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Minor Strangeness (IHTM)

A good few years ago my sister-in-law (originally from here in the uk) came on a visit from South Africa where she'd been living for some time. I didn't know her all that well having only met her briefly years before and wasn't exactly looking forward to having to entertain her. Moaning about it to my friends they suggested us having a 'girls night out' while she was here and arranged for us all to meet in one of the pubs in the town.

She was somewhat bemused when I suggested it to her and wanted to know if my husband would be coming with us.

Me 'Er no it's a girls night out'.

Her 'But will ****' (my then husband)' be taking us?'

Me 'No it's only just down the hill in town 15/20 minutes walk at the most'

Her 'What he won't be walking with us? Will any of the husbands be there are you sure it's safe?'

And so on and so forth, she took a bit of convincing but in the end decided she would 'brave it out' as long as I was absolutely sure it was going to be safe on our own.

You should have seen her face when I suggested that as the bluebells were out we'd actually walk down through the woods. It almost blew her mind when I said I usually walked that way into town it only took five minutes longer.

Her 'What on your very own? Seriously? Aren't you scared?

Me 'Well no wolves have been extinct in these parts for some time and there's no plan to reintroduce them at the moment and the same for bears'

I think this bit of gently sarcasm brought it home to her at last and she finally copped on that things really were so much worse in SA and that things in her old country hadn't kept pace with the esculating and 'taken for granted' violence in her new country.

She did in fact have a lovely time both walking through the woods (lets face it we didn't actually have to bushwhack our way through it was a well trodden path) and chatting to my friends in the absence of any male escorts/bodyguards. But she did keep saying 'I just can't get over we are able to do this I'd forgotten all about what it was like this sense of freedom'.

Of course it was an eye opener for us as well as to exactly how bad things were over there.
 
A good few years ago my sister-in-law (originally from here in the uk) came on a visit from South Africa where she'd been living for some time. I didn't know her all that well having only met her briefly years before and wasn't exactly looking forward to having to entertain her. Moaning about it to my friends they suggested us having a 'girls night out' while she was here and arranged for us all to meet in one of the pubs in the town.

She was somewhat bemused when I suggested it to her and wanted to know if my husband would be coming with us.

Me 'Er no it's a girls night out'.

Her 'But will ****' (my then husband)' be taking us?'

Me 'No it's only just down the hill in town 15/20 minutes walk at the most'

Her 'What he won't be walking with us? Will any of the husbands be there are you sure it's safe?'

And so on and so forth, she took a bit of convincing but in the end decided she would 'brave it out' as long as I was absolutely sure it was going to be safe on our own.

You should have seen her face when I suggested that as the bluebells were out we'd actually walk down through the woods. It almost blew her mind when I said I usually walked that way into town it only took five minutes longer.

Her 'What on your very own? Seriously? Aren't you scared?

Me 'Well no wolves have been extinct in these parts for some time and there's no plan to reintroduce them at the moment and the same for bears'

I think this bit of gently sarcasm brought it home to her at last and she finally copped on that things really were so much worse in SA and that things in her old country hadn't kept pace with the esculating and 'taken for granted' violence in her new country.

She did in fact have a lovely time both walking through the woods (lets face it we didn't actually have to bushwhack our way through it was a well trodden path) and chatting to my friends in the absence of any male escorts/bodyguards. But she did keep saying 'I just can't get over we are able to do this I'd forgotten all about what it was like this sense of freedom'.

Of course it was an eye opener for us as well as to exactly how bad things were over there.
South Africa has a terrible rate of sexual violence. Sis in Law might have expected a group of women to be escorted by a male relation or two, perhaps with guns?
How sad, to live in fear.
 
A good few years ago my sister-in-law (originally from here in the uk) came on a visit from South Africa where she'd been living for some time. I didn't know her all that well having only met her briefly years before and wasn't exactly looking forward to having to entertain her. Moaning about it to my friends they suggested us having a 'girls night out' while she was here and arranged for us all to meet in one of the pubs in the town.

She was somewhat bemused when I suggested it to her and wanted to know if my husband would be coming with us.

Me 'Er no it's a girls night out'.

Her 'But will ****' (my then husband)' be taking us?'

Me 'No it's only just down the hill in town 15/20 minutes walk at the most'

Her 'What he won't be walking with us? Will any of the husbands be there are you sure it's safe?'

And so on and so forth, she took a bit of convincing but in the end decided she would 'brave it out' as long as I was absolutely sure it was going to be safe on our own.

You should have seen her face when I suggested that as the bluebells were out we'd actually walk down through the woods. It almost blew her mind when I said I usually walked that way into town it only took five minutes longer.

Her 'What on your very own? Seriously? Aren't you scared?

Me 'Well no wolves have been extinct in these parts for some time and there's no plan to reintroduce them at the moment and the same for bears'

I think this bit of gently sarcasm brought it home to her at last and she finally copped on that things really were so much worse in SA and that things in her old country hadn't kept pace with the esculating and 'taken for granted' violence in her new country.

She did in fact have a lovely time both walking through the woods (lets face it we didn't actually have to bushwhack our way through it was a well trodden path) and chatting to my friends in the absence of any male escorts/bodyguards. But she did keep saying 'I just can't get over we are able to do this I'd forgotten all about what it was like this sense of freedom'.

Of course it was an eye opener for us as well as to exactly how bad things were over there.
Must be awful out there - not something I would be prepared to endure. A friend was helping to start up a new business in SA and this involved visiting some of the townships. I told him he was off his head, but he went nonetheless. Needless to say the business never got off the ground.
 
I've noticed for a long time, that when I sit at my desk and look at the monitor I start to feel very drowsy.

I think the monitor should be higher and I wonder if it's something to do with the 'pressure' and/or angle of my neck as I look downwards - in a similar way to how you can put someone to sleep by squeezing their neck perhaps?
 
South Africa has a terrible rate of sexual violence. Sis in Law might have expected a group of women to be escorted by a male relation or two, perhaps with guns?
How sad, to live in fear.
This is how I feel when people start on about double locking their doors/locking doors when they are inside the house/checking windows and doors are locked at night etc.

My youngest daughter has recently moved from York to Malton. In York they had a burglar alarm, locked all external doors at all times (even when they were home) and had a spyhole to check callers before answering the door.

Now they've just got a Ring doorbell, and that's only because my daughter works up in the attic and needs to tell delivery men to hang on a minute...
 
This is how I feel when people start on about double locking their doors/locking doors when they are inside the house/checking windows and doors are locked at night etc.

My youngest daughter has recently moved from York to Malton. In York they had a burglar alarm, locked all external doors at all times (even when they were home) and had a spyhole to check callers before answering the door.

Now they've just got a Ring doorbell, and that's only because my daughter works up in the attic and needs to tell delivery men to hang on a minute...
Yup, it's like those opulent gated communities. Y'know, where you have to get past Security to bring your shopping home.
They are very interesting to criminologists, who find that living in them increases residents' fear of crime rather than reducing it.

Of course, people move to them because they already feel afraid. Living there doesn't reassure them.

Did my MA Criminology dissertation on how people in my local, rather rough area felt about crime.

One of my surprising findings was that victims of opportunistic thefts still felt safe in the community.
Some would take no extra precautions (like double-checking locks at bedtime) because they believed the crime was a one-off and they'd just been unlucky.

The singer Robbie Williams lived in a rural gated community a few miles from'ere. He'd drink in the nearest pub.
It was a mile or two away along a dangerous country B road with a narrow footpath. Half an hour's walk or five minutes in the car.

Can remember thinking He'll soon be sick of THAT! and I was right. It was all TOO safe.
 
I've noticed for a long time, that when I sit at my desk and look at the monitor I start to feel very drowsy.

I think the monitor should be higher and I wonder if it's something to do with the 'pressure' and/or angle of my neck as I look downwards - in a similar way to how you can put someone to sleep by squeezing their neck perhaps?
I thought it was just me lol
 
I've noticed for a long time, that when I sit at my desk and look at the monitor I start to feel very drowsy.
I think the monitor should be higher and I wonder if it's something to do with the 'pressure' and/or angle of my neck as I look downwards - in a similar way to how you can put someone to sleep by squeezing their neck perhaps?
Are you sure you don't have an infestation of Vulcans?

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I've noticed for a long time, that when I sit at my desk and look at the monitor I start to feel very drowsy.

I think the monitor should be higher and I wonder if it's something to do with the 'pressure' and/or angle of my neck as I look downwards - in a similar way to how you can put someone to sleep by squeezing their neck perhaps?
Monitors are recommended to be roughly at eye level. I’d jack yours up a bit.
 
I've noticed for a long time, that when I sit at my desk and look at the monitor I start to feel very drowsy.

I think the monitor should be higher and I wonder if it's something to do with the 'pressure' and/or angle of my neck as I look downwards - in a similar way to how you can put someone to sleep by squeezing their neck perhaps?
I do believe the HSE has a DSE (Display Screen Equipment) assessment on their web site which should assist in getting your work station set up for you.
 
I've noticed for a long time, that when I sit at my desk and look at the monitor I start to feel very drowsy.

I think the monitor should be higher and I wonder if it's something to do with the 'pressure' and/or angle of my neck as I look downwards - in a similar way to how you can put someone to sleep by squeezing their neck perhaps?
Floyd- A large part of my work used to involve setting up work stations, looking at placement of equipment etc, f you want to message me Ican steer you to some useful guidance. As a rough guide to top of your visible screen should be at eyelevel and the screen should be about 23 inches away ( arm length ish), TTFN
 
Floyd- A large part of my work used to involve setting up work stations, looking at placement of equipment etc, f you want to message me Ican steer you to some useful guidance. As a rough guide to top of your visible screen should be at eyelevel and the screen should be about 23 inches away ( arm length ish), TTFN
That's very kind of you.

I am exactly arm length away and I shall move the monitor up once I get something high enough to raise it with.

(It must also be bad for my back to be hunching over like Quasimodo).
 
Just sitting here, mucking about on the internet, waiting to leave for work (in five minutes), and the cupboard door just opened in front of me. It made quite a noise, as though it took some effort and I thought I'd note conditions here for when it happens again! All doors closed, one window open in the kitchen, and next door out for the day. I do have to admit it was a little bit creepy...
 
Floyd- A large part of my work used to involve setting up work stations, looking at placement of equipment etc, f you want to message me Ican steer you to some useful guidance. As a rough guide to top of your visible screen should be at eyelevel and the screen should be about 23 inches away ( arm length ish), TTFN
Right- a temporary measure has sorted it. Much better!
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Lunatic? Moi?
Thank you for the compliment.
 
Right- a temporary measure has sorted it. Much better!
Oi!
I'll have you know I resemble that remark!
Anyway, I'm not a twat - I'm an arse.
And if you have some packets of A4 printer paper they make ideal 'screen raising blocks'.

the cupboard door just opened in front of me
Would that be the upstairs understairs cupboard where your lodgers are?
 
Oi!
I'll have you know I resemble that remark!
Anyway, I'm not a twat - I'm an arse.
And if you have some packets of A4 printer paper they make ideal 'screen raising blocks'.
Yes I do have some, but not enough. I'll replace the loo roll with something more substantial this week. It still needs to be much higher actually as well.
 
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