Confused of Anglesey

So is being confused and autistic thing? It seems often I don't understand things that others find obvious. I do tend to say I don't understand. If there are other people there, hopefully it helps someone else if they didn't like to say so.

Homebird said:

So is being confused and autistic thing?

Nah, try explaining your special interest to an NT and see how fast they get confused.

We are just also confused about a lot of stuff they paid attention to when growing up that we missed or didn't understand.

Can you explain what your special interest is? I can't. Yes, I have a day job in IT, I have an orchard and pick pears, peaches, plums and apples. I have a woodshop and I make furniture on occasion.  There's not a plumbing or electrical problem in my house that I cant fix (or those of my neighbors who know me as mr.fixit).  I spent over a decade as a broadcast engineer and can build and/or rebuild most radio equipment (although I have let my ham radio license expire).  For the life of me if I had to name my special interest, its finding joy in doing anything I can with my mind and my hands at my own pace, in my own time.

Thanks

not the philosophy that put me off.

it was the descent into madness bit I think!

hehe should have stayed with it for the happy ending 

I do recall the beer can aluminium for shims principle tho' and still sometimes apply it to this day.

Phased said:

I've started to read "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" a few times.  

never got thro' it

That is because it is a phillosopy book more than a motorbike book - it charts the main characters descent into madness and how his son saved him.

The narrative intertwines their travel experiences with deep philosophical discussions about the concept of Quality, exploring themes of technology, values, and the nature of existence.

It isn't easy reading as it challenges you but if you can keep an open mind it does encourage reflection on these values from your own perspective.

It was an important book for me at a pivotal time in my life, but they never had to deal with a worn cam shaft even once - just bad writing 

Please excuse my "overhearing" and joining in with something suitably autistic I think.

I've started to read "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" a few times.  

never got thro' it

:-)

LifeWasBetterIn69 said:

Can you explain what your special interest is?

Japanese motorbikes from the 1960s to 1980s - I used to restore these and there wasn't much I didn't know about them from the engines, carburation, electrical, suspension and braking systems.

I worked in a bank head office and became the go-to person for people who had (or wanted) a motorbike but having a conversation about them was difficuly as they would want to talk about the colour of their desired Ducati while I was trying to point out the problems with high maintenance, terrible electrics and a riding position that would give them a bad back.

We would see things very differenty and having a conversation would be challenging. When they bought the bike and the engine started knocking, the electrics burn out and they wanted different handlebars to sort the back problems they had then they would come to me.

All this was pre-internet days so my knowledge was built on books, magazines and lots of hands on experience.

Another special interest is time travel sci-fi. My interest stems from my degree in Applied Physics and I became fascinated by the paradoxes of time travel but the lingering potential for it to actually happen. Trying to explain it to a layman was only ever going to confuse the heck out of them, espcially when there were issues of multiple realities spliting off from making different decisions.

LifeWasBetterIn69 said:

Can you explain what your special interest is?

Japanese motorbikes from the 1960s to 1980s - I used to restore these and there wasn't much I didn't know about them from the engines, carburation, electrical, suspension and braking systems.

I worked in a bank head office and became the go-to person for people who had (or wanted) a motorbike but having a conversation about them was difficuly as they would want to talk about the colour of their desired Ducati while I was trying to point out the problems with high maintenance, terrible electrics and a riding position that would give them a bad back.

We would see things very differenty and having a conversation would be challenging. When they bought the bike and the engine started knocking, the electrics burn out and they wanted different handlebars to sort the back problems they had then they would come to me.

All this was pre-internet days so my knowledge was built on books, magazines and lots of hands on experience.

Another special interest is time travel sci-fi. My interest stems from my degree in Applied Physics and I became fascinated by the paradoxes of time travel but the lingering potential for it to actually happen. Trying to explain it to a layman was only ever going to confuse the heck out of them, espcially when there were issues of multiple realities spliting off from making different decisions.

Thanks

not the philosophy that put me off.

it was the descent into madness bit I think!

hehe should have stayed with it for the happy ending 

I do recall the beer can aluminium for shims principle tho' and still sometimes apply it to this day.

Phased said:

I've started to read "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" a few times.  

never got thro' it

That is because it is a phillosopy book more than a motorbike book - it charts the main characters descent into madness and how his son saved him.

The narrative intertwines their travel experiences with deep philosophical discussions about the concept of Quality, exploring themes of technology, values, and the nature of existence.

It isn't easy reading as it challenges you but if you can keep an open mind it does encourage reflection on these values from your own perspective.

It was an important book for me at a pivotal time in my life, but they never had to deal with a worn cam shaft even once - just bad writing 

Please excuse my "overhearing" and joining in with something suitably autistic I think.

I've started to read "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" a few times.  

never got thro' it

:-)