ChaoticMusings

Magica · Go Outside

RE: Dilemmas.

Date: Oct 24 10:14 PM, 2025

Syl wrote:
A new one...has anyone switched from Windows 10 to Windows 11?

I left it to swap over yesterday, it took about 5 hours, and I am in the midst of trying to find things that seem o have been moved or vanished completely.
Windows 7 (back in the day) was so much easier.

Believe it or not I still use Windows 7 on my desktop. I installed Windows 10 when it came out, didn’t like it so reverted back to 7. Sure I can’t update the majority of old progs I still use but it’s not a problem, I’m still happy with it 15/16 years down the line.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Anonymous wrote:
Syl wrote:
A new one...has anyone switched from Windows 10 to Windows 11?

I left it to swap over yesterday, it took about 5 hours, and I am in the midst of trying to find things that seem o have been moved or vanished completely.
Windows 7 (back in the day) was so much easier.
Believe it or not I still use Windows 7 on my desktop. I installed Windows 10 when it came out, didn’t like it so reverted back to 7. Sure I can’t update the majority of old progs I still use but it’s not a problem, I’m still happy with it 15/16 years down the line.

Windows 7 was so uncomplicated...you are lucky to still have it.

I got used to 10 eventually, God knows why they have changed it again, I can't see any improvements.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Magica wrote:
Syl wrote:

Every image is showing as massive...it took about 10 attempts to minimise this one.
Also it hid my power button, I had to follow a Youtube to find out where it was....apparently a lot of people have had that problem.
I will stick with it for a bit now though.
My favourite flower, red rose.

One of my favourites too Mags, they are beautiful.

Date: Nov 12 1:50 PM, 2025

Your baby is found to have been accidentally swapped at birth, you find out weeks, months later. What would you do after bonding with the baby you have in front of you, would you swap back/want the baby you gave birth to?

I watched a video, real life families, where the two families kept the child they went home with. I’ve been left wondering what I would do.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Anonymous wrote:
Your baby is found to have been accidentally swapped at birth, you find out weeks, months later. What would you do after bonding with the baby you have in front of you, would you swap back/want the baby you gave birth to?
I watched a video, real life families, where the two families kept the child they went home with. I’ve been left wondering what I would do.

I think it's one of those dilemmas where you would have to be in that situation to know what you would do.

Magica · Go Outside

Anonymous wrote:
Your baby is found to have been accidentally swapped at birth, you find out weeks, months later. What would you do after bonding with the baby you have in front of you, would you swap back/want the baby you gave birth to?
I watched a video, real life families, where the two families kept the child they went home with. I’ve been left wondering what I would do.

A very hard decision tbh. I think I would probably would want the baby I gave birth too. I'm glad that never happened to me.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

In an ideal world, my opinion is, both sets of parents would work closely together to bond with their own birth child...it would be a gradual process, obviously the younger the baby was, the easier it would be for all.
When the time was right, the child could live permanently with their own birth parents, hopefully the parents would stay in contact with the other child, like an Aunt/Uncle figure.

I don't know if in reality this would always go smoothly though, where such strong emotions are, people differ.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

New dilemma...and it's probably happened to us all at one time or another.

A friend or neighbour calls round for a cuppa and brings a Christmas gift for you, you didn't expect it, and you don't have anything for them, what do you do?

Date: Dec 17 1:00 PM, 2025

Syl wrote:
New dilemma...and it's probably happened to us all at one time or another.

A friend or neighbour calls round for a cuppa and brings a Christmas gift for you, you didn't expect it, and you don't have anything for them, what do you do?

Pretend you're not in?

Red Okktober · Musing at the Chaos

Syl wrote:
New dilemma...and it's probably happened to us all at one time or another.

A friend or neighbour calls round for a cuppa and brings a Christmas gift for you, you didn't expect it, and you don't have anything for them, what do you do?

That's an easy one - just laugh and tell them you didn't get them anything.

Date: Dec 17 1:25 PM, 2025

Syl wrote:
New dilemma...and it's probably happened to us all at one time or another.

A friend or neighbour calls round for a cuppa and brings a Christmas gift for you, you didn't expect it, and you don't have anything for them, what do you do?

Apologise for being that unorganised that you hadn’t got around to wrapping pressies just yet so will drop their gift off as soon as you have…Amazon is your friend.

A soon to be sister-in-law was given an awful present that I’d received from my miserly mother-in-law a couple of years beforehand. Fortunately SIL and relative broke up shortly afterwards so my guilt disappeared - my, then, partner and I joked that the gift instigated the split.

Digger · Admin

Syl wrote:
New dilemma...and it's probably happened to us all at one time or another.

A friend or neighbour calls round for a cuppa and brings a Christmas gift for you, you didn't expect it, and you don't have anything for them, what do you do?

I'd just be honest and say that's really nice of you but I have a strict budget for my xmas presents. I don't do xmas cards. I never have. I tell all my friends, don't expect one from me. They still get me one though

Magica · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
New dilemma...and it's probably happened to us all at one time or another.

A friend or neighbour calls round for a cuppa and brings a Christmas gift for you, you didn't expect it, and you don't have anything for them, what do you do?

Say, oh I thought we wasn't doing gifts. Sorry, sorted!

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Red Okktober wrote:
Syl wrote:
New dilemma...and it's probably happened to us all at one time or another.

A friend or neighbour calls round for a cuppa and brings a Christmas gift for you, you didn't expect it, and you don't have anything for them, what do you do?
That's an easy one - just laugh and tell them you didn't get them anything.

Lol, I bet they won't get you one next year.

In the past, when that has happened and I don't want the person to feel bad, I go upstairs and raid my Christmas stock of chocolates, usually a tub or Roses or Quality street, give it to them, and say I haven't had time to wrap it yet....then I replace it for me.

Incidentally, I have seen those tubs in the shops this year ranging from under £5 to £8...it pays to shop around.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Anonymous wrote:
Syl wrote:
New dilemma...and it's probably happened to us all at one time or another.

A friend or neighbour calls round for a cuppa and brings a Christmas gift for you, you didn't expect it, and you don't have anything for them, what do you do?
Apologise for being that unorganised that you hadn’t got around to wrapping pressies just yet so will drop their gift off as soon as you have…Amazon is your friend.
A soon to be sister-in-law was given an awful present that I’d received from my miserly mother-in-law a couple of years beforehand. Fortunately SIL and relative broke up shortly afterwards so my guilt disappeared - my, then, partner and I joked that the gift instigated the split.

Nothing wrong in recycling unwanted gifts, I bet we have all done it.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:
New dilemma...and it's probably happened to us all at one time or another.

A friend or neighbour calls round for a cuppa and brings a Christmas gift for you, you didn't expect it, and you don't have anything for them, what do you do?
I'd just be honest and say that's really nice of you but I have a strict budget for my xmas presents. I don't do xmas cards. I never have. I tell all my friends, don't expect one from me. They still get me one though

I love sending and receiving Christmas cards to friends and family I don't see much of, I think it's sad it's a dying tradition.

Date: Dec 18 6:10 PM, 2025

Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:
New dilemma...and it's probably happened to us all at one time or another.

A friend or neighbour calls round for a cuppa and brings a Christmas gift for you, you didn't expect it, and you don't have anything for them, what do you do?
I'd just be honest and say that's really nice of you but I have a strict budget for my xmas presents. I don't do xmas cards. I never have. I tell all my friends, don't expect one from me. They still get me one though

Is this you by any chance? https://x.com/chrislittlewoo8/status/2001383462134333670

Digger · Admin

Anonymous wrote:
Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:
New dilemma...and it's probably happened to us all at one time or another.

A friend or neighbour calls round for a cuppa and brings a Christmas gift for you, you didn't expect it, and you don't have anything for them, what do you do?
I'd just be honest and say that's really nice of you but I have a strict budget for my xmas presents. I don't do xmas cards. I never have. I tell all my friends, don't expect one from me. They still get me one though
Is this you by any chance? https://x.com/chrislittlewoo8/status/2001383462134333670

Why would I be some bloke? Unless you still think I'm a Yorkie munching truck driver. Kindred spirit though.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

/\ I think that was only on Dogs.