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I finally found a decent cheese fondue set in Cpt and I bought it last week, tonight Im inviting my neighbor's over for a fondue and some drinks. Its nice living in an apartment in the sense you get to know your neighbors much easily than when I lived in a townhouse Its very social having a fondue and tonight should be great fun

By that argument then we shouldnt trust any politicians, just because someone is a career politician it doesnt mean they cant be trusted on most things

I didnt see the part where anyone asked him any questions but he didnt seem very happy overall....his facial expressions just made me laugh

Gorthfuscious !!!! Im shocked, a man of your profound insight and intellectualism relying on information from snake charmers, iconoclasts and pagans Bookies dont understand the nuance, Warren will never defeat Trump so lets not even focus on her as the right Democratic candidate

Thanks for sharing, I need sometime to ponder your viewpoint But one positive consideration, I agree with much of what Gromnir says but no one is a true prognosticator especially when it comes to the Trump presidency. But what if I told you things in the USA could quite easily return to " normal" once Trump is gone. Trump is an anomaly and I doubt we will ever see someone quite like him again...so the US Democracy will survive at worst case another 6 years of Trump I

GD, you know I like to get your opinion on these matters When you say "burn " I assume you mean metaphorically ? And if not what do you mean by that, for example the principle of any Democracy never fails. Democracies fail sometimes due to failure of other things that need to be implemented, like the importance of a Constitution and a freedom of speech But the idea of Democracy and what that gives us as citizens and how we have a better overall life generally has many examples but of course that doesnt mean people cant have valid criticisms so just to summarize what are your biggest concerns ?

I had Lamb Shank last night for dinner at a Mediterranean theme restaurant it was good as you would expect But it made me think what is favorite type of meat you enjoy eating and or cooking for family and friends...so what is your favorite roast? I love and eat all meat, I like exotic or unusual meat so tripe, sweetbreads and other off cut I love to order when I see it on the menu. But game and venison is also top of my list But saying all that, my favorite meat meal must be Roast Pork with crackling, gravy and apple sauce and all other good things that come with it

Gromnir I havent read any previous posts you made about the question I want to get your opinion on so I apologize if you have already answered this But legally and based on historical precedent do you think the Democrats can impeach Trump around the Ukrainian phone call, the basic argument seems to be " a US president cannot get other countries to interfere in the US election process in any way ". So when Trump expected Ukraine to investigate Hunter Biden and then literally held back on aid to Ukraine this seems like a real impeachable offense because this would be used to undermine Joe Biden in 2020 But is this correct legally and what makes sense, in other words you could inadvertently strength Trump at the end if he is not found guilty like when Bill Clinton became more popular at the end of his impeachment

I dont believe in no regulation especially in the financial sector. I just dont believe in unreasonable regulation and also these populist objectives like " breaking up the investment banks" is unnecessary as the banks have already made major changes since 2008 in the financial sector around governance and allowing government oversight ...so we dont need to address something that is not a major issue anymore, lets focus on real problems

I have some family members flying to London in a few days so they staying in Cpt for 2 days or so...we have to take them out as good families do. I dont mind as they normally pay for everything

Its simple, he is not an extreme left Democratic candidate and he can resonate with independent voters Its unlikely an candidate talking about things like " free Medicare for all " and " no prosecution/deporting " for illegal immigration would somehow undermine the powerful Trump populism and tribal rhetoric and win in 2020...Trump will tear them to pieces

I doubt it, whistleblower laws are specific to each country

I hope he is okay but yes its best on several reasons he pulls out the Democratic race and his supporters start endorsing Biden as the only realistic candidate to take on Trump in 2020

I am very interested to see how the rights of a whistle blower can be undermined by Trump, I see he is demanding to know the identity. I dont think he will win this one

I have been living in my Cape Town flat for 3 months but I haven't been able to play any games on my new rig because there was a delay in the fiber connectivity Anyway this was connected on Tuesday and I have been updating all outdated updates and soon I will be playing, I had many choices but I decided to start on Rage 2. I am very excited as I have missed out on gaming

I have a exciting weekend planned, really good friends of mine are coming down to CPT tonight from JHB because my friends wife is participating in a marathon on Sunday. So I am going to be chauffeuring them around for the weekend and basically being a good host. My plans so far are pick them up at the airport tonight at 11:30 pm and get them to there hotel. We will probably have one or 2 drinks just to welcome them to CPT tomorrow I have various ideas and places we can visit but it will include farmers markets, bars and restaurants but it wont be a late night for my friends wife Sunday I pick them at about 4:30 am to get her to the race start-up area, her race will only finish at about 1 pm so my friend and I will do some additional sight seeing and then meet her later at the finish Its going to be great seeing them again and I love being able to appreciate the social and festive aspects of CPT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Yellowhammer Guys here is an interesting " worse case " for what happens to the UK if they leave with no deal, it obviously focuses on real and potential risk and makes at times some grim reading Anyway if you want the core points then just skip to "Areas of Risk " . I have real ancestral, family and economic ties to the UK so I want as less disruption as possible to the overall stability we now see in general social, political and economic terms being part of the EU

https://schecktersraw.com/menu/ So one of brothers is in CPT for business tonight and we going out for dinner but he is a Vegan so we going to this hardcore Vegan restaurant in the link, Im not really a big fan of Vegans for several practical reasons like its not natural based on our historical diet to eat only what Vegans eat...where is the precedent ? Anyway I like to try new things and tonight I am going to be very objective and really not be negative ....I am going for the Vegan burger, it looks tasty

https://abc7ny.com/weather/hurricane-dorian-strengthens-to-category-5-as-it-heads-for-bahamas/5493798/ Guys is anyone concerned with the potential damage Hurricane Dorian is going to do to the Bahamas and quite possibly Florida, I am Its just been upgraded to Cat 5

Good post, I appreciate the effort you putting in to share information...I am finding it very entertaining and interesting I hope you stay around, we dont seem to get new members who become regulars in Off Topic ...not sure why they dont stay, I imagine the reasons will vary

Nice words Captain, nothing wrong with honest and well meaning support for each other where applicable

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-ban/hong-kong-protests-turn-to-chaos-amid-tear-gas-and-petrol-bombs-idUSKCN1VL02V?il=0 The ongoing protests in HK fascinate me because of the impact to the overall Chinese policy of " One China " and there flawed view of political hegemony in the region...very interesting development

Sorry to hear about your loss, that really was a freak accident

You definitely not me but its a huge compliment to think you and I are the same, you know the old adage " great minds think alike " and all that Sometimes people have assumed I use different accounts to make the same point but as I have explained I dont need to have different accounts because my general viewpoint and sentiment is based on historical precedent and what I see works and leads to a better quality of life....in other words Western style Democracies work, are sustainable and offer the best quality of life overall to there citizens compared to other governments like the autocratic failures of Russia I have to be honest I haven't read your previous posts so I am not sure what you ideologically believe but one thing we both know is we not the same person

In my interminable quest to find the perfect Ribs at all restaurants that claim to offer " the best Ribs " I am going tomorrow to somewhere new with one of my brothers, the steakhouse is called Nelsons Eye and Im excited as usual when it comes to the potential of good food and good company plus a view drinks https://www.nelsons-eye.co.za/