I collect (on and off) old plastic kits, and I think part of the reason is nostalgia. On those rare occasions I get time for it, looking at parts of my collection takes me back to when I was a kid in the 60’s and those Saturday morning trips to “Woolies” when every week seemed to bring an exciting new release from Airfix. Also recalls the anguish of not being able to afford that expensive new Series 5 kit on my pocket money, and the excitement of the Christmas releases, ie whether my parents had taken the hint and whether the promised new releases would make it into the local shops in time. Also just like the way they tend to capture the style and feeling of times gone forever.

@Arthur Pewtey
Exercise… why? Don’t you have a car?
Job… Why? Can’t you claim benefits?
Seeing your children… why? Can’t they live their life at board school?
Holiday… why? Can’t you just stay at work?

Anyone have any clue what this is about? :confused:

As the OP here, can I just say that this was never intended as some UK vs USA contest or some criticism of America as a whole. As with (I suspect ) most people this side of the pond, there are a great many things I admire about the American way of doing things, and some I downright envy. But with respect, I do think you’ve got it badly wrong on the issue of gun ownership. Still waiting for someone to convincingly refute my belief that more gun ownership (compared to other countries) de facto means more gun usage, and that this is borne out in the much higher rate of gun deaths in the US compared to other countries. As for the counter-argument that “maybe we should ban knives, planes, trucks, power tools (Eh?!) etc because they can be used as weapons too” well frankly that’s pathetic: they have a practical, necessary function in everday life, whereas the only purpose of a gun is death or injury. Re the argument that the “bad guys” (loonies, terrorists, whatever) will always get hold of guns anyway if they really want to, would you “un-ban” lethal poisons, chemicals, nuclear material etc for the same reason, ie that if they’re really determined they’ll get them anyway so why bother? As for the assertion that “The odd massacre here and there is irellevent” that, frankly is immature and disgusting.

The odd massacre here or there is irrelevant,

What planet do you come from?

A 2008 WHO report said the UK had one one the worse teenage drinking problems in the world.
So how about raising the drinking age to 21? Now, you’re against draconian measures.:D

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No, sounds a great idea

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but UK people (a usually well-informed polite group:D) really do expect everyplace in the world to be like the UK.

No again. We have more than our fair share of problems, but we do listen to the advice and experience of others. I also like to think we are mature enough to admit when we’ve got something wrong.

I despair….

Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America and a member of National Rifle Association, told BBC Radio 5’s Stephen Nolan programme that anti-gun laws were “setting people up for this kind of disaster”.

Mr Pratt told the programme: “It is very sad that there was a no-guns policy in that theatre and that nobody had thought to take a gun with them anyway.

“At a church in the same city four months ago something somewhat similar occurred but with a very different outcome.

“A dirtbag ran his car into another car in a church parking lot and stormed out of his car, killed a woman, and people were leaving the church at that time.

“So as soon as he did that somebody that had a concealed firearm drew down and killed the attacker, and his slaughter was put to rest immediately.

“So it is a clear take-away message from what happened, is ‘don’t go into gun-free zones unless you are willing to break the law’.”

… you can ban the gun then they use a knife/car/petrol bomb/gas cylinder/homemade explosive/truck/train/plane or whatever instead… you going to ban those too? Ok so you’ve banned them, and the guy uses an axe instead!

Sorry, but I think this is a poor argument. All those things -obviously- are useful and necessary in everyday life, unlike guns which have only one purpose; to kill or maim. Still waiting for someone to explain why if America has the right approach to gun ownership, this kind of thing is so much more prevalent there.