Hi,

A few years ago whilst doing my regular supermarket shopping trips twice weekly at one of the supermarkets I enjoyed an exchange of ideas with the cleaner called John; John told me he was a "flat earther" as were his family.

https://www.scientificamerican.....e-and-why/

It must have lasted for a year or more with me shopping and John doing his best to convince me the world is flat; at one such discussion I asked John where he thought he would be in five years time; he replied still here in the same job which I could agree with.

Then I missed John for quite a while and eventually asked at the checkout where John was hoping he wasn't ill; he'd transferred to another branch of the supermarket a few miles away; I replied I thought he must have found the earth wasn't flat after all and he'd driven over the edge.

I do my best to respect everyone's belief but I still would like an answer to if I could drive from Yorkshire to Australia some 12,000 miles and wanted to return home by driving the same direction then why wouldn't I fall off the planet?

Just passing a bit of gibberish because it's white over with frost and too cold to play out.

gibberish

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I think my story qualifies as gibberish (Nonsense). I wish John well; we enjoyed bouncing ideas around.

Kind regards, Colin.

Hi,

I don't think the flat earthers are capable of understanding gravity Andrew; talking to a flat earther they always have an answer to any question; there are plenty of anti-vaxxers in all classes; there's always the "Tall poppies" who know everything.

The flat earther you know @stringy is already in the clouds as are all flat eathers but live and let live; if it's what they want to believe then it's their choice at least it's not compulsory and I never take such people seriously I think they just want tp prod people into a reaction.

Thanks for asking @Mouse  it's possible I know of the things you mention but they could have different names here in the UK; Kick the can we also called it Squad can; ice skating rinks never caught on here but there was a phase of ten pin bowling that I once tried; poverty stricken kids like me thought it wonderful to have a whip and top with coloured chalk for the top; the whip had a leather string; girls had skipping ropes and hopscotch; boys had spud guns and water pistols they also had big sheaf knives used for carving girl friends initials onto tree trunks; I was busy at the age of seven carving my and my girlfriends initials onto the underside of my desk lid totally unaware the headmaster had entered the class room; six of the best straightened me out.

We used to build tree dens down the old railway; I was a very weak sickly kid with terrible asthma so joined the gang as often as I could; hula hoops were another phase as were ice blue jeans and Wyatt Earp ties in my early teens.

We could play out without being murdered or molested; house doors werre never locked and during summer were seldom closed; no one had anything worth stealing; anyone remember gas lighting;

Kids take mobile phones and computers etc for granted these days but as a kid our home didn't have electricity until I was about five years old; we were all poverty stricken but people had smiles on their face and actually spoke to each other and police were highly respected.

I've rambled on enough but I've seen lots of changes since I was born in 1947; kids think 40 years is old so I'm a fossil.

Kind regards, Colin.