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    as reacted to MuckleJoannie in Toft to Ulsta ferry fees   
    You only pay to go into Yell. They let you back out for free!
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    as reacted to Scorrie in Affordable Housing   
    Apologies for posting under 'Klanky' - I normally use that account for the classifieds section only - so back to this a/c.
     
     
     
     
    If you want to continue discussing Islam from a neutral historic viewpoint, I'll happily oblige. Start another thread and let this one get back on track.
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    as reacted to Suffererof1crankymofo in Affordable Housing   
    Why do some people assume just because something is on the internet it must be true?
     
    Or, for that matter, the contents of a book?
     
    History, aka his story ... there's a clue for ya.   
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    as reacted to Roachmill in Affordable Housing   
    I should think most folk would have better things to do than give any hint of credence to that large nugget. The videos you have posted recently are nothing more than troll fodder. 
     
    I would kindly suggest you research your sources first before claiming them to offer a balanced POV. 
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    as reacted to cicero in Stuart Hill (Captain Calamity) Forvik   
    the speling and gramir on thes site is dicgrasful
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    as reacted to Roachmill in Annoying but trivial things - Room 101 stuff   
    I can't take it any more! Hence the reason for seeking out this ancient tome of wisdom. Anyroad, here goes...
     
    Folk looking to flog their stuff in the classifieds (Facebook too) who stick the price as "offers". Put a price! You obviously have some figure in mind that is acceptable to you, so put that (or even a slightly higher amount to allow for some wiggle room) in. Just sticking in "offers" looks decidedly shady IMHO.
     
    Seller: Offers.
    Buyer #1: OK, £1.
    Seller: No.
    Buyer #1: £2?
    Seller: No.
    Buyer #1: What are you looking for then?
    Seller: £10.
    Buyer #1: Why didn't you say that in the first place?
    Seller: I was hoping someone would offer me £30.
    Buyer #1: You're a ding-a-ling.
    Seller: OK, £8.
    Seller: Hello? Still interested Buyer #1?
    Seller: £7.50 and it's yours Buyer #1!
    Buyer #2: Hi there! £1?
    Seller: Oh FFS.
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    as reacted to bresail in How to prevent pain and ignore illnesses in the NHS   
    "a small break in a foot really is not life threatening but very painful as you would expect."
    How would you know that it was a small break ?
    However it is not all doom and gloom, here is a titbit of good medical practice.
    Last saturday I had to deal with an emergency, a mouth wound that would not stop bleedimg. I 'phoned emergency and was given an appointment within 10 minutes.
    So off I went to Scalloway and the 'Vet was waiting for Jock, when I arrived.
    20 minutes later Jock and I were on our way home.
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    as reacted to Scorrie in Syria   
    Agree or disagree, some interesting stuff here:
     
    http://www.migrationwatchuk.org/about-us
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    as reacted to Suffererof1crankymofo in Syria   
    Are they though?  A large group of people buried that child in an area where they are apparently seeking refuge from, yet they went back there ... were there jet fighters above on the lookout for anyone about to blow them to bits?  If you are absolutely petrified of chemical warfare, absolutely petrified of being killed, do you (and not just you, but many more) go back to bury a child?  Or was that safety in numbers because I don't think safety in numbers applies against a chemical attack does it?  Many have left their loved ones and those who have died because they daren't go back to whence they came so one can only assume that their love for their child outweighed any fear they might have.
     
    Just because people are saying close borders and don't take them in doesn't equate to not caring about them; after all, they are human beings.  But where the hell are the UN?  Is taking in practically the entire population of a country and letting them choose where they live really the answer?  Refugees I've met in the past were grateful for any shelter but many of these (if the media reports are to be believed) seem to think that they have an entitlement to wander through Europe and choose where they live - it don't work like that.  It does still apply that if you are a refugee and NOT an economic migrant that you claim it in the first EU country you land in - the Dublin Agreement hasn't been amended yet, has it?
     
    Greece is struggling to process people with the necessary paperwork but even then, as soon as some of them get it, they are allegedly hotfooting it to other countries within the EU ... yet they wouldn't have the refugee status by doing so.
     
    So out of the millions, there will be some with skills but all you have to do is look online at the history of the country, the type of jobs, the numbers of university, etc., to realise that there will not be millions of skilled workers.  It's interesting to see how Germany has assigned to various geographic regions, and it looks like the bulk of them are going to rural country areas - cheap labour?  If so, are those people also now being exploited?
     
    The whole thing is a mess, much of it being the West's doing.  But we simply cannot agree to take in everyone; realistically we don't have the money, we don't have the infrastructure, and this is not the same as taking in refugees during WWII.
     
    So what would happen if all the borders were closed?  Could the UN go into Syria (are they still even a member?)  Or is that what the russians are gonna do, send in more given they are already there?  Because if all the borders were closed, what would those people do then?  Would they fight?  Would they want to protect their country?  Would IS and their allies be able to attack them all or could the UN protect them?  Should the UN protect them?
     
    And whilst I find some comments abhorrent re the security risk and what if terrorists are slipping through with genuine refugees, at the same time it does seem somewhat strange that from the media reports there appears to be many more men than women.
     
    The thing is, this hasn't happened overnight - and it's been the typical "stick the kettle on, make a nice cuppa tea and it'll all blow over" attitude by many countries.
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    as got a reaction from Suffererof1crankymofo in Syria   
    Mad Merkel rolling out the red carpet is going to have long term consequences for all of europe....relocating refugees/ economic migrants is not the answer. This needs to be tackled at source.
     
    I am shocked that so few folks make the connection between this current crisis and global overpopulation. What we see now is only the beginning if people keep multiplying at this rate as resources become even more scarce.
     
    http://www.populationmatters.org/issues-solutions/population/conflict-migration/
     
    I read a study last year that found that the number of child brides had drastically increased in refugee camps. Families could not feed the daughters and were worried about their safety inside the camps so decided it was better to marry girls off at a tender age to get them off their hands. and the vicious circle continues.....
     
    Far more needs to be done in education and improving the lives and rights of women and girls in these zones.  200 Million females have an unmet demand for contraception and no access to reproductive health care. In a male dominant society/ culture/ religion their voices are not heard.
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    as got a reaction from Itchyfeet in Syria   
    the idea that you need more and more young people to look after more and more old people is just a ponzi scheme! what do you do when the once young people are old themselves?? Get even more young people? It is just a pyramid scheme. Think about it. You can not have infinite growth on a finite planet! Face up to it! We are in massive overshot as it is. The last thing we need is even more people.
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    as reacted to Colin in Syria   
    It's easy to get carried away by all the "hype", emotive photographs and , 24 hour "blanket" news coverage but, we should not be ignorant of the fact that we really do not have anywhere to put all these people and, we certainly do not have the resources to look after them.
     
    Someone mentioned that Scotland could easily take 1 million refugees.  OK but, if you are talking about "room", you could, at a push, probably fit the entire population of the world on the isle of wight...
    We do not have 1 million jobs to give them or, 1 million homes to give them, the massive amount of revenue required to "benefit" them and, most importantly, the infrastructure resources to feed them.. 
    In "cash terms" only, 1 million refugees could easily cost us £500 million per month or, if you prefer, £6 billion per year.  That's considerably more than a "little extra tax".  Add to that the cost of building extra housing etc.. and pretty soon the "goodwill" towards these people will vaporise and we could end up fighting over a packet of rice..
     
    I have also read that Germany is going to take 800,000 refugees.  Makes you wonder if the German economy has 800,000 vacancies?  If they don't, then they are on the way to economic ruin..
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    as reacted to wotsit in Syria   
    Hi,
     
    I am not saying we should not help, however if your willing to pay extra taxes to accommodate more refugees, why not help Britain's own people living rough on the streets many there through no fault of their own. Some people are getting attacked on the streets sleeping rough.
     
    If we are such a rich country why is the NHS in such a state, how is your million going affect the infrastructure of Britain and eg NHS waiting list ,maternity services and the like.
    If we take in a million odd refugees I do not think it will shame other countries. They will think Britain is a fool and if your happy to do this they will let it happen.
    Britain is struggling as it is, some cannot afford to pay extra in taxes, it will throw us back into another recession and Britain will no longer be Britain.
    We will become the dumping ground for every sob story across the world.
     
    We have to draw a line somewhere. Help where we can with a sensible approach.
     
    There nearly 23 million people in Syria.What happens if they all want to leave where are they going?
    Then you start with the next country, anywhere where there is a conflict. Where do you stop?
     
    It sounds hard and uncaring, whilst as I said Britain  should help which we can to a point within it's limitations.
     
    It is a nice idea to be so charitable but you have to be also realistic
    I think over time people will start to resent the refugees if too many enter, we already have an immigration problem now, which is why we are trying to cut immigration.
    There are no easy answers.It does need very careful consideration.
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    as got a reaction from Girzie in Poverty in Shetland   
    I find it hard to believe that the food banks clients are all "down to their last pot of joghurt in the fridge" and are "going hungry for a few days". 
     
    I really hope that the agencies who refer their clients to food banks seriously encourage them to learn some basic cooking, budgeting and housekeeping first. Look at your monthly outgoings and see where you can make savings. Get rid of non essentials. Contrary to common believe, it is entirely possible to survive without a TV and a mobile phone and all those nasty little gadgets and expensive contracts that people are obsessed with. 
     
    But maybe I am just of a different generation. We were taught to be self reliant. Keep a good store cupboard, grow a bit of veg. Get an allotment if you don't have a bit of garden ground that you can dig up. 
     
    I am sick of this "entitlement society"!
     
    Can't afford to heat your whole house? Well, join the club! I leave a few rooms in my house unheated and have moved my bed into the living room where I have a wood burner. Yes, it gets cold at night once the fire has gone out. So what? You get used to it. I begin to feel too hot and uncomfortable if the room gets hotter than 14 Celsius anyway. Ever heard of a second pair of socks and a wooly jumper?
     
    I am wondering how much of this "problem" is actually just a case of lack of common sense and completely screwed up priorities? More important to keep your modern gadgets and pay those bills? Not surprising there's no money left to buy some food. Or is that considered to be the "basic standard" that you mustn't fall below? If people are not seriously encouraged to learn to live within their means then of course they will take what is on offer for free. There are people in this world who really know what hunger is! 
     
    Stop carping and get on with it!
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    as reacted to Suffererof1crankymofo in The North Boat (Northlink ferries)   
    Were they travelling back courtesy of transport provided by the NHS?  Somehow, I'm not getting the impression they all were because I think it's the case that the NHS only pay for one adult to travel with a child.  Did they phone the emergency hospital transport number so that the travel agency could have used their clout to try to get them on the last plane out at the airport?
     
    Were Serco even told when they phoned up that they had a child with them, just days earlier having a major operation?  So on the one hand, the child is fit enough to travel, not just by road from Glasgow but also to go through a ferry journey as opposed to a one hour's flight?  It isn't the case that the baby wasn't fit to fly because said baby did the following day.
     
    We don't know if they were foot passengers or car passengers.  We don't know how much info they gave to Serco.
     
    The family, by the sounds of it, chose to travel by road, not train.  We don't know whether that was coach, a lift with a friend, or a hire car.  They chose to travel by road and ferry, not plane.  They chose not to factor in time delays and/or whether or not an overnight break for a baby recuperating from major surgery would have been a good idea.  Make your minds up; either a kid is fit for travel or it's not, don't use the baby's health as an excuse.
     
    And I get the impression Serco can't win whatever they do.  Can't they get fined under the contract if they sail late?  They say they required a prompt sailing due to strong tides.
     
    If this highlights anything is the fact that NHS travel allowances aren't enough because I'm getting the impression the family chose the road route as it was the cheapest, meaning they could all travel together as opposed to just one adult and one baby travelling back which would, no doubt, have resulted in a different mode of transport being chosen perhaps, like plane?  After all, the NHS were footing the bill?  I can't for the life of me fathom out why someone would choose the route back they did if it wasn't for cost implications.
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    as reacted to Scorrie in The North Boat (Northlink ferries)   
    And if they held the ferry back every time someone phoned up to say they were running late? I can imagine how that would pan out.
     
    Trains don't wait, buses don't wait, no other ferry company waits - try phoning Brittany Ferries etc and see if they'll hang around for late arrivals.......
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    as got a reaction from BigMouth in Unseen Economy; A Retrospective Look At Shetlink Classifieds   
    count has gone up to 72.... seriously.
    Yep, no point advertising anything while this is allowed to carry on. 
     
    I am going to split open a bag of coal, photograph each lump (after all, they are all individual sizes and appearances   ) and then place an advert for each single one.
     
    I wonder how long it would take until action is taken?
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    as reacted to whalsa in House prices / Housing Shortage   
    But many who are brought up in or around da toon cannot possibly conceive of the idea that life may not only be bearable on any of the isles but may actually be enjoyable. Imagine having to get on a ferry every now and again, not being able to enjoy mareel without planning a trip and not being able to go Tesco every day?! 
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    as reacted to Suffererof1crankymofo in Alistair Carmichael memo leak and inquiry: should he resign?   
    I think it's pretty low to have children involved in political demonstrations.
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    as reacted to Scorrie in Any LibDem voters regretting their vote after Mr Carmichael's confession?   
    How many threads on this subject do we have to endure?
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    as reacted to bresail in How to prevent pain and ignore illnesses in the NHS   
    Not really wanting to criticise but, if you are blind, and can't move about the house without bumping into all sorts of things then;
    1. How can you be aware that folk are asking?
    2. How can you work a PC/Laptop to the point here you can enter text without any (visible) errors?
    3. You are (supposedly) a dog.  How can you read?
    Not really wanting to criticise but, if you are blind, and can't move about the house without bumping into all sorts of things then; 1. How can you be aware that folk are asking? 2. How can you work a PC/Laptop to the point here you can enter text without any (visible) errors? 3. You are (supposedly) a dog. How can you read? Elementary grasshopper.
    We dogs are wonders of the world.
    One sense goes down and another takes over.
    The biggest wonder is that each paw knows what the other three are doing.
    We are honest and true.
    You need some dogs working for the NHS and SIC
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    as reacted to Ghostrider in Election 2015/Shetland Times   
    ^ Thats a lot to lose all at once, you'd thought he'd have noticed before it got that bad. Must have been a bit like maggots dropping of a purtrid corpse in Galloway's case.
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    as got a reaction from Not2daythankyou in raw feeding   
    Have been raw feeding now since last summer and would never go back! Should have had the guts (pun intended) to swap over years ago, but I always mistakenly thought it would be way to complicated and expensive. In fact, it is pretty straightforward once you get your head round the basics. Thanks to the vet (you know who you are!) who gave me the push into the right direction.
    I still have my feelers out for horse/ pony meat, you never know....
    Local rabbit is regularly on the menu.
    Slaughter house is a no-no for various reasons.
    It isn't really any more expensive to feed raw, I think. Unless you compare it to feeding dogs on the cheapest supermarket kibble cr*p.....but with raw at least you know exactly what you are feeding and are fully in control. Because raw food is so highly nutritious, their systems make far better use of it. There's certainly very little waste that comes out the other end.....
    Not2daythankyou, I'll pm you.
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    as reacted to Colin in Are we loosing the Staney Hill?   
    You think so?
     
    Reckon that by the time the "chemically dependent", "alkies", "baby farms" and runaways off the boat get seen to, there will be precious few available for "normal" working people.
     
    Business as usual I think.
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    as reacted to Not2daythankyou in raw feeding   
    Just wondered if you ever got sorted with raw food here? We have 4 dogs that have been brought up on a mostly raw diet (down south). I used to get a bulk delivery frozen tripe, turkey , lamb. I've had to put them on kibble until I can get a good supply here. Would be interested to hear from you.
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