Ameriscot in The Hot Seat !

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I am starting this thread at 3.00AM in the morning GMT time, and I am off to beddy bye byes now.
Ameriscot is due to start her three day term at 8.00AM, so please be patient waiting for her!
:D

1. VickyNightowl has now left The Hot Seat.

2. Ameriscot
3. Ralphy
4. Ina
5. Sifuphil
6. Boozercruiser
7. Ken n tx
8. Pappy
9. Hanfonius
10. Lydiag
11. Gail.s
12. Arachne
13. Bobw235
14. Whatinthe
15. Shalimar
16. Lon
17. Mariana
18. fureverywhere


Just in case anyone is not aware yet what this thread is all about...

The thread is for people to either offer, or be nominated by another member to go into The HOT Seat, so we can possibly find out more about our friends here.
Once in that 'hot seat' so to speak, the idea is for other members to ask that person questions about their life and interests in general.
Perhaps where they live, do they have pets, do they like a drink, do they go on holidays much, and if so where?
I don't really know, as that is for you to decide.
The person will be in the 'Hot Seat' for around 3 days (72 hours, or possibly more) answering questions as and when they can.
That's the general thinking anyway.
Please feel free to offer either yourself, or nominate another forum member, who may or may not want to do this of course.
I think that you will all agree that our Ami did a rather sterling job in answering her particular questions.
I for one feel that I know a lot about her than I did before, which gives me a warm glow.
So now sitting in The Hot Seat is Ameriscot, and I must thank her for that.
She will be there until Saturday when I will ask the next person what time they would like to start.

For a first question to get her going, I would like to ask Ameriscot...

Have you been feeling rather apprehensive or nervous at all about stepping into that seat?
And are there any situations that you do get rather nervous about, such as going to the Dentist for instance?
Or do you have nerves of steel?
:cool:

 

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For a first question to get her going, I would like to ask Ameriscot...

Have you been feeling rather apprehensive or nervous at all about stepping into that seat?
And are there any situations that you do get rather nervous about, such as going to the Dentist for instance?
Or do you have nerves of steel?
:cool:


A wee bit apprehensive as to what some of the questions might be as I'll have to answer honestly.

No, I do not have nerves of steel. I do get nervous about the dentist or anything that will involve pain. I used to be a basket case before job interviews. I will be a nervous wreck when I stay up all night on November 8th this year.
 
Annie, do you have any pets?

I would dearly love to have a couple of dogs (I'd love a golden retriever, hubby a black lab). We're in an ideal location for dogs. However, we travel too much to have any pets. We're gone 3 months in the winter, 1 month in summer, and short and sometimes impulsive trips during the rest of the year. If our stepdaughter didn't live 5 hours away we would co-own a dog so we'd have a built in dog-sitter.
 
I would dearly love to have a couple of dogs (I'd love a golden retriever, hubby a black lab). We're in an ideal location for dogs. However, we travel too much to have any pets. We're gone 3 months in the winter, 1 month in summer, and short and sometimes impulsive trips during the rest of the year. If our stepdaughter didn't live 5 hours away we would co-own a dog so we'd have a built in dog-sitter.

That's what I suspected - that's a shame. But also, maybe a blessing ... thank you.
 
That's what I suspected - that's a shame. But also, maybe a blessing ... thank you.

We almost got one a few years ago. We have half an acre with a stone wall all around it and a big gate. Also a huge beach out front at low tide where neighbours walk their dogs. Ideal. Sigh.
 
Hi Ameriscot, and I can see that you have already made a good start answering those interesting questions with interesting answers.
Thank you for that.
Now then, I am pretty sure I know the answer to this question after 'discussions' :cool: in other threads.
But for the purpose of this particular thread, and for everyone else's insight into you...

Which way will you vote on 23rd June 2016 in the forthcoming United Kingdom referendum in respect of the EU leave or stay vote.
Are you a stay inner, or a get outer?
And if you could give a little reasoning in respect of why you intend to vote that way, then this would be a bonus.
Cheers.
 
Annie, if you still lived across the pond, would you be a Trump fan?

:what1::noway: but you already knew that.


Why would where I live have anything to do with it? I'm still a citizen and still vote. I get SS from the US. My family lives in the US.
 
Hi Ameriscot, and I can see that you have already made a good start answering those interesting questions with interesting answers.
Thank you for that.
Now then Ameriscot, I am pretty sure I know the answer to this question after 'discussions' :cool: in other threads.
But for the purpose of this particular thread, and for everyone else's insight into you...

Which way will you vote on the 23rd June 2016 in the forthcoming United Kingdom referendum in respect of the EU leave or stay vote.
Are you a stay inner, or a get outer? And if you could give a little reasoning in respect of why you intend to vote that way, then this would be a bonus.
Cheers.

I will vote to stay in the EU. There certainly are negatives about being in the EU but I think the benefits outweigh them. Trade, freedom of movement, jobs, freedom to emigrate to any country in the EU, and selfish reasons - mobile tariifs are cheap with my UK mobile, entitlement to health care in the EU when I travel, no visa needed. Scotland needs it EU immigrants as the population is not growing. We need skilled workers and people who will open businesses here.

My husband and two of our friends are entitled to Irish citizenship which they are all applying for. Leaves me out though. They will still be EU citizens, I would not.
 
No way! I wouldn't put a dog through long flights in a cage.

United Airlines has a very serious list of requirements before pets will be transported. Even still, being trapped in the cargo hold for how ever many hours is still a very traumatic experience for the animal. I have seen, on occasions, dead animals being removed from the belly of the plane. It breaks my heart, but the owner is advised several times of the risks. Most animals that have died have not done so because of the elements, but because of the trauma. When I was in the cockpit and my First Officer would look over the manifest and cargo, he would advise me that we have "X" amount of pets in the hold. I never minded carrying service dogs or even small dogs in the cabin, but when I knew dogs, cats, etc. were underneath, for some reason, I just never enjoyed the flight knowing that we had animals in the hold that were very uncomfortable.
 
United Airlines has a very serious list of requirements before pets will be transported. Even still, being trapped in the cargo hold for how ever many hours is still a very traumatic experience for the animal. I have seen, on occasions, dead animals being removed from the belly of the plane. It breaks my heart, but the owner is advised several times of the risks. Most animals that have died have not done so because of the elements, but because of the trauma. When I was in the cockpit and my First Officer would look over the manifest and cargo, he would advise me that we have "X" amount of pets in the hold. I never minded carrying service dogs or even small dogs in the cabin, but when I knew dogs, cats, etc. were underneath, for some reason, I just never enjoyed the flight knowing that we had animals in the hold that were very uncomfortable.

I've heard horror stories of pets in the hold. I couldn't do that. Our last trip was 1 hour flight. Then a 7 hour flight. Then 10 hours in a hotel (where's the dog then?). Then 7 1/2 hour flight. No way!
 
I will vote to stay in the EU. There certainly are negatives about being in the EU but I think the benefits outweigh them. Trade, freedom of movement, jobs, freedom to emigrate to any country in the EU, and selfish reasons - mobile tariifs are cheap with my UK mobile, entitlement to health care in the EU when I travel, no visa needed. Scotland needs it EU immigrants as the population is not growing. We need skilled workers and people who will open businesses here.

My husband and two of our friends are entitled to Irish citizenship which they are all applying for. Leaves me out though. They will still be EU citizens, I would not.

Thank you for that Ameriscot.
Me being a leaver, I might just have a 'chat' with you in another thread which is talking about the subject!
That obviously would not be appropriate in your thread here and now.:cool:
 

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