Posts by digderidoo

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House prices may drop up to 25% - Businessweek

by DanTheMan in

full article.

while a 25% decline is unprecedented in modern times, some economists are beginning to talk about it.

"we now see potential for another 25% to 30% downside over the next two years," says david a. rosenberg, north american economist for merrill lynch (mer), who until recently had expected a much smaller slide.

digderidoo

Scary thought. They are expecting a downturn this side of the pond, the housing market has slowed down. But to hear of this sort of drop sounds unreal.

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27 days sober...In new territory

by digderidoo in

jw
friends

i would just like to give an update on my sobriety, as i have had one or two pms regarding it.. this time last year i went almost 4 weeks without a drink but found it incredibly hard each day, so eventually went out one night to see a live band in a pub and started to drink again.

this time feels different, in that i have the support of the aa and people pn this board to help me out.

i am not saying it has been easy but i have felt better for it.

digderidoo

Thanks for your comments, i have only just come back on line since yesterday.

Snow, my avatar is eating bamboo (i think).

Paul

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Mother-in-law gets a letter from JWs

by Jim_TX in

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first - let me point out that (for those that do not know this), neither my wife nor any of her family are jws.

my wife studied with a jw - but that was many years ago.

she never got too far into the jw religion - but got a knowledge of what - and who they are.

digderidoo

Alot of witnesses who write letters see it as a way to 'count their time'. it is an easy option for pioneers instead of walking the streets knocking doors. They can stay cosy in their house and still 'preach the good news', just a way of sciving if you ask me.

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27 days sober...In new territory

by digderidoo in

jw
friends

i would just like to give an update on my sobriety, as i have had one or two pms regarding it.. this time last year i went almost 4 weeks without a drink but found it incredibly hard each day, so eventually went out one night to see a live band in a pub and started to drink again.

this time feels different, in that i have the support of the aa and people pn this board to help me out.

i am not saying it has been easy but i have felt better for it.

digderidoo

On a further point relating to this i have been out a couple of times while others have drank, but i have kept to the pop. I have a weekend booked up in Feb with a few friends where i know i will find it difficult, but i have had some good advice as to how to get through it and still have a good time without drink.

I have geared my social scene away from the pub by getting heavily involved in a scuba diving club that i am part of. Funny thing was i went out early sunday morning at 8.00 am on a dive, i didn't dive myself but just helped out behind the scenes so to speak and had a great time. Met new people, had a laugh with friends, I came away thinking that could have been a fri or sat night socialising, what's the difference?

I realise that it is hard work but i am determined more than ever to get it right.

Paul

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27 days sober...In new territory

by digderidoo in

jw
friends

i would just like to give an update on my sobriety, as i have had one or two pms regarding it.. this time last year i went almost 4 weeks without a drink but found it incredibly hard each day, so eventually went out one night to see a live band in a pub and started to drink again.

this time feels different, in that i have the support of the aa and people pn this board to help me out.

i am not saying it has been easy but i have felt better for it.

digderidoo

I would just like to give an update on my sobriety, as i have had one or two pms regarding it.

This time last year i went almost 4 weeks without a drink but found it incredibly hard each day, so eventually went out one night to see a live band in a pub and started to drink again. This time feels different, in that i have the support of the AA and people pn this board to help me out. I am not saying it has been easy but i have felt better for it. I have had the results of a blood test come through for any alcohol related damage and have been given the all clear! This is the first time i have been so long sober and i hope it continues.

Yours Paul

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I have a new addiction :-/

by digderidoo in

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friends

tesco cheesy twists!

...mmm.

i cant pass a tesco metro without buying one.

digderidoo

Soft twisted bread in a plait, melted cheese throughout. When you bite into it, the cheese melts in your mouth.

79p off the bakery shelf.

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"The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character...

by digderidoo in

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...in all fiction:jealous and proud of it; petty, unjust, unforgiving, control freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty, ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevent bully.

", says richard dawkins in the god delusion p51.

he goes on to say, "those of us schooled from infancy in his ways can become desensitized to their horror".. would you agree?.

digderidoo

ROFL!!! This is YOUR thread; you shouldn't have to ask pardon for anything.

This is no longer my thread . I lost control of this one ages ago.

WooHoo! ive done it

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"The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character...

by digderidoo in

jw
friends

...in all fiction:jealous and proud of it; petty, unjust, unforgiving, control freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty, ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevent bully.

", says richard dawkins in the god delusion p51.

he goes on to say, "those of us schooled from infancy in his ways can become desensitized to their horror".. would you agree?.