Retired Climber

That seems to be an argument for the opposite.

How so?

Thanks to evolution, we are all the decedents of ancestors who leveraged their greed and selfishness to make sure they got to pass on their genetic material. An exceptionally good strategy to build a strong species, but an abysmally bad strategy to sustain one long term. The problem we have, is that if humans were a lot more intelligent we'd be fine; if we were a lot less intelligent we'd also be fine. We are trapped in the middle ground in which we are too intelligent to live a sustainable life, but not smart enough to know how to live how we want to, whilst remaining viable long term.

The psychology behind why we (as humans) do this to ourselves, and the planet on which we live, is both fascinating and depressing, in equal measures. Some of the ideas are seen as fairly complex. However, it can be summed up in a fairly basic manner; Humans are selfish and short sighted, and the planet would be a lot better off if most of us perished.

Maybe those who have been spending time contemplating rioting and generally feeling sorry for themselves should have done a bit of overtime and bought some BP shares.

House prices in this country have gone absolutely mad. We've actually been looking in Devon as it's so much cheaper than where we are now.

If that tree is 35 ft high the picture is very misleading. I would say the foundations have much bigger problems than the tree.

We obviously can't give a professional opinion based on a couple of photos. What I would say is that if that was my house I wouldn't be worried about that tree in the slightest

It need not be expensive, but you should find someone who knows what they are doing. A lot of people call themselves tree surgeons, with not much more than a few NPTC certificates by way of qualifications. It's a very quick job for someone who will quickly understand the problem, and then do the necessary.

What's at the bottom of the tree? Is it planted in a gap in paving?

A perfect.demonstration of the fact that you can only dumb something down so much, before it becomes of no use to anyone. Blockchain tech is complicated by it's very nature, but we don't actually need to understand how it works. The general public aren't supposed to understand cryptocurrency, and there is very little benefit to doing so. Just treat investing in such things in the same way as you would bet on a horse, and you won't go too far wrong. Following the gambling theme, anyone who claims to be an expert, with the ability to advise others how to make money from it, is a charlatan.

I think I've been out with her. 😆

Because he didn't think it through. Let it go man, you are like a dog with a bone. 😀

I normally just bang the logs together as I pick them up. Anything that can hold on tight enough not to fall off is welcomed into the house.

The only time this place is busy is when there's an argument going on. If it were not for the small group of very prolific posters, there would be nothing new to read.

I wouldn't call it a traditional zero sum game, but agree that it can be seen in that way. If so, it's an excellent reason to look after you and yours, and stop worrying too much about the wider problems. I don't agree that we need to sacrifice the majority to look after ourselves. Often money is made by those who offer the best value to the majority. Fuel costs will be a problem for the poor, I agree. However, my comment was really aimed at members here. If your truck and saws are costing more in fuel, so are those of every other arb.

That's because it's easier to winge and moan like a little girl about inflation, Brexit, Covid, the government etc, than realise that you need to look after yourself. The rising cost of living is a difficult situation for some, but many seem to think that fantasising about the lower classes somehow rising up, and taking power from the elite is a good use of their time. Whilst the natural born victims are moaning, people are making money out of the situation. You can decide yourself if you want to be a victim or an opportunist. Most aspects of the cost of living 'crisis' aren't a problem anyway. Problems only occur when something happens that puts you at a disadvantage. The cost of fuel has gone up for everyone; so nobody is disadvantaged. On the rare occasion they are, it's due to the fact that they have formerly been leveraging a fuel dependent advantage. Money is there for the taking, for anyone willing to go and get it.

Thanks for letting me know.

You don't need to put up and shut up. It has literally, never in the history of humanity, been so easy to make money. Money is just a token we all use to play a game. Obviously some people are better at the game than others, but anyone can do well.

We are nowhere near hyper inflation. I think it has to be 50 % per month or 1000% per year. Figures may not be accurate, but you get the idea.

This, in my opinion, is the best answer. The government inject a load of QE money into the economy, which makes the money you have less rare, so less powerful.

I don't think it's for a Master's level course. Thinking back to my own post grad courses, I needed quite a decent level of ability to design and execute research in order to pass the course. What we've seen here would be laughed at, even at Prof Cert / Prof Dip level.

I deliberately avoided that particular can of worms and just concentrated on the question asked.

Everyone has a contract. However, I agree that it's unlikely that this would be covered. It's the easiest way to avoid any ambiguity should the situation arise though. Personally, I'd let common sense prevail. If the freelancer does something daft, they pay, if an employee does something daft, the employer pays. If nobody does anything daft and something is damaged anyway, maybe 50 / 50. The only rule really is that an employee never pays, as that's a can of worms and a half (especially if they are earning close to minimum wage).

It's entirely down to the contract between the freelancer and the business. As the freelancer is not an employee, employment law does not apply; as both parties are businesses, consumer law does not apply. The answer will be in the contract. What 'usually' happens is of little relevance.