|
|
Post by overthehill on Feb 19, 2022 9:19:52 GMT
maybe it is time for change.lets skip a generation and see william and catherine as our figureheads.charles and camilla could carry on doing what their doing and enjoy retirement.a fresh start with two of the most liked and respected people in the world.a couple who are more in tune with the needs of our country that has changed and diversified so much in the past 20/30 years.
Exactly what the Queen has been thinking for the last 30 years, that's why she is still there. Charles and Camilla won't play out well, a complete irrelevance to the majority of the population, maybe he'll do an Edward VIII. They've got a chance to restore some dignity and quieten the anarchists before it's too late. All their wealth and assets returned to the public and reduce the burden on the taxpayer!
|
|
dave4
Member of DD Central
Cynical is a hobby not a lifestyle
Posts: 1,057
Likes: 617
|
Post by dave4 on Feb 19, 2022 9:28:50 GMT
Volkswagen not content with polluting the air are now trying to pollute the oceans!
, says the Portuguese navy. Hmm... either it lost something in translation or they haven't spotted 200 metres and 60,000 tons of burning vessel billowing acrid smoke 50m into the sky and blotting out most of the horizon...   All depends on where and how they are detecting, left may be tarnished, but looking right (presumably where they are detecting) looks ok.
|
|
JamesFrance
Member of DD Central
Port Grimaud 1974
Posts: 1,323 
Likes: 897
|
Post by JamesFrance on Feb 19, 2022 9:32:33 GMT
Another ship fire
Not the first on a Greek ferry. In 1992 we crossed with a motorhome from Brindisi to Igoumenitsa via Corfu. When I went on deck in the early morning I saw the upper deck was ablaze with crew running with extinguishers who managed to put it out. By the time we arrived in Greece they had repainted all the damaged area so it wouldn't be noticed.
Another year crossing from Calais to Dover, the Pride of Kent had three tries to dock in Dover with a gale, then the Captain announced we were going back out to wait for the wind to drop. We then spent three hours at sea before finally going ashore.
|
|
registerme
Member of DD Central
Posts: 6,624
Likes: 6,437
|
Post by registerme on Feb 19, 2022 9:40:40 GMT
|
|
tallsuk
Member of DD Central
Posts: 143
Likes: 128
|
Post by tallsuk on Feb 19, 2022 10:16:35 GMT
although the Ireland model is not necessarily a bad one: the President is primarily figurehead, and it doesn't seem to ever be taken by 'slimey ex pols', possibly precisely because it is a figure head position. Most countries with President and PM have one or the other as the predominant position. France - President predominant, PM appointed by pres as functionary. Germany - Chancellor (PM) predominant, President nominal figurehead. Very good point. Italy has a hybrid model where the President is primarily a figurehead but also holds a vito over the introduction of new laws. It is not done very often but it is. I think there was a situation where the President refused to introduce a highly controversial anti-imigration law.
|
|
adrianc
Member of DD Central
Posts: 10,027
Likes: 5,152
|
Post by adrianc on Feb 19, 2022 10:33:22 GMT
Italy has a hybrid model where the President is primarily a figurehead but also holds a vito over the introduction of new laws. It is not done very often but it is. Similar to here, with the monarch...
|
|
tallsuk
Member of DD Central
Posts: 143
Likes: 128
|
Post by tallsuk on Feb 19, 2022 10:46:52 GMT
Italy has a hybrid model where the President is primarily a figurehead but also holds a vito over the introduction of new laws. It is not done very often but it is. Similar to here, with the monarch... In theory yes but the last time royal assent was not given was 1707. If they tried it would probably end the monarchy. In Italy it is used, although only occasionally.
|
|
adrianc
Member of DD Central
Posts: 10,027
Likes: 5,152
|
Post by adrianc on Feb 19, 2022 10:51:10 GMT
Similar to here, with the monarch... In theory yes but the last time royal assent was not given was 1707. If they tried it would probably end the monarchy. Therein further reinforcing the functional pointlessness.
|
|
|
|
Post by bernythedolt on Feb 19, 2022 11:05:37 GMT
"So far, no source of pollution has been recorded", says the Portuguese navy. Hmm... either it lost something in translation or they haven't spotted 200 metres and 60,000 tons of burning vessel billowing acrid smoke 50m into the sky and blotting out most of the horizon... All depends on where and how they are detecting, left may be tarnished, but looking right (presumably where they are detecting) looks ok. I suppose so, if they had Uncle Albert on lookout duty! 
|
|
ilmoro
Member of DD Central
'Wondering which of the bu***rs to blame, and watching for pigs on the wing.' - Pink Floyd
Posts: 11,333
Likes: 11,552
|
Post by ilmoro on Feb 19, 2022 23:00:53 GMT
All depends on where and how they are detecting, left may be tarnished, but looking right (presumably where they are detecting) looks ok. I suppose so, if they had Uncle Albert on lookout duty! The irony is that the pollution seems to be from the lithium batteries in the electric cars
|
|
|
|
Post by overthehill on Feb 20, 2022 11:49:29 GMT
I suppose so, if they had Uncle Albert on lookout duty!  The irony is that the pollution seems to be from the lithium batteries in the electric cars
It was either Uncle Albert smoking or one of the batteries, not for the first time. Is Lithium a pollutant ? One major source of Lithium mining is dried up salt lakes. A car has many sources of pollutant in a fire.
|
|
ilmoro
Member of DD Central
'Wondering which of the bu***rs to blame, and watching for pigs on the wing.' - Pink Floyd
Posts: 11,333
Likes: 11,552
|
Post by ilmoro on Feb 20, 2022 12:25:42 GMT
|
|
adrianc
Member of DD Central
Posts: 10,027
Likes: 5,152
|
Post by adrianc on Feb 20, 2022 14:24:47 GMT
Many of the cars will be BEVs or HEVs, so there will undoubtedly be large amounts of LiIon cells in there... just as there will be in a container ship of mobile phones and laptops... There'll also be a metric shedload of bunker oil, which they'll be hoping won't leak. What the cause of the fire is is still unknown... and may remain so, depending on how much is left when it's finally safe to board. Cargo - up to 4,000 VW group cars, inc VW/Audi/Lamborghini/Bentley. 1,100 of them are known to be Porsches. There may also be other cargo - its capacity is 6,500TEU (20ft container equivalents).
|
|
agent69
Member of DD Central
Posts: 6,051
Likes: 4,440
|
Post by agent69 on Feb 21, 2022 14:57:20 GMT
Some interesting tips on how to negotiate when buying on the internet
|
|
keitha
Member of DD Central
2024, hopefully the year I get out of P2P
Posts: 4,598
Likes: 2,624
|
Post by keitha on Feb 21, 2022 17:43:47 GMT
I could do some as good as those.
My Daughter was persuaded to give a "poor mum" some baby clothes for peanuts, a week later most of them were on eBay mostly at more each than this woman had paid for the lot.
I've had people ask for freebies as they are a "poor" student or make me a silly offer in some cases below what it costs to post the item.
it's also interesting on eBay these days that some buyers try to negotiate the price after the auction ends, or ask for extras to be thrown in
|
|
