Trinnydad

alex_b Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do you have a source for that claim as this FT > article > (https://www.ft.com/content/9a3af55e-c66c-4451-a34 > e-7110ce005cd0) says ?Brussels has provisionally > secured more than 2bn doses of candidate vaccines > from a range of drugs companies? My sources were the DT, der Spiegle and Die Zeit. You used the word "provisional" and I think you should take into account WHEN the doses were actually ordered. Your FT article was dated 18 December. The UK went out on a limb and ordered many months earlier. Just another Euro-shambles and a challenge for them to overcome their prejudices to approve and order our Oxford vaccine which has been in production for months and could come to their rescue. Nothing beats a bit of schadenfreude especially now after what the Frenchies did to the truckers at Dover - of which incidentally around 80% of the drivers were good EU citizens.

Sephiroth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > just making general points - nothing specifically > about the deal Let's hope Remainers consider becoming un-stuck from the same old groove. It's like an old cracked 78rpm. Stuck in the same negative conversation since 2016 propagating "economic doom and gloom" theories based on fear. It's now a new situation. The positive thinkers will grasp the opportunities and thrive. "Project Fear" is dead. Get over it.

We didn't hear about the vaccine shambles. That?s the shambles in Europe caused by Brussels. The EU Commission took control of procuring and distributing vaccines Brussels ordered a mix of vaccines most of which will not be available till second half 2021. They ordered only 200m doses for 380m people. The UK meanwhile ordered 357m doses foe a population of 66m people from 7 different developers. Now Europe is looking on in envy. Der Spiegel has published a devastating report by investigative journalists at entitled ?The Planning Disaster?. It reveals the ineptitude of the European Commission. The headline in Die Zeit was ?Germany has bet on Europe, and lost heavily,? below was a photo of a woman in Cardiff being vaccinated while along with a caption declaring that Germans must wait such deliverance. The Netherlands has compounded the problems by so mishandling its software preparations that it will not start vaccinating until Jan 8. Corruption and manipulations within Brussels meant that there had to be parity with Sanofi?s "French vaccine", which has since gone badly awry and is unlikely to come on stream before the end of 2021 according to Der Spiegle. Brussels has intervened in the interests of one commercial company, spending public funds corruptly in violation of its own competition law. After so much schadenfreude the irony is that only the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be available soon enough and at a larger enough scale to prevent a disaster for Europe over the next six months. The latest mutation makes it even more urgent. ?Right now, whether Germany fares well or not hinges on the AstraZeneca vaccine,? says Karl Lauterbach, of the German Social Democrats. European Medicines Agency will have to decide whether to swallow its pride and accept an accursed product of this apostate island. My guess is that it will drag feet for faux procedural reasons until public opinion and the German Chancellor force the issue. Whatever happens, it is going to be a very difficult time for Europe. People will notice as the UK conducts several million vaccinations a week all through January in a massive operation that draws on the best of the NHS and the British armed forces. There will be the same images in America, Canada, and elsewhere. They will ask why the doses are being dribbled out so desperately slowly across the Continent, and when that happens Brussels will struggle to offer a credible answer. If EU elites don?t yet realise that this is going to mushroom into one of the biggest failures in the history of the European Project, they will find out soon enough.

Is Blah Blah masquerading as Sephiroth? The style is very similar and BB has been accused of multiple IDs before.

Reg Smeeton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've stopped sending parcels from the Post Office. > Book online, print off the label, and DPD can > pick up the parcel from your home or, if you want > to do it a bit cheaper, you can drop your parcel > at various places locally including Food & Wine > 141 Lordship Lane. I dropped off a 4kg parcel on > Tuesday and it was delivered on Thursday, and cost > me less than ?10 I think. (Hermes et al also do > similar, you'd need to check online which shops > they pick up from). Best stay away from Hermes. They are the cheapest but they lose at lot of parcels. They fake signatures and falsify the tracking. Cheap is not cheerful with them. Save yourself the grief, pay a ?1 extra and go with UPS or DPD.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Reg Smeeton Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Meanwhile if you are looking for a quick, low > cost > > way to SEND parcels, I highly recommend DPD. > You > > can print off the label and drop your parcel at > > Food & Wine (141 Lordship, opposite the > cinema). > > > DPD will also collect parcels from your home. > > So will Hermes. So will Royal Mail, surprisingly! > I send out 20 parcels per day and have tried them all over a long time. My advice is use UPS and DPD only. AVOID HERMES LIKE THE PLAGUE. They are cheap but a lot of parcels go missing. Not a good experience. You can better prices for UPS & DPD by buying through Parcel2Go. Same service, same drop off points but better prices.

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Trinnydad Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > I'm with you Cat all the way. It is time Blah > Blah established his credentials. I would guess he > doesnt actually work but is "lap top researcher" > who revels in the mocking put downs on those he > disagrees with. Second thoughts... probably just > another a lib-dem dreamer. > > > > He/she has much in common with the arch remainer > MPs (such as Anna Soubry, Sam Gyimah, Dominic > Grieve etc) who destroyed the last parliament with > eloquent and impassioned nonsense. They later > found to their cost that the following election > endorsed the Brexit camp with a resounding > majority. They are all now yesterday's people. > > > > Hang on in there Cat, don't cop out and let BB > claim another victim. > > And yet more illustration of my point. No interest > in engaging with the real world impacts but > resorting to infantile sneering instead. > > Those MPs were fighting because they could see > what what was coming, what IS coming. The > following election was as much a rejection of > Corbyn as anything else. And when the sh+t hits > the fan, as it will with no deal, Boris will be > toast. We will be scrambling for a deal, ANY deal > by the summer. The EU knows it, which is why it > sees no need to cave into every demand of the UK. > > > And the money wasted on this folly so far? More > than the total of our membership payments to the > EU over our entire 40 year membership. Have a > think about that while you are at it. @TheCat, I would guess he's a vegan, bearded, Green, cyclist and part time social worker whose posts are extremely judgemental- frequently negative and condemnatory. Many are gushingly praiseworthy of those whose views he agrees with - which suggests a degree of insecurity and possible persecution complex. But then I'm not a psychologist.

Hopefully your "array of whiskies" doesn't feature any made in India brands. Lived in India for several years, tried them and found them all to be utterly distasteful. The beer isn't bad though.

TheCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Its now clear to me that you are by far the worst > contributor on this thread. You assume what you > have no idea of knowing ("You quite frankly don't > care about any of that because you have never > cared"...I mean honestly, the arrogance required > to say that about someone that you know nothing > about is quite astounding). You are extremely > prejudiced against people making comments you > don't agree with. You don't reply when the > direction of an argument goes against you, or when > a reasonable point it made that goes against your > narrative, you do what you've just done now, and > bring up a thousand other issues that need to be > addressed to avoid making eleven the smallest > concessions. You demand details from everyone > else, but never supply your own (tell me blah > blah, what sector do you work in? Please detail me > your personal circumstances to I can judge whether > I deem you worthy of commenting on these issues?, > What is your forecast for GDP post brexit? I know > you didn't vote leave, but no doubt you've done > detailed and extensive research to have absolute > certainty that there is 'not one' benefit to such > a multifaceted transition). You constantly label > others as deflectors - but I'll hand it to you, > you actually are the master at it...wether it be > through avoidance or whataboutery. Congrats and > good luck. I'm with you Cat all the way. It is time Blah Blah established his credentials. I would guess he doesnt actually work but is "lap top researcher" who revels in the mocking put downs on those he disagrees with. Second thoughts... probably just another a lib-dem dreamer. He/she has much in common with the arch remainer MPs (such as Anna Soubry, Sam Gyimah, Dominic Grieve etc) who destroyed the last parliament with eloquent and impassioned nonsense. They later found to their cost that the following election endorsed the Brexit camp with a resounding majority. They are all now yesterday's people. Hang on in there Cat, don't cop out and let BB claim another victim.

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Trinnydad Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Glad to be shot of the lethargic heaving > > bureaucratic mess that is the EU having learned > > from the media today that the very earliest the > > will commence Covid vaccinations will be 27th > > December and could well be pushed back into > > January. > > As pointed out to you, the EU is not stopping any > country from starting the vaccine if they want to. > Hungary has bought the Russian one already for > example. > Who are you trying to kid! Hungary has bought the Russian vaccine to placate its population as Brussels would not approve despatch of vaccines under their coordinated approval and distribution regulations. They got it cheap from Putin as he wants to sow dissent amongst EU members. If you dont believe me read this:- https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-countries-may-go-their-own-way-on-coronavirus-vaccinations/ It's not just us that's frustrated with Brussels.

Glad to be shot of the lethargic heaving bureaucratic mess that is the EU having learned from the media today that the very earliest the will commence Covid vaccinations will be 27th December and could well be pushed back into January.

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Two informed sources indicate that the > > vaccination centres are unable to achieve > > their quota and doses are going to waste. > > Known personally to you? What do you mean by > indicate? How long after after dilution and > storage have doses been discarded, and how many? > When and where has this happened? To whom has any > interdiction been communicated, in what terms and > context, and by whom? Yes, known to me personally and both members of our closest circle of friends. Both are at a senior level at two separate London hospitals. As for your statistical queries, I do not have that type of granular detail and I fully appreciate your right to challenge the assertion made.

Two informed sources indicate that the vaccination centres are unable to achieve their quota and doses are going to waste. This is because they are being rigidly held to the over 80's group. They are not being allowed to contact any others outside that group so that the doses can be used before being wasted. There must be lots of over 70's who would jump at the chance if offered it and most of them could present within 30 minutes of getting an alert. Waste not, want not.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > English did become the defacto language. They all > speak it so well. We are rubbish at learning > other languages. Rule Britannia. Sure, we all know that it became the de facto language but surely it would have been eminently sensible ( given the ever-closer union idea) to progress towards a common language through legislation such that it would be taught in all schools - just like it is in in already countries such as Netherlands, Denmark etc etc.

The EU's long standing ambition of an "ever-closer union" will no doubt continue and deliver a federal system They have achieved a common currency, agricultural policy, and common standards on virtually all commodities. They have the ECB and ECJ plus, plus, plus. The only significant commonality that will prove to be more contentious in future will be the question of a common language. It is patently plain crazy to operate with 27 official languages in the EU parliament. That's 729 permutations. Before Brexit, the obvious choice would have been English but this never happened because of inherent prejudice and resentment (as previously mentioned). It would certainly have gone against the grain of historic Francophone ambitions. With the Brits gone, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

zerkalo Wrote: The EU in its > current form, despite all the challenges it is > facing, internal and external, is far more likely > to continue long after the UK may be broken up > following a Scottish independence. Interesting point about Scotland. As a Scot who moved to England 50+ years ago to get a job, I would advise fellow Scots to think more carefully about independence. All it would take would be for England to declare that Scots need a work permit to work and live in England and that would scupper dreams of Scots independence. This is akin to what will happen for the English in the EU soon. For centuries the Scots have had to migrate to get jobs - just like the Irish. My fellow countrymen in Scotland need to get real and see how their bread is buttered. Forget dreams of independence.

Whatever the outcome of the current hiatus, the EU is unlikely to exist long term in its current form. The fringe countries ( read less prosperous) such as Poland, Hungary, Greece etc will be gradually squeezed out and the industrialised North-West founder nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands) will progress towards a tightly knit federal system. Likely dubbed the FSE - Federal States of Europe.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pride, hatred, resentment, and humiliation aside - > It certainly would be fantastic to cast these sentiments aside but they are deep seated - particularly with the French. The intense feelings and divisions within the UK boiled up big time when the Maasticht and Lisbon treaties were being discussed. If only they had stuck with the European Economic Community with no further centralisation and bureaucracy then we wouldn't be having all this drama and angst now. The career bureaucrats in Brussels took the project much too far.

snowy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It?s a different view, and an idiotic one. I guess you are too young have been around in the immediate post WW2 period to appreciate the sentiments then. This snip from Wiki might help you understand the ant-war sentiment at the time...... ""The ECSC was first proposed by French foreign minister Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950 as a way to prevent further war between France and Germany. He declared his aim was to "make war not only unthinkable but materially impossible"[3] which was to be achieved by regional integration, of which the ECSC was the first step."" The ECSC morphed into the Common Market (a very sensible idea) however the dreamers in Brussels wanted to fast track towards political integration so they morphed it in to the European Community and then further into the European Union. So it's origins were deeply rooted in anti-war feelings and historic resentment (particularly in France) against the British. Hence de Gaule's oft repeated "Non". So not as idiotic as you might think.

Here's a different view. The French were defeated by the Germans in 1871, WW1 and WW2. Having been humiliated these three times, the Frenchies and the Belgian's (who have been invaded countless times) decided it was better to cosy-up to the Jerries and become integrated into a pan-European project. First came the Common Market then the ECC and now the EU. At each stage there was further ensnarement and dependancey on the Franco-German diarchy and the bureaucracy of Brussels Problem for the other nations has been that the Jerries (who have always wanted to control Europe) have now achieved this through economic dominance. The result is weaker countries like Greece, Italy, Portugal do as they are told and get screwed in the process. The French and Germans hate us. This hatred is deep seated. Not least because we were never defeated and the English language is used throughout the world. Plus of course there was the historic envy arising from the size of the respective empires. In their view Britain deserves to be humbled. The only way to avoid be humbled is to tell them to stick their "deal" and create our own independent future. Freedom is preferable to humiliation and servitude!

Hoist a photo of the plumbing on the forum and this will help with the answer(s)

On the plus side, The Donald's unpredictability has got the Russians & Chinese worried. Just keep him away from the big red button and all will be OK.

Sorry to say that One Dulwich is an abysmal failure. Not organised, no plan, no hope. Southwark and TFL must be relieved they are only dealing with a bunch of well-mannered, genteel old fuddy dudders.

The rabid reactionary tribalists have resurfaced. What other futile knee jerk gestures will the think up?

DulwichGlobetrotter Wrote: > 4. The worst bit was the pooing in the back garden > as we have young kids & the garden is so small you > can?t miss the poo, so we bought a motion-active > water spray (basically an add on for your garden > hose) that we put out every once in a while in the > garden. Leaving poo is a territory-marking thing for foxes. We had a similar problem and solved it by declaring it as my territory. It's as simple as filling an old tin can with pee and then spreading it around the garden in the late evening. One every couple of weeks is enough. More often if there has been a lot of rain It doesn't cost anything and it works.