Daft, I Call It.

[plantfit 7,569]

Get you drive tarmacced RR

 

Rog

[radfordred 6,284]

What on top of my block paving?  

[philmayfield 6,113]

Why have they always got just enough left over from their previous job to tarmac your drive?

[LizzieM 9,505]

1 hour ago, philmayfield said:

It was a big hole for the dog. No way was I going to bury a horse - the specialists took that away. Our local farming contractor did dig a horse size hole with his JCB for a friend down the lane whose horse had to be put down. A shot from the humane killer and the horse fell into the hole. A bit morbid really but country living isn’t just all about fluffy bunny rabbits!

There was a Sanctuary for Donkeys (as opposed to a Donkey Sanctuary because that daft pair went to Horse Fairs and bought the donkeys)  on land next to ours in a previous house. The animals were very well cared for whilst the couple who owned them hardly had 2 pennies to rub together.  They had a graveyard on one corner of the land with half a dozen graves of dead donkeys.  They got a local chap with a JCB to dig the holes when necessary, about 9 ft deep I think.  Also they would never contemplate using a regular vet when necessary, it was always an homeopathic vet, no doubt with rip-off charges.  Each to their own I suppose. 

[PeverilPeril 3,279]

Had our drive tarmacked by a questionable gang with 'spare' tarmac 30 years ago and it's still serviceable. A few cracks and weeds appearing but the warranty has run out  They actually put a lorry load of roadstone down first. The bossman asked for £300 and I haggled down to £200 cash. Think it may cost considerably more than that now and doubt if I would get the 30 year warranty either 

[Cliff Ton 10,453]

Queuing all the way around the Market Square because Primark's re-opened   !

 

https://westbridgfordwire.com/pictures-nottingham-primark-customers-queue/

[Rob.L 1,086]

Primark have imposed a spending cap, though, to prevent panic buying.

 

£1.50 per family.

[philmayfield 6,113]

I hope that any anti slavery demonstrators in the queues realise that the clothes sold by Primark and suchlike are produced in Far Eastern factories where the workers are paid a pittance. Sir Philip Green’s fortune has been made by the exploitation of slave labour. We’re probable all guilty to some extent when we look for a bargain but it can be argued that without our spending these people would be even worse off.

[LizzieM 9,505]

Oh dear, I can’t believe the mentality of those people being prepared to queue to get into Primark.   How desperate must they be to buy an item of cheap clothing.  I think I can manage without more £3 t-shirts for now. 

[Beekay 5,133]

It would appear that some people cannot cope without their shopping fix. It's been on our local news down here as well. It must be the modern trend. And another thing, what's with all this kneeling and fists in the air when on demonstrations? It's seen on tv from America and  all the Lemmings follow suit. Just as contagious as CV19.

[Jill Sparrow 10,302]

I've never met a lemming but I just know I'd prefer them to people!

[Beekay 5,133]

Not all us people are that bad, little sis. Daft maybe, but not bad.

[The Pianoman 1,532]

It was the same when Ikea re-opened. They were queuing all the way around Giltbrook Retail Parks car park - not just Ikeas bit!

[Beekay 5,133]

Why do you reckon they do it Pianoman? Is it a herd instinct or are folks just desperate to get a wardrobe, along with meatballs and spaghetti. 

[mary1947 2,079]

Where are these people going to go in there new cloths? 

[Stuart.C 491]

Daft question,,,To the shops of course

[nonnaB 4,894]

6 hours ago, LizzieM said:

Oh dear, I can’t believe the mentality of those people being prepared to queue to get into Primark.   How desperate must they be to buy an item of cheap clothing.  I think I can manage without more £3 t-shirts for now. 

 

Agreed Lizzie I remember on your advice I bought 19 tee shirts from Primark when I was over in Nottingham last time.  I still have some that I haven't worn, the others are still in use and I wear them all summer long so they must be cheap and well made.

[denshaw 2,871]

1 hour ago, mary1947 said:

Where are these people going to go in there new cloths? 

 

McDonalds.

[radfordred 6,284]

Couldn’t  give a flying    if folk are queuing outside Primark, McDonald’s or Poundland & what's it got to do with anyone else? If it make them happy, what’s the problem? 

[jonab 1,644]

Let it not be forgotten that the only way that these retailers can sell items so cheaply is because the manufacture is done in the Indian subcontinent and the Far East by extremely poorly paid workers - in many cases the modern day equivalent of slaves where these poor souls are effectively "owned" by their employers. 

 

It is not only low cost items that are produced in this way, many so-called upmarket products (especially fashion) are produced in the same slave-like workshops (sweatshops) therefore making even more profit for the slavemasters.

 

Think twice before buying your £2 or £3 T shirt from the bargain bin or shop and remember these are not being sold at a loss for the retailer.

[nonnaB 4,894]

Jonab I think we can all be blamed for " taking advantage" of cheap clothes etc. But have you read labels of well known fashion shops AND designer labels? Not many are made in the country in which you live. Here we have the fashion centre in Milan, clothes as well as handbags and accessories but whose working in them are Chinese. I watched a video a while ago of one designer who sold handbags for thousands of Euros when the object only cost a couple of euros to make.  The Chinese were working, living and eating in cramped conditions until the finanza stepped in. I have a slight memory that it was D&G. We are noted for fashion here and the labels say they are made in Italy , but by Chinese? it doesn't mention. So where do you buy clothes that you're sure that slave labour hasn't been involved.

[nonnaB 4,894]

Wasn't sure where to put this post as it also includes "social distancing" but is more daft. As you all know  my daughter has a restaurant and at lunch time she has a lot of men who are working in the area and eat there, always together as they work together. My daughters ex husband who is still her partner in business remarried and now has a family. His wife has a B&B in the village and these two men wanted to stay there but she has a problem which was solved by the authorities for B&B's and hotels. Ok so far , hope you are following. She was worried because the men wanted a double room with 2 single beds ( to save money) and she was sending them down to my daughters and her husbands restaurant to eat. So now comes the problem , they can sleep in the same room as they are socially distant but when it comes to eating they have to sit at different tables.

They have to obey the rules as if there's a spot check ( yes they are doing them) the restaurant will be heavily fined and so will the customers. Only families that live together can sit at the same table.

[jonab 1,644]

Brenda, someone said to me once that putting a "Made in Italy" or a "Fabrique en France" only requires that the label making that statement be made and attached to the item in that stated country. The actual product that the label is attached to can be made anywhere.

 

I'm not certain how true that is but, knowing some of the people involved in French haute couture, it is only the catwalk originals that are made by, and in the country of, the designer. Every other is made by the slave labour we are discussing.

 

[philmayfield 6,113]

Those carrying on about historical slavery would do well to turn their attention to the modern version.

Perhaps they wouldn’t want to pay twice as much for the clothes they wear. Perhaps they couldn’t afford to. I noticed recently that some of the bicycles on sale in Halfords were relatively inexpensive. Apparently they’re made in Cambodia. There are sweatshops in the Far East that help us to lead our affluent lifestyle. The anti slavery campaigners should concentrate on these. The problem is that giving these ‘slaves’ a decent wage would push up our own cost of living.

[Beekay 5,133]

As an aside, I don't know if it was an urban legend, but many years ago I was told that there was a place in China that changed its name to USA.

That way they could make jeans with the labels saying "Made in in USA (U.S.A.,)" folks would then think items were made in America.