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<t>What did you think of it, Bryn? I lived in Leicester for a couple of years in the late 80s and again for a year in '95. It sounds as if it may have changed quite significantly since. I remember the Melton Road being mainly an Asian area. I lived in Oadby in the 80s and in Knighton Par...

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<t>Peter Lake;1467241 wrote: Those who reach a part of life where they feel true contentment, that's the sign that one has achieved all they want to achieve and have inner fulfillment. Those who experience the question of what's next, have more to achieve. The sign could be a nagging doubt, gut inst...

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I'm now watching the first half an hour, which I missed last night.

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<t>FourPart;1467182 wrote: That's the point. If it's predetermined that you do that, then that's what you do. Que Cera, Cera. I like "I am, therefore I think". It seems to fit with me somewhere, somehow. One of my longstanding and favourite books is I Am That by Sri Nisar...

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<t>Oscar Namechange;1467171 wrote: Me too... If I close my eyes, I can see my Mum and Dad dancing around the lounge together. Oh Oscar, that brings a lump to my throat. My parents have been on my mind too...my Dad's birthday would have been last Wednesday and my Mum's wou...

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RIP Acker.

Stranger on the Shore takes me way, way back.

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Happy Birthday, Bryn :-6

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<t>Peter Lake;1467148 wrote: That's very kind of you to say but did you notice how terrified the guy out shopping looked, at her canvassing him in the street? :wah: Just out of shot were four of us keeping a very watchful eye on her and the poor man was looking at us almost pleading to take her away...

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FourPart;1467133 wrote: The course of life is predetermined. Any attempt to change that course is also predetermined, so whether you change it or not makes no difference.

I've had the very same feeling quite a lot recently, FourPart. Tell me more about your thoughts on this?

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<t>Peter Lake;1467129 wrote: The people who impress me the most are those that are surrounded by other good people for it tells me that their biggest achievement is to be a decent human being. That's really interesting, Peter...I had never considered that! By the way I fo...

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<t>High Threshold;1467118 wrote: The meaning of life is to spend as little time as possible asking what the meaning of it is and instead finding out what there is to explore while we're here. Maybe it's like school. At the beginning of each term we know nothing of what we're about to learn â€¦. and ...

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<t>LarsMac;1467115 wrote: Start simply. One day, one moment, at a time. Take in this moment, and take a step. The only thing you can actually affect is the very next moment. And each moment leads to the next. Give up attachment to all the rest of the "Stuff" going on around you, and just...

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<t>Oscar Namechange;1467114 wrote: I think we all ask these questions as we get older and that's natural. I think we all like to have achieved something before we shuffle off this earth and If we haven't achieved monumental accolades, Its very easy to have a wobble about life. Yet, there are achieve...

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I like the quotation, AFTR. Thank you :-6

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<t>It's Sunday morning, quite a pleasant day and I woke up with the question, what is the meaning of our lives (well, mine really, I can't answer for anyone else). It's not a comfortable feeling, even less so after searching online for what certain philosophers, writers and authors have to say about...

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<t>I'm tucked away in a first floor flat so I'm not worried about unwanted callers. However, when I lived in a house, I dreaded Halloween. Though I've come around to the idea of littlies dressing up and calling around with their parents and think it's quite sweet. ETA maybe we ...

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<t>I clean for a gentleman in his mid 80s who has had several minor strokes and whose mobility is now severely restricted. I usually leave a note for his son when I want to vacuum upstairs as the staircase is a narrow, winding cottage type and the vacuum is a Dyson original and weighs abo...

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<t>Oscar Namechange;1466925 wrote: No, she refused to resign. Jenni talks to her about the case, her departmentâ€™s failings, her refusal to resign and how she has responded to the vilification. BBC - Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Sharon Shoesmith In fact the petition for he...

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<t>Oscar Namechange;1466919 wrote: Would that be Rebecca Brooks who was accused of hacking a dead child's phone to get a story ? The same Rebecca Brooks who cheated on her husband with Andy Coulson who was found guilty of hacking the phone of a murdered teenager. The same Rebecca Brookes from the li...

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<t>Bruv;1466901 wrote: Well.....me and the reviews I have linked to must have seen a totally different version of the program. Clearly, Bruv. According to the Guardian link, even Rebekah Brooks said that balance had gone out of the window in her paper's reporting of the c...

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I usually have X factor on in the background. If anyone stands out for me I usually pay more attention. No-one has this year.

I think it's way past its best and I'm tired of the way everything about it is so obviously manipulated.

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<t>AA grumpy;1466867 wrote: quote by theia....However, what seems to be forgotten is that the little child's carers were wholly responsible for his torture and death. I feel sickened and ashamed by the actions of those who made threats to the workers' families. unquote do i hea...

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<t>Having watched the documentary, I thought there were failings on the part of social services, health and the police. It seems to me that changes need to be made in the overall system. I don't envy any of the individual workers their jobs. They clearly choose those jobs in order to help. In this c...

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FourPart;1466839 wrote: I find that sort of thing creepy.

I'm the same...I much prefer to hear the world going about its business.

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A plain boiled potato has taste. What on earth were these "chips" made of? And yet, they looked so appetising.

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Absolutely tasteless. I went out for lunch today with a friend and although the chips looked delicious and were "perfectly formed", they smelt of nothing and tasted of nothing. Has anyone had an oven chip that isn't like eating chip shaped card?

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Oh yes, toddlers dancing :-6. My eldest granddaughter sent me a video of her 16 month old son dancing to a Thomas the Tank Engine programme. So uninhibited and wonderful. And the openness and innocence of little ones make me smile.

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Bruv;1466747 wrote: I'm liking my wife........but........*cough*...........sometimes she gets it all wrong, love her cotton socks.

Well, ONE of you does. But it's not for me to say who.

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Bruv;1466741 wrote: My wife can tell you several days later how she dreamed about the event that has just happened.

There is a lot of interpretation involved though........she is also religious.

I'm liking your wife

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<t>FourPart;1466731 wrote: Occasionally I will experience very vivid dreams. However, these ones usually end up being premonitions of some impending disaster. For example, I predicted the 9-11 incident in fine detail a couple of days before the event & posted them in a forums in a similar thread...

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<t>AnneBoleyn;1466711 wrote: I have very vivid dreams every night. Yes, I believe dreams have a definite purpose in bringing to our attention underlying currents of our lives as well as things we must work out, and yes, I usually remember them. There are some, even from childhood that I will never f...

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<t>Snowfire;1466710 wrote: I seem to dream a lot. Often incredibly bizarre, which makes me question my sanity. Sometimes, as Bruv says, a hint or feeling of what was dreamt rather than specifics but occasionally I have epics, that for a brief moment after waking, I can relive. They are vivid, nonsen...

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<t>Do you remember your dreams? I had a dream last night that I remembered I'd had on a number of occasions recently. It seems to be centred around loneliness and, maybe, grief. I've been feeling emotionally "raw" for most of the day but I feel that perhaps the dreams are serving their p...

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<t>Bruv;1466631 wrote: Sorry Theia. Tragedies always throw up tragic tales, out of interest did you know that Sierra Leone has only relatively recently ended a horrific civil war when 10's of thousands died ? It had passed me by, don't think it was paid much attention in the me...

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<t>kazalala;1466630 wrote: Apparently she was quoted as being quite pissed off that she would be remembered only as the oxo mum and a loose women,, she was an actress first and foremost in her mind and she was proud of her achievements in that field and so she should be :-4 I think ...

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<t>Oscar Namechange;1466619 wrote: Anyway.... let's get back to Theia's OP and how the children are suffering. Thank you, Oscar. My OP was addressing the impact of Ebola on people and the terrible losses that families in Sierra Leone are facing. Another news report last n...

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<t>I was just watching a very sad report on the news about a little 3 year old girl who was a suspected Ebola victim. The other families in the village are now concerned about their children who played with the little girl. It made me realise what these families are going through, it's so tragic.</t>

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Oscar Namechange;1466545 wrote: I know exactly what a Chav Is... I was just curious as to what you defined one as.

Well, I'm still struggling with it...is it about class, wealth, education, taste?

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Snap, Oscar!

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What's a "chav family?"

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Neither, in my opinion, as I've always thought of him as a bit of a berk.

ETA I'm not in favour of uncontrolled immigration or of people having more children than they can afford

ETA 2 I was watching the programme but didn't bother paying attention when he was talking.

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Aren't they so beautiful!

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Our "Oxo" mum :-4

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<t>I think of it as Forum Garden being our host. As such, each of us should take responsibility for our posts and ensure that we don't violate any of the terms and conditions. I'm sure a lot of work by administrators and moderators goes into keeping this forum running smoothly, most of w...

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25th December @ 20.30...Alice in Wonderland

That's odd because it's one of my favourite books.

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Bruv;1466480 wrote: I know I shouldn't ask but..........how can I put this diplomatically ?..........BBC TV started 1936 ?

Oh.

I was born at the end of 1948. Maybe I didn't search properly?

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<t>FourPart;1466479 wrote: Don't you mean Wireless? I looked at mine for March, 1960. Not much difference. They're still showing the repeats. Good point! All I could find was the Third programme and another, whose name I've already forgotten :-3 You ...

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Black and white??? There was only radio!!

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FourPart;1466392 wrote: Great idea. I'll pop down Tesco's first thing & get a couple.

You might get one free if they're on offer

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10cc...Dreadlock Holiday

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