Very worrying times; Russia and China seem to be getting on better at the moment. If they each went for "expansion" at the same time, we could all be in serious shit - Bye and thanks for all the fish :(
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Very worrying times; Russia and China seem to be getting on better at the moment. If they each went for "expansion" at the same time, we could all be in serious shit - Bye and thanks for all the fish :(
Nothing will happen. The arrival of USAF B52 bombers at RAF Fairford suggests lots of 'nothing' may occur.Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
stratofortresses... big gals..
A B52 baby, way up in the sky
Come droppin' your lovin' on me, child
A B52 baby, way up in the sky
Drop your love on me tonight, yeah
I wouldn't want to live near Fairford, or for that matter, any other site of strategic significance. You can bet the Russians have been double checking their ICBM targeting coordinates.
a good pic of one... they are quite a machine
https://www.atomicarchive.com/img/al...tofortress.jpg
B2's will be next
lol if it goes that far then how far you live from a primary target isn't going to make any difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Anyway I thought mice had eaten all the wiring on the Russians ICBMs?
would think the nearer a primary target the better, unless you like living under a mountain for rest of you life. ive a petro-chemical site within eyesight of its chimneys so..... bang!
Maybe we should keep quiet and let Macron sort it all out :eek::rfl:
that'll be a first.Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
I was reading a news article about anti-vaxxers, this prompted me to once again ponder the 'Dunning-Kruger Effect', as it surely has relevance here.
https://www.verywellmind.com/an-over...effect-4160740
And this led me here: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/articl...ty-for-dummies
Some parts of society are what I call 'constructively ignorant' and are so wilful in their attitude that they actively refuse education or enlightenment, leading to their inability to respond to everyday life in a worthwhile way. I'd expect many repeat offender criminals fall into this group.
You need to be well informed to estimate how ignorant you may be.
im fortunate, i know im uneducated scum:)
It would appear that most, if not all, of the current Cabinet suffer badly from the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Me too, I'm thick as pigshit
I don't think there's anybody thick on the forum. (well, not many :D)
i can only mumble and grunt for myself:eyebrows:
Would this apply to the middle class parents who refused regular vaccines for their kids back in the 90s/00s? Until they had their bums slapped by govt.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Andrew Windsor settles court case and pledges to "fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims". :rfl:
I am certain that he would have no recollection of ever having met me; wonder if he will give me £20,000,000 :hmm:
If you're referring to when you worked at Pizza Express, I'm sure he would remember you. I'm told your 12" meat feast is unforgettable :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
:lol:
If only :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
(more of a bargain bucket)
uk has lost 8 million trees this winter...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60348947
Has to be seen in context which the article leaves out of course. There's 3 billion trees in the UK. They estimate they lost 7000 hectares to storms, but new planting 2019 to 2020 alone was 13,000 hectares.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
True to a point but different species planted and many take 50 yes to get near to where these one were. It's currently all about carbon and soil erosion.
That would be an issue if it was only last year that they planted any new ones. But they plant thousands of hectares of them every year and always have done. Total number of trees in UK has been increasing since the early 1970s - who remembers 'Plant a Tree in '73'?Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Anyone would think trees never got blown over in storms before. Which is the impression they are trying to give.
The other day was looking at aerial photos of the local area that were taken in the 1920s and 1930s.
First thing you notice is how barren the landscape was. Areas that I assumed had always been woodland were totally devoid of trees back then. Either just open land or brownfield.
The church in the town is pretty much invisible these days except for the top of the tower, the perimeter is totally surrounded by big trees and there's a few dozen more in the churchyard itself. But in 1933 there was not a single one.
Usually keep my bank card in my coat pocket but a week or so ago took it out to buy something and left it on the coffee table.
Every time I saw it there I thought about putting it back in the coat pocket in case it gets lost, but I didn't.
last night decided I needed to go and draw some cash out so go to the table and sure enough, no sign of the card. There's a bit of clutter on the table, not much, but enough for it to hide in so I move all that and no sign of it. As it was getting dark decided to leave a wider search until the morning and full daylight.
So this morning I start the search. First place I look for anything is under the cushions on the sofa. So move the laptop and some other stuff off of the sofa and onto the coffee table so I can get the cushions up. Coffee table now overloaded and a bit precarious but it will only be for a minute.
Lift all the cushions, find some small change and a packet of Rennies, but no bank card. Go to replace the cushions and clumsily knock them against the pile on the coffee table. The teetering pile with laptop on top goes crashing down onto the floor. Bollocks.
But the landslide has exposed the bank card, which has been sat on the coffee table all along. In one of the exact places I looked last night. How does this happen? How is it even possible?
its true that things in plain sight can be hardest to see on many occasions. Your brain often sees what expects to see, and if you thought it lost then you probably skipped recognising it.
https://www.seeker.com/how-do-things...834345065.html
Sod's law mate. Ask Mr. Sod, he'll confirm it :).Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I know but I didn't think it was lost - I was 100 percent it was on that table until I searched. And there was nothing there to hide it really, just a couple of books and some unopened letters, all of which I moved.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Anyway it's back in my coat pocket now and I went out and got some cash. Wind is really getting up now. On my way back saw two dogs shagging outside the tyre fitting place so spring must be getting near.
is that a sign of spring then..;) not heard that one before:ner:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
well it shows the sap is rising doesn't it?
Sky News have just said that 20 Russian warships are due to start exercises in the Caspian Sea. Surely they mean the Black Sea? The Caspian Sea is landlocked, there's no way of getting ships to it or from it.
probably moved them from the caspian fleet, down the canal and rivers to the azov, which borders ukraine
They do have some ships in the Caspian. But it's no-where near Ukraine.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Just had a look. It is accessible it seems, but it's a hell of a twisty route with many locks, no chance of a swift deployment from there. Not sure big stuff would get through.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
yeah itll be slow and the azov is fairly shallow so not suitable for really big stuff i wouldnt think. actually its 14metres so usableQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
The 'Thought Police' are everywhere. If you write what you think, Sensitivity Readers will get you.
https://quillette.com/2019/10/01/the...ivity-readers/
god knows what they would make of the flashman novels:D as gmf says, flash is a racist; well why would he be any different from rest of population. it was based in 19th c so it has to follow 19th c convensions.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Robinson Crusoe would not get published, etc. etc.
yup, the point for me is that if you dont like it, dont read it. as long as its not inciting violence on people/groups etc then so what if it isnt whatYOU want to read.
''Uncle Tom’s Cabin may have started the Civil War''Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Absurd. This is the trouble with the liberal intelligentsia. They think what is written by them and their ilk has some effect on the world ignoring the fact that the vast majority of people don't read anything. Plus they have no knowledge of history, or what they think they know about history is just wrong.
the south felt they were powerless in the union and it proved so when lincoln won without a vote from the southern states. it was a political war, and the only real slavery bit was the policy of what the south could do with their slaves and where they could take them etc. hell some of lincoln's family had slaves..:doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Who decides the credentials of Sensitivity Readers and who would those making these decisions be? It's bollocks, intended to stifle free thought.
If you Google 'sensitivity readers' you'll see what going on.
ive started an unsensitivity reader co... i tell authors when they are not upsetting anyone;)
Check out this photo of my neighbourhood, taken in 1933:
https://i.ibb.co/YWF8htm/stoke-33.png
I'm going to cancel the cancel culture. That should wake the wokes up!
lots of chimneys... are there any left?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
My local in 57... i can find my mother and father's house near top (from no 10. go up at about 60o until second group of houses. its the one with the black looking bay window towers. town is much bigger now.
https://scontent.fman2-1.fna.fbcdn.n...jA&oe=6237CBB9