Making the news today....

[spuddog0507]

12 hours ago, trigger_andy said:

Good man! That’s gonna upset Markie though, he’s permanently a glass half full guy. How dare people see something positive in his constant one-man vitriol against the Tory Party. 

I was watching a old episode of Till death us do part, with Alf Garnett the other night and there was a quote in that which i pissed my self laughing at, he was on about voting and he came out with , they have to vote Labour because they cant spell Conservative, that did make me laugh, but we need to remember what the country was like when that program was made back in the 70s,

[donnk]

14 hours ago, Johnsond said:

Biden slams China as new report on Covid-19 origins is released

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President Joe Biden criticised the People’s Republic of China for its lack of transparency after the...

Pretty sure Trump was ridiculed by the Dems for this view 🤷‍♂️. Maybe the orange man wasn’t so wrong about a lot of stuff as the woke brigade would have everyone believe. 

 

Lets face facts here, the senile incumbent of the white house must be an embarrassment to the yanks. The free rides the media gives him compared to trump is only adding more fuel to the fire.

 

Going to kick off in yankieland big time. Maybe they could just give California back to Mexico.

 

[eggsarascal]

43 minutes ago, donnk said:

 

Lets face facts here, the senile incumbent of the white house must be an embarrassment to the yanks. The free rides the media gives him compared to trump is only adding more fuel to the fire.

 

Going to kick off in yankieland big time. Maybe they could just give California back to Mexico.

 

Let's face it, if Trump hadn't  have shouted his mouth off so much he'd still be in power... Time and place for everything.

Edited August 28, 2021 by eggsarascal

[Khriss]

19 hours ago, trigger_andy said:

Great news! Less Chinese Junk, less road pollution, smaller carbon footprint from shipping everything all over the world. 
 

Maybe we’ll now be forced to shop local and produce local instead of taking the cheap and easy option of dirty,  and polluting one. 

So... Are you going to chuck yr job in the Oil industry then. K

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Khriss said:

So... Are you going to chuck yr job in the Oil industry then. K

No

[Khriss]

Just now, trigger_andy said:

No

Hypocrit. K

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Khriss said:

Hypocrit. K

 

 

I fully understand we need to reduce our dependence on oil, but I dont not think we'll ever not need to produce it. Id sooner drill for more oil than cut down vast swathes of the worlds rain Forrest to make bio oil. I also can see the damage shipping vast amounts of needless junk around the world causes. 

 

Im my opinion there is nothing hypocritical in understanding we have a need for oil yet wish to lessen how much we use needlessly.  There is very few 'greens' calling for an outright end to oil production.

 

The people who I would call hypocritical are those who are calling for the end to oil production yet use the product in their daily lives. 

 

PS, why do you always end your posts with a K? Its not like we cant see your name in the top left hand of your post. 

[eggsarascal]

22 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

 

 

I fully understand we need to reduce our dependence on oil, but I dont not think we'll ever not need to produce it. Id sooner drill for more oil than cut down vast swathes of the worlds rain Forrest to make bio oil. I also can see the damage shipping vast amounts of needless junk around the world causes. 

 

Im my opinion there is nothing hypocritical in understanding we have a need for oil yet wish to lessen how much we use needlessly.  There is very few 'greens' calling for an outright end to oil production.

 

The people who I would call hypocritical are those who are calling for the end to oil production yet use the product in their daily lives. 

 

PS, why do you always end your posts with a K? Its not like we cant see your name in the top left hand of your post. 

Let's get this right, you own a gas guzzling yank motor for fun. but we should cut down on needlessly drilling oil.

 

I must have missed something?

[trigger_andy]

4 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Let's get this right, you own a gas guzzling yank motor for fun. but we should cut down on needlessly drilling oil.

 

I must have missed something?

I sold the 'Gas Guzzling' yank. I did less than 100 miles a year in it and averaged over 20mpg. It was build 50 years ago and is significantly better for the environment than scrapping it and buying a new car, be it petrol, diesel or electric, mainly because of the huge carbon footprint involved in the manufacture and shipping of a new car and all its components. 

 

What's the carbon footprint of ... a new car? | Environment | The Guardian

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Making a new car creates as much carbon pollution as driving it, so it's often bettrer to keep your old banger on the road...

 

I never said we should cut down on needlessly drilling for oil though, I said we should cut down on the needless use of oil. If the current lack of HVG Drivers means we end up shopping local, and buying more locally (even within the UK) then I see that as a positive. If we have to rely less on china for their junk then I see that as a positive. If we end up shipping less and less out of season produce around the world because we fancy an Avocado any time we feel like one I see that as a positive.

 

So yes, as per usual you missed something

[eggsarascal]

1 minute ago, trigger_andy said:

I sold the 'Gas Guzzling' yank. I did less than 100 miles a year in it and averaged over 20mpg. It was build 50 years ago and is significantly better for the environment than scrapping it and buying a new car, be it petrol, diesel or electric, mainly because of the huge carbon footprint involved in the manufacture and shipping of a new car and all its components. 

 

What's the carbon footprint of ... a new car? | Environment | The Guardian

WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM

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Making a new car creates as much carbon pollution as driving it, so it's often bettrer to keep your old banger on the road...

 

I never said we should cut down on needlessly drilling for oil though, I said we should cut down on the needless use of oil. If the current lack of HVG Drivers means we end up shopping local, and buying more locally (even within the UK) then I see that as a positive. If we have to rely less on china for their junk then I see that as a positive. If we end up shipping less and less out of season produce around the world because we fancy an Avocado any time we feel like one I see that as a positive.

 

So yes, as per usual you missed something

Did I, what are HVG drivers?