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General Discussion Area / It's raining....
« on: 21 July 2018, 00:24:37 »
...cats and dogs here, but my dry grass needs it. :y

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General Discussion Area / Novichok claims first UK victim
« on: 08 July 2018, 22:38:55 »
The woman recently poisoned has died. :'(

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44760875

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A review of a book that discusses this and raises this as an issue.

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2018/07/03/book-review-collapse-europe-after-the-european-union/

I'm reading at the moment Flash Point by the eminent geostrategist George Friedman, who thinks it is not a matter of; if the EU will collapse, but when and Europe's history for the last 500 years has been one of many European nations at war with each other in its bloody history which has largely but not entirely been on pause since 1945.

Much will depend not only on the geopolitics of the member countries but whether NATO survives and if the US continues to offer Europe security guarantees (which might be withdrawn as quickly as this month by Trump to some European countries at July's NATO summit, where Trump has ordered the Pentagon to draw up plans to remove all 35,000 US forces from Germany and Poland has offered $$$bns for US bases there as a buffer against Russian expansionism). Then there is what role aggressive revisionist Russia plays, increasing global dominant aggressive Communist China, any US deterrence and how strong the European armed forces will be from the current largely pitiful levels, including the UK's when preserving European countries against each other and the other competing global powers. There is no doubt the 1945 rules based system which has provided the West's tremendous wealth and democracy is in decline and may well at short notice collapse.

History tells us that political and military vacuums encourages other expansionist powers to take advantage and fill the vacuum. The Middle East is currently an example of this with US withdrawal, Russian involvement and proxy wars between the competing regional powers of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Israel being played out in wars in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and terrorism from Palestine in Israel, along with Hezbollah, ISIS and Al Qaeda.

If people, politicians and geostrategist are increasingly thinking of this as a likely outcome, so must we and our politicians as it will inevitably affect us and that might be at a minimum through falling European and global trade to a full blown war between competing Europe states against each other or Europe being the centre of competing global actors. There is also the issue of demographics, where we don't breed enough to replace ourselves and mass migration and their long term effects on European society is one of it results, where we need the work forces to provide Europe's pensions, health and social security systems.

With all of these competing factors what is certain is that over the next 20-30 years, which will include most of us on OOF, is that Europe is going to change considerably and probably not for the better. It certainly looks likes all Europeans are going to living in increasingly interesting times.

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Fake news or not? I guess not, if you are one of the minority that thinks the Earth is a sphere rather than, as we all know, a disc. ::) ::) ::)

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2018/03/06/how-crossrail-was-affected-by-the-curvature-of-the-earth/

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General Discussion Area / One for the sparks:
« on: 23 June 2018, 13:35:55 »
The 18th Edition of the wiring regs. is published on the 2nd July and comes into force in January 2019.

https://www.wiringregulations.net/pages/18th-edition-wiring-regs


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General Discussion Area / Heathrow's 3rd runway
« on: 21 June 2018, 19:48:25 »
Wrong time of year for a winter tyre thread, so I thought this would be a good summer substitute. :o ::) ;D

Should it be built?

Should it be this cheaper £4bn version, which doesn't involve demolishing 100's of houses and costing the official proposed version estimated £30bn?

https://capx.co/heathrows-third-runway-a-sorry-tale-of-bungling-bureaucrats/

Discuss.


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No it isn't the 1st April. The big food grade CO2 producers are fertilizer manufacturers with production peaking during the winter with summer being the low season when plant maintenance is done. Currently five plants in Europe are not producing CO2 including one of the two makers in the UK. :( Brewers are now reporting shortages of supply. :(

Although real ales don't need CO2 for production like keg beers do, CO2 is used to drive the real ale pub pumps so they will be affected.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44545010

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General Car Chat / Low 5k mileage, non-runner £4800...
« on: 19 June 2018, 18:44:18 »
...for a 1983 Kawasaki GPZ1100 A1. Mine is tattier, 32k miles but all original apart from a replacement 4-1 exhaust, pattern front brake discs and braided brake hoses. They are beginning to become a classic where they are the last of the big K air-cooled fours.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1983-Kawasaki-GPZ-GPZ1100-ZX1100-A1-5-107-Miles-Classic-Motorcycle-/222673609057

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2015/september/mcn-plus-bike-guide-story-template-1/

Where it is a non-runner, if it is the DFI then that will really hammer the value as a carb conversion will probably be required to get it running. :(


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General Discussion Area / RAC says fuel prices are too high
« on: 13 June 2018, 07:06:09 »
With the price of oil and wholesale prices falling the RAC have stated there is no reason that these price reductions should not be passed on with an immediate 2p/l drop. I wouldn't be holding your breath waiting, when there are extra profits to be made. :(

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44453931

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General Discussion Area / Oil price cartel
« on: 09 June 2018, 14:28:28 »
Australian competition authority has announced it is investigation Deutsche and Citi banks for operating a cartel to keep oil prices high. Deutsche bank is already in enough financial trouble where there floating share price is going like a lead balloon. :o :o :o

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General Discussion Area / Chelski's new stadium
« on: 02 June 2018, 01:39:42 »
Abramovich is in Putin's inner circle & one of his most loyal supporters. :-[ :-[ :-[ Now he may have decided to cancel the stadium as a result of being rebuffed or more likely as a result of geopolitical payback orders from Putin.

London & UK is one of the two main money laundering capitals of the world along with New York  With our uncorrupted legal system and strong property rights, it means their money is safe. 'Complaint lawyers & accountants at the right price' make it is the first choice for capital flight & buying a bolt hole with their money laundering, turning dirty money into clean money, as you never know when you will need it by falling out of favour. :o :o :o

If you do well climbing the greasy chain in a dictatorship you are incharge of wealth & can get much more through brown envelope graft. Where there is no law, due process or property rights especially at the highest levels, everything you have gained & own is entrusted to you by the 'great dictator', so it is effectively leased including your life. When you fall out of favour any of the leases can be cancelled at any time by the 'great dictator' including your life where they have absolute power, the 'law' & 'justice' are in his hands. Those are the rules all those aged over 18 live, play & die by.

Those that think that living under Dictator Corbyn will be like now are in for a very hard, harsh & rude awakening. >:( >:( >:(

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General Discussion Area / Why you should never....
« on: 31 May 2018, 13:25:28 »
....take your dogs to your local Italian restaurant:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVAaJfYV0Zg

 ;D ;D ;D

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It is used to provide waves of contractions in your intestine to move your food through your guts.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5790591/There-second-BRAIN-located-bowel.html

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