roob

Chill pill. Has all that holiday booze made you all aggressive? Yes I know you're just back from holiday, hence my leading and affectionate opening. I was providing a brief reply to your provocative question, I wasn't looking for a fight, are you? That'd be sad, as there's only two of us here and I don't think more of the senseless bickering that goes down here is going to attract any potential new members.

All my mates.....? Please don't jump to conclusions, I don't hang out with a bunch of blokes in the pub planning to hijack any old gathering as long as we get to antagonise a few coppers. I've travelled through China and Tibet, chatted with people with my limited mandarin. I've been a campaigner for many years for several causes I believe in, put in many hours work, voluntary and paid, back at the office and out on the street. My protest is mostly peaceful, but I do get up front and risk the usual police manhandling. Btw, I was accompanied by a Chinese friend on the relay.

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If you really want to know more, go to freetibet.org, click on 'events' and go along to your local peace vigil. You'll meet lots of very sweet and passionate people and you'll make a few new mates.