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My IP at the moment is a shared address.

A couple of months ago, after being involved in a thread where my posts contributed to the involvement of a mod, I made the decision not to be involved in any more 'banter' on this forum.....check my posts.... as guys with whom I'd traded insults were, like yourself, folk who in another time would have been posting poison pen letters. Around this time one of your posts on here led me to believe that rather than just being a wee oddity who liked to march at homosexual parades, you were probably a pretty unwholesome individual ( your post suggested that another poster's attendance at a kids' swimming pool may have given him material for a 'danger w**k') and certainly someone with whom I didn't want to interact. Which is why I've let all your recent arrogant shite pass without comment. However, I really can't let this latest flight of fantasy go unanswered ( strange, but it doesn't seem so long ago that your wee buddy was accusing me of being SS Missile boy). I am not the poster you named, or anyone other than the name I'm posting this under. As your young pal might say, unlucky.

It's Robert Redford in the excellent 'Jeremiah Johnson'

Nice clip from Auntie Beeb who told us that during her time in office 'she became almost regal', then let us hear Maggie announce,' We have become a grandmother'. Yeah,'regal'...that's the word I was looking for.

I'm sure Michelangelo said much the same a few years ago bud.

Don't take too many ! I started a new exercise routine a couple of weeks ago, took a break for last weekend (turned out to be a long weekend !) then really struggled to get going again yesterday.

After seeing the guy who had been accused of murdering their daughter, Amanda ,walk free on a 'not proven' verdict, the Duffy family from Hamilton led a campaign ( from 1992) to have both the not proven verdict, and the Double Jeopardy law scrapped. However, since at the moment none of the criteria required by the new ruling for a re-trial ( tainted first trial, admission of guilt, new evidence) seem to be met in this instance, the person who was controversially aquitted still enjoys his freedom The details surrounding the verdict in this case make for interesting reading. http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/hamilton-news/2009/12/17/man-cleared-of-killing-hamilton-student-amanda-duffy-could-be-retried-51525-25407317/

Lofarl, I've lived with tinnitus for years so I understand how you feel bud.If you want to discuss it PM me.

Just finished the third book of the Stieg Larsson Millennium trilogy.....The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl who Played with Fire, and The Girl who Kicked The Hornet's Nest. Recommended. 9/10.

This is a fair comment. I recently decided to re-read( first read them quite some time ago) the Sherlock Holmes stories, and I was genuinely surprised at just how bad some of them were.

Rather than do the same run, why not do the Strathclyde - Chatelherault run which can be accessed from the bridge near the boat house in the park. At the least this will give you over 5K, but once at Chatelherault there are a number of routes with the distances well signed, which you might want to try.

If you're enjoying A Scots Quair...and who wouldn't ?....put The Land of the Leal ,by James Barke on your books to read list. It's an epic and highly regarded story that's certainly comparable to the Gibbon's classic. Incidentally, although this is the only Barke book listed by Kindle ( if that's your thing), he wrote a quintet of books about Robert Burns...the first two volumes are, The Wind that shakes the Barley and The Song in the Green Thorn Tree...that.for me are a must read for anyone interested in an in-depth and realistic portrayal of Rabbie.

And of course, without positive thoughts there is no positive action. Anyway, Happy Christmas M...I've got some Belgian chocs to eat and the latest Bourne to watch so I'm off for now. Btw. tell Adam to wrap up warm when he reads Ivan Denisovich.

You thought (' I'm not going to slip into this again, I'm going to do something about it')positively, then put your thoughts into action. You got off your bum, shared with someone ,and felt better. That's how it works M.

Like you stan, I've known two people who have killed themselves because of this illness. But depression isn't something like the 'flu that suddenly appears without warning. Invariably there are signs, if we care to look, that the sufferer is becoming more unwell.....folk on here have spoken of feeling progressively worse. I happen to believe that during this progression, positive thinking ( and that has nothing to do with being told to 'snap out of it') can go a long way to helping in a recovery.

Like you M, I'm no doctor, and I wouldn't like to say who amongst the punters on here is truly depressed, or who' is on the way there.' But even if positive thinking just worked on the cases in bold, wouldn't it have been worthwhile? Btw, as a nurse,would you say that there are different recovery rates for patients with negative/ positive outlooks ?

Yes, it was a fairly well balanced thread until you jumped in to tell us, with, as usual, nothing sensible to back up your statement ,' that positve shite' didn't work. Now stop being a wee attention seeker and try to accept that there might just be some things that you know f**k all about.

Richey told you that being positive works for him, and I'm telling you that being positive works for me. This isn't something that I've googled and come on to spout on an internet forum, it;s something that I've experienced and that I put into practise on a daily basis.So tell the 'far more knowledgeable people' who are filling your head with tripe about positivity being the same as the 'pull yourself together ' mantra ,that their statement makes as much sense as your 'flat tyre' analogy. , And of course there was no suggestion in my post that adopting a positive attitude was 'easy'....in fact I did say that sometimes we had to dig deep deep to find the strength to combat the negative shit. But really, you do have a very blinkered and dismissive attitude regarding things that you obviously haven't experienced or tried. Try being a bit more responsive to new ideas swamps, they might not work for you....but then again, they might just change your life for the better.

And yet, folk on here are telling you it works for them . With your attitude swamper, it's hard to see how you could help anyone who's depressed. ETA. Festive greetings anyhoo, and stay positive !

Good positve stuff Richey ! And good to read the offer in bold.....caring and sharing gives you strength .

You can go the distance mate, don't have any doubts about that ! From right now, you can get your life in positive mode and get rid of the negative 'powerless' stuff.We always have the power to deal with our feelings, but sometimes we have to dig deep to find it. Don't allow the 'feckin feelings' to return...replace them with positive thoughts. Don't 'retreat back into yourself' because right now the worst place that you can be is alone in your own napper. Talk to someone you can trust and tell them how you're feeling....tell them also that you're going to start feeling better. And when the folks around you see you begin to get better, then their lives will stop being 'a nightmare'...and that's how it should be. So,you're going to beat this thing, and you're going to do it by thinking positive thoughts and by concentrating on being well. And don't ever forget...think well and you'll be well ! Guaranteed !

I remember Rab playing amateur with Symington Tinto...... even back then he was a solid big unit.

If you enjoyed Kidnapped then you might want to follow the further adventures of David Balfour and Alan Breck in the sequel, Catriona. Another great read and rated by Stevenson as one of his best.

Unfortunately, it's the same electrics in Nissans.

Yup, you just gotta love P&B !