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Is there any real point after Calamity's near 10 years of very successful sabotage, the subject is far too heavily associated with him and the joke he's turned it in to. Only thing we need to know right now, is whether it was the Scots or English that sent him. I'm gay and i find this uffensive ???

Hmmmm... Henry Ford, pacifist, man of the people, all-round All-American wholesome anti-Semitic Nazi-supporting warMONGER. He may have been a pacifist in WW1, but when Ol' Adolf and his marching boys identified Jews as the main problem in the world, this man, who published The International Jew (based on the entirely fabricated Protocols of the Elders of Zion - a favourite of the purple pain himself, the IckeMeister), which, in turn, MASSIVELY influenced many of those who lent their support and pledged allegiance to National Socialism in the Reich, lent his own tacit support, refusing to assist, and hampering at every turn, the "Jew-influenced" cabal of American warmongers attacking the man who idolised him and kept a life size portrait of Henry by his desk! He is even cited as a paragon in "Mein Kampf". He then made further fortunes out of selling materials to the Nazis as all intelligence said they were gearing up for war, and despite advice and plead from some in the U.S. government. His company - under his direct authority - used French PoWs as slave labour in Germany! Nice way to cut costs, hmmm? He and Joe Kennedy were much of a like. Opportunistic venal Jew-haters. Despicable men.

All very well, mate, but... I'm behind you.

Nah, none of the other RE's have floated my boat since the second game. I can remember catching myself leaning - physically leaning - to one side or another to try & see round corners on that one...especially for those bleeding "lickers"!! The skitter of nails on tile or marble...the hiss or slow groaning breathing of the original shuffling dead...really hooked you into it. For me, at least. The single most disturbing game I've ever played, of the Survival-Horror genre, was Silent Hill. The dark, the fuzzy torch & radio static whenever baaaad things were approaching? The lack of weaponry, the evil "monster babies"? The children giggling? The VERY worst, though, was the classroom in the school on the "dark" side, with chains & hooks from the ceiling, the empty desks...and the constant sound of a sobbing child. That was one siiiiick puppy dreamed up that game... True psychological horror, IMO. I've STILL not replayed Infamous II, despite having the Theatre of Blood DLC. The thought of playing as Cole, with vampiric powers to be discovered? Niiiice. But there were a few disappointments with it, I must confess. Just don't seem to have the time these days. It's all "Special Agent Oso" and "Jake & the Neverland Pirates" all day every day (with the odd "Phineas & Ferb"). Darned pesky kids, I'd have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for them! (Koyaanisqatsi... "I would very much enjoy the chance to kill any one of you.". You're very welcome to try... )

David Icke? Are you serious? The man is right up there with Derek bleedin Acora!! FFS grow up and take ONE piece of his ranting advice... think for yourself, not what government, media NOR some paranoid schizophrenic narcissist tells you to believe!! You forgot about his belief that a humanoid lizard race, disguised as humans, (the "Annunaki", who are alien/human hybrid "reptoids", living in caves beneath the earth's surface and running the world economy from Israel - anti-Semitic garbagemonger!!) are running this whole "project" to enslave humanity... Funnily enough, these prosthetic mask-wearing reptoids include one of his favourites, old Donald "unknown knowns" Rumsfeld, as well as every US president, the Queen and numerous other heads of state, politicians and financiers!! AND his beliefs about them gathering to worship a giant owl statue and performing regular child sacrifices to it, at that "secret" grove in the US... And we are supposed to view this psychotic racist egomaniac as the saviour of mankind? The purple Messiah? That island STILL hasn't sunk, by the way. Yup, he and Kreed Kafer have a LOT in common, and prey on the neuroses and vulnerabilities of many. No shortage of cash in it for him. He's our equivalent of these Shyster "End Times" televangelist "preachers" in the US, who fleece little old racist white ladies and redneck hillbilly morons out of their money. Who's being gulled here, pal?

Best way to be. I wish more were this way, instead of only interested in footie, pints or "Corrie". If abraxas DID vote, it'd be Monster Raving Loony! (or LibDem as they're known, these days!! )

I'm certainly no fan of politicians, but it wasn't Mandelson alone that left Labour rotten to the core. There was an entire generation of hungry young politicos there, that allowed themselves to fall prey to temptation and corruption until they couldn't tell right from wrong, IMO. Had it just been him, it would have been more easily dealt with. But it's ingrained now, it seems. With ALL of them, red, blue, yellow... It REALLY hacks me off sometimes. But back it topic, referendums can be of use sometimes, and I stress sometimes. But as Soundview says, I also feel concern that the powers-that-be might simplify or dumb things down - hugely complex things, sometimes, like an "independent" Scotland - to a "Do you like the English? Did you enjoy 'Braveheart' kicking the living #### out of them?"-toned kind of stupidity that appeals to some (moronic) folk. Some things are just too complex for a straight "Yes/No" kind of vote. That may sound bizarre, but I truly believe it.

I'm pretty sure the Poll Tax had some "aims" as well, other than to persecute those who could least afford it, and provoke rioting, almost taking down a government... and all in the name of "reform" and "fairness". "Aims" are all very well. All very... noble, I'm sure. Sadly, in schemes such as this one, administered by the often incompetent, utterly heartless and money-grubbing leeches ("Sorry, the computer says no!" ) that the last government introduced into the equation, there will be casualties. And we will shake our heads, over our bowls of cereal, as we read of those unfortunates who will suffer, as a result, but it will carry on, nonetheless, no doubt providing the Millipede with soundbites and the opportunity to toss allegedly "humorous" jibes at his slightly more successful counterpart, for the benefit of his ego and the media, but to no other effect. (Cynical? Moi? )

Absolutely splendid, Biglad! I have no illusions about the Shetland Tesco becoming the first in Britain to somehow make it illegal to park in these spaces. What I WOULD hope is that, whether through this forum, or other outlets - folk hear of this and remember that they have some sense of common decency, and then leave those spaces for those that need them, or who would BENEFIT from them (and that's not Fat Tam running in on his lunch break/tea break/way home to get his fags and rolls and scratchcard and lottery ticket and crisps and Cola and Mars bar and biscuits and.... ). I know, I know! Call me a cock-eyed optimist (though I'm sure some have other words they'd substitute in a reverse filter-style!) but I can't help but hope...

And you're so special because you drive an Audi ! You cheeky little toe rag ! How dare you slate other drivers because of the car they drive ! Wash your mouth out ! Or I would love to do it for you...........

"sausage"?? Really? Who writes these filters?? Can you no even write a word, similar to beggar, rhymes with chugger?? Dearie me. I'd write, "Ochone! Ochone!" but it'd probably be filtered to something like "Buttock! Buttock!"

That's the key to these issues, and it's also where most folk fall short of the issues they 'champion', while "pleepsing" here. It's a throwback to my younger days, but I believe in getting involved, even if it's just a suggestion card or letter, as suggested by Soundview. I can actually understand the gist of BigLad & other folks' snipes, which I believe, are aimed at those who moan or complain and then sit back, expecting others to do the dirty or hard work for them. Something an argumentative, crotchety owld sausage like me could never be accused of! If you believe something should be done about any aspect of this, do something about it. Please?

Hmmmm, very interesting, MJ. Maybe needs some looking into. Dratsy, my paternal gran also did all her own shopping by foot, well into her nineties. My maternal gran, however, had a number of health complications, which made her reliant on others for transport and to wheel her around. Not everyone has that sort of blessing of good health. So we provide for those who don't and look after them as much as possible. Unless you're a lazy git who can't be bothered walking an extra 30, 40 feet or so from a normal parking space. Same goes for P&T spaces. Like I said before, the clues in the name. They're provided for families, not clowns.

WTF?? "muckle sphincter"?? That's FAR more offensive than "e.r.s.e." surely?? Methinks the moderators are having a larff!

Unlinked, the mittens made me laugh! How many of you were there?? Visions of a group of tots like a chain gang,being hauled along the road by mam on a sled, pulled by the youngest! Strange, I know. It's just how my brain works (or doesn't!). My mam never beat us, just got a skelp on the muckle sphincter once as a bairn & never forgot. After that, there was an invisible line you didn't cross, signalled by a look or tone of voice. And I agree on Tufty over Darth Vader! Do kids get such training in schools, these days? It's good to hear there are still folk who will help strangers struggling with a burden, whether shopping or otherwise. Restores my dwindling faith in the human condition. One of my earliest memories is of visiting family in a town and walking for miles with our mam to either FineFare or the Co-op (can't mind which). I was three and we did walk miles, honest. And back again, with the shopping (my brothers & sister carried, I supervised ). But everything changes and things should improve. To my mind, I'd rather my bairns didn't have to walk miles to the shops. I'd rather they were driven safely, and able to get into or out of the car easily and safely, rather than twisting & turning, while trying to avoid damaging the car of the pillock that parked 4 inches away from my car (in standard parking), thanks to the lazy ****s that took up the allocated disabled OR parent & toddler spaces, swaddled in their cocoon of utter selfishness. We all want better for our bairns, don't we? It's only natural, after all. There are many things I did or had done to me as a child that you would say "well, it did me no harm", but I remember them as being unpleasant and - in this modern age - avoidable for my bairns. So they will never have to do these things, if I can help it. And they should, hopefully, be safe in car parks - where folk DO get impatient, or are just idiots, and speed off without regard for others. I see this almost EVERY time I am in Tesco, so it DOES happen. Especially around lunch time, when all the young lads in overalls come in for their lunch in their wee tin cans, revving and speeding in a totally unsuitable environment for such antics. I just want the peace of mind that my kids are safe in such places, and these spaces help allay these fears. Until the idiots arrive and take them. Forgive me for asking too much.

"I expect the only true and foolproof way of keeping the use of both disabled and P&T spaces for those who should be using them, is for the user to get a token from customer services to lift a barrier to exit a section of the car park. It is a shame it would come to this though as ulitmately we wouldn't be having any of these problems if these lazy people thought more about others rather than themselves." You hit the nail on the head there. Sadly, I think you're right. Folk are simply too thoughtless/selfish/ignorant/lazy/arrogant/ALL OF THESE to stop it from happening. Pity, especially in such a community-minded place as Shetland. (BTW, Unlinked, 40 odd years ago, we didn't have a supermarket where I lived. There was a butcher/general stores, but we stayed out in the sticks, so we used the van that came round every other day. Everything else we were self-sufficient in. Sadly, for most, these days are gone. But we didn't have a car until I was 10, and my youngest sibling 8, so parking wasn't an issue. And if you acted up in those days, let's just say that nowadays they'd probably have you on an at risk register somewhere!! But only the once, mind. After that, it was the knowledge and fear that a red-hot muckle sphincter was waiting if you acted up that bad! ).

Perhaps, Randolph, but this is not the way, IMO.

Oh my! peat and I surely have our disagreements, but when I read this post on the DailyPaul (think Daily Mail, only slightly more Right Wing, with a "hyuck! hyuck! Y'all!" accent) and it began with "I got this from Facebook. I doubt its real but its a great lesson on Free Markets vs. Socialism..." well, that REALLY creased me up!! But then I stopped to think about it. Gordon Bennett! Are these descendants and inheritors of the Bund for real? Sadly, the answer is, "yes, they are, God help us!" But then, as far as THEY are concerned, they're on God's good side and all those (normal rational) folk who disagree are hellbound! Book me a ticket on the down elevator then. Obama is hamstrung by these Sons of the South. What a great shame. He's certainly no saint, but I believe his reforms are well-intentioned and might just help the vast Rich/Poor divide in the U.S. Very very sad. And the anecdote is as genuine as Teresa May's feline ramblings. I also believe that THIS reform is patently flawed and ill-advised, to say the least (yaaaay, peat! We AGREE on something!! ). We need rid of it. All those who agree, tell your MP, don't just tut about it, please?

Get your "cold callers bu**er off!" stickers on your doors! Or call Trading Standards about it. They're not fans of such cowboys, I believe. Or there's always Dom Littlewood and Melinda Messenger!

Thanks for that point about Tesco and their inability to enforce the issue, peat. It's frustrating, but I suppose it's down to legislation. I wonder if the Police have any powers in the matter? The car park still forms part of a road, so legislation might cover it? I mean, if you caused an accident there, the police would still be involved and charge you, I believe. Anyone with legal knowledge out there?

Tesco might take issue with the definitive declaration that P&T spaces are to ensnare family shoppers. After all, they insisted that, after having the situation reviewed, these spaces were necessary from a H&S point of view, for family shoppers, for exactly the reasons that others here have posted (young kids + traffic = bad thing). While you might have that (perhaps cynical, maybe realistic) opinion on the matter, the fact is, they provide these spaces FOR parents & toddlers (the clue is in the name) rather than builders, boy racers, scowling fat men, daring you to say a word. I do say a word, even on a staff, as I am. I have a blue badge, so I get the option to park in those spaces for disabled (much as it irks me to consider myself as such), leaving the P&T spaces for those in need. Funny, BigLad, as with a bairn in a wheelchair, you would have the same, so what does P&T spaces matter to you? Other than you seem to have an issue with defending those able-bodied non-parents who park in them, or at those who complain here, rather than starting arguments or fights by challenging these selfish idiots. Due to my size and appearance (I'm a very big lad too, I just don't boast about it) I tend not to get too much stick back, but thanks to a previously documented incident (in another thread) I refrain from such challenges where my kids are with me, just in case the moron I am politely asking to examine their conscience retorts with a barrage of four letter abuse. My kids don't need to hear that, or see their Dad restrain himself from causing physical harm to these morons. (I seem to recall someone replying with a "yeah, right " response, when I mentioned that my youngest was with me on that occasion. I am tempted to respond with a "yeah, right " response to anyone with a disabled child in a wheelchair, and a young child, who would not be peeved or take issue with those who take up those P&T spaces, but then, there's more disabled spaces than P&T, so it shouldnt really bother him, right? ) Fact is, these spaces are provided FOR parent & toddlers. Not parents WITHOUT toddlers, but with a car seat fitted. Or one parent rushing in, while the other remains in car, with the bairn/s. or parents of pre-teens and teenagers. They are excluded, every bit as much as the fat b*****ds that can't be arsed to park across the way, in case they get out of breath while nipping in for their pizza, beer and fags. Or even their lottery, as I saw last week. He just mumbled something about his back, when I asked him about his thoughtlessness, but then he should have a blue badge, right? I have NO issue with folk with serious disability, or caters for such - especially those in wheelchairs - taking a P&T space, probably because some idiots have occupied their spaces for convenience! To my mind, it's self-evident that their need is greater. But, forgive me BigLad, I DO take issue with the clowns who park in these spaces (P&T and disabled) when they do not qualify for either. And, as someone already pointed out, if you don't like reading complaints over the issue, read another thread. Who are you to tell folk they cannot air a legitimate view on the matter?

"Does it matter, the problem is now, regardless of who did what." That's glossing over the problem with the Opposition, asking folk to draw Blair's bloody line & forget if you ask me. As for the Turks Head, still none the wiser. And road workers putting up with a lot? Join the queue. But, once again, credit to you for the points made highlighting this and how others are trying to fight it. As for electioneering? It's not for everyone, you should know that. At one time, in my past, I sat on a union national executive, representing thousands. I did it because I could, and had a small ability for oration and putting others collective thoughts into words. I always knew that there were so many who could not - for whatever reason - do as I did. And then my circumstances changed and I wàs no longer able to carry on with this post. It does not mean I care one jot less. Same goes for all the others you are wont to dismiss, demean or criticise because they do not have the freedom, wherewithal or ability to do as I did, or as I hope you do. Please bear that in mind. It's the reason we have a government, union reps, spokespersons, councillors even! To speak FOR us. To REPRESENT us. And that's more important now than it ever was, it seems. Political scores à nd agendas need to be set aside, and action carried out for the good of those who need it most.

No one is saying its your fault, 'peat. Stop drumming for sympathy, you poor, poor wee soul However do you cope with public "service"? All barbs aside, 'peat, I recognise that you have highlighted a thoroughly worthy cause here, and kudos to you for doing so (although the cynical might suggest its your "public duty" to do so ). Lord knows, this needs fighting. I've signed it, BTW. But then to take this opportunity to beat the party drum and suggest Labour might - might, mind - wave Ed & Edd's magic wand and make things aaaall better if folk only see sense and vote them in? To demand that we all forget how this began, and try to shame those who point this out? Shame on you, 'peat. This topic is not a political one, 'peat. It's a basic humanitarian one. And ALL sides have now failed on that issue. Stop trying to score political points, and look for more such good causes to promote. It's more worthy of a "public servant", wouldn't you agree? ("Turks Head"? You've lost me again. Care to explain? )

They're not real Bonxies, they're CIA drones! They're training them to spy on all our e-mails and passwords (look behind you! See them? No? But they're theeeeere! ) In Englandshire, they're using the sparrow, and in the USA, the starling. I found out by deciphering the Times crossword with clues from The Guardian, then burning both newspapers and inhaling the smoke... I get out tomorrow and my lungs should recover, but the search for the truth is more important, right? (wibble!) As for 'Dave', I've got his mates Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich on my roof, right now... singing in their code about bloody Xanadu! I'm away for me gun, the Agency is about to lose some assets!

Your own, or other folks'? Do they let you have the sharp scissors? I have to cut MY hair with the coloured plastic ones. Boy, it takes forever, but it keeps me busy as I wait for Kroton and the Betelgeusians to arrive in the mothership. I have a conspiracy theory that all these conspiracy theories are put out there by a group of politicians and business men, known in elite circles as "the Inbred Ones" (gasp! Sssssh!! Ssh! I said SSSSSSHHH!!! ) They all cover for the sh*thole they're steadily digging us into, day by day, black helicopter by black helicopter, owl statue by owl statue, bank by bailed out bank..... Someone told me that 9/11 backwards is 11/9. 11/9ths is 1 and 2/9ths. Which, if you multiply it by ten, take away four, add your age, divide by your shoe size and then subtract the number of the Beast, is STILL not your I.Q. - but is it the number you were thinking of?? - although close, if you believe any of this dreck. I mean, sheesh! (So, Siccar, do you use Tesco's own, or the designer stuff, Bacofoil? I find Tesco's soooo thin, and I can't do a thing with it somedays and... ) Wibble.