General Chat

We did live with our son till November. He has his own place now locally - but comes over most days. Drop it. I really am not bothered you are wrong. But your joke and goading is not funny to me any more. Not to me, not to many others.

Have no idea if you are married or not or living with someone. But just think - if I kept saying that you were not living with that person you live with, would you not eventually get a little bit cross? Have not shown my wife your posts - she is very mild-tempered but possibly she might get a little bit cross with you.

Hope your family research is a little more accurate, aivlyS

No John you don't live on your own , you live with your son ... just you and your son . no point pretending otherwise .

aivlyS I am sure I have been to Pontypany today shopping with a lady who looks remarkably like my wife of 34 years. If not my wife, then who the h*ll is she.:-0 :-0

I think I know why one or two think I live here on my own. But you are making a wrong conclusion from the evidence. Well, I think you are ;-) Or am I dreaming and talking to myself :-D Cats are all fine, thanks very much :-D

And I can appreciate the various contributions that people have made on this thread - even those who totally disagree with me. But I am struggling a bit with what you are offering - unless it is a cat neutering service :-S :-S

Yes heard it all before .... and ?

AnnC I think you have had a very interesting life. And you have lived all your life in Wales, not half of it like me, so feel a little envious.

What I think I have to offer this particular thread is:
1. I have actually read a book in English written by Dr Robyn Lewis
2. By accident, I named my son Robyn after him
3. My mother was a great believer that Wales was a nation, not an adjunct to England, and should therefore be self-governing.
4. I went to Bangor University 1966-69. That was a time of great student unrest and poitical activity. My most influential tutor was the late Bedwyr Lewis Jones, who was the loveliest and most gentle man, but a total patriot. And Bedwyr achived the highest level within the Gorsedd. One of my close friends was a Plaid Minister in the last coalition government in Wales (as you know, Government is now Labour led and he is just a Member of the Senedd now)
5. I have always voted Plaid Cymru, since I was able to vote. I think I have lived outside Wales for about 4 General Elections since I was 21 in 1967.
6. I canvassed for Plaid in a Parliamentary election in late 60's in Anglesey (Amlwch area, which had few English speakers at that time).
7. Two of my Plaid friends in the Rhondda (who were both firm Labour supporters till about 20 years ago) are very active politically. I have not been able to do much since I moved down here in 2007, but hope to be more active for Plaid when I retire in a few months. But more interested in doing more churchy stuff.

Suspect that is a re-run, but I honestly think I have something useful to offer this thread.

Ahh Google is a wonderful tool :-D

The www is both a blessing and a curse for some :-0

We will only allow men we like to join the political party..lolol

John why are you surprised that people know where you live ... ? your fault so no point blaming anyone else , you are making a fool of yourself , you have no OH in your house , but you refer to her often as if she was there , no point it is not true ..your cat required a vet ... yes John she did ..the story you told on here was not true .. why bother posting lies ...?

I regret I have to leave you all now - my bed is calling :-) :-)

you can put my name in google and you'll come up with a stack of info on me if you so wish - anyone can - I have articles on my life and my father's life on the Whitchurch and Llandaff North website - there for all to see, other things that will probably turn up on google are the many letters I've had published by the South Wales Echo - I have no secrets, nothing to hide - I've always been honest - don't do lies

aivlyS. Like yourself, I was happy to reveal what I wanted to reveal about myself. Never painted myself as a paragon of virtue, or something I am not.

Was not expecting people to research me, pm each other and then use that research (not very accurate, to be honest) in an attempt to make me look a liar and a fraud. Much more reticent to answer any questions now, and things I have said in private to people have been made public.

Am ok if people 100 miles away are angry with me by bashing their keyboards or punching the wall. Not so happy with - we know where you live, we know where you and your immediate family live. I can see why you reveal nothing about yourself, aivlyS. Wise girl :-) All we know about you is that you had a nice Christmas.

well I go with the theory that you are never too old to learn, so it follows that the older you get the more you know, the more you learn, otherwise you vegetate - and we do not have slightly different opinions - we have MAJOR differences, believe me

when I was eighteen I was extremely naive and had led a very sheltered life indeed but I've learned a lot as I have gone through life and working in a psychiatric hospital for nigh on thirty years gave me vast experience of life and people

I have experienced many traumas along the way and managed to weather them all - along with my son we are experiencing an horrific trauma at the moment, but we will come through it together and out the other side

I've experienced deaths, some expected, some unexpected, loss of babies, three in fact, I've been lucky enough to travel to many places around the world and the UK and all in all, in spite of the sad and traumatic times, I consider myself to have been very lucky indeed - good marriage, wonderful husband, first class parents and extended family, a good son and excellent daughter in law - experience of life to me is far more valuable than a university degree or a place in Mensa - common sense rules, and the ability to treat people as you would wish to be treated yourself - and never be patronising which I consider to be a dreadful flaw in a person's personality

Private life John ..?. you was the one that put it on here for all to see .

Sandie. That is translation alongside :-S Cnicht is Knight

aivlyS. Thanks for your interest in my private life :-| :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

AnnC. Certainly don't know everything. We tend to think we know everything when we are 18. Beyond that age, we realise each year that we know less and less. So I only know about the same as you. And we have slightly different opinions :-D

Translate the rest of it John, for non speakong members.

Edit.... have to change this, no spell check on this laptop :-(

....For non speaking Welsh speaking members

ah, but he knows everything ;-)

You (incisive, educated and not concerned about appearances) now that is funny. :-D
As for me if you think I am Foggy you clearly know nothing about me.

Compo I think thats the one thats is the village idiot & does everything Foggy tells hin to do. :-D :-D :-D

yes John did you ever bother to take your cat to the vet ? and what happened to the kittens?

Diolch yn fawr, Cnicht Du - many thanks, BK :-D

Reruns? We are like two characters in Last of the Summer Wine. I am Compo (incisive, educated and not concerned about appearances). You are Foggy (miltary precision, born to lead) ;-)

Ann :-D I have only said I live in Pontypandy and the Rhondda. And I actually do not live in Tonypandy - but do not want to be precise about the town or village where we live. And certainly do not want to reveal too much about my family, of which I am extremely proud.

Yes, I am a bit of a marvel. Yes, I do get out rather a lot and have been right about my political stats through last 45 years. Doubt I am suddenly wrong now ;-)

You have your views, which are held by a lot of people. I have my views, which were held by very few indeed in 1960's and were considered fringe and "extremist", even within Wales. But my views are held by quite a lot now and are mainstream - and just as respectable as yours. Prefer polite discussion. :-D

I should get out more!!!!! you really take the biscuit you do

I have lived in Wales all my life and in the same area - my paternal line goes back centuries in this area - to at least the 1600s - I've lived longer than you and more to the point I know what I am talking about - I don't have to resort to Wikpedia or google for my info - I do not befriend racist pillocks of Archdruids

cosidering you live in Tonypandy you seem to know an awful lot about every place under the sun - we all wonder how on earth you manage it whilst shopping in North Wales, caring for half dead cats and pontificating on here on every subject that is raised - and apparently you do lay preaching as well - obviously this is good news for your family, if you have any apart from your Facebook loving son - cos you can hardly ever be home

Keep going John you're statments are so funny it's like the reruns on TV. :-D