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Oh God….. where to start on this

Our rail network was built to transport freight not people. Few in the UK who aren’t within 20 miles of railway station. The system was mostly updated to electric over the last 40 years too.  In an emergency main stations will be used for food distribution.

For those areas outside the rail network m…[Read more]

Do you need a Land Rover to live?

The truth is we produce oil and gas from the north sea, float in a sea of fish and  wheat output is at 14.75 million to…[Read more]

Ok look at our imports.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/281818/largest-import-commodities-of-the-united-kingdom-uk/

Here are our exports.

United Kingdom’s Top 10 Exports

How many are “essential” ?

Somer took the comment out of context.  On a river bank there no time to set up forms for concrete  and there little access for delivery’s of ready mix.   Its why we only use piling.

No you have.

There are plans in place to ensure essential supplies are available.  From food to petrol, drugs to water. The UK can go 1 to 2 years without any manufacturing or imports.

If you look around at renewable  low maintenance energy projects that have pop up in the last few years you’ll have idea of the kind of planning inv…[Read more]

We only use piling on rivers…there no time for concrete to set.

See:

And due to changing environment and weather conditions, there’s large  stocks of materials in storage for use at short notice.

As for the computers, phones and more… well I hate to say this but there not really needed.  There a time saver an…[Read more]

That is true to a point. Most of the time we’re pushing shingle back and repairing groins.  On rivers its mostly reinforcement work and channel clearing.

We don’t use that much stuff, but it can be labour intensive.

He better start looking for a new job then Kenty…Kier are in real trouble.  They shut down for financial reasons.

Kier launches £241m fund raise to pay down debt

Home builders like Barratt who build houses can afford to shut down for 6 months due to rising house prices.

On bigger projects they cant.  There penalty for over runs in all the contracts.

See:

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2021/jan/11/construction-sites-are-aiding-spread-of-covid

From my own view point not repairing sea defences  or ca…[Read more]

I’ve been forced to edit ge’s reply to reflect a real conversation I had last year. Construction workers are notorious for not seeking medical help and continuing work with injury’s.

The construction industry never lockdown and worked normally throught out the pandemic.  You wont find a covid 19 ant vaccer on a building site. There too scared o…[Read more]

Ge you know I love you like an ingrowing black toenail with green fungus  

But please go to bed hun 

I think working for charity sector isn’t the same as working for the UN.  You get paid for a start and you never cover the cost of travel.  Of course vaccinations are mandatory.  You’re no good to anyone if you get sick or die within days of reaching the 3rd world sh1thole they send you too.

In the UK its a different story. Most charity work…[Read more]

No your idea is to drag people off the streets and put a needle in there arm or withhold public services from those who refuse to vaccinate.

Not the same thing 

I’ve said this before mandatory  vaccination for health workers  would get public support.  Dragging in all the traffic wardens wouldn’t.

Why cant you see the difference?

Its me sister with the farm house ge !!

My family did talk me into buying  this barn conversion after my first heart attack.  I hated the place and people. Open plan living and snotty noised people weren’t  me.  After 6 months I moved back into my old house in Hove.

I still have it and rent it out at silly money to plastic Londoners with 4 by…[Read more]

Well to be honest I did buy that house back in the 90’s when the housing market took a noise drive with the idea of fixing it up and selling it.  After 25 years of living there…. I can only describe it as the house in the young ones.  Still some silly sod brought it for a shed load of cash and last time I came past it building work was u…[Read more]

I do own a boat and did live in a townhouse in Hove.  It was you going on about house prices got me thinking about sell it and I downsize about 2 years ago.  Now I live on the beach at Shoreham and own mooring for me boat :)

Want to see a vid of me new boat?

Ty Ge

About 10 years ago..mite have been 12…[Read more]

I saw a cholera out break many years ago while working for the UNHCR.  Its a nasty way to die.  Vaccination cut deaths from around 500 per week down to 30 within our camp.  Giving someone an 85% chance of living is better than no chance at all.

And planes aren’t that safe. While the big jumbo jets have a good safety record, light aircraft and…[Read more]

For compassion:

Cholera vaccines are vaccines that are effective at preventing cholera. For the first six months after vaccination they provide about 85 percent protection, which decreases to 50 percent or 62 percent during the first year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_vaccine

If you look at cholera vaccines effectiveness rates ageist…[Read more]