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First thing I noticed too Looks so good.

Look at the finger grips on the lens. Classy.

My new baby just arrived

Wasn't sure whether to put this as a separate topic but will mention it here instead. Not sure if many have heard but there's been a few articles and tweets surrounding the games industry in regards to sexual misconduct (of which @Mel81x provided a link for the streamers side of it) There are a few stories out there around this, but thought this video might sum up some of the shit fest that has been happening.

With Vine, they were actually making short comedy sketches. Tik Tok just seems like a bunch of bellends dancing and lip singing. And I'm hearing they are making millions?

@Rab will not be a happy bunny.

Amazing.... https://9gag.com/gag/a6KOpNN

Hamilton will be racing in a black Mercedes. I hope he remembers that someone else had a black Mercedes...

Alright, no need to brag. This isn't a dating site.

39 years old, yet in an absolutely mint condition. Loaded a film and tried a few shots, everything works like a charm... The lens feels very good, the focusing ring is smooth, the aperture ring too, the shutter is very silent. Yet to test the automatic winder and the external angle finder. Now waiting for other two lenses to arrive, as this 35-70mm one came with the camera, so I ordered two additional primes (50mm/1.4 and 135mm/2.8). Also ordered a shoulder strap and a shitload of film, haha. Was positively surprised with the variety of film still available, got me some Kodak and Fuji rolls, and a few different sorts of Ilford for B&W. Best birthday present ever

Gutting! My first digital camera was an Olympus and I loved it. Pretty!

Always been scared of heights but it's funny when you are pissed as a newt you will do anything, got pissed in my army days leaving the NAAFI and my mate bet me I could not climb the battery flagpole in the parade ground, I took the bet on and climbed it, reached the top, took my hand off the pole to wave and the bloody top bit bent and snapped and I went crashing into the concrete parade ground below. I ended up in a military hospital for 6 months with a broken jaw in 3 places, fractured my skull, broke my ankle and wrist and burst the blood vessels in my eyes, my battery TSM wanted to get me charged with causing grievous bodily harm to myself and breaking his fucking flagpole but 2 Staff Sergeants convinced him I had paid the price by ending up in the hospital and I had just got back from a 5-month tour of NI, and they fixed the flagpole for him. A good thing came out of that episode is that's where I met the wife, we courted and then got married and in 40 odd years later of marriage she has never let me forget how we met...all for the sake of a bloody flagpole.

I had absolutely no fear of heights as a kid/teenager (we'd actually walk on the rail bridge railings and roof edges of 12 storey buildings, we idiots), but acquired a certain uneasiness towards it later in life, now I get a bit lightheaded whenever I encounter heights, haha.

Strange situation you have here... I never got on well with my Mum and it was always hard going but my Father was always there to keep things on an even keel, my sisters could do no wrong and I always seemed to get the brunt of her anger or frustration and when my parents finally got divorced he took me with him and the girls stayed with my mother... At the time it seemed unreasonable but looking back I am sure my scallywag ways and coming in at all hours probably used to wind her right up so ask yourself if there is anything you might be doing that might be adding to this friction?? Having said that this was when I was 16/17 by the time I was your age I already had a little one and our own flat... I appreciate the situation must be getting you down, I don't think I have ever known a time where getting yourself your own space/property has ever been harder for the younger generation than it is now but it can be done if you are prepared to make some sacrifices for comfort in the beginning... Getting some space to yourself will help clear your head and give you time to think because being in a war zone battling all the time will be no good for your mental health in the long run... Rent wise I always paid my way but my parents encouraged me to save for a rainy day and were happy with what I gave them rather than demanding a set amount each week so every time I got a pay rise while living at home I would pay a little more but I could have gone 2 months without paying a penny and they wouldn't have batted an eye about it.. They were good like that and if I was saving up for something they would take less... As @nudge says they should be supporting you not the other way around... I am lucky that I earn enough to cover all the bills even if no-one else in the house was earning anything so I don't see that paying rent is the be all and end all but we do make them pay bills/rent simply because life is not a free ride and they need to learn to budget/save and prioritise... We tell them it goes towards the food/council tax/gas & electric etc but in reality it goes back to them when they really need it.. Working towards finding your own space seems to be the priority at the moment... Try and keep the peace until then and put all your energy into that

He loves playing his Nintendo with his big bruv or mum or our son, asked me once but told him I am all big fat fingers & thumbs.

I don't know the full story but I know wee Kaiden was sitting here the other day trying to load a game and it would not load so our daughter who is pretty savvy with all these things tried loading it with no joy and told him she would get him an up to date Nintendo as the one he had was old as fuck, but she will still keep it and it will come in handy for others. So me and the wife said we would get him a new one and class it as an early Xmas present, never had these things when me and the wife were wee nippers, all we had was a tin fireman climbing up a tin fire truck ladder or the wife with a plastic doll, oh and a Beano or Dandy book.

Wow... according to sources, the Campeonato Carioca will have fans in attendance as of next week. Not behind closed doors. They just don't care in Brazil. @El Profesor https://www.tycsports.com/tendencia/botafogo-considera-insolita-la-decision-de-rio-de-permitir-publico-en-estadios-20200628.html

Usually NXT. The rest are on highlights. Think Impact is free on My5. Used to watch that until they brought in Joey Ryan.

I use memegenerator website. They have loads of templates you can edit.

Eat shit the lot of you. I'm a simulation

I swear you just post these defunct "image not found" JPEGs to troll us all @Devil-Dick Willie

A couple from yesterday's walk

Impressive!

Yeah, taking on a large student debt doesn't sound great... do you have a job? If not, any chance of getting one (part-time, maybe?) or some other side gig for extra money to pay for a shared flat or something like that? Maybe try to enquire about any TA positions available at uni once you start your Masters? That's what paid part of my bills when I was doing mine, always a good idea to ask around. What about student housing? Any chance of getting that? I do hope you find a way out of it, that's a terrible situation to be in, especially for a 21 year old, and I'm sorry to hear that your family doesn't support you. It's not how it should be...

Memories, just over 6 years ago I retired from work as a 65-year-old and became officially an 'old git' as our son & daughter call me, went to Ocean Terminal Bar for a meal & drink compliments of our daughter with grandsons in tow, wee Kaiden was just a year old then, how time flys.

Watch and see....

Back to the Future 34 years later...