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I was going to go to the local food market, about 20 plus miles away but it is raining here in NY , Southern Tier, and might every day until next week, so I decided to stay home., watch TV, and take it easy.

I am a Watergate Buff and watched the "Plumbers" series yesterday. I was disappointed in it, and shocked how they portrayed Gordon Liddy at the end of the show. Liddy, in my opinion, was a nut case, but I never heard of him singing "Deutchland uber alles", when in prison and making a Hitler salute.

At the end also there is a scene where John Dean is autographing his book, but it's cover did not look like it said " Blind Ambition."
I was reading "Blind Ambition" when I was in labor with my daughter.

The real story of Watergate and the Plumbers was in the original hearings ,on TV and I tried to watch them all.
The last time I was in Washington, DC I took photos of the Watergate complex. I was also shocked to learn that "Deep Throat" was Mark Felt! He had been the deputy director of the FBI! I thought it was Alexander Haig, Nixon's Chief of Staff.

I love American History , even in it's darkest days.
 

its funny to see someone changing trains at Audley end ...not funny for your child. but amusing for me, because Saffrom walden is so close to Cambridge..it seems daft to have to change trains there... What a PITA

Hope she has a safe journey..
 

OneEyedDiva said:
Hope you didn't experience any damage Capt.
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Thanks... the only slight damage so far is to my right foot. I was trying to secure the rubbish bins when the wind literally lifted two of them and one landed on my foot. It was sore for a while and probably bruised, but it could have been worse.

These are the sort of bins we are provided with - and they're heavy, even when they're empty.
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HollyDolly, I still cannot thank you enough for your help with my dad's birthplace.
My brother and I are still traumatized by our childhood, as he was a brutal parent, but raised us the way his father had raised him. My aunt, his brother's wife , told me their childhood had been awful. But she never knew how ours had been My brother ,in his mid 70s, is still in therapy over our childhood.

But when we talked on Christmas, I realized that knowing more about dad has humanized him for us, and a few years before he died, he sort of apologized for the way he treated us, because he said he had suffered from depression and drank too much. And he still treated us bad anyhow , as well as bullying my mother.

But to me the depression he said he had was just an excuse, and I am trying to forgive him. I was able to forgive two people in my life who had caused me emotional pain an anger, and when I forgave them, a big dark cloud was lifted from me! But it is different when a parent abuses his kids.

My brother said he had not mailed my Christmas gift yet- and when I get it, I will call him, and share with him a few more things I learned about our father, and his brother that are very interesting, and upbeat.

He and my uncle came to America when they were about 7 or 8 years old I think and the school teacher introduced them to the class as two boys from England. They were teased relentlessly for a long time, because the other kids would say "how come if you guys are from England, that you can't speak English." Their accent was quite strong and even their first report cards had their names wrong because they didn't 'speak English' the way everyone else did. When my father told me that I could tell this had hurt him and his brother deeply, and he probably suffered much trauma from his childhood too.

He used to say "kids are like horses, their spirit must be broken." His dad told him that. He damaged our spirit but never quite broke it. I raised two horses, they don't need their spirits broken at all. Fortunately my friend's parents allgave me great examples of what a good parent is!

I hope the New Year will give me and my brother a better way of thinking about our father.

Thanks to YOU!
 
Widow of Vietnam Vet said:
HollyDolly, I still cannot thank you enough for your help with my dad's birthplace.
My brother and I are still traumatized by our childhood, as he was a brutal parent, but raised us the way his father had raised him. My aunt, his brother's wife , told me their childhood had been awful. But she never knew how ours had been My brother ,in his mid 70s, is still in therapy over our childhood.

But when we talked on Christmas, I realized that knowing more about dad has humanized him for us, and a few years before he died, he sort of apologized for the way he treated us, because he said he had suffered from depression and drank too much. And he still treated us bad anyhow , as well as bullying my mother.

But to me the depression he said he had was just an excuse, and I am trying to forgive him. I was able to forgive two people in my life who had caused me emotional pain an anger, and when I forgave them, a big dark cloud was lifted from me! But it is different when a parent abuses his kids.

My brother said he had not mailed my Christmas gift yet- and when I get it, I will call him, and share with him a few more things I learned about our father, and his brother that are very interesting, and upbeat.

He and my uncle came to America when they were about 7 or 8 years old I think and the school teacher introduced them to the class as two boys from England. They were teased relentlessly for a long time, because the other kids would say "how come if you guys are from England, that you can't speak English." Their accent was quite strong and even their first report cards had their names wrong because they didn't 'speak English' the way everyone else did. When my father told me that I could tell this had hurt him and his brother deeply, and he probably suffered much trauma from his childhood too.

He used to say "kids are like horses, their spirit must be broken." His dad told him that. He damaged our spirit but never quite broke it. I raised two horses, they don't need their spirits broken at all. Fortunately my friend's parents allgave me great examples of what a good parent is!

I hope the New Year will give me and my brother a better way of thinking about our father.

Thanks to YOU!
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I'm so sorry you had the abusive childhood that you had dear,,. I can completely empathise , having been a victim myself, so I totally understand your feelings after all these years... but I am absolutely chuffed that I've helped in a small way to get you onto another chapter of your life...🤗

I thought you might be interested to know that as Chester is so close both to Wales and to Liverpool & Manchester in England, that you would hear a myriad of Northern English Accents there, and not specifically a ''Chester'' one... the Liverpool and Welsh accents predominate so when your father arrived in the USA he may have spoken in a strong Welsh/Scouse accent.. which is difficult for many Brits to understand much less Americans ..so that would make sense of the bullying..
Here for you is a visitors trip around Chester...

 
Thanks!!!!!!!!
There are few other Chester sites too that I need to watch on YouTube and I know it is beautiful there!

I love the Royal family and remember my dad talking about "Bonnie Prince Charles", when I was much younger.And he hated Wallis Simpson!

I was bored when he made us get up early for Elizabeth's coronation on TV ( 1953?) but since have found the Royals to be very interesting..... and I still love Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana and also Queen Camilla!

I think the King is still very good looking too!
 
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Because our rail system is broken and there are no trains direct from London to Cambridge at the moment. This is all she could get...

Lancaster to Birmingham New Street
Birmingham New Street to London Euston
Tube from London Euston to Liverpool Street
Liverpool Street to Audley End
Audley End to Cambridge
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And now all trains north of Preston are cancelled. Major flooding further north!
 
VaughanJB said:
I'd further say, we ought to be old enough on here to understand that disagreements are to be expected, and no-one should get upset about them. Just accept someone has a different view, and either discuss that without rancor, or not at all (you learn more from a disagreement than you do agreements at times). We're oldsters for goodness sakes, so if a forum post is getting you bent out of shape, or hating on someone, you probably need to give your head a shake.
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I agree, Vaughan, and typically find your posts well stated and compelling without being rude or dismissive of differing opinions. By my reckoning you are a contemplative soul. That's not always the case on this forum or in real life.

Some take dissent personally, responding with personal attacks (as happened to you in PMs).

My reasons for being on SF are to connect with and learn from people in roughly my age group, to sometimes commiserate, and to have more than a few laughs along the way.

I don't come here to discuss politics (also why I've all but deactivated my FB account) and avoid interacting with small- minded SFers like the plague they are, here and in real life. No matter how tempting - and believe me, I've succumbed far too often - the old saying holds: Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Glad my suggestion helped and that you were able to get it with significant savings. But why do you think the remote is a pain. It's one of the simplest gadgets to use, unless they changed something. :unsure:
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It takes a bit of thought to get back to the other controllers. CC wasn’t obvious either. We’ll play with it.
 
StarSong said:
I agree, Vaughan, and typically find your posts well stated and compelling without being rude or dismissive of differing opinions. By my reckoning you are a contemplative soul. That's not always the case on this forum or in real life.

Some take dissent personally, responding with personal attacks (as happened to you in PMs).

My reasons for being on SF are to connect with and learn from people in roughly my age group, to sometimes commiserate, and to have more than a few laughs along the way.

I don't come here to discuss politics (also why I've all but deactivated my FB account) and avoid interacting with small- minded SFers like the plague they are, here and in real life. No matter how tempting - and believe me, I've succumbed far too often - the old saying holds: Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.
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Here's something to perhaps ponder. See, we have the World Wide Web, all international and shiny, with digibits flying back and forth. You can find special areas of interest on just about anything.

But then you get a particular instance - such as this discussion forum right here. Anyone can join, from anywhere. That said, the vast majority of members are Americans, and as such it has a leaning toward US-Centric topics, and US-Centric ideas and thoughts. This is perfectly normal, and it's not unique to here. However, there are also people who are not from the US, and they might - and probably do - have different life experiences, and different points of view. The world isn't as homogenized as you might think.

So, when you get posts that claim someone shouldn't have an opinion because they're not American - it comes across (IMO) as intolerance. Because while this is an oldsters forum with mostly American oldsters, it's also a forum for old people everywhere (or so I thought).

I loved my time in the US. It's the greatest country on Earth. I don't shy away from saying so. I lived and worked there for 18 years as a migrant. All legal. So my perspective is of a migrant, British male, and white. There wasn't much I disliked about the US. I do prefer inclusivity though.
 
Discussing the Daily Mail, mostly. Of all the unlikely topics of interest.....

The weather has just kicked up with heavy wind and rain - which is annoying as I approach dog walking time (dog still loves his walk, though).

Then more football tonight!!
 
VaughanJB said:
However, there are also people who are not from the US, and they might - and probably do - have different life experiences, and different points of view. The world isn't as homogenized as you might think.
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Those posts always interest me, excepting the type specifically designed to always tout another country by stomping on the US. One SFer does that routinely and it's beyond tiresome.

After some traveling, I've yet to find a country I didn't enjoy or a population I didn't find kindly, helpful and welcoming. Some a little more than others perhaps, but all have been positive experiences. Same with different areas of the US. People everywhere seem to try to be good humans.

I occasionally lurk on a forum of nearly all Brits (maybe UKers?), and find a lot of truth in what you said above. Some of what they complain or rave about are pretty much non-issues here. And what worries Americans is sometimes barely on their radar. Or they perceive the issue differently.
 
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