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| duckworthparts Site Sponsor Member Since: 30 Jun 2011 Location: Market Rasen Posts: 631  
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14th Dec 2018 11:18am |
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| Slideywindows Member Since: 09 Sep 2016 Location: North Essex Posts: 1287 
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I couldn't agree more.
A long time ago I was in a situation where it would have really helped if someone, especially a friend, had rung and asked if I was OK - and not just taken yes for an answer. Men are very poor at expressing their feelings, and other men don't want to know. Since that time, if I have the slightest suspicion that something may be wrong with a male friend, I don't take his first answer, and I don't walk away too quickly. Sometimes, if you keep asking, the truth comes out, and talking about it to someone who will listen really does help. One day it may be you who needs that listening friend...... |
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14th Dec 2018 8:28pm |
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| defender9 Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 1629 
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Well said Slidey. I have a close male relative who goes through the most horrible mental problems. It’s sometimes difficult to tell if all is ok or not but gentle persistence and talking usually gets the problems out in the open. Sometimes they just want to talk or have a rant about things, just listening without being judgmental can help enormously.
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14th Dec 2018 8:43pm |
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| OsloBlue Member Since: 14 Jul 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 824 
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Out on the drink last night, First time in a year. I did a whole year no drinking from being a heavy drinker.
Anyway, left the work do relatively early at 22:30, last train from Liverpool street at 01:00 which is affectionately known as the "vomit comet". Get to the tube station, Jesus its not even that rammed at rush hour, me and two of my colleagues barely manage to get on. they're running every 12 miniutes as opposed to every 3... This time of year on a friday... Someone tries to force their way on and a scuffle breaks out, not unusual, probably see this once a week. But last night i saw it happen four times. Anyway, we're so rammed we made some new friends, got chatting, nice enough. So i get to liverpool street, take a seat... Alls well, trying to stay awake, there are 9 pubs/bars on the way from the station that i'm going to crawl home with my mate. Anyway just before we're pulling into manor park, some lady comes down ill, - she vomits, collapses and passes out... She's not with anyone, but a good 10 or so people help her... pull into manor park... Someone holds the doors open, one runs to the tractor unit, another to the station control room... Nothing for two minutes, people are waving at the cameras, then the driver gets all  (usually TFL rail drivers are top notch, keep passengers informed and message people to have a nice day) "passengers Listen up, i'm going to tell you this once: GET. OFF. THE. DOORS." Under usual circumstances i tend to agree with his motives to get .
Another two minutes and a station guard comes up in a foreign accent of some sort. "EH WHY ARE YOU KEEPING THE DOORS OPEN. YOU CANNOT BE DOING THIS". He then sees this poor collapsed woman, and just stands there, he doesn't go for help, radio in or anything he just stand there the passengers doing his job for him. She comes back around and a nurse asks how much she had to drink... Two drinks... don't judge she might be ill, food poisoning or have been spiked. Having been spiked three times before i understand how that feels... 15 Minutes before she got off the bloody train, not that i'm angry that i'm late. I'm angry because of poor staff AND THEY WANT TO UP FARES IN JAN in addition to ULEZ.
On the bright side a bit of faith in humanity is restored through people helping her... I'm on IG: https://www.instagram.com/osloblue42/ Current: TD5 '110 "Lucinda" Thread here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62562.html |
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15th Dec 2018 10:16am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20563
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What is it with companies this Christmas with no stock or low stock all the time...
You'd think various places would want the sales not turn it away! KEEP CALM AND Drill ON 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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17th Dec 2018 11:13pm |
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| AJC Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1364
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I he what you're saying, however he's been here longer than me and he's been like this since before me. Just likes stories |
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19th Dec 2018 9:33am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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How stupid can people be with their postings on facebook.
On local page some idiots are openly admitting they are thieves. Taking grit out of public grit bins there to grit the public highway to go and grit their garden path and private drives. Another idiot admits to speeding on the motorway, passing a motorbike which was doing 70+mph. Hope their employer/prospective employer never take a look at their social postings. Then there are the people who broad cast on social media that they are going on holiday etc. Oooops the scumbags obviously do not look on social media! Brendan |
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20th Dec 2018 10:44pm |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039 
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Isn't the whole point of facebook to allow the stupid their time in the limelight? I'm not insinuating you're stupid Leeds  |
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20th Dec 2018 10:53pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897 
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At least they've now let the CB users in peace.
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21st Dec 2018 12:15am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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Well ,you may well be correct MrBadger, who am I to argue you with you? 
There again I thought it was a good idea to set up a company involved in the 4x4 world, so questioning my sanity and intelligence would be perfectly reasonable in this case! 
Brendan |
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21st Dec 2018 11:48am |
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| seriesonenut Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 1228
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So for a few hundred years we have been able to secure the english channel until this Christmas when apparently all you need is a rubber boat.........
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30th Dec 2018 2:50pm |
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| OsloBlue Member Since: 14 Jul 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 824
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^ the other week they had to drop some SAS boat troop blokes onto a bulk ship because it had been hijacked and nobody noticed that their national flag was upside down.
Do we still have a "blue water navy"? We don't even station any vessels in the channel/ north sea which is one of the worlds busiest shipping lanes, and has three of the top five ports in the UK... I'm on IG: https://www.instagram.com/osloblue42/ Current: TD5 '110 "Lucinda" Thread here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62562.html |
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30th Dec 2018 9:09pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5878  
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This lot would sort out the current infiltration:
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31st Dec 2018 1:40pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3530 
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Stupid boy!
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31st Dec 2018 1:46pm |
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