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Offline usedbustickets

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Re: Margaret Thatcher is dead
« Reply #130 on: April 09, 2013, 09:22:05 AM »
I know at which University she studied.  My mother also went on to University.  Some had to have the brains and some the brawn, just the same as now.  As for fighting, what did you expect her to do?  She was a woman, though with bigger balls than most men I've met in my life.  My mother helped out at the WAAF whenever she could, where she met my father who was Lancaster bomber crew. What did your mother do to help the war effort usedbustickets?  We can't all have everything and it's a little late now to be able to ask her what she did, if anything.

Ultimately, history will decide whether in the long term she was good for this country or bad. I personally think she did this country a great service and as yesterday, I think it's a little early to slag the woman off.  I will now leave this conversation, as I did yesterday because, though I appreciate and accept we all have differing opinions, I found it a little early to be bad mouthing, slagging off...call it what you will, a woman who only passed away in the last 24 hours and has no way to defend herself.

I wish you all a good day and happy arguing.

Mrs B not sure what has got you all defensive and sensitive about your mother, I didn't even mention her in my response, let alone slag anyone off. I simply conveyed the views of my dear old mum and dad on an aspect of Thatcher.

As to mum's war time record she unfortunately saw plenty of action on London anti aircraft sites as a member of the ATS (army). As they used to say, she more than done her bit.

BTW a top tip for the forum, when you make a comment please don't say that you are now leaving the thread, at least have the good grace to defend or least listen to what others have to say in reply to your comments, particularly when you say something controversial.



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Re: Margaret Thatcher is dead
« Reply #131 on: April 09, 2013, 09:30:59 AM »
Oh, Hyacinth, you must mean me and/or Tiggsy.
We are the most argumentative, oh really.
Count the number of posts you have made on this topic ..... several of which contain the intention to have no more to say!


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Re: Margaret Thatcher is dead
« Reply #132 on: April 09, 2013, 10:28:39 AM »
It seems that some people support the principle that any person, including a politician, is deserving of respect when they die. Indeed some believe that no negative comment should be made until they are actually buried. Other people have been highlighting a few of a long list of people to whom this principle would surely not be applied.  Why should anyone be upset by that unless they didn't read the posts carefully enough or were simply looking for an opportunity to be offended?

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Re: Margaret Thatcher is dead
« Reply #133 on: April 09, 2013, 10:38:02 AM »

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Re: Margaret Thatcher is dead
« Reply #134 on: April 09, 2013, 12:50:59 PM »
Usedbustickets, thank you so much for your top tip. I thought I said I was leaving the conversation right then, not the thread. I apologise for not saying that I was going because for those couple of hours I had other matters to attend to. In future I will say exactly what I'm doing, even if I'm just nipping out into the garden or to the bathroom, I don't think!  I hope that meets with your approval.

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Re: Margaret Thatcher is dead
« Reply #135 on: April 09, 2013, 12:59:11 PM »
The thread is getting personal, politics are a subject best avoided on friendly forums.













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Re: Margaret Thatcher is dead
« Reply #136 on: April 09, 2013, 13:07:57 PM »
I hope that meets with your approval.

I don't know about Usedbustickets but it certainly meets with my approval.

See ......... I am not arguing !


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Re: Margaret Thatcher is dead
« Reply #137 on: April 09, 2013, 13:12:42 PM »
You are either a child or childish. I shall waste no more of my time conversing with you ever again.

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Re: Margaret Thatcher is dead
« Reply #138 on: April 09, 2013, 13:31:47 PM »
The thread is getting personal, politics are a subject best avoided on friendly forums.


Possibly - however all the forums that told adults what they could and couldn't discuss are all gone.

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Re: Margaret Thatcher is dead
« Reply #139 on: April 09, 2013, 13:37:04 PM »
You are either a child or childish. I shall waste no more of my time conversing with you ever again.

Fair enough.




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