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I am not really a d*g person but have almost always had a d*g.I ... moreI am not really a d*g person but have almost always had a d*g.I mentioned my golden retriever, he got attacked when he was young and didn't like other dogs after that.. My next dog, a Rottweiler, loved other dogs, but one day she went over to play with another dog, no aggression and she was only a puppy at the time but the man accused her of attacking and a passerby, a man, said he'd confirm that my dog attacked the other guy's dog. I took my dog home and went back to find the man.. I found the man who said he'd confirm - and I asked him why he said that... turns out he knew the dog owner so they were in collaboration. Scared the living daylights out of me as a new Rottweiler owner as I'd heard that a Rott only has to be accused of aggression and they get PTS... so I never let her off the lead again.. She was a great dog, I'd walk her to school with my young kids.. she always behaved impeccably and never batted an eyelid when other dogs, or their owners were aggressive As a kid, I did have a dog, Luck... less
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No the Irish are not really any more in need of a quiet life tha... moreNo the Irish are not really any more in need of a quiet life than anyone else.. it's true that there are large tracts of rural areas, some of which are fairly isolated, or were.. but there are also cities and large towns and crowded areas.. Ireland is as diverse as any country, It's best not to make assumptions I feel but it might be that if an Irishman does come from a quiet, rural area, they might find things difficult if they landed up in a busy metropolis in America.. but it is also equally possible that they just miss their family, friends and the close-knit life that they led in Ireland.. To be fair anyone leaving their own country and moving to another might find it hard to adjust and that might, in itself cause depression.. I honestly don't think the Irish are any more prone to depression than anyone else, indeed I'd say there were hugely protective elements in the Irish culture, i.e. their close knit communities. less
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Well. I'd take a step back from this.. it's not really as it see... moreWell. I'd take a step back from this.. it's not really as it seems. The saying is an old one, very old.. and it was really just used for someone who was daydreaming, or not listening to the conversation. To the best of my knowledge it wasn't really used for mental health per se.. For a start we didn't even have that word back then! It might, I suppose have been used for someone who habitually daydreams and often wasn't following what was going on.. in their own world so to speak. .but it just didn't have the negative connotations suggested there.. If the saying has evolved, I am not aware of it.. but I don't believe that Irish people are any more inclined to to dismiss, disrespect or hide their heads in the sand over mental health than anyone else. Indeed, I believe them to be very caring and take care of their own.. if there's any connection with mental health the saying would be used with kindness, tolerance.. and acceptance. Making light of it as in they do not shun those who are different or have mental... less
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Well, it depends on how you define vacation, (we call them holid... moreWell, it depends on how you define vacation, (we call them holidays here). Does it have to involve going away? I had a vacation as in time off work a couple of weeks ago. Whereas most people zoom off to exotic places and lie in the sun.. or they holiday somewhere nice in the UK... I spent 2 weeks having my ceiling pulled down and replaced. You have never seen such a mess. If I dusted and cleaned once, I did so a million times, it was awful! I'd say that was the most miserable vacation I've ever had.. I was shattered every day, aching all over..Other than that.. the only one I can think of was.. .as a kid we rarely had holidays away, but for a while there my dad took us away for a week to the Isle of Wight, (a small island off the coast of the UK). The trouble was, he could not really afford it and hadn't paid the full amount so the owners of the hotel were bugging him for money, and he had no money at all to take us anywhere. But even so, I think it was considered still to be a good vacation as just to be a... less
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I couldn't get past the, 'other than marriage' comment for laugh... moreI couldn't get past the, 'other than marriage' comment for laughing, then I read your story. Very sobering! Scary, especially with a baby. You are very lucky to have such a gorgeous wife - it's lucky nothing happened to you both.
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Yea, loads of times.. my first dog was a golden retriever, and h... moreYea, loads of times.. my first dog was a golden retriever, and he got bitten on the nose as a young dog. He was never the same, never liked other dogs after that.. After that, dog, I found most dogs left us alone.. that might be because I tend to have Rottweilers these days :P
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Great Dane?
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Cats are superior beings... they are 'supposed' to annoy you!!
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Can I post twice on the same thread? You got me so excited by ta... moreCan I post twice on the same thread? You got me so excited by talking about Ikea that I felt I wanted to share... Given my unnatural love of all things Ikea.. I used to drag my kids there, often... They used to refer to Ikea as the Halls of Furniture Boredom... I, in my infinite and superior wisdom, changed this to, "the halls of furniture excitement" :)
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Meanie :P You dare not look at my post then :P
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Oooh I love Ikea! As a child, it was my dream to go to Ikea! Ser... moreOooh I love Ikea! As a child, it was my dream to go to Ikea! Seriously, it was!! My uncle would take my Nan... and they'd bring back the catalog... I'd look at it and could only dream of going there! As an adult, it was hard to keep me out of there! And even now I daydream of going there again soon! I have a list prepared of things I want. One of the things I want are some Oxberg glass doors for my Billy bookcases, but the best, best thing of all to buy at Ikea, is... the meatballs!
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You seriously wouldn't want a sandwich I made! The are sooooo bo... moreYou seriously wouldn't want a sandwich I made! The are sooooo boring and plain. Literally just bread, butter and a slice of meat or cheese! Never both! And never anything else in them!
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I think it was a standard. scheduled TB vaccine. My arm became n... moreI think it was a standard. scheduled TB vaccine. My arm became numb and turned blue.. I never liked seeing my kids vaccinated.... I remember my younger son at school, had a vaccination. I went in, as mothers were allowed to do, to be with/comfort the child. He'd not had any vaccinations since he was a baby, and hadn't expected it to hurt... It did hurt! And he cried and looked so shocked! I am afraid I am an anti-vaxxer, we aren't popular, but those were not the reasons I became that way.
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Ah, no not really had any good bosses, male or female.. The one ... moreAh, no not really had any good bosses, male or female.. The one where I work now, I could have sworn she was an angel when she hired me.. she gave me a chance when others didn't. I was very grateful and still am... but as time went on.. things became horrible and culminated around 2 years ago in the worst possible experience, which made me very ill and nearly broke me.. I did survive and she is gone.. but it is a time still too fresh in memory for me! The one before that was a man, a chef, very temperamental. He'd bully people and make them cry.. I stood up to him, he didn't like that.. so things didn't go well! less
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I'd agree with your hypothesis... I see no other logical reason.
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My disappearances are just due to being too busy.... life and al... moreMy disappearances are just due to being too busy.... life and all that.. .And to make things worse, even though I am now qualified, I've stupidly signed up to do a degree starting October. I am a glutton for punishment! Spending time here makes me smile and is for relaxation.. .I should do more of that :)
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Most other countries wouldn't tolerate that.. I believe it's not... moreMost other countries wouldn't tolerate that.. I believe it's not impossible for the situation to arise, but it smacks of corruption..
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Truly repugnant behaviour! Have people lost all standards? It sh... moreTruly repugnant behaviour! Have people lost all standards? It should not be allowed, he has made a mockery of the American people by continually and repeatedly making them pay for his many, many, many golf trips! I wouldn't mind so much had the orange blob berated and bleated about Obama having the odd vacation! How people can tolerate such hypocrisy is beyond me!
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I think we'd all eat it.. even if we hated it, if we were genuin... moreI think we'd all eat it.. even if we hated it, if we were genuinely starving. I really hate so-called novelty foods like beetles, crickets, spiders, and snails.. I find it abhorrent that people offer these as a gimmick as in would you dare eat this. .why bother, is my question! I'd not be keen to eat rat or dog/cat either... I suspect I'd try really, really hard to find alternatives!
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Well. believe it or not.. we are being told, in quite a dictator... moreWell. believe it or not.. we are being told, in quite a dictatorial way, here, that kids do not transmit the virus! Now this is about the first time I've had cause to disbelieve what we are told; usually we can trust them! This seems illogical to me.. kids can get it.. and they can pass on pretty much every other kind of flu.. soo.... I believe that the reason the govt is feeding us this is that they are determined to get kids back to school in September and to quell the concerns of teachers, support staff and admin people they are telling us that kids do not transmit it so we don't have to worry.. People seem to be believing this.. this concerns me as we have seen problems in schools elsewhere and we cannot really tell because schools shut down so fast here that there's no real evidence less
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Here's what I think.. lol you seem to be getting an eyeful of my... moreHere's what I think.. lol you seem to be getting an eyeful of my opinions today, that's to make up for being away a while! So, in many societies, there are differences, usually subtle, sometimes bigger and even opposite, but people are able to discuss them openly and consider, genuinely, the other's position.. In still other societies, it seems that the opinions and viewpoints are polarised - complete opposite... but that's not the really worrying thing. What's worrying is that in trying to express even a mild rebuff or differing view, one is met by aggression and anger, and insults. So I wonder, if it's not the differences in opinion, per-se, that are the problem.. but the way people are holding those opinions and expressing them currently? It has been suggested to me that a certain Prez is legitimising much of this polarisation? less
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Oh many times.. and sometimes not in such a polite way. These da... moreOh many times.. and sometimes not in such a polite way. These days I am very in touch with my feelings and it's healthy to express them :P
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I have always been a sci-fi fan and so I know there are many sto... moreI have always been a sci-fi fan and so I know there are many stories based around that kind of theme.. one of my all time favourites, (using this answer to bleat on about it as I love it so much) is a short story called The Machine Stops by E.M Forster, (it's often available free online I believe) and everyone lives in their room and never goes out.. they get weaker and less able to deal with real people and more reliant on tech.. It ended in disaster, as these things usually do.. because although we can see signs that we ARE heading that route, mostly, it's not actually healthy for us to become too isolated.. and that can be more likely to happen when one lives alone, (not always but it increases the chances). My personal gripe is that it also drives up the number of houses needing building.. and that's a big problem here in environmental terms and in terms of congestion, services etc in some areas. less
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Want creates demand for sure.. I wouldn't say it's a need though... moreWant creates demand for sure.. I wouldn't say it's a need though.. A strange phenomenon in the UK that might be relevant - so we are being told now that people MUST go back to the office.. not because of their health, not because their employers need them to... but because.... the pre-made sandwiches/lunch snacks and coffee sellers in cities are having a hard time now as there aren't as many people going physically to work, so they aren't buying coffee etc... I never bought those things anyway... I take herbal tea and eat when I get home.. but.. it has made me wonder.. HOW did this suddenly become a NEED.. so much so that our economy and our procedures have to fit round it! less
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No, but I can imagine some people would.. perhaps if they were i... moreNo, but I can imagine some people would.. perhaps if they were in a country where the virus is currently having high infection rates.
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I truly cannot imagine why having a black female would put anyon... moreI truly cannot imagine why having a black female would put anyone off??? Seriously???? Sure I knew the right wing nut jobs were of that ilk.. but ....
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I agree - generally speaking men and women compliment each other... moreI agree - generally speaking men and women compliment each other, as in each brings something to the workplace environment that adds to the greater good.
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I don't have a fridge at my workplace! I used to! Very nice it w... moreI don't have a fridge at my workplace! I used to! Very nice it was too.... but then they demolished our little room to build an extension to the library... I feel bitter about this as you can tell!
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Nope, I was in ignorance before this point!
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No, I'm not that sophisticated
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As they should!
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I'd like to live somewhere like that :)
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I admire people who can keep quiet, it's not something I can do!
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Um, my spider senses detect you aren't keen on people playing lo... moreUm, my spider senses detect you aren't keen on people playing loud music, regardless of the genre!
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It's irksome when that happens isn't it!
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Me? Doing ok thank you.. will do a PM and update. Thank y... more
Me? Doing ok thank you.. will do a PM and update. Thank you for asking :)
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Tee hee no, of course not, I am more than happy to be shared :P
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Quite a few insurance companies here actually gave people a ... moreQuite a few insurance companies here actually gave people a refund as they said that many of us had drastically reduced our car use during the Covid period. I am anticipating that since they say that they did this because they were facing drastically reduced numbers of accidents and claims, then they will not need to hike the premiums at renewal.
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good, we are alike in that then :)
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Very balanced reply Randy. Much appreciated! I think with me it'... moreVery balanced reply Randy. Much appreciated! I think with me it's a lack of desire, perhaps I save my desire for other things :P
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I just had a revelation - I am not good at it! Indeed, more than... moreI just had a revelation - I am not good at it! Indeed, more than that, I don't even bother trying! It's just not my thing! I can talk to people just fine, if I have to and we are 1-1, but if I don't have to and have no good reason to, I am just not the kind to engage in small-talk unless it's necessary! Am I alone?
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I've not heard of seasonal magnets and themes either but, now yo... moreI've not heard of seasonal magnets and themes either but, now you mention it, it's a really cool idea!
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I vote that 'normal' I am sure that's the kind of thing I used t... moreI vote that 'normal' I am sure that's the kind of thing I used to have on my fridge door when I had a fridge door I could put stuff on!
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Very good point! I had a metal plate put on the wall to se... moreVery good point! I had a metal plate put on the wall to serve as a fridge magnet receptacle - I am forever having to clean it as all the magnetic nick-nacks attract so much dust?! I verge between minimalist and collector!
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I don't know if it's 'normal' - but it does all sound very well ... moreI don't know if it's 'normal' - but it does all sound very well thought out!
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Smile - only you! Mine is a built in one.. so technically it doe... moreSmile - only you! Mine is a built in one.. so technically it doesn't have a handle!
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In short - NO! You are being aggressive and challenging. I ... moreIn short - NO! You are being aggressive and challenging. I come to this site to enjoy being here. I enjoy a gentle mind-work out sometimes as the questions here are very often intelligent and thought-provoking - I like that! What I don't like and won't get into, is people being agressively demanding. I don't owe you anything and I won't be goaded into spending more time than I have available for this purpose. In short, I don't want to and I don't have time to do the subject justice. I would hope your intellect allows you to understand that I *could* provide the answer, obviously I know the UK system well! I am aware of the various inequalities and where and how they impact on society and people. We tend to be, in my observation, less sexist in the UK, the Equality Act that @Inky cited is one of the reasons for that.. but as Inky also said there remains inequality mainly to do with work opportunities, wages and child-rearing. But as I say I don't have the time to do that subject justice and I won't bec... less
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Agreed intelligence is not enough.. we have to use it wisely and... moreAgreed intelligence is not enough.. we have to use it wisely and productively. Many don't do that.
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