RANT CORNER

[ShaunWhite]

I wish I had of done now in hindsight. Its bloody gone now anyway, but at least I'll know better next time.

Nothing worse than someone saying shoulda woulda coulda, but what use is experience if it can't be passed on.

[jamesg46]

I wish I had of done now in hindsight. Its bloody gone now anyway, but at least I'll know better next time.

Nothing worse than someone saying shoulda woulda coulda, but what use is experience if it can't be passed on.

There is one thing that is worse, and that's the person that always says "I told you so, didnt I" - woulda, shoulda, coulda could be looked at as shared learning through reflection or shared knowledge through experience like you mention... but that person that who is the "I told you so,.didnt I" type of person, they're the ones that really boil my piss.

[firlandsfarm]

Every class I've known had a class nutter and a kid who behaves more like a grown-up than a child. I was one, my brother was the other.

You can't put it down to upbringing because we both had the same parents. Perhaps parents were stricter a few decades ago, they certainly were a century ago and that may have an impact. But I don't think things have changed much. Why kids get pleasure out of vandalism is a complete mystery - even I don't know why I did it.

I don't even remember a class nutter! I guess the worst we did was if bored and looking for excitement we sometimes had a shop-lifting competition, it was to see who could 'lift' the most in a given time period … left some with a (minor) criminal record. I got caught in the supermarket with 2 packets of Wrigley's under the wrist of my jumper … got taken to the office, gave a false name and address and thankfully they just gave me a warning and didn't take it further. I never did find out if there was a "Cherry Tree Road"

I think both parents were stricter and kids had more respect, not just for parents but also their 'elders'. I just feel that all this 'modern parenting' doesn't instill discipline and respect … when we came into contact with a policeman we were very respectful of who they were and what they represented whereas nowadays you earn your colours by being the complete opposite.

[jamesg46]

Every class I've known had a class nutter and a kid who behaves more like a grown-up than a child. I was one, my brother was the other.

You can't put it down to upbringing because we both had the same parents. Perhaps parents were stricter a few decades ago, they certainly were a century ago and that may have an impact. But I don't think things have changed much. Why kids get pleasure out of vandalism is a complete mystery - even I don't know why I did it.

I don't even remember a class nutter! I guess the worst we did was if bored and looking for excitement we sometimes had a shop-lifting competition, it was to see who could 'lift' the most in a given time period … left some with a (minor) criminal record. I got caught in the supermarket with 2 packets of Wrigley's under the wrist of my jumper … got taken to the office, gave a false name and address and thankfully they just gave me a warning and didn't take it further. I never did find out if there was a "Cherry Tree Road"

I think both parents were stricter and kids had more respect, not just for parents but also their 'elders'. I just feel that all this 'modern parenting' doesn't instill discipline and respect … when we came into contact with a policeman we were very respectful of who they were and what they represented whereas nowadays you earn your colours by being the complete opposite.

Reminds me of something i did when younger, I used to deliver the local free newspaper and one week Airwaves gifted every reader with free three packets of lemon Airwaves chewing gum, I had 300+ newspapers to deliver, my sheer greed and delight at having all these packets of chewing gums lead me down a very dark path, no way was I going to deliver them, instead I went about my round chewing through packets of gum like they were going out of fashion.... about half way through my round I had this horrendous bubble appear in my gut, never in my life have I needed to find a toilet with such desperation as I did that day... in blind panic I did the fastest penguin dance to the nearest tree, dropped my trouser and let out what I can only describe and eruption. Later after some thought and reflection on my moment of shame I read the back of the Airwaves packet, to my horror it revealed what was to always going to my karma, they contain a small amount of laxative... needless to say, I've never felt the urge to chew through countless packets of chewing gum since.

[Derek27]

[Derek27]

Every class I've known had a class nutter and a kid who behaves more like a grown-up than a child. I was one, my brother was the other.

You can't put it down to upbringing because we both had the same parents. Perhaps parents were stricter a few decades ago, they certainly were a century ago and that may have an impact. But I don't think things have changed much. Why kids get pleasure out of vandalism is a complete mystery - even I don't know why I did it.

I don't even remember a class nutter! I guess the worst we did was if bored and looking for excitement we sometimes had a shop-lifting competition, it was to see who could 'lift' the most in a given time period … left some with a (minor) criminal record. I got caught in the supermarket with 2 packets of Wrigley's under the wrist of my jumper … got taken to the office, gave a false name and address and thankfully they just gave me a warning and didn't take it further. I never did find out if there was a "Cherry Tree Road"

I think both parents were stricter and kids had more respect, not just for parents but also their 'elders'. I just feel that all this 'modern parenting' doesn't instill discipline and respect … when we came into contact with a policeman we were very respectful of who they were and what they represented whereas nowadays you earn your colours by being the complete opposite.

So, you did a bit of shoplifting in your day, you weren't so innocent after all.

I was caught nicking some Airfix paints from Woolworths when I was 11 and never did it again. I was never any good at it. I got caught because an Airfix brush was sticking out of my pocket.

[firlandsfarm]

Reminds me of something i did when younger, I used to deliver the local free newspaper and one week Airwaves gifted every reader with free three packets of lemon Airwaves chewing gum, I had 300+ newspapers to deliver, my sheer greed and delight at having all these packets of chewing gums lead me down a very dark path, no way was I going to deliver them, instead I went about my round chewing through packets of gum like they were going out of fashion.... about half way through my round I had this horrendous bubble appear in my gut, never in my life have I needed to find a toilet with such desperation as I did that day... in blind panic I did the fastest penguin dance to the nearest tree, dropped my trouser and let out what I can only describe and eruption. Later after some thought and reflection on my moment of shame I read the back of the Airwaves packet, to my horror it revealed what was to always going to my karma, they contain a small amount of laxative... needless to say, I've never felt the urge to chew through countless packets of chewing gum since.

Probably the funniest post I've ever read here

[firlandsfarm]

So, you did a bit of shoplifting in your day, you weren't so innocent after all.

I was caught nicking some Airfix paints from Woolworths when I was 11 and never did it again. I was never any good at it. I got caught because an Airfix brush was sticking out of my pocket.

I never said I was an innocent, I just wasn't a vandal.

[ShaunWhite]

33 years since Excel came out, 33 years and they've still got the million line limit. And it's sooooooo sloooooow even on Amazon's finest.
It's like living in the 80s again.

What SQL Visualisers are people out there using? I must get on top of that but with so many to pick from a recommendation from someone who's tried a few would be useful.

[Derek27]

It's actually 1,048,576. I don't think I've ever needed much more than a thousand.

[Atho55]

Different approach but went down the Access route and just link to any Excel sheet via data connection. It is relatively simple too which I found handy.

[ShaunWhite]

Different approach but went down the Access route and just link to any Excel sheet via data connection. It is relatively simple too which I found handy.

Thx that's a pretty good way to do things but I'm committed to SQL, I could query that with Excel but having spent half my life watching the eggtimer and I don't fancy spending the other half watching the latest animated widget trying to distract me from the fact that it's taking an eternity.

[ShaunWhite]

It's actually 1,048,576. I don't think I've ever needed much more than a thousand.

Whoo hoo an extra 48,576, I'll go for a ride on my hoverboard to celebrate and marvel at what a mindblowing place the 21st century is.

[Jukebox]

33 years since Excel came out, 33 years and they've still got the million line limit. And it's sooooooo sloooooow even on Amazon's finest.
It's like living in the 80s again.

What SQL Visualisers are people out there using? I must get on top of that but with so many to pick from a recommendation from someone who's tried a few would be useful.

1M still feels like luxury compared to the 64k limit prior to 2007

[ShaunWhite]

1M still feels like luxury compared to the 64k limit prior to 2007

....when I were a lad we used a quill and parchment, and we were glad to have it.

Getting there slowly.

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