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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.

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.

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.

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.

But I chose to buy a £3k TV, I dont want to pay to be in the EU.

I dont know. I'm never on it these days. I think its just a tad too old though.

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.

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.

Who on earth pays that a month? Thats insane.

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.

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?

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.

Well he votes Labour, so its clear he likes to screw the working man. Sorry Eggy, could not resist.

He's using the money saved to pay more in tax for the needy.

So no ones tried these blades before? I'll try Stephen again, although last time I never had much of a response from him.

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.

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.

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.

I save that for a special treat at the end of the shift. Something to look forward to.

I was being facetious. Im paid regardless if I sleep all shift or work. Im out here till the job is done and there is multiple companies working on the same Well then we have to wait till the other company has does whatever current operation they have, can be hours, or days. I'll not have much to do for the next three nights now other than catching up with paperwork, and sleeping on the Sofa.

Im paid for what I know, not what I do.

Don’t worry, I’m getting paid. ?

Fair enough. I respect your point of view. Seems a crazy way to make money but if the guys enjoy it then fair enough.

But my memory is not one of them. Guess I’ll have to dig the quote out when I have a quiet minute later tonight.

Well I seem to remember you specifically stated you have retained four out of the five guys you trained up. I could dig the quote out for you if you like? You made a big song and dance about not dragging the lads up behind you on the ladder but with you. All 5 of you for under £85k? I’m struggling to figure in how much tax and national insurance you could actually be paying personally? People in glass houses and all that.....