OT. Rant

"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote in
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I am not slim. I am overweight. I am fat. The other week was the cycling
club
annual dinner & award ceremony, which I had to be at as I'm racing
secretary
and had organised the trophies, engravings, medals and the production of
the
programme for the event (my printer had been working overtime, as had I).

Whilst at the dinner, in the middle of the main course, a person told me
about
how, if I wanted to stay slim & healthy like him, I should not eat a meal
such
as the one on the plate... the fact is, he had exactly the same on his
plate as
me, which he was eating... a couple of other people, during the evening,
made
comment about how if I want to be healthy, I should be eating A, not
eating B,
doing C, not doing D. Did I ask these people for their advice? No, they
simply
felt it was perfectly acceptable to tell me how so much better they are
than me
with the "If you want to be slim like me..."

Maybe a reply along the lines of "well if we a sharing unasked for advise,
you do realize it is extremely rude to comment on someone's weight don't
you"?

Jo

"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote in
message ...

I am not slim. I am overweight. I am fat. The other week was the cycling
club
annual dinner & award ceremony, which I had to be at as I'm racing
secretary
and had organised the trophies, engravings, medals and the production of
the
programme for the event (my printer had been working overtime, as had I).

Whilst at the dinner, in the middle of the main course, a person told me
about
how, if I wanted to stay slim & healthy like him, I should not eat a meal
such
as the one on the plate... the fact is, he had exactly the same on his
plate as
me, which he was eating... a couple of other people, during the evening,
made
comment about how if I want to be healthy, I should be eating A, not
eating B,
doing C, not doing D. Did I ask these people for their advice? No, they
simply
felt it was perfectly acceptable to tell me how so much better they are
than me
with the "If you want to be slim like me..."

Maybe a reply along the lines of "well if we a sharing unasked for
advise, you do realize it is extremely rude to comment on someone's weight
don't you"?

Jo

Or you could say "No thanks, it would make me look wrinkly." Without even
saying that *she* looks wrinkly, you've got the ball in your court.

Tweed

"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote in
message ...

I am not slim. I am overweight. I am fat. The other week was the cycling
club
annual dinner & award ceremony, which I had to be at as I'm racing
secretary
and had organised the trophies, engravings, medals and the production of
the
programme for the event (my printer had been working overtime, as had I).

Whilst at the dinner, in the middle of the main course, a person told me
about
how, if I wanted to stay slim & healthy like him, I should not eat a meal
such
as the one on the plate... the fact is, he had exactly the same on his
plate as
me, which he was eating... a couple of other people, during the evening,
made
comment about how if I want to be healthy, I should be eating A, not
eating B,
doing C, not doing D. Did I ask these people for their advice? No, they
simply
felt it was perfectly acceptable to tell me how so much better they are
than me
with the "If you want to be slim like me..."

Maybe a reply along the lines of "well if we a sharing unasked for
advise, you do realize it is extremely rude to comment on someone's weight
don't you"?

Jo

Or you could say "No thanks, it would make me look wrinkly." Without even
saying that *she* looks wrinkly, you've got the ball in your court.

Tweed

"jmcquown" wrote in message
.. .
wrote:
CK wrote:

38C!! That's way too hot for me!

Yeah, for pretty much everyone! But it doesn't happen here that
often. Mostly, it's between 4C and 25C. Better?

Joyce

(laughing) You wouldn't fare well in west Tennessee or places further
south. 38C is pretty much the norm for at *least* two weeks in the
summer.
We caught a break this summer; it didn't get above 36C

You'd be surprised; you can adjust. I have lived in extreme cold and
extreme heat. Once you're acclaimated it just feels normal. Not
necessarily *pleasant*, but normal.

I've been in the southern USA so long I get cold if it's 55F (12C). But
of
course that's after it's been 90F (32C) for several weeks running and then
fall arrives and it starts to get chilly.

The "comfort factor", although related to temperature, has as much to do
with humidity and wind strength as the heat. I'd much prefer a 42C degree
day in Outback Queensland than a 42C degree day here where the humidity
would still be at about 70% (thats considered low around here) and the hot
wind would be blowing.

Yowie

"jmcquown" wrote in message
.. .
wrote:
CK wrote:

38C!! That's way too hot for me!

Yeah, for pretty much everyone! But it doesn't happen here that
often. Mostly, it's between 4C and 25C. Better?

Joyce

(laughing) You wouldn't fare well in west Tennessee or places further
south. 38C is pretty much the norm for at *least* two weeks in the
summer.
We caught a break this summer; it didn't get above 36C

You'd be surprised; you can adjust. I have lived in extreme cold and
extreme heat. Once you're acclaimated it just feels normal. Not
necessarily *pleasant*, but normal.

I've been in the southern USA so long I get cold if it's 55F (12C). But
of
course that's after it's been 90F (32C) for several weeks running and then
fall arrives and it starts to get chilly.

The "comfort factor", although related to temperature, has as much to do
with humidity and wind strength as the heat. I'd much prefer a 42C degree
day in Outback Queensland than a 42C degree day here where the humidity
would still be at about 70% (thats considered low around here) and the hot
wind would be blowing.

Yowie

On 22 Nov 2004 11:13:31 GMT, omcom
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote:

I can haul my 120kg frame down to the train station (about a mile away) in
under 20 minutes and not be out of breath. Like to see a "slim" person do
the same thing.

Yowie

A few months ago I was shopping in Norwich. In the mall I needed to go up a
flight of stairs to the next level. I bounded up whizzing past a slim young
thing who was puffing her way up the stairs. She was with her boyfriend, who
looked a bit stunned when a middle-aged fat lady whizzed past them. I had a
smug moment to myself ;-)

These stories remind me of a friend I served with when I was still in
the Army. He joined the post weight lifting team, and did really well.
In fact he won a couple competitions, including the III Corp dead-lift
championship for which he was put in for an Achievement medal. The
problem was that he had bulked up so much that he could no longer pass
the run portion of the standard physical fitness test that we had to
pass twice a year. Since he couldn't pass the run, he couldn't get the
medal, so he dropped off the team.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky (RB)

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On 22 Nov 2004 11:13:31 GMT, omcom
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote:

I can haul my 120kg frame down to the train station (about a mile away) in
under 20 minutes and not be out of breath. Like to see a "slim" person do
the same thing.

Yowie

A few months ago I was shopping in Norwich. In the mall I needed to go up a
flight of stairs to the next level. I bounded up whizzing past a slim young
thing who was puffing her way up the stairs. She was with her boyfriend, who
looked a bit stunned when a middle-aged fat lady whizzed past them. I had a
smug moment to myself ;-)

These stories remind me of a friend I served with when I was still in
the Army. He joined the post weight lifting team, and did really well.
In fact he won a couple competitions, including the III Corp dead-lift
championship for which he was put in for an Achievement medal. The
problem was that he had bulked up so much that he could no longer pass
the run portion of the standard physical fitness test that we had to
pass twice a year. Since he couldn't pass the run, he couldn't get the
medal, so he dropped off the team.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky (RB)

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Ginger-lyn Summer wrote:
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:36:55 GMT, "Jeanette"
wrote:

I've only commented ONCE on the contents of someone else's trolley. It had
nothing in it but a litter tray, two feeding dishes, a bag of litter, and a
huge pack of kitten food. I couldn't resist asking them if they'd adopted
one kitten or two.

Jeanette


I swear sometimes I go to the grocery store only to shop for the cats.
It's happened to me several times that, while looking at a cart full
of cat litter and cat food, someone asks "I take it you have cats?"
;-) Always makes me laugh a little.

Ginger-lyn

LOL This reminds me of a part of one of Bill Engvald's routines. (Bill
is one of the redneck comics, along with Jeff Foxworthy) Bill offers
signs to those who ask stupid q uestions.

A person entering his house saw the litter box and asked: "Oh, do you
have a cat?"
Bill replied, "No, we just have it for company. Here's your sign."

Ann

Ginger-lyn Summer wrote:
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:36:55 GMT, "Jeanette"
wrote:

I've only commented ONCE on the contents of someone else's trolley. It had
nothing in it but a litter tray, two feeding dishes, a bag of litter, and a
huge pack of kitten food. I couldn't resist asking them if they'd adopted
one kitten or two.

Jeanette


I swear sometimes I go to the grocery store only to shop for the cats.
It's happened to me several times that, while looking at a cart full
of cat litter and cat food, someone asks "I take it you have cats?"
;-) Always makes me laugh a little.

Ginger-lyn

LOL This reminds me of a part of one of Bill Engvald's routines. (Bill
is one of the redneck comics, along with Jeff Foxworthy) Bill offers
signs to those who ask stupid q uestions.

A person entering his house saw the litter box and asked: "Oh, do you
have a cat?"
Bill replied, "No, we just have it for company. Here's your sign."

Ann

Helen S. wrote:

Why thank you OJ. Track cycling is great fun, isn't it. No brakes... steep
banking... Love it!

I once rode a metric century (100km) that started out at the parking
lot of the local track. You've seen it if you watched any cycling
from the '84 Olympics. Everyone got out of the parking lot ok and
once you got over 'THE HILL" you were rewarded with a magnificent view
of the Pacific.

The ride finished coming into the same parking lot, but to complete it
you had to ride one circuit of the track. I was fine, cranking up the
speed so I'd make more of a right angle with the highly banked turns
on the track. You should have seen some of those folk though try to
take it slow in the curves though. They were riding, of course, with
longer street cranks and when they went slowly around the turns, they
were dragging the uphill pedal and hadn't a clue as to what to do
about it.

BTW, I broke two spokes, repaired them, and still finished quite
handily compared to some who were a lot thinner than I.

Regards and Purrs,
O J