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Absolutely bloody fantastic

Its a common tactic of the rascal and the nutter to call other people sheep when they hold different views I've noticed. I for one would never dare to presume what might be causing Craig's problems or what might be the best solution, I'll leave that to himself and those close to him, or real professionals if needed. Needless to say hope you're feeling better soon Craig. I'm currently pissed of because I have some inflammatory process going on with my feet which I can't diagnose. Desperately hoping it clears up before next weekend, which it should if history is anything to go by. Its called growing

Nothing to do with this thread more a general observation on the way Craig comes across in a lot of threads. He doesnt just follow the popular line or the Forum cheer leader. His opinions imo seem to actually be his, which is nice And with regard to cynics I have know problem with them but at least either bach it up with a good old solid argument rather than sitting in the corner with your thumb in your mouth mumbling "The worlds not round, the worlds not round"!

Ignore him / her....Theres no such thing as depression. Read Tony Robbins. There you go Craig, all you have to do is fill a room of your house with mirrors, then gurn at yourself all day- ffs.............. Hope things perk up for you soon. Ignore the window cleaner Craig...... Get the book, awaken the giant within (ebay a few quid or pm me your adress and I'll send you mine) think you can even download it now. Lots of sceptics but it will sort you out, guaranteed. A rather simplistic approach. The issue being depression will pretty much strip you of the motivation to do anything, let alone read a book and help yourself. Don't get me wrong Tony Robbins is fantastic, I've been to his seminars and he has the ability to make a real difference (whether it's lasting is a different question). Like most things though unless you want to help yourself there is little that anyone else can do. I went to see a hypnotherapist and he helped me come through a low-point. The missus used to be on anti-depressants and my advice would be to avoid them if possible - very addictive and lead to quite horrid mood swings. Regardless, Good luck Craig. Couldnt agree more. But you think he's fantastic, I think he's fantastic so really if Craig can see his way to a pm or a few quid on Ebay, it just might solve all his problems. With regard to whether its lasting, I think (and Robbins now says this) that it lasts as long as you keep refreshing yourself with the tools that help you. The majority of his stuff is common sense, ONCE you know it, but you still need to apply it to your life when a situation occurs. I see it a bit like a dietician explaining to you that fatty foods fuck you up and that you should start eating a balanced diet of a,b and c. So you do and you suddenly feel great. Then you decide to sneak in a few kebabs, curries etc etc. Its no good blaming the dietician!!! Anyway Craig, you always come across as pretty open minded and dont fall into the sheep catergory so heres a nice little ebay link for the book at £2.99 and free postage. Surely its / your worth a £2.99 punt. Good Luck http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/anthony-robbins-awak...f#ht_2469wt_939 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/anthony-robbins-awak...f#ht_2469wt_939

Ignore him / her....Theres no such thing as depression. Read Tony Robbins. There you go Craig, all you have to do is fill a room of your house with mirrors, then gurn at yourself all day- ffs.............. Hope things perk up for you soon. Ignore the window cleaner Craig...... Get the book, awaken the giant within (ebay a few quid or pm me your adress and I'll send you mine) think you can even download it now. Lots of sceptics but it will sort you out, guaranteed.

£1 shop jarrow, strawberry planter. Each tier is a quid but a great bargain none the less. Buy as many tiers as you like. Cant get the image the right way

Ignore him / her....Theres no such thing as depression. Read Tony Robbins.

Heaven and Hell today! Gorgeous weather and set to stay for the next 4 months according to those that pretend they know. Spent all day around home pottering in the garden while wife and daughters, puppies and kittens play. Oldest daughter (21) has had to go to get Tonsils out today and we're not allowed to stay with her or go see her til normal visiting times tonight.

Find a good woman Have a handful of kids Find a stress free part time job Enjoy the simple things in life Do a bit of gardening Drink, Fuck and be merry. Let the other fuckers worry about the world. (There is no end to the rainbow)

whens the queens speech?

I agree

Absolutely diabolical policy. Blatant bribe as she thought homeowner = Tory, assets sold for a fraction of their worth, revenues ring-fenced so drastic shortage of social housing which has led to house price inflation which has caused probably 2 major recessions ans still results in millions struggling to find somewhere decent to live. But a few thousand people made a tidy sum so of course it was good. But at the time, those in social housing jumped at the chance to own. Also, apart from first-time buyers, I don't remember too many complaining when the value of property soared under the Labour administration. I don't blame the people for taking advantage - that's human nature but it doesn't make it right. Housing value increases are one of those things that gives everyone a nice warm fuzzy feeling and what I think is the illusion of wealth (if you sell you still have to find somewhere to live) but in the big picture Housing bubbles are bad news. People stretch too much to afford mortgages even if they aren't first time buyers and it can lead to crises like the one in the US that caused the shitstorm. I'm not saying everyone should live in council houses but a mixed approach and one encompassing European rental models leads to a much more stable economy than the "buy at all costs" mentality that has arisen as a legacy of this policy. I think what a lot of it boiled down too was whether public spending ( local councils) could continue to afford the upkeep of council housing. I think this view continued under Labour and many Labour councils such as Sunderland have sold their council stock off to private firms who can appoint people to carry out repairs as and when needed rather than employ large armies of tradesmen. Isn't the European model very much based on private landlords which is what we are now moving more towards. Personally I would love the local council to supply lots of good low cost housing but I also realise that as with most things in comes down to budgets and how much cash there is to around.

Worth noting after all the hoo ha that at the lib dem conference yesterday over 99% of grass root lib dems voted in favour of the coalition.

Seems a good first move from George Osbourne to make government forecasting independant so that politicians can't fiddle the figures in the future.

Watched it tonight, excellent!

I'd love a greenhouse for the back garden. There seems to be some canny bargains on adtrader for greenhouses.

They're on ebay for £80 with free delivery. I bought something similar last year and the first strong winds we had it just evaporated, how tough is this CT? It's a decent size like. Aye I saw them on ebay however for the sake of £19 I wanted the peace of mind of being able to take it back and get it sorted if not right. As it happened when we open the box and assembled it the plastic was coming away from the the zip. We got it changed within an hour. It seems very tough to me, but time will tell. Our allotment neighbour bought one online for £50 which looks pants.

Just quite surprised that Thatcher ( or any world leader ) was banging on about climate change 22 years ago. Not a party political point btw, just interesting given the timespan. Most would think of climate change as a very recent thing with that vice president bloke whose name escapes me.

Came across this 22 year old speech today..... Who'd have thought it!

You see the answer should be that if everyone is happy with their ratio, the spare cash should be put into a jolly boys outting pot (e.g. an olympic games, update broadband to 1GB etc..). It can be then used if required to offset a credit crunch or bail out rover This is quite an old quote. It should really be updated to reflect our current situation, which is the bill gets put up £20 (i.e. to service our £42 billion debt interest) and the first 7 guys vote 8, 9 and 10 (10 being business) to pay it so 10 f**ks off to India, leaving Gordon to look silly and Labourites who never understood the system in the first place to blame economic conditions. Very Good

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I think we are looking for conspiracy style policy in something which is basically pretty mundane, especially given the lack of real newsworthyness in the media. Maybe it will be more of a story when the MP's debate it, however i'm sure it is deficit re-payal which will concern most voters.

Did High Street last year from Stavely, a nice 78k ride, was tough climbing up I must say. TNF at Grizedale is Waaaaaaayyyy overated IMO. Mind you, most trail centres are, give me natural MTBing any day. Im sure theres mountain bikers and then theres mountain bikers!!! As cat bells is no Jacks rack to the walkers.