Weird lists

A survey by the Skipton Building Society of 2,000 people revealed the 50 things which show you have become a fully-fledged adult.
Well, I couldn't resist...

1.Having a mortgage 2.Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions 3.Paying into a pension 4.Conducting a weekly food shop 5.Written a Will 6.Having children 7.Budgeting every month 8.Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch 9.Getting married 10.Having life insurance 11.Recycling 12.Having a savings account 13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean 14.Watching the news 15.Owning a lawn mower 16.Doing your own washing 17.Taking trips to the local tip 18.Planting flowers 19.Being able to bleed a radiator 20.Having a joint bank account 21.Having a view on politics 22.Keeping track of interest rates 23.Finding a messy house annoying 24.Being able to change a light bulb 25.Owning a vacuum cleaner 26.Holding dinner parties 27.Listening to Radio 2 28.Enjoying gardening 29.Spending weekend just 'pottering' 30.Mum starts asking you for advice 31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case 32.Like going round garden centres 33.Wearing coats on a night out 34.Going to bed before 11pm 35.Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week 36.Classing work as a career rather than a job 37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away 38.You iron 39.You wash up immediately after eating 40.Enjoy cooking 41.Buying a Sunday paper 42.Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes 43.You like receiving gift vouchers 44.Work keeps you awake at night 45.Filing post 46.Having a 'best' crockery set 47.Being able to change a car tyre 48.Being sensible enough to remove make up off before bedtime 49.Being able to follow a receipt 50.Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels'

No, haven’t got one. Well, yes. No, only myself to blame there too (and the CSA) Yes No Having kids does not make you an adult, merely fertile. Yes Yes How does that make you an adult? Yes I do, but it doesn’t make me an adult No Hell no. Watching it yes, believing it no No No, my good Lady does though Only because they don’t collect Hell no A ten year old could do that Yes That they are all corrupt idiots? Yes Bollocks Sort of Again a ten year old… This makes you an adult how? Why? Bollocks Ditto See above No Why? I mean why? Bollocks Why? Bollocks What and worry the hell out of them No No  I can, I don’t Mostly Yes  No Trainers and walking boots Hell no Only nightshifts Only if threatened No Yes I don’t wear make up Yes No

To me being an adult isn't what you own or what you listen too, it's not even what you do. It's a state of mind, a willingness to take the consequences of your decisions.
Now look through the papers at the politicians, civil servants, social workers, police chiefs etc who constantly try to shift blame.
That isn't what adults do...