Making the news today....

[eggsarascal]

11 minutes ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

What was the SP on the van Egger?

New fuel filter, it started but was running 'lumpy'. YouTube said may have air in the system, leave it running, I was dubious, but tried it this morning, left it running for an hour then took it out for a run, seemed ok, got brave this afternoon and took it for a decent run, it seems ok. Find out tomorrow, got a 100 mile round journey to do.

[Khriss]

23 minutes ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

Just about to commence the C19 pseudo lock-down habitual excessive alcohol consumption myself!

 

Coronavirus: Wine sales rise 'dramatically' as UK locked down

NEWS.SKY.COM

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UK-based producer Chapel Down said sales online had multiplied "dramatically" at a time when pubs and other...

 

It's only 'excessive ' if you don't recognise yrself in the morning and the budgie is pregnant. K

[Khriss]

Union anger over North Sea job cuts plan

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Unite says 130 jobs are under threat at Archer but the company rules out the option to furlough.

 

 

Thats a bugger.  K

[Woodworks]

13 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Union anger over North Sea job cuts plan

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Unite says 130 jobs are under threat at Archer but the company rules out the option to furlough.

 

 

Thats a bugger.  K

Is it? Sorry for the guys losing their jobs but its great that we are finally getting less dependant on oil and moving to renewables in a big way. 

[trigger_andy]

Union anger over North Sea job cuts plan

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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Unite says 130 jobs are under threat at Archer but the company rules out the option to furlough.  
 
Thats a bugger.  K

Yeh the U.K Oil and Gas employees are gonna get totally humped, yet again. They will lose their jobs then have the U.K. lads replaced with cheap Eastern European lads. Most of these Service companies are not interested in furloughing for that reason. When the market turns they can hire back who they want and offer them much less knowing the lads will be desperate. It eternally thankful I stopped working in the U.K in 2007.

[trigger_andy]

Is it? Sorry for the guys losing their jobs but its great that we are finally getting less dependant on oil and moving to renewables in a big way. 

You really don’t have a grasp of what’s happening on a global level. If you think what’s happening to the industry is a result of being less dependent on oil you’re going to be sorely disappointed.

But I’m glad you don’t need to use any oil derivatives in your life. Must be nice not having a petrol or diesel car. Or ever have the need to take the train, or fly anywhere. ?‍♂️

[tree-fancier123]

He doesn't need to fly anywhere. If he does fly it's because he's decided that what he wants to do in his life is more important than any environmental concerns

Edited April 11, 2020 by tree-fancier123

[tree-fancier123]

Hope they keep enough oil flowing to make plastic for the covid ventilators and ebola clean rooms

[Toad]

2 hours ago, trigger_andy said:

 

 

Yeh the U.K Oil and Gas employees are gonna get totally humped, yet again. They will lose their jobs then have the U.K. lads replaced with cheap Eastern European lads. Most of these Service companies are not interested in furloughing for that reason. When the market turns they can hire back who they want and offer them much less knowing the lads will be desperate. It eternally thankful I stopped working in the U.K in 2007.

 

 

Are you complaining about people working in a foreign country, while you are working in a foreign country?

[trigger_andy]

17 minutes ago, tree-fancier123 said:

Hope they keep enough oil flowing to make plastic for the covid ventilators and ebola clean rooms

 

Id not worry about that.  With the current known reserves of 1.5 trillion barrels of recoverable oil remaining we have almost 50 years of Oil left at today's increasing consumption. 

 

 

 

Edited April 11, 2020 by trigger_andy