old fashioned tasks that we still practice ??

[portfolio]

just musing as i polished my  shoes prior to  a pre poker  supper with my partners folks, and wondered how many peeps in this throw away age still   buff up leather to a shine??  do trainers get polished nowadays, or do young uns just fork out another £100+ when they are dirty??


as   to eating, actually  sat  down at a table in a group       how often  i wonder??

i know we certainly dont utilize the 2x 8 seater dining tables   currently supporting pcs and   tax returns for their daily crust !!

[tikay]

just musing as i polished my  shoes prior to  a pre poker  supper with my partners folks, and wondered how many peeps in this throw away age still   buff up leather to a shine??  do trainers get polished nowadays, or do young uns just fork out another £100+ when they are dirty??


as   to eating, actually  sat  down at a table in a group       how often  i wonder??

i know we certainly dont utilize the 2x 8 seater dining tables   currently supporting pcs and   tax returns for their daily crust !!

If my Father caught me leaving the house without polishing my shoes, there was serious grief to be had!

In my youth (OK, OK), any day out or event meant a shave, suit & tie, & shiny shoes. So when the Stones & The Animals came along, & played gigs in jeans & whatnot - shock horror! A kid at our school, got expelled for wearng trainers, another for wearing bell-bottoms! (I'm not sure, but I think it may have been boltpp, he's well edgy that one).

I still find it strange to see the likes of, I dunno, Mourinho or whoever, on Cup Final Day, unshaved. I guess it's a cool thing.

When we started Poker Week, the Producer chappie suggested "casual" wear, & I tried it for 2 weeks, but it's just not me, & I was worried what Dad would think. So the jacket & tie came out. Interestingly, note the Golf experts, Football pundits & cricket Commentators, even Sir Ian - all dolled up in ties & jackets these days. Quite right, too.

As for Dinner round the table, living alone, I don't think I've ever done it. Three's a crowd, two's company, but one means you can do as you like. Decadence indeed, what would our fathers have said?

[TightEnd]

I believe some of these things are important

For example I always sit down to a proper meal, cooked by me, at least once a weekend with my kids...its all too easy to have them eat tea on their laps in front of Dr Who for example and you lose that sense of "occasion" and "family" from not making the effort sometimes.

In addition if they are ever out eating with me, I've got a headstart in the behaviour stakes compared to some families I see

[raab11]

we eat at the table every day,  if you dont you dont eat. simple really

[M3boy]

My trainers go in the washing machine when they are dirty

[Rookie (Rodney)]

I own about 8-10 pairs of trainers, several of which i havent worn...

I eat my domino's out of its box in my bedroom on my pc.

[kinboshi]

I still wash my hands after going to the loo (well usually).  A practice that's in decline I'm afraid to say.  Especially concerning in a card room, especially when the chips are all sticky and grubby...

[raab11]

I still wash my hands after going to the loo (well usually).  A practice that's in decline I'm afraid to say.  Especially concerning in a card room, especially when the chips are all sticky and grubby...

my secret is not pishing on my hands

[kinboshi]

I still wash my hands after going to the loo (well usually).  A practice that's in decline I'm afraid to say.  Especially concerning in a card room, especially when the chips are all sticky and grubby...

my secret is not pishing on my hands

You might not - but others do (not pish on your hands - well I'd hope not).  They touch the same door handles, the same chips, etc...

[raab11]

I believe some of these things are important

For example I always sit down to a proper meal, cooked by me, at least once a weekend with my kids...its all too easy to have them eat tea on their laps in front of Dr Who for example and you lose that sense of "occasion" and "family" from not making the effort sometimes.

In addition if they are ever outeating   me, I've got a headstart in the behaviour stakes compared to some families I see

i dont believe your kids can out eat you tighty

[tikay]

I still wash my hands after going to the loo (well usually).  A practice that's in decline I'm afraid to say.  Especially concerning in a card room, especially when the chips are all sticky and grubby...

my secret is not pishing on my hands

You might not - but others do (not pish on your hands - well I'd hope not).  They touch the same door handles, the same chips, etc...

If you think about it, Cardrooms must be seriously high-ranked when it comes to the spread of disease. At any one table, at some stage, every player touches every card, & every chip, & by the time the Final has been reached, just imagine the multiplication process by then!

[RED-DOG]

Greasing the car was a regular Sunday job. I used to grease my Dad's Bedford truck, it had 28 grease nipples, i had to count them to make sure I hadn't missed any.

When you did the ones on the Kingpins, you had to jack the truck up to release the pressure and allow the grease to get between the pin and the bush.

Nowadays it's all sealed bearings and greaseless nylon bushes. My old grease-gun is obsolete, but I just can't bring myself to throw it away.

[kinboshi]

Greasing the car was a regular Sunday job. I used to grease my Dad's Bedford truck, it had 28 grease nipples, i had to count them to make sure I hadn't missed any.

When you did the ones on the Kingpins, you had to jack the truck up to release the pressure and allow the grease to get between the pin and the bush.

Nowadays it's all sealed bearings and greaseless nylon bushes. My old grease-gun is obsolete, but I just can't bring myself to throw it away.

Lend it to Tikay, for his knees and hips.

[Geo the Sarge]

Greasing the car was a regular Sunday job. I used to grease my Dad's Bedford truck, it had 28 grease nipples, i had to count them to make sure I hadn't missed any.

When you did the ones on the Kingpins, you had to jack the truck up to release the pressure and allow the grease to get between the pin and the bush.

Nowadays it's all sealed bearings and greaseless nylon bushes. My old grease-gun is obsolete, but I just can't bring myself to throw it away.

Lend it to Tikay, for his knees and hips.

And his nipples if it takes his fancy!

Geo

[The_nun]