rominchal

@rominchal (39)

Age 63

Joined myLot 19 years ago

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Cats and wildlife.

rominchal @rominchal (39) 2 Mar 08

I have, over the years managed to create a wildlife garden. I have two ponds which at the moment are populated by breeding frogs. Later in the year the newts will appear. All of them are and will be subject to predation by...

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What kind of Candy was your favourite when you were a child?

rominchal @rominchal (39) 4 Feb 08

Candy or sweets as we call them in the UK always seemed so much better when I was a child. I remember sherbert fountains here in the UK. All it consisted of was a tube full of sherbert and a piece of liquorice to suck the powder...

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What games did you play when you were a child and what were they called?

rominchal @rominchal (39) 4 Feb 08

With modern computer game consoles children don't seem to play the old games anymore. Stuff like skipping for girls and marbles for the boys. One game I remember tig where you had to chase some other kid to touch him (tig) and he...

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Stress!!!! How do you cope?

rominchal @rominchal (39) 2 Feb 08

I find that I get more and more stressed out about all sorts of things and it seems to be getting worse. Has anyone out there got a few tips to share with me about how to stop stressing and relax?

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How old were you when you learned how to ride a bike?

rominchal @rominchal (39) 2 Feb 08

I think that I was around 4 or 5 years old. How old were you and was your Mum ior Dad there to see your first bike ride without stabilisers?

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New Year Resolutions.

rominchal @rominchal (39) 28 Dec 07

What will they be and why? Do you make them every year and fail? Have you made them and stuck to them? If so what were they and whats the secret?

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Bouncers, Door Supervisors in the UK and USA.

rominchal @rominchal (39) 19 Dec 07

OK I have worked for years as a Door Supervisor AKA Bouncer in the UK. I have worked all over the north of England in various pubs clubs and bars etc. Has anyone eklse out there worked like me but in botht eh UK and the USA and...

Career/Life change at 44 years of age!!

rominchal @rominchal (39) 4 Dec 07

OK everyone, I have had a few careers over the years with my current position being a Director of my own security company. I have had enough of the business or perhaps I should say the people I have to deal with. (My company...

Asylum Seekers and Illegal Immigrants.

rominchal @rominchal (39) 3 Dec 07

Here in the UK there is a lot of media coverage about immigration. But on another discussion board yesterday I noticed an inclination towards what I can only describe as hatered of anyone in the UK who was either an asylum seeker...

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Should you support your local team or the most succesful one.

rominchal @rominchal (39) 1 Dec 07

Living in Manchester I am a life long Manchester City fan. Aside form the obvious rivalries between Manchester City & Manchester United, is it a good thing that support for a soccer team depends more on the teams media image/brand...

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At what point does a Father become to protective when it comes to daughters?

rominchal @rominchal (39) 29 Nov 07

OK I am often guilty of being a little bit over zealous when it comes to my Daughter. Most Dads will (I presume) have experienced the urge to rid the planet of some lame brane waster with designs on your Daughter? But at what...

daughter

family

father

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Convienience Food or Real Food?

rominchal @rominchal (39) 28 Nov 07

I enjoy cooking for my wife and kids. My wife enjoys cooking for me and the kids. We don't eat takeaway's or junk foods and store bought foods. We find it easier to prepare and cook food at home. But we see more and more people...

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Judge Judy for President?

rominchal @rominchal (39) 28 Nov 07

It might be my age but I find myself agreeing more and more with Judge Judy. For the mostpart she tells it as it is. She spots the wasters and scroungers and tells them straight.A lot of what she says is simple old fashioned...

judge judy

president

tv shows

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Do you have kids who seem intent on driving you to an early grave?

rominchal @rominchal (39) 26 Nov 07

I have two kids and my son started driving about a year ago. Now he managed a trouble free eleven months aside from the odd panic about tyres and a fulty radiator, (Dad to the rescue). But just as he was about to end his first...

personal injury claims

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Star Trek v Babylon 5

rominchal @rominchal (39) 25 Nov 07

OK in my house we are fans of both. Some prefer Star Trek and some Babylon 5. Everyone has their own viewpoint. But which one was/is best? And to add to the discussion which of the Star Trek shows was the best and are they all...

star trek next generation

tv shows

voyager

In a supermarktf you pick up an item and eat it before checkout is it stealing?

rominchal @rominchal (39) 21 Nov 07

I saw a Mother open two chocolate bars and hand them to her two children to eat before and I mean an hour or so before checkout because the kids would 'play her up'. Now I admit that she put the wrappers through checkout but lets...

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students

rominchal @rominchal (39) 21 Nov 07

Lets put it this way,the way I see it all you have to do is turn up and you pass the exam. There is no such thing as failing it would upset the student so everything ia a pass and everyone is happy.

exams

students

Immigrant Workers and the lack of a work ethic in the English!

rominchal @rominchal (39) 21 Nov 07

I run a business here in the UK and without peoples from abroad I could not run my company. I have found that the jobs I can offer at good rates of pay are below the expectation levels of English Applicants. However Polish,...

The young and general respect for others.

rominchal @rominchal (39) 21 Nov 07

Is it me or are we all falling into a trap of blaming everyone else for evey small problem we encounter? With each passing day I see calls for more rules and regulations to control the young and their perceived lack of respect for...

law order

politics

the youing

I have Roma (Gypsy) Ancestry and my Mother is ashamed of our blood.

rominchal @rominchal (39) 15 Nov 07

My Mother kept the fact that I am largely of Roma ancestry (Gypsy for those that don't know) from me as a family secret for years. Through my Grandfather I became aware of my heritage and he taught me to be proud of my Gypsy...

family

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