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Is it shallow to want understanding?
I don’t think it’s a desire for sympathy, more just simple empathy and understanding. I think there’s a difference - I don’t want people to worry about me, unless there was something they could do to help. However I would want them to understand what things are like as I try to do for them I have a family member who seems…
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Advice
Hi all sorry if I'm posting in the wrong one but I keep getting swollen left ankle doctors just don't seem to care :(
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Costumes
Hi guys,I enjoy attending comic cons. Part of the fun is dressing up as characters from film and TV. I was curious if any of you had any tips or tricks for easy outfits, or a way of integrating your chair into part of your costume?
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Yay
I apologise for making a self-gratifying post but I wondered if anyone wanted to share any good things they have done to help themselves recently, however small they may seem to others?? As of yesterday I just had 2 “alcohol free days” in a row for the first time in several years which I am really pleased with. I am…
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Minor technical issues with forum
I'm having some very minor issues with the forum and am wondering if anyone else is, too? The first issue is that when a thread says however many new posts there are, that number overstates by one new post, almost as though it's forgetting I've read the most recent post; sometimes it will say 1 new post and there will be…
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What's Your Favourite Chocolate Bar....
This question applies to the elder generation of this forum members, but the younger generation are more than welcome to contribute.... What was your favourite Chocolate Bar when you was a child? What Chocolate Bar would you like to see back on the shelves? My childhood favourite was Banjo.
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Non-alcoholic beer
Does anyone have any experience? Can anyone recommend some good ones? I've managed to drastically cut my alcohol for over 3 months now but sometimes I kind of miss the taste of beer (not the effects) and was looking at the alcohol free beers in the supermarket and wondered whether it's worth a try? I'm aware that by law…
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ANYONE PLAY CHESS?
Hi Folks Does anyone play chess? Thanks
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Hospitals Could Learn from Great Yarmouth Hospital
Sadly, while on holiday I got bit by a dog while trying to protect my dog. I thought I would be in a&e for hours on end. Where I live you are normally waiting for around 2 hours to see a nurse, and then another three to four hours to see a doctor. At Great Yarmouth hospital they have a great system. I could not believe…
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! Rishi's agenda on disability and sickness - your voice is needed for evidence!
On the subject of Rishi's speech on his intentions to strip GP's of the right to issue fit notes, his victim blaming agenda to try and force ill and disabled people into work, I believe he may be committing a criminal offence of causing people harassment, alarm and/or distress with his speech and intentions. Therefore, I…
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Pedantic grammar question
I wonder if anyone wants to try to help settle a light-hearted argument Everyone knows the word "an" is used in place of "a" when preceding a word beginning with a vowel (and in a few other instances as well) When you abbreviate a phrase by using the first letters of each word do you decide between "a" and "an" based on…
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Mediocrism
I don't know if that's a word, but I kind of mean it to mean the opposite of "elitism" I'm not against anti-elitism, like most people, I've benefitted from that loads of times as there are lots of areas where I fall short and need support!!!! However, is it right to go so far towards making sure people don't need to be…
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Gross habits
I was wondering if just for fun anyone cared to share disgusting things that either they do or know someone who does I have a family member, now left home, who used to do something really gross. If anyone knows how footballers/athletes sometimes blow their nose without a tissue, by putting a finger over one nostril then…
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The Great British Sewing Bee applications are now open!
On behalf of the BBC. WE NEEDLE YOU! We’re looking for Britain’s best home sewers to
enter the sewing room! Are you passionate about patterns? Crowned with creativity? Fabulous at fitting? Applications for the next series of THE GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE are NOW OPEN! Do you know someone who loves to make their own
clothes…
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Social media
I have never ever used any of the social media sites but my support worker has suggested that I sign up to one, because a lot of the things I want to get involved in communicate a lot over social media. Also it may be a good way to “meet” some of the people who I might meet, before doing so in real life, which would make…
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What DOESN'T annoy you?
We have had a few threads (and lots of great answers) asking what annoys people What about things that annoy MOST people but don't annoy you?? I have a few things... Noise doesn't bother me, if someone is doing building work or moving their lawn, whatever...I can even sleep really well regardless of any noise :D The…
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Benefits
A lot of people with disabilities have worked for a living and paid tax so the government need to think about how they are treating people. I have worked. 30 years. I have dug snow to get my car stated in the morning, to go to. work
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It's Star Wars Day!
Fourth of May be with you. Wait, May the fourth be with you. There, that's better! Today people all around the world are getting their geek on and showing their love to one of the biggest movie franchises out there, Star Wars! Be you a Trandoshian or a Twi'lek, Hutt or Human, there's so many species out there in the Star…
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Pointless inventions
In your opinion, what are the most pointless things that have been invented? I want to nominate the honey drizzler (picture attached in case anyone doesn't know what that is) Now maybe I am using it wrong and there is some technique I am unaware of, but this admittedly cute utensil does not seem to do any job that cannot…
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No Mow May 2024
Did you know there's a movement in the UK where you don't have to mow your lawn for the whole of May? I know right? It seems weird that you can be helping wildlife by not doing something, but it's true, No Mow May is real! With green spaces shrinking every year, the UKs native wildlife is struggling. But to help counter…
