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<t>You have amazing wildlife there! Hummingbirds and Orioles! (jealous!) I'm wondering if the hawks you saw that co-operated to lift the rabbit into the tree and pluck it were Harris Hawks, which iirc are the only hawks that co-operate in groups and I think are native to you.....

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<t>One sister ran away from home at 16; the other - the most intelligent of us - failed her A-Levels and left home and had kids asap (years later had a successful career), I'm me and my brother is a top doctor in the NHS and the only one my mother had a good relationship with. (None of us are actual...

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<t>I'm pretty sure I saw something on the BBC site about sisters who were going to enter into a Civil partnership but didn't look into it and I'm steering clear of the news for now. My guess would be that a Civil Partnership would count as equivalent to a marriage for legal purposes but t...

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<t>Fewer and fewer jobs. The trend seems set to continue into white collar jobs with the increasing sophistication of AI. I think big social change inevitable - it's very possible Trump and Brexit are Luddite reactions against this trend. (I had more sympathy for the Luddites: they at least aimed at...

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<t>Just another example of the corruption that is Trump. Even if appointed (as seems likely) he will always be seen as Trump's choice and that will leave an indelible stain. Not that it will stop him affecting US law at the highest level for the next 30 or 40 years (Thinks: Stepford Wives...). That ...

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<r>I'm having a news holiday in general and a Brexit one in particular. Was very upset by the Tory conference and since really we still have Remain (just), no deal and bad deal all in play and likely will do until the last minute all I'm doing is making myself even angrier to no purpose. I can do no...

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What? You mean when I go out into the back garden and howl at the full moon it's just superstition? Bummer.

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<r>Well, I originally came here to post this as there has not been an update for a while and there's a bit to cover. Then I saw the news about Bruv and rather lost the desire. But then I realised that Bruv would absolutely want me to get on and post so I am. I hadn't realised quite how be...

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Rest in Peace Bruv. If you had to go, that's the way to do it but I miss you.

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<t>Thank you Ahso. I do appreciate it. And I can say I keep an eye out for your posts when I visit. I think you are right that it is not about forgiveness it is about understanding, and that is what I've tried to do. I think it shows in the assessment of my mother in the post above. Had I...

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He is the guy co-ordinating the far right in Europe on behalf of trump. And if he is acting on behalf of Trump he is acting on behalf of Putin.

Total filth.

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I think there's a connection. If one views life hierarchically as is taught by bible believers then slavery is a natural manifestation.

Jesus Christ. Where did he advocate slavery?

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<t>Well, speaking personally, making your kid feel like piece of **** is a good start for bad parenting. I don't mean when they've done something bad, I mean as a permanent state of things. I don't altogether blame her as probably seems the case. She was better than her mother from all I ...

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<t>There seems a consensus that bad life events in childhood can bring on mental health issues. That of course only brings on other questions; How far is this predictable? Two children can be subjected to the same bad event and react very differently. Is it possible to even sa...

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<t>There have been calls for a 2nd ref since the first and rather than dying away they have been slowly gaining volume. There have been a few petitions that have gathered about 600k signatures I think, the Lib Dems have been calling for one consistently but are too small to be very influential. ...

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Brave? Thank you but I dunno.

4part started the bravery. If he's in a bad place he won't be able to even see it but he started it.

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<t>Yeah, could be. What I'm really saying is that your top management will hang you put to dry, They just stay away from HMP Birmingham any way they can but took the profits. Do Not Trust. If your canny aussie feminist bitch needed the warning. Other thing I have to say is che...

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<t>Hmm. If anyone can save the Tories Davidson is probably the person. Scotland gone in 5 years and NI in 10 is my Brexit prediction - with the caveat that if the EU collapses as a result of us leaving + whatever other crisis crops up then that prediction no longer applies. I don't think the EU will...

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<t>My impression is that the reasons Kavanaugh is getting a hard time are: 1) He's Trump's pick. That is a cause for concern in itself, with such a completely corrupt President. 2) The Republicans set up this playbook by their treatment of Obama's picks a few years back. It can...

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Looks like you get big, big skies where you are

Nice pics but wouldn't they be better without the phone lines in them? You are probably so used to them you don't see them any more...

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<t>Contraceptive pills appear overall to have been something of a mixed blessing. Yes, freedom for so many but the list of possible side effects and bad reactions that sometimes do happen is disturbingly long. Your missus (and you) have my sympathy. I think life experiences can trigger me...

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Listen bitch, bitch when you want to bitch, as bitchily as the bitching situation requires. And if that means you bitch in a bitchy way bitchily, then so be it!

Now make some tea.

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Apparently we need to watch the next week for a stream of revelations about the brexiters' plans...

...or was it this week? Brexiter promises are so vague...

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<t>gmc;1520591 wrote: Watched a bit of the senate/supreme court nominee process - (can't remember the correct term) I'm not an american but seems to me your democracy is more at risk now from trump and his followers than from any external threat. Our own is totally F---- but we know that...

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<t>AnneBoleyn;1520524 wrote: If he goes soon, I promise to agree with him. Here's my 1p to fund the statue. No further donations requested. Unnamed lieutenant:"Fighting the Luftwaffe is like banging your head on a wall!" Admiral Sir AB Cunningham: "...

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Trump's pick.

nuff said.

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<r>Apologies first to Ahso for hijacking his thread and to 4part for hijacking his undoubtedly very difficult admission of Bipolar. My post was a totally inappropriate reaction to that post, induced by a strong and honest emotional sympathetic reaction to his admission but nonetheless totally inappr...

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4part: In case it isn't apparent enough in my last post I really do sympathise with your situation. Sharing it has completely overridden any negative feelings I had over other issues.

And yeah, that reaction might be affected by BPD. shrug. I'll take it.

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<t>Borderline Personality Disorder is my issue, since we're sharing. And I'll agree with 4part on this - when it's bad you do what you have to do to get through it, which seems a common feature of many of these conditions It's not curable etc but you can learn to live with it a bit - now ...

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<t>Coming back to the original question how long he can last depends on how the Democrats do in the mid terms. If he retains his majorities he can probably get Mueller closed down and lasts as long as he wants, unless perhaps Putin can get rid of him. If he loses his majorities in the mid...

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Well, check our HMP Birmingham when you have a moment. When they go wrong they go really wrong and don't seem very good at dealing with it. To put it mildly.

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Really angry? We had a flavour of people being a bit annoyed on the report I saw but I'm picking up from you that it is more than just irritation.

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Well known as one of the most stressful things we do in our lives. Sympathies.

At least it sounds as though you'll end up somewhere nice. Sea inlet? Sounds good to me!

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Sorry to hear this. Whether we wish it or not, pets become so important. You and Patty did give her and many others a much better life.

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What a life!

Ok, I don't understand the Palin thing either but when I think of an all-American hero John McCain pretty much fits the bill.

The contrast with Trump is stark.

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<r>Nice <E>:)</E> Is Papadopoulos the manager of the Trump Empire? The one who has just been given immunity from prosecution but knows Trump's financial dealings back to his childhood and really might have explosive knowledge about where Trump's recent wealth came from? <...

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<t>The big one that is going wrong in his hands is Climate Change. We should be intensifying efforts against it but he's restarting coal fired power plants and making it worse. It's a very serious matter on a global scale and we are all seeing the effects now. And this is just the start. ...

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<t>Ok, a little reading up informed me that ousting their leader has become a national sport in Australia: five in eight years I think it was, but it has no particular connection to a change of Party. Apparently there's an American called Peter Dutton who has been getting a lot of hits on...

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Last night let me post once then kept throwing me back to the log in screen. Fine today.

except the edit is a line behind if you try to edit a second time or more

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<t>I think one of the problems that we have here is that we are talking at least in part about the consequences of personality disorders, certainly where alcohol and other drugs are concerned. Alcohol dependency is a classic symptom of an underlying issue. After a time the dependency can become phys...

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May your chooks all get St Vitus' Dance and randy koalas invade your verandah.

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<t>Chuckle. Trump is now suggesting that telling the truth to investigators after lying for years "should almost be a crime." You can see why Mueller treats him like a Mob boss. That's the limit of Trump's idea of leadership. And his core voters say thin...

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<t>Hasn't something like this happened in previous administrations and is a sign the party is about to lose power? ...admit at present I am concerned whenever a challenger is described as conservative or right wing. There have been a few worryingly neo-nazi comments from Aussie politician...

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<t>Seems his core vote couldn't care less. It seems to me I am watching the breakdown of Law in the USA. It is becoming a kleptocracy in front of our eyes. I think the mid terms have become more important than any other elections I can remember. If Trump gets a full term of appointments o...

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Not Noel Coward's style. He would NEVER have been so crude. Really.

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<r>Well, if you are a Sherlock Holmes fan there's a possible walk taking in the Hound of the Baskervilles - that's all based on real places on the edge of Dartmoor if I remember right. Speaking personally I think the most interesting walking is on the edges of Dartmoor rather than much of Dartmoor i...

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<t>It's not the only problem - I'm still getting woken at 7:45 am by a serious hum but I am getting 6 or 7 solid hours by that time which is a definite improvement. I think I know what it is (an office block half a mile away that went to 24 hr operation at the right time about 4 years ago now) but p...

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The weather's back to normal now. A good English Summer rather than a frying pan. One benefit is that the conditions caused the cricket ball to swing like crazy at Lord's and Jimmy Anderson skittled out the Indians for next to nothing: Perfect conditions and a master at work.

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<r>chuckle. I'd be dead inside a week, if I hadn't walked out. Absolutely lovely though - on a nice day...<E>:)</E> Bryn's comparison with a manicured garden for England is very apt - there are wild bits but no part is free of man's firm imprint, the deforestation being probably the most ...

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