Q. Question?
OK, before I start, I just want to make it clear that this happened WAY back, and the only reason it's still bugging me is that I don't really know how this person felt. I just don't want to spend any more energy trying to work it out. By the way, I have tried to find this person, and can't, so there's no way to ask them. It may be long, but please bear with me.
OK. My boyfriend had a really good friend when we were in college. They used to hang out all the time. Then I came along as his girlfriend, and we all used to do stuff, have dinner, etc. It was all great. I never noticed anything amiss.
One time, I was having problems with my bf, and he wasn't listening to my suggestions to solve them, so I asked his good friend for advice - it was the type of thing where someone who had known him for longer would be able to help more, and I didn't know my bf's family or any siblings at that point. I knew he trusted his friend most, so I thought it was fine. My bf's friend was helpful, and serious when he agreed with me that we should try to save our relationship. I had NO romantic intentions with that other guy at all, but as we were leaving the place where we met, he said he thought I should leave my bf on his own for a while to think about what he had done, and that I should go out for dinner etc. basically to give myself a break and to give my bf some serious thinking time. He made it clear that he wanted to be the one to take me for dinner, but he didn't do anything else inappropriate.
Anyway, as we were going to dinner, my bf saw us in the street! He was mad, and walked away without saying anything. I freaked out, and asked our friend what I should do. He said he could either get me a cup of tea at his place, and he would go an find my bf, or we could both go. I told him I was sorry, but I had to go after my bf on my own. I went home and sat with my bf until he calmed down. An hour or so later, I texted our friend to let him know we were both OK. He responded by texting my bf: 'That girl really loves you. Hope you sort it out.'
Since then, my bf has hinted a few times that this guy liked me in 'another way' (we don't see him any more) but after a while, we moved away so didn't see him at all. I sent him a couple of emails thanking him for helping me out with my bf, but he didn't reply.
After me and my bf got engaged and emailed all our friends (including him), he called me up, apparently by accident (said he meant to get his landlady instead). I wasn't there to answer at first, so called back and asked who had called me. He wouldn't tell me his name at first, but eventually admitted it was him, and he ended up talking to me for 45mins! He was really keen to know what we were both doing now, and especially if we had got married, which made me a little suspicious, as he has a girlfriend of his own, whom he has been with for just a year or so less than we have been together. We were a dinner foursome for a while before we had moved away, and I got the feeling that they were trying to compete with us, if you see what I mean...
Anyway, when we moved back to our original place, now married, we called him up and suggested meeting for a drink etc. He was really nice over the phone, but said they couldn't and didn't call us back. A while later, I saw him in a shop with his girlfriend, and was considering saying hi, but he totally blanked me. However, it was clear that he had clocked me, as he started fiddling with his money and looking shifty, obviously hoping I wouldn't do anything. I did hear him whisper to his gf that I was there, but she didn't make any attempt to acknowledge me either.
So, now I've finished the story... did I miss something? Have we been dumped as friends? If so, what was the reason? Why are they nice by phone and text but awful in person and by email? I'd really love someone to gain some stranger's perspective on what the hell has gone on here, and especially the guy's behaviour...
By the way, the thing that my bf had done and that I was seeking our friend's advice about in the first place was pretty terrible. I was actually wondering if I should stay with my bf at that point. I certainly wasn't looking to go off with someone else, etc. and the dinner would have been exactly that - dinner, with no weird extras.
A. Best Answer: Your husband's friend sounds like he's always been shifty and not just when you recently ran into him. He was obviously competitive with your husband and used you to put down your husband. It wasn't about romantic feelings for you. He wanted to "win" the girl away from your husband. He was not then and is not now, a trustworthy friend. Let it go.
You're both better off without this guy who is a game player and not sincere. A friend is someone you can trust and this guy is a very poor candidate for trust!! : /
Q. Question?
I'm fed up with this cold weather, it's march and still it's too cold, this just makes me to not believe in Global warming and I gave up on recycling or saving energy.
Does someone know when it is going to be warmer?
Last year this time was really warm and i could go down to town only in cardigan!
A. Best Answer: Sorry, but probably never.
It's one of the reasons we left and now live in Spain.
Got fed up with grey skies,grey roads and houses and grey people!
Q. Question?
Quote from Telegraph.co.uk "Low energy light bulbs are small versions of the fluorescent strip lights found in offices and public buildings".
My query is:-
As it is commonly believed that the act of turning on fluorescent strip lights creates a power surge (caused by the starter solenoid).
If so, would this make the low-energy light bulbs less efficient than the old (filament) type in a home environment where bathroom and kitchen lights are often turned on/off several times a day?
A. Best Answer: It is all about the "warm-up time".
When you operate fluorescent bulbs at a cold temperature upon initial start-up, either CFLs or the long tubes, they require comparable energy to their incandescent counterparts. You also wear out these bulbs faster by doing so.
Fluorescent bulbs are best when operated in steady state, where steady state light is desired. It is best to place CFLs where you will be operating them for at least an hour's usage at a time.
You are better off installing incandescent bulbs in bathrooms, since they go through higher frequency operation cycles.
Q. Question?
Just decided to change energy suppliers via www.121money.com and have seemed to have saved over £150 a year now. Does it pay to change suppliers every year like car/house insurance
A. Best Answer: IN MY OPINTION ALWAYS TRY TO CUT COST!!
Q. Question?
One has to be really aware and informed as to which healing route to take for depression bipoloar adhd and mental illness and that the druggs/meds treatment for these problems can be horrendous and you can go on for years with no improvement and have massive damaging detrimental side effects from meds/druggs
Evaluate all of this info well ?this info will save you years of suffering ---years if you apply it ..
1.All treatment recommended by the doctors should be tested and approved and quite rightly so.
That makes sense doesn?t it
2..it costs millions to test and approve just one treatment .
3.Drug companies Fund nearly all research and by virtue of this fact they need to recoup these millions and make a profit .they will only and I mean only look at treatments, which show the promise of good deal of a profit, --they will actively dismiss any therapy which does not have profit potential or therapies where they cannot put a patent on it .And that has dire implications ?..to you and your health .
4.? thus your doctor will not in the main recommend therapies which have not had millions of pounds developing them . And that has dire implications ?..to you and your health .
You cannot argue with these principles ?..but there are very serious implications to your health and well being and the treatment being offered to you when you are ill .
So serious is this problem that there is much loss of life because of it and suffering in the millions and for years ?and we don?t think this is acceptable at all.
This is a fundamental principle and unless you grasp this fully ?you could /will have years of suffering ahead of you .
This does not help you though when you are ill and suffering?not hearing about therapies which can help from a person you look up to and trust your doctor .
These are just a few of the therapies which your doctor/ g.p. should be recommending for dealing with these problems.
Have you heard your local doctor recommend, Massage Spiritual healing, Light therapy, Colour therapy , spiritual healing reiki, support. a holiday, edgar cayce violet ray, detoxing, karma therapy, decent nutrition , thyroid check,
Getting to a place which personally love or like, conducive work . Thinking good positive thoughts, laughter, looking at comedy, playing good uplifting music.
Avoiding at all costs exposure to violence, murders, suffering ,death ,tragedies, -feeding upon good things uplifting things, things that feel like a breath of fresh air.. Positive affirmation . hugs getting plenty of them in your daily life you would be amazed at how people feel after a few decent hugs?earth energy therapy ,.
Exercise like running walking climbing but something which you enjoy
Riding yourselves of all aspartame laden foods and drink and many additives get back to a wholesome organicish diet .
And you wont hear of any drug company patenting virtually any of these .
What we need is funded research with an objective stance printing all their findings so that doctors can then recommend to you vastly superior therapies. Without side effects like these listed for some of the popular meds for the problems mentioned.
sexual problems, drowsiness, sleep difficulties, and nausea. cause nausea, fatigue, weight gain, sleepiness, nervousness, dry mouth, and blurred vision.. If you stop abruptly, you may experience a number of unpleasant withdrawal symptoms such as crying spells, extreme restlessness, dizziness, fatigue, and aches and pains.
A. Best Answer: I CAN BUT I AM NOT SURE EVERYONE WOULD ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE FEELING DISTRACTABLE TO START OFF WITH - WHAT ABOUT SUBHEADINGS AND/OR DOUBLE SPACING IT SO IT'S A BIT EASIER TO LOOK AT?
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I mean it gets me soooo angry when i'm doing as much as I can to help save energy and creating less pollution, when the idiots across the pond either deny the existence of GW or that it isn't man made, even though there's inconclusive evidence that global warming is happening. And even if for some reason GW is happening naturally, we should still do things to slow it down or stop it shouldn't we??? I don't understand how America can contribute around 30% of global CO2 emissions when they only account for 4% of the world's population. On comparison the UK is five times smaller and only contributes to 4% of the worlds pollution, and i thought the UK was really bad, but when you look at those figures it's pretty shocking.
I hope any americans don't take any offense to this post, if your doing your part to help the environment i salute you, but to the other Americans who seem to deny it, i'm sorry but your letting the rest of the world down. you could be the end of us all.
A. Best Answer: A large percentage of Americans are in denial about the subject for several reasons.
1) Politics. Everything in the USA is turned into a political issue. Republicans are deathly afraid of 'big government' (they oppose universal health care for the same reason), and so they oppose carbon regulation. But if we're causing global warming, carbon regulation becomes necessary. So they just deny global warming to justify opposing carbon regulation.
2) Education. Our educational system here is not very good, compared to other developed countries. Americans have a very poor understanding of math and science in general, so it's easy to misinform them on global warming.
3) Conspiracy theories. Americans love a good conspiracy theory. There are aliens at Area 51. Bush was behind the 9/11 attacks. The moon landing was faked. And so on. There's a guy on Fox News called Glenn Beck with one of the most popular shows on cable, and really it's all about conspiracy theories. He often talks about how global warming is just a conspiracy. Many Americans eat this up.
4) Addiction to oil. Americans rely heavily on fossil fuels. We drive huge SUVs and love our cheap gasoline. If we regulate carbon, it means gas and energy prices go up. So again people deny it's a problem to justify opposing carbon regulation so that their gas prices won't go up. Also oil companies like ExxonMobil have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into misinformation campaigns on the subject.
I agree that the USA has been letting the rest of the world down on climate change. The good news is that our Congress is currently working on a carbon cap and trade system, and we elected President Obama who is a global warming realist. So at least we're on our way to addressing the issue finally.
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Ok i have almost finished my report but there are a few things that i need to include but i don't know the answers.I have tried browsing the internet but i can't find anything.The report is based on Fossil fuels and renewable energy sources...
1. Explain how animal waste can be used as a source of energy.Write a balanced equation for the reaction that produces the energy.(you don't have to write out the equation but a few facts and notes would help for this one please)
2.Which of these are renewable sources of energy? a) the sun, b) rainfall, c) the wind, d) the tide, e) hot rocks, f) biomass.
3.the importance of fossil fuels and their products in life
4.How long fossil fuels are likely to last at the present rates of consumption.
5.Pollution problems involved in the use or fossil fuels.
6.How recycling plastics e.t.c can help us to save fossil fuel.
Thanks if you just know the answer to one it really would help.
A. Best Answer: Hey i hope these help
1. Combustion, you know burning it to create heat that boils water and then the steam turns turbines
2. All are sources of renewable energy
3.Fossil fuels have fuelled our growth from the industrial revolution to plastics and oil for cars and power stations.
4.Natural Gas and oil will last for another 50 years or so and Coal has alot longer as we don't use so much of it.
5. Carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere causing green house effect and sulphur dioxide also released which causes acid rain
6.We can use less oil to make the fractions we need to make plastics meaning that we can save the reserves of oil we have by reusing what has already been made.
Q. Question?
Simple survey. Please tell me the HIGHEST price you would be willing to pay for a standard energy saving light bulb out of these prices:
£0.50
£1.00
£1.50
£2.00
£2.50
£3.00
£3.50
£4.00
£4.50
£5.00
£5.50
£6.00
£6.50
£7.00
£7.50
£8.00
£8.50
£9.00
£9.50
£10.00
... or a price higher than that? (in steps of 50p)
Thanks.
P.S. i need lots of people to answer otherwise the survey won't be reliable enough to use. Please take just a few seconds to put down your maximum price. Cheers
Please do not base your answer on the cost of energy saving bulbs in the world. I meant, IF the average price everywhere was this price, what would you be willing to pay?
A. Best Answer: I wouldn't go above 1.50 for one of the higher watt bulbs because you can easily get them at that price and below. I saw them in one shop recently for well below a pound (less than 50p I think) but they were the ones equivalent to only 60w which I only use in a couple of lamps, otherwise I'd have a got a few.
they probably don't last as long as they used to, back when they cost £7 or so, but I bet more expensive ones that are still around don't last as long as they used to either.
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I am 26 years old. I have lived a very, intense, lifestyle, loving and hating life but basking in my existence up until approximately 3 years ago. Since I was a child, this, this reality has never seemed real. I've had vivid dreams of things I have never seen with my own eyes. But, back to the point, about 6 years ago, I was loving life, whereas previous to that period I was depressed. Then, after about 3 years of living the fast life, good job, good girlfriend; progression, I suddenly stopped 'feeling'. When I was depressed in my younger years I would cry, saddened by any number of things and I felt suicidal. Now, this new condition, is totally different. I just don't care or have energy to. I won't eat or forget to, my memory slips, I sleep for 16+ hours and wake up, only to want to sleep more once I've eaten. My sleep is full of dreams, vivid, just as real as this is. Now, with impending bills and drama of life, with people harassing me to pay this, contribute to that, work here, do this, I get this overwhelming urge to say NO. They say, well what are you going to do? I shrug and respond I can disappear, I can just die and go home to the uncertain eternity from which I came. I do want to exist as it is in this world, if only to read, write, experience, but in order to do any of this bills must be paid. I could pay my bills up until 3 years ago, but when I said NO, I just could no longer work at a career level, and I cannot find honest work anywhere that will pay all my bills. The bills I speak of, rent, water, electric. For one person. Working full time, I still do not have enough and there is no way I will go back to what I used to do, which was tax collection and financial investigations. I know I am rambling, but I feel deep inside I have something very special to give this world, though I must live to see it through. The walls, though, are closing fast and every day I wake up later, eat less or not at all, shut myself out from everything. Additionally, 3 of my past loves have disappeared, 2 of which died, the other is completely missing, no way to find or contact her. These 3 people I shared the darkest parts of me and they still loved me. Even though our relationships were over the 2 that are now dead I loved in my own way and loved me in their own way. Anyway, any suggestions outside of the box would be appreciated. I have done everything to snap myself out of this, and in the end it all comes back to the feeling, the longing, of going home, of dying. The only thing holding me back is my loyalty to my friends and family and how they would miss me and become sad themselves for not saving me. but, in my current state, I feel i am a failure in their eyes, and being 26 (although I still look 20) its as if its already too late and my energy levels are at empty daily and its a complete downward spiral and again, I am not depressed. I have a full awareness of my situation, though it feels as if its a dream and just as in dreams I really do not have total control. All of this, does not make me sad, only sad for everyone else. Anyway, does anyone else have feelings such as this. 3 years. 3 years of sleeping more and more, doing less and less, no partying, no drugs, no booze, sex here and there with old girlfriends from high school but nothing of note other than the high from being one with another for a time. i wish i would just wake up and this dream would end.
A. Best Answer: I didn't read anything about you seeing a counselor. I think you should. Also, no matter what you believe, you can still go to church. When one door closes for you another one might open.