Smoking, and stuff
Dec. 5th, 2003 08:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sobriqueWell, after a little introspection, I've reached the conclusion that I should be stopping smoking.
And so I shall. I've got two cigars at the moment, which if they're not too stale, shall prove to be the last
I sort of reviewed a discussion on the SINergy message board (http://www.xsorbit4.com/users/nails/index.cgi?board=oc&action=display&num=1069681135) about cigars, and smoking in the club and stuff. And, well to be honest, I saw a load of excuses by smokers for doing so.
Unfortunately, the were exactly that - excuses, for something that impacts on other people, who don't have an option to opt out. If you're drunk and obnoxious, then unless you throw up on someone, you're not influencing _them_ by your intoxication.
If you're smoking, then you're sharing with everyone else. Even those that don't want to be sharing.
So I suspect I shall not be making a run to stratford tomorrow. That's one reason. The other is that the hangover monkey shall be visiting (in his secret identity of Graham).
I also was following a M&Ms lorry to work. They've gone and done the whole 'red lorry, yellow lorry' thing, by having the left hand side yellow, and the right hand side red. Someone has a perverse sense of humour.
Now, the thing I was going to rant about:
I like to think, that I'm a generous sort of person. At the end of the day, a bit of money here and there, is meaningless. After all, they're just bits of metal right?
Well, yes, sort of. The thing that's been bugging me a bit for a while now, is that at a number of parties, and at the pub, I've ended up 'down'. Now by this, I don't mean money. I mean, that I've bought several pints for other people, and not seen any in return.
I've noticed it's worse when laying on some beer at a party, or when beer is bought by the jug. One one instance, I believe a total of 3 jugs were purchased between 4 people. Two by me. Now I know I drink more than most, but there's surely got to be _some_ karmic balance there.
I'm not into counting them, but I do expect that I'll see _some_ return.
On a similar note, who's responsibility is it to ensure that the person paying the bill in a shared household get's what they are owed? If you've ever been in this situation, you'll be well aware that it's a pain in the arse to chase down housemates. And having to nag and nag, _every time_ is so very wearing.
Sometimes I wonder if it's done deliberately to avoid paying up. You know, the 'I forget, I'll get some out at some point in the vague future maybe, and then maybe it'll not get spent by the time you remember to ask me again'.
Bah.
I am of the opinion, that if you owe money to a friend, the obligation is _yours_ to sort it. After all, doing otherwise, is not the behaviour of a friend. It's not especially popular to do to housemates.
I am also of the opinion, that I shouldn't be the one paying _all_ the bills. At the moment, electric and gas is covered by the landlord. Council tax, phone bill and ADSL bill seems to be going out of my bank account. Because a red demand for the phone, just got left on the coffee table in the lounge, for a while, until I ended up sorting it. I think over 2 quarters, I've paid about 150 for phone bills. And I _have_ got about 40 back. Which is pretty odd, given that I have a mobile, with lots of free minutes, and that's pretty much all I use for calling.
Of course, actually leaning on housemates about such things is just a tiresome bore, so I shall rant and fume instead. And think about alternate accomodation when the contract is up.
No one likes being taken advantage of.
And so I shall. I've got two cigars at the moment, which if they're not too stale, shall prove to be the last
I sort of reviewed a discussion on the SINergy message board (http://www.xsorbit4.com/users/nails/index.cgi?board=oc&action=display&num=1069681135) about cigars, and smoking in the club and stuff. And, well to be honest, I saw a load of excuses by smokers for doing so.
Unfortunately, the were exactly that - excuses, for something that impacts on other people, who don't have an option to opt out. If you're drunk and obnoxious, then unless you throw up on someone, you're not influencing _them_ by your intoxication.
If you're smoking, then you're sharing with everyone else. Even those that don't want to be sharing.
So I suspect I shall not be making a run to stratford tomorrow. That's one reason. The other is that the hangover monkey shall be visiting (in his secret identity of Graham).
I also was following a M&Ms lorry to work. They've gone and done the whole 'red lorry, yellow lorry' thing, by having the left hand side yellow, and the right hand side red. Someone has a perverse sense of humour.
Now, the thing I was going to rant about:
I like to think, that I'm a generous sort of person. At the end of the day, a bit of money here and there, is meaningless. After all, they're just bits of metal right?
Well, yes, sort of. The thing that's been bugging me a bit for a while now, is that at a number of parties, and at the pub, I've ended up 'down'. Now by this, I don't mean money. I mean, that I've bought several pints for other people, and not seen any in return.
I've noticed it's worse when laying on some beer at a party, or when beer is bought by the jug. One one instance, I believe a total of 3 jugs were purchased between 4 people. Two by me. Now I know I drink more than most, but there's surely got to be _some_ karmic balance there.
I'm not into counting them, but I do expect that I'll see _some_ return.
On a similar note, who's responsibility is it to ensure that the person paying the bill in a shared household get's what they are owed? If you've ever been in this situation, you'll be well aware that it's a pain in the arse to chase down housemates. And having to nag and nag, _every time_ is so very wearing.
Sometimes I wonder if it's done deliberately to avoid paying up. You know, the 'I forget, I'll get some out at some point in the vague future maybe, and then maybe it'll not get spent by the time you remember to ask me again'.
Bah.
I am of the opinion, that if you owe money to a friend, the obligation is _yours_ to sort it. After all, doing otherwise, is not the behaviour of a friend. It's not especially popular to do to housemates.
I am also of the opinion, that I shouldn't be the one paying _all_ the bills. At the moment, electric and gas is covered by the landlord. Council tax, phone bill and ADSL bill seems to be going out of my bank account. Because a red demand for the phone, just got left on the coffee table in the lounge, for a while, until I ended up sorting it. I think over 2 quarters, I've paid about 150 for phone bills. And I _have_ got about 40 back. Which is pretty odd, given that I have a mobile, with lots of free minutes, and that's pretty much all I use for calling.
Of course, actually leaning on housemates about such things is just a tiresome bore, so I shall rant and fume instead. And think about alternate accomodation when the contract is up.
No one likes being taken advantage of.
