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RosieH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are more things in heaven and earth, > Horatio, but Sue, my understanding is that to date > there is absolutely no evidence to suggest that > reiki offers anything more than placebo. > > I'm willing to be convinced otherwise if you can > offer some proof of its efficacy (and I reiterate, > I think placebo effect is massively powerful). xxxxxxxxx I've got no particular interest in spending time googling stuff in order to prove a point :) I was not expecting somebody putting their hands on my head to relieve a severe headache I had had all day, so I do not agree it's a placebo effect. With Reiki and other forms of healing you often feel heat, for a start. If you are sensitive you can also sense energy shifts.

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And what do you know Sue? Are you a qualified > medical doctor perhaps, with a minimum of seven > years training? xxxxxxxx No, I studied and taught psychology for eight years which enables me to spot a closed-mind t*sser from a great distance :))

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > ETA: I'm sure someone is going to come on and > say > > that Reiki is a load of rubbish. > > > Can I be first? xxxxxxxx And you know - what? - about Reiki that enables you to say that?

Narnia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> PS What do you think of reiki, crystal healing and > bach remedies? xxxxxxx Bach remedies are more for emotional issues, though some of them can be effective for physical issues. I think it's highly unlikely that any of them would relieve a cough, though you could try Crab apple, which is cleansing. Had you thought of asking advice at the health shop in Lordship Lane? Can't remember what it's called but it also has a complementary therapy place attached. ETA: I'm sure someone is going to come on and say that Reiki is a load of rubbish. I first came across Reiki in the seventies. I had had an absolutely splitting headache all day. Somebody did Reiki on my head and the headache completely disappeared. As a result of that I actually trained in Reiki myself, though I don't do it much any more. But again, I wouldn't have thought it was suitable for a chronic cough. My bet is on asthma.

silverfox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > What is the trendy shop? If it's doing such a > public service why are you so frightened to name > it? > xxxxxxx It's Celestial. Don't know whether the picture is still displayed in their window, but it certainly was. ETA: Celestial is in Lordship Lane, next to Green and Blue if my memory is right.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hmmm. If I owned a shop and went to great expense > to put a large picture of a policeman up in the > shop and it still suffered from shoplifting, what > would I conclude? Well, I could say that: > > - It goes to show that my large picture of a > policeman does not absolutely deter all criminals > (allegedly). > - It does not show that some criminals have not > been deterred by my large picture of a policeman. > - It does not go to show that some criminals will > not be deterred in the future by my large picture > of a policeman. > > And all of it would be logically indisputable. > > Or I could conclude that my large picture of a > policeman was a waste of money. xxxxxxx You could also compare levels of shoplifting before and after you displayed the large picture of a policeman, assuming all other things remained the same. You could also compare levels of shoplifting in similar shops in comparable areas which did and did not display a large picture of a policeman. Your conclusion that the picture was a waste of money does not follow logically from what you have said.

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Karter, your point seems to be that real medicine > is flawed. Yes it is, that?s why we have > scientific method to improve it. The issue with > alternative medicines is not their flaws but their > complete lack of any basis in reality. xxxxxxxxx Have you actually read anything on this thread, or do you just live within your closed-mind bubble 24/7?

pk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > If the CCTV clearly shows someone shoplifting, > how > > is the shop owner playing judge and jury? > > > > > because they are assessing the evidence and in my > view it isn't for them to do so - that's why we > have a legal system > > who knows whether in practice any CCTV does show > someone shoplifting in relation to the pictures > displayed? xxxxxxx Because - and I'm making assumptions here - the CCTV showed someone removing an item from its place in the shop, the person left the shop, and the item was found to be missing. If the police have been involved and are happy for the pictures to be displayed, then that's good enough for me.

If the CCTV clearly shows someone shoplifting, how is the shop owner playing judge and jury? The evidence is right there to see! I'm all for displaying these pictures, people who steal from shops just mean prices are higher for everyone else.

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > :)) > > "you are one of hundreds I'm afraid, no offence > meant" > > That was straight out of 'How to Make Friends and > Influence People' > > *chuckle* xxxxxxxxx I've never claimed to have any social skills :)):-$

pk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > EDDORDC Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > why did you not check with your neighbour before > making the OP? > > probably because if he went round and said 'i've > noted that "the driver of Royal Mail van LB05 LLJ > has just now -- 1320, Saturday 16 October -- > hopped out of his vehicle, walked briskly to door > and... has not rung, has not knocked, has only > pushed a slip of paper through the cache-sexe on > the letterbox and pootled off again" can you tell > me what he delivered?' they'd probably tell him it > was none of his business and to p**s off (quite > rightly) > xxxxxxxx But the point is, the OP has made assumptions, has started a thread based on those assumptions, and then when they are shown to be incorrect persists in spreading false information based on those assumptions. I can see no possible reason why a postie should come on here to talk about what actually happened if in fact he or someone else had done what the OP is complaining of, can you?

Some people just have a knee-jerk closed-minded reaction to anything related to healing methods which they do not perceive as "Western medicine". There are things used in Western methods which (as I understand it) nobody knows quite how they work. If those were Chinese rather than Western, these people would be sounding off about those too. FWIW, when I had acupuncture, I was able to tell when a needle was in exactly the right place, by the sensation and by the effects. I don't use acupuncture any more because I found it effective for my particular symptoms in the short term, but not in the longer term (they came back after a while). And re herbalism, my understanding is that "Western" medicine is investigating herbs used in non-Western medicine, because they appear to be effective for various ailments. Digitalis, salicylic acid - to name two - both derived from herbs.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > If you Google you will find a lot of > information > > on the net about TCM. > > > > Are you sure it is something that he picked up > > from you, and not asthma? I understand that > asthma > > is becoming increasingly common. > > Yes - its very popular Sue - an inhaler in tight > trousers is all the rage. xxxxxxxxx Is it just me who hasn't got a clue what you're on about?? Unless it's a feeble attempt to do a sort of Spinal Tap joke :)

Weegee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Sue > > We have met before...so im surprised you dont > remember who I am :) xxxxxxxx Oh blimey, apart from the fact that I am totally senile and have a brain like a sieve which basically consists of one big hole, I find it hard enough recognising people I see every day, let alone remembering their names :)) And a forum name on top is just too much - really sorry if I have met you and forgotten, but you are one of hundreds I'm afraid, no offence meant :-$ ETA: I think the launderette is destined to be a shop selling moth repellent supplies.

Well said. ETA: I await the OP's reply to the last paragraph with interest.

HAL9000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It might be a case of chronic cough - may be > caused by a virus or various other factors. I > don't think there's a specific treatment for it. > Most people recover gradually over time. xxxxxx Chronic cough just means a cough that goes on for a long time, the cause still has to be investigated and treated. The first possible cause that's mentioned on Hal's link is asthma. Untreated asthma can lead to permanent scarring of the lungs.

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've been to one.. not for myself, I should say. > > A five minute consultation with somebody who > speaks limited English ("hurt.. here..?") and > charges you ?20 for a bag of foul-smelling twigs > is not the way to go. xxxxxxxxx If's that's true, you were ripped off (yes, duh, sorry). I had a very thorough consultation.

If you Google you will find a lot of information on the net about TCM. Are you sure it is something that he picked up from you, and not asthma? I understand that asthma is becoming increasingly common.

I would agree with getting a second opinion. Has his GP considered that he might have asthma? I was prescribed several lots of antibiotics for a persistent cough which turned out to be, when I saw a different GP, adult onset asthma. However if a second opinion doesn't help, I would not dismiss Chinese medicine out of hand. I have been to a Chinese herbalist in the past, can't remember what for now, and did find it helpful. I don't believe that David Carnell knows anything about it, so is hardly in a position to judge.

Weegee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think s/he realised that :)) > > > HE! realised that. xxxxxxxxx Hi Weegee, you must admit your username gives no clue as to whether you are a he or a she, so I was covering all bases :)

Alex K Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Was the suspicion warranted? On the basis of > community experience, yes. Was it correct? On > the say-so of the postie, no. I'm happy to leave > it there. xxxxxxxxx You may be happy to leave it there, but you have in effect called a postman who came onto this thread to explain the specific situation (and not surprisingly hasn't been back since) a liar. I think that's disgraceful.

I think s/he realised that :))

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Most people do the job they are paid to > do....there is NO excuse for not delivering items > a customer has paid for delivery of. xxxxxxx Nobody is saying that there is. What I'm saying is that you have to put this in the context of the size of the operation and the number of staff involved, rather than tarring every postie with the same brush. I feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall here, however.

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > very few private sector jobs are less than 40 > hours xxxxxxxxxxx Where do you get that figure from? Is that 40 working hours, or 40 hours including breaks? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > The point is that NO postal workers should be > doing this xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx No of course they shouldn't. No employee anywhere should be doing things they shouldn't, including going on non-work related forums when they should be working, taking stationery for personal use, going shopping in work time on their way back from a meeting etc etc.. Let s/he who is without sin cast the first stone. The Royal Mail, like any employer, is not going to be able to stamp out completely all wrongdoing by its employees. It used to be (maybe still is) the largest employer in the UK, with over 180,000 non-management staff. Of course it will take customer service issues seriously, but it can hardly expect no bad eggs amongst so many employees. And having groundless accusations flung about, like the OP in this thread, doesn't help.

felt-tip Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That is hilarious! xxxxxxx I can assure you it wasn't at the time :)) :-$