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RE: Americans are friendly and not hateful.

Aren't there 350 million Americans?

You have to cover just about every possible variation of human nature in 350 million people

I liked the Americans I met in Washington State and Florida, but I don't know how representative of the US they were, and I only met about, hmm, a dozen people.

I have to say, hand on heart, I didn't much like the Customs official who confiscated the biltong I was taking to my buddy.

RE: Winter wisdom

You're certainly very trying, Non

RE: FOLKS WHO SEEM PROUD OF MULTIPLE MARRIAGES....

Dogs are WAY brighter than we give them credit for. Bravo, Bravo!

It can't be easy to make 6 divorces look good ...

Want to live to a ripe old age?

I think the trick would be to elect really OLD presidents, if that vote was ever successful. Not just 70 plus, not if they will live into their 90s. They have to be 87 minimum just to be nominated?

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Nam, wow - when you look at the presidents since Carter's time, good or bad, they've brought a lot that a president for life could never have offered

Narrow escape!

Want to live to a ripe old age?

The voice of experience, JJ?

RE: Bad days

Look up Tatami's blog about Jack Ma, it is absolutely inspirational.

Want to live to a ripe old age?

JJ yup I was safe enough saying that because no-one is about to put me in any position of power.

In SA (when I was there, anyway) all the garages had people manning (or womanning) the pumps, and for years and years the pump jockey would come up to my window beaming and say 'hello, sissie, how much gas?'

It was a shock when the first one beamed and said 'hello mummie, how much gas?'

So I had to emigrate. Because the poor first one to say 'hello grannie, how much gas?' would have died horribly.

No desire to get old, me. (And the first person who says 'too late for that' also dies horribly)

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Oh Molly I'm not exactly fighting off a horde myself

The thing is, you have to give up even the potential and yup, there's the other nuns. They'd scare me into an early grave.

Maybe, just maybe, nuns get it written into their wills DO NOT DARE BURY ME WITHIN 50 MILES OF ANOTHER NUN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

RE: Winter wisdom

When I went to the UK and was told I should bleed my radiators I thought it was a wind-up. But you do have to.

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Luke, are you implying (gasp) that our Great Leaders are PUPPETS?

Bite your tongue! Wash your mouth out with soap, young man!

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Wen, not only can they get doctors, they have the power to cut off their heads (or at least throw them out the country) if the doctors don't perform miracles. That has to help.

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Haha LJ I hereby appoint you my campaign manager

We'll have to talk over policies, I have a few radical changes in mind and would welcome your input

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Hey Cash thanks! I found a dentist with enormous hands (my mouth is still stretched from ear to ear) and he removed a wisdom tooth that would have startled a hippopotamus. The tooth fairy is still rushing around trying to get a bridging loan.

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Molly, I don't know that they have SUCH a great life. They have to teach ungrateful little heathens, consort with other nuns, and give up men. That would shorten my life, for sure.

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Pat I have had a tiny crush on you for a couple of years and now I'm dashed. Banned from the LIBRARY? Noooooooooo

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Non the thing that's always put me off a long life is the extra years don't get added in the middle, where they would be really much handier. Give me 20 more years of being between 30 and 60, ta very much. Add the 20 years on after I turned 80 and erm thanks but no thanks

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Pat I think they counted the years differently then?

Can you just imagine how bored you could get in an 800 year lifespan without TV, internet, cars, planes, telephones, chocolate, junk food, or even a good novel to read?

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Molly, do they really? or does it just seem like forever??

I think I'd rather be a world leader, though. The only people who jump to a nun's commands are wee terrified little tots like what you were. There's little profit in terrifying wee tots, they have no money worth speaking of

Not that it's about money, no, no, I feel a burning desire to serve. But even powerful leaders need to eat. And buy handbags. Ask Grace Mugabe.

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Haha Cat that could well be it

Either the job isn't as stressful as we've been led to believe, or stress is actually good for us ...

Want to live to a ripe old age?

Mimi, that settles it. We're going into politics.

I might have to learn Spanish first.

No pressure

JJ, yeah!

Oh well, I'm hoping to find a dentist (the local one opens at 4.30 to 8) and I do think the robotic dentist is far enough away in the future to never be an issue for me - I'll be toothless long before that day

No pressure

Cat, did you also notice he's doing complex stuff which is actually not totally relevant to day to day stuff? I'd like to see schools teaching kids practical stuff for the first few years, THEN start specializing into the complications ...

RE: Women's rights: are we really free?

Well, I think Ekself put it best. For women to expect and demand a life without fear in a fearful world is unrealistic and a fair touch of tunnel vision ...

RE: Women's rights: are we really free?

Johnny you should perhaps have read the comments to know what really goes on in women's brains.

That said, lovely for Annanda to know she has a big strong man now in her life to keep her safe and protect her as women are quivering bundles of nerves unable to operate without male protection in this terrifying and dodgy world.

RE: Women's rights: are we really free?

Dedovix its a pain for us women too. Working together, men and women to protect the vulnerable, (men women and children) is the way forward.

No pressure

Good to know it isn't just because I'm a woman, anyway.

Otherwise I might have needed a panic room and a therapy dog to help me recover from the rejection.

RE: "THATS GOOD TO KNOW"

I kept an eye on my light after I logged off - well, I glanced back every few minutes. Somewhere between 6 and 9 minutes, it went out.

RE: "THATS GOOD TO KNOW"

Yup, it's a bit confusing, I've sent messages in the past to people showing as online and their light has winked out as much as 15 minutes later, with them not reading it and saying later that they hadn't seen the notification.

Weird.

I think the system updates at regular intervals and switches lights off when it does - and yet anyone coming on line shows on line immediately.

No pressure

Leaping lizards, Batman, is that the time? I have a room upstairs to clear, in the hope work will start on it next week.