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being an old disabled git, I've been impressed with and appreciate the efforts that have been made over the last few decades to make the world accessible tho people who use wheels, part of why I've been impressed is because my locality is well-served by drop kerbs on pavements(there's not many houses round here with driveways, so if there's no drop kerb I'm generally stuffed).
today i went off the beaten track to the other side of the city where i rarely go and discovered I'm lucky around here because there's many less drop kerbs in other areas. at one pint i had to get two workmen to lift my scooter onto the kerb, which they happily did, its always heartwarming how helpful people can be, i collared another poor sod earlier to help me get my waterproof out and help me put it on, i always try to make sure people know they've done a nice thing that's hugely appreciated (I'd much rather not have to ask), with my waterproof today i was mostly worried about it catching in the wheels and throttling me(which is why i needed to ask for help).
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22 minutes ago, steviewevie said:
it's a quote, it's all in inverted commas.
its better not to quote stuff that's wildly wrong.
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Just now, Crazyfool01 said:
Neil think youve got confused here , you need to read context of why Alex posted what he did in reply to someone asking a question about allegations ....
I stand by my post above
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51 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:
its an explanation to someone not an endorsement is how I read it
It's a pretty crap explanation of anything when it's claiming the bnp as left wing. It's a tumour the bnp put about to try to make them less objectionable
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19 minutes ago, Nuthugger said:
and you know where scrap wood comes from? trees. be in denial all you want but can anyone here actually see a tree right now? i rest my case
That scrap wood had had a whole new life beyond being a tree. No extra trees were felled by the burning of that scap wood, can't say the same about green party election leaflets.
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17 minutes ago, stuie said:
If that was the real reason then I doubt they’d leave massive piles of fire wood?!Haven't they stopped the piles of firewood?
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1 minute ago, Nuthugger said:
theres less wood because we are running out because of deforestation. so sad
It's definitely not that because the wood was scrap wood.
The real reason is because the wood smoke got trapped by conditions in the valley and caused bad air quality. And I think the festival felt that bad air and burning fires wasn't a great thing for a festival with a green ethos.
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9 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:
they are quoting from other sources about another matter , that isnt their thoughts as an individual
If someone put words forward in that way surely they endorse them.
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i've just found the new efests political philosopher
https://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/topic/253347-avalon-2024/?do=findComment&comment=6753340
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with gerry adams more popular than the green leaders, should the greens take up terrorism to boost their profile?
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outscoring the green leaders for popularity are
farage
amber rudd
nigel lawson
norman tebbit
pritii patel
and many more.
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5 minutes ago, steviewevie said:
two leaders to be doubly less-popular. 😛
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1 hour ago, Franky said:
Why did they stop selling wood?
i don't remember them ever selling wood, but a few shady geezers used to horde some of the old pallets the festival always had delivered and sold wood to punters.
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1 minute ago, steviewevie said:
Don't the Greens have two leaders?
both less popular than lucas. both less popular than starmer.
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Just now, steviewevie said:
she or he.
she for the bristol failure.
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9 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:
Not true.
Using a yougov poll Farage comes top
https://yougov.co.uk/ratings/politics/popularity/politicians-political-figures/all
Another poll that shows this to be untrue is here
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/48984-politicians-favourability-ratings-march-2024
updated here but with less choice
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/49179-political-tracker-roundup-april-2024
Using the method in the post above there are many more popular as well such as Andy Burnham.burnham the guy who was shitter than corbyn in the leadershit election.
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26 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:
If Labour were elected tomorrow the new PM would be the least popular (using this method) ever on gaining power and the deputy PM would also be the least popular ever using this method. This was discussed today on Politics Live.
did they ask how popular the greens leader would be if the greens won, they couldn't cos no one knew who she is.
26 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:
As I heard someone in the USA say, "Biden and tRump are both evil and people said I should vote for the least evil". The response was why would you want to vote for evil at all?because you' d rather the tories won?
26 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:The UK seems to be happy for voting for the least unpopular or the two most unpopular - aka the least sh*t.
popular was thatcher, blair and boris, you can get popular if you want.
26 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:
Hey ho....................... if you elect shot, you get sh*t even if it is slightly less sh*t.slightly less sh*t would be the new greens leader compared to lucas. you know who to vote for there dont cha.
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4 hours ago, sheffinghell said:
Yeah, forgot that one. Adds to the point... layers of money - trickle up economics
it was broadwick live before global.
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3 minutes ago, sheffinghell said:
It's like some hideous pyramid scheme isn't it. Take Tramlines... from council, to local business, to Superstruct/Providence, to next big asset management co... all the while getting more and more money-making, homogenised and expensive for the fans
you missed out a whole chapter of being bought by global(was it i forget?)
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23 minutes ago, eatingglitter said:
Ugh, that sounds so depressing. Like I get it, but it does make you realise how much everything you have a sniff of passion for nowadays always ends up being turned into a commodity to make someone else richer and buy a yacht.
can only succeed at that by having the passion to make it success.
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2 hours ago, sheffinghell said:
Yeah, that ex-Live Nation guy is presumably going to make a killing on the sale. And Providence - they don't do this for nothing. I'd love to know how they're positioning the opportunity/potential to prospective buyers.
probably as another sell-on.
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23 minutes ago, clarkete said:
In recent history the huge tax on fags, coupled with the premature deaths of smokers (of which I too was one) , meant that they were a net benefit to the NHS.
Intriguingly now the tax estimate has dropped, which may be explained by the big switch to vaping), but their estimate of the cost to the NHS has simultaneously surged, where you would clearly expect that drop too.
https://fullfact.org/economy/does-smoking-cost-much-it-makes-treasury/
https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/tobacco-duty/
Cost to NHS has maybe gone up cos women smokers will now be in the mix. Women tended not to habitually smoke until about (I'm guessing the era) 1960-ish
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On 4/15/2024 at 9:18 AM, Summertime said:
Don’t know how it is with a campervan but with the motorhome the hole for the water is really awkward so this saves having to lift the (very heavy) water roller up to it. Been a lifesaver for the last few years.
Could make yourself a power shower with one of those.
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Same as the Tories don't want to follow through to actually do it