Love St Ives, only been once as a kid but didn't get to enjoy as much as I should have as I went down with acute Bronchitis on the drive down/1st day. Been to Cornwall a few times since but haven't returned there, which I should really put right next year.
Lovely spot, we stayed at St Ives Bay Holiday Park this year and loved it despite the weather. Will definitely be going back.
Two weeks yesterday till I see my Grandson and am in slightly nicer (but not warmer necessarily) surroundings...Atlanta Which brings me on to @PompeyLapras quandary with the (nearly) mother-in-law. My 28 year old daughter lives 4500 miles away and I would say my other half is with her about 8-10 weeks a year (between here and Atlanta) and probably spends 4-5 hours a day on text/facetime. I am sure my son-in-law hates it, but one thing I have learned is that a mother/daughter bond is one of the strongest things in the universe. I know it is awkward etc, but from my experience that is the way it is
Indeed it is. What really annoys me is that straight after the tragedy in New York this week, became it was a 'terror' attack Trump immediately came out and said further steps need to be put in place on immigration. After this terrible tragedy, just like after Vegas he won't want to talk about guns and no action will be taken.
In defence of Trump, I haven't heard a single state Governor come out and say gun laws need to be radically changed. Trump's not the only one who can do something. Governors are responsible for state laws so could implement tighter gun controls for their states.
It does seem an easy solution, but from visiting the US a few times in the last couple of years and now having US family there through my daughter I can see how it has become quite complex. She lives in Georgia and that is probably one of the most pro gun states in the US ( pretty much the whole deep south is). Her hubby was born in Chicago, brought up in Miami, but has lived in Georgia for the last 10-15 years. Guns in Georgia are like you and I take a wallet out with us. He (son in law) has a gun by the bed, frequently has one in the glove box etc. I always ask why? He says why not. As a Brit I just do not get it. We went to a gun range (been twice actually) and it was so easy to try out different guns. My first gun I ever shot was a fully automatic machine gun FFS! To him it was normal. I was literally shaking as I held it and shot it. The argument he has is that if citizens were unarmed then the bad guys would still be. I agree to an extent, but eventually surely it would change. There should be much stricter controls, but you try convincing the US that. "It's in the constitution" they say. I point out it is an AMENDMENT. Surely the constitution could be amended again to not include the right to bear arms with another amendment?. Surely the ONLY reason you bear arms is going to end in tears whether it is for protection or not. No real easy solution as it is so ingrained into US culture, and one that will baffle us Brits forever I feel. Banning guns seems obvious to the rest of the world, but maybe it isn't that simple? Just my 2p worth. EDIT: I know there are a few US based posters on here - what are your views on it? Do I have it way wrong?
As you say, it's a constitution amendment. It can be changed. That's what amendments do. On one occasion they made an amendment to introduce prohibition. Then several years later they erased it. Just keep putting in your 2p worth mate. One day they just may wake up and realise how out of date that particular right to bear arms amendment is.
Yep. I think that second amendment needs amending. A few 'not's need to be inserted in all the appropriate places.
Came back to show you this [if you haven't seen it yet]: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41871936 A professional filmmaker decided to help his girlfriend sell her car. So he made an advert for it. I won't say anymore, just watch the advert and read the link. I think it's great:
Oh and anyone must have been going la-la-la-la I can't hear you with a blind mask on to have not seen the latest news that the ultra-rich people of the world [that's nobody on here] keep most of their investments offshore, where taxation is way low. Which includes the very people who should be setting the best example - our own royal family. Tug those forelocks folks. Makes you proud, doesn't it... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41876942
