June 11, 201313 yr My initial thoughts were based on history.As an elder citizens I felt the heritage initiative was a great incentive.Later I felt we could be the eyes and ears for people living elsewhere.Promoting Bedlington in a positive light seemed like a good idea.However having been to a forum meeting I realise how many people do not post their thoughts. I am interested in what other people think.I never ever set out to upset people with my thoughts or topics.
June 11, 201313 yr I enjoy reading the very varied topics, I often feel like responding with my thoughts or opinions but I usually put it off until later, then I re-think it and don't post! (think twice, post once!) as I don't want to appear confrontational or argumentative! As I'm from B%$th I don't have a of Bedlington local knowledge to add, but certainly enjoy the input from others, keep on posting and others will follow, this Forum has certainly stabilized from a few years ago!
June 12, 201313 yr Our Town would be a far better one if there'd been a lot more "confrontation or argumentative" in the past. Some of the socialist BS that paralysed things, and encouraged state dependency, might have been exposed. As it is the doers still leave to do somewhere else - no coincidence that a lot of the input here comes from overseas!This week the Labour Party under "Red ED" parted company with universal welfare spending, at long last recognising that it is totally unaffordable, terminally disincentivising, and out of step with how 21st Century (Thatcherite) Britain actually thinks. Will many local people realise this? Probably not until the welfare check gets slashed, or "their" next Labour government cuts back more drastically than any Tory/LibDem government would ever dare to.And what about the few truly great people who didn't leave? People who changed the world, and in any other town would be hailed as heroes (not the least to promote tourism and profit from it)? They didn't buy into the socialist myth (and its blame game), so have been mostly written out of history!
June 12, 201313 yr Author Wish things were simply that easy.An argument, confrontation and then resolution.The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist by Robert Tressell written in the early 1900s is testament to that.Does power corrupt?People are very loyal to Bedlington.Particularly when in exile.
June 12, 201313 yr The Forum is a much tamer place than it used to be. I like nothing better than a good old scrap here ... it's a bit like fishing really. The wise fishermen standing on the left-bank often cast their lures into the murky waters swirling over on the right-bank ever hopeful of landing one of those big, bloated bottom-feeders. Battle is joined but the tussle always ends predictably with the scaly beast's thrashings being ended by the knockout blow from the fisherman's priest.
June 12, 201313 yr Author To highbrow for me Symptoms.However bring it on.There is of course the track by Tom Petty.I won't back down!Not sure about the knockout blow, being a peace loving individual.
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