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dpack

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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 21 8:18 am Post subject:
one for my "to do"reading list

Slim

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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 21 11:22 am Post subject:

dpack wrote:

no, i will seek it out

It's not exactly high art... But beyond being funny if you don't mind some stupid humor, it does ring true for the previous four years here in America, and was clearly meant to be social commentary (by the creator of beavis and butthead and king of the hill).

dpack

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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 21 2:48 pm Post subject:
b and b were funny, more a south park sort of chap but b+b were good observation of that demographic

dpack

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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 21 2:51 pm Post subject:
ps i found a translation of the russian thing, i will study that, it reminds me of the defence of the kingdom stuff i have several million words i intend to or should read, but it comes in far faster than one distracted old chap can manage

dpack

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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 21 8:29 pm Post subject:

trading one

trading two

that is just local over a few waves, how the now voided long distance trading stuff will impact on us i have no idea as many of the trade deals we had for that were as part of the EU and are now void

covid has hidden quite a bit of this as trade has been hit by that globally although as mentioned new tariffs apply to parts in things so things direct will have similar issues

exporting antiques is almost certain to have extra layers of complexity and costs to many places that were fairly simple in or outside the EU

i really do not care if a brexit voter gets harmed by it but to harm those who saw these issues and voted accordingly is unforgivable

dpack

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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 21 9:02 pm Post subject:

ps some uk based companies are relocating operations, but probably not most of the staff and in import news nikon has been telling folk they might get what they need sometime in about 18 months

i recon i was wise to get my canon (and other) bits while i could

just for fun i wonder how the racist/xenophobic brexit fans will feel when up to 5 million hongkongers with british overseas passports arrive over the next couple of years, badly i expect, although many of the britHK folk might decide other places are a better idea
just dont tell em about the terms of any trade deal that might be made with india

dpack

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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 22 5:43 pm Post subject:

i have still not tried an export

however i did get the dremel router adapter and a selection of wood cutting bits to go with it(i have plenty for metals and stones)

it has only taken a bit over a year
i must have another go at getting a milling vice that is dremel size, huge ones are easy

a very nice engineers set out protractor for bevel edges was actually available when i knew i needed one
tis nice and ace value, some of the reviews were funny as they got upset it was what it was and not a joiners bevel gauge or carpenter's square
"it would not lie flat on the board" is marvellous, spose if they could not mark it they did not risk using a circular saw

the hounds dried chicken, non sorbitol or glycerine version, is unavailable at least until august

"things" are available with patience, grab the best available if it is needed now. ummm

i do not know what "normal" things are like to source at the mo, im not much of a customer for branded food stuffs, fashion etc
tools and materials seem to need more work to procure, fresh foods are more limited and expensive, food is more random with a smaller product range at any instant, apparently getting the "widget" on time is a bit difficult if you need "widgets" to make what you make, that can be parts or consumables

my current city always adapts but it is short of footfall to be thriving
my home town, always in the top 3 worst towns in the UK rankings

, is not looking in the slightest prosperous.
the early 80's ex industrial landscape was apocalyptic, now it is the 90's and noughties service industries that have lost their trades and are providing derelict spaces like rotten teeth, almost all "shopping" areas have a significant amount of unused premises, public services have not been decimated they have been reduced to less than one third of 15 years ago
if you know how to madmax shop it is quite a good hunting ground

this is rather disturbing, dog treats, as i mentioned the dried chicken is from the reserves so we got some bunny ears, popular and we are into bag 3 or 4, we just got one out with a 10 letter and number code tattooed on it, even peeled and dried the lettering is quite crisp, not a post mortem mark

why would a bunny have a serial number? and should it be in the hound's food chain?
gulp, modern shopping just got very weird while i was typing this

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