just shows how much things have changed in a short space of time then. might seem strange to some but some of happiest times of my life were during the major power cuts of the 70's (yes, i do barely remember them). since there were no distractions like tv's etc, we'd all sit round a coal fire with candles to light the rooms and just talk! we'd tell each other stories etc and boil the kettle and toast bread on the fire. it was almost like camping in your living room lol.
don't you just wish sundays were like they used to be when you were young? (for those who remember how sundays used to be). when i was a kid sundays were for relaxing and spending time with the family. you'd be hard pushed to find a shop which was open and the pubs were closed. shops were prohibited from selling alcohol..............if you remember those days just take a minute or two to reminisce.....................
spending time with the family.........going out to play with friends............spending most of the day in bed or on the couch watching tv.........
personally, i think there just seems to be a misinterpretation between' support the troops' and 'support the war'. in my opinion, when i hear people 'supporting' the troops it sounds as if they're also supporting the war. nothing wrong with praying for the troops or hoping that they're safe but let's remember that the troops are there because they chose to join the respective armies. no one forced them to join and there are undoubtedly guys out there who WANT to kill! let's also remember that they're not fighting for the US or the UK, they're fighting for THEMSELVES because they WANT to fight. why else would they sign up otherwise? if they were defending their respective countries then it would be different but those troops are the aggressors.
pretty undemanding! i do my share and expect the same in return. it's only fair. if i'm cooking then i don't want to be left with a whole load of dishes to do afterwards and vice versa.
no doubt most here have signed up to a few diferent dating sites. personally, i've tried a few but am always wary of forking out good money so i have a look around and tend not to bother. what i've noticed is that many of these sites are sending messages to your account from bogus accounts in the hope that you will sign up and pay for the privilage of being able to reply to these messages. personally, i just delete my account when i see this happening. anyone actually paid good money to these scammers??
my dad taught me respect and manners. sure, sometimes he had to beat it into me but i guess that's just the way things were done in those days. whatever the aruments for and against.........it worked!
it's cos women just don't like nice guys. sure, they say they do butwhen they find one they get bored and go looking for a bit of excitement. then once they've got the excitement (and the bruises to show for it) they wish they could find a nice guy..............
yeh some very valid points but it's not opec who are slapping 85% tax on fuel, it's the uk government. can you imagine the reaction of the US public if you suddenly had to pay that much duty on fuel? i'd imagine there'd be anarchy! meanwhile, here in teh uk the people just sit back and do nothing.
in the last week i've driven over 300 miles in my car. do the maths (yes we do say mathS over here. it makes more sense ;) ). i don't wanna think about it
The government need to rake in the cash to pay for services, so if they cut fuel tax they'll just catch us out somewhere else. That said, you have to wonder why goods and services in the likes of Germany are cheaper than ours.
Then again...our cash is going on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for example. Anyone reckon that that is money well spent?[/quote
i'm sure i can think of a lot more things our money is being wasted on. the gvmnts salaries for a bloody start!!!
yes, i presume you are referring to the blockades and the go slow tactics which forced the gvmnt into a re-think. those were actually initiated by the truckers and the farmers and not the british public. those very same truckers and farmers have been sweetened with cheap red diesel so they're happy. they won't be any trouble anymore so now all teh gvmnt have to dea with is the british public and it looks like they're gonna push us all the way just to find out how high they'll go before we do something about it. rember too that it's not only going to be people who drive that suffer. fuel prices dictate the WHOLE economy. everything from importing/exporting goods right down to the bread on your table and everytime you switch on a light. EVERYONE is affected and we can only put up with so much. personally, i'm considering leaving the uk!
read the other day that fuel prices in the uk are set to soar to 1.50 per litre (yes LITRE). that's around $3 for a litre - while in america the good folks there can buy a whole GALLON for less. where will this end??
och beginning to think aberdeen must be a great place to live. we've had some rain and a bit of wind but nothing like the rest of the uk has had to suffer. in fact, this whole winter there's only been 1 night of snow which actually lay - and that disappeared next day. since then we've had some light snow but nothing to write home about. strange indeed because aberdeen is situated on the coast of the north sea. could be that the high winds at sea are blowing all the nasty black clouds away from us. long may it continue
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SUNDAYS.......
just shows how much things have changed in a short space of time then. might seem strange to some but some of happiest times of my life were during the major power cuts of the 70's (yes, i do barely remember them). since there were no distractions like tv's etc, we'd all sit round a coal fire with candles to light the rooms and just talk! we'd tell each other stories etc and boil the kettle and toast bread on the fire. it was almost like camping in your living room lol.