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@Bones ha, the couple of times I tried to buy before I was 20 I got asked for ID, I was too scared to use someones fake ID!
Luckily, like most of us, I had one of those mates who had 5 o'clock shadow at midday when he was 16, he never got asked.
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@Bones said in Happiness Scale:
@chimoaus said in Happiness Scale:
@taniwharugby said in Happiness Scale:
@Paekakboyz Lion Ice!
Cold filtered or summink, to give extra hangover!
Yep Lion Ice was my teenage drink in the 90s, I could buy underage from the liquor store behind Big Fresh. Remember when we had to be 20 but could use the paper licence of an older cousin or brother. Fun times.
Hah, fuck that jogged my memory to first time trying to buy, thanks for the giggle. 4 of us, think we were 15, 3 midgets and Marc (RIP) who was about 6'3" on Kent Tce near KFC, Marc goes in, gets our booze, walks over to us and as soon as he puts the beers down and we're all smiles, cops pull up after obviously watching the whole thing.
Lol same thing happened to me twice, I had a beard in high school so it always fell on me to buy the grog. Cops were waiting outside and grabbed me on the way out. Basically, said tell us who sold it to you and you are free to go. I got my money back, shop got in trouble, and I simply drove to another liquor store and got the grog for the party.
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@chimoaus said in Happiness Scale:
@Bones said in Happiness Scale:
@chimoaus said in Happiness Scale:
@taniwharugby said in Happiness Scale:
@Paekakboyz Lion Ice!
Cold filtered or summink, to give extra hangover!
Yep Lion Ice was my teenage drink in the 90s, I could buy underage from the liquor store behind Big Fresh. Remember when we had to be 20 but could use the paper licence of an older cousin or brother. Fun times.
Hah, fuck that jogged my memory to first time trying to buy, thanks for the giggle. 4 of us, think we were 15, 3 midgets and Marc (RIP) who was about 6'3" on Kent Tce near KFC, Marc goes in, gets our booze, walks over to us and as soon as he puts the beers down and we're all smiles, cops pull up after obviously watching the whole thing.
Lol same thing happened to me twice, I had a beard in high school so it always fell on me to buy the grog. Cops were waiting outside and grabbed me on the way out. Basically, said tell us who sold it to you and you are free to go. I got my money back, shop got in trouble, and I simply drove to another liquor store and got the grog for the party.
When I was 16-17 in England, to avoid me being stopped by the bouncer, my friends used to get into the pub and then pull me through the toilet window because I looked about 14.
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@Frank said in Happiness Scale:
@chimoaus said in Happiness Scale:
@Bones said in Happiness Scale:
@chimoaus said in Happiness Scale:
@taniwharugby said in Happiness Scale:
@Paekakboyz Lion Ice!
Cold filtered or summink, to give extra hangover!
Yep Lion Ice was my teenage drink in the 90s, I could buy underage from the liquor store behind Big Fresh. Remember when we had to be 20 but could use the paper licence of an older cousin or brother. Fun times.
Hah, fuck that jogged my memory to first time trying to buy, thanks for the giggle. 4 of us, think we were 15, 3 midgets and Marc (RIP) who was about 6'3" on Kent Tce near KFC, Marc goes in, gets our booze, walks over to us and as soon as he puts the beers down and we're all smiles, cops pull up after obviously watching the whole thing.
Lol same thing happened to me twice, I had a beard in high school so it always fell on me to buy the grog. Cops were waiting outside and grabbed me on the way out. Basically, said tell us who sold it to you and you are free to go. I got my money back, shop got in trouble, and I simply drove to another liquor store and got the grog for the party.
When I was 16-17 in England, to avoid me being stopped by the bouncer, my friends used to get into the pub and then pull me through the toilet window because I looked about 14.
Also a surefire way to brag about how you got pulled every time.
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@dogmeat said in Happiness Scale:
but also a massive sense of achievement. Now I prefer to pay someone. Back and knees just aren't up to it.
This. If you have to do the bending and stretching you used to do, you end up, like me, looking like Quasimodo for a day or two.
Spent 6 hours yesterday cutting and splitting logs from some trees I took down earlier this year. Physically tired but no contortions needed so no serious aches or inability to move
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@Victor-Meldrew don't you dare ignore Pomare, Epuni and Ava.
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I’m in the ANA lounge drinking a Sapporo beer from an automatic machine, about to fly home to see my parents - after more than two years - and life is bliss. My boy is here watching TV quietly, while I load up on booze before we climb onto a sky couch then wake up in NZ.
One GOM point - when did kiwis become the new Americans? The lounge is full of people wearing masks unless they are eating or drinking, except for two loud fluffybunnies who are clearly kiwis. Loud, annoying, rude, everything I’d expect from Americans, and yet.
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@gt12 said in Happiness Scale:
I’m in the ANA lounge drinking a Sapporo beer from an automatic machine, about to fly home to see my parents - after more than two years - and life is bliss. My boy is here watching TV quietly, while I load up on booze before we climb onto a sky couch then wake up in NZ.
One GOM point - when did kiwis become the new Americans? The lounge is full of people wearing masks unless they are eating or drinking, except for two loud fluffybunnies who are clearly kiwis. Loud, annoying, rude, everything I’d expect from Americans, and yet.
There are always exceptions. Exciting stuff mate, enjoy your return to NZ, Poland of the South
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@canefan said in Happiness Scale:
@gt12 said in Happiness Scale:
I’m in the ANA lounge drinking a Sapporo beer from an automatic machine, about to fly home to see my parents - after more than two years - and life is bliss. My boy is here watching TV quietly, while I load up on booze before we climb onto a sky couch then wake up in NZ.
One GOM point - when did kiwis become the new Americans? The lounge is full of people wearing masks unless they are eating or drinking, except for two loud fluffybunnies who are clearly kiwis. Loud, annoying, rude, everything I’d expect from Americans, and yet.
There are always exceptions. Exciting stuff mate, enjoy your return to NZ, Poland of the South
Yeah, small buzzkill, but fuck it, I’m going to have steak and cheese pie tomorrow! Fuck off stress!
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@gt12 said in Happiness Scale:
I’m in the ANA lounge drinking a Sapporo beer from an automatic machine, about to fly home to see my parents - after more than two years - and life is bliss. My boy is here watching TV quietly, while I load up on booze before we climb onto a sky couch then wake up in NZ.
One GOM point - when did kiwis become the new Americans? The lounge is full of people wearing masks unless they are eating or drinking, except for two loud fluffybunnies who are clearly kiwis. Loud, annoying, rude, everything I’d expect from Americans, and yet.
Wicked mate, enjoy the family time. Stoked for you
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@Bones said in Happiness Scale:
@gt12 yeah the olds turned up at Heathrow and we almost missed them coming out of the doors as they were wearing masks, not sure what that's all about noo zeelund!
We aren't the only country where mask use is a thing. Maybe it will wind down when Summer comes. I certainly got used to going without pretty quick on a recent trip to the islands. The ones that amuse me the most are the people that walk outside wearing masks
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@canefan or the ones who wear a mask when they are in a car by themselves.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Happiness Scale:
@canefan or the ones who wear a mask when they are in a car by themselves.
Yeah funny
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@canefan said in Happiness Scale:
@Bones said in Happiness Scale:
@gt12 yeah the olds turned up at Heathrow and we almost missed them coming out of the doors as they were wearing masks, not sure what that's all about noo zeelund!
We aren't the only country where mask use is a thing. Maybe it will wind down when Summer comes. I certainly got used to going without pretty quick on a recent trip to the islands. The ones that amuse me the most are the people that walk outside wearing masks
i choose to believe people doing that are feeling a bit crook and just dont want to pass it on, or for the same reason ive been working from home this week, we head back to NZ this weekend (after the final round of club rugby) and just dont want to get crook before going
As long as people are just doing their own thing...im trying to move on
congrats @gt12 ....hope to be having a Speights within the next 36 hours myself
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@gt12 fantastic news, although the weather is dicey in parts, been a wet old winter!
As to the masks, its the same out and about, some wear them, some dont, but as @Crazy-Horse says, then there are those that wear them in a car by themselves...saw 2 yesterday, winning!
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