Why Should We Believe the Parent’s When....?

[Erngath]

Have you got a cat that walks over the keyboard?

No?
There is no keyboard in our home.
There is a cat.
There is a piano.

[Robittybob1]

No?
There is no keyboard in our home.
There is a cat.
There is a piano.

Well does your cat walk over your phone while you are posting?  My cat walks over my keyboard and sometimes does her own typing.
The reason I'm asking was that your post above came out wrong and it had additional text added to the quoted bit.

[Carana]

If you are wrong then you'd have been supporting potential child killers, body ocultars & fraudsters for the past 12 years.
How could you live with yourself?  I know I couldn't.
Nope, I think it much safer to presume the McCanns guilty,
If I'm wrong then no harm done.

I'm not sure whether you're being serious or in WUM mode on that. I disagree that there's "no harm done" on so many levels.

Madeleine: Potential witnesses in the event of an abductor at large may not come forward if persuaded that there's no point.

Other kids: that person may still be at large.

The twins: how would you feel at 14 contantly hearing that your parents were criminally involved in your sister's disappearance? What about potential bullying? If ever you're right, they'll have time enough to come to terms with it.

Family security: I expect you know as well as I do that anonymous forumers have suggested vigilante action, including kidnapping the twins, setting the house on fire, and more.

[Carana]

Well does your cat walk over your phone while you are posting?  My cat walks over my keyboard and sometimes does her own typing.
The reason I'm asking was that your post above came out wrong and it had additional text added to the quoted bit.

When your puddiecat eventually goes, you might find you miss even those annoying little habits. ;)

[faithlilly]

No?
There is no keyboard in our home.
There is a cat.
There is a piano.

Tut...just a piano ? I have a jazz quartet in the corner of my kitchen. I do like a little music while sautéing my onions.

[The General]

Which "fancy words" will confuse which mods.?
A disappointing post General.
Not up to your usual standard.
In my opinion of course.

My use of the word 'innate' caused a right stir. Then Rob quoted the philosophical meaning, as opposed to the literal adjective it was being used as. Suffice to say there was some confusion.

[Vertigo Swirl]

My use of the word 'innate' caused a right stir. Then Rob quoted the philosophical meaning, as opposed to the literal adjective it was being used as. Suffice to say there was some confusion.

If nothing else this forum has enriched Rob’s vocabulary, which must be a good thing surely?

[Eleanor]

My use of the word 'innate' caused a right stir. Then Rob quoted the philosophical meaning, as opposed to the literal adjective it was being used as. Suffice to say there was some confusion.

I don't need to understand All Words.  I generally manage to get the drift.

PS.  I was being facetious, by the way.  You obviously failed to spot that.

[The General]

I don't need to understand All Words.  I generally manage to get the drift.

PS.  I was being facetious, by the way.  You obviously failed to spot that.

I didn't. It's just that if I point that out, then I'm being aggressive. No win.
I'm the current title holder for the most glib remarks, so I can't complain, however.

[Erngath]

Well does your cat walk over your phone while you are posting?  My cat walks over my keyboard and sometimes does her own typing.
The reason I'm asking was that your post above came out wrong and it had additional text added to the quoted bit.

I immediately thought of a musical keyboard, hence my reference to the piano.lol.
It was my late mums piano which she played as a young girl.
My father also played the piano.
Years ago we brought it to our home but it has been silent for many years.
Neither I nor my siblings ever learned to play.
Now our youngest grand daughter is learning the piano and can play some tunes.
It is lovely to listen to her, as it's been silent for a very long time.

Thanks for sorting out my post.
I can't blame the cat for messing it up.

[Holly Goodhead]

If you are wrong then you'd have been supporting potential child killers, body ocultars & fraudsters for the past 12 years.
How could you live with yourself?  I know I couldn't.
Nope, I think it much safer to presume the McCanns guilty,
If I'm wrong then no harm done.

So lets assume you're right and the McCanns are directly responsible for MM's disappearance when do you consider was the last reliable sighting of MM alive and well?

Afaik the McCanns and T7 did not have access to a vehicle before 10pm 3rd May?   For those that believe PJ were less than thorough, given the high profile nature of the case, its almost certain that many with a ghoulish interest in the case would take it upon themselves to descend upon PDL and scour the entire resort wanting to claim 'I found Maddie'! 

I've watched a couple of docs which highlighted the bins that were taken to landfill and may not have been searched thoroughly.  Another doc highlighted a lot of deep wells and I doubt these have been searched properly.  I can't see how a body could be disposed of in the ocean unless a boat was used?

The Smith sighting of a man resembling GM was circa 10pm?  If this is correct GM was observed elsewhere by numerous others?

[barrier]

I didn't. It's just that if I point that out, then I'm being aggressive. No win.
I'm the current title holder for the most glib remarks, so I can't complain, however.

Stick with it general,or you'll be one less to deal with,its how it works,many have gone before.

[The General]

If nothing else this forum has enriched Rob’s vocabulary, which must be a good thing surely?

Indeed, why not.

[G-Unit]

So lets assume you're right and the McCanns are directly responsible for MM's disappearance when do you consider was the last reliable sighting of MM alive and well?

Afaik the McCanns and T7 did not have access to a vehicle before 10pm 3rd May?   For those that believe PJ were less than thorough, given the high profile nature of the case, its almost certain that many with a ghoulish interest in the case would take it upon themselves to descend upon PDL and scour the entire resort wanting to claim 'I found Maddie'! 

I've watched a couple of docs which highlighted the bins that were taken to landfill and may not have been searched thoroughly.  Another doc highlighted a lot of deep wells and I doubt these have been searched properly.  I can't see how a body could be disposed of in the ocean unless a boat was used?

The Smith sighting of a man resembling GM was circa 10pm?  If this is correct GM was observed elsewhere by numerous others?

The facts;

The PJ found no evidence of access to a car, but that doesn't rule out the possibility.
There were places where a body could have been disposed of without transport being needed.
There's no definite time for the Smith sighting the or raising of the alarm that MM was missing.

[Wonderfulspam]

So lets assume you're right and the McCanns are directly responsible for MM's disappearance when do you consider was the last reliable sighting of MM alive and well?

Afaik the McCanns and T7 did not have access to a vehicle before 10pm 3rd May?   For those that believe PJ were less than thorough, given the high profile nature of the case, its almost certain that many with a ghoulish interest in the case would take it upon themselves to descend upon PDL and scour the entire resort wanting to claim 'I found Maddie'! 

I've watched a couple of docs which highlighted the bins that were taken to landfill and may not have been searched thoroughly.  Another doc highlighted a lot of deep wells and I doubt these have been searched properly.  I can't see how a body could be disposed of in the ocean unless a boat was used?

The Smith sighting of a man resembling GM was circa 10pm?  If this is correct GM was observed elsewhere by numerous others?

The last reliable sighting of Maddie alive, that I believe, would have been when she was at the creche.
I don't trust the McCanns or David Payne's supposed sighting.

The Smith's sighting was just after 10pm.
Matt Oldfield gave the time of Kate's check as 9,50, Fiona Payne gave 9.45.
Gerry gives a much later time, surprise surprise!
Kate wasn't searching the apartment for 15 mins, therefore, on the basis that the alarm was raised before 10pm there is sufficient time for Gerry to be the man the Smith's saw, whilst he was out 'searching'.... alone..... IMO