Lessons you learned the hard way?

bitofabind · 19-11-2019 7:39pm

Probably the most important albeit cliched lesson I've learned, in both my professional and personal life, is this: Trust. Your. Gut. Always.

Leg End Reject · 19-11-2019 7:58pm

Don't give anyone a second chance to break your trust.

Ignore the begrudgers unless it's to further antagonise them.

Leave the past in the past, you can't change it.

monkeysnapper · 19-11-2019 8:11pm

I'm probably going to get myslef into trouble here but let's go regardless.

The shop I used to work at used to have a lane around back where we all parked our cars... some days the
neighbor's terrier would come yapping behind me as I walked up lane to car and I just ignored it ....anyway one day the bolloxs bite me on ankle.

At least I learned my lesson anyway , it didnt do it again after i drove my size 9.5 up its hole with my big work boots.

And before the pet forum give out at me I could have had the mut put down.

Gynoid · 19-11-2019 8:22pm

When the petrol light on a small car flashes it means get petrol NOW, not get petrol after you just pop up the main road through a busy town and get that other thing you came in to buy first....

19-11-2019 8:29pm

Did disastrous paint job on my model kit. Paint strokes clearly visible. Revell paint btw

Bought Revell "Paint Remover"

Applied it but its effect is meh.

Lesson: Do proper paint job next time

SCOOP 64 · 19-11-2019 8:32pm

Greyfox wrote: »

Never stay too long in a job you don't like and when a women says we need to talk it means drop everything and talk and not we'll have a chat in a few days

Normally means your in a world of sh..t.

Quantum Erasure · 19-11-2019 9:12pm

you can't beat city hall

Church on Tuesday · 19-11-2019 9:34pm

You never really know what the other person is thinking.

It BeeMee · 19-11-2019 11:35pm

Never play pool for money against the son of a publican

Feisar · 20-11-2019 12:26am

Never let a good thing pass you by.

Shady Grady · 20-11-2019 12:28am

Never lie to the five-o.

dartboardio · 20-11-2019 12:28am

Almost never make rash decisions.

Sharp MZ700 · 20-11-2019 12:30am

Say nothing til you hear more.

Let other people do the small talk.

Quantum Erasure · 20-11-2019 12:33am

a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse

Comhrá · 20-11-2019 12:37am

Bank shares can go down as well as up. (Anglo & AIB)

Jonybgud · 20-11-2019 12:38am

...no good can come of drunk posting...

Jonybgud · 20-11-2019 12:52am

Sleepy wrote: »

Always wash your hands after cutting chillies.

....especially before you check your prostate....

cannotlogin · 20-11-2019 12:53am

Falling asleep after a night out with contacts in is not a good idea.

Love hurts & if you are stupid enough to go back again it hurts more.

Love isn't always enough.

You can't save/fix/help an alcohic.

If you don't get it in writing, it doesn't count.

Sometimes what seems like the worst thing in the moment, is the best thing in time.

Smoosing and asskissing will get you further than hard work and ability.

Life is too short for regrets.

Gut instinct is nearly always right.

Blondie919 · 20-11-2019 1:58am

Don’t try to cycle a bicycle with no lights at night while pissed.

Purple Mountain · 20-11-2019 2:10am

monkeysnapper wrote: »

I drove my size 9.5 up its hole

Ooohhh tell us more...

bodhrandude · 20-11-2019 2:51am

Always check the detail when booking your Ryanair flight, loads of times I skipped the travel insurance part as they used to expertly and conveniently hide it. Not any more.

:)

Seoda1 · 20-11-2019 4:51am

There’s 3 sides to a story, your side, their side and the truth!

2pacshakur · 20-11-2019 6:54am

Don't ever get yourself into unnecessary debt. E.G. A 5K car will do just fine instead of a new one.

Cut toxic people out of your life or minimize contact.

Wanderer78 · 20-11-2019 6:55am

2pacshakur wrote:

Don't ever get yourself into unnecessary debt.

Easier said than done, debt is generally required for some of the most critical of human needs

2pacshakur · 20-11-2019 6:58am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Easier said than done, debt is generally required for some of the most critical of human needs

Much easier for a single person not to fall into the mortgage trap along other things.

But instead of buying a 30K car just get a 5K car etc.

Wanderer78 · 20-11-2019 7:00am

2pacshakur wrote:

Much easier for a single person not to fall into the mortgage trap along other things.

Most people tend not to stay single, and tend to want kids, debt can get messy for them, I am glad I'm not in that position either

tedpan · 20-11-2019 8:00am

Never pay by Western Union

stoneill · 20-11-2019 8:23am

Know the difference between Bukake and Bokeh.
Makes a huge difference when 5 of your mates turn up and all she wants is a photo with lights.

The J Stands for Jay · 20-11-2019 9:09am

SAMTALK wrote: »

Always remember that blood is thicker than water

The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.

Ok, got it, look after your friends, **** family.

The J Stands for Jay · 20-11-2019 9:13am

Blondie919 wrote: »

Don’t try to cycle a bicycle with no lights at night while pissed.

Don't try to cycle a bike with no tyres or lights at night while pissed while being chased.

Wildly Boaring · 20-11-2019 9:22am

To all employers big and small, you are only a number. Nobody is irreplaceable

dartboardio · 20-11-2019 10:14am

Wildly Boaring wrote: »

To all employers big and small, you are only a number. Nobody is irreplaceable

Employees

Wildly Boaring · 20-11-2019 10:32am

dartboardio wrote: »

Employees

I meant that to the employer looking at you, you are only a number.

Your way works too

20-11-2019 10:34am

remember that your favourite player or manager is just a guy doing a job that happens to be employed by a company you happen to like

;_;

Cyclepath · 20-11-2019 10:40am

Both hands behind the chisel.

is_that_so · 20-11-2019 10:42am

McGaggs wrote: »

Don't try to cycle a bike with no tyres or lights at night while pissed while being chased.

Now my interest is piqued!

20-11-2019 10:46am

There are people like the two face guy in "Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy" and I got [metaphorically] clobbered by one. Rental sector.

20-11-2019 11:00am

Credit cards are evil.

There is an exchange in every relationship. Just as you want something, so too do other people.

Few people are actually thinking about you, or your behavior for longer than 5 seconds. Don't give up on something because of what you assume other people think.

Most people don't want complete honesty from you.

Politics is a game that you don't want to be involved in.

People are often very stupid. Don't assume they're more intelligent until they prove it to be so. Also intelligence in one area doesn't mean intelligence in every area.

Other people's lives are probably more ****ed than yours.

Love means something different to everyone. And good sex is generally not love. And lot's of sex gets boring after a while.

life is what you make of it. Reacting to life is incredibly inefficient. Taking control of your future leads to happiness.

Oh. Ireland is not the whole world. You can be much happier outside it. (took me three decades to realise this little nugget)

20-11-2019 11:06am

Oh. being thin and sleeping with skinny women can result in painful sex. (bones hitting hip bones) Important lesson, that one. :pac:

Tammy! · 20-11-2019 11:09am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

remember that your favourite player or manager is just a guy doing a job that happens to be employed by a company you happen to like

;_;

I just thanked this for the little face

;_;

sbsquarepants · 20-11-2019 11:20am

No matter what is going on in your life, illness, relationship troubles, bereavements - whatever, the world moves on regardless. If you stop to mope it it will just leave you behind.
Nobody really cares about your problems, suck it up and get on with things.

The Tetrarch · 20-11-2019 1:07pm

Promises are just a way of saying no.

Antares35 · 20-11-2019 1:24pm

Never settle for being second best. Your gut will tell you and if it does, get out of that relationship fast. The right person will never make you doubt what you mean to them.

Agricola · 20-11-2019 2:39pm

That there are some truly honest people of integrity and decency out there, but they are few and far between. The vast majority are honest and decent when it suits them, but when push comes to shove, they'd sell their mother into slavery if there was something substantial in it for them. Everyone should be told this when they're 18 imo.

2pacshakur · 20-11-2019 2:43pm

Never ever use a razor to shave your pubes, the itchy ness is unbearable

The One Doctor · 20-11-2019 2:46pm

Aceandstuff wrote: »

That other people desperately want to see you doing worse than them, behaving worse than them, and having less than them. And they will try to tear you down.

That people who say that someone else "will do anything for you if you need help" will abuse your kindness.

That anyone who isn't an idiot is potentially malicious, and cannot be trusted.

That anyone who isn't malicious is potentially an idiot, and cannot be trusted.

That anyone who hasn't been in your shoes is blaming you for everything wrong in your life.

That you should never admit to being poor in a social situation, or being a woman on the internet.

So everyone but you is an idiot and all your problems are other people's fault?

NIMAN · 20-11-2019 2:54pm

Bones don't bend much.

stoneill · 20-11-2019 3:31pm

I said this before, and I'll say it again, Bread Soda and Soda Bread are not the same.

Aceandstuff · 20-11-2019 4:28pm

The One Doctor wrote: »

So everyone but you is an idiot and all your problems are other people's fault?

Not at all. But pretty much nobody can be trusted in the long term, and you can't know what their intentions are. None of this is blaming all of anyone's problems on anyone else.

None of my problems and none of my successes are anyone else's business, and they can all be used against me.

That last bit there is the lesson, everyone but me is not me and can't be trusted with my problems, regardless of whose fault they are. And others knowing about my problems will often lead to judgement and people actively trying to s#it on me.

20-11-2019 4:51pm

Always have it explicitly stated in warranty document for IT gear you as a customer are corporate / business.

"Some clients are more equal than others" quote from Work email to me in tech support 18 years ago.

Lessons you learned the hard way?

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