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Agreed on the DUP and prior agreements. Also worrying noises from Japan that they will relocate all car plants if the UK does not have access to the single market (I have been warning of that since the beginning and we all know that Nissan was promised access to the single market to get them to stay). I think there is real threat behind this especially because of the trade deal Japan has now agreed with the EU. So all in all, I can not see how the government can survive any deal that removes access to the single market and has no form of customs union - or a free trade deal at least, in relation to the car industry. On Terry Christian, we have seen week after week, audiences filled with leave supporters almost aggressive in tone, who dismiss any attempt to engage them with the practical detail of leaving, yet expect remain supporters to accept their unsubstantiated views of 'everything will just be better'. Christian was standing up to that, and it was good to see someone on a panel do so. This is precisely why many have the view that leave supporters per se, have little understanding of the complexity of this. They don't like any scrutiny of what they actually understand.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh the irony. Your precious cats are major hunters in the world.....seems only fair that they should > get some of their own medicine! Completely uneccesary comment. There is a huge difference between an animal hunting from hard wired instinct and hounds being bred to kill.

Monotheism though is a relatively recent concept. It is not hard to see why a stage of civilisation who had no understanding yet of what the sun was, the shape of the universe etc, but knew it had power over their crops growing, would invent a sun god. Humans have a need to understand things. In the absence of science to provide explanation, mankind just made things up instead. This is how we end up with 'Genesis'. The problem is that even science can not break long held beliefs in some cultures. This is how you end up with creationism so easily dismissing the science of genetics. On the flip side though, most scientific discovery begins with a theory. Religion and science share this starting point. Science then sets out to prove that theory and will drop it if disproved. This is where religion and science part ways. Religion is not able to reassess it's core beliefs in the same way that science is. For me, relgion has little to do with the scientific pursuit of alternate states of consciousness. Either those alternate states exist, or they don't.

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Wow. What a good looking little fella he is! Great pic too :)

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- A large number of people in the > nineteenth century and before believed that they > woke up to find a hag or phantom on their chest - > in the 20th century and now that has segued into > beliefs in alien abduction. The hag or phantom on the chest is a well known experience of sleep paralysis. Many people still suffer from it today and it can be a very frightening experience. 'Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move. It occurs when a person passes between stages of wakefulness and sleep. During these transitions, you may be unable to move or speak for a few seconds up to a few minutes. Some people may also feel pressure or a sense of choking.' There is ongoing neurological research into the condition. Lucid hallucinations, involving people and creatures are a symptom. We still have a lot to learn about the mind. Alternate states of consciousness do exist, even if we don't have an explanation for them. Ghosts may well be another state of alternate consciousness. But given that there are many shared experiences of sightings of particular ghosts, it can't be just dismissed as random hallucination. Before the invention of mangnification, there was no way to see most of the things that are accepted as science now. There is not reason to think we just haven't deveoped the instruments to measure what ghosts are.

Have you thought of researching the genealogy of the house ecarg? Research all the people who have lived there since it was built and see if any of them have interesting stories that might connect to any strange experiences. There is a brilliant four part documentary on bbc2 iplayer called 'A House Through Time' which does just this. It seems fairly easy to find the tenants/ owners through the census records and electoral rolls.

Happened to me many years ago on the Old Kent Road. I went over the handlebars and car door and fortunately not under the travelling car that my bicycle then hit. That driver had no wing mirror, was stopped in a bus lane and didn't look properly. The driver of the other car, that was damaged by my bicycle, was furious with him and called the Police. In the end he was fined and given points. Hope the young lad is ok and more importantly, is not put off from cycling as a result. It is the responsibility of the driver to make sure it is safe for passengers to exit their vehicle and hopefully a lesson has been learned there too.

Everything from your curt response to me was deleted. You provoked that exchange. If you are an arse to people they will respond in kind. But who cares anyway? Move on.

Don't start again Sue. You were rude, called out on it and then posted insane crap and deserved the response you got. Take responsibilty for your own sarcasm and tone. You seem to get into fracas quite easily.

Trying out views you may not hold? Useful to know.

Dbrskh Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wow, what a shitty forum this can be. Agreed. But it is the nature of online forums. Some people are just incapable of civil conversation.

Agreed Louisa. Rude for two reasons. Those of us with kids can makes that weekend a 'stay with grandma' weekend for our kids AND we can party with everyone else.

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I suspect it was a backdoor popup which presented itself while you were watching a youtube video. They are fairly common, usually claiming you have a virus to get you to go to their site and download software that is then malware. Using an adblocker will stop those. What browser do you use Pipsky?

Plus youtube is notorious for popups. Using a browser ad blocker usually sorts that problem out. Most browsers offer free ad blockers than can be downloaded for that particular browser.

Sometimes it is productive. It depends on the individual and the nature of the mental health issue.

A virus scan from your antivirus software won't always find browser hijackers or malware. Popups usually are some kind of backdoor malware. Some free software that I recommend are; - Spybot search and destroy - Iobit Advanced Systemcare (extremely good for system health) - Malwarebytes All of these are good at tooting out malware stuff and cleaning out cookies etc Another great piece of software for repairing windows OS is; - Tweaking.com This little gem will fix any problems or infractions on the OS by malware, as well as fix problems that try to rewrite access to your antivirus, or just regular file corruption on the OS. Once again, all of those things are free (or have fully functioning free versions). Hope that helps.

But aggressively shouting drunken abuse at people at a bus stop IS impacting on others in a way that could be perceived as harmful. It is something he could be arrested for under several laws that relate to breach of the peace and intimidation, drunken behaviour etc. Not all alcoholics can be helped with their addiction (true of any addiction), so the question always remains of what to do with those people. This is shaping the core of the discussion here. One question that no-one seems to be asking, is how he gets access to alcohol? Who facilitates that?

There is a difference between someone using alcohol as an escape (or as self medication) and alcoholism. The former can usually be treated if circumstances are changed, the latter often does not change irregardless of the circumstances.

The harsh truth is that he is an alcoholic, and won't compromise that addiction for help from formal organisations. That makes helping him pretty much impossible until he changes his approach to that addiction.

Just to try and bring some equilibrium back to this discussion. There are a lot of complex aspects to this and criticism doesn't help anyone. The system of getting rough sleepers into housing is flawed and it is especially flawed for those with other problems like alcohol and drug addictions. At the same time, living in a highly flammable makeshift shelter with gas burning stoves and candles is a disaster waiting to happen too. I am just wondering if something like a tent would help this guy for now. Even a basic popup tent would help keep him and his belongings dry and warm. There are no end of places locally he could pitch that. And as someone above says, hopefully he will change his mind on accepting help from other organisations in the future.

There are also hives and beekeepers in the sensory garden in Peckham Rye Park. Might be worth getting in touch with them for advice.

The problem is sweetgirl that this man, from the sound of things, has problems with alcohol and possibly other mental health problems. He also needs to use a wheelchair. So it is not simply a case of giving him a room. He needs other support services and it is a lot for any individual or family to take on (especially if their home is not adapted for a wheelchair user). There are agencies that would prioritise him because of his disabilities and from posts above, it sounds as though he is known to them, but for some reason he is either rejecting the help they offer, or they are unable to help him.

The bubble is already there and comercial developers won't build in London unless they can build high end, high profit apartments. This is why it is completely crazy that councils can not invest in building homes themselves, in the same way that HAs are allowed to do. It is a no brainer. Only organisations genuinely interested in providing social and affordable housing, are going to actually build what we need. And that sadly, no longer applys to HA's in the main.