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Andrea |
Jun 18 2016, 04:52 PM
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QUOTE(Acadian @ Jun 18 2016, 02:13 PM) QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 18 2016, 01:51 AM) Urgh, Britain is so [censored] up right now Aww, sorry, CT. It seems most everywhere is pretty screwed up now. I'm guessing your concerns might revolve around Britain's huge demographic/cultural shifting, or perhaps escaping from the EU? Being British myself I feel obligated to pitch in and agree with CT. Although I don't know if the EU conundrum is what CT was referring to, I, myself, will be voting to stay within the EU. I can see no factual benefits which warrant leaving. Also with a recent loss of, who appeared to be, quite a beloved MP... Britain is certainly ******* up right now! I wish toe world could just be peaceful and we could eradicate all the hate but thats not the world we live in.
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ghastley |
Jun 18 2016, 05:09 PM
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I'm British, but living in the USA. I note that if you're British, but not resident in the UK, you can't vote. If you're resident in the UK, but not British, you can't vote. So the two categories of people most likely to vote "In" are unable to do so. Do I detect bias?
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Andrea |
Jun 18 2016, 05:40 PM
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QUOTE(ghastley @ Jun 18 2016, 04:09 PM) I'm British, but living in the USA. I note that if you're British, but not resident in the UK, you can't vote. If you're resident in the UK, but not British, you can't vote. So the two categories of people most likely to vote "In" are unable to do so. Do I detect bias?
Most definitely! Both parties have a right to vote. I guess I can somewhat understand why Brits not living in Britain aren't allowed to vote with them not being in the country, there for it not directly affecting them, (which is still stupid because at the end of the day you ARE British whether you're in the USA or not.) But i think with people who aren't British but LIVING in Britain there should be some exception. My old teacher was american, but had lived in Britain for most of her life, and it's now 10 years later and she's still around which means she's be in in the country for 30+ years. I think she should have an opinion and a right to vote. This country is her home.
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McBadgere |
Jun 18 2016, 06:26 PM
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QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 18 2016, 03:10 PM)
Gosh, McB! That is awful, I hope you are okay! I didn't know cows could kick that high, thought their udders would get in the way and bounce their legs back down or something. But I had a friend get kicked in the head by the horse he was grooming, (his glasses also flewL) - and he was not okay. I mean, his brain was still intact, he had all his faculties; but his face was a mess.
Hope you are okay!
The side of my head hurts (requiring regular painkillers, no driving and no drinking...Dammmitttt!!!...) and I have an black eye...But, as I said, my thick head protected what's left of me brains... ... It happened during milking, and the design of the parlour is a bit like a car garage...(Auto-shop?)...Where you go down into a "Pit" which means you're a bit lower down to the cows, so as to make it easy to get at their udders...Which can be...Wait for it...Udderly delightful!!...Nyuk... Aaaamywho...This also brings you down - especially when putting the milking "Clusters" on - close to their legs... The design of the parlour makes it impossible for them to get a full swing of the leg at you... But...There's still room for a damned determined smack backwards...Where I was meant it was basically a good old shinning from Ms Moo...A proper hoof or elbow to the head and I think it would have been a damned sight more serious...It was bad enough...Painful...A definite good old ringing of the noggin...But I'm alright ta... ... QUOTE Being British myself I feel obligated to pitch in and agree with CT. Although I don't know if the EU conundrum is what CT was referring to, I, myself, will be voting to stay within the EU. I can see no factual benefits which warrant leaving. Also with a recent loss of, who appeared to be, quite a beloved MP... Britain is certainly ******* up right now!
I wish toe world could just be peaceful and we could eradicate all the hate but thats not the world we live in.
It may have been a bit of everything...The thing with Ms MP is horrible... So sad... ... Human nature, sadly, means that hate and intolerance is here to stay...I play a lot of Assassin's Creed, where the first game is mostly set in the time of the crusades...1000 years ago...Christians V Muslims in the Middle-East...The Crusades, roughly speaking, originally began when a Muslim warlord decided to band together with a bunch of other warlords then try and invade "Christian Europe" (Spain, Greece, Cyprus...Some others...)... 1000 and odd years and some things change but it's basically still the same fight... *Sigh*... There's rules in here about getting into politics...Because all it does is beget arguments... But I will say that I hate being told what to do...When what I'm told does, on every single level, appear to be an exercise in, "I have this power, I will tell you to do this despite there being absolutely no logical reason or valid argument as to why this rule is now placed upon you, and you have no choice in the matter...As I have been given this power without your knowledge or discourse as to my merits or otherwise..."... The EU is a money sink-hole that is sinking in its own *Bureaucracy, and sucking us under and further into Global debt...And so long as the nine "men" with the German title have absolute power...No amount of being "In." and "At the table..." will change anything... If we stay in, there will be no change for good, only further loss of that "British" that people living abroad for years still cling to... The only way to be Great again...Is on our own merits... Sorry...This whole referendum thing has made me incredibly - and fiercely - British...(Which does not even remotely mean exclusionist, whatever the Remain camp say...)...
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Callidus Thorn |
Jun 18 2016, 06:39 PM
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QUOTE(Andrea @ Jun 18 2016, 04:52 PM) QUOTE(Acadian @ Jun 18 2016, 02:13 PM) QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 18 2016, 01:51 AM) Urgh, Britain is so [censored] up right now Aww, sorry, CT. It seems most everywhere is pretty screwed up now. I'm guessing your concerns might revolve around Britain's huge demographic/cultural shifting, or perhaps escaping from the EU? Being British myself I feel obligated to pitch in and agree with CT. Although I don't know if the EU conundrum is what CT was referring to, I, myself, will be voting to stay within the EU. I can see no factual benefits which warrant leaving. Also with a recent loss of, who appeared to be, quite a beloved MP... Britain is certainly ******* up right now! I wish toe world could just be peaceful and we could eradicate all the hate but thats not the world we live in. Yup, it was about the referendum, and I agree with everything you've said. The leave campaign is frankly absurd, obsessed with immigration and built on concepts that are laughably outdated. Britain is a crappy little island, standing between the superpowers of Europe and the USA. the notion that we can even pretend to be on an even footing to either of them is beyond ridiculous. And successive governments have done far more damage to this nation that the EU has. This post has been edited by Callidus Thorn: Jun 18 2016, 06:49 PM
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Tellie |
Jun 18 2016, 10:52 PM
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I can understand both sides of the party as due to the special 'deal' Norway agreed to we are 'technically' members in the EU that we get the benefits and all that, but we also have to follow the rulse and we're not represented in the parliament so are not allowed a voice in the EU.
My biggest problem with the EU (or our own deal) is that first of all, the socialist labour party in Norway were the ones who held a referendum TWICE and both times the majority of the population said no, so they snuck in the new deal instead since apparently 'it is not the same as being a member'.
The problem with EU is that some of the rules we have agreed to follow go against our constitution. Nor am I comfortable with the fact that many of the leaders in the EU are not officials elected by the public. No nation (or its inhabitants) can affect any change in the EU leadership, we can't vote who becomes the president nor can we put forth a vote of no confidence. The EU is basically a government with no accountability to the inhabitants of Europe, and until the entirety of the EU parliament become electable (in that we get to vote for candidates and the like) I am wholly against it on the priniple that a government you cannot influence, or put forth your vote to is essentially a dictatorship or oligarchy, whatever you wish to call it.
Call me sceptic, or whatever but I will always be opposed to the EU in its current form. The idea of the EU is great, but in its current form it is barely more than a broken beurocratic mess where rich men with no accountability holds the power.
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mALX |
Jun 18 2016, 11:31 PM
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QUOTE(Tellie @ Jun 17 2016, 09:08 AM) You lucky bum...my own feeble attampts of wooing are severely handicapped at the moment due to half my face sloughing off while my nose is almost black (frostbite and severe sunburns).
Peeling of flakes of skin the size of credit cards isn't exactly a turn on...
Bless your heart! *refrains from posting sad squirrel image again* QUOTE(Tellie @ Jun 17 2016, 09:08 AM) Still I do have bragging rights of having climbed my second 8k metre peak (Cho Oyu being the first two years ago) Hoping for Everest next year, if I manage it I have the Seven Summits and 3 poles at the same time, having done the north and south pole already.
This is so Awesome! Most def have earned bragging rights!
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mALX |
Jun 19 2016, 12:18 AM
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QUOTE(Tellie @ Jun 17 2016, 09:51 AM) the three poles are north pole, south pole and Everest (highest point on the earth, wiki it XD)
And no, I've only done 2 8kilometre peak out of 14 and the two easiest ones at that...not that any 8k peak is easy. K2...I do hope to be able to complete all 8k peaks out there, but K2 will be one of the last, as besides Annapurna 1 (with a death toll of 41%) is considered the most difficult mountain in the world to climb (and has yet to be successfully sumitted during the winter).
The seven summits are an achievement you get for climbing the tallest mountain on each continent (including antarctica).
As for costs, they are usually pretty high. The 'lowest' price for an Everest expedition where you are guaranteed of good support (sherpas, Advanced Base Camp, experienced guides, extra oxygen and so forth) comes to around 40k USD. My trips to Cho Oyu and Manaslu cost 35k USD, fortunately I have contacts in various organisations in Norway so I get most of the costs for my trips sponsored, in return for pictures and written articles (my education in journalism helps with that).
Boy are those some scary odds! Urk! That is so Awesome that you are able to be compensated in being almost given these trips that match your own goals in exchange for using your own talents to document them! Can't beat that! And so then, you have kept a journal of it so you have something to show your children and Grandchildren one day about all you have accomplished = Awesome !!!! Will you ever publish your personal journals on your trips? (I want to read the one where you kicked Yeti in the groin because he woke you ... etc. QUOTE(mirocu @ Jun 17 2016, 10:40 AM) Friday! Despite having no job I still frickin love Fridays!! Because then you don't have to feel like you should be looking for work for 2 days? (just kidding, I know you never feel like you should be looking for work, ) But seriously, you actually do work pretty hard. If you lived here in ETN, you would be paid very well for all your digging of roads and rocks; building of sheds, etc. I know several people who make good livings over here doing just what you do for fun. QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 18 2016, 04:51 AM) Urgh, Britain is so [censored] up right now Are you referring to the rain or talking about the politics? QUOTE(SubRosa @ Jun 18 2016, 11:01 AM) QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 18 2016, 10:13 AM) AWESOME!!!!! I want to see the South Pole so badly! It is so mysterious looking in pictures; like a place only the gods have been!
Just watch out for the Shoggoths! Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!That sounds like a really interesting read! I got a kick out of how he made up a book and referred to it in there; and later some other authors referred to that book that didn't exist! How funny is that! And those students at the college slipping a card for it into the card catalog = This post has been edited by mALX: Jun 19 2016, 12:05 AM
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mALX |
Jun 19 2016, 12:55 AM
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QUOTE(Andrea @ Jun 18 2016, 12:40 PM) QUOTE(ghastley @ Jun 18 2016, 04:09 PM) I'm British, but living in the USA. I note that if you're British, but not resident in the UK, you can't vote. If you're resident in the UK, but not British, you can't vote. So the two categories of people most likely to vote "In" are unable to do so. Do I detect bias?
Most definitely! Both parties have a right to vote. I guess I can somewhat understand why Brits not living in Britain aren't allowed to vote with them not being in the country, there for it not directly affecting them, (which is still stupid because at the end of the day you ARE British whether you're in the USA or not.) But i think with people who aren't British but LIVING in Britain there should be some exception. My old teacher was american, but had lived in Britain for most of her life, and it's now 10 years later and she's still around which means she's be in in the country for 30+ years. I think she should have an opinion and a right to vote. This country is her home. (imho) I can't agree that any foreigner living in any country should be able to vote on any political agenda or referendum without first committing to them by becoming a legal citizen of that country. Until they become citizens, they are living there as guests; and they may be effected by the decisions made; but have the option of leaving if they don't like decisions made (where as a citizen of that land can't leave without becoming a guest in someone else's land). However, that said = do believe British nationals who are not in the country should be able to voice their vote. Just because they aren't home at the time of the voting, they are still British citizens; and should have a say in their own country whether they are in it at the time or not. At least that is my opinion. QUOTE(McBadgere @ Jun 18 2016, 01:26 PM) QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 18 2016, 03:10 PM)
Gosh, McB! That is awful, I hope you are okay! I didn't know cows could kick that high, thought their udders would get in the way and bounce their legs back down or something. But I had a friend get kicked in the head by the horse he was grooming, (his glasses also flewL) - and he was not okay. I mean, his brain was still intact, he had all his faculties; but his face was a mess.
Hope you are okay!
The side of my head hurts (requiring regular painkillers, no driving and no drinking...Dammmitttt!!!...) and I have an black eye...But, as I said, my thick head protected what's left of me brains... ... It happened during milking, and the design of the parlour is a bit like a car garage...(Auto-shop?)...Where you go down into a "Pit" which means you're a bit lower down to the cows, so as to make it easy to get at their udders...Which can be...Wait for it...Udderly delightful!!...Nyuk... Aaaamywho...This also brings you down - especially when putting the milking "Clusters" on - close to their legs... The design of the parlour makes it impossible for them to get a full swing of the leg at you... But...There's still room for a damned determined smack backwards...Where I was meant it was basically a good old shinning from Ms Moo...A proper hoof or elbow to the head and I think it would have been a damned sight more serious...It was bad enough...Painful...A definite good old ringing of the noggin...But I'm alright ta... ... Thank goodness it couldn't get its leg fully extended on you then! I know with skittish horses we always got as close behind them as possible so they couldn't get a full kick on us if they chose to take exception to anything. You might get a bruise and be sore, but your head would not be flying from your body. What made her kick? Was she unused to the machines; or sore or something? Either way, bless your heart - that had to hurt! QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 18 2016, 01:39 PM)
Britain is a crappy little island, standing between the superpowers of Europe and the USA. the notion that we can even pretend to be on an even footing to either of them is beyond ridiculous. And successive governments have done far more damage to this nation that the EU has.
I don't know, Great Britain has one of the best armies in the world and THE best navy. The British Royal Air Force is world renowned. Can't say they are not a super power just because they don't throw their weight around as much as some other countries tend to. They have all the power of the others, just only use it when needed overall. This post has been edited by mALX: Jun 19 2016, 01:17 AM
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Callidus Thorn |
Jun 19 2016, 09:38 AM
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QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 19 2016, 12:55 AM) QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 18 2016, 01:39 PM)
Britain is a crappy little island, standing between the superpowers of Europe and the USA. the notion that we can even pretend to be on an even footing to either of them is beyond ridiculous. And successive governments have done far more damage to this nation that the EU has.
I don't know, Great Britain has one of the best armies in the world and THE best navy. The British Royal Air Force is world renowned. Can't say they are not a super power just because they don't throw their weight around as much as some other countries tend to. They have all the power of the others, just only use it when needed overall. Had. The army's being reduced, with reserves making up the numbers. The navy has fewer ships, and now doesn't even have an aircraft carrier anymore. And won't for years. Which rather limits the RAF if they can't get a lift to wherever they need to be. Britain's strength has always been that we punch above our weight economically, but with an ideologically driven government pursuing a self-defeating course of austerity that's going down the drain anyway. We were a superpower, but that just doesn't hold true anymore.
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mirocu |
Jun 19 2016, 02:56 PM
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QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 19 2016, 01:18 AM) QUOTE(mirocu @ Jun 17 2016, 10:40 AM) Friday! Despite having no job I still frickin love Fridays!! Because then you don't have to feel like you should be looking for work for 2 days? (just kidding, I know you never feel like you should be looking for work, ) No comment... QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 19 2016, 01:18 AM) But seriously, you actually do work pretty hard. If you lived here in ETN, you would be paid very well for all your digging of roads and rocks; building of sheds, etc. I know several people who make good livings over here doing just what you do for fun.
Well, Iīd say out of necessity but yeah, itīs still fun because itīs for us. Fun stops when I have to do it to get money
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mALX |
Jun 19 2016, 10:34 PM
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QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 19 2016, 04:38 AM) QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 19 2016, 12:55 AM) QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 18 2016, 01:39 PM)
Britain is a crappy little island, standing between the superpowers of Europe and the USA. the notion that we can even pretend to be on an even footing to either of them is beyond ridiculous. And successive governments have done far more damage to this nation that the EU has.
I don't know, Great Britain has one of the best armies in the world and THE best navy. The British Royal Air Force is world renowned. Can't say they are not a super power just because they don't throw their weight around as much as some other countries tend to. They have all the power of the others, just only use it when needed overall. Had. The army's being reduced, with reserves making up the numbers. The navy has fewer ships, and now doesn't even have an aircraft carrier anymore. And won't for years. Which rather limits the RAF if they can't get a lift to wherever they need to be. Britain's strength has always been that we punch above our weight economically, but with an ideologically driven government pursuing a self-defeating course of austerity that's going down the drain anyway. We were a superpower, but that just doesn't hold true anymore. It is sad what rulers do to their countries trying to save a few bucks. But at least Great Britain is still highly regarded and respected throughout the world. I wish I could say the same for the US, we are kind of hated everywhere outside our borders. QUOTE(mirocu @ Jun 19 2016, 09:56 AM) Well, Iīd say out of necessity but yeah, itīs still fun because itīs for us. Fun stops when I have to do it to get money Yes, once you have to do it for someone else; who wants it done their way and in their timing = the fun goes out the window,
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Uleni Athram |
Jun 20 2016, 01:45 AM
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All I know about politics is that I don't know anything about it.
Therefore I will only talk about ice, cream and ice cream.
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Uleni Athram |
Jun 20 2016, 01:52 AM
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QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 20 2016, 09:49 AM) QUOTE(Uleni Athram @ Jun 19 2016, 08:45 PM) All I know about politics is that I don't know anything about it.
Therefore I will only talk about ice, cream and ice cream.
Gosh darn it all to heck mALX! I was moving on from... from... FROM HER! WHY WOULD YOU POST A PIC OF MY EX?!?!?!?! Noooooooooooooooooooooooom nom nom
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mALX |
Jun 20 2016, 02:27 AM
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QUOTE(Uleni Athram @ Jun 19 2016, 08:52 PM) QUOTE(mALX @ Jun 20 2016, 09:49 AM) QUOTE(Uleni Athram @ Jun 19 2016, 08:45 PM) All I know about politics is that I don't know anything about it.
Therefore I will only talk about ice, cream and ice cream.
Gosh darn it all to heck mALX! I was moving on from... from... FROM HER! WHY WOULD YOU POST A PIC OF MY EX?!?!?!?! Noooooooooooooooooooooooom nom nom
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mALX |
Jun 20 2016, 12:32 PM
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QUOTE(Callidus Thorn @ Jun 20 2016, 03:43 AM) Y'know, I've never liked the combination of chocolate and mint, in any form. And have you bookmarked that pic too, mALX? No, I just know Uleni likes that flavor, lol.
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