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  Is this true in the UK and Europe?

  by Eyebrow2 in

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  i heard that in the uk and europe there are more cars that run on diesel.

  right now, i think the only new car (not counting trucks, you can usually get a bigger pickup in diesel if you want here) that is usually offered as a diesel is the vw...like the tdi and jetta, here in the us.. the reason i ask, is i am wondering how many of you that have diesel are or would consider using biodiesel, or using waste veggie oil, etc...so that you can cut your fuel expenses?

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  I have both and for sure a 2.5 litre diesel is far more economical to run than a 2.5 litre petrol, given the choice I prefer petrol as they are quieter and historically have had better performance, but I have one diesel car which is 180bhp 4 wheel drive, and more than enough to compete with an average petrol car, and in general I've found that a lot of the new diesels coming out will give the equivelant petrol model a run for their money performance wise, but even though diesel costs more than petrol, the cars do better mileage.

  Personally for the next car I buy I would look for one with dual fuel LPG conversion, or buy something that it's actually worth paying an extra £2000 to have an LPG conversion done. A nice 4.2 litre Audi A4 Avant for example ;)
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  Smells that evoke memories...

  by LittleToe in

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  isn't it funny how certain smells can have a strong effect in evoking distant memories?.

  i was reminded of this when i just opened my desk drawer.

  a little earlier today i bought a local newspaper (which is unusual for me) and didn't have time to read it so i stuck it in the drawer.

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  the smell of green carpet does it for me (and i know it does it for you too) Mmmmmmm
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  Is being a Witness really so bad? Is religion bad in general?

  by jwfacts in

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  i have no intention of ever being a witness again, but when i look at my family i wonder if they are better living in the ignorance they call spiritual paradise.

  many people seem to have a need for religion.

  is it better if they remain as they are?

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  yes & yes, in my mind both jw's & religion in general are primitive schools of thought, and we humans are capable of much better.
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  ITS HARD WORK BEING A WOMAN................

  by vitty in

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  after plucking, shaving, waxing, cleansing, mosturising, dyeing (hair), blow drying, curling, straightning, exfoiliating, rubbing in skin softeners, painting toe nails, manicuring, putting on lip balm, makeup, uncomfortable shoes, wearing briget jones knickers with sucky in bits.............oh to be a man, shave, shower, dress, then out the door .

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  but it's so good to be a man.
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  Do you know who you are?

  by LouBelle in

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  being a chubbier woman most of my days - i've only known who i am in this body.

  i've now taken steps to reduce my size (i'm taking this seriously - i've decided to slim down & now "own" my number).

  i've always been a confident person, regardless of being chubby.

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  Will I be the same person? - Yes

  Will my personality change? - Quite probably aspects of it will

  Will slimming down alter me in other ways than just my body??? - Most physical things have altered us in some way mentally, like a car crash might alter your way of driving.

  I think go for it, lose weight and see what happens, life is a journey and it would be so much fun to be able to travel it in different bodies.
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  It cannot be denied

  by logansrun in

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  imagine in your mind any "evil" person: rapist, murderer, theif, addict, terrorist...etc.

  now, if you were born with that exact dna, had that same brain chemistry and went through the same enviornmental stimuli and life experiences as they did, you would do the exact same "evil" things.

  we only think we are "free.

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  theif, addict,

  you think that makes a person evil?

  i agree with the 'we only think we are free' bit for sure, as that is what i have felt most of my life, the so called freedom we have 0is relative to the controlled environment we live in, which is physical, and therefore not free, but bound.
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  When Did You Realize That You REALLY Were Going To Die?

  by minimus in

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  and not live forever on paradise earth?

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  i think i must have still been a kid when i subconsciously stopped thinking i was going to live forever... also i think it got to the point where i did not want to live forever and so switched off those kind of thoughts. the thought of armageddon coming lived longer than that of eternal life on a paradise earth, which just goes to show what gets programmed in hardest.
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  What do YOU know about the power of the mind?

  by Frannie Banannie in

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  i've a little experience in the past with what my mind has done to create a reality for me that would help me resolve or overcome my fear of leaving the cult, but i'm interested in what experiences or actual knowledge any of yall have on the subject.

  it seems mind power may well be a resource well worth tapping into.. what are yall's thoughts on this subject?.

  frannie

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  i close my eyes and count to ten, when i open them again, i realise i have time travelled.
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  Do You Think Bag Searching Violates Your Rights?

  by minimus in

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  in view of the transit bombings, do you feel that police should be able to search you or your bags at anytime?

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  Police have always had that right. They can search bags and outer clothing on the steet and have been able to for as long as I've been alive. They can search your socks as well. Supposedly they need a solid reason for suspecting you and searching, whether it's a tip off about drugs, a weapon, or just in general about these bombs, in reality they do it when they feel like it, and usually if you refuse, they will arrest you and do it at the station. I've had my rights violated by police enough times to not have much respect for them at all, but that's life. If they want to search people, and the people are willing to let them without a fight, let them.
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  Do you ever feel guilty?

  by pratt1 in

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  after reading hs topic of shunning, it got me thinking - how many people have i hurt over the years by shunning, marking, labeling as "bad association"?

  when i hear the stories of my fellow posters, it really makes me regret how super rightoeus, guillible and judgemental, i was back then, when i had no real life experience or any right to judge anyone elses choices or mistakes in life.. i know i can't change the past, but i am sincerely sorry to anyone i shunned back then and although i know my family will never change their belief in the "troof" i will always make it a point to let them know just how damaging the practice of shunning really is and how it can even lead some one to suicide.. i am sure if i had put a bullet in my head when i was dfed their view on the "troof would be different today.. by the way they never shunned me.

  "family business" clause.. is anyone else guilty of this?

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  when it comes to jw things i don't feel any guilt whatsoever.