From the older poster to the younger! (advice)

[Colonel Angus]

Get as deeply in nature as you can as often as you can. Go camping at least once a year. Don't own more that you can carry. Don't drive - you will be a healthier, more patient person as a result. Make your own rules in life, don't follow others (I'm only 43 and I'm posting in this thread - pretty wild huh)

Our readers will never get on the property ladder with an attitude like that.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Don't do drugs.
Look after your health.
Live within your means.

Where's the fun in any of this?

 

[Paskman]

In no particular order
1. Choose/seek a career path or employment that gives you satisfaction. You'll be working a long time so you may as well enjoy it. Getting up every day hating what you do and being unable to 'escape' it is a miserable existence.
2. Don't settle down too early with a partner. Seek adventure, travel and enjoy a period of being free of too much responsibility whilst young. It will benefit you long term.
3. In any given situation treat people how you would expect to be treated yourself. If you do, you won't often get it wrong.

Definitely this!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Why are you spending so much time on NSC?

 

[Titanic]

Procrastination is the thief of time.

 

[OzMike]

Where's the fun in any of this?

That comes with all the stuff that is done instead.

 

[OzMike]

Procrastination is the thief of time.

My oldest daughter procrastinates until it's too late and the decision is usually out of her hands by then, it drives me nuts.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

As my old Dad used to say (and he was a bit eccentric) : Never travel north of the Downs between October and May; never trust small men, the Welsh or cripples ( don't ask - I never really got to the bottom of that one) and finally, just showing narrowness of his horizons, Northern women all look like men! No doubt some do, but my wife's a Northerner and certainly doesn't! These are just some of the words of wisdom with which I grew up, along with "Black people don't swim" (yes they do) and "Pigs can't swim" (actually, they can). I found that by largely ignoring this sort of stuff I didn't turn out too bad! So, youngsters, don't take too much notice of your "elders and betters", but instead have the wisdom to realise that we older folk just muddled through and made it up as we went along. We're no wiser than you......

 

[Return of the Rev]

As my old Dad used to say (and he was a bit eccentric) : Never travel north of the Downs between October and May; never trust small men, the Welsh or cripples ( don't ask - I never really got to the bottom of that one) and finally, just showing narrowness of his horizons, Northern women all look like men! No doubt some do, but my wife's a Northerner and certainly doesn't! These are just some of the words of wisdom with which I grew up, along with "Black people don't swim" (yes they do) and "Pigs can't swim" (actually, they can). I found that by largely ignoring this sort of stuff I didn't turn out too bad! So, youngsters, don't take too much notice of your "elders and betters", but instead have the wisdom to realise that we older folk just muddled through and made it up as we went along. We're no wiser than you......

Your sons name is not ben is it?

 

[Megazone]

Don't confuse intellectuals with intelligent people.

 

[Questions]

Go for it unless you can see round corners.

I don't remember writing this last night and it makes no sense........ So....... Find out the strength of Czech beer when drinking all night in Prague brewpubs would be my advice to youngsters.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Your sons name is not ben is it?

Good one, Rev, and no, it isn't!

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Can't believe none of us have said don't always (or ever) believe what you read, be that internet, newspapers or letters from officialdom.

 

[Taybha]

I only have one tip for you youngsters , do not bother trying to chat up lesbians , the ones you see on the telly and from the you wan dvd guy are not like the ones in real life .



cor blimey how i wish somebody had told me this when i was a youngster .

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

don't smoke
don't drink
don't marry........................................unless its to a very good friend

Well that was my chances of happiness ruined by 25...

 

[goldstone]

In no particular order
1. Choose/seek a career path or employment that gives you satisfaction. You'll be working a long time so you may as well enjoy it. Getting up every day hating what you do and being unable to 'escape' it is a miserable existence.
2. Don't settle down too early with a partner. Seek adventure, travel and enjoy a period of being free of too much responsibility whilst young. It will benefit you long term.
3. In any given situation treat people how you would expect to be treated yourself. If you do, you won't often get it wrong.

Very good advice.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

If you can't blind them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.

NB: I've never needed to revert to the latter ....

 

[OzMike]

My kids tend to believe all they read on the internet, even though I tell them that 98% of stuff on the internet is bullcrap.
They don't research, just blindly believe, laziest and easiest option.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Don't worry

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Be happy ...