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via mobile 30/7/2022 at 7:47pm
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I don't think we'll fly again, it's just too much hassle nowadays. Of course, you never know.
In general, it's good to try new stuff, especially as you get older, it keeps you young !
btw there's a political statement above and I thought this site banned political statements. I just ask because I can be quite political when allowed, so if it's now allowed it would be good to know


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It's a bit tricky. I have done a lot of these things, maybe only once though.
However, I would never pay to go to a football match, or wear football strip. Or rugby, or cricket, baseball, any team sport really.
There's a whole list of vertiginous things I would never do, wing walk on a plane, jump off a bridge on a bungee, parachute from a plane, go rock climbing with a rope, abseil from a height.


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For me personally, I would never go to another football match, one was quite enough and bored me to tears!

Can't say I have not been to a festival, however, I have yet to attend a festival involving camping overnight. It is just not for me. The local 2-day one is fine as I can go back home to sleep in my house and bed!

Not going to do anything like sky-diving, bungee jump, zip-lining, hot-air ballooning, and other pursuits that involve being outdoor at a height and/or speed. It is not my cup of tea.

Each to their own and all that.

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Quote: Originally posted by RFdemon on 29/7/2022
May be I'm mad, sad or just old but here are things that I'll never, ever do:

I'm committed to never:
a) enter an Ikea,
b) purchase from Amazon, or
c) drink low or zero alcohol drinks.

Have I missed anything? Do you have a list too?




Done the first 2 and still do on a regular basis.

The third was done for research purposes - I tried low and zero beers to see if I liked them when I could not drink alcohol as I was driving; and no, I don't like them, and would prefer to drink the likes of flavoured tonic water (Fever Tree Aromatic is very nice on its own) and other mixers like ginger ale or beer.

In addition, non-alcoholic beers and spirits are similar in price to their alcoholic versions, and I do not believe it is justifiable to charge that much for little or no alcohol in them!

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However if you like cider, Sheppy's do an almost-non-alcoholic one which is very nice, we get it in Tesco.

Thought of some more I would never do. Smoke tobacco, vape that disgusting stuff, ot take recreational drugs.


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Eat mushrooms
Drink whisky
Take narcotics
Want Celtic fc to win a football match (don’t want them to even win the toss tbh)
Smoke
Vote for a certain political party up here in Scotland or vote for their primary aim
Watch an episode of love island
Watch cricket
Buy an EV
Listen to (c)rap music
I’m sure there’s plenty more



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Quote: Originally posted by dk168 on 31/7/2022
For me personally, I would never go to another football match, one was quite enough and bored me to tears! For me personally, I would never go to another football match, one was quite enough and bored me to tears!

Can't say I have not been to a festival, however, I have yet to attend a festival involving camping overnight. It is just not for me. The local 2-day one is fine as I can go back home to sleep in my house and bed!

Not going to do anything like sky-diving, bungee jump, zip-lining, hot-air ballooning, and other pursuits that involve being outdoor at a height and/or speed. It is not my cup of tea.

Each to their own and all that.

DK


Clearly didn’t go to see the right team. Nothing better than watching your team play and score then go onto win the game.
But I kinda get your point, outwith my own team, watching Scottish football is the equivalent of watching paint dry. If it wasn’t for my team I’d likely stick to watching the English game


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via mobile 01/8/2022 at 8:37am
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Non alcoholic fizzy wine is nice imo. Tried it first in Spain where it is a lot cheaper. Nozeco from Sainsbury's is Ł4 so cheaper than prosecco.


01/8/2022 at 1:22pm
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Go to any sporting event
Watch sport on TV
Go on a crowded beach
Go away on any bank holiday or during school holidays
Listen to rap music
Do anything involving heights, unless I'm in a plane (I actually love flying)

I hate crowded places so anything like packed stadiums or busy market places is a definite no-no.

I hate shopping too so I won't go anywhere near shops unless I am looking for something specific. Grocery shopping comes under the heading "something specific", although I usually only go as my wife doesn't drive.

Loads of things I would still love to do but probably never will due to finances.


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Quote: Originally posted by RFdemon on 29/7/2022
May be I'm mad, sad or just old but here are things that I'll never, ever do:

I'm committed to never:
a) enter an Ikea,
b) purchase from Amazon, or
c) drink low or zero alcohol drinks.

Have I missed anything? Do you have a list too?




I have been to an Ikea but have never bought anything, my wife often buys from Amazon, and I have on odd occasions, and I often drink low or zero alcohol drinks when I have to drive afterwards. I'm the only driver in our house.


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Camp on a busy ‘holiday park’ type site
Go on Naked Attraction
Engage in online (or any other) gambling
Eat raw flesh (oysters, sushi, steak tartare, grubs and bugs on a reality tv show)
Get a tattoo or piercing other than ear lobe
Get a cat
Join a golf club


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(I find Adnams Ghost Ship 0.5% drinkable if it is chilled very cold. Though my partner declared it ‘foul’)


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Quote: Originally posted by DeborahTurner on 02/8/2022
Camp on a busy ‘holiday park’ type site
Go on Naked Attraction
Engage in online (or any other) gambling
Eat raw flesh (oysters, sushi, steak tartare, grubs and bugs on a reality tv show)
Get a tattoo or piercing other than ear lobe
Get a cat
Join a golf club




I am with you on all of those, except possibly getting a cat. Highly unlikely, although we have had them in the past albeit over 30 years ago. There was even a time that we had three cats and two dogs. We do have several cats that now regularly visit our garden though.

Not likely to even get an earlobe pierced.


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Swim in open water, jump out of a plane, or go climbing
Judge anyone else for their personal life choices - be it religion, veganism, temperance, etc etc
Vote Tory (Based on previous post in this thread I'm allowed this :-) )
Miss the Eurovision song contest
Manage to pull a proper wheelie - never could and still can't
I will never, ever, ever go to horse racing again, or bet on horses, or support that "industry" in any way
Wear Harris Tweed :-)


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Quote: Originally posted by Mitchamitri on 02/8/2022
Swim in open water, jump out of a plane, or go climbing
Judge anyone else for their personal life choices - be it religion, veganism, temperance, etc etc
Vote Tory (Based on previous post in this thread I'm allowed this :-) )
Miss the Eurovision song contest
Manage to pull a proper wheelie - never could and still can't
I will never, ever, ever go to horse racing again, or bet on horses, or support that "industry" in any way
Wear Harris Tweed :-)




With you 100% on all of those except Eurovision. On that one I am the complete opposite. I haven't watched it in decades and probably never will.


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You give it nil points :-)



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