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croydon proud Flag Any european country i fancy! 23 Sep 21 5.46pm

Originally posted by samprior

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We might all need to take a crash course with this guy to ensure there's a sustainable future ahead. He comes across like a genius hobbit. Joking aside though it's absolutely incredible what people are able to do...I wouldn't know where to start!

Just goes to show what you can do if you don"t involve bureaucracy mate, that place looks comfortable as anywhere, lets hope the council and gov don"t come knocking for this certificate, this test, this tax, he needs to build a moat and stock it with crocs!

 

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View Rudi Hedman's Profile Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 23 Sep 21 7.10pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Originally posted by croydon proud

It takes time to train a HGV driver Jim, we left loads back in europe, theres talk of giving the odd 10,000 of them a way back, temporary, its all down to brexit mate! Still, if we take them back, pay them well, maybe a bonus for coming, we need them, its win win ! Can you have a word with your countrymen to be kinder to us in gb Jim, we are your besties remember !

It isn’t ‘all down to brexit’ and you know it isn’t.

 


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View Rudi Hedman's Profile Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 23 Sep 21 7.12pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Originally posted by croydon proud

Yes, lots of bin men have been "headhunted", leading to bin collections extended from 2 to 3 weeks around the country,. this has been going on for weeks. Still, on the plus side, if theres no food in the shops, no toys at christmas, there wont be much to put in the bin! The council could make the 3 week collection permenant, whats not to like?

Better

 


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View beak's Profile beak Online Flag croydon 23 Sep 21 7.17pm Send a Private Message to beak Add beak as a friend

Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer

In our local Waitrose yesterday there were a number of empty shelves including a complete absence of loo rolls.

Signs were in evidence asking customers to be patient during the current difficulties caused by delivery problems (I can't remember the exact wording).

According to a staff member I chatted to, the Co2 and delivery shortages are being exacerbated by folk panic buying again. What is it with this desperation for loo rolls whenever there's a supply issue?

Anyway, this Co2 issue does appear to be causing problems in all sorts of areas (not least in the brewing industry) and the doom mongers are already forecasting a miserable Christmas.

Look out lads, just when we thought things were looking up too..........

 

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View beak's Profile beak Online Flag croydon 23 Sep 21 7.18pm Send a Private Message to beak Add beak as a friend

Iceland have cheaper stronger loo rolls.

 

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View kuge's Profile kuge Flag Peckham 23 Sep 21 7.59pm Send a Private Message to kuge Add kuge as a friend

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

It isn’t ‘all down to brexit’ and you know it isn’t.

The question is why is the UK the victim of HGV driver shortages of a completely different level to those in Europe? There is no shortage of CO2 elsewhere in the world and why are wholesale gas prices three times those in France, Germany, Spain etc.?

I don't recall reading anything that highlighted the shortage of HGV drivers pre-brexit.

 

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View Jimenez's Profile Jimenez Flag SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 23 Sep 21 8.46pm Send a Private Message to Jimenez Add Jimenez as a friend

Originally posted by croydon proud

It takes time to train a HGV driver Jim, we left loads back in europe, theres talk of giving the odd 10,000 of them a way back, temporary, its all down to brexit mate! Still, if we take them back, pay them well, maybe a bonus for coming, we need them, its win win ! Can you have a word with your countrymen to be kinder to us in gb Jim, we are your besties remember !

Actually Biden & his administration hold the British with contempt. Trump however didn't. Still at least we don't get any mean Tweets anymore. Still only 3.5 years to get rid of this bent administration & Biden will be got sooner.

 


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View steeleye20's Profile steeleye20 Flag Croydon 23 Sep 21 9.09pm Send a Private Message to steeleye20 Add steeleye20 as a friend

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

It isn’t ‘all down to brexit’ and you know it isn’t.

It is due to brexit, and you know it.

 

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croydon proud Flag Any european country i fancy! 23 Sep 21 9.09pm

Originally posted by Jimenez

Actually Biden & his administration hold the British with contempt. Trump however didn't. Still at least we don't get any mean Tweets anymore. Still only 3.5 years to get rid of this bent administration & Biden will be got sooner.

Not so sure about Biden going early Jim, but if he hands over to Harris I know she will have your full support!

 

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View Rudi Hedman's Profile Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 23 Sep 21 11.38pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Originally posted by kuge

The question is why is the UK the victim of HGV driver shortages of a completely different level to those in Europe? There is no shortage of CO2 elsewhere in the world and why are wholesale gas prices three times those in France, Germany, Spain etc.?

I don't recall reading anything that highlighted the shortage of HGV drivers pre-brexit.

Let’s just say the lorry driver issue is ALL down to brexit. It is this sort of thing and it looks like only this sort of thing that gets either of the main parties to sit up and take notice of where we’re heading by constantly importing cheap labour and not training and paying our own properly and with good working conditions. I’ve heard these are the reasons that EU workers are in the jobs and our own citizens are not. Therefore Brexit always can be an opportunity to correct things, and you could say the reliance on a false valuation of the labour in lorry driving is the reason, and importing cheap labour is just a patch up job that makes the situation worse the longer you ignore it. A bit of pain (missing out on your favourite food items or just brands) will be worth it if they actually do address the faults they’ve just ignored for so long.

 


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View gambler's Profile gambler Flag Kent 24 Sep 21 12.07am Send a Private Message to gambler Add gambler as a friend

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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer

It is tempting to suggest they were furloughed and now don't want to come back to work. But I'm sure any drivers on here will tell us otherwise.

I'm assuming I've missed the joke here. You are joking yes? Sorry if it's a whoosh...

 

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View kuge's Profile kuge Flag Peckham 24 Sep 21 12.35am Send a Private Message to kuge Add kuge as a friend

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

Let’s just say the lorry driver issue is ALL down to brexit. It is this sort of thing and it looks like only this sort of thing that gets either of the main parties to sit up and take notice of where we’re heading by constantly importing cheap labour and not training and paying our own properly and with good working conditions. I’ve heard these are the reasons that EU workers are in the jobs and our own citizens are not. Therefore Brexit always can be an opportunity to correct things, and you could say the reliance on a false valuation of the labour in lorry driving is the reason, and importing cheap labour is just a patch up job that makes the situation worse the longer you ignore it. A bit of pain (missing out on your favourite food items or just brands) will be worth it if they actually do address the faults they’ve just ignored for so long.

Indeed it's not a case of cheap labour from Europe, it's labour from Europe. HGV drivers are relatively well paid. Despite the fact that we have unemployed people in the UK there is a shortage of people with specific skills in many areas. Fruit pickers, (yes they are skilled), NHS staff, etc are all required. The fact that the government took no steps to train people to do this work over the past decade can only be explained by incompetence and arrogance.

 

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