What has everyone done but you haven’t?

[oldwheels]

I did drive a couple of automatics neither of which belonged to me.
A farmer friend loaned me his Daf pickup for a specific trip. Weird thing and in a long line of traffic it kept changing up and down the box and nothing I could do to keep it on one gear. When I arrived at my destination about 20 miles away I discovered all his sheepdogs in the back.
The other was a Peugeot505 I think which was nice but only had 3 forward gears so a big jump and I learned to force a gear change down before the system which made it a bit more lively.

 

[cyberknight]

had a night out with mates.

 

[Sixmile]

Done the lottery.

Or placed a bet of any kind.

 

[gbb]

Tongue in cheek but semi serious.. partake of cannabis or any other 'soft ' drug.
Well I lie, I once trued a couple puffs did nothing for me, had no interest in it other than trying to understand what attracts people yto it.
Other than that not an iota in my 66 years.

This thought was brought on by a discussion I was just having with my wife . Decades long friend of my wife who is now 90 and is /was guardian of her grandson who still lives there. She's 90 and painting the fence , he's sat in the house smoking dope.
He's just been given a suspended sentence for dealing and driving under the influence and was told he has a 30 % chance of re offending again (this was his second time caught)
He can't see it. My wife said to him when this was said 'but you already ARE reopening you're dealing again'

He just can't see it, he reads it as his chances of getting caught are 30%.

If I had my way, sentences should be much higher. Much higher....

 

[Andy in Germany]

Tongue in cheek but semi serious.. partake of cannabis or any other 'soft ' drug.
Well I lie, I once trued a couple puffs did nothing for me, had no interest in it other than trying to understand what attracts people yto it.
Other than that not an iota in my 66 years.

This thought was brought on by a discussion I was just having with my wife . Decades long friend of my wife who is now 90 and is /was guardian of her grandson who still lives there. She's 90 and painting the fence , he's sat in the house smoking dope.
He's just been given a suspended sentence for dealing and driving under the influence and was told he has a 30 % chance of re offending again (this was his second time caught)
He can't see it. My wife said to him when this was said 'but you already ARE reopening you're dealing again'

He just can't see it, he reads it as his chances of getting caught are 30%.

If I had my way, sentences should be much higher. Much higher....

We've noticed that amongst people who smoke Cannabis in their early teens, ca 13-14, there seems to be a marked disability to connect cause and effect, or action and consequences. The result is that people will do something stupid like deal drugs, shoplift, or DUI, and then be genuinely confused and upset when they're sent to prison or fined.

Unfortunately, this is being ignored, and it's not going to be easy to have a peer reviewed study on the matter.

 

[Slick]

We've noticed that amongst people who smoke Cannabis in their early teens, ca 13-14, there seems to be a marked disability to connect cause and effect, or action and consequences. The result is that people will do something stupid like deal drugs, shoplift, or DUI, and then be genuinely confused and upset when they're sent to prison or fined.

Unfortunately, this is being ignored, and it's not going to be easy to have a peer reviewed study on the matter.

From what I can tell, its more mental health issues that seem to stem from early and near constant use.

I think that's why it will never be legal in this country.

 

[Slick]

Probably deserves its own thread though.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Driven 400 metres to the shop

 

[Andy in Germany]

Had a "one-night stand".

 

[Dogtrousers]

Had a "one-night stand".

Just the one? It's true that most people have had several night stands.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I've never been to Scotland, or NI, or RoI.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Come fourth in an Olympic final

 

[stephec]

I've never been to Scotland, or NI, or RoI.

You just need Wales for a full house.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I've never been to Scotland, or NI, or RoI.

I've never been to ME

It's true, the State of Maine is somewhere I have not visited.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I've never driven a car on UK roads.