Hastings Forum

Richard wrote: G.K. asks if it is Nature or Nurture: Some people will more easily succumb to drugs, sex and alcohol or criminality whereas others will not. I suspect it is mainly down to nurture (in this case, poor upbringing). Lack of moral fibre is (also poor upbringing) the reason why young girl...

Fair points I suppose, GK, although I don't really know how either of them can be countered or managed to the advantage of the 'victim'. Some may be able to change, others won't - and many don't want to change, but will cunningly exploit misguided sympathy. There's nowt so queer as folk, as they say...

Richard wrote: Olly we are getting a bit legless here. I u/s you believe in a short, sharp, shock for people with drug/alcohol problems Unless you've got a better idea? which perhaps can be administered in places like Thailand but we can agree that here it would be difficult owing to Human Rights W...

Richard wrote: Hi there Olly !! Hey Richard - it's good talking to you. All these things we discuss have been known about for millenia and that is why religion developed first and foremost as the 'moral policeman' to curb man's instinct to behave like the base animal that he is, under a thin veneer...

Richard wrote: I think the beatitude (from a Sermon on the Mount) about "the meek" perhaps refers to the idea that those who are gentle, subserviant, downtrodden and helping of others are more important than those who seek power and riches and who think they can buy their way into everyth...

[quoted] Derek Jempson wrote: I would like to see a "discrete" caf - one where customers are shielded somewhat from other customers. [color:blue]I don't want to see other people stuffing their faces when I eat and I'm sure they don't want to see me.[/color] Noise is also a problem for me - I hate ca...

Richard wrote: It is patently obvious that drugs and alcohol can affect anyone and therefore to be judgemental is to deny the "there but for the grace of God" attitude which I believe in as it allows for all people to be included as equals rather than excluded on any account. Whether a ma...

Well you might have to do some research because the pies were extremely distinctive, not only in flavour but in 'construction' - the pastry whilst thin was quite elastic (for want of a better word - it wasn't crusty in other words). and the filling was (I use the word again because it's so important...

Hey I'll tell you what I miss since moving here - the old Pie and Eel shops. Open one and I'll be your best customer.

'gull-ible' - I like it!! :laugh: What the animal rights zealots fail to comprehend is that the more they breed (the gulls, not the animal rights zealots! <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> ) , the more there will have to be killed when an in...