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Rich Leyshon wrote: I should point out we wouldn't give him that much food, this would be when he found something he shouldn't have, including once a whole cooked ham
Ye gods. I thought mine were bad with their ability to scarf down an entire loaf of bread.Rich Leyshon wrote: He was also very good at spotting a pill
Now that's not a problem I have. Medicating my greys is easy, given their long mouths (lots of easy leverage). My hand gets pretty slimy, but I know they took the pill.
I got really good at medicating animals when one of our cats developed congestive heart failure and needed pills every day. He was an easy cat, but I learned how to do it quickly enough he didn't get upset.
Software Zen: delete this;
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The loaf of bread reminds me of the time we'd blocked off access to the dining table by leaning chairs inwards against it. He climbed up the back of a settee to get onto the table and fled upstairs with an artisan loaf before we (in the kitchen) heard the scream from the person in the lounge as they noticed his antics.
When I cornered him on the landing he was still trying to force the whole load down his gob!
Another time, I'd made a not-so-successful quiche. So, for fun, I left it at the back of the kitchen worktop then left a phone to video proceedings as I left the room. It certainly removed any doubts about him not knowing he was doing wrong as having investigated, he then made two trips to peer around around the kitchen door to make sure nobody was too close before he devoured the whole thing.
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Looks like it made it
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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It took a while, but it kept at it.
// TODO: Insert something here Top ten reasons why I'm lazy
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Insurance - looks like I need it 
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...and had enough to retire comfortably, would you?
I have often thought that the job I am doing is sufficiently interesting in its own right that I might not give it up straight away.
On the other hand I am developing other software for fun so would have more time for that.
I had also always wanted to travel the world (difficult at the moment) and have done a fair amount already having been to places as different as Tunisia, Hong Kong, Barbados, Crete, Corfu, Great Britain, most of Europe and a fair amount of the USA and some of Canada. Could I fit this in with sticking to my existing job?
What would you do, money no object? (Within reason, no Moon or Mars trips, etc.)
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I'm retired, have traveled the world and still enjoy coding...but at my own pace!
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Quote: still enjoy coding...but at my own pace!
I'm in the same boat. Coding just for fun. 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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yep, if you go to my site that's the byline; "Coding for the fun of it"
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That's one of my measures of how good a job is. If I won the lottery would I keep doing it? If so, it's a pretty good job. My current one is has about a 70% chance of me keeping it after a lottery win because I really like what I'm doing.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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I'm retired and have visited quite a few parts of the world; but there are still places I would like to see. I, and SWMBO, are fairly comfortable financially, but our children less so. If I won a lot of money it would mostly be shared out amongst them.
Oh, and coding I still learn and do for fun. One day I might even be good at it.
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Curious question... What is the difference in how you value money and how your children value money?
I often find that people like you think of money in terms of effort required to acquire it, and people who can't seem to hold onto it seem to think of it as "a medium of exchange", meaning "something I must give up, in order to get what I want".
I say all of this, because throughout my life, I can say that this seems VERY TRUE to me:
The last thing a person with financial problems needs is more money!
This is why most people who do win the lottery are worse off 5+ years later.
The problem is usually their value system... That must be fixed first.
I am proud to say my daughter values money like I do. "A storehouse of prior work effort", and at a young age has a retirement plan, owns a little BITCOIN, and only has a car payment to develop her credit after college. While using Covid as an excuse to live in as many states as possible, willing to pay that rent vs. staying at home for free (so, not being stingy, but extracting maximum value)...
I hope your children find their footing. Dave Ramsey, The Wealthy Barber, FIRE are all things I would share with them. (I usually start by explaining Net Worth vs Monthly Expenses, LOL)
modified 22-Feb-21 11:32am.
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Kirk 10389821 wrote: What is the difference in how you value money and how your children value money?
They have the same set of values as we do. I think you made a mistaken assumption from what I wrote. When I said they were less financially comfortable, I just meant that they still need to work for a living. A lottery win would give them the freedom to choose whether to continue or not.
ps Why the huge text? We are all capable of reading standard size font.
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First, apologies... Glad to hear that.
Second, thank you, I don't usually work with Markdown, and my "==" separator is some kind of MD to use a big font, not my intention, I fixed it!
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Kirk 10389821 wrote: Markdown
It is a bit of pain, and often catches me out.
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... I'd stop believing in the laws of probability ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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There's very little chance of that.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I would likely do more Open Source Development... Most likely some extensions that I have on the back burner that would tie into the product I currently develop for my employer. Perhaps also pull out some archived shareware I wrote long ago, update it and re-release it as open source, as I've not found anything like it available on the web, but I know that there is a desire for it in specific circles.
I would also start up several (4 or 5) side businesses that I've wanted to implement, unrelated to software development, and specifically beneficial to the small community that I live in (I live way out in the country on forty acres).
I'd also likely try to purchase some of my neighbor's land so that I could raise more cattle.
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Would still work at least for a while. My wife's wanderlust would eventually pull me away or maybe they'd keep me part time. Have laptop, as long as there's an internet connection I can work wherever.
Money wise:
Pay off any debt I still had.
Set up grandkids for college.
I know we'd be traveling.
Set up aid/help for children in the foster system in my area, technology stuff, sports fee funding, life skill and tutoring help.
We have done fostering for 6 years. Currently taking a break because of new granddaughter, but we will do it again.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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... buy a Caribbean island ...
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� Forogar � wrote: ...and had enough to retire comfortably, would you?
I for the most part quite enjoy the software development work I do, so I would keep doing it.
Frankly, I'd probably give most of the money away so that younger people I know could more easily pursue their dreams. (They tend to be the starving artists sort.)
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"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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