A site asks you to allow ads on their site, to make an exception with your ad blocker. Ok, I do. Usually because I like the site and use it often.
What is the very first ad you see? An ad for an ad blocker! Of course!
Is it some form of sarcasm?
After using the site, with ads, you quickly remember why you turned on your ad blocker. The ads take over the content. I either give up using the site, find an alternative, or some other workaround. Or turn the ad blocker back on so I can use the site.
I think people who ask you to make an exception and turn off your ad blocker never go into their own site and look at it with their own ad blocker turned off. It would be a shock for them to see how much the ads take over their site. Like trying to enjoy a garden taken over by massive invading weeds. Not the odd wildflower but aggressive weeds with thorns and prickles.
If you have a site and ask people to accept ads make sure you fully know what you are asking. You could be driving people away from your site, permanently.
I like the idea, but it doesn't really make sense as a thing for writers.
My broom broke..
- now I work from home.
- now I'm dating my bus driver.
- now I charge the dust bunnies rent.
What can you come up with?
Hosts an event, "Tools of the Trades" show and sale. The oldest continually operating antique tool show and sale in Canada. Currently run by John Pirie.
"The emphasis is on, but not limited to, hand tools for wood and metal working. The increasing interest in traditional woodworking and premium quality hand tools, has led to the recent resurgence of the high end, small scale hand tool makers. Several of these makers are in attendance at the show to present and discuss their offerings".
"Promoting the preservation and conservation of Canada’s cultural heritage
The CAC promotes responsible preservation of cultural property that gives Canadians a sense of place, of history and artistic expression".
This is a UK based society. I'd like to find something here, in Canada, or even closer in Ontario.
"...to advance the education of the general public in the history and development of hand tools and their use and of the people and trades that use them".
The planets formed. The Earth cooled. Creatures emerged and one of them started playing with rocks and sticks.
That creature made spears, he crafted shovels, he turned pelts into cloth. Then, he got fancy. He built the solar-powered flashlight and the combination table napkin/necktie. Not exactly useful, but somehow not altogether useless. He created inventions that didn’t quite work…but were nonetheless fun.
Chindogu was born.
I remember an episode of "IT Crowd", laughing about the idea of a ladder for bees (or some flying insect I don't remember for sure which now). The ladder was to save them if there was a fire. They could crawl up the ladder to get away from the fire. Ignoring the fact that they can fly, its a very nice invention.
