OT: Anything Goes 40

[ChiHawks10]

Strawberries really do suck most of the time.

They're super hit or miss. Sometimes they're fantastic. Sometimes they're average. Sometimes they just plain old suck. Not a lot of consistency when it comes to strawberries.

 

[plasmonresonance]

One time I decided to some side-by-side testing of the blueberries from my store; fresh, 'organic' fresh, frozen bb and frozen wild bb (the wild are smaller in size). By far the best tasting were the frozen wild bb. So I always buy those now when I want blueberries. Strawberries, peaches, nectarines, plums, kind of suck in my store. They may look decent on the outside but the inside is usually bad. Bosc pears are excellent the way I fix them (baked or bbq with honey mustard).

 

[No Fun Shogun]

It's almost been two years since I could taste anything, so quite frankly I don't even remember my order of preference for various fruits. Sweets just don't do anything for me anymore.

When it comes to apples, I do remember previously liking Fujis the most, but now I only like sours as that at least provides a sensation to me.

 

[hawksrule]

It's almost been two years since I could taste anything, so quite frankly I don't even remember my order of preference for various fruits. Sweets just don't do anything for me anymore.

When it comes to apples, I do remember previously liking Fujis the most, but now I only like sours as that at least provides a sensation to me.

That sucks. Do you find yourself eating less and/or healthier since you can’t enjoy what you’re eating anyway?

 

[No Fun Shogun]

That sucks. Do you find yourself eating less and/or healthier since you can’t enjoy what you’re eating anyway?

I wish. I've lost a bit of weight, but if anything I've found myself overeating on things like carbs, salty foods, and anything with a halfway interesting texture to chase after the limited enjoyment I get out of food still. Veggies are incredibly dull.

Probably better for my teeth with a big drop in sugar.

And oddly enough, I can easily differentiate between (diet) sodas due to them having different textures and mouth sensations. If anything, the difference between a coke (great) and a pepsi (meh) is even more pronounced to me without flavor.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

I like strawberry flavor but strawberries have a terrible texture.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

I like strawberry flavor but strawberries have a terrible texture.

I was absolutely that same way with cherries.

 

[x Tame Impala]

I need some anonymous internet help. A guy at work has a wife of 6 years and now she doesn’t want to have children anymore because she’s concerned about the future of the planet. She thinks whatever world we leave behind for them will be catastrophically damaged.

My own wife and I are getting pretty close to getting pregnant and I don’t want her to have a similar heel turn. What do I say if she becomes all of a sudden seriously against having children because of climate change? It’s apparently not that uncommon of a viewpoint anymore.

I told my coworker that 100 years ago people dealt with the Spanish Flu, economic collapse, and two world wars. There’s always struggle in life and we have to make the best of whatever situation we’re in.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I need some anonymous internet help. A guy at work has a wife of 6 years and now she doesn’t want to have children anymore because she’s concerned about the future of the planet. She thinks whatever world we leave behind for them will be catastrophically damaged.

My own wife and I are getting pretty close to getting pregnant and I don’t want her to have a similar heel turn. What do I say if she becomes all of a sudden seriously against having children because of climate change? It’s apparently not that uncommon of a viewpoint anymore.

I told my coworker that 100 years ago people dealt with the Spanish Flu, economic collapse, and two world wars. There’s always struggle in life and we have to make the best of whatever situation we’re in.

I don't know them and all that but I gotta feeling she doesn't want to have kids with the dude for much larger reasons than climate change.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

You know your wife better than anyone on a message board but unless she's a borderline eco terrorist and you've talked about it and she wants children I'd slot that much further down the list of things to stress over. I wouldn't worry unless you've got a reason to worry.

 

[x Tame Impala]

You know your wife better than anyone on a message board but unless she's a borderline eco terrorist and you've talked about it and she wants children I'd slot that much further down the list of things to stress over. I wouldn't worry unless you've got a reason to worry.

My wife spends too much time on Instagram so i'm sure she's getting a lot of negativity/doom & gloom about worldly issues like that guy's wife is. I don't think my wife would let that get in the way of starting a family, and yeah you're right it sounds like there'd be other factors in play if that was an obstacle to her.

 

[hawksrule]

I need some anonymous internet help. A guy at work has a wife of 6 years and now she doesn’t want to have children anymore because she’s concerned about the future of the planet. She thinks whatever world we leave behind for them will be catastrophically damaged.

My own wife and I are getting pretty close to getting pregnant and I don’t want her to have a similar heel turn. What do I say if she becomes all of a sudden seriously against having children because of climate change? It’s apparently not that uncommon of a viewpoint anymore.

I told my coworker that 100 years ago people dealt with the Spanish Flu, economic collapse, and two world wars. There’s always struggle in life and we have to make the best of whatever situation we’re in.

The guy’s wife is right.

 

[Giovi]

The guy’s wife is right.

We decided 30 years ago not to have kids. Similar thought process, we wondered what kind of world we'd be leaving for them and their kids.

We've never regretted the decision.

 

[Mrfenn92]

I need some anonymous internet help. A guy at work has a wife of 6 years and now she doesn’t want to have children anymore because she’s concerned about the future of the planet. She thinks whatever world we leave behind for them will be catastrophically damaged.

My own wife and I are getting pretty close to getting pregnant and I don’t want her to have a similar heel turn. What do I say if she becomes all of a sudden seriously against having children because of climate change? It’s apparently not that uncommon of a viewpoint anymore.

I told my coworker that 100 years ago people dealt with the Spanish Flu, economic collapse, and two world wars. There’s always struggle in life and we have to make the best of whatever situation we’re in.

Sounds like there is other issues in their marriage besides a climate change excuse.

 

[BK]

I need some anonymous internet help. A guy at work has a wife of 6 years and now she doesn’t want to have children anymore because she’s concerned about the future of the planet. She thinks whatever world we leave behind for them will be catastrophically damaged.

My own wife and I are getting pretty close to getting pregnant and I don’t want her to have a similar heel turn. What do I say if she becomes all of a sudden seriously against having children because of climate change? It’s apparently not that uncommon of a viewpoint anymore.

I told my coworker that 100 years ago people dealt with the Spanish Flu, economic collapse, and two world wars. There’s always struggle in life and we have to make the best of whatever situation we’re in.

All you can do is communicate and work to best understand. You can only communicate your feelings on the matter while listening to her emotions and thoughts on the matter. Can't let it become something that becomes taboo to talk about also don't constantly harp on the matter. Marriage is not easy.

I did not want to have children originally, but it is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I have a daughter with another one on the way (a tripod) and I am of the mindset that I need to give them the best life possible while showing them love/supporting them to the best of my ability. I am lucky that I have a rockstar wife because I can barely take care of myself.

Overall, humans in general are the worst thing to ever happen to this planet (minus the Blues and Cardinals winning championships).

 

[hawksrule]

People are conflating issues here. Yes, children are great, and they’ll be the light of your life, etc. but the reality is that climate change is the most important issue we are facing, bar none. There’s nothing close. The effects of climate change are happening before our very eyes, and barring fundamental changes that no one seems willing to make, the planet will look substantially different for children born today. Doesn’t necessarily make it immoral to have children, but people do need to take off the blinders and understand that the world we’re leaving behind is not the world we were born into, and it’s the children born today who will be dealings with the nasty consequences of our selfishness.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

It's ultimately up to the woman on if she doesn’t want to have kids no matter the reason. That's really all that can be said, though I'd understand if that was a crushing decision for the guy and grounds for a breakup if it was an irreconcilable difference (note - I have the same opinion in reverse, as in if a woman absolutely wants kids and a guy doesn't and that's irreconcilable for her).

It's something that should be discussed early and often in a serious relationship to see if you're on the same page and remaining on the same page. I kind of doubt that this was a sudden and instant change in her part, it'd almost assuredly be something she was thinking about for a while.

 

[x Tame Impala]

People are conflating issues here. Yes, children are great, and they’ll be the light of your life, etc. but the reality is that climate change is the most important issue we are facing, bar none. There’s nothing close. The effects of climate change are happening before our very eyes, and barring fundamental changes that no one seems willing to make, the planet will look substantially different for children born today. Doesn’t necessarily make it immoral to have children, but people do need to take off the blinders and understand that the world we’re leaving behind is not the world we were born into, and it’s the children born today who will be dealings with the nasty consequences of our selfishness.

Right but what were people saying about our future in the 30’s and 40’s? The balance of the world was up for grabs and things could’ve been very very different than they are now. Social upheaval in the western world, the invention of nuclear weapons and living under the threat of them, disease, hunger, economic downturn…yet people carried on living.

There are always challenges to be met and overcome. Ingenuity and innovation will have to save us as will the price correction of renewable energies. We’re clearly not capable of reigning in our disgusting amount of consumption and waste. I wish that weren’t the case but it’s not possible to change human nature I guess.

I’m hoping nuclear and fission energy will be able to safely materialize in the coming decades to meet our energy requirements. Who knows what the world will be like in the future but that’s always the case and always will be. It’s not a legitimate reason to not want children.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Whole family has covid. My 3 year old nephew passed it unknowingly to my 2 year old son. He passed it to me and my wife. I feel like dogshit, run over by a train, then sent through a wood chipper. Confirmed test on my son 3 days before throwing my daughter's 8th grade grad party tomorrow. Had to reschedule that, and let everyone know. Had to smoke 16lbs of pork butt today, while sick, that was thawed and supposed to be for the party tomorrow. Pop-up thunderstorm hits me mid-smoke, when there was a "10% chance of rain" today, and I have to drag the big ass smoker under our gazebo solo, in a thunderstorm. Fun times. How's everyone else's Friday going?

 

[hawksrule]

Right but what were people saying about our future in the 30’s and 40’s? The balance of the world was up for grabs and things could’ve been very very different than they are now. Social upheaval in the western world, the invention of nuclear weapons and living under the threat of them, disease, hunger, economic downturn…yet people carried on living.

There are always challenges to be met and overcome. Ingenuity and innovation will have to save us as will the price correction of renewable energies. We’re clearly not capable of reigning in our disgusting amount of consumption and waste. I wish that weren’t the case but it’s not possible to change human nature I guess.

I’m hoping nuclear and fission energy will be able to safely materialize in the coming decades to meet our energy requirements. Who knows what the world will be like in the future but that’s always the case and always will be. It’s not a legitimate reason to not want children.

>>Right but what were people saying about our future in the 30’s and 40’s? The balance of the world was up for grabs and things could’ve been very very different than they are now.

This is an odd statement. There were a whole lot of people in Europe in the '30s and early '40s who had to weigh the rise of fascism against their desire to start families, and for millions of them it ended in the worst way possible.

>>Social upheaval in the western world

Empty expression that doesn't really mean anything pertaining to this discussion.

>> the invention of nuclear weapons and living under the threat of them

If anything, nuclear weapons and the certainty of mutual destruction have been essential to preventing worldwide conflict.

>> Ingenuity and innovation will have to save us

It's a nice thought. As my old boss would say, hoping things work out isn't a plan.

>>Who knows what the world will be like in the future but that’s always the case and always will be.

We actually have a very good idea of what the world will look like in the future. It's bleak. Again, the damage is escalating before our very eyes.

>> It’s not a legitimate reason to not want children.

Not wanting children to suffer through the catastrophic effects of climate change seems pretty legit to me. It's a personal decision. But let's not kid ourselves.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Whole family has covid. My 3 year old nephew passed it unknowingly to my 2 year old son. He passed it to me and my wife. I feel like dogshit, run over by a train, then sent through a wood chipper. Confirmed test on my son 3 days before throwing my daughter's 8th grade grad party tomorrow. Had to reschedule that, and let everyone know. Had to smoke 16lbs of pork butt today, while sick, that was thawed and supposed to be for the party tomorrow. Pop-up thunderstorm hits me mid-smoke, when there was a "10% chance of rain" today, and I have to drag the big ass smoker under our gazebo solo, in a thunderstorm. Fun times. How's everyone else's Friday going?

Sorry to hear. Hopefully everyone feels alright.
Football practice, then drinking modello’s with the fellow coaches.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Weekend plans canceled due to Covid.

Mind-blowing we're still dealing with this shit.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Weekend plans canceled due to Covid.

Mind-blowing we're still dealing with this shit.

Right. And in my case, not even just weekend plans, but my daughter's grad party having to be rescheduled 3 f***ing days before it.

 

[madgoat33]

My nephew had it a couple weeks ago and i had spent the whole day with him the day before he tested poaitive. My mom and sister got it, but not me or my dad.

 

[clydesdale line]

Whole family has covid. My 3 year old nephew passed it unknowingly to my 2 year old son. He passed it to me and my wife. I feel like dogshit, run over by a train, then sent through a wood chipper. Confirmed test on my son 3 days before throwing my daughter's 8th grade grad party tomorrow. Had to reschedule that, and let everyone know. Had to smoke 16lbs of pork butt today, while sick, that was thawed and supposed to be for the party tomorrow. Pop-up thunderstorm hits me mid-smoke, when there was a "10% chance of rain" today, and I have to drag the big ass smoker under our gazebo solo, in a thunderstorm. Fun times. How's everyone else's Friday going?

Damn bro. Prays for a speedy recovery for you and the family. It is not fun.