I have never met so many like minded people disapproving of changing the clocks - perhaps we are more sensitive to our rythms being changed?
Anyway, it started in WW I to ensure that more work was done in daylight hours, less energy used etc. Double summertime in WW 2 for similar reasons.
Modern working means lights have to be on nearly all year round anyway and if you are a Scottish farmer there are not enough daylight hours to fit a working day into anyway.
Its major effect is to kills an extra few hundred people on the roads because of the changes!
There is no reason to justify it and I hate being given jet lag twice a year by civil servants.
In fact if you want a conspiracy theory - it is actually to keep people disorientated and the crime figures down.
last bit of rant - we are not alone Most of Europe, USA and Australasia do the same not to mention some other countries where there seems to be even less need - why????
Keep the campaign going!
Hi,
Got to agree that it is a forum thing. People can opine anonymously and that makes it easier to take a swipe at what bugs you, rip the shit or even bully those involved. Most forums are best avoided but it is necessary to join some if you want to learn and be part of something...like SH.
Then of course you become curious enough to ask a question that you need to learn and understand, a little something that falls out of the edges of SH or questions the basis of beliefs "serious swingers" have. The hackles rise, then normal politeness ends and once there is blood, the sharks come zooming in......
The injured party is not only the poster of the question but an answer to it that explains and educates. Most people can't be arsed to explain or want to be seen as clever as a previous responder said.
Keep chipping away with the questions and one day someone might answer!
Shay
I think it is perfectly possible, if you got to know someone well enough to ask and you have been in a situation where the question is reasonably put with an option for no to be available as an escape route for the shocked then why not. If the recipient is asked the right way they should be flattered and not offended and if it is done in the right way then it should be ok.
However, the other person may not be able to handle the closeness this represents after the event and may move away to re-establish the gap between being a friend and being more intimate and that can get a little difficult.
Some I have asked I have not regretted because I asked and I wish I had been braver to ask others where it may have been much more worthwhile than a sharing of the moment.
No rules? Perhaps the old adage of it is up to the boy to ask and the girl to say no! (choose you r own modern genders)
S
Hello,
Second cousins are legally ok I think but first cousins are not.
However those laws were for the old days and having fun with whoever you like is in is it not? Else why are you here.
Having been in love with two of my second cousins and yet unable to convince wither that it was a good idea to be together I can possibly assume that they didn't think it right as both admitted being equally attracted.
So you have to go with th efeeling and if it isn't right it isn't right?
Perhaps you should turn away and if you regret the decision then turn back to test your feelings?
Shay
I think the reason we like Clarkson is because he is basic and down to earth and the British especially don't like intellectuals. He uses this basic tendency to trash any constructive thought because we dont like complications and really want some simple answers. He uses good comic timing and witicisms to trash everything like a bulldozer so that we can give in to our urges and enjoy being lunatics about cars etc. That in turn makes him feel better about himself and where it really gets clever he gets paid for being crap in a clever way.
Phew, what a rant!? Yes he's funny but he leaves a bad after taste.
Still, he likes my Citroen Berlingo so he can't be all bad can he?
Shay
Hi, I am not sure what you got up to last year but it sounds fun so let me know?
best wishes,
Shay
Glad I am finished with all that courting rigmarole I am definitely in favour of not going over the top to impress and much more the WYSIWYG (wizzi wig) What you see is what you get (doesn't mean dropping trousers at a first meet) making friends if you like someone and then going further mutually is much simpler and happier for all - surely?
I'm still interested in finding a female equivalent comedy sketch. Never watched sex in the city more than two part episodes - perhaps an episode there for our enjoyment?
Should point out that I am just being facetious - not a great fan of wars between sexes on the grounds that for every action there is a reaction and it is largely futile except for some cheap laughs - must check out the archives :idea:
might see you later :arrow:
Shay
It sounds as though your daughter is very bright in certain areas at least and therefore that makes your decision harder than just what school is best for her. In most cases it is important as for underachieving children to be in main stream educational systems but there are exceptions, of course.
In that respect perhaps you have to look at her level of development physically, mentally, socially and emotionally. If everything is really moving faster than normal then you need a different approach altogether. If she is just excelling in certain areas then schooling needs to be balanced differently and whilst a school may be found to support her strengths don't forget the weaknesses need working on too in case they just haven't appeared on the radar yet?
It's difficult to guess because we do not know her. My best idea is to look at this as a triangle of parent, school and classmates/peers at the three corners. Each of the corners has an influence on the child in the middle. Making lists of the pros and cons at each corner helps evaluate the decision rather than whorl it round in your head with your anxieties and other emotions. Make a different triangle for each school, "parents" (may read family here) stay the same and peers may change.
By the time you write it all down you may have evaluated objectively and subjectively how you feel about the alternatives and can first, presumably, make the best decision for her and secondly, for yourself and what you want her to achieve. You can then also make decisions about bolting on educational and experience bits and pieces to fill any gaps.
It will still be an imperfect answer because you can not predict her future nor the influence any direction will have on your daughters development. (Let alone any other external influences)
The one remaining fact is that your daughter has a caring parent who provides what she can - good and bad because no parent gets it right all the time. That generates trust and as you are still one of the biggest educational influences on her regardless of what school does or not do. So you have done most of it already! The rest is just building on what you have done already! All experiences good and bad will be good education and preparation for what is to come in the outside world as long as that support and mentoring is continued during the education process..
Waffled too much (on this subject close to my heart) just do the best and work it through with her, as I can not see you failing even if you change schools halfway!.
best wishes,
Shay
Sorry, should have read this thread better!
Second point I would like to make about this is that identifying the problem often needs visits to several people. With a similar problem I went to GP first and then several alternative practitioners and back to a GP and then a phsyiologist as I really had two problems - one masking the other. The point though was that none of these practiotioners were crap it is just really hard to find a cause for pain (which might not even arise from the area that appears to hurt).
As you go to different people it is really important that you find people recommended if you step out of the NHS route and if it is not their area of expertise they should be professional enough not to treat you and tell you so. A few practitioners are only too happy to take your money and temporarily relieve you of the problem but not willing to to admit that they are not curing you.
Like any problem giving it some attention makes it feel better but curing it or at least being able to self manage the problem is much better.
I am not knocking the complimentary / alternative medicine routes I've used them my self to good effect, I'd rather not see a debate about who is better than who it's horses for courses.
Oh and I have a vested interest to declare - I have friends in the trade so to speak!
Hope you get an answer soon as these things can take a while to sort out.
Shay
Golden message is to find out what caused the trapped nerve!
Many people who get a trapped nerve have bad posture or jobs where they sit badly, the work is repetetive or undertake sedentary activities for long periods (like driving and watching tv). Another group is those doing something physical that 'puts something out' and the swollen or displaced tissues therefore trap a nerve. Rarely the cause is congenital/ developmental but a doctor is the only one that might find that out? Only visiting someone who has got the experience to find out the cause is going to fix it for you. Who have you tried so far? Ultimately a scan is what you want but can be hard to get unless you are Rooney or Beckham!
Anything else is only temporary relief as you may be repeating the cause every day regardless of how fit and young you are and avoiding it only produces worse problems later on in my experience.
Shay
Hi,
This is a big subject but I think what you also need to throw into a complex personal equation like this is what your children are like and what they would in particular get from this that you can not do yourself.
I like to think that education for kids is two pronged: parents and school. I can't teach academic subjects though I could do a good job of some. Similarly I don't have expectations of schools teaching personal skilss and creativity and all the other skills they should learn from being part of society.
My children went to state schools which are quite good at both but knowing that as parents we would have the right combination of skills to reinforce school and add to it in other ways if it was lacking.
One of the hardest things to teach as a parent is the things you can't or would be frightened to do, school and paying others to give your children those extra experiences can be a way out of that.
At the end of the day it is important that they have the right environment at school and home to achieve the most that they can. We, especially in this country, strangulate ourselves with endless striving for the perfect education yet show me someone who didn't learn by getting something wrong? They have to learn for themselves so give them opportunities, love and support adn they should do it themselves - and that will (imo) last long after school?
In short Steiner schools are more rounded than others and have a good reputation but (imo) no school is a panacea solution to your childrens future.
Hope these thoughts are not too opinionated and you find them useful to do the sums!
best wishes,
Shay
There must be a female equivalent to the extremes of courting? Could be just as funny?
Anyone know of one?
Shay
Do people who like pictures and info being posted think that the information is useful to eliminate some or is it a question of trust that if you are going to swing that you should at least be polite enough to post an introduction.
It's sheer escapism - no meaning, just a race against others to form words before they nick your letters. I would tut tut if it was';t so funny!
Shay
Passing 40 was a nervous occasion - I seemed on balance to be doing well, still playing sports, brain hadn't turned to mush, could occasionally turn a womans head etc. All pleasantly surprising as my urban myth was that I was going to be lucky to live past 30.
It's not a good time to 'start' life as you really have lost a lot of time but there is, as a previous author wrote, plenty of time to go and find new experiences such as might happen here. I've quite enjoyed my forties for the benefit of mixing experience with a 'joie de vivre' that comes with it. I personally never had such good orgasms as I am having now - but then perhaps I was repressed or something..? Don't tell me, I don't want to know, just happy it has gone.
better to start now whatever age and carry on doing what you want to do?
Shay
Firstly it is not against the law to be nude anywhere in the UK
People who are arrested when they are not clothed are arrested for intent to cause distress (such as flashers) or for political reasons - protesters, say. This is causing a nuisance and not because they are naked.
The naked rambler was arrested because he was using nudity to make a political point about the right to be yourself.
The police are obliged to respond to all complaints from the public regarding nudity so the police can be called. However, the police attitude is changing and as someone who has witnessed this I can say that they were great and more concerned that the complainant had not harassed those concerned!
However the importance of your intent to offend is the crucial issue.
Sunbathing in the garden is ok but if you are right outside your neighbours window it might be misinterpreted?
Putting a windbreak up in your garden or lying next to the fence are good ways of preventing neighbours watching from upstairs windows. Even putting your washing line in the right place can help.
Another idea is to walk off into the countryside and take a small detour off a right of way somewhere where you won't be discovered and lie in peace?
Most of my naturist friends are able to explain to the neighbours and come to some agreement about where and when it would be possible to sunbathe. That way you are obviously not out to shock anyone - just enjoying your freedom.
Final point for debate is that the real issue of the sunbathing nurse is really a tale of two households returning to their roots to settle down and irritating the hell out of each other. The police had been involved many times befire and if you find the right article (sorry no refs) it will explain it more fully and that these people are in need of some help and the resultant publicity has devastated both parties.
Best to have a quiet word with the neighbours first and sort it out?
As for me I am busy culturing my garden and have extended my naturist (not a nudist) area by 2x this year with plans to be able to do the same for next and I will carry on with the naked walks - very refreshing and the tan lines are natural.
Shay
Great post I wasn't sure I could mix two pleasures of sex with intelligence tests but I didi it and have become more educated in the process thanks PoloLady for the post.
Shay
Perhaps though it would keep ads consistent with profiles as some ads seem to ask for different things specced in the profile?
Perhaps it could be a purification process of errors. For example, like men putting their ads under women because that is what they are looking for and not what they are?
Sorry I haven't got to 2p to offer will 1p be enough?
Shay
Occasions are like sex with someone else - possible combinations of resting/relaxing, location and provocation?
Best times are at either end of the day but then it can be great to enjoy unexpectedly during the day too.
mmm.. shouldn't think about it too much I guess......might create a mood or a feeling?
ps. It's a great spectator sport too - could watch at any time of day.
Shay
Kids are cheeky but I am going to let them get away with it because "gays" stole the word in the first place. Two wrongs don't make a right but you have to laugh at the cheek!
random is a kids word that gets me at the moment - seems to be used for something that happens that kids don't understand but I am happy to be corrected on that.
think of the word as a rugby ball passed from generation to generation? Lots of words change during the aeons and now mean the opposite Word changing is endlessly fascinating as a subject but ultimately it becomes endlessly confusing - does that mean it is better than counting sheep?
and a final question - why do male and female homosexuals have different names - just evolutionary variation?
Hi,
I am down near Petersfield (M3? S. Downs) on tuesday evening but I don't have any knowledge of beaches there.
best wishes, Shay
I don't want to be difficult but why go to a naturist beach to have sex when you could go to any beach?
Studland is rightly famous and popular with families but it is suffering from a lot of adverse publicity at present and a lot of people are debating its presence. I just worry about sex on the beach adding to the debate?
Perhaps you could allay my fears on this?
regards,
Shay
Well, I think the point about jpmag's post was - has anyone sifted through the thousands of sites that relate to any particular fantasy and come up with something worth visiting - a not unreasonable question?
The answer was obviously no?
Shame it seemed a good site to ask, albeit the dogging section might have been a better place to post?
Sorry, I am no help either - I did look myself once but there are so many sites trying to sell you video footage and pics that it is really difficult to find something genuine.
best of luck in your search
Shay
Hello,
Happy to help with your wants and wishes, let me know if I fit your bill?