Sometimes there's milk and cookies

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I don't usually waste time dwelling upon things I cannot change although I found myself doing so the other day when building my current Lego project and it made me a little sad. I still had a good time building of course, the process of piecing tiny bits together to create the larger whole always makes me happy, but I couldn't help thinking that a little buddy to build with would be so cool and that's what made me feel somewhat sad.

I've watched my brother build Lego with his daughter @smallsteps on video chats and I'll admit to feeling a little jealous - I have no children of my own, with no chance of it occurring, so it's just me when I build; I wish I could share the experience with a little person like my father did with me - Those Lego sessions are some of my best memories from my childhood days and I know my father valued those moments also.

As I said, I don't dwell on it but at times I lament the fact I've not got anyone to pass on my skills, knowledge and wisdom to, and to build Lego with. In lieu of a Lego-buddy I generally put some music on and build on regardless and sometimes there's milk and cookies the same as there would be if I had a little tacker with me.

Building a Volvo hauler

This fully articulated six-wheeler, when complete, will operate by remote control, change gears and speed, steer, go forward and back and the load-tub will raise and lower. It's been an enjoyable, although fairly complex, build so far and I put a few more hours into it the other day bringing the second of four build-stages to completion - It kind of looks like something now and below is some photos of that build-session.


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This is what the hauler will look like when complete - I'm hoping it works too. There's three electric motors that make the various parts operate and Lego's most complex gearbox ever to handle the gear changing. I have my fingers crossed it works. ⬆️

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This is how stage two began. Above lower left shows the front steering axle and that part tilted off at an angle is the mechanism that articulates, making the cabin section turn independently from the load-tub. ⬆️

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Here I'm constructing the cab itself and preparing the sub-frame to hold one of the electric motors which you can see at lower left. Some assembly's are built separately in modules and then connected together as you can see here. The two sections above lower right are joined to create what you see in the top two images. I've picked it up here to show perspective. ⬆️

The below image shows that motor section a little closer. That three-pronged thing to the lower right of the image is what the wheel will eventually connect to. The three motors will eventually all plug into the battery pack and the remote control fun will begin.

It was about this point when the milk and cookies happened as all that building had exhausted my energy and snacks were required. Those cookies were seriously good with soft chocolate on the inside...I had two...Ok, I actually had four!

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At this stage the hauler looks like a jumble of bits but as stage two of the build draws to its end the hauler starts to take shape and actually look like a truck. It's always good to see the set come together and start to look like an actual thing. It's exciting.

After my snacks I cleaned up, like a good boy, and got back to building knowing that before long the cab section will get married up with the back of the truck - I was eager to see it come together...I may have had a fifth cookie first though.

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Part of the cabin section and front fenders are on now, and in the lower photos above you can see the camshaft that will operate the pistons on the engine as it moves forward. ⬆️

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Here you can see me pointing to the front differential in the top image that will transfer the drive from north-south out of the electric motors to east west to the front wheels which is exactly what would happen in the real-life version. Lower left shows where it sits in the chassis and lower right shows the rear section ready to attach to the front. ⬆️

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The front and back sections joined together and my hand to add size perspective; It's pretty big. This is the end of stage two of the four stage build. ⬆️

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This image shows some of the gears and cogs that will eventually make the truck work. Towards the rear you can see some of the gearbox that will switch the gears. ⬆️

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Stage one of this build was frustrating as I had to pull it all apart after I had suspected I'd made a mistake - As it turns out I had not. Stage two went quite well though and was really enjoyable, helped along by milk and cookies of course. I'm not sure when I'll get to stage three but as the truck comes together I'll get more eager to see it completed so it could be soon...I'll need to buy more cookies first though.

I love building Lego and have done so since those early days building with my dad and playing with our creations, pulling them apart and doing it all again. I've made peace with having no children of my own and taking someone else's isn't much of an option so I'm on my own I guess - It's not all bad though, it means more cookies for me!

I think I might have made a good dad although who really knows until in that situation I guess. My dad, well he wasn't perfect because no one is; He did the best he could with what he had at his disposal, just like my mum did also. I have those early days of their influence to tank for allowing me the ability to discover who I was later, to be the person willing and able to develop into what I am today. I'll never have the chance to pass that on to a little person of my own and I have come to terms with it - Maybe that's why I'm a man-child myself?

Thanks for looking at the pictures.


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I go through your post and seen your pictures, really your ideas and memories are precious it looks you were so attached with your daddy. Its true what we are now its shadow of our parents you have great skills to build a model by little pieces its because of your great father.

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I'm my own man, the values my parents taught me have allowed me to find my own way through failure and success.

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Its the real quality of parents to teach their kid to face ups and down of life.
Just like the eagle when it feels time comes to fly they provide such condition for their kids to handle the situation.
GREAT parents always trained us to face new situations and they transfer some skills to us.

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That thing is seriously huge

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Yep it is...I hope when it's done I will be able to say it works too. Lol.

I'm working up to this...Although already need a bigger house to store all my other builds so...not sure. 😆

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Awwe, poor big brother G-dog, being lonely is no fun, I would totally build legos with you!

I'm sure Auz isn't that different than Canada, here we have a mentorship program called big brothers/big sisters where you can volunteer some of your time to connect with at risk youth in need of a part time role model or just someone to hangout with and talk. Maybe that could fulfil your heart's desire of sharing wisdoms with little-ish ones that will need it and may not get it otherwise and who doesn't like legos!

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I would totally build Legos with you!

Bring snacks too? 😬

You're right, that concept is here for sure but it's done differently, more of a foster-parent/caretaker role I think. I don't know, I don't think it'd be good for me if I got attached to the little blighter you know? They have to go at some stage. It's a thought though. I do some work with kids with shooting, training and all, and I like doing that but it's different than having my own I guess.

I'm not really too cut up about it, I mean it's been years of coming to terms with it now so it's not a new concept. Sometimes I get a little wistful is all. I haven't got a kid so I have to be the kid.

I hope you're well Rebecca. [Marielle.] 😉

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I was thinking of making white chocolate macadamia cookies , I'll double the batch so we don't run out. You better bring the milk tho, I like it cold....rrrrreal cold.

Ok, no this program is different...we have that too, you see them at a youth centers or a set of approved activities for an hour or 2 per week, go to some of their school sports game if that's what they want. They all grow up and it's sad to see them go but it can make a huge difference in their lives, both fostering or a smaller commitment of mentoring. Learning to let go and things with no defined endings or closure is a healthy part of life.

I know how you feel tho, totally the same with me. I always wanted some but having a career and life always happens, circumstances are never right, it just never really manifested and I don't push things, I just let life flow. Maybe the universe had a different plan for me than I did. Sometimes I wish things were different sometimes I'm happy as things are...depends on the days. I did get a miscarriage way back sometimes I wonder what my life would have turned out like but I don't really emotionally concern myself with it too much or overthink the situation. Not having kids also means you can have nice things without them constantly getting wrecked or constantly stepping on legos.

Be the kid! Be the kid! lol

I'm well enough I guess, still recovering. Hope you are well too.

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I'm with you on the cold milk thing so all good there, and yep doubling up the cookies would be advisable.

You know, I might look into the thing here and see what I can find; I'm sure I could add some value to some poor little tacker who needs it. I mentor adults so it's not much different.

Your last paragraph...That's pretty much how I see it except for the miscarriage of course; I'm sorry that happened to you and also for not being able to understand how terrible that must have been through having no experience with it.

Good to hear you're going ok and moving forward with the health scenario. I had an operation last week but am ok, getting better, despite some complications. I'm tough though, resilient, and so I'll have a whinge now and then and just move on. Probably much like yourself I'd guess.

#beingthekid 😀

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Some adults are pretty childish so I'm sure it isn't rocket science to mentor a kid instead. Probably easier.

It wasn't a fun experience that's for sure but I was also in a really bad and toxic relationship that ended soon after , I probably would have stayed in it if that child was born. Somethings are almost blessings in disguise even when they are painful. On the days where it bothers me a bit, I get this weird dream of a little boy that visits me and rubs my hair, makes it all ok...we just have to wait a little while to meet on the other side. Maybe my subconscious interpreting my emotions or some godly afterlife voo-doo shit...either way it's pleasant and comforting when I wake up. I always wake up right after too and still feel the tiny hand clumsily brushing my hair back.

Oh wow, that sounds like a rough couple of weeks for you too. Well wishes and a speedy recovery, I hope it wasn't anything too serious. Seems like everyone I know is getting sick lately. Maybe I need some getting used to this getting old shit...I don't like it that much to be honest :D

Being sick sucks but what can you do, like you said, whine about it a bit and move on.

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Hmm, that dream thing...They say a lot of great import happens in our dreams although I'm not so savvy in interpreting them I guess. I'd say it's your subconscious saying that it's all ok I suppose but someone with some skill in this area would be able to make better sense of it. The good thing is that you wake up feeling better. I can imagine that episode stays with you but as you say it was maybe something that needed to happen to inspire some change? I'd a guy so have no fucking clue what I'm saying here though. I'll shut up now.

I'm ok, just some pain really...The healing thing will take some months. It's not necessarily an old person thing but for sure I'm with you on that aspect...It sucks. Still, it's going to happen I guess.

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I do have sensitivities to paranormal things but I also have a bias to the situation so judgement can be clouded in that regards. I don't question the what, just then end results matter. No worries, always feel free to speak even if I might not agree with it, it's good to have male perspective on things too. Doesn't mean I'll take it seriously tho ;)

I can't imagine the pain of surgery and the recovery. Sucks that will take you ot for a few months, that's a kick in the pants for sure. It's gonna happen like it or not, we are not invincible even if we think we can EMA our way around forever uninterrupted. Being awesome is hard work, beast machines need time for maintenance too. hehe

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good to have male perspective on things too. Doesn't mean I'll take it seriously though

As a man I'm used to women not taking me seriously.

I almost EMA'd the surgeon because there was some infection but she's a she and I'd never EMA a woman. I EMA'd a few random fellows instead, poor bastards; One might not pull through.

Us beastly machines certainly need our maintenance at times; Some relaxation, a slow down...Milk and cookies.

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MMM Milk and cookies...half baked soft cookies...Dunked in delicious COOOOLD milk.

Well take comfort that you did the ethical thing, sometimes there is collateral damage, wrong place at the wrong time. :D He shouldn't have been there.

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collateral damage, wrong place at the wrong time. :D He shouldn't have been there

I blame him. The fact I had to run after and catch him to administer the EMA beating is beside the point.

Stop teasing me with talk of cold milk and cookies...I'll end up ruining my dinner appetite...Actually no I won't, pizza tonight. Home made. :)

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Details aren't important, he can't prove it. I hope you EMA'd potential witnesses too...loose lips sink the ship.
I mean at least he was at the right place to get patched afterwards, I think that is considerate and a gentleman thing to do.

MMMM...Home made pizza!! Always the best kind. I made some of that a couple days ago with a big fat Caesar salad (or maybe it was a bacon and cheese salad with romaine lettuce bits, my memory can be fuzzy :p)

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It always pays to take out a few potential witnesses, even just to dissipate some of the residual EMAness.

Yeah, pizza! I'm doing a tomato salad with it...Cherry tomatoes, red onion, basil, olive oil, dijon mustard, salt, cider vinegar. Just basic. Should be good. I could go a Caesar salad though. No stuff to make it though. My tomato salad will work though I guess.

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Less is more, sounds delish! I like that with balsamic vinegar instead of ACV too. I always have stuff to make caesar salad...except they weird green lawn looking thing that people put in it. (JK I have romaine too most times). It's a quick meal when I feel wilted. (or hungry in the middle of the night). Working nightshift for most of my life I still get hungry at 10:30 pm, 2 am and 6 am sleeping or at work. This beast machine can be on a timer.

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It's weird how the body remembers an eating habit right? I'm sure there's some boffin around the place who knows the reason why too! 🤪

Being winter here I'm not on the salads so much but when over at the market today picking up pizza stuff I saw dem tomato's and figured they would go with the pizza. It's a big bowl of tomato salad for a single fella, expecially with the pizza as well, but I reckon I'll cope. It might end up on toast later tonight for a snack. 😏

Beast timing is a feature on the next-generation iWatch I've heard.

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I bet the STEM Lassies and Lads could indeed answer that.

Funny how things are reversed for us, we are beginning of summer...just about. Wouldn't it be ironic to take a warm vacation to Canada to escape Auz winter someday!!! (I really shouldn't be left on my own to think with keyboard access...don't delete me lmao :D)

You also don't have to eat them all at once, they do keep a couple of days!

I kinda want to line up for a couple of days for such a device, will it be equipped with automatic EMA target updates as well?

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Dem STEM geeks know all!

I'd love to hit Canada, the only problem is I might want to stay as I've heard it is awesome. So is Australia of course, but a change of scenery could be good.

So,you mean I don't have to eat everything all at once? Damn it,took me 51 years to find that out! I'll say though, I'm eating all of that pizza! 🙄

Oh yes, that new device will have a deserves to be fucken' EMA'd targeting system so no one deserving a good EMA thrashing will escape notice. It comes with interchangeable coloured bezels and straps too so will suit any outfit also. 🤣

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lmfao matchy matchy and versatility! Exactly what I didn't know I needed!

It has it's embarrassing moments but still probably one of the better places to be and wouldn't change living here. I did move 4000km and it's like living in a different country, if that counts a s a change of scenery, yes it can be liberating.

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I'll get my people [myself] to speak to the EMA watch people and get one sent to you. You're welcome.

I'd love to move countries actually. I like the adventure of it. New people, places...New me!

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I'm not opposed to just fucking off somewhere and start new at any point in my life, I did it in my early 20's and it looks scarier than it is. I like Alberta quite a bit especially my mountains, I do dream of disappearing over there permanently at some point when I decide to pull the pin with work... pension age or not...the younger the better. I had ambition once upon a time, almost want to still have some but the last year and a half going all wonky and covid, I'm mentally ready....just not financially...if only. We are looking to buy a place in the next year or so but now we are confused on where we want to live. Plus I'm getting tired of hearing gunshots every night, Deadmonton has a bit of a rep and it's getting worse and I don't live on the good side lol. This place is weird.

You know what, some places are great but are never quite right. I felt like that when I lived down east and I moved around from town to town both in Quebec and New-Brunswick. Near ocean beach side , in a bay, in a Fjord, dead smack on top of a mountain in the Appalachian range and maple country. Great places with so much going for them but it was never quite right. As soon as I landed here, I was home right away. I just knew an it was right. Don't get me wrong, nothing was easy by any means sometimes you just know and I needed that to discover myself. Everybody is different, that's just my experience. A lot of people end up homesick and moving back home too.

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It's the financial thing for most of us who like the escape thing. Me too. I'm all about a simple life and simplicity in life so a move to somewhere smaller would suit me. But right now I still have to work.

I live in a safe area, in fact all of Adelaide is pretty good to be honest. There's rougher areas, the low-eco-socio-demo type areas. But no gunfire.

I think you hit on it though, a lot of feeling at home is within us. I say, you're home when you close the door meaning it can be anywhere one feels comfortable and with loved ones around. It's an attitude I guess.

I'd move as there's nothing keeping me here but I'd not go to a big city.

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yeah the simple life is right, the thing is I could keep my job but would have to work out of town all the time but it's only for a few weeks at a time, I'm not too cool with that concept. but depending on circumstances too.

We have a lottery here called max millions, there is a jackpot cap and when it goes over they do extra million dollar draws. Right now it's the biggest it's ever been at 70 million + 70 draw of 1 million. Even with winning the one million, I would probably call it a day since I would probably only have to work like 2 months a year not to spend into a hole and not feel restricted. There is a lot of nowhere places close to the mountains and the foothills that are still dirt cheap for property. It's really in the middle of the sticks tho.

My big problem right now is shitty government and loose tax spending that is completely absurd I'm tired of funding it. Keep this clown in charge for a decade and we will be Venezuela. Sounds like an exaggeration right now but things are fucked right now. Like real fucked, he belongs in jail kinda deal but he's running a country instead. They finally found a bunch of babies bodies and children in mass unmarked graves by the hundreds around the controversial catholic run residential schools I was telling you about, I don't know if you remember, it was a few months back. Our current leader's dad has a large part to play in funding and maintaining them but nobody has caught on to that yet, still in the initial shock and outrage for now but wait for it. This isn't some 300 year old bitter feelings either, people your age would have went there when they were children. Heads are gonna roll, things always come full circle. You might hear great things about Canada, and yes there is much worse places to live but politically and ethically it's so much different than the world seems to expect and our economy is seriously broken right now, still a powerful economy but a very broken system...cracks are starting to show.

How come there is nothing keeping you there if you don't mind me asking?

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Hmm, I think if we were to investigate most governments there'd be many issues to find; They don't think long term enough. Here it's 3-4 years, feather their nests and then on to the private sector with massive pensions and perks. There's a lesson to be learned from Venezuela, but will it be learned? Probably not.

I don't buy lotto tickets but I like the sound of it...A million bucks. It's all I'd need to be honest, I'd never punch a clock for someone again. I hope you score it!

Nah, I don't mind...My family are all over the world and when my dad passed away last year and some other stuff happened this year there's no mooring lines holding me to this location. I've been thinking about some moves for a while now and whilst it's not imminent it's a thing. Life's too short, you know?

I feel a total change is due, something I've done previously to some degree which brought value and helped launch a new phase of my life. At the moment I'm looking at some moves around my job and all but medium-term it's a total relocation.

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oh non no no this is far more than lack of foresight, this is pure highway robbery and other crimes but the sob is untouchable. There is too much going on to even go there in a comment or a book. lets make a long story short. 2 cities in Canada voted him in, literally nobody else in the entire country did. How does 2 cities alone, (Montreal and Toronto) control the outcome of an entire country. We are pretty sure the election was rigged. To top it off lots of companies got paid giant tax payer funded bailouts and it went strait in giant corporations that layed everyone off and paid their executive staff huge bonuses. Some of those were foreign owned long term care homes where they were so short staffed and huge covid outbreaks because of lack of care and health supplies for workers and residents. It got so bad that they had to send in the military because the elderly got abandoned with no care because all the underpaid nurses were sick with covid too because of lack of ppe.
the elderly got decimated at for profit care homes that took in emergency tax payer funds but not nearly as much as provincially funded facilities. Some died of covid and some died of dehydration/lack of care Nyways, those clowns got paid huge bonuses too. Tax payer funded charities paying his entire family and circle of friends large sums of money for ridiculous speeches but literally pay no other speakers. The finance minister is so deep in his own shit he had to resign before we tarred and feathered him. This is hardly scratching the surface, there is so much going on it's insane he's still walking around. It doesn't need to be investigated, everyone knows even the former naysayers calling us tinfoil haters and they are still trying to sweep it all under the rug and somehow get away with it, it's all so rigged we just have no recourse outside of an outright rebellion. Canada is legit about to blow up in pieces, there probably wont be one soon. Each blunder the already strong separatist movement here grows and from the sounds of it we are taking a few other territories with us. There has been a lot of talk of canceling Canada day this July recently, not for covid...over those kids. This country is in shreds right now.

Well sometimes it's just time for a new chapter in life, only you know what's best for you. I get it when nothing ties you to a location, it's easy to just go and be free. Start fresh, find new joys. Follow your instincts.

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It sounds pretty muddled and none too good. It's amazing how small groups of people can get away with so much, and so often. It just keeps happening though, over and over.

Sometimes I wonder why the populace doesn't rise up but then, gun control, like in Venezuela - Unarmed population. Convenient huh?

The greed of those in power is unacceptable and yet continues unabated and seemingly more outrageous with each new term governments are in power. The opposition oppose as they are supposed to but when they get into power...Same. It fucking sucks but what choice do we have but to accept it or rise up and I don't see that happening to be honest.

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I think right now, everyone is stunned and don't know what to do because it's so bad. Some us could see it but everyone is asleep at the wheel cause life is good. Once we get rid of him Canada might be ok if we're not split yet. If he comes in at the next election, I think it's it for Canada. I think those bodies they are digging up, that might make shit hit the fan. I'm pretty sure he's a pedo actually, it almost came out but boy wonder made that disappear as it began to bubble to the surface. That's the part I don't like about him, i didn't even start hating his incompetency yet. We have a lot of gun control and it got tighter even, they banned any assault riffle looking or sounding thing. And one of them was even a can of coffee and a few pellet guns and some other toy even. ( they made a list of banned guns updated, not all of them were even guns but food, the public pointed it out but just goes to show, they really are not smart.

The whole system is broken, it's worse than you think. Those who run the world have a lot of skeletons in their closets but some are starting to fall out all ready, people are just not noticing or dismiss it as it can't be true and the behaviors continues but the evidence has been right in everyone's face, they don't even hide it. Doesn't matter who you vote for, they are puppets paid by the same circle no matter ho gets elected, why it never changes. Today's democracy is nothing more than an illusion.

Back to those kids and the schools, there is thousands of indigenous children that got murdered in those schools, it's not a small story and still unfolding. so far over 500 bodies have been found in the last week (there is a lot more, that was just 3 schools). School=government....so government and church murdered 1000's of kids and everyone is cool with that? Our leader's family is responsible for a big part in this. I don't know what is wrong with the population. I really don't. right now people are ripping off statues, fuck the statues these people are dead, arrest the ones still alive, why is it still swept under the rug, the bodies are being dug up, it's not a conspiracy anymore it's fact! It shouldn't be getting dismissed anymore.

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It's all very disturbing Marielle but par for the course, all you say, including the pedo suspicions quite probably.

Those kids they're digging up...Funny no one is hearing it on the news around the world right? It's all a big conspiracy and with the government running the media/corporations and equally the other way around as well is it any wonder people are blind to it. Most people are so willingly brainwashed though that they would probably not believe it if they saw it with their own eyes.

It's the world though and like I said earlier, unless people rise up it won't change. People are no more than pawns, slaves...It's like that movie the matrix we're plugged in, controlled and harvested for whatever it is can be taken from us. Makes me happy in a way I have no kids to give the planet to, you know?

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This guy he got there by name only. You actually look at his resume before his political career , I personally wouldn't even hire him to to run a lemonade stand based on that information alone not even knowing who he is. He lost his teaching job (not even a full time, just a replacement teacher) in a school in BC after hooking up with a 14 yr old girl. He paid her off and moved her to the states so it didn't come out. It came out but then the whole story just vanished from the news like it never happened. It ran like one day in the middle of the last election campaigned.

Our media is funded by the gov and we don't have free press. There is serious consequences to those who consistently try and lots of them have to do their work from a different country, as soon as they step foot across the border they get detained and what not. Some of them get taken to court and destroyed. It's also part of domestic terrorism laws to publish accusation without verifiable approved by the government evidence is illegal and an act of domestic terrorism and inciting violence, you see where it gets dicey by now... It's a great country to live in as long as you fit their narrative and go by their rules sorta deal. Socialism seems more like softcore communism here I guess for a lack of a better way to explain it.

That's we we don't get along with the rest of Canada in Alberta and Saskatchewan we are more a compassionate capitalism ideology the thing is our ideology is better because we have been the Economic engine supporting most of Canada's socialism, the problem is everyone is trashing and blocking all of our industries because our leader and his dad hate Alberta because he was embarrassed publicly trying to pass some bullshit law that was challenged in court and they have had a vendetta with us ever since, it's that family not the political party and we don't bow to that old lady all over our money, we are independent but that's because we are rich as a province and even richer in resources and tourism farmland/crops we are basically the bread basket of the world so people can afford to tell the gov to get lost, we are energy, food, water independent, we have our own police everything but we are landlocked and every province cockblocks our exports to extort for more money or our monopoly infringes on someone in power's monopoly. In our case, the Trudeau family has stake in Saudi oil, so they cockblock ours from reaching any markets while they flood the country with Saudi oil, it's in their best personal interest to take down our industry but not in the country's best interest. They use their political power to manipulate their personal portfolio.

He's just a POS strait up. If I told you all of his blunders of the past 5 or 6 years, we would be here 5 or 6 years literally. Comes out in the middle of an election campaign with that girl and he still wins, rapes a child...people knew it...voted him in anyway. Like that story isn't conspiracy, it was all over the news just for one day.

The finance minister just as bad he made pension reforms in favor of his pension company holding's asset still in his personal name to benefit their revenue. and that's not even what got him tarred and feathered...he continued going downhill for another term after that. SNC Lavalin and Jody Wilson Reybould research that if you have spare time. I'm not even going to begin getting into that one.

So to make a long story longer... Canada is a fictional place, it's not a country it never was. It's a corporation, there is no such thing as the Country "Canada" so our federal government is illegitimate until Quebec signs the confederation that was established way back. Until all territories are signatory we are not a country. We are a group of independent republics that agree to work together for the prosperity of us all. Solidarity move, strength in numbers sorta deal. Alberta is trying to prove that in court, not necessarily our current gov but we do have some grass root political parties trying but they get blacked out by all media so they never get anywhere. That's why we pay the price, we bite back and we can afford to. To us currently, the current administration comes across as full on communist-lite as in early stages of communism.

Long story to say We kinda live in "Alberta, Canada (a territory just over 100 years old)" because we just agreed for the sake of getting along with everyone but according to the not yet ratified Confederation document that is a legal document we are still by law "Republic of North-West Territories" and that includes Alberta Saskatchewan, All the Northern territories directly above us and if we separate successfully , northern British-Columbia and the northern territory above them will likely join us giving us access to market ( a port) once we are making our own regulations as a territory as it's actually supposed to be. If we successfully separate, Manitoba has curiosity in the idea as well being a Prairie province like the rest of us focused on agriculture and grain/canola growing it would be in their best interest at least.

The parliament is supposed to exist to aid in interprovincial relations and the sharing of services, not to govern. Ex, it's cheaper to maintain an army as a group than it is as each individual territory also insuring that each territory has the same level of protection in the best interest to national security etc... regardless of their financial status (equalization payments...that's another long topic if you ever want to know more just ask). Same for education hospitals, you know socialist shit. But the rest each province is responsible for their own everything else governance related. Example, we are a tax heaven in Alberta. we pay income tax and all that other federally imposed crap taxes that eat up half of my hard earned dollar but there is no provincial tax while every other province does.

The west was never even part of Canadian anything until then. Upper and Lower Canada was actually nothing passed Ontario...We were considered the "Frontier" or the "Wilderness" until like 100 and some years ago. B-C was just doing it's own thing on the other side of the massive rocks that divide us. Pretty hard to get back and forth before the railroad. It literally is one big stone wall between us(thankfully so...we think they are a little weird too).

As for the dead kids in mass graves thing, you think it' to much for Hive to handle the facts for me to write a post now that it's public knowledge and not my secret ninja research? I'm probably already gonna mess with my rep a little bit (good or bad) with my tradeswoman series...I just don't know how some of this goes. I have so much knowledge and so much to say but I don't know what people can handle. I'm pretty stone hearted on some things. Not in a mean way, just nothing surprises me anymore kind way.

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Problem after problem and you know what worries me the most? This is the stuff we (you guys) know about. The iceberg theory of 2/3 under the surface comes to mind.

I wonder what's really going on around the place, how deep the conspiracy runs, how disadvantaged for other people's benefit we really are. I'll be honest, I try to live my life independently of this stuff, not that I stick my head in the sand, but I work hard to not let it affect me too much although, in the right circles, I rant like a maniac against it.

I had no idea all of this was going in Canada, none of it, and that makes me feel dumb. I guess though, that most Canadians have no clue either. It's happening under my nose here in Australia also I guess, hence my comment in the preceding paragraph.

So, should you do a post about the kids? Marielle, I am one of those people that feel doing the right thing, even should it be to my detriment, is the right thing. If it feels right for you then you must follow that path. I'll admit to not saying things here because I had the feeling people would be unable to accept my point of view and that it may differ from theirs so I guess I've not been true to my statement above in this paragraph...But in the main I have been. Only you will know if you should write it but if you do people will read, I'm sure.

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You are right, that's just the stuff we know about. I know more than the average Canadian because I have been researching absurd crap for far too long, it's like a way of life. I don't get emotionally attached to the atrocities I find but I want them solved. Talk about them, get rid of them, start fresh and do better. Pretty simple you would think. These people are hurt, stop doing those things cause it's mean, ok hurt go away. It's like we are in kindergarten all over again.

yeah the 14 year old girl stuff is the only one I know absolutely for sure that is mainstream knowledge but it's wayyyy worse than that. I was following the Jeffrey Epstein Story in the US and our political blunder wonder boy was having some travel extravagance scandals in a photo-op with the finance minister there was an important court date about the release of the statements and evidence from the victim's statements and the case as requested by the victims and a "foreign prime minister" implicated was challenging the release in court. The travel scandal and that event have too many similarities and I don't believe in coincidences so I think he might be implicated in that Epstein shit. I have no solid proof tho. Just the 2 stories overlap perfectly in every detail...Circumstantial I guess.

I never knew why I pay attention so much or research so much. I'm just a nerd like that. Maybe the purpose will reveal itself one day besides being informed. I like history, world events, whatever my brain just records the information and it starts to link stuff. It's like pealing an onion. The world is 100 times more messed up than everyone imagines.

I don't expect you to know Canadian history from Australia. I can't say I know much about Auz other than it's hot and people live there...the beach looks nice to and I want to hug a koala and your kangaroos look like deer on springs.

I just feel awkward posting about some stuff sometimes because of the diverse background on hive some people go thru way bad shit and here I am complaining that Canada sux when a lot of people think it would solve all their problems. I guess the expression "first world problems" comes to mind if you know what I mean. At the end of the day Canada isn't that great, it's just less bad compared to most other places. I'm too much of an overthinker sometimes. Especially where social media is so haunting nowadays, FOREVER. Spouting out my stupid opinions verbally don't worry...no problems there, no evidence :D

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Yep I think there's more to that Epstein stuff although I'll admit I don't know much about it as it is. I don't watch the news as it's all rubbish and, like I said earlier, I tend to do my own thing rather than jump on the band wagon the media wants me on. Life's easier that way and it's doubtful I could do much about all the wrongs anyway you know? I control what I can control and try to live the best I can. In 20-25 years it won't matter for me, I'll be gone.

I don't imagine you to be on social media but to be honest I'm not sure either way? Facebook, Twitter etc. You on there? I'm not.

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I don't necessarily go much by the news but I research court cases financial statements of charities or other organizations, declassified documents, court testimonies. By law they have to be transparent to the public. All of this stuff is for public access. People call it conspiracy but none if it is even hidden people just don't look and expect everything spoon fed.

yeah i'm on facebook both ladybug and as myself. I'm even quieter there than I am here but still there.

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If you get into it, the research then that's fine - I suppose it's people like you who expose some of the nutbaggery of those politicians and others so it's good someone does it. I was on Facebook about three years ago but got rid of it. Hive is all I have now. I can't stand the other ones to be honest.

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I don't prefer them but all of my contacts are there so there I am! lol Bhahahaha

I post in photography groups , like photos with hive links try to spread the word

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Ah ok, well that's fair enough. All are mine are there too but I was happy to let them go just to be rid of Facebook. Lol.

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trashbook. It's all in how you use it I guess. it occasionally still has it's usefulness.

The photography sharing pages I'm art of is like a honeypot for finding trails and features to hike to.

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I get it, for that purpose it has it's uses...I just can't put up with all the rest. I used to use it for gun stuff, local events etc. When I deleted it I missed out on a lot and at first it bothered me but eventually I realised I'm better off. Now I engage directly with the people I value and not at all with fuckers.

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I guess it doesn't bother me on it or off it, use it when I want to and don't when I don't feel like it. I get why some people don't want to use it tho. I don't engage with people I don't want to either. I just mute the ones that annoy me with their post.

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Yeah, that's how it should be I reckon but a lot of people don't have the discipline and get fixated on that endless feed and pushing every little detail of their lives onto social media. Obviously not you though.

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I pop in once in a while to re-assure people I'm still alive, pretty much like here. Not every detail but I do share my photos and a few rants here and there with a bad meme to top it all off. There actually is still some funny stuff on there. My work brothers are assholes and I laugh at asshole things lol. A lot of my friends enjoy my photos...odly enough a few fans may have also tracked me down. Some people I don't know them just want the photo dumps because I don't post all my photos in the group, picked up a few people from hive too.

I guess they wanted a behind the scene view lol

I also don't give out my phone # to tradesmen even for business purposes, as a contract worker, I got to stay in the loop and my contacts live everywhere. It's easier for me too keep up with work shit and people find out the inside info on the best job to bid on. Duration/ man power requirement etc... this hobo-ish lifestyle I live takes a bit of planning ahead.

FB is mostly terrible but I still don't hate it besides the censorship vendetta...that's pretty poor.

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It has its uses for sure. I never posted anything there, just kept aprised of stuff now and then. I do without it well enough. I'm more analogue than digital to be honest a d prefer it. I'm a simple dude really. Complicated, and simple at the same time.

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lol simple dude, complicated but simple....lmao I wont even begin to cover how contradictory that was. I'm totally both I was going to say digital because I do have an affinity for digital, I don't keep up too much but whatever, I like simple too tho. Depends on the day. We also probably have a decade difference, I grew up digital-ish. I mean it was like dinosaur of digital apps but still.

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I'm a complex dude sometimes, the way I think and all in some aspects, but so seek simplicity in life; The simple things. It's hard to explain. You'd have to know me to get it I guess.

I am not a digital mung-bean but I certainly prefer a non-digital life over the alternative. It just doesn't really interest me. I'm a cabin in the woods guy I guess.

Pointing out my dino-age huh? Kick a bloke right in the fucken pills why don't ya! 🤪🤣

Yeah, I probably have ten years on you, am 51. Still rockin' it though Rebecca. Mostly. Except when it's nap time. Blanket over my knees, slippers on and all. 🤣

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Well no one can diss nap time..,lets get things strait here young man.

You are about the age I thought you were or acted whatever...I guess that's good news for you. So you have like 13 years on me then if we are going to dino-age things.

I'm complex, I'm every opposite in one sentence. I'm a little too much for myself sometimes but I wouldn't have it any other way.

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13 years, might as well be a millenia. 🤪 Sometimes I feel 1000 years old too!

I'd like to be 32 again to be honest, but I'd have to know what I know now.

In truth I can't complain; I go ok and am usually content with who I am, if not what I look like.

Haha, yeah that instruction manual...I'm up to volume 3 and still know diddly fucking squat. Well, I know a few things. 😏😉

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I think I saw you the other day but I was afraid to get EMA'd so I just took a picture instead

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Lol, yip that's me alright. Don't look too bad for my age huh? How about the size of dat bone too.

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looks hungry, I wonder if I can save myself by throwing a few cookies or a slice of pizza in there.

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Lol, nothing is going to save you from an EMA smackdown but a cookie or seven might reduce the severity of it.

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I'm all for reduced severity, that's up to you tho...

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Well, sometimes a full beatdown can be good motivation not to pick on people's age too much, but then again sometimes a partial beatdown can do the same, you know, show some mercy and all. I don't want to make a decision now though, I'm old remember, I might forget my decision by the time it's wup-ass time.

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Your on to something with the planet&kid thing. I think about that. It was never really a complete deterrent but like, I don't even want to live this...how could I ever force someone else to? sounds selfish. I come from perspective of I never wanted to be born. Don't get me wrong I don't regret life but also not very fond of a lot of things. I feel like I got dropped off on a strange planet or the wrong century...something like that. I get I need to be here with intent but if I had a choice to be born or not, I'd say...I dunno...not today...not today Sir...probably not tomorrow either....

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I think that if many people were honest we'd hear more of this sort of comment. I bumped into a buddy yesterday at the market and we chatted for a bit. He has four kids over two marriages, with two being under ten years old and he pretty much said the same as you, but added the caveat of the fact that he will do his utmost yo prepare them for whatever the world is like when they grow up.

So, I hear you loud and clear. I'm wondering when my home planet is going to beam me back up and off this sinking ship.

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I think I missed the ship...or they ditched me unpurpose :( I can be a handful :D

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Lol...I'll make sure the spacecraft swings by and picks you up when we leave. Make sure you have some fucken cookies made though. 😂

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That's a monster build. It's sure come a long way since we were kids.
Twelve block shapes, four colours. Maybe a sticker sheet if you got lucky.

My 11 year old would love a range-day if you're happy to take us.
Not sure on age limits, but he's all about the engineering. Also war history, vehicles etc.

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Lol. Oh yeah, things are a bit different now...Better, but my nostalgic side remembers the old days with fondness and a little simplicity can be a good thing. Less stress over whether Lego's most complex gearbox is going to work once I've completes the set. 😂

Hmm, eleven should be ok. We can arrange the details on Discord if you like.

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That looks like a complicated Lego project!

Reminded me of the one and only Technic Lego object I played around with when I was young, must be the end of the 70s or early 80s, not sure anymore. A big skelter... hmm, maybe not big, but felt big because I was small back then :) Didn't have an engine by the Lego team, so I used an engine from m y train set to drive the skelter like remote control, though it was with a remote control attached with wires to the engine. I even connected some light that I could switch on/off as well. I think also some stuff I got from my train set, not sure anymore.

Being able to share with a little one. Why not befriend one or more of the little ones in your area and share your Lego enthusiasm with them, like if they were your children?

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Lego Technic used to be a little less complicated but it's cool how you motorised it; That's the thing with Lego I guess, it inspires creativity and gets people thinking. Nice work. Do you build Lego these days?

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Sometimes I wished I still had my Lego sets. But when my niece started to like Lego, I gave all mine to her. She has outgrown Lego, so maybe I shall request her to give all the Lego to me again. Maybe I will. The downside of that would be: Even less time for me to spend on HIVE while I'm planning for weeks to increase my HIVE time. Ah well, who knows what will happen. I'm taking it day by day, more or less :)

In the past, when playing with Lego, I used to combine this with Playmobile and sometimes even with Fisher Technic. I always loved the playmobile puppets, being larger in size than the Lego versions.

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If she's not using it then it should boomerang back to you for sure!

I am going to dismantle some of my Technic sets and send to my niece @smallsteps, my brother @tarazkp's daughter and also my nephew. Both a little young for it just yet but that's the plan.

I hope you get some of that Lego back and you can build and also do some hive posts about it. Win-win situation I think.

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Cool you plan to share some of your passion with your niece and nephew. Spreading the Vibes 🙃
Yeah, lets see what will happen on Lego front for me. You have a point with the win-win! 😜
NJOY the weekend 🎶

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Gotta share the fun right?

Have a good weekend yourself sir. Thanks for commenting.

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I know it os not really easy to build but with this simple analogy i think u have made it more easy for anyone who may want to build. I love what u said at the introduction stage of doing away with what one doesn't have control over. Both morally and scientifically i have gain one or two things

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Trying to control something that is beyond one's ability to control only burns energy and effort for no valid reason. It's best to focus that energy and effort into the things that can be influenced in the pursuit of better results.

Learning the ability to move past roadblocks and onto better destinations is a good skill.

Thanks for your comment.

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Impressive! You are just a Lego champion, I have no proper words of admiration as your lego work is so cool! G., I am so sure you would have been a great dad and it is so unfortunate that such awesome genes can't be passed down. But maybe there is a little part of you in smallsteps and you might see her grow and be much alike in some areas. I notice at the daughter of my sister that she is very much like me, artistic, introvert, dreamy, she just lives on another Planet hahah.

I don't know what would I do of I couldn't have kids. Adoption is just something I can't see myself doing and I do want my own kids. In the same time I am also surprised how people with great, spectacular genes, can't make babies, while some people who neglect themselves can easily pop off 3 to 10 kids easy.... Such is life. Destiny I guess.

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You are just a Lego champion

Nah, just an average, nothin' special sorta guy Mary. 😀

I think @smallsteps is going to be a cool little person and already has personality traits that Taraz and I used to have, and probably still do, just like your own niece I think.

Destiny...Yeah I guess to some degree. If kids (only wanted one) was a thing for me it would have happened I suppose. Instead I'll have to be the kid.

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Sometimes being a kid is good even when we are adults. It is the kid who always has the most fun if we let him. In a sense, we never grow old inside

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I know you didn't say that to get suggestions.... but....

Sometimes there are friends that are single Moms whose child could really use the company of a grown man sometimes, especially the influence of a good one. I know it is not nearly the same, but some little fella would probably love to build with you sometime.

I don't have children of my own either. Life was crazy and had more unexpecteds than expecteds.... ha ha .... and that's just the way it is. I have two brothers & two sisters. My two brothers and my older sister each have 3 (now grown) children and my younger sister has two (her youngest just finished college and passed her licensing exam a couple of days ago to be an RN !). My younger brother just became a grand dad for the 9th time this morning (OMG!).... and they call him Captain..... for no good reason ! ha ha (my brother, not the baby !) There are more grands too.....4 more ! .....and life goes on.

That looks like quite the complicated build. Having some good music going on while enjoying a fun hobby is the best.

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Hi Jacey thanks for commenting, and acknowledging that I wasn't looking for suggestions - It's quite ok to do so though of course.

The single mom thing is an option I guess and someone else mentioned the big brother mentor program which is available in most cities I guess. It's a definite option, but just isn't the same I guess. The other thing is the fear of repercussions that could come from it...I mean one only has to look in the media for stories where possibly innocent people have been accused of some wrongdoing, most often for financial gain for the accuser...You know what I'm saying? I am a pretty cautious fellow in that way, even at work I never place myself in a situation when I am alone in a room with a female unless there is a camera recording it. Accusations like that can destroy a person life whether they are true or not.

It seems like you have a fairly large family and it's growing still! All those kids and none for you. I actually know people who have no kids and others that do and I guess they all make the best of whatever situation they have. I'm not one to agree with IVF though, manufactured pregnancies although many would shoot me down for saying so...No matter, shooting at me rarely has the desired effect. 😀

Anyway, thanks for commenting, I actually really appreciate it. It's the by-play and commenting that I really enjoy here, clearly evidenced by the comment thread on this post with @ladybug146.

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I do understand about the negative possibilities with those things these days. Such a shame that good people have to hold back doing good because of it. Such.A.Shame !

There's trade offs for sure in the life styles of those with and without. Good things about both ways.

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I'd never knowingly put someone in a position to have to make a complaint of that nature however it's pretty sad that I have to contemplate it; There have been many cases where an innocent person has been implicated in things like this hence my cautious nature. It's interesting these days as we're seeming far more mixed-gender bathroom blocks in buildings in the city...It's only a matter of time before a woman runs out yelling she was assaulted by a bloke who just happened to be in there at the same time. If it is true then fair enough, but if not then it potentially ruins a person's life or career etc. So I don't place myself in that situation just in case, like a lot of other men probably.

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It is a shame and that mixed gender bathroom decision going on should have been nixed before it got started good for that very reason.... and to try to help preserve the innocence of the very young.

A body cam, I guess we all need one now. Just as I was typing that, I thought, how would THAT go over in a restroom. LOL !!!!

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Lol, restroom bodycam's...Hmm, you do it first and let me know how it goes. 🤣

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I'm not telling I have it on unless I need the footage later. LOL Maybe one of those disguised spy cams. yeah.... that's it.

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Haha, yep that's the way to do it...I think you can get sunglasses with a camera in them. You can pretend you're a spy.

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A plan is brewing now.... right ??😄

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You'll have to do a post on it you know.

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LOL !!

That made me laugh !

And of course it will need the bathroom footage included.

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Oh yes of course...Make it good footage is my suggestion. 😬

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Yep.... just make sure if using the spy glasses, you don't look down whilst in the stall. 😂

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Lol, that could be problematic for sure.

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I will admit, some of my more favourite moments are when one of my boys will build with me. Or go shoot some archery. Or just play a game.

The funny thing is, being a parent, you (at least I) feel that absolutely everything I do is 100% wrong. I look at my boys now and wonder if I've passed anything down to them at all. That said, I know where you're coming from. I'd be lonely without'em, so I feel for you.

And now that's a pretty good looking build you've got going there. That is a lot of small parts that I am pretty sure my cat would love to scatter for you, given the opportunity.

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You're probably right you know, especially considering I'm somewhat of a knucklehead. :) I probably would have messed up my kid's lives if I had any. Although, they'd know how to build Lego!

It's a fun build and yep, small parts. Luckily my cat is too busy sleeping to bother me and the Lego. :)

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