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trigger_andy

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  1. Nice! I hope you post a build thread? I need to build a barn/log store sooner or later as well.
  2. Very nice! Whats the plan for the timber?
  3. Oh I dont know, a little pegging could really spice things up .
  4. Yes, Norway has generated a vast Oil Fund, but that's for future generations so they also benefit from the Oil bonanza and not just this generation. The Scottish Oil Reserves have been squandered by Westminster and was used to prop up the UK's Credit Rating in the 70's and 80's. The Oil industry really did lift Norway out the the poverty it was in until the early 70's. Before it was fishing and potato farming. Much akin to Scotland their national dishes are often seen as disgusting and well preserved food stuff. Norwegians still have a very basic diet. So although the Oil revenues generated is not used today the people who work in the industry generate a not inconsiderable amount of tax. But there is only about 170,000 people in Norway that is directly or indirectly employed in the Oil Industry, thats about 6% of the population. In my opinion Norway is considered wealthy because the people live quite frugal lives. Both partners, as I previously mentioned, have to work full time and everyone pays considerably more tax than we do in the UK. They eat very basic food, they seem to rarely travel further than Spain for a Holiday, more often than not they go to Denmark or vacate in Norway. They drive old and shitty cars, or quite often a Van as its cheaper to buy (green plate) than a car with more than 2 seats. But the flip side is a good health service and a good pension and a good infrastructure. In Norway its a common joke that if you go to the Doctors about anything, and I mean anything they tell you to take some Paracetamol and go for a walk. They seem to ban almost all drugs that are readily available in the UK's pharmacies and heavily encourage walking it off. Maybe thats not a bad thing? But I have to smuggle over boxes and boxes of solpadeine over each time I come to work for all the lads with sore backs as its almost impossible to get from the Docs. Then there is National Service in Norway. But I think its a great thing, the youth seem to be much more respectful compared to the UK. It seems to instill a sense of responsibility in them that we just dont see here. But can you imagine if we tried to start that here in Scotland?
  5. Now this is funny. Also sad, but funny.
  6. I cant personally speak regarding Iceland but I did live in Norway for a few years and I continue to work in primarily Norway but also Denmark. Both of which are extremely Capitalist but with a strong welfare state. I also wish we had a model based on what I see in Norway, but as you mention the model is not perfect, but it would be far far better than anything the SNP or Labour is offering. Labour, primarily, is purely socialist, that model is doomed to failure like all the other socialist/communist experiments that came before it. The SNP wish to emulate this to some degree but maybe not to quite the same level but the SNP are in no way considering following the Nordic Model. I could list a plethora of examples of what is considered normal in Norway yet would be viewed as either right-wing or extreme right wing here in the UK. Scandinavian countries (Norway and Denmark anyway) also almost exclusively require both partners to work full time. I was quite taken aback to see so many small children dropped off at ''barnehage'' way before School hours started and left there after School time finished. As the kids get older, ie 10 years old they are expected to feed themselves in the Morning, left themselves out the house and go to school. Then after School let themselves in and make some food for themselves as both partners need to work full time. As both partners work babies are routinely dumped on child minders from before they are 12 months old because the parents need to return to work. They dump the babies off before work then collect them after, just in time to but them to bed. They see it as normal, I find it very sad. Then we have the Scandinavian suicide rate, all which are higher than the UK. Finland, which is often touted as the most Socialist of all the Scandinavian countries and also the happiest country on earth also has the highest Suicide rate out of all Scandinavia, 13.8 people per 100,000.. Could the country be so happy as all the sad people feel like they need to kill themselves? Who knows? Iceland is a smidge behind Finland (13.3) The UK, at almost 70 odd countries further down the list has about half the Suicide rate of either of the two countries (7.6). But all told I would welcome the Scandinavian Model, but we as a people are simply not interested nor ready for that kind of personal responsibility. We live in a Nanny State and have grown so dependent on the state that I just cant see how we could dig ourselves out of that hole. But Socialism does have a 100% failure rate. Scandinavia is not Socialist.
  7. Im not specifically talking about myself. I thought I qualified my statement by assuming over 90% of the men here would fall into that category. As you're well aware I dont have a 'day job' hence why I have so much free time to argue with folk on the internet and still have ample time to spend with my family.
  8. I think over 90% of the men here watch next to no TV. I expect its for the wife and kids mainly. Although it would be nice to spend all our times chatting with mates its not so easy to do when we have other family responsibilities.
  9. Yeh movies are great. I have a soundbar and Woofer. Takes up very little space and packs a punch. But Im banned from using it by the wife as Id wake the babies up. But to be honest 99% of my Movie viewing is off-shore as its the only real spare time I get. Top of the range Laptop, Bose Headphones and a bag of sweeties in the Rec Room. Lovely.
  10. But I chose to buy a £3k TV, I dont want to pay to be in the EU.
  11. I dont know. I'm never on it these days. I think its just a tad too old though.
  12. I dont really know. Plays Nexflix through it, internet sites, youtube etc. It must be 4 years old now, so its due a change anyway.
  13. My 65" Sammy was £3k new. Most likely pick it up for £400 now. Just waiting for the wee lass to crack the screen so I can claim for a new one.
  14. Who on earth pays that a month? Thats insane.
  15. A TV licence is about £150? Sky basic must be about £30 a month? Then you need Broadband to run it. Yeh, different contracts, ie if you like sport thats an add-on. Movies is an add on HD is an add-on I think? Entertainment, you name it.
  16. Women get together before the baby is born and 'shower' the expecting mother with gifts and generally have a laugh for a few hours. We where forced by friends and family to have one for our 23 month and 5 month old.Thankfully I was off-shore at the time. Nice Cake Stands Steve. Ive seen people cut a letterbox type notch out of a log with a Chainsaw and thread a cargo strap though the hole. Mount and fasten to a Bandsaw Mill and take off perfectly flat and easily sanded cookies. Not sure how you'd stop the cracking and splitting though?
  17. I have Sky, I really dont know why as its Cbeebies and Judge Judie on 24/7. I really should call up and try and cancel to see if they will reduce the price. We dont have any packages.
  18. Well he votes Labour, so its clear he likes to screw the working man. Sorry Eggy, could not resist.
  19. He's using the money saved to pay more in tax for the needy.
  20. So no ones tried these blades before? I'll try Stephen again, although last time I never had much of a response from him.
  21. Unfortunately I cannot see it pan out that way. Every version of Socialism has failed. Every new iteration, or tweak as you call it was supposedly 'the one' yet they all failed. Its the very definition of madness to continue down the same path again expecting a different outcome. Scotland has a disproportionate number of dossers all wanting something for free. The reason for such a high number of Dossers? I dont actually place the blame for that at the Scottish peoples feet, rather England and the EU, in differing proportions and differing time periods. But regardless of why the reality is Scotland has too many lazy and feckless dossers and with the SNP's politics of greed and envy the Bums will always vote for them and in larger numbers. Its a race to the bottom and starvation. I do see your point but with such a reckless Government as the SNP I'd see us ending up like Venezuela, oil rich but cash poor. Ever increasing taxation and inflation to try and stay afloat. We'd either be begging England to take us back or capitulate to the EU and loose any shred of sovereignty we had left. The Pantomime as you call it would seem like a utopia compared to what we'd end up with and we'd be 'independent' in name only.
  22. Not really. The SNP, like Labour, are a special kind of stupid. No matter that socialism has a 100% failure rate they still insist on pushing it in the delusion it will work this time.
  23. Anyone here use the Woodmizer Maxflex blades? MaxFLEX Bandsaw Blade WWW.WOODMIZER-EUROPE.COM I was chatting with an owner of Logosol 1001 and he stated he ditched the Bacho 33mm wide Blades Logosol recommends in favour for the Maxflex 38mm wide blades. Which ironically provided less flex and eliminated his wavey cut.
  24. I save that for a special treat at the end of the shift. Something to look forward to.

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