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12 hours ago, London Best said:
Green is a colour. Don’t be conned into changing the meaning of words.
To me, ‘gay’ still means happy, not homosexual.Language evolves over time, academic linguists would agree and I have no issue with it at all.
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On 22/04/2023 at 07:37, Scully said:
The ironic thing about that comment is that there are some people in the world living just like that; maybe not in caves, but it’s certainly ‘off grid’ and none of them are living but merely existing, and they don’t like it; they want what we have.
It amuses me when folk say they are living ‘off grid’, when in fact the reality is that they have so much money they can afford to build a house so well insulated ( such as passiv or even Tradis ) with photo-voltaic panels, heat exchangers etc etc, that their dependence on utilities is a fraction of what is usual. They aren’t interested in saving the planet, but very interested in saving money. There is a little colony in Findhorn whom sit around campfires on balmy summer nights singing happy-clappy songs while congratulating themselves for saving the world…..but I ( and a few others ) know. 🤫
Some of the biggest hypocrites I’ve met are the so called ‘greens’.Good post. To live "green" while maintaining a privileged way of life requires an awful lot of resources and money. Anyone can be green if living like a caveman (which is what I suspect a lot of the environmental extremists want).
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It's similar in New Zealand, but not as pronounced as the USA. People claim to be "Irish" having never visited Ireland or even being able to name a single place within the country. I think there is a prevailing "anything but English" attitude when talking about ancestry in the former colonies. This doesn't make sense because the English are the dominant group in terms of numbers of people within the British Isles by quite some margin.
I think the main reason, especially in the USA is that the English/British were on the losing side in the American War of Independence. In short, no one likes a loser. Also, the English/British were the perpetrators of colonialism. In this day and age, colonialism is a very dirty word, so people choose to identify with another ethnic group.
A final thought from Wikipedia which goes some way to explaining it:
"Americans of British heritage are often seen, and identify, as simply "American" due to the many historic, linguistic and cultural ties between Great Britain and the U.S. and their influence on the country's population. A leading specialist, Charlotte Erickson, found them to be ethnically "invisible".
If you really want to annoy someone in your life who makes dodgy claims about their ancestry, buy them an AncestryDNA kit. We did this with one of our friends who claims to be Maori. I can feel this going off topic, but we have a lot of Maori here with blond hair and blue eyes because it suits a certain world view. Her results, mostly English, a good proportion Scottish and Irish and 6% Maori!
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1 hour ago, Rem260 said:
Not according to them.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/migrants-homeless-barge-asylum-seekers/
Can't read the link, but I assume the UK government has grown some balls and plans to deport some of these people?
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5 minutes ago, amateur said:
I have no wish for an "entertainer" with the ability to push the nuclear button
Well, there is that (!), but my take on Trump as a president is that he was very inward looking and less concerned with events taking place in the rest of the world than his recent predecessors. In this respect, I think he was far less likely to press the button that someone taking on the role of Team America World Police.
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Just to be clear, I didn't call anyone crazy because they vote or speak in favour of Trump. If I lived in America, I would probably at least consider voting for him. As someone completely removed from US politics, I have no issue with Trump being re-elected, he is fantastic entertainment value.
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2 hours ago, Vince Green said:
I disagree in part. It's going to stop them living the high life in hotels and working illegally. Which a lot of them do.
If it feels more like detention that can only make them realise that what they did was illegal and has consequences.
You may be right, but like it or not, they are tough people and a few weeks, months or even years on a boat with bed and breakfast will be like water off a duck's back.
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While I have no issue with offshore housing (some might say detention), I suspect it's only going to delay entry to the UK rather than stop it, so not much of a deterrent.
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9 hours ago, harkom said:
....and on the other side of the House....you have.....Bidens, Clintons, Obummers.... not a crook in sight !!??
They are probably all crooks, but the crazies are not just voting for Trump, they are fervently vocal in their support for him. Seems odd.
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What I don't understand is why the bat**** crazy fundamentalist Christians support Trump. Whether you like or hate his politics, he is clearly not a moral man. Surely, everyone can see that?
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Haha! Lots of beach launching in to heavy surf goes on here. Not for me, I value my boat and car too much!
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Not quite normal practice and a little extreme, but you get the idea...
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3 hours ago, 12gauge82 said:
I get what you're saying, although I don't think your original analogy holds water. I suppose it depends on whether you trust the UK government to make laws...
I would agree, but would say the UK system of government, rather than a particular government. If there is a problem, fix it, rather than looking at foreign agencies to intervene.
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Here in NZ, aluminium boats would significantly outnumber fibreglass boats. Coastline is rugged and Kiwis are rough ********!
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15 minutes ago, Mice! said:
I doubt you turned up in a rubber boat with nothing to offer, there's a massive difference between applying to emirgrate to somewhere like NZ, than arriving and expecting a hand out.
If anyone jumped through the hoops I jumped through to get in to NZ, they would be welcome here, the UK or anywhere as far as I'm concerned!
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The United Kingdom (and perhaps most of Europe) seems like a huge mess re: immigration. It seems unstoppable. As the son of a refugee mother who came to to the United Kingdom in the 1970s as a result of war, and now an immigrant myself to another country, I'm hardly anti-immigration, but it does need to be controlled and within the resources of a country to cope. We are visiting Europe later this year. I have the opportunity to come to England. In all honesty, not sure I want to, think I'll be happier with my memories.
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2 hours ago, Vince Green said:
A slightly different story, years ago I worked with a man called Jack who went into hospital to have an operation on a tendon in his elbow.
They gave him the anaesthetic and he immediately went into arrest and died. They couldn't resuscitate him despite being surrounded by doctors.
He had a massive reaction to the anaesthetic, some people do apparently. That's the opposite end of the scale to being immune.
Probably malignant hyperthermia (risk 1:100 000) or drug anaphylaxis (risk 1:20 000), most likely a muscle relaxant or antibiotic rather than an anaesthetic drug per se. Alternatively, cardiovascular collapse due to a combination of the anaesthetic and pre-existing cardiac disease. Sadly, not everyone can be resuscitated.
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1 hour ago, welsh1 said:
Isn't that different from being immune to the opiate?
From what i see in your chart this is a calculation for how many are treated to prevent a bad outcome with the given drug.
My problem is that no matter how much you give me of an opiate i won't have any pain relief, it may kill me but it won't be painless lol.Number needed to treat neatly summarises the concept that medicine is somewhat population based rather than bespoke to the individual patient. For any given drug, you need to treat a number of people before you see the benefits in one person. It's a medical way of saying that not all drugs work for everybody. We know that already, but thanks to the Daily Mail for the reminder.
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Living the dream with the RAV4 in 2012.
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I had an old style 3 door RAV4, lots of fun driving on the beach, but a bloody death trap on the road. Spun it twice and I'm no boy racer. It didn't survive the second time, luckily I did!
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Another happy CZ (452) owner. It also had a trigger job (Yo Dave). My only complaint is the barrels are too long. I don't see the point of a long barrel on a 22LR. Had mine chopped to 15 inches. Next time, it will be even shorter. The Tikka T1x comes with a factory 16 inch barrel and they seem to get good reviews. Would complement a Tikka centrefire nicely!
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4 hours ago, discobob said:
Have a look at Kleftiko as well - the Cypriot way of doing lamb - translates to Lamb Stolen - if you know any Greek Cypriots call them a Klefty - The guy who now has our local chippy gets called that - he thinks I am joking but his prices are nearly double what his predecessors were and I mean it
I was going to mention kleftiko. It's also made with goat.
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Get your DNA analysed. Could be interesting. My wife's wasn't, nearly all her DNA originated from a small region of central England. We kind of knew that already, but she was still disappointed!