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Forum: General Health 12-02-2016, 05:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,106
Posted By Boots
It is always difficult to decide whether or not...

It is always difficult to decide whether or not children should have all the various injections. There were few when I was small, only diphtheris if I remember correctly. Whooping cough came in when...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 14-11-2015, 01:28 PM
Replies: 228
Views: 17,971
Posted By Boots
If push comes to shove and these radicalised...

If push comes to shove and these radicalised muslims start seriously bombing in the UK and do manage to get some of their sharia law stuff etc put into place do you think the moderate muslims will...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 06-11-2015, 04:29 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,243
Posted By Boots
Hanfonius, it is possible for homeless people to...

Hanfonius, it is possible for homeless people to receive benefits - well it certainly used to be. A few years ago we worked for the CAB and on one occasion visited a benefits office where homeless...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 06-11-2015, 12:39 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,243
Posted By Boots
Not all homeless people have mental health...

Not all homeless people have mental health problems, or on drink or drugs. Most are men, although not all, as women are more likely to get help, especially if children are involved. Some are men who,...
Forum: General Health 04-11-2015, 04:31 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,248
Posted By Boots
I watch some of the quiz shows but by no means...

I watch some of the quiz shows but by no means all. I do some cross words and other similar sorts of games, and do on line games of scrabble. I also have a mind training ap I put on my Kindle which...
Forum: Food & Drink 04-11-2015, 04:26 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,372
Posted By Boots
I know nothing about celebrations that other...

I know nothing about celebrations that other cultures have in this country. Where I live there are very few people who aren't white British people born and bred here. There are one or two of Asian...
Forum: Food & Drink 04-11-2015, 04:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,840
Posted By Boots
We are having shepherds pie this evening using...

We are having shepherds pie this evening using some mince from a lamb farmed locally. I don't do a great deal with it, after browning the lamb, and removing any excess fat. I do had a stock cube and...
Forum: Travel and Holidays 03-11-2015, 03:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,670
Posted By Boots
I remember my first flight on a Vickers Viscount...

I remember my first flight on a Vickers Viscount to Sardinia. We had to stop to refuel in Nice, so that was the first time I had stood on foreign soil so to speak. I thought it was great and have...
Forum: Food & Drink 03-11-2015, 03:21 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,730
Posted By Boots
I don't wash or peel mushrooms either. I would...

I don't wash or peel mushrooms either. I would not normally eat mushrooms unless they came from a shop, although I have in the past eaten ones grown in the wild, when I was sure that they had been...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 03-11-2015, 03:17 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,485
Posted By Boots
I do buy sausages occasionally, often from our...

I do buy sausages occasionally, often from our local pig farmer who makes his own, but even he uses some preservatives. You may be well Twink55 that these preservatives are part of the health...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 02-11-2015, 12:48 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,485
Posted By Boots
The so say "experts" are always having to find...

The so say "experts" are always having to find something to upset normal people. What a lot of rubbish is being talked about eating processed food and red meat. I am sure the main reason as to why...
Forum: General Health 30-10-2015, 04:19 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,794
Posted By Boots
There was also something I briefly read about...

There was also something I briefly read about statins making it more likely someone taking them will get nasty chest infections. Not sure whether that was because they were taking statins or whether...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 30-10-2015, 12:59 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,701
Posted By Boots
If push comes to shove and the strict ISIS type...

If push comes to shove and the strict ISIS type moslems look like taking over our country, or indeed any part of Europe, then the so called moderate moslems will do what they are told by the these...
Forum: General Chat 25-08-2015, 04:37 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,558
Posted By Boots
I have met a number of people over the years who...

I have met a number of people over the years who are definitely classed as disabled in all sorts of ways, but work doing all sorts of jobs, although obviously not heavy manual work. They want to...
Forum: Travel and Holidays 22-08-2015, 03:15 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,433
Posted By Boots
We used to go to France quite a lot for holidays...

We used to go to France quite a lot for holidays and so I had to dig deep into my memory and remember some of the French I learnt at school. We got by quite well, and then decided to buy a house...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 22-08-2015, 03:07 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 10,073
Posted By Boots
I agree with you. Unless we are very careful...

I agree with you. Unless we are very careful England will eventually become a muslim country with sharia law. I believe there are plans whereby the north of England may well become run by the muslim...
Forum: Food & Drink 11-08-2015, 03:47 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,517
Posted By Boots
I buy British as far as possible. I get my meat...

I buy British as far as possible. I get my meat from a local pig farm and buy it by the side. Half a pig lasts more or less a year for us. He also has
contacts with a farmer who has sheep and...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 05-08-2015, 03:21 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,982
Posted By Boots
Our bin men are fine. We have a small black bin...

Our bin men are fine. We have a small black bin for landfill rubbish which is emptied weekly and a large blue bin for all recyclable stuff. We don't have to wash out tins or bottles (unless we want...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 05-08-2015, 03:04 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 10,073
Posted By Boots
There are certainly some heated comments on this...

There are certainly some heated comments on this thread, most in line with my views. With regard to the fence, well I would electrify it, initially so it gave those that tried to get through, a nasty...
Forum: Diet & Nutrition 03-08-2015, 03:16 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,028
Posted By Boots
North of somewhere in the region of Birmingham,...

North of somewhere in the region of Birmingham, the UK does not have enough sunshine in the winter so that people can make vitamin D naturally. Plus people seem to cover themselves in sun screen at...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 01-08-2015, 04:46 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,749
Posted By Boots
A lot of migrants, both legal and illegal, have...

A lot of migrants, both legal and illegal, have TB and bring it in as we never check anyone, or refuse someone with TB. At one time the disease was almost gone, but now it is back with some...
Forum: Food & Drink 01-08-2015, 04:21 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,640
Posted By Boots
We normally use lard for roast potatoes and olive...

We normally use lard for roast potatoes and olive oil for frying eggs and sausages. Don't fry much else really. Put fish in the oven. OH makes proper chips and has used sunflower oil, but perhaps we...
Forum: Food & Drink 26-07-2015, 02:11 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,293
Posted By Boots
I like most vegetables and peas (of any sort) are...

I like most vegetables and peas (of any sort) are one of my favourites. I usually just steam them, but I do add them to all sorts of other dishes sometimes. Mushy peas with fish and chips are good,...
Forum: Food & Drink 26-07-2015, 02:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,590
Posted By Boots
I love marrow. It has a very light delicate taste...

I love marrow. It has a very light delicate taste one and I like it just lightly steamed. Nothing fussy.
Forum: Money Saving Tips 03-07-2015, 02:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,780
Posted By Boots
I am another one who does not keep the butter I...

I am another one who does not keep the butter I am using every day in the fridge. If it should be really to hard to spread in the winter, 10 seconds in the micro wave is normally plenty of time to...
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