BBC and the Cotton Wool Society

[EdinburghFixed]

People do things like jumping off high cliffs and bridges into water becauser of the thrill which comes from the danger.

Exactly. What I don't understand about this sort of reporting is that there is an automatic assumption that danger is bad.

Not everybody wants a bland life which ends in a drawn-out painful death from some incurable old-age malady. Nobody wants to die young, either, but I think it's wholly understandable that people want to *risk* dying young in order that the overwhelming majority can both die old, and live a little on the way there.

[AlbionLass]

During my late teens and early 20's I was involved in several different equestrian sports, show-jumping, eventing, team-chasing, hunting, hunter-trials etc and worked in the equestrian industry. Thankfully I was never seriously injured (mainly bruises and scrapes and broken toes from being trodden on). Non of my friends batted an eyelid as to my welfare or safety.
The same friends think I'm mad for cycling in traffic .

[stoobs]

Lunatic

[Guy951]

Good point.
I know it would be hot, but you can get your fingers in there too!

I never thought about it before, but why do they allow toasters in their present form? What's wrong with a ceramic plate system or a radiant element like on electric cookers? Why bare wires?

I see Mick's using smileys.
(from this thread http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=5971

andwags wrote:
Is a smiley face a 21st century punctuation mark? (Wed May 16 2007 1:54pm)

Mick replied:
No. Certainly not! I can't stand them, and will never use them. If one can't get over one's point without real words and punctuation, one should go back to school!

(But sadly, you're probably right!)

Regards,
Mick F. Cornwall (Wed May 16 2007 2:09pm)

When did the great breakthrough come?


What makes you think I'm bored?

[Mick F]

What makes you think I'm bored?

That you've taken the time to find that thread!

I sometimes use them now, but not often. Search through my posts and see how many you can find, and when I used my first one.
(You must be VERY bored to do that!)

[EdinburghFixed]

Only a little under 13,000 posts to read - not that many surely!

[Guy951]

I sometimes use them now, but not often. Search through my posts and see how many you can find, and when I used my first one.
(You must be VERY bored to do that!)

Busting Spam - Nope

How is your rain? - Nope

Bah! Humbug! - Nope

No please, don't delete me! - Nope

Forum Experiment - The Power of Positive Thinking - Nope