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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 10:31:04 GMT -5
I do like to sit quietly some times. Not that long though, and definitely not in, what if I managed to think about it for any length of time is an enclosed death trap waiting to happen... For that I need nonstop distractions.
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Post by Tiny on Jul 5, 2016 10:38:54 GMT -5
How/why do people get on airplanes with absolutely nothing to do...nothing to read, nothing to watch, no crossword puzzles or games, no music to listen to...just nothing.
I guess their plan is to make idle chit chat with those of us who are attempting to read or do some other activity. Oh, I see you've encountered my husband. But for the record, he does not want to make idle chit chat with anyone (and would be horrified if anyone else tried to talk to him) and will not be doing any other activity. He spends a large amount of his time literally staring at a wall no matter where he is. Half the time at work if I come into his office, he's staring at the wall. Almost all the time he's at home, he's staring at the wall. Obviously, he does that as well on a plane. His mouth isn't hanging open, but his expression is blank. It is really, really bizarre to me. I've tried to talk to him about it - "hey, are you rebooting or is there an error in the system and the whole thing's stuck in an endless loop?" but he has never responded. If he weren't functional in other areas and obviously very intelligent, I'd think he's having a series of strokes. Just thinking about sitting still and doing nothing for that long makes me itch. On Wednesday, he's flying to England. I guarantee he will be carrying no music, videos, games or reading materials. Maybe he has a 'full inner life"? The inside of one's mind can be a fairly interesting/entertaining place. Perhaps he's spending the time daydreaming?
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jul 5, 2016 11:14:57 GMT -5
How/why do people get on airplanes with absolutely nothing to do...nothing to read, nothing to watch, no crossword puzzles or games, no music to listen to...just nothing.
I guess their plan is to make idle chit chat with those of us who are attempting to read or do some other activity. Oh, I see you've encountered my husband. But for the record, he does not want to make idle chit chat with anyone (and would be horrified if anyone else tried to talk to him) and will not be doing any other activity. He spends a large amount of his time literally staring at a wall no matter where he is. Half the time at work if I come into his office, he's staring at the wall. Almost all the time he's at home, he's staring at the wall. Obviously, he does that as well on a plane. His mouth isn't hanging open, but his expression is blank. It is really, really bizarre to me. I've tried to talk to him about it - "hey, are you rebooting or is there an error in the system and the whole thing's stuck in an endless loop?" but he has never responded. If he weren't functional in other areas and obviously very intelligent, I'd think he's having a series of strokes. Just thinking about sitting still and doing nothing for that long makes me itch. On Wednesday, he's flying to England. I guarantee he will be carrying no music, videos, games or reading materials. Lmao, he's just on standby mode....
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Post by saveinla on Jul 5, 2016 11:20:18 GMT -5
I don't take anything on plane rides - I sleep as soon as I am settled in. Once I slept for 4 hours and thought we were at our next destination and when I woke up, the plane had not left because there was ice on the wings. I just love to watch people when I am at the airport and around. I have my ipad with me, but very rarely do I use it. My DH is the one who talks to everyone around him and gets their life story.
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Post by swamp on Jul 5, 2016 11:32:50 GMT -5
I do like to sit quietly some times. Not that long though, and definitely not in, what if I managed to think about it for any length of time is an enclosed death trap waiting to happen... For that I need nonstop distractions.
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Post by yogiii on Jul 5, 2016 11:37:16 GMT -5
How/why do people get on airplanes with absolutely nothing to do...nothing to read, nothing to watch, no crossword puzzles or games, no music to listen to...just nothing. I guess their plan is to make idle chit chat with those of us who are attempting to read or do some other activity. I did that last summer. I flew to NC just for the day to visit a friend and I only brought my purse with phone, keys, wallet and bathing suit . I likely spaced out at the back of my seat both ways. Maybe the person has small children?
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Post by movingforward on Jul 5, 2016 12:47:28 GMT -5
How/why do people get on airplanes with absolutely nothing to do...nothing to read, nothing to watch, no crossword puzzles or games, no music to listen to...just nothing. I guess their plan is to make idle chit chat with those of us who are attempting to read or do some other activity. I did that last summer. I flew to NC just for the day to visit a friend and I only brought my purse with phone, keys, wallet and bathing suit . I likely spaced out at the back of my seat both ways. Maybe the person has small children? No, the person was an older lady that decided to talk for 4.5 hrs straight while I was attempting to read. She talked extremely loud too! I finally put my headphones in to watch a movie on my kindle. She then decided to bother the person by the window (loud talker was in the middle). She was so loud I could hardly hear my movie. I have decided to get some expensive noise cancelling headphones. I fly quite a bit so it is probably worth it. I have flown with my dad only twice but noticed both times that he doesn't bring anything on the plane, but like milee's husband he doesn't bother anyone. He just stares into space and eventually drifts off to sleep. If someone wants to talk to him he will talk back a bit. I think my best airplane story is from about a year ago. The guy beside of me was making idle chit chat. He was a nice enough guy so before take off we were talking a bit. Once the plane was in flight I put my headphones in and started watching the movie "Non-Stop" on my kindle. He taps me on the shoulder and says "is that the Liam Neeson movie where he is on a plane? I have been wanting to watch that." I say it is and go about my business. The guy literally watches the entire movie over my shoulder. He can't hear a thing but attempts to follow it. The movie had a lot of texting and was an action film so he could probably follow it pretty well. Once the movie ends he says "can I ask you a few questions about the movie." I laughed and said yes. I filled in the gaps for him on what he couldn't quite follow. That was a new one for me.
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Post by happyhoix on Jul 5, 2016 12:57:36 GMT -5
How/why do people get on airplanes with absolutely nothing to do...nothing to read, nothing to watch, no crossword puzzles or games, no music to listen to...just nothing.
I guess their plan is to make idle chit chat with those of us who are attempting to read or do some other activity. Oh, I see you've encountered my husband. But for the record, he does not want to make idle chit chat with anyone (and would be horrified if anyone else tried to talk to him) and will not be doing any other activity. He spends a large amount of his time literally staring at a wall no matter where he is. Half the time at work if I come into his office, he's staring at the wall. Almost all the time he's at home, he's staring at the wall. Obviously, he does that as well on a plane. His mouth isn't hanging open, but his expression is blank. It is really, really bizarre to me. I've tried to talk to him about it - "hey, are you rebooting or is there an error in the system and the whole thing's stuck in an endless loop?" but he has never responded. If he weren't functional in other areas and obviously very intelligent, I'd think he's having a series of strokes. Just thinking about sitting still and doing nothing for that long makes me itch. On Wednesday, he's flying to England. I guarantee he will be carrying no music, videos, games or reading materials. My husband does that often while watching TV. I'll ask him occasionally what he's thinking about, and he says 'nothing.'
Which is hard for me to believe. I am thinking all.the.time. Often, it's singing a stupid song that's stuck in my head, or repeating a TV commercial jingle, or replaying something I saw or heard or a conversation I had. To the point where I wish I had an off switch so I can fall asleep instead of laying there grinding my mental gears.
DH literally can fall asleep in a minute. His head hits the pillow and he's snoring. I guess that can happen when you can turn off your mental functions. I wouldn't know.
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Post by lexxy703 on Jul 5, 2016 12:58:56 GMT -5
I am friendly enough with people seated with me but usually prefer to read my book. I would go insane if someone wanted to chat the whole way.
Aren't kindles sort of small for two people to watch? I think it would bug me to have someone leaning over my shoulder to watch.
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Post by movingforward on Jul 5, 2016 13:03:35 GMT -5
I am friendly enough with people seated with me but usually prefer to read my book. I would go insane if someone wanted to chat the whole way.
Aren't kindles sort of small for two people to watch? I think it would bug me to have someone leaning over my shoulder to watch. It bugged me a little but wasn't too distracting. I mainly found it comical.
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Post by lexxy703 on Jul 5, 2016 13:04:19 GMT -5
I am friendly enough with people seated with me but usually prefer to read my book. I would go insane if someone wanted to chat the whole way.
Aren't kindles sort of small for two people to watch? I think it would bug me to have someone leaning over my shoulder to watch. It bugged me a little but wasn't too distracting. I mainly found it comical. You are nicer than I am.
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Post by yogiii on Jul 5, 2016 13:33:17 GMT -5
I did that last summer. I flew to NC just for the day to visit a friend and I only brought my purse with phone, keys, wallet and bathing suit . I likely spaced out at the back of my seat both ways. Maybe the person has small children? No, the person was an older lady that decided to talk for 4.5 hrs straight while I was attempting to read. She talked extremely loud too! I finally put my headphones in to watch a movie on my kindle. She then decided to bother the person by the window (loud talker was in the middle). She was so loud I could hardly hear my movie. I have decided to get some expensive noise cancelling headphones. I fly quite a bit so it is probably worth it. I have flown with my dad only twice but noticed both times that he doesn't bring anything on the plane, but like milee's husband he doesn't bother anyone. He just stares into space and eventually drifts off to sleep. If someone wants to talk to him he will talk back a bit. I think my best airplane story is from about a year ago. The guy beside of me was making idle chit chat. He was a nice enough guy so before take off we were talking a bit. Once the plane was in flight I put my headphones in and started watching the movie "Non-Stop" on my kindle. He taps me on the shoulder and says "is that the Liam Neeson movie where he is on a plane? I have been wanting to watch that." I say it is and go about my business. The guy literally watches the entire movie over my shoulder. He can't hear a thing but attempts to follow it. The movie had a lot of texting and was an action film so he could probably follow it pretty well. Once the movie ends he says "can I ask you a few questions about the movie." I laughed and said yes. I filled in the gaps for him on what he couldn't quite follow. That was a new one for me. I don't have any good airplane stories. I typically end up sitting next to someone who is an old man Dad type and doesn't bother me. My NC daytrip was fantastic. Friend and I were assaulted at the neighborhood pool by a bunch of nosy busy body old ladies, my idols. Backhanded insults all around. They kept asking us where our children were (it was a Friday) and were horrified we said daycare/with our husbands.
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Post by swamp on Jul 5, 2016 13:44:36 GMT -5
Oh, I see you've encountered my husband. But for the record, he does not want to make idle chit chat with anyone (and would be horrified if anyone else tried to talk to him) and will not be doing any other activity. He spends a large amount of his time literally staring at a wall no matter where he is. Half the time at work if I come into his office, he's staring at the wall. Almost all the time he's at home, he's staring at the wall. Obviously, he does that as well on a plane. His mouth isn't hanging open, but his expression is blank. It is really, really bizarre to me. I've tried to talk to him about it - "hey, are you rebooting or is there an error in the system and the whole thing's stuck in an endless loop?" but he has never responded. If he weren't functional in other areas and obviously very intelligent, I'd think he's having a series of strokes. Just thinking about sitting still and doing nothing for that long makes me itch. On Wednesday, he's flying to England. I guarantee he will be carrying no music, videos, games or reading materials. My husband does that often while watching TV. I'll ask him occasionally what he's thinking about, and he says 'nothing.'
Which is hard for me to believe. I am thinking all.the.time. Often, it's singing a stupid song that's stuck in my head, or repeating a TV commercial jingle, or replaying something I saw or heard or a conversation I had. To the point where I wish I had an off switch so I can fall asleep instead of laying there grinding my mental gears.
DH literally can fall asleep in a minute. His head hits the pillow and he's snoring. I guess that can happen when you can turn off your mental functions. I wouldn't know.
I see you've met my husband. He's snoring away, and I'm laying there thinking, "dude, don't you have thoughts?"
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Post by movingforward on Jul 5, 2016 13:45:29 GMT -5
No, the person was an older lady that decided to talk for 4.5 hrs straight while I was attempting to read. She talked extremely loud too! I finally put my headphones in to watch a movie on my kindle. She then decided to bother the person by the window (loud talker was in the middle). She was so loud I could hardly hear my movie. I have decided to get some expensive noise cancelling headphones. I fly quite a bit so it is probably worth it. I have flown with my dad only twice but noticed both times that he doesn't bring anything on the plane, but like milee's husband he doesn't bother anyone. He just stares into space and eventually drifts off to sleep. If someone wants to talk to him he will talk back a bit. I think my best airplane story is from about a year ago. The guy beside of me was making idle chit chat. He was a nice enough guy so before take off we were talking a bit. Once the plane was in flight I put my headphones in and started watching the movie "Non-Stop" on my kindle. He taps me on the shoulder and says "is that the Liam Neeson movie where he is on a plane? I have been wanting to watch that." I say it is and go about my business. The guy literally watches the entire movie over my shoulder. He can't hear a thing but attempts to follow it. The movie had a lot of texting and was an action film so he could probably follow it pretty well. Once the movie ends he says "can I ask you a few questions about the movie." I laughed and said yes. I filled in the gaps for him on what he couldn't quite follow. That was a new one for me. I don't have any good airplane stories. I typically end up sitting next to someone who is an old man Dad type and doesn't bother me. My NC daytrip was fantastic. Friend and I were assaulted at the neighborhood pool by a bunch of nosy busy body old ladies, my idols. Backhanded insults all around. They kept asking us where our children were (it was a Friday) and were horrified we said daycare/with our husbands.LOL! You must have met my aunt and her friends who live in NC.
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Post by swamp on Jul 5, 2016 13:47:16 GMT -5
why do I feel completely inadequate when I see people competing in marathons, half marathons, triathlons, etc?
I feel like I should be out there, but I don't like to run.
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Post by yogiii on Jul 5, 2016 13:50:12 GMT -5
I also hate running.
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Post by swamp on Jul 5, 2016 13:51:27 GMT -5
If my butt is so fluffy, why does it hurt so much to ride a bike? You'd think all that extra padding would help.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jul 5, 2016 13:52:56 GMT -5
If you see me running, you might as well start running too. Something horrible is happening, that's the only reason I'd run.
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Post by yogiii on Jul 5, 2016 13:55:56 GMT -5
If you see me running, you might as well start running too. Something horrible is happening, that's the only reason I'd run. What about if a chocolate truck crashed and it was spread all over the road?
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jul 5, 2016 14:03:09 GMT -5
If you see me running, you might as well start running too. Something horrible is happening, that's the only reason I'd run. What about if a chocolate truck crashed and it was spread all over the road? Either way, you'd be following me already right? I might run for that, depends on the chocolate on the truck
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jul 5, 2016 14:32:34 GMT -5
What the heck do dogs dream about and why do they run and growl in their sleep??!!
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Post by msventoux on Jul 5, 2016 14:46:02 GMT -5
Oh, I see you've encountered my husband. But for the record, he does not want to make idle chit chat with anyone (and would be horrified if anyone else tried to talk to him) and will not be doing any other activity. He spends a large amount of his time literally staring at a wall no matter where he is. Half the time at work if I come into his office, he's staring at the wall. Almost all the time he's at home, he's staring at the wall. Obviously, he does that as well on a plane. His mouth isn't hanging open, but his expression is blank. It is really, really bizarre to me. I've tried to talk to him about it - "hey, are you rebooting or is there an error in the system and the whole thing's stuck in an endless loop?" but he has never responded. If he weren't functional in other areas and obviously very intelligent, I'd think he's having a series of strokes. Just thinking about sitting still and doing nothing for that long makes me itch. On Wednesday, he's flying to England. I guarantee he will be carrying no music, videos, games or reading materials. Maybe he has a 'full inner life"? The inside of one's mind can be a fairly interesting/entertaining place. Perhaps he's spending the time daydreaming?
I remember reading something where people were put in a room and asked to be alone with their thoughts for some short period of time. Their only distraction was a painful electric shock if they chose to administer it to themselves. A surprisingly large portion of people chose to shock themselves rather than sit quietly with their thoughts. I found that bizarre. I can entertain myself for long periods of time if necessary. In public I usually pretend to read a book or look at my phone though, so other people don't freak out. ETA-found the link to the article. People Prefer Electric Shocks to Being Alone With Their Thoughts
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jul 5, 2016 15:40:14 GMT -5
In my scared "cold feet" whirlwind I applied for an apprentice plumber position at a local plumbing business. Don't you know they offered me an interview. Well more like an information session. Should I go?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 5, 2016 15:45:52 GMT -5
I got myself accepted into a $35k surgery technologist program while I was unemployed. I panicked at the thought of never having a job again and decided that I MUST retrain in something ANYTHING. I started randomly applying to crap that had anything to do with my current skill set.
Once I calmed down I realized that competition is just as fierce for those jobs. I also looked into how much an ST makes and it is not going to make up for an additional $35k in student loans hanging around my neck.
Do you actually want to BE a plumber? If you don't have any desire to be a plumber I think that going would waste of your time. You would be better off using that time at the CC talking to their FA office about what kind of work study they have available.
Also the time could be spent meeting with the career office to see if they have any information on (hopefully paid!) internships in your field of interest. An internship with a company that does the work you actually want to get into will look a lot better than a random plumber apprenticeship.
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Post by giramomma on Jul 5, 2016 15:56:54 GMT -5
Why is it so hard to focus at work?
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Post by milee on Jul 5, 2016 16:06:54 GMT -5
In my scared "cold feet" whirlwind I applied for an apprentice plumber position at a local plumbing business. Don't you know they offered me an interview. Well more like an information session. Should I go? Maybe. Plumbers make good money and there's a reasonable chance that if you're good and learn the industry, you can eventually start your own plumbing business and make great money by leveraging off that. Plumbers are always going to be in demand, it can't be outsourced and if you're at all good with a little bit of management skill and marketing you can build a very profitable business because people are always looking for good plumbers. But on the other hand, it's heavy sometimes dirty work. If it's not something you'd do, then don't waste time with the interview. I'm a little biased here because I actually really like to do plumbing. I can do the easy stuff like installing a drip or sprinkler system, simple PVC and even sweat copper. It's interesting and rewarding - like putting together a puzzle out of Lego. That's new plumbing, though. Diagnosing and fixing failing existing plumbing totally sucks. I'll do it in my own house - snake drains, cut out old stuff to replace new, but it's gross and I wouldn't want to do it at other people's houses or at a business.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 16:09:58 GMT -5
I think you go to an information session to get information. So, id go. Information never hurts and maybe it will help you yay or nay more easily if you have more info...
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jul 5, 2016 16:11:55 GMT -5
It bugged me a little but wasn't too distracting. I mainly found it comical. You are nicer than I am. ditto. I have 2 kids. My kindle time, alone, is precious. Esp. since several of the kids' games I can't download onto their kindles jrs. One is no longer available anywhere.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 16:11:57 GMT -5
Why is it so hard to focus at work? I'm not 'at work' but I have sooo much to do right now and can't focus. All day I've been like, must focus, must focus... And then the phone rings and I'm like, thank goodness... Cause I can't focus...
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