Never to old!! - Page 2

Less · 08-02-2011, 09:46

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Ya mean you've only one handbag Less

Yes just the one, a bag is for life Jay not just for shoplifting!

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Originally Posted by heth

I think he has a sparkly one for "special occasions"

Yes, and whenever I get it out the ladies eyes really do light up.

heth · 08-02-2011, 10:00

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Originally Posted by Less

Yes, and whenever I get it out the ladies eyes really do light up.

What their eyes light up in horror?!

Margaret Pilkington · 08-02-2011, 10:42

If I hit someone with my handbag they would be severely injured.......I carry so much stuff around with me.

Yes, she was foolhardy, but I might have done the same thing.....sometimes the adrenalin takes over....and really this being afraid to step in has helped lead to a society where everyone is happy to 'pass by on the other side'.

Good on the old girl......she had guts!

DaveinGermany · 08-02-2011, 11:32

What an extraordinarily brave old dear, my total respect to her for getting stuck in when more able bodied stood around & watched. She was fortunate not to suffer injury, but it reinforces a more dismaying aspect of the modern society, that of well it's not my concern so why get involved.

I personally have been involved in situations were I have stepped up to intervene in something I find to be wrong. A sense of propriety & ingrained attitudes of right & wrong has overridden my sense of self preservation as many others of a certain generation, mindset & upbringing are also wont to do.

It is only afterwards when the adrenaline surge & the burst of what is fair & righteous has ebbed that we tend to think of possible consequences to our actions. The risks & dangers our civil courage at that moment may have exposed us to are laid bare & cold reality hits home, the possibility of hurt & hospitalization are very real. Still I personally would intervene again as I believe it is just part of my nature.

Foolish maybe, but a part of myself that I can't & won't be separated from as it is ultimately something that defines me.

Margaret Pilkington · 08-02-2011, 12:10

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

What an extraordinarily brave old dear, my total respect to her for getting stuck in when more able bodied stood around & watched. She was fortunate not to suffer injury, but it reinforces a more dismaying aspect of the modern society, that of well it's not my concern so why get involved.

I personally have been involved in situations were I have stepped up to intervene in something I find to be wrong. A sense of propriety & ingrained attitudes of right & wrong has overridden my sense of self preservation as many others of a certain generation, mindset & upbringing are also wont to do.

It is only afterwards when the adrenaline surge & the burst of what is fair & righteous has ebbed that we tend to think of possible consequences to our actions. The risks & dangers our civil courage at that moment may have exposed us to are laid bare & cold reality hits home, the possibility of hurt & hospitalization are very real. Still I personally would intervene again as I believe it is just part of my nature.

Foolish maybe, but a part of myself that I can't & won't be separated from as it is ultimately something that defines me.

You must've got it from me son!

DaveinGermany · 08-02-2011, 12:26

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

You must've got it from me son!

Aye, I (Happily) hold my parents responsible !

Margaret Pilkington · 08-02-2011, 14:01

Does that include virtual parents too?

DaveinGermany · 08-02-2011, 14:46

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Does that include virtual parents too?

Most certainly Ma, very remiss of me.

mallard · 08-02-2011, 16:47

Like one or two of you said she was brave,but to tell you the truth i would have mes,t about nick nacking on her door in her younger days,but she was brave.

jaysay · 08-02-2011, 17:49

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

If I hit someone with my handbag they would be severely injured
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I remember somebody else who carried a handbag Margaret

Less · 08-02-2011, 18:41

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I remember somebody else who carried a handbag Margaret

Should that read,

I remember somebody else who carried a handbag, she was called Margaret.

What a cold hearted bitch she was for ordinary decent folk, but, history can't possibly be about to repeat itself, can it?

The guy now in charge hasn't got a hand bag.

(probably carries snooker balls in a sock).

jaysay · 08-02-2011, 18:45

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Originally Posted by Less

Should that read,

I remember somebody else who carried a handbag, she was called Margaret.

What a cold hearted bitch she was for ordinary decent folk, but, history can't possibly be about to repeat itself, can it?

The guy now in charge hasn't got a hand bag.

(probably carries snooker balls in a sock).

No Less you got that wrong she was the Blessed Margaret

Eric · 08-02-2011, 19:09

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

If I hit someone with my handbag they would be severely injured.......I carry so much stuff around with me.

Yes, she was foolhardy, but I might have done the same thing.....sometimes the adrenalin takes over....and really this being afraid to step in has helped lead to a society where everyone is happy to 'pass by on the other side'.

Good on the old girl......she had guts!

Probably got a Nori in there

walkinman221 · 08-02-2011, 20:23

I once helped a lass i saw being banjoed by what turned out to be her boyfriend but the problem was, when i got hold of him to give him the good news SHE attacked me calling me some very unchristian names

.Having said that i would probably do the same again. Top marks to the old girl as cashy says brave but a bit daft as well,but its one in the eye for the scumbags

Margaret Pilkington · 08-02-2011, 20:28

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Originally Posted by Eric

Probably got a Nori in there

Ooh, I don't know Eric......I must check.
There were two bottles of soft drink in there the last time I looked....a couple of bottles of vitamins(need them to carry the bag around)......a purse full of shrapnel.....a screwdriver, nailfile, clippers.....a couple of cloth shopping bags, a couple of plastic ones, a small cellar of salt.......and other amazing trancklements of daily living.

If anyone ever needs anything while we are out...you can bet your life I have it somewhere in my bag.

No......I don't have a lump hammer in there!