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When people get permanently banned doesn't their user name get deleted? Like the way, for example, 'andy11' became 'Deleted member 18243'?

They are Trump's Protection Squadron, something which will become clearer and clearer as the next presidential election draws closer.

That's OK - you can explain when you get back how attacking and abusing someone for saying "X is not acceptable" does not mean that you think it is.

Especially when it's a lie.

I mean ... just ... wow.

When I gave examples of that sort of behaviour to back up what I said about getting drunk not being universally socially acceptable, you disgreed - your response was If you're going to attack someone for saying that an activity is not socially acceptable, that can only be because you disagree...

Except I didn't write that, did I. Why do you think it's OK to lie? Why are you unable to argue in favour of your positions and beliefs without lying? Are lies intrinsic to your positions and beliefs?

Of course it is. Where we differ is over what is In your world it is socially acceptable to throw up onto the floor of a train or bus. In your world it is socially acceptable to throw up onto the floor of a pub. In your world it is socially acceptable to throw up all over the back of a...

Ah. Mine's 3x that.

From this, Watson, I deduce that JohnW2 did not watch the video. ;) There's: (0:00) A socket with an Art Deco surround, and a white flex with a plug on it emerging from the wall just above it. (0:02) A dimmer switch with two white flexes connected to it, L through the dimmer, N joined, E...

I've always felt dubious about cordless SDS. My corded one weighs over 4kg - I don't much fancy hefting one which has batteries as well.

No. Are you? Is that why you're not paying attention? And when I posted examples of behaviour which isn't universally socially acceptable, like throwing up on public transport or the back of taxis, like pssng where you shouldn't, your response was So I showed some examples of things...

A car boot sale I used to go to had a stall where you could plug corded stuff in to check it worked. They charged a fee (nice little earner), and obviously the seller would have to come with you.

Are you in a flood-risk area?

Damn - you got me. Who else but a party pooper would not want to experience this on a train? Or this? What kind of misery-guts would not want to see someone enjoying themselves like this? Imagine the sort of kill-joy someone would have to be to think that this isn't 100% acceptable...

Ridiculous. So on that basis any consumption of any alcoholic drink for any reason other than thirst quenching makes it drug consumption. Why do you think that drug consumption should be legal?

OK. Nobody suggests you do. But on what basis do you think we should decide which drugs should be illegal, and which not? Alcohol directly kills several thousand people each year in the UK (over 10,000 in 2023) and contributes to other deaths. It's a known carcinogen, it causes high...

Alcohol is a drug. I'm pointing out that it is undeniably one. And in some places it is illegal because of that.

But you enjoy consuming some of them. You associate with people who also enjoy them, and together you construct social events centred around consuming them, often to the point where you become impaired.

Ah - like the way they currently do with alcohol and tobacco. OK. I fail to see how you're thinking about evidence-led policies. You mean people who think that public health policies should be based on prejudiced beliefs and not knowing anything. OK.