Originally Posted by
Jac Hawk
We all lead very busy lives nowadays and on a recent business trip down to the south coast it dawned on me that the majority of listening i do is in the car, i have a Ford Mondeo titanium X with the higher quality sound system but apart from actually buying the car i've spent nothing on the car stereo, in contrast to that i get to listen to the stereo in the house in the evenings and at weekends but not for the same lengths of time as when i'm in the car and usually i'm doing something else so it's on in the background, but in contrast i shudder to think how much i've spent on kit over the years.
When i totted it up i actually sit and listen to music in the house for about 3 or at a push 4 hours a week and what i mean by sit and listen is no computer, phone , paperwork etc. that i'm doing while the stereo's on in the background, I'M APPALLED WITH MYSELF!!!
Don't be so hard on yourself Mike.
Almost everyone who isn't retired will be finding it a struggle to get some decent listening hours in.
When we're younger we expect that things will get easier when we're older. The reality is that we often have less time to do what we like. Now my kids are grown up, I seem to spend increasing amounts of time doing jobs at their houses.
Also, despite what may be said about pay rising faster than inflation, I find myself working longer hours than ever just to maintain a certain standard of living. My weekends, once so fiercely protected, have now been cut in half through having to work most Saturdays.
Still, this time next year Rodney, we'll be millionaires!
By the way Mike, are you the Mondeo man who bombs around Buckshaw Village, playing Kylie cranked up to eleven?
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