Do you belong to any other forums?

Totally now.

Never mind.

You alright Anniebach?

She is probably keeping well out of the way in case she is hit by the crossfire.

Oh my - what is all this about.

How is it a distortion to quote somebody's exact words?

cross posted here - mine followed Greatnans at 18.34. Dogs walked, dinner cooking, off to watch the news (that'll be non contentious......)

Well if you don't understand Greatnan then the only suggestion I can offer is pop it in your files, switch off from it and then perhaps mull over it another day, yes ?

Give it a rest GN.

I am fine J08, thank you , one of my dogs has a rather nasty ear infection , affected her balance , which means meal times and walks take much longer than usual

Oh my gosh! Poor dog.

I wasn't referring to you Greatnan

Annie
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I was!

Soon be time for Holby City - goodnight, people of good will!

What a coincidence Elegran that you should speak of some fearing the dark, a dear friend of mine has been terrified of the dark since October 1966, a grown man, retired school master and brilliant artist , most level headed , but when it comes to the dark , whoosh, this man shakes, has been known to vomit, what a pair he and I make with our silly phobias and both caused by the same incident, such is life for us mere mortals

Well that was a joke wasn't it? Maybe half a dozen people (generous estimate?) actually responded to the question while all the others repeated all the stuff that has been deleted in other threads recently. Never mind a piss off emoticon; we need a huge yawn emoticon.

absent

Good idea absent. Talk about a storm in a teacup!

We all fear something Anniebach, even the most robust of us, or perhaps we avoid something which others have no problem with - the sight of blood makes some people faint, even a few drops of someone else's. With some it is something logical, with others there seems no sense to it, but that does not make it less real. Just as well we are all different, or there would be no nurses or Alpine mountain rescue teams!

I was not making fun of anyone's fears, just saying that we could get into a position where mentioning anything at all risked causing distress to someone - or made self-appointed guardians accuse us of causing distress, while the "sufferer" was happy to just take evasive action, as you were.

You still here Absent?! I'm amazed.

And I haven't got a clue what you're talking about anyway.

Was there a question?

Title of the thread, jings.

So true Elegran, we all have fears, be they rational or irrational, but I am sure you agree for some these fears can ruin w persons life, that must be hell