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BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 12 Jan 09

I think this is a wonderful idea! Shame the price is so high at present! Easily beat the congestion! However, imagine traffic lights in the air! Just like Back to the Future! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7821979.stm

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BubblyIan Definitely fun! Just imagine the freedom! I used to have a private pilot's licence and the rules on flying 2/4 seaters are extreme - it is also very expensive. there is a definite need for a cheaper less-regulated alternative!

12 Jan 09

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 14 Dec 08

The first test match is nicely balanced at the end of the first day - India 131-1 needing another 256 to win. Amazingly after the disrupted build up, England are actually playing reasonably well. Whilst they should have...

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BubblyIan Yes they did - a fantastic century by Tendulkar! A great match and the best way of moving on from the terrorist attrocities.

17 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 15 Dec 08

If parents are found guilty of abusing their children and the children are taken away fro them, should they be sterilised? Many times it appears that they simply go out and get pregnant again and there is nothing to stop...

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BubblyIan Yes, I agree. It would have a huge backlash from those who believe that it is every woman's right to have a baby, regardless of how appalling she is as a parent. It amazes me that the UK government is effectively bribing women to have babies - on the...

16 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 14 Dec 08

I believe that the most important job we do in this world is bringing up our children. If we do it well, our children will grow up to be law-abiding, contributing, well-balanced, members of society. If we do it badly then they...

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BubblyIan Well, in the UK children are considered to understand the difference between right and wrong at the age of 10. Below that age they are deemed too young to be charged with a crime. Over 18 they are treated as adults and receive the full punishment of the...

16 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 8 Dec 08

For example - traffic wardens! A job where people are paid to issue tickets and you can guarantee you will ruin someone's day! What others would you hate to do?

bad jobs

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BubblyIan It depends which country! As unpopular leaders get assassinated in some countries!I would love to be president of UK! The POWER!!!!

16 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 8 Dec 08

For example - traffic wardens! A job where people are paid to issue tickets and you can guarantee you will ruin someone's day! What others would you hate to do?

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BubblyIan That's one of the main reasons I would hate it - I hate to be ordered around without agreeing with the orders. I want to be preventing crime not simply keeping up the arrest numbers. I want to be helping people avoid breaking the law. I don't think the...

16 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 15 Dec 08

If parents are found guilty of abusing their children and the children are taken away fro them, should they be sterilised? Many times it appears that they simply go out and get pregnant again and there is nothing to stop...

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BubblyIan You are very brave to speak out in favour of this policy so categorically. It is true there are strong reasons in favour, but do you think the government would ever go this far?

16 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 14 Dec 08

Does advertising for so-called 'healthy' foods encourage you to buy them? Do you give in to your child's requests for unhealthy food for a quiet life? Does your child have lots of burgers and chips? This article highlights...

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BubblyIan Don't we all! Keep eating healthily and you will be alright - keep studying the labels!

15 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 15 Dec 08

If parents are found guilty of abusing their children and the children are taken away fro them, should they be sterilised? Many times it appears that they simply go out and get pregnant again and there is nothing to stop...

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BubblyIan At the heart of a stable community is a stable family unit. Multiple partners, multiple children is a recipe for disaster and more and more this is common in western society. In UK an average of 25% of children are brought up without a father. In Black and...

15 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 15 Dec 08

If parents are found guilty of abusing their children and the children are taken away fro them, should they be sterilised? Many times it appears that they simply go out and get pregnant again and there is nothing to stop...

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BubblyIan Yes - this is the current system and so the child grows up as a victim of abuse and is more likely to become an abuser herself. Somewhere down the road the pattern of repeating abuse has to be broken - any alternative suggestions?

15 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 14 Dec 08

The new Director of Public Prosecution has effectively changed the law by the back door just two weeks after taking the position. Kier Starmer has decided that in a recent case where a UK ciitzen travelled to Switzerland for...

assisted suicide

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BubblyIan Yes it should not be up to decide of course, but if it is illegal then it may come in front of a jury and you could be sitting in judgment - which way would you go?If it is an issue in an election or a referrendum then you would have to decide - which way...

15 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 14 Dec 08

20 years after the Children Act introduced into UK law deliberate and direct discrimination against unmarried fathers, it looks like FINALLY the government has accepted that children need two parents. Until now, unmarried...

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BubblyIan Well said! I wish that there were more positive stories of dads in the media than only the doom and gloom 'dead-beat dads and absent parents stories - which I am sure are only a small minority. There are good and bad mothers and fathers out there - it is a...

15 Dec 08

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BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 15 Dec 08

Latest doom and gloom stories indicating a 30% fall from the highs earlier this year - what is your prediction?I think house prices will halve and even then they will still not be very affordable. A combination of 'wait and see'...

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BubblyIan I think you are correct. In any case, us slightly older guys have seen it all before - in the period 1988 to 1993 a similar thing happened and we got through that as well.

15 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 14 Dec 08

I believe that the most important job we do in this world is bringing up our children. If we do it well, our children will grow up to be law-abiding, contributing, well-balanced, members of society. If we do it badly then they...

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BubblyIan At the present it is widely believed that you cannot train a parent - and that you learn everything from your parents. Clearly if you had rubbish parents then you have no chance. It is nonsense of course because every skill can be taught - if parents are...

15 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 14 Dec 08

20 years after the Children Act introduced into UK law deliberate and direct discrimination against unmarried fathers, it looks like FINALLY the government has accepted that children need two parents. Until now, unmarried...

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BubblyIan How can punishing ALL fathers for the tiny few that misbehave be good for the kids? What about the far larger number of women who deliberately get pregnant and then either try and trap the man into marriage or don't even tell him about the baby? How is that...

15 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 14 Dec 08

20 years after the Children Act introduced into UK law deliberate and direct discrimination against unmarried fathers, it looks like FINALLY the government has accepted that children need two parents. Until now, unmarried...

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BubblyIan So its okay to penalise workaway dads instead? Surely a fair system would be that money is shared equally if contact time with the children is shared equally? Maybe people should realise the sacrifice fathers make by working away? Does not appear to be...

15 Dec 08

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BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 14 Dec 08

I believe that the most important job we do in this world is bringing up our children. If we do it well, our children will grow up to be law-abiding, contributing, well-balanced, members of society. If we do it badly then they...

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BubblyIan I dislike the term 'absent' parent unless it applies to someone who is totally 'absent'. Yes, by abdicating their responsibilities they are contributing to the poor parenting, but it is the parent who palys the largest role who is most to blame. Many separated...

15 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 14 Dec 08

Does advertising for so-called 'healthy' foods encourage you to buy them? Do you give in to your child's requests for unhealthy food for a quiet life? Does your child have lots of burgers and chips? This article highlights...

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BubblyIan It is a very good idea to study the benefits of certain foods on your health and hyoper tensiion (high blood pressure?) is often affected by high salt content so beware prepackaged processed foods. Fresh foods are better - meat should be okay if not soaked in...

15 Dec 08

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 14 Dec 08

Does advertising for so-called 'healthy' foods encourage you to buy them? Do you give in to your child's requests for unhealthy food for a quiet life? Does your child have lots of burgers and chips? This article highlights...

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BubblyIan Absolutely correct! I wish I could cook from first principals! I am going to try for the first time at CHristmas!

15 Dec 08

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