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Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 12-12-2012, 17:24

Replies: 265 Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist Views: 28,252 Posted By bzk Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist Adopted Child Syndrome: Adopted child syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adopted_child_syndrome) See also: Adopted Child Syndrome (ACS) - Amfor.Net...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 11-12-2012, 17:34

Replies: 265 Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist Views: 28,252 Posted By bzk Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist I believe that sometimes adopted children really do not connect with their adoptive parents. When the child also knows their biological parent is still out there, coupled with teenage rebellion,...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 10-12-2012, 17:05

Replies: 265 Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist Views: 28,252 Posted By bzk Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist It's the constant victimhood which annoys me. I've never read her books, maybe a more balanced view is apparent there. But the TV programmes give only her side of the story. Consider: we only...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 06-12-2012, 16:59

Replies: 265 Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist Views: 28,252 Posted By bzk Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist Yentob sure can make some excellent documentaries. But I'm afraid it didn't make Accy look good. It was taken as read that anyone with half a brain cell would want to "escape" and "get out of...

Forum: General Community Talk 12-07-2011, 17:09

Replies: 45 Praise! (for a change) - Burnley Rd, Accrington Views: 4,402 Posted By bzk Re: Praise! (for a change) - Burnley Rd, Accrington I'm sorry but Burnley Road is a disgrace. To drive on I mean. For some reason they've resurfaced a small stretch approaching the roundabout at the edge of town, but neglected to re-do the far...

Forum: Questions and Answers 11-07-2011, 17:30

Replies: 33 the feathers hotel Views: 2,574 Posted By bzk Re: the feathers hotel There is also a Feathers Hotel on Mount Pleasant, Liverpool. Quite well known in the area. The Feathers Hotel - Liverpool City Centre Hotel ? Central Liverpool Hotel...

Forum: General Chat 20-06-2011, 17:43

Replies: 121 DJ's book 'unflattering' about Accy. Views: 3,962 Posted By bzk Re: DJ's book 'unflattering' about Accy. Yeh what happened? Back in the grey days of the Major government, Accy was thriving 4 nights a week. Sunday nights people were queuing up to get into the bars. Lots of new bars opened. During...

Forum: General Chat 15-06-2011, 17:06

Replies: 15 Closing dates for FOCUS DIY stores announced Views: 2,540 Posted By bzk Re: Closing dates for FOCUS DIY stores announced I went to the Focus DIY closing down sale in Burnley a couple of weeks back. All I can say is do not look forward to it so much. There was a queue of cars waiting for parking spaces, and when I...

Forum: General Chat 15-06-2011, 17:01

Replies: 32 Charity begins-where? Views: 979 Posted By bzk Re: Charity begins-where? If it really was taxpayers money it might not be so bad. But it is not, it is borrowed money. Tax receipts are something like 25% too low to pay for current state expenditure, and this current...

Forum: General Chat 14-06-2011, 16:51

Replies: 32 Charity begins-where? Views: 979 Posted By bzk Re: Charity begins-where? In the world, UK is second after the USA in cash terms. In percent of gross national income (GNI) the UK is seventh. We are top of the league in aid as %GNI for the G8 countries. Factcheck:...

Forum: General Chat 10-06-2011, 15:22

Replies: 21 vince cable doesnt make sense Views: 608 Posted By bzk Re: vince cable doesnt make sense I think it stuck in his craw having to defend the student loan hike. Let's face it, he was "got to" with the fake female journalist story. They showed him what the system is capable of with that...

Forum: General Chat 09-06-2011, 17:38

Replies: 21 vince cable doesnt make sense Views: 608 Posted By bzk Re: vince cable doesnt make sense Vince Cable is about the only politician who "got it" that Gordon Brown's debt-based economy was doomed to crash. He was the only one who "saw it coming", when the economy was apparently booming. ...

Forum: Questions and Answers 18-05-2011, 16:48

Replies: 82 Tesco Nelson Views: 7,471 Posted By bzk Re: Tesco Nelson You missed out the "massive" in the car park. It was quite late on Saturday and I bet there were as many cars on it as Asda at that time. You've just reminded me there is a positive to Tesco...

Forum: General Chat 17-05-2011, 17:37

Replies: 109 Council finances in a shocking state Views: 3,821 Posted By bzk Re: Council finances in a shocking state How about cutting all council salaries in excess of say £30k p.a. by half? For example, if you get £40k now, you end up with £35k? That way the ordinary employee is not badly affected, and the...

Forum: Questions and Answers 17-05-2011, 17:24

Replies: 82 Tesco Nelson Views: 7,471 Posted By bzk Re: Tesco Nelson They've fought off all opposition to open a new Tesco in Padiham, even though there is a big Tesco Extra in Burnley. In Rossendale there is Tesco Rawtenstall and another literally 1 mile up the road...

Forum: Hints/Tips/Advice 05-05-2011, 17:20

Replies: 24 464 rochdale bus Views: 6,274 Posted By bzk Re: 464 rochdale bus 1986 was a long time ago. Since then they will have had plenty of time to recruit overpaid management at salaries (what they imagine) is competitive with the private sector. Think NHS for example....

Forum: Hints/Tips/Advice 04-05-2011, 17:30

Replies: 24 464 rochdale bus Views: 6,274 Posted By bzk Re: 464 rochdale bus Slightly later bus on Fridays only, the X41 departs Accy Peel St 2145. Shocking that the council will allow this (the 464 situation) to happen on a major route like this. Just think, only a few...

Forum: Questions and Answers 20-04-2011, 17:05

Replies: 234 Weatherspoons Pub coming to Accy??? Views: 16,723 Posted By bzk Re: Weatherspoons Pub coming to Accy??? I can't see why some people think Wetherspoons won't do well. In both Burnley and Blackburn they are probably their busiest pubs. There are TWO in Burnley and I bet they are the number 1 and 2...

Forum: General Chat 20-04-2011, 16:52

Replies: 67 Outside the Town Hall to be open to traffic Views: 2,547 Posted By bzk Re: Outside the Town Hall to be open to traffic Might actually be a good idea. Mr Manchester Tony Wilson was an advocate of depedestrianisation for Manchester. The idea is that pedestrian-only areas become desolate lonely places in the evenings,...

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