Diet? For nothing in the world, only the idea has bad effects on me. I try to eat balanced, but my muscles need to move and being active.

My weight is fine, but I have lost some muscle mass and tone since Covid-19.

CD

 

[Windigo]

I’m gaining weight, gosh. I’ve tried not to focus on this, but now it can’t be helped. It’s almost three months I don’t go out for a run by now and I won’t start now. Everyday I do some workout, weights (2kg) stretching, pilates, but the lack of running and or/swimming has his effects.
Diet? For nothing in the world, only the idea has bad effects on me. I try to eat balanced, but my muscles need to move and being active.

Muscle weight is heavier than fat, could it be that you are gaining muscle through that training you do?

 

[MypinchofItaly]

Muscle weight is heavier than fat, could it be that you are gaining muscle through that training you do?

honestly don't know, but I don't think so...maybe I should reconsider my daily diet and rebalance certain things, drink more liquids, even probably, and instead of eating 80 g of pasta which is ok for me (although in Italy we say that with 80 g of pasta per person I can only tell you if it's cooked, ) and have only 70 g.

 

[Morning Glory]

I usually proofread my stuff in reverse. It helps stop the brain from making assumptions and filling in the blanks, so to speak.

What does that mean?

 

[mjd]

What does that mean?

The brain already knows what the writer intended to write so it "glosses" over mistakes (the brain fills them in). By reading a document in reverse order (bottom to top, right to left), the brain can more easily pick up on spelling errors.

 

[TastyReuben]

What does that mean?

I start at the end of a sentence/paragraph/passage, and read back to the beginning.

 

[medtran49]

What does that mean?

You've never seen that test where all the vowels are taken out of the words, but most people are able to read it very easily? As noted previously, most people's brains will automatically fill in the blanks.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

me confusing is this Now