Sam
17 years ago
1 year ago
5,092
It could be worse

I'm 26 on Monday, possibly unemployed again because I wanted minimum wage, single, don't drive and live with my nan.

Only messing with you man. It's tough when you've certain ideas about how your life should be and indeed what you want and it hasn't happened yet. Then you're stuck in some cycle and can't seem to break it. Have you thought maybe of travelling? Like doing 6-12 months in Australia or America? Just to kind of hit the reset button.


I should feel lucky, I do have a good job. But I don't have a social life, none of my friends live in my home town anymore, apart from work and occasional meet ups I don't do anything. My friends are getting good jobs, moving out or whatever: my friend has gone to Canada for two years, he's living on his savings and doesn't have a job lined up or anything, just going there on a whim - and that has made me feel like I need to do something with my life.

I'm scared of being stuck here forever - I don't want to be having this discussion when I'm 30. I want to make the most of my 20s, they're the best part of my life. I'm in a growing profession and could get a great job somewhere. I feel terrified of moving out at the same time as being desperate to want to.

I'm going to really push myself to, I'm saving money, going to promote myself more the next few months and after Christmas just go for it. I might be going Canada to visit my friend next year, a few of us want to go together, I'm really hoping it happens. If I pluck up the courage to move out and then visit my friend in Canada next year could be life changing for me.
Franck
17 years ago
2 days ago
4,255


A completely normal day in Sweden...
King Luis
17 years ago
1 month ago
3,111
I should feel lucky, I do have a good job. But I don't have a social life, none of my friends live in my home town anymore, apart from work and occasional meet ups I don't do anything. My friends are getting good jobs, moving out or whatever: my friend has gone to Canada for two years, he's living on his savings and doesn't have a job lined up or anything, just going there on a whim - and that has made me feel like I need to do something with my life.

I'm scared of being stuck here forever - I don't want to be having this discussion when I'm 30. I want to make the most of my 20s, they're the best part of my life. I'm in a growing profession and could get a great job somewhere. I feel terrified of moving out at the same time as being desperate to want to.

I'm going to really push myself to, I'm saving money, going to promote myself more the next few months and after Christmas just go for it. I might be going Canada to visit my friend next year, a few of us want to go together, I'm really hoping it happens. If I pluck up the courage to move out and then visit my friend in Canada next year could be life changing for me.


Know how you feel, feel like i have loads of friends they just seem to live everywhere but where i live ha something that is just normal in the cycling industry really but it sucks when you have sod all to do on weekends off haven't seen my best mate for like 2 years and he lives like 5 minutes away (probably couldn't even call him a best mate now tbh haha)
Tommo.
12 years ago
1 year ago
2,272
So ended up breaking two fingers at work today which means time off I can really afford. Great
K3V0
15 years ago
1 year ago
5,966
So ended up breaking two fingers at work today which means time off I can really afford. Great


How'd you manage that?

Workplace insurance/cover?
Tommo.
12 years ago
1 year ago
2,272
How'd you manage that?

Workplace insurance/cover?


Catching a 5ft tube I caught it wrong and it hit the two fingers. Wouldn't have been as bad if it was my left hand as would still be able to use a spanner. My dads the boss and said he would give me some pay just have a busy couple of weeks atm
Vercoe
11 years ago
3 years ago
1,510
Was it your work's fault? If it was they should pay you 100%.
Tommo.
12 years ago
1 year ago
2,272
Nah I just went to catch it wrong. Instead of catching how I usually would I did it a different way
Vercoe
11 years ago
3 years ago
1,510
I just made a dick joke to the man on the phone from EE; does that now make me a "lad"?
King Luis
17 years ago
1 month ago
3,111
I just made a dick joke to the man on the phone from EE; does that now make me a "lad"?


Did you take him for a cheeky Nandos after? believe thats a key part of being a Lad
K3V0
15 years ago
1 year ago
5,966
Did you take him for a cheeky Nandos after? believe thats a key part of being a Lad


Sam
17 years ago
1 year ago
5,092
Did you take him for a cheeky Nandos after? believe thats a key part of being a Lad


So true.
Vercoe
11 years ago
3 years ago
1,510
Did you take him for a cheeky Nandos after? believe thats a key part of being a Lad


Bollocksed that up, then. Didn't get me any discounts either.
Jonas
17 years ago
4 years ago
1,380
Premium
For the first time since 2006 someone has been shot dead by the police here in Norway today.
Franck
17 years ago
2 days ago
4,255
I think the Swedish police average about 3 shooting deaths per year.
The Platypus
13 years ago
1 year ago
1,784
I actually didn't think Norwegian police carried guns?
Jonas
17 years ago
4 years ago
1,380
Premium
I actually didn't think Norwegian police carried guns?

They are temporarily carrying more firearms due to 'increased militant threats against authorities'. Only last week a woman who apparently tried to stab a child was also shot by the police but survived.
K3V0
15 years ago
1 year ago
5,966
They are temporarily carrying more firearms due to 'increased militant threats against authorities'. Only last week a woman who apparently tried to stab a child was also shot by the police but survived.


Poor aim
Shola
15 years ago
5 years ago
2,708
Every time someone is shot over here, it always seems to be an accident. "But it was later found the man was holding a torch"
K3V0
15 years ago
1 year ago
5,966
My dad's been admitted to hospital twice in the last four days now.

First they thought it was a bite from a spider, but know now it's an infection, possibly a MRSA.

Hate being so far away from family when shit like this happens.
Franck
17 years ago
2 days ago
4,255
Working on weekends sucks, especially when there is nothing to do at work.
Carroll.
15 years ago
3 years ago
3,361
Working on weekends sucks, especially when there is nothing to do at work.


Tell me about it. I worked from 9am till 10pm yesterday.. Today I'm opening up and closing the place and acting as manager as ones gone on a stag do, ones pregnant and had to have a few weeks off and the last one has just left cause he's gone to uni in Liverpool. Been taught no training at all so this will be fun
Franck
17 years ago
2 days ago
4,255
Was supposed to work until 10, but I got bored of sitting on my arse just rolling my thumbs because of the lack of work and clocked out at 7. Took me more than an hour and a half to get home because the public transport authority are a bunch of cancerous cunts.

I'm buying a car as soon as I get my next pay-cheque.
Dan
12 years ago
4 months ago
16,964
Back from 11 days in Turkey...what have I missed!?
Sam
17 years ago
1 year ago
5,092
I've never had such problems with any OS until Windows 10. Absolute piece of shit.

'inaccessible boot device' error on reset, so I wanted to go into Safe Mode but you can't do that unless you have an ISO/recovery drive. So I had to redownload that to get into Safe Mode. What was wrong with the old method of just pressing 'F8' I don't know.

Now my bloody Boot Configuration Data is missing and none of the methods fix it. Just going to go back to Windows 7, so much easier.
Jason
17 years ago
1 month ago
4,635
I've had less problems on Windows 10 than i did on 8.1

Noticed though, when i firts upgraded from Windows 8.1 > 10 i had weird glitches here and there, then did a full clean install of Windows 10 and haven't had a problem since.
Vercoe
11 years ago
3 years ago
1,510
Only problem I have with Windows 10 is that, ever since updating, my laptop has issues when it shuts down and sporadically decides when it wants to shut down or when it wants to just go to a black screen and run down the battery like a dick.
Sam
17 years ago
1 year ago
5,092
I never even went to 8, didn't risk that shit.

10 did work for most of the time, but after those problems it's been shit ever since. Spoke to others who've had the same problems and had to reinstall.

Back to 7 in a few days, I've just bought myself an SSD (finally!) so I'll do a clean install on that.
Jason
17 years ago
1 month ago
4,635
SSD's are brilliant.

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