'It's our time to rise up': youth climate strikes held in 100 countries

Bomber_Harris said:

I recall the last time the kids and the bright young things took the day off school to demonstrate against the state of our planet and all the usual suspects in the right wing media took to their platforms to put the boot in

Julia Hartley-Brewer to name one of many

Likewise on this forum there was no shortage of not-so-bright old things putting the boot into the bright young things

are you going to do it again? are you going to sneer at them? are you going to ridicule them like last time?

of course you will

only know this

stuff like this is one of the many many reasons why you're becoming more and more disconnected with your kids

remember this thread

remember it when you're in a care home having your bum wiped by someone from India and it's been more than 6 months since you last saw your son and grandchildren

there's a reason why your son always has a 'lot of work to do this weekend' whenever you suggest he pays you a visit with the children

you disconnected from them decades ago because of all the sneering and ridiculing over stuff like this

you'll remember this thread when you're all alone. You'll look back on how empty your twilight years are and you'll think "damn, the Bomber was right"

that is all

- Bomber

'It's our time to rise up': youth climate strikes held in 100 countries

School and university students continue Friday protests to call for political action on crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...p-youth-climate-strikes-held-in-100-countries

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Bomber_Harris said:

I recall the last time the kids and the bright young things took the day off school to demonstrate against the state of our planet and all the usual suspects in the right wing media took to their platforms to put the boot in

Julia Hartley-Brewer to name one of many

Likewise on this forum there was no shortage of not-so-bright old things putting the boot into the bright young things

are you going to do it again? are you going to sneer at them? are you going to ridicule them like last time?

of course you will

only know this

stuff like this is one of the many many reasons why you're becoming more and more disconnected with your kids

remember this thread

remember it when you're in a care home having your bum wiped by someone from India and it's been more than 6 months since you last saw your son and grandchildren

there's a reason why your son always has a 'lot of work to do this weekend' whenever you suggest he pays you a visit with the children

you disconnected from them decades ago because of all the sneering and ridiculing over stuff like this

you'll remember this thread when you're all alone. You'll look back on how empty your twilight years are and you'll think "damn, the Bomber was right"

that is all

- Bomber

'It's our time to rise up': youth climate strikes held in 100 countries

School and university students continue Friday protests to call for political action on crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...p-youth-climate-strikes-held-in-100-countries

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Bomber_Harris said:

I recall the last time the kids and the bright young things took the day off school to demonstrate against the state of our planet and all the usual suspects in the right wing media took to their platforms to put the boot in

Julia Hartley-Brewer to name one of many

Likewise on this forum there was no shortage of not-so-bright old things putting the boot into the bright young things

are you going to do it again? are you going to sneer at them? are you going to ridicule them like last time?

of course you will

only know this

stuff like this is one of the many many reasons why you're becoming more and more disconnected with your kids

remember this thread

remember it when you're in a care home having your bum wiped by someone from India and it's been more than 6 months since you last saw your son and grandchildren

there's a reason why your son always has a 'lot of work to do this weekend' whenever you suggest he pays you a visit with the children

you disconnected from them decades ago because of all the sneering and ridiculing over stuff like this

you'll remember this thread when you're all alone. You'll look back on how empty your twilight years are and you'll think "damn, the Bomber was right"

that is all

- Bomber

'It's our time to rise up': youth climate strikes held in 100 countries

School and university students continue Friday protests to call for political action on crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...p-youth-climate-strikes-held-in-100-countries

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Bomber_Harris said:

I recall the last time the kids and the bright young things took the day off school to demonstrate against the state of our planet and all the usual suspects in the right wing media took to their platforms to put the boot in

Julia Hartley-Brewer to name one of many

Likewise on this forum there was no shortage of not-so-bright old things putting the boot into the bright young things

are you going to do it again? are you going to sneer at them? are you going to ridicule them like last time?

of course you will

only know this

stuff like this is one of the many many reasons why you're becoming more and more disconnected with your kids

remember this thread

remember it when you're in a care home having your bum wiped by someone from India and it's been more than 6 months since you last saw your son and grandchildren

there's a reason why your son always has a 'lot of work to do this weekend' whenever you suggest he pays you a visit with the children

you disconnected from them decades ago because of all the sneering and ridiculing over stuff like this

you'll remember this thread when you're all alone. You'll look back on how empty your twilight years are and you'll think "damn, the Bomber was right"

that is all

- Bomber

'It's our time to rise up': youth climate strikes held in 100 countries

School and university students continue Friday protests to call for political action on crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...p-youth-climate-strikes-held-in-100-countries

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Bomber_Harris said:

What a load of nonsense

and to prove it I'm taking my daughter (20) to the High Easter point to point tomorrow. I own a quarter share in one of the runners, although I wouldn't call myself a regular ptp goer as I only go once or twice a year (and the last time I went the trainer (who also owns a leg) didn't even get the damn horse out of the box claiming the ground was firmer than advertised)

My daughter remarked on this the last time we went, she noticed that there was only a handful of youngsters like herself in attendance. The vast majority of this rural crowd, including the organisers, were 55+

it was like being at a Kipper and Leave means Leave rally

and when I made enquires as to where all the youngsters were one of the organisers admitted that it's a serious concern for the sport, their kids are not interested in taking up the sport in sufficient numbers, be it as spectators, organisers, or even competitors. The situation is so bad that they even have to pay employment agencies for staff on the day whereas in the past they could count on their kids to act as volunteers. They tell me that the sport is literally dying out from old age and this is down to the disconnect in rural communities between the not-so-bright old things and their offspring (ok they didn't use that term 'not-so-bright old things' but you get my point and theirs)

- Bomber

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Bomber_Harris said:

What a load of nonsense

and to prove it I'm taking my daughter (20) to the High Easter point to point tomorrow. I own a quarter share in one of the runners, although I wouldn't call myself a regular ptp goer as I only go once or twice a year (and the last time I went the trainer (who also owns a leg) didn't even get the damn horse out of the box claiming the ground was firmer than advertised)

My daughter remarked on this the last time we went, she noticed that there was only a handful of youngsters like herself in attendance. The vast majority of this rural crowd, including the organisers, were 55+

it was like being at a Kipper and Leave means Leave rally

and when I made enquires as to where all the youngsters were one of the organisers admitted that it's a serious concern for the sport, their kids are not interested in taking up the sport in sufficient numbers, be it as spectators, organisers, or even competitors. The situation is so bad that they even have to pay employment agencies for staff on the day whereas in the past they could count on their kids to act as volunteers. They tell me that the sport is literally dying out from old age and this is down to the disconnect in rural communities between the not-so-bright old things and their offspring (ok they didn't use that term 'not-so-bright old things' but you get my point and theirs)

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Bomber_Harris said:

What a load of nonsense

and to prove it I'm taking my daughter (20) to the High Easter point to point tomorrow. I own a quarter share in one of the runners, although I wouldn't call myself a regular ptp goer as I only go once or twice a year (and the last time I went the trainer (who also owns a leg) didn't even get the damn horse out of the box claiming the ground was firmer than advertised)

My daughter remarked on this the last time we went, she noticed that there was only a handful of youngsters like herself in attendance. The vast majority of this rural crowd, including the organisers, were 55+

it was like being at a Kipper and Leave means Leave rally

and when I made enquires as to where all the youngsters were one of the organisers admitted that it's a serious concern for the sport, their kids are not interested in taking up the sport in sufficient numbers, be it as spectators, organisers, or even competitors. The situation is so bad that they even have to pay employment agencies for staff on the day whereas in the past they could count on their kids to act as volunteers. They tell me that the sport is literally dying out from old age and this is down to the disconnect in rural communities between the not-so-bright old things and their offspring (ok they didn't use that term 'not-so-bright old things' but you get my point and theirs)

- Bomber

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bluegreen said:

The kids have been brainwashed by "hive mind" education since the 90s, that makes them very easily led by those with a vested interest and charismatic persona........

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Bomber_Harris said:

What a load of nonsense

and to prove it I'm taking my daughter (20) to the High Easter point to point tomorrow. I own a quarter share in one of the runners, although I wouldn't call myself a regular ptp goer as I only go once or twice a year (and the last time I went the trainer (who also owns a leg) didn't even get the damn horse out of the box claiming the ground was firmer than advertised)

My daughter remarked on this the last time we went, she noticed that there was only a handful of youngsters like herself in attendance. The vast majority of this rural crowd, including the organisers, were 55+

it was like being at a Kipper and Leave means Leave rally

and when I made enquires as to where all the youngsters were one of the organisers admitted that it's a serious concern for the sport, their kids are not interested in taking up the sport in sufficient numbers, be it as spectators, organisers, or even competitors. The situation is so bad that they even have to pay employment agencies for staff on the day whereas in the past they could count on their kids to act as volunteers. They tell me that the sport is literally dying out from old age and this is down to the disconnect in rural communities between the not-so-bright old things and their offspring (ok they didn't use that term 'not-so-bright old things' but you get my point and theirs)

- Bomber

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Bomber_Harris said:

unless that was Northaw near Potters Bar it never happened

do you seriously want to test me on this? I could start another thread similar to my "Speakers at Kipper and Leave Means Leave rallies" thread where I post photos of the audience that turn up for these gigs

although I only go to PtP occasionally, I do subscribe to the Go Pointing magazine so I'm not a typical Londoner that has no idea of what happens outside the North and South Circular Road. PtP organisers are very concerned about the future of the sport especially how much it costs to stage an event and the lack of youth volunteers that in the past they could rely on

furthermore, although I only attend occasionally, the other members of the Bomber Racing syndicate are regular ptp racegoers and they travel far and wide, even on long trips to Devon and Yorkshire for example, where they will book a hotel and stay overnight because it's at least a 8 hour drive round trip and most of these courses are in the middle of nowhere so travelling by train isn't an option

anyways, they're also adamant that no matter what part of the country (with the exception of the aforementioned Northaw and also BANK HOLIDAY meetings) the run of the mill PtPs do resemble a Kipper meeting. They even said at one meeting (Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire I think it was) there were Kipper supporters putting flyers under the windscreen wipers of all the vehicles in the car park

So that just goes to show you that even UKIP know where to target their main demographic

- Bomber

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Bomber_Harris said:

unless that was Northaw near Potters Bar it never happened

do you seriously want to test me on this? I could start another thread similar to my "Speakers at Kipper and Leave Means Leave rallies" thread where I post photos of the audience that turn up for these gigs

although I only go to PtP occasionally, I do subscribe to the Go Pointing magazine so I'm not a typical Londoner that has no idea of what happens outside the North and South Circular Road. PtP organisers are very concerned about the future of the sport especially how much it costs to stage an event and the lack of youth volunteers that in the past they could rely on

furthermore, although I only attend occasionally, the other members of the Bomber Racing syndicate are regular ptp racegoers and they travel far and wide, even on long trips to Devon and Yorkshire for example, where they will book a hotel and stay overnight because it's at least a 8 hour drive round trip and most of these courses are in the middle of nowhere so travelling by train isn't an option

anyways, they're also adamant that no matter what part of the country (with the exception of the aforementioned Northaw and also BANK HOLIDAY meetings) the run of the mill PtPs do resemble a Kipper meeting. They even said at one meeting (Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire I think it was) there were Kipper supporters putting flyers under the windscreen wipers of all the vehicles in the car park

So that just goes to show you that even UKIP know where to target their main demographic

- Bomber

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