What's going on?

[Boojum]

If this country has been able to have a holiday that is shared and enjoyed in other places I'd say, "Well done." Black Friday sales have nothing to do with the holiday, they are a product of the guys down in marketing. The actual holiday is a wonderful family get-together.

 

[Ralph]

Because Amazon world-wide is controlled from the US?

In Australia we eat turkey on Christmas Day - that's our day for eating too much with the family and collapsing on the couch afterwards. No cranberries, fortunately! And no pumpkin pie - pumpkin should be roasted in the oven and served with the turkey and ham...

Bear in mind that Christmas Day is in summer for us, so the heat adds to the impact of eating too much.

In my place we don't have Turkey. Most years we have a BBQ for Christmas.
Went we were kids we went out and played Cricket.
Now I have my own family. We might have a roast beef and a couple of roasted chickens..
So not all Aussie's have Turkey as with other countries not everyone does the same as the next.

 

[Jeff A]

Correct. As I said, assimilation!

We eat turkey on Christmas as well, maybe a ham or a goose thrown in for a large gathering.

Homemade cranberry sauce is awesome! Not that jellied crap they have in the cans.

We eat pumpkin both roasted and in a pie. And pumpkin butter, and pumpkin bread. This year though it will be roasted and mashed acorn squash from the garden.

Yes, that's true and that's the reason I look like I do! That and no self control.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

No one in the UK does Thanksgiving at all as far as I know (American immigrants aside). Surprising given how much some people like to eat. Turkey is for Christmas

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Hahaha, I'll bet it was. I just can't eat big meals like that any more.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

That's great. I am fortunate to have a metabolism that keeps me fairly trim, with careful eating at least, though I have a terribly sweet tooth, I don't eat a huge amount. Thankfully, the hereditary heart issues that plagued my Dads family (his 3 brothers all dies before they were 52) missed my Dad, and therefore has not been passed to me. 2 explanations for that, he was either lucky, or he had a different Dad to the other 3

 

[pointreyes]

Well, I did not have a Thanksgiving dinner this year. My family did and I stayed at home with the dogs. I got hit with the cold that is going around. For years, I have only been eating during a six hour window each day so I can enjoy gorging up the food. Some people call this method intermittent fasting, but since I do it every day for years that I would think this would be considered a lifestyle by this time. Benefits for me have been, no weight increase and no more acid reflux.

Anyway, I mainly stay away from products with white flour. I used to have major sinus problems and discovered that by reducing the intake of refined white flour products has removed that problem. I am thankful that sugar is not an enemy for me though.

 

[Boojum]

No one in the UK does Thanksgiving at all as far as I know (American immigrants aside). Surprising given how much some people like to eat. Turkey is for Christmas

I thought a fat goose was for Christmas.

 

[Boojum]

Ahhhh...but 'twas soooo good! Now comes the best part: Leftovers!

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Yes, the leftovers. A turkey sandwich late in the evening with mayo and lots of ground pepper. Julia Childs has a great recipe for a Velouté á la Senegalese that used up all the leftovers and was delicious. When living in Canada I invited a fellow grad student to Thanksgiving with his wife. The table groaned as is customary. He later told his wife we threw out what we had not eaten. He was insufferably arrogant. I had to explain to him that we ate that meal for about a week. It seems profligate, it is actually quite thrifty, and tasty,

And be cautioned this is a celebratory meal which by definition is sumptuous but not common. All cultures have them and they are a gathering of friends and family. Lots of laughter and good times in a meal that will often last a good length of time. And the leftovers. That fridge door gets a good workout for days. Leftover turkey, stuffing and gravy and maybe some Brussels sprouts, tatties and tumshie, boiled small white onions in a creme sauce, pumpkin pie, it goes on. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are days of feasting on leftovers. Then the carcass goes into the pot to be turkey soup, maybe with rice. It's all good. And it is necessary to see the whole picture not the cartoon one. Hopefully those who have not been at this celebration will be invited to one. What the hell, I ate Haggis and found it to be good, with tattie and tumshie of course.

But I cannot speak to Haggis leftovers. Fried slices?

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

I thought a fat goose was for Christmas.

Only if you are the Queen

 

[stemlett]

Only if you are the Queen

Nah, it'd be swan for Liz

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Nah, it'd be swan for Liz

Very possibly, though I'm sure she'd not admit it

 

[Boojum]

Very possibly, though I'm sure she'd not admit it

They all belong to the crown so it is possible but not probable. I'd bet it was a sumptuous Ayrshire beef standing rib roast with some lovely Yorkie. Ummm good. That's what I'd want.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

They all belong to the crown so it is possible but not probable. I;d bet it was a sumptuous Ayrshire beef standing rib roast with some lovely Yorkie. Ummm good. That's what I'd want.

Well. as long as it wasn't one of the Corgis...

 

[Boojum]

Well. as long as it wasn't one of the Corgis...

I think the royal purse can withstand the price of the rib roast.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

I think the royal purse can withstand the price of the rib roast.

One for every family in the country I suspect.

 

[Boojum]

One for every family in the country I suspect.

I do not know enough about the British Isles and its government to offer an opinion. And I can piss off enough people without getting involved in politics that I am completely ignorant of.

 

[jonhawk]

Could it be that the earlier level of activity was, at least in part, due to lockdowns and enforced staying at home, and that we are now returning to a more normal level now that most people are able to get out and take photos again?

Speaking for myself as a fairly new Sony user, I have been taking time to get used to the new kit and not taken much in the way of photos, certainly none worth sharing The last few weeks have been challenging time wise so I have not been able to visit as often as I was and have not had the focus to look at all the new posts, hence when I have logged in my visit has been somewhat cursory. I suspect most members go through phases of activity and some are more open to sharing and commenting.

I have found this forum a good place to be though I think I agree that there are too many subdivisions but maybe I need to make more use of What's New!

 

[Jeff A]

Speaking for myself as a fairly new Sony user, I have been taking time to get used to the new kit and not taken much in the way of photos, certainly none worth sharing The last few weeks have been challenging time wise so I have not been able to visit as often as I was and have not had the focus to look at all the new posts, hence when I have logged in my visit has been somewhat cursory. I suspect most members go through phases of activity and some are more open to sharing and commenting.

I have found this forum a good place to be though I think I agree that there are too many subdivisions but maybe I need to make more use of What's New!

Just click on the "New Posts" link when you log on and it will display everything you've missed.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

I do not know enough about the British Isles and its government to offer an opinion. And I can piss off enough people without getting involved in politics that I am completely ignorant of.

Well, the Queen isn't part of the Government, she is our Monarch, obviously, and is paid as such by us taxpayers, current income from various sources is 7.9 million P.A. and she has an estimated net worth of 4-500million taking into account assets owned privately. She's not poor

 

[jonhawk]

Just click on the "New Posts" link when you log on and it will display everything you've missed.

Thanks Jeff, that's better than What's new.

 

[Boojum]

The queen is your queen, your monarch. She and her family and what they do is none of my business. We have enough going on here, on the west side of the Atlantic. I only have to sweep the sidewalk in front of my home.

Back to the original thread, lack of participation. Complaining about that borders on "Floggings will continue until morale improves." Other boards have similar problems. The only board I have seen not with these problems is Gearslutz, now Gearspace, for recording and especially its Remote Recording sub-forum. Examining the problem of low response could be enlightening. Let's all give that some thought. Poke around some other boards and see what they are posting and what the results are. And do we all really need praise?

 

[WeeMalky]

Probably guilty as charged Kev.

 

[Boojum]

Yes, expectations are just premeditated resentments.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Well one thing is for sure. This thread has certainly increased participation

 

[Tiberio França]

I have noticed that fewer and fewer people are commenting on, or even looking at my posts (and others) recently, and I have to wonder why? We have loads of members, many inactive, but even those who are active, aren't looking at others posts, or certainly not commenting. Now it might just be me, but I like people commenting and liking my shots, it encourages me to carry on, because otherwise, what is the pooint? I see this on Facebook groups, and thought this place might be free of that stupid culture. Clearly not it seems.

I just arrived on this forum, but this phenomenon is recurrent in several others that I participated. Those who do engage are always outnumbered, but that doesn't mean that your message isn't being read...

 

[jonhawk]

I just arrived on this forum, but this phenomenon is recurrent in several others that I participated. Those who do engage are always outnumbered, but that doesn't mean that your message isn't being read...

You are probably right as I certainly do my share of 'lurking'!

 

[Boojum]

The old Pareto Principle. 20% of the people do 80% of the work and 80% of the people do 20% of the work, only worse. I am on another board where folks argue the better finish on their cameras for admiring them! Yes, true. Pitiful. They enjoy just looking at them. I guess you can wear it around your neck on vacation, too. But you won't need batteries as it is just a fashion accessory. Some folks buy cameras for crazy reasons.

 

[pointreyes]

The old Pareto Principle. 20% of the people do 80% of the work and 80% of the people do 20% of the work, only worse. I am on another board where folks argue the better finish on their cameras for admiring them! Yes, true. Pitiful. They enjoy just looking at them. I guess you can wear it around your neck on vacation, too. But you won't need batteries as it is just a fashion accessory. Some folks buy cameras for crazy reasons.

For fashion I have a Topcon and an Exakta camera.

Several years ago, I made sure to purchase a camera for every three lenses I had. Once I reached 21 lenses, I realized I better stop purchasing cameras and just get more lenses.

 

[Boojum]

For fashion I have a Topcon and an Exakta camera.

Several years ago, I made sure to purchase a camera for every three lenses I had. Once I reached 21 lenses, I realized I better stop purchasing cameras and just get more lenses.

The old Kine Exacta was a great camera and IIRC the first 35mm SLR. I heavily coveted them, even the smaller Exa. Ihagee in Dresden. Zeiss lenses, East German, DDR, which was a real onus back then with the McCarthy hysteria. The Bessler Topcon was a great one, too. Also East German IIRC. They seemed to do a better job on 35mm cameras than the Soviets did. Cultural differences. However the early Soviet lenses were pretty good, usually old Zeiss designs and sometime Zeiss glass, the early ones. I've few Jupiters and like them.

The threads in the other board are not about display and they go one for pages and pages. It does reinforce Thorsten Veblen's principle of Conspicuous Consumption.