The Pitfalls Of Importing !

[skyhuck]

I buy British underwear its about the only thing left we still manufacture, my shirts come from a factory in fife about 25 miles away, I fail to see the comparison we have the woodlands already growing, we have the population on benefits who could be maintaining the woodlands instead of sat at home watching Jeremy Kyle, we no longer have a diverse clothing manufacturing industry basically underwear or suits. go find something else that is actually widely produced in the UK but we are choosing to import instead and the use that.

 

Almost forgot half my shoes or more are English made. my chainsaw boots are arbortec from Norfolk.

 

:confused1:Really?????

 

You actually believe those people want to be doing honest manual work??

 

I can honestly say in my nearly 30years working life I've ever met any hard worker who's been on benefits for more than a couple of months.

 

I've met plenty of other people on benefits for years, but that was not down to lack of work:sneaky2:

 

I've never seen the job centre closed due to no vacancies either

[eagleye]

:confused1:Really?????

 

You actually believe those people want to be doing honest manual work??

 

I can honestly say in my nearly 30years working life I've ever met any hard worker who's been on benefits for more than a couple of months.

 

I've met plenty of other people on benefits for years, but that was not down to lack of work:sneaky2:

 

I've never seen the job centre closed due to no vacancies either

 

too true to all of the above:thumbup1:

I've never been out of work

and the longest I've never worked is when I'm on holiday

[Logsnstuff]

too true to all of the above:thumbup1:

I've never been out of work

and the longest I've never worked is when I'm on holiday

 

i agree they dont want to work but for the discussion was giving them the benefit so to speak.

[gensetsteve]

We cant have it both ways. You cant criticise using foreign labour and importing and then say anyone unemployed is work shy.

 

We do have lots of work shy same as any other country I have seen and heard of a few east europeans that take up our ways after a while.

 

There are lots of people with families that simply cannot make ends meet on £6 an hour. Another way of looking at it why would you. if you are a lot better off on benefits you would be a bit of a mug to work.

 

There are lots of people in this country who have the work ethic we just need to re balance they way we give the hand outs.

 

Empty belly = keen to work especially now its getting cold as well.

[Logsnstuff]

We cant have it both ways. You cant criticise using foreign labour and importing and then say anyone unemployed is work shy.

 

We do have lots of work shy same as any other country I have seen and heard of a few east europeans that take up our ways after a while.

 

There are lots of people with families that simply cannot make ends meet on £6 an hour. Another way of looking at it why would you. if you are a lot better off on benefits you would be a bit of a mug to work.

 

There are lots of people in this country who have the work ethic we just need to re balance they way we give the hand outs.

 

Empty belly = keen to work especially now its getting cold as well.

 

well with what I can afford to pay myself I qualify for benefits but refuse to take them. there may be some unemployed through bad luck but the majority have taken it up as a lifestyle they are reporting 3rd generation unemployed which is just out of order, if there was no cash, no mobiles, sky tv, free pc's etc only foodbanks and 2nd hand clothing maybe then you would see people more interested in a days graft. people across the street from my sister both long term unemployed, I think they have 3 kids and they don't just have sky tv but have virgin also and she was saying they are getting free shed and a fancy playhouse from the council.

[skyhuck]

We cant have it both ways. You cant criticise using foreign labour and importing and then say anyone unemployed is work shy.

 

We do have lots of work shy same as any other country I have seen and heard of a few east europeans that take up our ways after a while.

 

There are lots of people with families that simply cannot make ends meet on £6 an hour. Another way of looking at it why would you. if you are a lot better off on benefits you would be a bit of a mug to work.

 

There are lots of people in this country who have the work ethic we just need to re balance they way we give the hand outs.

 

Empty belly = keen to work especially now its getting cold as well.

 

A sadly dying thing called 'self respect'

[gensetsteve]

A sadly dying thing called 'self respect'

 

The ones that I have met are full of pride and respect for themselves. Its respect for other people and their property that is lacking.

[Charlton Clark]

From the Forestry Commission: Exotic tree pests and diseases have the potential to do serious damage to Britain's forests, and to the businesses and jobs which depend on them. As contributors to this thread have already noted, firewood imports are one of the pathways by which they can enter. Firewood importers should therefore be familiar with the regulations governing their trade, and following our guidance for minimising the risk of tree pests and diseases entering Britain with their wood. This guidance is available on our website at Forestry Commission - Plant Health - wood and timber import and export requirements (follow the "Imports" link on the left-hand side of the screen). Meanwhile, our Plant Health Service would appreciate being notified of imports of conifer or sweet chestnut wood coming in with bark still attached and without a plant passport, to [email protected] or 0300 067 5155."

[Alycidon]

From the Forestry Commission: Exotic tree pests and diseases have the potential to do serious damage to Britain's forests, and to the businesses and jobs which depend on them. As contributors to this thread have already noted, firewood imports are one of the pathways by which they can enter. Firewood importers should therefore be familiar with the regulations governing their trade, and following our guidance for minimising the risk of tree pests and diseases entering Britain with their wood. This guidance is available on our website at Forestry Commission - Plant Health - wood and timber import and export requirements (follow the "Imports" link on the left-hand side of the screen). Meanwhile, our Plant Health Service would appreciate being notified of imports of conifer or sweet chestnut wood coming in with bark still attached and without a plant passport, to [email protected] or 0300 067 5155."

 

 

 

Was not aware of that potential issue, thanks for the heads up.

 

However any logs likely to be imported by members here with be from within the EU and be kiln dried. Logs from EU member states are exempt from import disease control from what I can understand but being kiln dried I would have thought the major benefit of the kilning process providing its properly carried out is that any pests within the logs are killed. Thats of course where we came in, with crap wet mouldy logs.

 

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[renewablejohn]

The problem is the definition of kilning. I would suggest all these systems based on hot water are not really kilning but drying systems which give very little protection against bugs and diseases. We should follow the Australian method of high temperature kilns for a set minimum length of time at the end of which you can call it "heat treated".