@fesshole Sat next to the same guy for about 2 years, we gradually moved of=n from nod, to smile to a 5 minute conversation. My work place changed and i stopped catching the train. We randomly bumped into each other and had a full blown hug. I don’t even know his name.
Been getting the same train for the past year. The same person sits opposite me every day. This morning we struck a conversation. Needless to say I won't be getting that train again. Worried they're thinking the same and we both end up getting the same train again.
@RachelD1892@kennels1 I wasn’t there to judge the scale of it so i can neither support not disagree with his comment. However, i do support his right to say it and to have an opinion
At PMQs Starmer called for Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy to be sacked for describing Trafalgar Sq public muslim prayers 'hosted by Sadiq Khan' as an "act of domination".
Do you support Nick Timothy's comments?
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I’m a big guy. I’ve been lifting weights for ten years. I look intimidating, I guess. I was at Planet Fitness doing bench presses. I noticed a kid in the corner. He was maybe 16, really overweight. He was looking around like he was terrified someone was going to laugh at him. He walked over to the dumbbells, picked up the lightest ones, and did a few awkward curls. He stopped, looked in the mirror, and hung his head. He was about to leave. He looked like he was about to quit before he even started. I racked my weights and walked over to him. He flinched when he saw me coming. He thought I was going to make fun of him. 'Hey man,' I said. He looked down. 'I’m leaving, sorry.' 'No,' I said. 'I was just gonna say, your form is a little off. You’re gonna hurt your back.' I picked up a weight. 'Tuck your elbows. Like this. Slow down.' He copied me. 'There you go,' I grinned. 'That’s the muscle working.' We trained together for an hour. I showed him the ropes. At the end, he wiped the sweat off his forehead. 'I almost walked out,' he admitted. 'I felt stupid.' 'We all started somewhere,' I told him. 'I used to be 50 pounds heavier than you. The only bad workout is the one you didn't do.' He’s been my gym partner for six months now. He’s down 40 pounds. Strength isn't about how much you can lift. It’s about lifting others up with you.
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@MartinSLewis Half each. I believe i have brought my children up well and that if one of them was in desperate need the other would step in and help them.
Today’s Poll: If a couple had two adult children - one financially very successful and one struggling - should their Will leave their estate 50-50, or divide it more based on need?
Which comes CLOSEST to your view in this hypothetical?
Keir Starmer could say that the UK may need to go into LOCKDOWN as early as May if meningitis cases continue to escalate.
Just so he can Cancel elections!!!!
I've never listened to a podcast for more than 3 or 4 minutes. I don't have the patience to listen to people ramble on while I wait for them to talk about something I might be interested in. I'm not sure there's ever been a less efficient way to transmit information.
@kenzietuff It was so much easier 40. Years ago, just breast feed them when they are hungry and when they start being interested in what the family is eating you just gave them a bit of of that. Apparently my first words were ‘give the baby some’
I just had a friend tell me their doctor told them not to try out feeding eggs until ten months for their child… these kids are so screwed, man. Neither parent has known food allergies. I am begging you all to stop listening to pediatrician diet advice.
@Squashedhedgi@BronwynChat@ddhitchens Oh dear, I hope you never have to experience this first hand. It may be a surprise to learn that palliative care is woefully under resourced and therefore people will be driven to chose death as the only alternative.
Remarkable speech from Pam Duncan-Glancy (Independent):
“There will be countless disabled people in our constituencies who haven’t had the choice to have a shower in weeks. People who can’t choose when they go to bed. Some who will already be in bed.
“People who can’t choose what to eat. People who can’t choose to go out of their house, because it isn’t accessible. People tonight who can’t choose the care or the healthcare they need, including at the end, because it simply isn’t available for them.
“And crucially, there will be disabled people whose struggle is so hard that they’ve given up hope, given up fighting, and will be considering tonight taking their own lives.
“I know this, because I have been all of these people I’ve described. They live in fear every single day, worrying about what new limit someone else will put on their lives, and what little power they will have to change it. They live every single day without choice at all…
“In a world where so many have little or no choice, we can’t risk making death the only choice they ever have.”
@amoffa50@ddhitchens@crit_gen So that’s ok then? Can’t shower yourself so you can’t have a shower? Can’t shop and cook so eat what you given? Can’t get up the steps so stay where you are?
@ddhitchens This is a false argument, preventing those that are terminally ill choosing to die with dignity won’t improve social packages of care for disabled
I was quiet on here this morning because on my way to Chiswick from East London, I got into an altercation with a third world person. He was drunk, stoned and looking for trouble. I explained to him that I was going to sit there in my seat in peace and he wasn’t going to bully me or push me around. There was some contact, but nothing bad. It was quite obvious though to everyone else in the carriage, that this wasn’t going to end well. Interestingly, as I sat there waiting for the next salvo, the train pulled into a station and a tfl Swat team of five blokes got on, grabbed him and pulled him out. Someone had obviously reported him. I have to say, I was very impressed by them. Dealt with swiftly and professionally. Good work.