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  1. 3 hours ago, Sweep said:

    I'm working with a company in Agritech at the minute, with regards to growing strawbs, it's fucking massive business. Anyway, I'm working on helping them with the required lighting conditions - it's complex as fuckery, but hopefully will be worth a few quid. The place I've visited (which is apparently "secret" but you can see it from miles away, so it's can't be that secret) grows them vertically, hence they need artificial light - these things must be 30m to 40m tall. The enviroment is carefully controlled, so zero pesticides are required (allegedly)

    If what they're wanting to design comes off, and fingers crossed it will, then it'll be great for UK Farming export Industry, apparently - which is nice to know as you don't hear "British Agriculture" and "Success" mentioned together very often at all these days. They can also reduce the workforce from several dozen to just 2 or 3 people to run a site, as it's all done robotically, so it's a real win/win for the industry, as they generally can't get staff these days to pick the fruit.

    Here endeth todays news about the Strawberry Industry in the UK :)

    Sounds good.

    Similar concept to the tomato growing industry, for example. 

    Some of the experimental places I've seen on the TV etc are like laboratories!

    Our produce is produced to high standards (for the most part) but production is being pressured from various sides, so any innovation is welcome.

    Any more on those little robot doofers that can go between rows of crops, zapping weeds as they move?

  2. 3 minutes ago, gonzo said:

    Horrendous mate. Absolutely sick of it.

    Beginning to wonder if it's worth it.

    Health issues never far away- both mental and physical- so can't drive, and now this.

    Earning fuck all, with Megson laden skies and swamps for a working environment. 

    Total toss. 

  3. 2 hours ago, BobyBrno said:

    You’ve outlined an obvious complex situation but you’ve also fallen into the trap of blaming the government without any context. It’s a problem throughout Europe and it’s a problem that’s going to continue whoever gets in at the next GE.

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-border-agency-says-stopping-migration-is-impossible-2024-02-07/

    His raison d'etre. No context, no consideration. Everything the government's fault.

    On migration however he's right as they haven't got to grips with it.

    One such way is to simply ignore those rulings by the ECHR that we don't see as reasonable or as injurious to society; just like many other members do.

    However, we know full well if they went down that route he'd be on moaning that the government was breaching international law and was racist blah, blah blah.

    He's not alone though, and this bleeding heart sentiment seems to be behind the soft-arse attitude of certain senior members of government. 

    Sunak's half steps towards a more pragmatic approach betray his real sentiment- and with such ever decreasing forward movement we will never get to a position of strength on the issue.

     

  4. 42 minutes ago, Sweep said:

    what about a good old fashioned trifle? 😉

    Can't have strawberries on top now. Unless they're organic or home grown.

    Supposedly worst of the produe for absorbing pesticides.

     

  5. Also 3 consecutive home games remember. Not just one game to consider.

    None of which actually matters, the crowd will be what it is, no point getting worked up.

  6. 26 minutes ago, London Wanderer said:

    Aye 😂

    Plenty military experts criticising Israel last week. Even they agreed to rein it in & get some more aid in. All this after your reassurances over enough trucks getting in 😉
     

    Hope you didn’t know any of the lads involved from your time in service 👍

    Plenty weren't.

    Those that were explained that the Israeli approach is different than what we would do, and as such disagreed with it.

    Largely centred around the issue of aid.

    An example of opinion being formed from a narrow scope of observation. 

     

  7. All the more reason that Trump, if he gets in, can't go and stop funding. 

    Fwiw, I don't think he will, and it wouldn't surprise me if the block in the house of representatives is removed.

    Wouldn't have minded being a fly on the wall today in the discussions between Trump and Cameron.

  8. Judges can only act within the law, and as stated previously; folk think the laws are too weak.

    That said, some of the sentences handed out do appear lenient, even when the guidelines are being followed.

    You don't need legal expertise to observe and form an opinion, though clearly it helps to consider all aspects in reaching one.

    Strangely, on many many aspects of society, folk tend not to consider the big picture, and politicians utilise that.

    Those same politicians who will introduce legislation that judges and lawyers have to follow.

     

  9. It was re-capped or some such a while ago.

    Made a difference, but not perfect and still some leachate. 

    Bizarrely, Nob End is also a former chemical works site, and yet the remnants and contamination has left it a rare place and it's a SSSI now.

  10. 8 minutes ago, FrancisFogarty said:

     

    Exactly, far be it from me to contradict my learned friend Micky I was saying that we don't seem to be able to know this weeks tic-tac signals or second guess despite having the option to study previous games..

    Hmm, I think they do.

    But there is an opponent doing their bit to prevent it working of course, and consistency of quality of delivery also plays a part.

    Not easy to make them work all the time.

     

  11. 9 minutes ago, FrancisFogarty said:

    Our giant defenders go up for a corner and don't seem to be able to second guess.

    Isn't that his point, they're not doing?

    Doesn't mean they're massively effective like.

  12. 18 minutes ago, captainmed said:

    At £30+ a ticket, not a chance in hell.

    At those prices, they don’t deserve walk-ups either. 

     

    Folk know the prices at the start of the season though.

    I'm sure Neil and the team will have looked at the balance between an ST and single game pricing and come up with a scheme that works for the club. 

    Can't argue at the attendances.

  13. Small being a relative term in this case.

    Hungary has been brought more into line recently iirc, but yes he's a bit of a loon. Change seems afoot there following the emergence of a new opposition "leader".

  14. 3 minutes ago, royal white said:

    Served justice for that particular crime. If he’s getting killed for avoiding conscription that’s on their grounds. 

    As above, he should have thought about this before committing the crime.

    No sympathy. 

  15. 6 minutes ago, Casino said:

    they need the income that short form brings

    pointless losing them to the weather in april

    and lets stop kidding ourself the CC is owt more than the cricket equivalent of footballs league one

    its a proper crock of shit

    played in front of 3 mean and a dog

    it doesnt attract the best overseas chaps any more and anybody anywhere near england wont be getting their hands dirty on a regular basis

     

    Without the County game, there is no country team.

    OK the best get cherry picked and given central contracts, but they start a club and County level.

    If they're not getting games because of bad weather, then it's a bit shit. 

    Of course the short form brings in money, but there is no need for three forms of it.

  16. There would be no legal issues if the deportation order was part of the sentence.

    It should be accepted as part of anyone's admittance here, that if they commit such a heinous crime, that they will be deported. 

    If they're supposedly fleeing from a tyrannical regime, then surely they'd want to assimilate and behave accordingly in their new found paradise. If they don't, then fuck em.

    Trebuchet. 

     

  17. 1 minute ago, Casino said:

    we also had a spell under rioch where seagraves became the go to for the near post flick on

    maybe it was brown

    regardless, we score our share

    maybe we could score more but we are not stand out shite

    I agree, we have definitely improved in this area.

    Some clever ones too- would like to see a bit more of them. There was one played to the edge of the area, and then eventually back to Williams who bent in a blinder.

  18. 4 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

    Shocking at times regarding first man or we even over cook it

    Jones is a decent crosser, but doesn't possess the pace of D-C. He wouldn't have scored that goal recently where D-C got on the end of the long ball.

  19. 8 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

    They were

    We just gave less of a fuck at the time

    Fair point that.

    A smaller incursion that somehow went under the radar of the public consciousness and was "accepted" by lots of countries. 

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