tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post6850762073971723944..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: THE WATER CARRIERWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-42802720386854731022007-04-25T20:38:00.000+02:002007-04-25T20:38:00.000+02:00janejill, sorry you're having trouble comenting. ...janejill, sorry you're having trouble comenting. Ellee has had problems, too, and I just can't work out what is going on! Let's blame blogger. See you soon.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-39891375425397006632007-04-25T00:28:00.000+02:002007-04-25T00:28:00.000+02:00Welshcakes something is stopping me from leaving ...Welshcakes something is stopping me from leaving a comment/ I will try again tomorrow xJanejillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364478597973105943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-40551207716926210322007-04-24T22:15:00.000+02:002007-04-24T22:15:00.000+02:00Lord Nazh, good point. Lee, I'm still ambivalent, ...Lord Nazh, good point. Lee, I'm still ambivalent, too. Ruthie, I'm working on that one! Re the British police, they are not armed as a matter of course. but there are armed police at airports, etc. Certain officers are trained for firearms but even they do not carry them all the time: they are issued when it is deemed the officers are going to a crime scene where they are needed. In Britain I taught many women who had fled from countries where they had had good reason to fear the police and they thought our system was wonderful. But you do see more and more armed police in Britain because of the terror threat. Here in Italy all police are armed but they do not carry their weapons obtrusively so it doesn't bother me. Liz, exactly. Ordinary citizens cannot get a gun easily here. Ellee, no, I've missed that one. I'll go and look it up.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-74057553754232860142007-04-24T14:55:00.000+02:002007-04-24T14:55:00.000+02:00Did you hear about the Italian woman who took a sk...Did you hear about the Italian woman who took a skinny dip at the Trevi Fountain to cool off?elleeseymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08851382726864863448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-63600590404669475842007-04-24T10:35:00.000+02:002007-04-24T10:35:00.000+02:00What a kind gentleman.You are living in a country ...What a kind gentleman.<BR/><BR/>You are living in a country that has armed policemen - and presumably trained! - so I think that is quite a different issue from having your next-door neighbour who is, say, unemployed and has a drink problem having a gun!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-33090377729787405052007-04-24T02:36:00.000+02:002007-04-24T02:36:00.000+02:00Italian men love blonde women! I expect you have t...Italian men love blonde women! I expect you have them at your beck and call.<BR/><BR/>Do you mean to tell me that British policemen don't carry guns at all?<BR/><BR/>I can't even imagine that... I suppose our attitudes depend in large part on where we're from.Ruthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800371586600838226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-22719411367572245752007-04-24T02:34:00.000+02:002007-04-24T02:34:00.000+02:00Gun laws are a most difficult subject, I believe. ...Gun laws are a most difficult subject, I believe. I'm ambivalent...Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-11482147371164114462007-04-24T02:05:00.000+02:002007-04-24T02:05:00.000+02:00Ellee; the thing you have to ask yourself is how g...Ellee; the thing you have to ask yourself is how good would you feel if you had an armed burglar in the house and the policeman from across the street showed up <I>without his gun</I> :)Lord Nazhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251537214808629536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-8597091275326585242007-04-23T23:49:00.000+02:002007-04-23T23:49:00.000+02:00Hi, Ellee. Let's hope so! Simi, bless her, would ...Hi, Ellee. Let's hope so! Simi, bless her, would really go for anyone who threatened me!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-51665288416177925452007-04-23T22:41:00.000+02:002007-04-23T22:41:00.000+02:00It looks like you have excellent security at the s...It looks like you have excellent security at the snap of your fingers - as well as your lovely guard dog.elleeseymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08851382726864863448noreply@blogger.com