The Forum Seems to be Taking a Hostile Turn

[IntegratedValve]

Speaking of seatbelts, I always have seatbelt when travelling by plane, and since I was a kid. I would not call this pampering, it's called safety. Can you imagine what can happen falling from skies without your seatbelt on?

[SgtRock]

Dear AlfBaz:

--Indeed you are correct Sir, it is "by and large". I know better but I was not paying sufficient attention to what I was doing. I was trying to repair a TV, load Windows 8.1 on a laptop, and type all at once. I just reviewed my last post in answer to you. It had at least 5 errors in it. Some days ...

"I'll have the Alfalfa sandwich, and the smashed yeast"
Woody Allen 1935 -

Best Regards
Clear Ether

[AlfBaz]

but most of the things we used to do and don't do any more are for very good reasons.

The two bold sections in the above quote are open to dispute but will inevitably lead to personal preference which makes it difficult to discuss intelligently. I can assure you, however, that your premise is also not universal

[AlfBaz]

Dear AlfBaz:

--Indeed you are correct Sir, it is "by and large". I know better but I was not paying sufficient attention to what I was doing. I was trying to repair a TV, load Windows 8.1 on a laptop, and type all at once. I just reviewed my last post in answer to you. It had at least 5 errors in it. Some days ...

"I'll have the Alfalfa sandwich, and the smashed yeast"
Woody Allen 1935 -

Best Regards
Clear Ether

That's fine, there are sometimes different schools of thought on where phrases/words originate and I was curious to see if there was another

[xrunner]

I see a bunch of mass murders in the next twenty years or so.

 

[c4757p]

I see a bunch of mass murders in the next twenty years or so.

You're too optimistic. They won't have that much ambition... I foresee a whole lot of petulant whining in the next twenty.

I was trying to repair a TV, load Windows 8.1 on a laptop, and type all at once.

You monster! Why would you do such a thing to an innocent laptop?

[GeoffS]

Thread has drifted way off topic.