Yeah, fair cop Yvonne. I have indeed ignored the potentially interesting aspect of Gibo's original post.

Of course, caffeine is the legal drug that most pervades our society - more so even than alcohol, I'd suggest. And the proliferation in recent years of syrupy caffeine/guarana/sugar concoctions at every servo is undoubtedly one small factor in the etiology of the recent social phenomenon of 'road rage'.

However, as you say, it's drawing a long bow to attribute that sociopathy predominantly to the consumption of cola drinks that contain caffeine. But I was unnecessarily mean to poor old Gibo, and I've already apologised for it :)

Pal, thanks for the welcome back :) I haven't lived in Sydney since 1984, so I'm not familiar with the character you describe. However, before that I drove taxis around Sydney for about 5 years as a student, and I recall various notable characters that I'd come across repeatedly in my travels...

And Yvonne - thanks so much for the compliment. I like your contributions too.

Oh Gawd - of course I meant Bronwyn instead of Yvonne!

I can only offer my most abject apologies to both Bronwyn and Yvonne. My faux pas is truly unforgivable.

All I can say in amelioration is that I usually really like the stuff that both of you write here.

I suppose a #*%^'s out of the question, then :P

Pal. I think the old guy with the UFO/Jesus Soon placard might have passed on to be with The Lord. He hasnt been seen as far as I know for a while. He was different... but who knows what God uses to trigger a response for Jesus in someones life? He kept Christs Name alive in a small way in front of tens of thousands. I was thankful to see him on the median strip in early morning traffic.
TurnRightThenleft.
I wouldnt really speak to any of my pastors about Stan Deyo's book. The younger pastors probably havent read The Cosmic Conspiracy and the experience of getting born again whilst reading the prayer of repentence in the centre of the book was just that...a personal experience.
A lot of us die hards are also a bit akin to the Amish.
We have actually shut down regarding much of the worlds talk and we actually block it off quite a bit just to preserve what we have. I can do somethings but not others. Watch somethings but not others. I would like to go back to bush living myself, and I may very well, with contact with only a few bush pastors and a few brethren and only a few others (thats not the Brethren either). Its self protection in a degenerating world that morally soon is going to become Apocalyto. I see the big cities of the future, should the Second Coming of Jesus Christ tarry, as hunting grounds from wild men.
Already the sexual violence because of the uncontrolled pornography, the stresses, massive caffiene intakes:) and the general ungodliness of youth is dragging world society into a dark hole. The coming civil war with Islam inside Australia wont help any either.

"We have actually shut down regarding much of the worlds talk and we actually block it off quite a bit just to preserve what we have."

To the rest of us Gibo, that paragraph sounds like you just don't want to have to confront the truth that if you were to start looking, your beliefs would crumble in the face of reason.

"Already the sexual violence because of the uncontrolled pornography, the stresses, massive caffiene intakes:) and the general ungodliness of youth is dragging world society into a dark hole. The coming civil war with Islam inside Australia wont help any either."

Just curious, Gibo, have you read some religious material on the perils of caffeine recently? You've listed the usual doom and gloom culprits here, but the caffeine one seems a bit out of left field.

CJ Morgan

Yes, I accept your apology, minor mistake. And yes your offer is certainly out of the question! Playing safe there, not sure what the offer was or who it was directed to, but I definitely don't think I need to know!

I'm disappointed I didn't get to read your apology to Gibo though!