I spend a few days largely off the site and things get interesting, perhaps there is a lesson there 😉
I was no fan of Thatcher but at least our ports aren't blockaded by workers striking over Eurotunnel's decision to get out of the Ferry business
It was Thatcher that dug that infernal hole in the ground in the first place which, not only decimated some very good riding, but bypassed our Town forced the closure of our Channel Port, which was already reeling from the loss of its fishing fleet thanks to the [s]French[/s] Eu. Our MP at the time was that toad, the utter utter utter bastard and prince of darkness Michael Howard, and we had to rely on the delightful protestation services of another bent MP from Thanet who's name temporarily eludes me but like most Tory mps should end up, in jail or suffocated with a plastic bag stuck in his mouth naked on a chair in a room full of bondage equipment. I think it might have been jail.
Nothing nothing nothing good ever comes from a Tory administration.
In fact since the fifties in terms of personal freedoms, I can't think of anything that much good that's come from any administration of this pathetic country.
Given I was once free to drink, ride a motorcycle without a helmet at 100 mph, smoke wherever I liked, call a spade a shovel if necessary without being arrested, withdraw my labour at a moments notice, carry a large knife or a felling axe, own a gun and what's more people were polite to me and raised their hat would we meet.
Small nomenclature query - why are these people referred to as "migrants" ? Surely they are attempting migrants, until they actually get to the UK. Or failed migrants. Or migruands, for the those of you who went to posh schools.
tyrionl1 - have you thought about going being an immigrant somewhere else? You don't seem to like it here much
you do show a level of education above that of a local construction worker
What do you know of my "level of education" ? If you're asking it's to CSE level, which I would describe as very much average/normal for "a local construction worker".
Yes Mr Binners sir I have, but that operation yewtree embarrassment pretty much put paid to that.. 😉
ernie_lynch - Member
you do show a level of education above that of a local construction worker
What do you know of my "level of education" ? If you're asking it's to CSE level, which I would describe as very much average/normal for "a local construction worker".
You can read and write, elucidate a good opinion in debate... Not many building industry workers out here in the boondocks have quite that level.. You could almost have been a teacher, but I thought you obviously were too well educated for that. 😉
[quote=zippykona ]Is this a good time to call Tony Blair a ****?
I hadn't realised a special occasion was required
I'm absolutely with you on the tipping hats and carrying axes thing
tyrion - most building workers can read and write. I won't deny that what differentiates me from most building workers is that I read the Guardian and the Morning Star. That undoubtedly gives me an advantage over most other building workers in terms of how well-informed I am.
Well here's the latest, the sources are visual, a coastguard volunteer and a coastguard full time operator. Yesterday over 100 illegals (I'm not going to use the term immigrant which denigrates perfectly decent folk)just walked the 20 miles through the tunnel assisted by the French Eurotunnel workers who they have been helping with the burning tyres for the blockade.
You won't be reading about any of this in the Daily Fail, there's a strict embargo on news of this sort of activity as you can imagine in the current climate. Meanwhile yesterdays estimate is 6000 trucks on the M20 with the local coastguard being drawn in along with the British Red Cross as well as the rest of the emergency services to dispense food and water to the stranded truckers.
On the other side of the trench no such assistance, although the French built Lorry Parks years ago to cover this sort of occurrence but truckers being truckers either don't use them or are just unaware of their existence. So they park up, their vehicles are assaulted and there are further hold ups if they do get some shuttles working as the vehicles have to be scanned for CO2 and Body heat (not easy in the weather) as fish & meat cargoes rot if the refrigerated vehicles run out of gas.
Whose fault is all this, ours of course as Eurotunnel is forced to adopt the "anglo saxon' business model maximised for profit over the gallic socialist supporter of french infrastructure model. That and our generous benefits image broadcast across the world.
Locally a journey that normally takes me 10 minutes home from the sailing lake on Wednesday took nearly an hour and that's using back roads once I cleared a bottle neck at Hythe. The only way to travel round here right now is by blue light flashing and there are plenty of those.
tyrionl1 - MemberYou won't be reading about any of this in the Daily Fail, there's a strict embargo on news of this sort of activity as you can imagine in the current climate.
Posted 8 hours ago
ernie_lynch - MemberOf course you don't read the Daily Mail, I imagine it must be too liberal, left-wing, and lacking in prejudice, for you 🙂
Posted 1 week ago
tyrion - most building workers can read and write. I won't deny that what differentiates me from most building workers is that I read the Guardian and the Morning Star. That undoubtedly gives me an advantage over most other building workers in terms of how well-informed I am.
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That's me cheekyboy ...... well posh 🙂
