I can't either, but I'm not bothered by it. I don't want male friends. What's the point? There's always one who wants more than just friendship so best not go there.
I saw many young women be friends with men in AUS without a problem.
I gave it a try and ended up a hairbreadth away from getting raped. Frightening as heck!

Had another one 2 years back. We decided not to date because of the distance but being friends was fine. At some point we met up when he happened to be in the area. And in spite of agreeing to just being friends he still tried to kiss me and get more out of it when he left.

The last one was 2 months back. I'd made very clear I had no feelings whatsoever, he was okay with being friends. But then he asked if I wanted him to stay the night??

It just doesn't work for me.

Hahaha, you doing that one again?
I recall you leaving it to collect dust for a few years way back when, hihi.

I still haven't gotten mine up yet. I may do so tomorrow, not sure.
I cannot get in the mood this year. I think because summer in my area was crap and I kept hoping & waiting for summer to come in August, then September, then maybe a great October etc.
And now I gotta get the Christmas stuff downstairs while I still want my hotdanged summer, hahaha.

I did get a lot of new things last year, including the tree itself. So in that sense it would be lovely to set it up.

We don't need to go into space to prove life exists elsewhere.
All we need to do for that is look at what has visited our own planet.
That is proof life exists elsewhere otherwise they couldn't come here.
That proof goes way back, think of the Dogons in Africa, Roswell, the US government finally admitting Earth has been -and is- visited, allowing US military to speak up about what they've seen. Footage was made public as well.

So that's not a reason to go into space.
Exploring could be a reason. Or finding another planet where we could live. Although I strongly feel we shouldn't and hope we will not be able to do so for a long long time.
There's no reason to go to another planet if we treat the one we got with more respect and treat her well.
Going to another planet only means we F up another planet cause that's what mankind does: mess things up.

I get how that can be confusing!
And how Sunday isn't really Sunday when Krupa is off to work.
Hope you had a good day regardless!

I haven't had a job in a long time due to neck injury in 2012.
But I still have that special weekend feeling.

Long time ago I worked in a shop and my weekends were Sunday & Monday. But Monday never felt like weekend.
Some things are too ingrained in the system, hihi.

Sunday's here again, last day of the weekend but still a day to chill and enjoy your day off.

I don't work, but that typical Sunday feeling never goes away, hihi.

Today is cold, it's really chucking it down outside so I'm keeping my 3 cats indoors, and I'm not going anywhere either.

Heating at 22C, warm clothes and lots of coffee!

Enjoy your Sunday!

What do you think we'll think?
A grumpy looking guy and a profile that isn't filled out.
One half naked photo. Are you after sex-only?
Bare-chests don't do well on dating sites.
Unless it's on Hinge, showing an action photo of you surfing or something.

This profile won't get you anywhere.

So to summarise it...
You're in your 70s and start talking to women who look 30 years younger.
Then you get to the forums to rant that women lie about their age?
And blame the other gender for you being an old man chasing after young looking gals?

At some point in life you gotta have an idea of which ponds are for you to fish in and which aren't.

Too many men around who think they're god's gift to women. (and then harass us with their attitude)
Better is to go from your own age & looks, and what you bring to the table. That will increase your chances of fishing in the right pond and actually finding someone.

I agree with this, ssshhh!
About time this topic gets put to bed.

Thinking... happy my cat Nila ate the new hypo-allergen food. Hopefully she recovers and becomes a happy cat again!

Well, even though it may be harsh, I do think Motown has a good point.
Sometimes you have no choice, however much it sux.

If really not possible to move you have to get creative I suppose.
Is there work you can do?
If you have your own home since you speak of mortgage, can you maybe let a room.
Aren't there any subsidies you're entitled to that can help out?

Just think out of the box. You can be PO which I totally understand, but that won't help nor get rid of this mayor.

I do feel for you and all the others in NYC in similar situations. I too have a very small budget so getting something like that rammed down your throat is more than tough. I wouldn't have the means to deal with it either.

What I do not understand how someone can just do that. Over here we have nation-wide laws. Cities/towns have a little leeway with certain things, but not with raising taxes etc.

Wishing you good luck!!

Whenever I watch Brit series it's usually British crime series.
And the series Strike Back is absolutely awesome! Esp. seasons 2 through 5 with Scott & Stonebridge characters.
The seasons after that were cr@p, as far as I'm concerned.

Generally speaking Brit crime series are really well done. I've seen some great series, one was set in Wales, but cannot recall the title.
I regularly search for new British releases in that genre.

As for the humour, I love it! But I rarely watch comedy shows. But comedian Michael McIntyre is great!
As for BrE versus AmE... I can sometimes better understand BrE than AmE.
Not when AmE is normally pronounced, but sometimes when they're more from southern states and/or speech is like mumbling I can have difficulty with it, in spite of being quite fluent in English.
Then again, more rural BrE dialects -often from northern parts of the UK) are way beyond my wheelhouse too, haha.

As for German... not my lingo. I never liked it, never was able to properly master it.
I do find it a great language for certain things, like Rammstein songs. Some of their songs they did in English too, but then they lose their power for some reason.
German is truly a powerful language, just not one I like. I can speak it a wee bit but if a German starts replying I tend to be lost, haha.

Anywho... I'm still watching Mantracker via Tubi.
Since that's on autoplay for some reason it just continues so I've seen some episodes twice now, haha.
But I am knitting while I watch series or movies and sometimes I have to look at what I'm doing so I miss some stuff here and there.
Because I've seen some episodes twice I've also seen scenes I had missed the first time round.

I've also seen that one episode in which they search for a new mantracker. What a joke!
Why put all that effort and money into that, hoping to continue the show, and not give Terry Grant what he wanted? Might have been a helluva lot cheaper and they still would've had a great show for at least a few more years.
And the bloke they went for in the end, one look at him and I already knew he couldn't carry the show.
There was one who maybe could've pulled it off, Kiff or Tiff or something, but some people are irreplaceable. One of a kind. Terry Grant is one of those.
Like you cannot do a new Star Trek Next Generation and simply put another man in to play Picard. Just doesn't work.


Anyhow, it definitely was a great show! Excellent format and they happened to find the perfect man for it.

I have also searched for AUS shows. Can't recall any titles but I did find some interesting stuff.
I think one of the most popular AUS shows was Police Rescue in the 90s.

I also regularly look for Brit shows as these are always high quality.

I also missed out on shows in the mid to end 80s due to being abroad. I lived in Jakarta for over a year and at the time you didn't get many western shows on telly. If there were any they were ancient.
I also lived in AUS for half a year but didn't have any tv or radio reception as signal was blocked by Uluru.

I have to say that experience has brought me so much, taught me a lot about myself. I was on my own, no media to rely on, and in a foreign country. I got very creative and good at making life meaningful for myself without telly and radio.
No one to talk to in my own language so I had to turbo-update my school English, haha.
At work someone asked me if I could get a loaf out of the freezer.
I said, "Sure, if you tell me what a loaf is!" hihi.

But I tell you, it was the best time of my life. And since you travelled too you probably also experienced that some places really do something with you.
Uluru is that place for me. It's like a lost love, very fond memories of my time there, all the great people I met, but that place... it's a deep love and in a way not being there is a hurt that never goes away.

Feeling good, positive :) Sipping first cup of coffee, the sun is shining, making it nice and warm. No heating needed :)

A shame. It does become more and more difficult to find good stuff to watch.
I loved Expedition Bigfoot but there doesn't seem to be another season anymore. Probably too expensive.
I don't believe Ray Mears still makes his documentaries, Mantracker gone and so on.

I think Canadians make good telly? I've watched some of their shows, although cannot remember them all.
One that I liked particularly was Flashpoint.

I've had a relationship that began with an instant spark. That didn't have anything to do with lust but with a deep feeling of Soul recognition, a sense of having known each other before, deep love, belonging.
It was the most romantic thing I've ever experienced in my life!
Fact it ended wasn't related to the fact it began with love at first sight, or an instant spark.

But even if there is a very strong sexual attraction, that too can be a great binder for a lasting relationship, provided there is more to it than mere sex.

Hmmm... but talking about a good person from Syria or a hard working person from wherever wasn't what the conversation was about.
I don't think anyone said they're all bad people.
Totally not the point at all.

Even with Ukrainians it's problematic and most of them are great and they fit into our culture much easier.
But there are almost 38 million Ukrainians. It's physically impossible to fit even a quarter of them into The Netherlands.
That's pure space, or lack thereof since we're already very densely populated, then there's the cultural & language barrier that does exist, and the enormous cost of their keep.
Aside from that they all need a house and a job. There aren't enough houses for Dutch people, has been a problem for years, and jobs isn't all that easy either.
And you lose your own identity, culture, wellfare systems, safety in your own country, it's at the expense of good education and healthcare and so on.

Diversification is good, but you can go too fast. It should be by people that add something to a country and system. Certain qualifications that are needed for instance. Then you get slower diversification and generally better adjustment of people as well.
This is 'emigration'. Always a carefully controlled system to prevent above mentioned scenarios, and oftentimes still too fast.
As it is it's millions who take from the system & country.

I believe the first rule of First Aid applies: first take care of yourself and keep yourself safe. Otherwise don't help so we don't end up with 2 victims.
We've past that point decades ago.


Personally I find it naive to think western countries can simply accommodate the millions of people in poor countries and/or warzones.
Do the math. It's impossible.
And... it doesn't solve anything whatsoever since nothing is being resolved in the countries of origin.
Taking in all these people isn't the answer.

^^^^^^^ Very well said, totally accurate.
As long as you haven't met it's a figment of your imagination.
NOthing wrong with that as long as you're aware that it's not real and based on nothing.
As soon as you start to think it is you're shooting yourself in the foot.

Nope, I love the UK but I'm a Dutchie.

Roku... I think I have tried that in the past but never worked for me. Not certain but I believe it required sign up and I'm not keen on that.
Tubi does work provided I use a US IP via VPN. I like watching the episodes there as they're good quality :)

I got it to work on Tubi alright, but with VPN. My country is not being served by them, haha (The Netherlands).