About Me:
Single, over-60, SW England resident, with fairly wide range of interests & musical tastes - but I'd be no good in a pub quiz 'cos I know very little about TV, gadgets called i-something, competitive sports, many entertainments & "so-called celebrities!
Was on EP, but left it long before it closed. Won't touch Facebook & its ilk.
"Adult" themes: quite broad-minded, like nudity but not pornography. Against cruelty, and consider spanking as a game for consenting adults only.
Was it actually hair or some sort of fungus?Though if it was hair I'd assume you'd have seen it before storing the food, unless it was in a box.Well, whatever it was I wouldn't have eaten it either!
Going back to the question....If you are prone to wearing kitchen utensils then it's doubtless wise to ensure you do not have a computer camera "watching" you!Seriously though, if you are that concerned, the answer is simple. Don't use such... moreGoing back to the question....If you are prone to wearing kitchen utensils then it's doubtless wise to ensure you do not have a computer camera "watching" you!Seriously though, if you are that concerned, the answer is simple. Don't use such equipment, or do at least turn the camera off, as I assume is possible! Most people who come unstuck by using the Internet do so either by some simple oversight or misunderstanding even the most careful might make; or because they choose as a matter of course to use it in a manner potentially hazardous to their privacy, social life, or career prospects, etc.And if you are so ham-fisted you think you have to buy a blind for a little lens then don't try anything really technical, like putting up a bathroom shelf. :-) less
A spermatozoan is a living organism, and it swims by oscillating its flagellum (tail) rather as a tadpole does.However, as the 18C Dutch microscope pioneer Leewanhoek showed, it is not a tiny version of the animal that made it, nor is an ov... moreA spermatozoan is a living organism, and it swims by oscillating its flagellum (tail) rather as a tadpole does.However, as the 18C Dutch microscope pioneer Leewanhoek showed, it is not a tiny version of the animal that made it, nor is an ovum, but a product of it in the same way as any cell of the body's tissues. Perhaps a better analogy is with the white blood-cell, which eats harmful bacteria and I think is a sort of bacterium itself.Also, all but a very few of the millions of spermatozoa made by one male animal in its reproductive life, die without achieving anything. The only ones that fulfil their function are those that actually manage to reach an egg and fertilise it, and they too die in being absorbed by the egg. They are not sentient animals, only gene-carriers.So don't get worried about killing them! less
I agree with Adaydreambeliever, but would add that in some countries - certainly in the UK - viewing paedophilic material is likely to lead you into very deep trouble with the law. I don't know if the same applies to terrorist and other crime-related... moreI agree with Adaydreambeliever, but would add that in some countries - certainly in the UK - viewing paedophilic material is likely to lead you into very deep trouble with the law. I don't know if the same applies to terrorist and other crime-related sites.I believe a lot of such material has been driven into the recesses of the "dark web" so even stumbling across it accidentally is fortunately very difficult or impossible for responsible Internet users.You could though ask yourself whether you actually "need" to view any illegal or deeply immoral material, though I realise defining the latter where it's not actually illegal is a social minefield. Looking at it to help you understand the matter is not a defence in law if the material is illegal, because anyone can claim that (and some have tried it) and it raises why or whether you genuinely "needed to understand" it.If access to any given web-site is by subscription then you purchasing it is definitely supportin... less
I think all we can do is accept, as Officegirl does above, that we can't know everything; but we can endeavour to understand as well as we can, what we do know.I don't know what particular areas of knowledge you have in mind, but there were some interesti... moreI think all we can do is accept, as Officegirl does above, that we can't know everything; but we can endeavour to understand as well as we can, what we do know.I don't know what particular areas of knowledge you have in mind, but there were some interesting comments about learning on a radio programme yesterday about the British higher-education institution called the Open University. The people who had used it said the entire body of knowledge needed for the particular degree is huge, but the course breaks it down into short steps, so you can absorb it all properly.Professional scientists would never claim to have found all the answers, especially in the natural sciences. The more questions they do solve, the more questions they find. Or later evidence and better techniques reveal flaws in the existing answers so they need to revise those models.The history of Continental Drift theory is a classic example, and when new exploration and measurement methods came along, the geologists realised ... less
It is influenced by the particular circumstances, but you can view it as a challenge to take on.In some fields, the more we know, the more questions they throw at us to keep us stimulated and fascinated.
"Regime change" is the phrase the sabre-rattlers like to use as an excuse. Easy to say when you've a few thousand miles of ocean between you and most of the rest of the world to East and West.Change to... what? A functioning government but one that bitter... more"Regime change" is the phrase the sabre-rattlers like to use as an excuse. Easy to say when you've a few thousand miles of ocean between you and most of the rest of the world to East and West.Change to... what? A functioning government but one that bitterly hates the West? Is perhaps even more dictatorial at home? Or a ruined country left to be fought over by tacky sectarian and territorial war-lords of its own, helped by assorted mercenaries on all sides? Meanwhile encouraging groups like ISIS and it successors and followers to rampage around murdering people for the hell of it, while OPEC takes revenge via oil price rises or embargoes? Iran is hardly our idea of a democracy that guarantees personal liberty, but it is at least stable and arguably a bit more progressive in some respects than Saudi Arabia; and "Western" countries trade with her. Overall both we and Iran would gain more from actually treating each other with respect.If the present White House / Pentagon team do start throwing e... less
Pertinent to those figures, some advocate using hydrogen as a i.c. fuel, perhaps overlooking or not knowing that if the gas is simply burnt in air as in an LPG-fuelled car, the process also produces those nitrous oxides. (Indeed, ... morePertinent to those figures, some advocate using hydrogen as a i.c. fuel, perhaps overlooking or not knowing that if the gas is simply burnt in air as in an LPG-fuelled car, the process also produces those nitrous oxides. (Indeed, what of LPG, which is mostly methane, a hydrocarbon?)
A speeding ticket yes, but I was caught by a speed-camera, and was not pulled over.First speeding offence, so I took the Driver Awareness Course instead of the fixed fine - it still cost me £75 but no points on the licence or damage to the insurance... moreA speeding ticket yes, but I was caught by a speed-camera, and was not pulled over.First speeding offence, so I took the Driver Awareness Course instead of the fixed fine - it still cost me £75 but no points on the licence or damage to the insurance.All dealt with by letter, not police officers and magistrates in person.As I recall, I was driving at about 33mph in a 30mph limit.++++As an aside, my TomTom sat-nav consistently reads lower speeds than the car's own speedometer, so 30mph on the dial is about 28mph on the screen; on the motorway 70mph indicated is apparently about 66... so who's right? I suspect the sat-"nag" as a friend calls them, under-reads because its refreshing rate introduces appreciable position-calculation errors even at <<30mph. As I discovered when trying to find Doncaster Racecourse by using it among the city's confusing, rapid succession of complicated junctions, sent me first into an industrial estate then the lorry queue for the rail-freight termina... less
Only three, I am afraid to admit:The Plough, Cassiopeia, and Orion (the last complete with the Orion Nebula, a star cluster not really classed as a "constellation").
Not just Alabama....As a Briton I was ashamed to learn on today's News that Northern Ireland already has the same ban - if anything it's tighter, although none of the UK countries use life-long-plus prison terms. Although Ulster is part of the United... moreNot just Alabama....As a Briton I was ashamed to learn on today's News that Northern Ireland already has the same ban - if anything it's tighter, although none of the UK countries use life-long-plus prison terms. Although Ulster is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - to give the full name - its own Parliament (Stormont) has a lot of devolved power, helping the established Christian (!) churches maintain their control of both populace and legislature.It's thought that between 20 and 30 Northern Irish women a week visit England for a termination, though that's probably difficult to substantiate. less
So essentially the obstacles are legal, not commercial or technical? (Point 4 is not an obstacle at all.)On 1) and 2), the UK and most European countries have very strict and convoluted planning laws and processes too, based on both property rights and (n... moreSo essentially the obstacles are legal, not commercial or technical? (Point 4 is not an obstacle at all.)On 1) and 2), the UK and most European countries have very strict and convoluted planning laws and processes too, based on both property rights and (nowadays) environmental protection. Whilst these slow the planning and authorising, they do not prevent major civil-engineering projects. In Britain, the planners can call on Compulsory Purchase Orders, though for obvious reasons they do so as sparingly as possible. 3) I don't know the European angle there, but the UK's equivalents are noisy and obstructive, not litigious. They can comment on contentious matters, but not fleece the tax-payers for a lawful, properly-made governmental decision with which they happen to disagree! The only winners in civil-law cases are the over-paid lawyers anyway. Besides, the UK, and the EU generally, have very strict environmental-protection laws which at least reduce the long-term damage.4) That ... less
If memory serves me aright, the original question was about like listening to like radios like, not debating like, "like", like.And to that question, yes, and daily; and usually in a discriminatory way. Not continuously though - my choice depend... moreIf memory serves me aright, the original question was about like listening to like radios like, not debating like, "like", like.And to that question, yes, and daily; and usually in a discriminatory way. Not continuously though - my choice depends on interest, taste and mood on the day; but my radios spend most of their time tuned to the BBC channels, either: - Radio Three (an intelligent, literate, and very friendly station, offering mainly music and music-related talks of all manner of genres and ages from Mediaeval to present-day, except rock and pop; plus some drama and discussions away from music)... OR - Radio Four (mainly speech: news & current affairs, comedy, drama and a very wide range of special-interest magazine programmes), with rare forays into - Radio Two (I avoid its shallow blether-&-pop in the day-time. I don't object to the music so much as the blether. Sometimes I choose one or another of the station's more specialist and ... less
All wired. Partly for security but also thanks to their being no need whatsoever to replace perfectly serviceable, wired equipment merely for being wired.The only wireless electronics in my home are the front door bell, and my wireless receivers (i.e. "ra... moreAll wired. Partly for security but also thanks to their being no need whatsoever to replace perfectly serviceable, wired equipment merely for being wired.The only wireless electronics in my home are the front door bell, and my wireless receivers (i.e. "radios").The UK Government is trying to make all homes in the land have these idiotically-named "smart" meters for the gas and electricity supplies. These contain dedicated radio transmitters that send regular, frequent readings to the suppliers' accounts departments. Various organisations have voiced concern about the security - eavesdropping could reveal the home is empty by the readings not changing.As for the "ugly wires" of which god complains, I solved that by building a special desk to hold the computer plus its monitor, mouse & keyboard, both printers and the telephone, in a room corner, and the spaghetti of cables all lies behind and below it. less
Sales of road atlases suffered for a while as satellite-navigation instruments took hold - but have since recovered as an adjunct because the sat-navs are not infallible! Besides, if the sat-"nag" (as a friend calls them) goes wrong, or you are ... moreSales of road atlases suffered for a while as satellite-navigation instruments took hold - but have since recovered as an adjunct because the sat-navs are not infallible! Besides, if the sat-"nag" (as a friend calls them) goes wrong, or you are faced with a complicated detour thanks to the road being unexpectedly closed, you may well be very grateful for the atlas. As indeed I found only yesterday, less than a third of the way into a 300-mile journey - an accident had enforced the closure of the motorway, but luckily, the traffic authorities had placed plenty of advance warnings on the matrix signs a long way back from the closed section. I stopped in a service-area, and using the atlas, wrote a road-number + town-name list to guide me well clear of the problem and the congestion likely on an official or last-junction detour. Big letters, on a card I put on the sun-visor to be readable at a glance, with the sat-nav switched off as it would have kept trying to direct me back to the blocked&nbs... less
Interesting question. Not many countries do have such systems, though how would you define "high speed" nowadays. Over 150mph? Passenger train speeds of 100+mph are common now, running on existing lines modernised to take them, rather than specially-built... moreInteresting question. Not many countries do have such systems, though how would you define "high speed" nowadays. Over 150mph? Passenger train speeds of 100+mph are common now, running on existing lines modernised to take them, rather than specially-built ones.America may have the technical skills, but that's only part of the story. You'd have to find a dedicated team of appropriately qualified, skilled and experienced Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to plan and design the system, and to oversee its construction, operating and servicing. Does the USA have the money available? The political will or desire? Too much competition from the airlines to make it worthwhile?The UK Government has committed the UK to having "High Speed Train 2" (HS2) but it is proving very controversial on grounds of value for the eye-watering costs, environmental and planning considerations, and simple need. Even if it is eventually extended to the two main Scottish cities the longest route distance fr... less
Thank you Rosie.I remember the downfall of Richard Nixon though I don't think I understood it all fully.Yes, a good many people are "asked to resign" for wrong-doing or wilful incompetence, but I agree, that won't work with Donald Trump.Dump him on top of... moreThank you Rosie.I remember the downfall of Richard Nixon though I don't think I understood it all fully.Yes, a good many people are "asked to resign" for wrong-doing or wilful incompetence, but I agree, that won't work with Donald Trump.Dump him on top of Mount Everest? I'm not sure what the poor mountain - or the Nepalese - would have to do to deserve that, but he wouldn't have many days left up there!
As Walt indicates, "self-resign" is something of a tautology.... but whether His Nibs would resign is another matter - whether by his own choice or persuaded to do so.
Come on then Callmelshmael. You posed the question.How would you have arranged Mammalian Reproductive Biology? It's been much the same in principle for all vivipares, and has been for many thousands of species since mammals started well over a hundre... moreCome on then Callmelshmael. You posed the question.How would you have arranged Mammalian Reproductive Biology? It's been much the same in principle for all vivipares, and has been for many thousands of species since mammals started well over a hundred million years ago! Even most non-mammal sexually reproductive creatures, apart from fish which use external fertilisation, use approximately similar mechanisms to start things off., So it would take a bit of improving on.Is sex weird? No: it needs the sexes - male and female - to make more of the same. Sexual intercourse weird? Yes - in a wry sort of way! Looking back on something I'm long past but probably enjoyed at the time, the human version* does seem bizarre, even amusing - since this thread is in the Religion category, perhaps it's another example of God's sense of humour. Thirty or forty minutes of sweaty, undignified effort by the bloke to give the woman three or four spasms whose purpose I never did dis... less
Whoever sets up those calls isn't doing it for you - it's a scam of some sort. You'd have to be remarkably naïve to comply, and if you want to pray you can do that all by yourself, for free.I have received similar anonymous calls, all obviously recor... moreWhoever sets up those calls isn't doing it for you - it's a scam of some sort. You'd have to be remarkably naïve to comply, and if you want to pray you can do that all by yourself, for free.I have received similar anonymous calls, all obviously recordings, not waffling about "Press 1 for a prayer" but claiming to be from my telephone company, still wanting me to "Press 1". I have no idea what they are trying to do, but I suspect they are after financial details in some way. less
No, not the logo; the "windows" display system. The Microsoft "Windows" word with a capital W, and its emblem, are only MS' trade-marks for its version of what IBM had pioneered.SUN used a similar, basic windows system, but if the ones I saw at... moreNo, not the logo; the "windows" display system. The Microsoft "Windows" word with a capital W, and its emblem, are only MS' trade-marks for its version of what IBM had pioneered.SUN used a similar, basic windows system, but if the ones I saw at work were any guide, their computers were for the experts only. Their versions of the windows display was clear and simple, without all the gee-gaws and gimmicks Gates' lot inflicts on us, but the applications software was still very heavily command-line based.'Incidentally the PC I use now is the first I bought new, and I went to an independent dealer because I find them more helpful than the supermarket-style chains. At the time, MS' latest was WIN 8, and the shop had one displaying the 8 desktop - all pictures instead of words. I don't like that, and the dealer offered to replace 8 with 7 Pro.. He explained it is a popular request from users wanting more than just social media, text messages and entertainments; an... less
Thank you. To be honest I thought they are all pretty much the same - just different badges. In any case these things offer far more features I need or want, but make the ones I do (simple phone and text communication) difficult.What happened was that Ora... moreThank you. To be honest I thought they are all pretty much the same - just different badges. In any case these things offer far more features I need or want, but make the ones I do (simple phone and text communication) difficult.What happened was that Orange contacted me by phone to try to sell me a contract, but I pointed out it was hardly economical - costing twice as much for the contract alone as my typical PAYG portable 'phone calls do. Surprisingly the salesman was actually English, in the UK! And he understood my point. Most of the calls and make and receive are by landline, and all my Internet use is via broadband land-line - and I need a proper computer with a full-size keyboard, monitor and printer for the applications I choose to use. Being able to use the Internet by phone is not important to me - I plan things other ways.I told the salesman of poor Orange coverage in areas key to me, and he suggested I swap the card for an EE one. I didn't know until in t... less
I don't know how having maintenance insurance (very different from accident-repair or breakdown-recovery insurance) is supposed to encourage you to maintain your car! You'd still have to decide to service the vehicle, or have it serviced. You'd... moreI don't know how having maintenance insurance (very different from accident-repair or breakdown-recovery insurance) is supposed to encourage you to maintain your car! You'd still have to decide to service the vehicle, or have it serviced. You'd be paying over the odds because you'd be paying the garage fees in advance, as part of the premium. Why not just save what you would pay in premiums, yourself instead?
What do you by "slow"? They are like any computer-controlled manufacturing machine or process: they run at the optimum speed for the process, material and work-piece design. Discounting programming and setting-up times, the 3D printer is far fas... moreWhat do you by "slow"? They are like any computer-controlled manufacturing machine or process: they run at the optimum speed for the process, material and work-piece design. Discounting programming and setting-up times, the 3D printer is far faster than most other methods for complex shapes within the printer's material and size limits. I have also seen the "opposite" in action - the CNC milling-machine and lathe; creating the work-piece by removing rather than adding material, and at formidable rates; in materials the 3D printer cannot handle, at least not yet. less
A 'phone shop assistant told me many users find them second nature because they not only use them very often, but have been buying the latest every time one comes out.Whereas if you only change the instrument when genuinely necessary, such as it breaking ... moreA 'phone shop assistant told me many users find them second nature because they not only use them very often, but have been buying the latest every time one comes out.Whereas if you only change the instrument when genuinely necessary, such as it breaking down irrepairably, the replacement is far more advanced than what you are accustomed to.'My November 2017 purchased, LG-made, 4G-rated, so-called "smart" 'phone lies abandoned and unloved on a shelf, no good to me. Too difficult to use; I missed several calls, could not respond to left phone messages. In fact I discovered that LG regards normal telephony as an accessory feature, not the telephone's main purpose! It is clumsy and heavy, and discharges its battery within a day or so. It invited me to open a Google account on it, but I ignored that.I've paid off the 18-month balance of the 2- year contract, had it unlocked, removed its card. (Having it unlocked was a saga of its own, puzzling even the service company's technical people unt... less
Mr Trump was invited by the Prime Minister, not the Queen; and the Queen keeps herself out of politics.That separation between Government, Parliament and Monarch was developed largely following the 17C wake-up call of Cromwell's interregnum repu... moreMr Trump was invited by the Prime Minister, not the Queen; and the Queen keeps herself out of politics.That separation between Government, Parliament and Monarch was developed largely following the 17C wake-up call of Cromwell's interregnum republic and the Restoration, and is a very important part of the British Constitution.And yes, Britain DOES have a written constitution despite the myth to the contrary peddled even by people who should know better, including unfortunately some politicians. Their confusion may come from thinking a constitution is a single document as in the USA, but that misunderstands the definition. The British constitution is enshrined in an extended set of Laws, procedures and Acts from Magna Carta onwards, that through the centuries have come to define the separation but professional links between Monarch, Church and Government; of the separation between Government and Parliament; the separation between the law-making Parliament and law-administer... less
Assuming the weights are solid cylinders and of the same diameters, I don't think the heaver ones would twist faster, but would twist further, thanks to their greater mass giving them greater momentum acting against the elasticity of the rope. Their ... moreAssuming the weights are solid cylinders and of the same diameters, I don't think the heaver ones would twist faster, but would twist further, thanks to their greater mass giving them greater momentum acting against the elasticity of the rope. Their radii must be equal though. If one is of larger radius it will twist more slowly than the narrower ones due to a natural law called the Conservation of Angular Momentum. An impressive display of that is given by the figure-skater who starts spinning on one point: draws the arms in and spins rapidly, extends the arms straight out to slow down.++++A parallel is the simple pendulum: if you were to let these metal weights swing gently instead of twist, then provided the length from the suspension-point to the centre of mass of the weight is equal for all those metals, their periods (time of one complete swing) will be the same. Galileo Galilei is credited with discovering that law, and is said to have observed it initially by using his own pulse to time a ... less
I know you like to play with words, ,and plays on words, Rosie!However I answer questions at face value. You had named anyone in particular so although I know you are not too impressed by Hid Nibs, I answered it as a neutral question.Ah, I did write "Some... moreI know you like to play with words, ,and plays on words, Rosie!However I answer questions at face value. You had named anyone in particular so although I know you are not too impressed by Hid Nibs, I answered it as a neutral question.Ah, I did write "Some are not blockheads..."; if "blockhead" means plain stupid. I meant some seem to do extremely stupid or irresponsible things, but are doing so deliberately, in a calculating way, as part of some devious plan. I would though, agree Mr. Trump is not always deliberately calculating even if he might be devious! less
No because that lowers yourself to their level.Some of them are not blockheads anyway but intelligent and calculating, wanting you to follow their ideology etc. for their own ends.
No. Summer Camps are not really a British custom. I did though join the Scouts (NOT "Boy" Scouts... I am not THAT, old thank-you very much!) and the camping and hiking in that stood me in good stead for many very enjoyable camping holidays and caving expe... moreNo. Summer Camps are not really a British custom. I did though join the Scouts (NOT "Boy" Scouts... I am not THAT, old thank-you very much!) and the camping and hiking in that stood me in good stead for many very enjoyable camping holidays and caving expeditions over the years since.
You've all missed one thing...Unless going with someone experienced at wild camping I'd suggest the first is a one- or two-night experience somewhere benign and reasonably accessible, or even on a small-scale commercial camp-site (I do NOT mean the busy s... moreYou've all missed one thing...Unless going with someone experienced at wild camping I'd suggest the first is a one- or two-night experience somewhere benign and reasonably accessible, or even on a small-scale commercial camp-site (I do NOT mean the busy sort that try to emulate towns, with shops, bars etc!), simply to get used to the equipment and how to pitch and pack the tent and sleeping-bag.Oh, sleeping-bags... you will also need some sort of thin mattress, of appropriate type such as the self-inflating ones. It gives not only some comfort but also heat insulation from the cold ground.And if the rain comes? Assuming it's not also accompanied by destructive winds, which you don't want to be camping in if at all possible. It is part of the skill of camping, and satisfying, being able to live dry and warm inside the tent, especially and vitally the inner tent where you sleep. less
Definitely. Walking was my first outdoor pursuit, originally for its own pleasure; but during the last 40+ years of caving, hill-walking and camping were integral to a series of expeditions to Norway in which I participated. Some of that camping was ... moreDefinitely. Walking was my first outdoor pursuit, originally for its own pleasure; but during the last 40+ years of caving, hill-walking and camping were integral to a series of expeditions to Norway in which I participated. Some of that camping was out in the hills for typically a week at a time while we searched for caves in the surrounding landscape, and explored and surveyed those we found; some on regular camp-sites.Nowadays, and with knackered knees (I can't imagine why...), my equivalent is a rather more sedate stop on a Pennine fell in August, helping to run a public caving event. less
You can't claim something being "accurate" or "inaccurate" unless you define its practicable limits of accuracy; AND you state those limits relevant not so much to the technicque generally, but to the specific measurements for which you have used it.
No. It's just a communications tool, as are my land-line telephone and the PC I am using to type this.And a basic one too, not very different from Element99's. I think it can be used on the Internet but I use it only for occasional voice calls and texts, ... moreNo. It's just a communications tool, as are my land-line telephone and the PC I am using to type this.And a basic one too, not very different from Element99's. I think it can be used on the Internet but I use it only for occasional voice calls and texts, of which most are just arrangements to meet, and similar brief exchanges.I have a so-called "smart" phone but I do not use it, I have paid off its 2-year contract, had it unlocked and removed the card. I tried to sell it but had no replies. It might be useful as a portable snap-shot camera IF I can discover how to use it as such, and how to extract the image files. less
Assuming a black hole does exist in reality, it is a definite thing, a collapsed star. They are detected by the behaviour of dust and gas circling around them. Recent work suggests they do eventually dwindle away, by a very, very slow "evaporation" of sub... moreAssuming a black hole does exist in reality, it is a definite thing, a collapsed star. They are detected by the behaviour of dust and gas circling around them. Recent work suggests they do eventually dwindle away, by a very, very slow "evaporation" of sub-atomic particles that manage to escape.Very large black holes are thought to act as the gravitational anchors for galaxies; but theoretically they can exist in very tiny versions - you might recall some dim-wit politician thinking the Large Hadron Collider could form a black hole big enough to swallow the Earth, after a physicist postulated it possibly making short-lived, atomic-sized versions. less
Not sure why it would be an advantage for graphite in a portable telephone to withstand temperatures well above the melting-point of steel, when the rest of the electronics would be destroyed at little more than the boiling-point of water. Actually I... moreNot sure why it would be an advantage for graphite in a portable telephone to withstand temperatures well above the melting-point of steel, when the rest of the electronics would be destroyed at little more than the boiling-point of water. Actually I think graphite will burn at high temperatures in the presence of oxygen anyway: it is pure carbon. And it's been used in electrical equipment for a very long time, too, including for the electrodes in arc-lamps. In those, it does indeed burn away, necessitating a mechanism that maintains the gap between the two electrodes. less
The "Eye of a Needle" was apparently a real street gateway in Jerusalem, metaphorically-named because it was much too narrow for large draught animals; in fact I recall reading somewhere that it still exists. That makes the story immediately much mor... moreThe "Eye of a Needle" was apparently a real street gateway in Jerusalem, metaphorically-named because it was much too narrow for large draught animals; in fact I recall reading somewhere that it still exists. That makes the story immediately much more sensible - all those parables used contemporary real-life experiences as models to teach the religious message to people who were not stupid, but probably largely illiterate. Trying to compare the challenge to a sewing-needle would have been as risible to its intended Judaean audience two millennia ago, as it would be to us now.I think the point was not being rich as such, but how you become rich or how you use your wealth, that matters to God. less
I know a lot of young people use "Whatever" (or, "Wha' evvah"), and as sarcastic dismissal.I try not to say anything, or will admit not knowing, but whatever I do say, it's never the sneer "Whatever!"
It's from a mixture of commercial pressure and fashion, mutually-supportive and exploiting a human weakness for wanting always the latest or most "sophisticated". There is nothing new in this of course, but the rate of change is itself accelerating so the... moreIt's from a mixture of commercial pressure and fashion, mutually-supportive and exploiting a human weakness for wanting always the latest or most "sophisticated". There is nothing new in this of course, but the rate of change is itself accelerating so the effects are far more noticeable.As you say in another post, logic doesn't enter it....
I fear you are right, Rosie.It's not only politicians in the governmental sense that are losing their sense of logic and analysis, but the flood of vociferous one-issue campaigners and fear-mongers too; some professional, some amateur.
I can't understand the point the question is trying to make. It can be read as implying one of two things. Either the questioner is a radio listener feels beleaguered by those who imagine only the TV and Internet matter now... or is one of thos... moreI can't understand the point the question is trying to make. It can be read as implying one of two things. Either the questioner is a radio listener feels beleaguered by those who imagine only the TV and Internet matter now... or is one of those critics, regarding listening to radio programmes as old-fashioned and pointless. I hope I am wrong, for the latter case is an insinuation far wide of the mark and patronising.
About Me:
Single, over-60, SW England resident, with fairly wide range of interests & musical tastes - but I'd be no good in a pub quiz 'cos I know very little about TV, gadgets called i-something, competitive sports, many entertainments & "so-called celebrities!
Was on EP, but left it long before it closed. Won't touch Facebook & its ilk.
"Adult" themes: quite broad-minded, like nudity but not pornography. Against cruelty, and consider spanking as a game for consenting adults only.
A review on the radio this morning, of the day's papers, touched... moreA review on the radio this morning, of the day's papers, touched on the tale of a woman who smashed her children's iPhones, with the result that their family became much happier, more cohesive and communicative.It also produced two other, conflicting third-party results; one promoting wanton waste, both sharing a theme of utter childishness and stupidity. One of these results was a (sadly predictable?) barrage of insults and abuse on social media. The other was confessions of similar actions, with some owners admitting to throwing their instruments under vehicle wheels (did they clear up the mess?) or into canals (more litter - a few prosecutions would not come amiss).By all means get rid of the device you felt apparently necessary to own in the first place, but wouldn't it far more constructive to sell it, or at least give it away, than wantonly destroy a costly, perfectly serviceable, instrument someone else could use, and perhaps use rather more sensibly?For the record, I have a basic port... less
Generally I ignore the side-bar ads though I know they pay ... moreGenerally I ignore the side-bar ads though I know they pay for the site. However I couldn't let this go without comment.It was a list of assorted suggested uses for the well-known water-repellent, WD-40, shown by its Material Safety Data Sheet to be a mineral-oil based mixture.As wells as the ingenious and the blindingly obvious ideas, the advertising feature suggested using it as an adjunct to toilet cleaners, and for cleaning shower-heads. In other words, squirt mineral-oils down the drain, despite consistent, highly publicised warnings not to do so at all from chemical manufacturers, regulatory bodies and water companies!Come on AnswerMug, get that nonsense off the site and advise WD-40's manufacturers that some ignorant advertising company is promulgating a highly irresponsible (and in some countries possibly illegal) misuse of their chemicals. less
Such as portable telephones? Bounced into buying a brand new por... moreSuch as portable telephones? Bounced into buying a brand new portable telephone - I need only to make voice calls and text messages, and then briefly and infrequently; I am not one of those teenage girls who spend all day acquiring RSI by tap-tap-tappety-tap on little blocks of plastic. Nor do I believe in walking round supermarkets and into pedestrians by concentrating on shouting at a block of plastic glued to the ear. - I ended up with a nightmarish contraption, an LG something-or-other: the model label is inside, found only by taking the back off and removing the battery.Its text feature is better than the old multi-letter press-buttons, but that's about it....It took me a while to find instructions (see above on identifying it, as I'd lost the packaging), but these revealed the telephone aspect is only peripheral. LG lists it as an application rather than main function.It's also bulky, so less portable than the previous generation, at about twice the area; and surpri... less
I quote from an item on the BT Internet's news service:"Accordin... moreI quote from an item on the BT Internet's news service:"According to NetMarketShare, Windows 7 remains the most popular operating system on PC, with 44.81% of the market share in February 2018. WIndows 10 is slowly increasing but still comes in second with 28.19%. "I do not question the statistics, but does anyone else see the flaw? You will if you are not so taken in by advertising blurb that you fail to realise what is carefully concealed.
A typical board track-game has a single, rigid route of numbered... moreA typical board track-game has a single, rigid route of numbered squares, controlled by die throws, with certain actions given in some squares - e.g. "Snakes & Ladders". One track from start to end even if you must return somewhere, miss a turn or advance N squares, etc. as ordained when landing on those given pointsNow set the game on THREE separate, identically-sized, rectangular boards of 3:2 proportions; EACH marked off into 6 squares by a longitudinal centre-line and two cross-lines at thirds length. Label the boards (for this question on the game's geometry) A, B and C. Label each meeting-point of line and edge, 1 - 6, consistently on all 3 boards so every "port" is unique, A1 to C6.Do that with the individual board in landscape mode; 1 on the left-hand end, number clockwise so the RH end is 4, round to 6 at bottom left. All 3 boards the same apart from identity-letter. The track is drawn on these lines such that when one board is set against the othe... less
I've known MS operating systems since Microsoft-DOS (Disc ... moreI've known MS operating systems since Microsoft-DOS (Disc Operating System) days: I've used DOS, 3.1, 5, NT, XP (I think MS' best), now 7, and have had an unfortunate brush with 10.Also used briefly, a SUN computer giving a half-way house between command-line and windows (not "Windows TM") screens; and my first PC was an Amstrad with CP/M O.S. BTW the windows "graphical user interface" as it was pretentiously called, was IBM's invention, not µSoft's Has MS lost its way with WIN-10 though? -- The home-page of my ISP, BTInternet, always has links to sets of instructions to deal with all sorts of obviously common WIN-10 problems that should be minimal or non-existent if the system was designed, written and tested properly before publication. -- A correspondent on another forum tells me his computer often freezes with the floods of WIN-10 automatic "up-dates" over which the user has no control - to be fair he also said the Internet speed is ver... less
Unless of course you want to buy something!However... Unless&nbs... moreUnless of course you want to buy something!However... Unless the company is Hewlett-Packard and you want to buy their printer cartridges because the blighters have programmed their printers to reject refills and third-party ones. I've tried their sales web-site - it does not work.Definitely though if the printer has suddenly decided to crop randomly, images put into documents; and you'd like the manufacturers' help in putting it right. (This is what inspired me here - I found the HP Printer sites b++++y useless and very patronising, so marked its customer-satisfaction questions one-star only and told 'em so in the 'Comments' box.)Definitely if you wish to solve a service problem with an ISP (BT in my case).Or need help with specialist software that does work, but you can't understand how to use particular features because the officially-written pdf manual doesn't tell you, and the supposed training CD contains curious errors that result in you deleting the exercise it's had yo... less
As a club committee-member preparing for the AGM I took every ca... moreAs a club committee-member preparing for the AGM I took every care to save my Report as a Word document (.doc) so the Secretary and others can collate it with other Officers' Reports. So what did M-Soft do? Only converted it automatically to a b++++y docx image! I can't even edit it, if I wanted to, on my own PC because it's now read-only and in only WordPad. It took me ages to find it because Windows had saved it as a so-called "down-load" even though on the originating PC, and not in my chosen directory and folder. If I want to convert a docx file to a doc format for further editing or collating, I'd have to pay an expensive subscription to Adobe for the converter - I don't trust Adobe anyway because its Flashplayer for a start, never loads properly. Over £30 a month I think, for something I'd need only a few times a year. This was never previously necessary - saved files stayed as you chose, in the folder you chose. It's a scam! less
Answering another question just now, I scrolled down to the ramm... moreAnswering another question just now, I scrolled down to the rammel that infests the bottom of the screen below the AnswerMug window. Among the usual collection of insignificant rhubarb necessary only to fund AM, was this gem I quote as accurately as I can. Below a portrait of a smiling, attractive woman was the caption: "Top Ten Dating Sites In Abbotsbury"Abbotsbury is a village in West Dorset (England), famous for its Swannery; but whether it is the dating capital of Britain, I cannot say.Who the Hell designs these advertisements? less
I'd not heard Breitbart (sounds German) until a guest on today's... moreI'd not heard Breitbart (sounds German) until a guest on today's BBC Radio 3's Private Passions briefly mentioned being viciously attacked by this "outfit" he called it, after he had given a lecture by invitation on the International Law aspects of climate-change, to the UK's Supreme Court.Our Supreme Court is the UK's top appeals court. It is not the same as the US one although misleadingly copying the name, and until recently was The Law Lords, judges also sitting in an advisory capacity in the House of Lords, but separated fairly recently for clearer separation between Parliament and Judiciary. Cases that reach that high, beyond Appeal Court level, may well test the Statute Law as well as the facts of the individual case. Further of course, these lawyers may have to advise Parliament on international law: the UK is a signatory to and active in, an enormous number and range of treaties, organisations and agreements. The guest was the British barrister Philippe Sands, a leading expert o... less
I need to establish if one particular UK agent for a particular ... moreI need to establish if one particular UK agent for a particular software company, is still trading.I tried to e-post to him a simple sales question, but it bounced, and I can't determine if that means the address no longer exists.I need only to ask the software firm itself two basic questions: "Is ...... still one of your UK agents; if so is the e-post address I'd used, current?"You'd think they be pleased to help what might mean another sale, but no... Customers do not matter to the IT trade beyond the purchases. After that you're on your own and if you have problems with the quality of the goods or services, or you need technical advice ... tough.I have tried the publisher's own web-site but it carries no contact details whatsoever. Lots of product ads; but no phone number, no e-mail address, no postal address. Instead, as with so many other IT and telecomms firms, it fobs you off with a list of set technical questions and a supposed "users' forum" (these admit... less
I've had problems with e-posted 'Word' and 'Excel' files being c... moreI've had problems with e-posted 'Word' and 'Excel' files being converted to a strange default file-type signified by an 'x' after the normal suffix. These are locked, un-useable images.I need occasionally to collate reports etc to help me at a club's committee meetings. These arrive as e-post attachments from different people so in a mixture of styles, software editions and files, but I want to put them in one neat style in one document I can print and archive properly. Today I tried to save two, both .pdf files so images unreliable to print, and difficult or impossible to edit, place in or render compatible with, proper documents.However, whatever handles pdf files offers saving them in several other forms including ".doc", even offering British rather than US English, though that would not have mattered there. Only, the "Convert" button merely opens a sales page expecting me to pay £££/month to subscribe to an outfit called Adobe for what should be a basic MS-"Wi... less
Come on someone, put me out of my misery! Well, all right, ... moreCome on someone, put me out of my misery! Well, all right, it's not that dramatic and certainly not serious. I'm just intrigued, in a totally light-hearted way.So:What on Earth is that Sandra & Woo cartoon at the head of the page about?We see a young woman who, to use the correct, modern Claire in the Community lingo, seems to suffer from Acute Species Dysphoria; and her boyfriend, a nut-cake addict who believes he can cast magic spells with ordinary cutlery. I hope the so-called "religious right" don't get him - you know, the supposedly-grown-ups who had severe attacks of the vapours over the children's Harry Potter stories. Go on - I don't get the joke! Does it refer to an American children's game or something?:-)))PS: Claire in the Community: a BBC Radio Four situation-comedy that started as, and still is, a newspaper cartoon strip, about a team of urban social-workers and their own personal problems, sorry, "issues". Claire is the team-leader who prissily spouts all the rig... less
Like many sites this is partly supported by companies placing ad... moreLike many sites this is partly supported by companies placing advertisements in the margins of the Home and other pages. Some are eerily local to you as user: one waffles about " Opticians... " apparently threatened by some technical development in their trade. I saw one regularly on EP, telling me things like "Sarah lives four miles from you" - it was a lie of course, but it opened a dating-site that showed it knew roughly I live, within perhaps 50 miles anyway. The advertising-agencies use your approximate location bought or gleaned from the web-site. One though, advertised a "Simple trick to see if you've ever had PPI" (Payment Protection Insurance, usually for mortgages.) I know I do not, and when I did I was not a victim of a miss-selling racket the banks ran for a while, but I selected it out of curiosity. My security software 'Bulldog' promptly leapt up, snarled at it as dangerous, and blocked it.Possibly, Bulldog is very wary of anything mentioning money on non-https web-sites ev... less
What's happened to the location in the profiles? The profile for... moreWhat's happened to the location in the profiles? The profile form asks for it but it no longer appears on the public information part. Or have I missed something?
E-posted notifications. These used to have direct links to AM - ... moreE-posted notifications. These used to have direct links to AM - you still had to sign in but at least the links worked. They no longer work. The most recent was from Just Asking, and reads "Click here to reply / profile / 145." It is not a link, and I have not been able to find the message on Am itself.The message does not tell me how to find "/profile/145". It does not tell me whose profile. Why have those links been cut and why do notifications still carry an instruction to use them?Member IndexThe list is and always was purely random by default, but offered Aphabetical and Recent sorting options. You could find individuals on the Membership list by choosing "Alphabetical", estimating which page number carrying the name, then homing in from there by the page-number arrows. Why have these index options been removed?
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Was it actually hair or some sort of fungus?Though if it was hai... moreWas it actually hair or some sort of fungus?Though if it was hair I'd assume you'd have seen it before storing the food, unless it was in a box.Well, whatever it was I wouldn't have eaten it either!
Going back to the question....If you are prone to wearing kitche... moreGoing back to the question....If you are prone to wearing kitchen utensils then it's doubtless wise to ensure you do not have a computer camera "watching" you!Seriously though, if you are that concerned, the answer is simple. Don't use such equipment, or do at least turn the camera off, as I assume is possible! Most people who come unstuck by using the Internet do so either by some simple oversight or misunderstanding even the most careful might make; or because they choose as a matter of course to use it in a manner potentially hazardous to their privacy, social life, or career prospects, etc.And if you are so ham-fisted you think you have to buy a blind for a little lens then don't try anything really technical, like putting up a bathroom shelf. :-) less
A spermatozoan is a living organism, and it swims by o... moreA spermatozoan is a living organism, and it swims by oscillating its flagellum (tail) rather as a tadpole does.However, as the 18C Dutch microscope pioneer Leewanhoek showed, it is not a tiny version of the animal that made it, nor is an ovum, but a product of it in the same way as any cell of the body's tissues. Perhaps a better analogy is with the white blood-cell, which eats harmful bacteria and I think is a sort of bacterium itself.Also, all but a very few of the millions of spermatozoa made by one male animal in its reproductive life, die without achieving anything. The only ones that fulfil their function are those that actually manage to reach an egg and fertilise it, and they too die in being absorbed by the egg. They are not sentient animals, only gene-carriers.So don't get worried about killing them! less
I agree with Adaydreambeliever, but would add that in some count... moreI agree with Adaydreambeliever, but would add that in some countries - certainly in the UK - viewing paedophilic material is likely to lead you into very deep trouble with the law. I don't know if the same applies to terrorist and other crime-related sites.I believe a lot of such material has been driven into the recesses of the "dark web" so even stumbling across it accidentally is fortunately very difficult or impossible for responsible Internet users.You could though ask yourself whether you actually "need" to view any illegal or deeply immoral material, though I realise defining the latter where it's not actually illegal is a social minefield. Looking at it to help you understand the matter is not a defence in law if the material is illegal, because anyone can claim that (and some have tried it) and it raises why or whether you genuinely "needed to understand" it.If access to any given web-site is by subscription then you purchasing it is definitely supportin... less
I think all we can do is accept, as Officegirl does above, that ... moreI think all we can do is accept, as Officegirl does above, that we can't know everything; but we can endeavour to understand as well as we can, what we do know.I don't know what particular areas of knowledge you have in mind, but there were some interesting comments about learning on a radio programme yesterday about the British higher-education institution called the Open University. The people who had used it said the entire body of knowledge needed for the particular degree is huge, but the course breaks it down into short steps, so you can absorb it all properly.Professional scientists would never claim to have found all the answers, especially in the natural sciences. The more questions they do solve, the more questions they find. Or later evidence and better techniques reveal flaws in the existing answers so they need to revise those models.The history of Continental Drift theory is a classic example, and when new exploration and measurement methods came along, the geologists realised ... less
It is influenced by the particular circumstances, but you can vi... moreIt is influenced by the particular circumstances, but you can view it as a challenge to take on.In some fields, the more we know, the more questions they throw at us to keep us stimulated and fascinated.
I see no difference between them, beyond those between the theor... moreI see no difference between them, beyond those between the theories and dogmas they espouse. Both are tyrannical.
"Regime change" is the phrase the sabre-rattlers like to use as ... more"Regime change" is the phrase the sabre-rattlers like to use as an excuse. Easy to say when you've a few thousand miles of ocean between you and most of the rest of the world to East and West.Change to... what? A functioning government but one that bitterly hates the West? Is perhaps even more dictatorial at home? Or a ruined country left to be fought over by tacky sectarian and territorial war-lords of its own, helped by assorted mercenaries on all sides? Meanwhile encouraging groups like ISIS and it successors and followers to rampage around murdering people for the hell of it, while OPEC takes revenge via oil price rises or embargoes? Iran is hardly our idea of a democracy that guarantees personal liberty, but it is at least stable and arguably a bit more progressive in some respects than Saudi Arabia; and "Western" countries trade with her. Overall both we and Iran would gain more from actually treating each other with respect.If the present White House / Pentagon team do start throwing e... less
Pertinent to those figures, some advocate using hydrogen as... morePertinent to those figures, some advocate using hydrogen as a i.c. fuel, perhaps overlooking or not knowing that if the gas is simply burnt in air as in an LPG-fuelled car, the process also produces those nitrous oxides. (Indeed, what of LPG, which is mostly methane, a hydrocarbon?)
A speeding ticket yes, but I was caught by a speed-camera, and w... moreA speeding ticket yes, but I was caught by a speed-camera, and was not pulled over.First speeding offence, so I took the Driver Awareness Course instead of the fixed fine - it still cost me £75 but no points on the licence or damage to the insurance.All dealt with by letter, not police officers and magistrates in person.As I recall, I was driving at about 33mph in a 30mph limit.++++As an aside, my TomTom sat-nav consistently reads lower speeds than the car's own speedometer, so 30mph on the dial is about 28mph on the screen; on the motorway 70mph indicated is apparently about 66... so who's right? I suspect the sat-"nag" as a friend calls them, under-reads because its refreshing rate introduces appreciable position-calculation errors even at <<30mph. As I discovered when trying to find Doncaster Racecourse by using it among the city's confusing, rapid succession of complicated junctions, sent me first into an industrial estate then the lorry queue for the rail-freight termina... less
Only three, I am afraid to admit:The Plough, Cassiopeia, and Ori... moreOnly three, I am afraid to admit:The Plough, Cassiopeia, and Orion (the last complete with the Orion Nebula, a star cluster not really classed as a "constellation").
Fair point!Perhaps he'd read or heard somewhere that hardly anyo... moreFair point!Perhaps he'd read or heard somewhere that hardly anyone does these days.
Not just Alabama....As a Briton I was ashamed to learn on today'... moreNot just Alabama....As a Briton I was ashamed to learn on today's News that Northern Ireland already has the same ban - if anything it's tighter, although none of the UK countries use life-long-plus prison terms. Although Ulster is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - to give the full name - its own Parliament (Stormont) has a lot of devolved power, helping the established Christian (!) churches maintain their control of both populace and legislature.It's thought that between 20 and 30 Northern Irish women a week visit England for a termination, though that's probably difficult to substantiate. less
So essentially the obstacles are legal, not commercial or techni... moreSo essentially the obstacles are legal, not commercial or technical? (Point 4 is not an obstacle at all.)On 1) and 2), the UK and most European countries have very strict and convoluted planning laws and processes too, based on both property rights and (nowadays) environmental protection. Whilst these slow the planning and authorising, they do not prevent major civil-engineering projects. In Britain, the planners can call on Compulsory Purchase Orders, though for obvious reasons they do so as sparingly as possible. 3) I don't know the European angle there, but the UK's equivalents are noisy and obstructive, not litigious. They can comment on contentious matters, but not fleece the tax-payers for a lawful, properly-made governmental decision with which they happen to disagree! The only winners in civil-law cases are the over-paid lawyers anyway. Besides, the UK, and the EU generally, have very strict environmental-protection laws which at least reduce the long-term damage.4) That ... less
If memory serves me aright, the original question was about like... moreIf memory serves me aright, the original question was about like listening to like radios like, not debating like, "like", like.And to that question, yes, and daily; and usually in a discriminatory way. Not continuously though - my choice depends on interest, taste and mood on the day; but my radios spend most of their time tuned to the BBC channels, either: - Radio Three (an intelligent, literate, and very friendly station, offering mainly music and music-related talks of all manner of genres and ages from Mediaeval to present-day, except rock and pop; plus some drama and discussions away from music)... OR - Radio Four (mainly speech: news & current affairs, comedy, drama and a very wide range of special-interest magazine programmes), with rare forays into - Radio Two (I avoid its shallow blether-&-pop in the day-time. I don't object to the music so much as the blether. Sometimes I choose one or another of the station's more specialist and ... less
All wired. Partly for security but also thanks to their being no... moreAll wired. Partly for security but also thanks to their being no need whatsoever to replace perfectly serviceable, wired equipment merely for being wired.The only wireless electronics in my home are the front door bell, and my wireless receivers (i.e. "radios").The UK Government is trying to make all homes in the land have these idiotically-named "smart" meters for the gas and electricity supplies. These contain dedicated radio transmitters that send regular, frequent readings to the suppliers' accounts departments. Various organisations have voiced concern about the security - eavesdropping could reveal the home is empty by the readings not changing.As for the "ugly wires" of which god complains, I solved that by building a special desk to hold the computer plus its monitor, mouse & keyboard, both printers and the telephone, in a room corner, and the spaghetti of cables all lies behind and below it. less
Sales of road atlases suffered for a while as satellite-navigati... moreSales of road atlases suffered for a while as satellite-navigation instruments took hold - but have since recovered as an adjunct because the sat-navs are not infallible! Besides, if the sat-"nag" (as a friend calls them) goes wrong, or you are faced with a complicated detour thanks to the road being unexpectedly closed, you may well be very grateful for the atlas. As indeed I found only yesterday, less than a third of the way into a 300-mile journey - an accident had enforced the closure of the motorway, but luckily, the traffic authorities had placed plenty of advance warnings on the matrix signs a long way back from the closed section. I stopped in a service-area, and using the atlas, wrote a road-number + town-name list to guide me well clear of the problem and the congestion likely on an official or last-junction detour. Big letters, on a card I put on the sun-visor to be readable at a glance, with the sat-nav switched off as it would have kept trying to direct me back to the blocked&nbs... less
Interesting question. Not many countries do have such systems, t... moreInteresting question. Not many countries do have such systems, though how would you define "high speed" nowadays. Over 150mph? Passenger train speeds of 100+mph are common now, running on existing lines modernised to take them, rather than specially-built ones.America may have the technical skills, but that's only part of the story. You'd have to find a dedicated team of appropriately qualified, skilled and experienced Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to plan and design the system, and to oversee its construction, operating and servicing. Does the USA have the money available? The political will or desire? Too much competition from the airlines to make it worthwhile?The UK Government has committed the UK to having "High Speed Train 2" (HS2) but it is proving very controversial on grounds of value for the eye-watering costs, environmental and planning considerations, and simple need. Even if it is eventually extended to the two main Scottish cities the longest route distance fr... less
Thank you Rosie.I remember the downfall of Richard Nixon though ... moreThank you Rosie.I remember the downfall of Richard Nixon though I don't think I understood it all fully.Yes, a good many people are "asked to resign" for wrong-doing or wilful incompetence, but I agree, that won't work with Donald Trump.Dump him on top of Mount Everest? I'm not sure what the poor mountain - or the Nepalese - would have to do to deserve that, but he wouldn't have many days left up there!
As Walt indicates, "self-resign" is something of a tautology....... moreAs Walt indicates, "self-resign" is something of a tautology.... but whether His Nibs would resign is another matter - whether by his own choice or persuaded to do so.
Come on then Callmelshmael. You posed the question.How would you... moreCome on then Callmelshmael. You posed the question.How would you have arranged Mammalian Reproductive Biology? It's been much the same in principle for all vivipares, and has been for many thousands of species since mammals started well over a hundred million years ago! Even most non-mammal sexually reproductive creatures, apart from fish which use external fertilisation, use approximately similar mechanisms to start things off., So it would take a bit of improving on.Is sex weird? No: it needs the sexes - male and female - to make more of the same. Sexual intercourse weird? Yes - in a wry sort of way! Looking back on something I'm long past but probably enjoyed at the time, the human version* does seem bizarre, even amusing - since this thread is in the Religion category, perhaps it's another example of God's sense of humour. Thirty or forty minutes of sweaty, undignified effort by the bloke to give the woman three or four spasms whose purpose I never did dis... less
Whoever sets up those calls isn't doing it for you - it's a scam... moreWhoever sets up those calls isn't doing it for you - it's a scam of some sort. You'd have to be remarkably naïve to comply, and if you want to pray you can do that all by yourself, for free.I have received similar anonymous calls, all obviously recordings, not waffling about "Press 1 for a prayer" but claiming to be from my telephone company, still wanting me to "Press 1". I have no idea what they are trying to do, but I suspect they are after financial details in some way. less
No, not the logo; the "windows" display system. The Microsoft "W... moreNo, not the logo; the "windows" display system. The Microsoft "Windows" word with a capital W, and its emblem, are only MS' trade-marks for its version of what IBM had pioneered.SUN used a similar, basic windows system, but if the ones I saw at work were any guide, their computers were for the experts only. Their versions of the windows display was clear and simple, without all the gee-gaws and gimmicks Gates' lot inflicts on us, but the applications software was still very heavily command-line based.'Incidentally the PC I use now is the first I bought new, and I went to an independent dealer because I find them more helpful than the supermarket-style chains. At the time, MS' latest was WIN 8, and the shop had one displaying the 8 desktop - all pictures instead of words. I don't like that, and the dealer offered to replace 8 with 7 Pro.. He explained it is a popular request from users wanting more than just social media, text messages and entertainments; an... less
Thank you. To be honest I thought they are all pretty much the s... moreThank you. To be honest I thought they are all pretty much the same - just different badges. In any case these things offer far more features I need or want, but make the ones I do (simple phone and text communication) difficult.What happened was that Orange contacted me by phone to try to sell me a contract, but I pointed out it was hardly economical - costing twice as much for the contract alone as my typical PAYG portable 'phone calls do. Surprisingly the salesman was actually English, in the UK! And he understood my point. Most of the calls and make and receive are by landline, and all my Internet use is via broadband land-line - and I need a proper computer with a full-size keyboard, monitor and printer for the applications I choose to use. Being able to use the Internet by phone is not important to me - I plan things other ways.I told the salesman of poor Orange coverage in areas key to me, and he suggested I swap the card for an EE one. I didn't know until in t... less
I don't know how having maintenance insurance (very different fr... moreI don't know how having maintenance insurance (very different from accident-repair or breakdown-recovery insurance) is supposed to encourage you to maintain your car! You'd still have to decide to service the vehicle, or have it serviced. You'd be paying over the odds because you'd be paying the garage fees in advance, as part of the premium. Why not just save what you would pay in premiums, yourself instead?
What do you by "slow"? They are like any computer-controlled man... moreWhat do you by "slow"? They are like any computer-controlled manufacturing machine or process: they run at the optimum speed for the process, material and work-piece design. Discounting programming and setting-up times, the 3D printer is far faster than most other methods for complex shapes within the printer's material and size limits. I have also seen the "opposite" in action - the CNC milling-machine and lathe; creating the work-piece by removing rather than adding material, and at formidable rates; in materials the 3D printer cannot handle, at least not yet. less
A 'phone shop assistant told me many users find them second natu... moreA 'phone shop assistant told me many users find them second nature because they not only use them very often, but have been buying the latest every time one comes out.Whereas if you only change the instrument when genuinely necessary, such as it breaking down irrepairably, the replacement is far more advanced than what you are accustomed to.'My November 2017 purchased, LG-made, 4G-rated, so-called "smart" 'phone lies abandoned and unloved on a shelf, no good to me. Too difficult to use; I missed several calls, could not respond to left phone messages. In fact I discovered that LG regards normal telephony as an accessory feature, not the telephone's main purpose! It is clumsy and heavy, and discharges its battery within a day or so. It invited me to open a Google account on it, but I ignored that.I've paid off the 18-month balance of the 2- year contract, had it unlocked, removed its card. (Having it unlocked was a saga of its own, puzzling even the service company's technical people unt... less
Long ago when first fighting the patronising defaults on my port... moreLong ago when first fighting the patronising defaults on my portable 'phone, I called the auto-word "feature", the "Unpredictable Texan".
Mr Trump was invited by the Prime Minister, not the Queen; and t... moreMr Trump was invited by the Prime Minister, not the Queen; and the Queen keeps herself out of politics.That separation between Government, Parliament and Monarch was developed largely following the 17C wake-up call of Cromwell's interregnum republic and the Restoration, and is a very important part of the British Constitution.And yes, Britain DOES have a written constitution despite the myth to the contrary peddled even by people who should know better, including unfortunately some politicians. Their confusion may come from thinking a constitution is a single document as in the USA, but that misunderstands the definition. The British constitution is enshrined in an extended set of Laws, procedures and Acts from Magna Carta onwards, that through the centuries have come to define the separation but professional links between Monarch, Church and Government; of the separation between Government and Parliament; the separation between the law-making Parliament and law-administer... less
Assuming the weights are solid cylinders and of the same diamete... moreAssuming the weights are solid cylinders and of the same diameters, I don't think the heaver ones would twist faster, but would twist further, thanks to their greater mass giving them greater momentum acting against the elasticity of the rope. Their radii must be equal though. If one is of larger radius it will twist more slowly than the narrower ones due to a natural law called the Conservation of Angular Momentum. An impressive display of that is given by the figure-skater who starts spinning on one point: draws the arms in and spins rapidly, extends the arms straight out to slow down.++++A parallel is the simple pendulum: if you were to let these metal weights swing gently instead of twist, then provided the length from the suspension-point to the centre of mass of the weight is equal for all those metals, their periods (time of one complete swing) will be the same. Galileo Galilei is credited with discovering that law, and is said to have observed it initially by using his own pulse to time a ... less
I know you like to play with words, ,and plays on words, Rosie!H... moreI know you like to play with words, ,and plays on words, Rosie!However I answer questions at face value. You had named anyone in particular so although I know you are not too impressed by Hid Nibs, I answered it as a neutral question.Ah, I did write "Some are not blockheads..."; if "blockhead" means plain stupid. I meant some seem to do extremely stupid or irresponsible things, but are doing so deliberately, in a calculating way, as part of some devious plan. I would though, agree Mr. Trump is not always deliberately calculating even if he might be devious! less
No because that lowers yourself to their level.Some of them are ... moreNo because that lowers yourself to their level.Some of them are not blockheads anyway but intelligent and calculating, wanting you to follow their ideology etc. for their own ends.
I think some of those types do not want logic. They want their w... moreI think some of those types do not want logic. They want their way and to hell with anything or anyone else.
No. Summer Camps are not really a British custom. I did though j... moreNo. Summer Camps are not really a British custom. I did though join the Scouts (NOT "Boy" Scouts... I am not THAT, old thank-you very much!) and the camping and hiking in that stood me in good stead for many very enjoyable camping holidays and caving expeditions over the years since.
You've all missed one thing...Unless going with someone experien... moreYou've all missed one thing...Unless going with someone experienced at wild camping I'd suggest the first is a one- or two-night experience somewhere benign and reasonably accessible, or even on a small-scale commercial camp-site (I do NOT mean the busy sort that try to emulate towns, with shops, bars etc!), simply to get used to the equipment and how to pitch and pack the tent and sleeping-bag.Oh, sleeping-bags... you will also need some sort of thin mattress, of appropriate type such as the self-inflating ones. It gives not only some comfort but also heat insulation from the cold ground.And if the rain comes? Assuming it's not also accompanied by destructive winds, which you don't want to be camping in if at all possible. It is part of the skill of camping, and satisfying, being able to live dry and warm inside the tent, especially and vitally the inner tent where you sleep. less
Definitely. Walking was my first outdoor pursuit, originall... moreDefinitely. Walking was my first outdoor pursuit, originally for its own pleasure; but during the last 40+ years of caving, hill-walking and camping were integral to a series of expeditions to Norway in which I participated. Some of that camping was out in the hills for typically a week at a time while we searched for caves in the surrounding landscape, and explored and surveyed those we found; some on regular camp-sites.Nowadays, and with knackered knees (I can't imagine why...), my equivalent is a rather more sedate stop on a Pennine fell in August, helping to run a public caving event. less
You can't claim something being "accurate" or "inaccurate" ... moreYou can't claim something being "accurate" or "inaccurate" unless you define its practicable limits of accuracy; AND you state those limits relevant not so much to the technicque generally, but to the specific measurements for which you have used it.
No. It's just a communications tool, as are my land-line telepho... moreNo. It's just a communications tool, as are my land-line telephone and the PC I am using to type this.And a basic one too, not very different from Element99's. I think it can be used on the Internet but I use it only for occasional voice calls and texts, of which most are just arrangements to meet, and similar brief exchanges.I have a so-called "smart" phone but I do not use it, I have paid off its 2-year contract, had it unlocked and removed the card. I tried to sell it but had no replies. It might be useful as a portable snap-shot camera IF I can discover how to use it as such, and how to extract the image files. less
Assuming a black hole does exist in reality, it is a definite th... moreAssuming a black hole does exist in reality, it is a definite thing, a collapsed star. They are detected by the behaviour of dust and gas circling around them. Recent work suggests they do eventually dwindle away, by a very, very slow "evaporation" of sub-atomic particles that manage to escape.Very large black holes are thought to act as the gravitational anchors for galaxies; but theoretically they can exist in very tiny versions - you might recall some dim-wit politician thinking the Large Hadron Collider could form a black hole big enough to swallow the Earth, after a physicist postulated it possibly making short-lived, atomic-sized versions. less
Not sure why it would be an advantage for graphite in a portable... moreNot sure why it would be an advantage for graphite in a portable telephone to withstand temperatures well above the melting-point of steel, when the rest of the electronics would be destroyed at little more than the boiling-point of water. Actually I think graphite will burn at high temperatures in the presence of oxygen anyway: it is pure carbon. And it's been used in electrical equipment for a very long time, too, including for the electrodes in arc-lamps. In those, it does indeed burn away, necessitating a mechanism that maintains the gap between the two electrodes. less
The "Eye of a Needle" was apparently a real street gateway in Je... moreThe "Eye of a Needle" was apparently a real street gateway in Jerusalem, metaphorically-named because it was much too narrow for large draught animals; in fact I recall reading somewhere that it still exists. That makes the story immediately much more sensible - all those parables used contemporary real-life experiences as models to teach the religious message to people who were not stupid, but probably largely illiterate. Trying to compare the challenge to a sewing-needle would have been as risible to its intended Judaean audience two millennia ago, as it would be to us now.I think the point was not being rich as such, but how you become rich or how you use your wealth, that matters to God. less
I know a lot of young people use "Whatever" (or, "Wha' evvah"), ... moreI know a lot of young people use "Whatever" (or, "Wha' evvah"), and as sarcastic dismissal.I try not to say anything, or will admit not knowing, but whatever I do say, it's never the sneer "Whatever!"
It's from a mixture of commercial pressure and fashion, mutually... moreIt's from a mixture of commercial pressure and fashion, mutually-supportive and exploiting a human weakness for wanting always the latest or most "sophisticated". There is nothing new in this of course, but the rate of change is itself accelerating so the effects are far more noticeable.As you say in another post, logic doesn't enter it....
I fear you are right, Rosie.It's not only politicians in the gov... moreI fear you are right, Rosie.It's not only politicians in the governmental sense that are losing their sense of logic and analysis, but the flood of vociferous one-issue campaigners and fear-mongers too; some professional, some amateur.
I can't understand the point the question is trying to mak... moreI can't understand the point the question is trying to make. It can be read as implying one of two things. Either the questioner is a radio listener feels beleaguered by those who imagine only the TV and Internet matter now... or is one of those critics, regarding listening to radio programmes as old-fashioned and pointless. I hope I am wrong, for the latter case is an insinuation far wide of the mark and patronising.
StrictChristianParenting
Why does correcting have to be by violence? And if that's a quote, no, I don't accept the say-so of unknown Late Bronze Age tribal elders!
September 1, 2016
tate99
Greetings Tate99 from a fellow Briton (S> Dorset) and nudist!
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
July 29, 2016
MistyGoddess
Welcome to AM - and to a goodly number of us interested in spanking whether we advocate or oppose it in reality or think it best kept as a game for consenting adults!
Best Wishes,
Durdle
(also in UK)
July 29, 2016
timothy in London
Thank you for the compliment, Timothys Knickers. I should say I am not a full cross-dresser but like occasionally to wear a nightdress or miniskirt, at home only. Much of the time, if warm enough, I like to be nude or nearly so.
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
May 17, 2016
Capes
Hello Capes.
Welcome to Answer Mug!
Durdle here: 64 nearly, also a Briton (in Dorset), here similarly.
My profile groups list gives you some idea of me but I am happy to chat on many other topics too if they interest me and I feel I know enough about the topic. I will add that despite the implications I don't like the idea of spanking children, especially with any weapon, but feel the traditional spanking has a place for adults, as long as it's consensual!
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
July 30, 2016
VPLUK
I don't even try to look convincing - I don't cross-dress often and than only partly, in the home. liking the feel of the garments. Sometimes sleep in a nightie.
July 29, 2016
Marc
Not so much a comment as a question, Marc. I am uneasy to say the least about spanking children but what of adults feeling they need similar punishments in a therapeutic way?
July 29, 2016
harbourboy
Hi Harbourboy.
Welcome... come on then, elucidate on your specialist subjects!
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
July 30, 2016
Steve Tomms
Hello Steve.
UK too - Dorset in fact. And like to be nude or, occasionally, in panties.
As for human behaviour - yes, I agree it is fascinating... and bewildering at times, frustrating at others, but never the same twice!
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
September 16, 2016
Uncle UK
Welcome to AM, Dominic, as one of the rather few fellow-Britons on here (I live in South of England). I am not sure about the spanking of children, though I've nothing against adults being spanked if they wish, erotically or as therapeutic punishment.
Regards,
Durdle.
September 6, 2016
NudiSuzie
Hello NudieSuzie.
Thankyou - would love to be your friend!
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
August 31, 2016
Tawser22
What's your take on adult, consensual, spanking?
September 9, 2016
RB1954
May I ask, what is your take on adult, consensual spanking, e.g. in a "DD" relationship or as a sort of punitive therapy?
September 9, 2016
harry
Hello Harry.
Greetings from Dorset!
Lubrication by Beer - definitely. Naturism - Oh yes. Spanking - well, I don't support genuine CP but have been fascinated by it since boyhood, and later by the adult-fun variety.
Chatting - I can be chatty!
Best Wishes,
Durdle
July 28, 2016
french_delph
Hello French_Delph.
I don't favour spanking children but if it must be done I think it must be by hand only, and only enough to make the point. Am interested in spanking generally and think it has a place for adults who feel they need a little discipline and punishment.
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
July 30, 2016
fatherfigure
I'm probably of similar age to you then, my fascination with spanking goes back to boyhood but no I don't think the world would be better for beating children! And yet...
Adult, consensual spanking - fine, and it's odd that now I feel I ought receive the occasional, belated spanking, firm hand not weapon, I did not receive and would not have wanted in boyhood, for immature failings I believe originated at that time!
Best Wishes,
Durdle
July 29, 2016
Legion
Hi Legion!
I reckon your Miss Hamilton might have done me some good! (Doubtless others too!)
Cheers,
Durdle
July 30, 2016
Michael
18 and 20. Adults, with the full choice of protection from assault by law.
September 1, 2016
Stonehenge43
Hello Stonehenge.
Welcome! I'm 64 and an ex-EP user but left it when parts of it started to become really sleazy or stupid. My profile gives a fir idea but I'm happy to chat about a wide range of subjects in which I am interested or can give reasonably knowledgeable facts or opinions.
You mention Adultmug. I know what you mean. I ignore the worst, some of which I find unpleasant, but do dip into some of the other threads on it. I'm slightly bi and interested in nudity and adult-consensual spanking, so am not quite a shrinking violet.
I did make one or two penfriendships (e-mail) from EP but they've fizzled out, thanks to losses in house moves, changes of computer and perhaps laziness by me!
How about you? Your interests, music etc?
Best Wishes,
Durdle. (after Durdle Door).
July 30, 2016
Eva amirhom
A sad story, Eva. Yes, you were wrong to do what you did but you have realised that, not everyone in the world will hate you, and I hope you will find forgiveness and happiness.
Durdle.
July 29, 2016
Stonehenge43
I would be very happy to chat about whatever we find of mutual interest, but I can't send a private message unless I add you as a friend first. may I do so, please?
regards,
Durdle
September 9, 2016
sjf47
welcome to AM and its Naturist section!
AM Male, 63 and live in Dorset.
Cheers,
Durdle
July 28, 2016
Pofan1201
That's not "spanking" , that's whipping, and cruel! What effect did it have on you in adult life?
August 14, 2016
Pofan1201
Hi Pofan.
Interesting: many people who admit they were beaten severely as children become adults either wanting to give or receive similar in games between consenting adults, or are turned off spanking and CP entirely.
You evidently became sexually submissive, but were you aroused by either the whipping or the submission at the time or in remembering it later?
Sorry, I'm not quite clear by what you mean as a "switcher" - switching between what?
I appreciate bare bottoms including my own as well, but unfortunately mine has aged with me and is now a bit soft and sagging.
Regards,
Durdle
August 15, 2016
Pofan1201
Thank you very much Pofan. Would love to be friends with you!
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
August 15, 2016
Elshara Silverheart
Thank you for the compliment Elashara. I'm not sure what it means, but please do tell me what in particular influenced you.
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
June 9, 2016
sp4sp4
Hello Sp4sp4. I too was on EP, though I left it well before it folded. "Drawn too deeply." I know the feeling. I think I was tempted too far into some EP fora, so am becoming fairly selective on what I view on here and chosen "stop following" on some already. Is this why you've not listed any groups? You have a point, using private e-mails.
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
September 16, 2016
Stuart
Hi Stuart. Thank you very much for your greetings, and have mine to you!
I oppose real CP but have been interested in spanking since boyhood, and have enjoyed quite a few gentle, erotic, spanking games.
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
September 16, 2016
Aaron
I couldn't agree more about being naked, Aaron!
Joanne1966
Love to be in a night-dress or nude. I like Sharon1717's comment too!
September 9, 2016
Sophronius Pupoid
Thank you very much for your comment! Sophronius.
Yes, my nickname is from Durdle Door. One of my sisters held her wedding-reception at Pennsylvania Castle, well before it reverted to a private house. The new owners have hosted garden fetes there though.
'Moonfleet' was one of our set books at school, and I remember the passage about the two leading characters escaping from Ringstead (I can't remember if that name was used in the book) by using a very steep cliff path. That path, or an equivalent, exists, up White Nothe, some 400 feet high, and someone showed it me a few years ago. I was glad to have climbed it, but I found it frightening and would not care to try it again!
The normal path from the car-park to that area of beach is gentler and not at all exposed.
I suppose I'm nearly local! Our family moved to Weymouth in 1959, when I was 7, when Dad's work was moved.
September 22, 2016
Nudistdad
Hello and Welcome, Nudistdad.
I'm single but not a father (seem to be collecting quite a tribe of first and grand nephews & nieces though!); but like you enjoy being nude around the home. There is a naturist beach not far from me, and I used to visit it fairly often, but I have leg problems now that make the long, steep path to it a bit too much. Can still be undressed at home, as I am now, though!
Best Wishes,
Durdle
August 14, 2016
Donny
I oppose using CP on children - especially the sort of gratuitous violence with assorted weapons described on the site - but what is your take on adult-only, consensual spanking, be it erotic, for some sort of punitive therapy or stress-relieving, curiosity or indeed to reprise personal or vicarious past experiences?
Regards,
Durdle.
September 9, 2016
caned4doz
Hello Caned4doz.
Overlapping (!) interests. I'm not as educated as you. Don't smoke, but do drink (moderately) and not religious. Am interested in science and have a wide range of musical tastes though can't play an instrument. Fitness more by walking and manual work and play than by speed!
I too am interested in discipline and do have regressive tendencies and sometimes feel I ought to be spanked for my immature faults.
July 29, 2016
caned4doz
Hello Caned4Dozen.
Thank you for the Friend request - certainly! This site is confusing - I've not managed to work out how the Friends and Messages parts work!
Anyway I think this part is public. For example I can see the messages between you and Forever shorts, on this page. AM does not seem to have a private-message system, at least not obviously so. All it does it let you separate individual conversations from the forum section.
I will say I oppose genuine CP - some of the accounts on this site are of frankly appalling cruelty. Yet it was seeing one or two real instances at school, and finding descriptions and images in history-books, that nurtured my interest.
The regressive streak I said I have surfaced really quite recently, in my 50s I think, although I had experimented with self-spanking since "discovering" it in my teens - when no doubt I had a rather more smackable bottom than now, had the right circumstances to introduce me to spanking fun, come along!
August 1, 2016
caned4doz
I advocate discipline - a system of behaviour - but not in its euphemistic malapropism for corporal punishment of children. However I believe for a consenting adult, there need be no bar beyond sensible, individual boundaries to being spanked ( or slippered or caned) appropriately in a therapeutic or punitive sense, as well obviously as purely erotically. In the last situation it might even be a foreplay activity. Similarly, some adults find release in being under regressive discipline, with or without physical punishment.
(Discipline and punishment are NOT synonyms: the latter is for wilful breaking of the former.)
September 7, 2016
Cravingyourtouch
Welcome Cravingyourtouch.
Mot only the women of the household who would benefit from a little suitable discipline at times!
Regards,
Durdle
(in Dorset)
July 29, 2016
spanko28
Do you like adult (consensual) spanking too?
September 9, 2016
NaughtyNicola
About You: sexiest lingerie a gurl can find - indeed, and very nice too!
September 1, 2016
NaughtyNicola
A pleasure Nicola - and I like your profile picture too!
September 7, 2016
NaughtyNicola
Not a full cross-dresser myself and I've few femme clothes, but I like to sleep in a nightie now and then, or wear something at least like a loose-fitting miniskirt. Love to be nude, too! The long-legged lass in that Timothy's Knickers pic fg5 you've commented on, looks as if she's about to be spanked!
September 7, 2016
Killkenny11
That's two of us from Dorset , then, Kilkenny!
Welcome to AnswerMug!
Cheers,
Durdle - and I won't need to explain my inspiration for that nick-name.
July 29, 2016
SJS
Hello SJS
I'm uneasy about the idea of spanking children - discipline yes, punishment or at least a reprimand if they break that discipline yes, but need it be physical punishment? If it does I would hope it be by hand only, not weapons as some parents seem to think clever, and only enough to make the point. What of adult, consensual spanking though! I can see that as therapeutic or stress-relief, and eminently suitable for someone who is of middle-age upwards but rather immature or regressive.
Regards,
Durdle
(Dorset - as the nickname may have suggested!)
July 30, 2016
tonyparker1
Hello Tonyparker1
Thank you for the invitation.
I too was on EP but abandoned it a few years ago. I'm a little older at nearly 64, also short and slim, well, nearly slim. Slightly bi, and enjoy being nude though knee troubles limit my excursions such as to an unofficial naturist beach not far from my South Dorset home. Also interested in spanking fun.
Various interests and fair range of musical tastes.
Best Wishes,
Durdle
(my nickname is from a feature on the Dorset coast.)
July 29, 2016
tonyparker1
Hello Tonyparker.
I thought I'd left a message but it doesn't appear here so perhaps I didn't.
Anyway your Profile Information describes me too, almost exactly - I am 64, and with a slight tummy.
I live in S.Dorset - hence my nick-name (from famous coastal feature).
Welcome to AM!
Best Wishes,
Durdle
July 30, 2016
softlywaking
Thank you for the compliment, Softlywaking.
Regards,
Durdle.
June 14, 2016
missspanking
Welcome to AmswerMug, Missspanking.
No shortage of people here interested in spanking, whether approving or not of beating children, or are like me, approving only of adult consensual spanking.
Best Wishes,
Durdle
July 29, 2016
2Pink1s
Thank you for that brief private chat this afternoon. It was unexpected and I enjoyed it though I don't really understand how to use it.
Best Wishes,
Durdle.
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