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The thing is that we Europeans go to the USA, admittedly we try to stay out of harms way, but we don't feel unsafe being unarmed. Far from it. You have a lovely country.
Most Americans are wonderful people. Warm, thoughtful and kind.
You may not even be aware of the dangerous elements untill it finds you.
Some areas are very safe most of the time.
 

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We're not aware of dangerous stuff here until it happens too. I was on a train going into London Bridge station when it got bombed 30 years ago by the IRA. We have had guns and and people driven at in central London and you know I go up there all the time. I didn't feel any less safe wandering round Boston, New York, Washington DC or Baltimore.

My last word on the subject back to CDR nonsense :)

I am watching Strictly Come Dancing ... former musician and current vicar, Richard Coles doing a Passo Doble dressed as Flash Gordon... What could possibly go wrong :D
 

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I'll drop the subject.
I'm no expert on any gun matter. I'm not even sure what my actual stand on it is.
It's a mess. Likely a mess that can't be cleaned up easily.
And not about tortoises at any rate.
Well, an awful lot of stuff in here is not really tortoise related.
Which is good, it's nice to hear other people's interests and lifestyles.
I love all the talk of people's hobbies, food, language differences and where they visit, their homes, holidays other pets.
i'm glad we're all different, and that we can be so in here without getting nasty. :)
 

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We're not aware of dangerous stuff here until it happens too. I was on a train going into London Bridge station when it got bombed 30 years ago by the IRA. We have had guns and and people driven at in central London and you know I go up there all the time. I didn't feel any less safe wandering round Boston, New York, Washington DC or Baltimore.

My last word on the subject back to CDR nonsense :)

I am watching Strictly Come Dancing ... former musician and current vicar, Richard Coles doing a Passo Doble dressed as Flash Gordon... What could possibly go wrong :D
Oh, how I miss quality British television. :rolleyes:;)
 

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We're not aware of dangerous stuff here until it happens too. I was on a train going into London Bridge station when it got bombed 30 years ago by the IRA. We have had guns and and people driven at in central London and you know I go up there all the time. I didn't feel any less safe wandering round Boston, New York, Washington DC or Baltimore.

My last word on the subject back to CDR nonsense :)

I am watching Strictly Come Dancing ... former musician and current vicar, Richard Coles doing a Passo Doble dressed as Flash Gordon... What could possibly go wrong :D
Actually, I do, a bit.
 

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Oooh. I don't know.
I know a LOT of tattooed, motorcycle riding ladies that carry guns.....I can appreciate that it might be a "western" thing.
I don't carry a gun, have a tattoo or ride a motorcycle. My husband loved riding motorcycles when he was younger but I think he is too old now. We had guns when we lived in the country. We needed them for the rattlesnakes. I only shot it once to practice. It was too heavy and too hard to push the trigger for me. We sold the guns once we moved. I can understand the fascination though. I've been tempted to go to that place in Las Vegas where you can fire a machine gun. The Las Vegas shooting was scary for us because we go there 3 or 4 times a year, but we wouldn't have gone to that concert. I've never heard of any of those performers. Not really a country fan.
 

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How's Bea?
The storm hit as a cat one.
Hi, Ed.
Hurricane Nate was pretty much a non-event for us. We all prepared for the storm, and the Mayor of New Orleans even imposed a curfew to minimize risk- 40,000 tourists by last count. We live just north of New Orleans, so we didn't have any curfew. In face, here in southeast Louisiana we didn't get much of the storm at all. We got no winds and very little rain. I"m always sad for the people who DO get hit- in this case, the Mississippi coast from what I can see. But ALWAYS grateful when the storms miss us!!! :)
 
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Hi, Ed.
Hurricane Nate was pretty much a non-event for us. We all prepared for the storm, and the Mayor of New Orleans even imposed a curfew to minimize risk- 40,000 tourists by last count. We live just north of New Orleans, so we didn't have any curfew. In face, here in southeast Louisiana we didn't get much of the storm at all. We got no winds and very little rain. I"m always sad for the people who DO get hit- in this case, the Mississippi coast from what I can see. But ALWAYS grateful when the storms miss us!!! :)
We loved Louisiana when we visited about 3 years ago. It is a unique state, quite unlike the rest of the country. Everything is wonderful except for the weather. We didn't care for the humidity.
 

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Hi, Ed.
Hurricane Nate was pretty much a non-event for us. We all prepared for the storm, and the Mayor of New Orleans even imposed a curfew to minimize risk- 40,000 tourists by last count. We live just north of New Orleans, so we didn't have any curfew. In face, here in southeast Louisiana we didn't get much of the storm at all. We got no winds and very little rain. I"m always sad for the people who DO get hit- in this case, the Mississippi coast from what I can see. But ALWAYS grateful when the storms miss us!!! :)
Yes, whilst feeling sorry for those affected, I'm very glad this one gave you a miss; Bea.
 

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