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B-) ............

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-9938639/DOMINIC-LAWSON-Lorry-drivers-making-54-000.html

 

I especially like this bit :D .........

 

"The average national salary for an economist is £45,390, and anyone qualified for that would be the first to understand why they might now be paid less than a lorry driver. It's all to do with supply and demand."

 

Coz some folk prolly paid 50k to learn that 8-) ...........

 

 

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Tell me about it! My bloods where cancelled last week, was told to ring back mid september. The warnings went out in early August.

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colin - 2021-08-30 6:00 PM

 

 

Tell me about it! My bloods where cancelled last week, was told to ring back mid september. The warnings went out in early August.

 

"On 10 August NHS England issued guidance for healthcare workers, including medical directors and GPs, in the light of ***global shortages*** of blood tube products"

 

https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2099

 

So nothing to do with Brexit then :-| ..........

 

 

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pelmetman - 2021-08-30 7:37 PM

 

colin - 2021-08-30 6:00 PM

 

 

Tell me about it! My bloods where cancelled last week, was told to ring back mid september. The warnings went out in early August.

 

"On 10 August NHS England issued guidance for healthcare workers, including medical directors and GPs, in the light of ***global shortages*** of blood tube products"

 

https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2099

 

So nothing to do with Brexit then :-| ..........

 

And to quote the rest of the statement which you conveniently missed out.

 

"Becton Dickinson, the NHS’s main supplier of blood collection tubes, has been blamed for the shortage, with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame.

 

A company spokesperson said low stocks had been caused by “transportation challenges that have affected all industries, including port and transport capacity, air freight capacity and UK border challenges”.

 

“Suppliers are also challenged to meet increased demand for raw materials and components,” they added.

 

NHS England guidance issued on Thursday warned that the shortage may get worse over the next few weeks and last for “a significant period”.

 

And interesting to note that in this time of a "global shortage" BD have managed to get some from Europe

 

"NHS Supply Chain has obtained some BD tubes [that had] previously been part of European stocks, but manufactured in the UK. While these stocks will help, supply of the BD blood tubes will remain constrained. The label is slightly different. The label on the European stock is blank, with no guidance on which Patient Identifiers to add onto label.

 

This stock is going into the supply chain from next week so your organisation may receive deliveries of these tubes. These should be used in the same way as the UK stock."

https://westcountrybylines.co.uk/the-brexit-exacerbated-blood-bottle-shortage-why-your-doctor-may-not-be-able-to-offer-you-the-blood-test-you-need/

 

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CurtainRaiser - 2021-08-30 8:26 PM

 

pelmetman - 2021-08-30 7:37 PM

 

colin - 2021-08-30 6:00 PM

 

 

Tell me about it! My bloods where cancelled last week, was told to ring back mid september. The warnings went out in early August.

 

"On 10 August NHS England issued guidance for healthcare workers, including medical directors and GPs, in the light of ***global shortages*** of blood tube products"

 

https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2099

 

So nothing to do with Brexit then :-| ..........

 

And to quote the rest of the statement which you conveniently missed out.

 

"Becton Dickinson, the NHS’s main supplier of blood collection tubes, has been blamed for the shortage, with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame.

 

A company spokesperson said low stocks had been caused by “transportation challenges that have affected all industries, including port and transport capacity, air freight capacity and UK border challenges”.

 

“Suppliers are also challenged to meet increased demand for raw materials and components,” they added.

 

NHS England guidance issued on Thursday warned that the shortage may get worse over the next few weeks and last for “a significant period”.

 

And interesting to note that in this time of a "global shortage" BD have managed to get some from Europe

 

"NHS Supply Chain has obtained some BD tubes [that had] previously been part of European stocks, but manufactured in the UK. While these stocks will help, supply of the BD blood tubes will remain constrained. The label is slightly different. The label on the European stock is blank, with no guidance on which Patient Identifiers to add onto label.

 

This stock is going into the supply chain from next week so your organisation may receive deliveries of these tubes. These should be used in the same way as the UK stock."

https://westcountrybylines.co.uk/the-brexit-exacerbated-blood-bottle-shortage-why-your-doctor-may-not-be-able-to-offer-you-the-blood-test-you-need/

 

So America is having the same problems because? ;-) ...........

 

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware the U.S. is experiencing significant interruptions in the supply of sodium citrate blood specimen collection tubes, also known as light blue top tubes (hereafter “sodium citrate tubes”), used for coagulation (blood clotting) testing because of an increase in demand and recent vendor supply challenges."

 

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/sodium-citrate-blood-specimen-collection-light-blue-top-tubes-frequently-asked-questions

 

Worra load of Chumps you Chimps are (lol) (lol) (lol) .........

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pelmetman - 2021-08-30 8:50 PM

 

CurtainRaiser - 2021-08-30 8:26 PM

 

pelmetman - 2021-08-30 7:37 PM

 

colin - 2021-08-30 6:00 PM

 

 

Tell me about it! My bloods where cancelled last week, was told to ring back mid september. The warnings went out in early August.

 

"On 10 August NHS England issued guidance for healthcare workers, including medical directors and GPs, in the light of ***global shortages*** of blood tube products"

 

https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2099

 

So nothing to do with Brexit then :-| ..........

 

And to quote the rest of the statement which you conveniently missed out.

 

"Becton Dickinson, the NHS’s main supplier of blood collection tubes, has been blamed for the shortage, with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame.

 

A company spokesperson said low stocks had been caused by “transportation challenges that have affected all industries, including port and transport capacity, air freight capacity and UK border challenges”.

 

“Suppliers are also challenged to meet increased demand for raw materials and components,” they added.

 

NHS England guidance issued on Thursday warned that the shortage may get worse over the next few weeks and last for “a significant period”.

 

And interesting to note that in this time of a "global shortage" BD have managed to get some from Europe

 

"NHS Supply Chain has obtained some BD tubes [that had] previously been part of European stocks, but manufactured in the UK. While these stocks will help, supply of the BD blood tubes will remain constrained. The label is slightly different. The label on the European stock is blank, with no guidance on which Patient Identifiers to add onto label.

 

This stock is going into the supply chain from next week so your organisation may receive deliveries of these tubes. These should be used in the same way as the UK stock."

https://westcountrybylines.co.uk/the-brexit-exacerbated-blood-bottle-shortage-why-your-doctor-may-not-be-able-to-offer-you-the-blood-test-you-need/

 

So America is having the same problems because? ;-) ...........

 

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware the U.S. is experiencing significant interruptions in the supply of sodium citrate blood specimen collection tubes, also known as light blue top tubes (hereafter “sodium citrate tubes”), used for coagulation (blood clotting) testing because of an increase in demand and recent vendor supply challenges."

 

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/sodium-citrate-blood-specimen-collection-light-blue-top-tubes-frequently-asked-questions

 

Worra load of Chumps you Chimps are (lol) (lol) (lol) .........

 

What did the UK manufacturer say had added to the problem already caused by the pandemic?

 

"with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame."

 

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CurtainRaiser - 2021-08-30 10:32 PM

 

pelmetman - 2021-08-30 8:50 PM

 

CurtainRaiser - 2021-08-30 8:26 PM

 

pelmetman - 2021-08-30 7:37 PM

 

colin - 2021-08-30 6:00 PM

 

 

Tell me about it! My bloods where cancelled last week, was told to ring back mid september. The warnings went out in early August.

 

"On 10 August NHS England issued guidance for healthcare workers, including medical directors and GPs, in the light of ***global shortages*** of blood tube products"

 

https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2099

 

So nothing to do with Brexit then :-| ..........

 

And to quote the rest of the statement which you conveniently missed out.

 

"Becton Dickinson, the NHS’s main supplier of blood collection tubes, has been blamed for the shortage, with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame.

 

A company spokesperson said low stocks had been caused by “transportation challenges that have affected all industries, including port and transport capacity, air freight capacity and UK border challenges”.

 

“Suppliers are also challenged to meet increased demand for raw materials and components,” they added.

 

NHS England guidance issued on Thursday warned that the shortage may get worse over the next few weeks and last for “a significant period”.

 

And interesting to note that in this time of a "global shortage" BD have managed to get some from Europe

 

"NHS Supply Chain has obtained some BD tubes [that had] previously been part of European stocks, but manufactured in the UK. While these stocks will help, supply of the BD blood tubes will remain constrained. The label is slightly different. The label on the European stock is blank, with no guidance on which Patient Identifiers to add onto label.

 

This stock is going into the supply chain from next week so your organisation may receive deliveries of these tubes. These should be used in the same way as the UK stock."

https://westcountrybylines.co.uk/the-brexit-exacerbated-blood-bottle-shortage-why-your-doctor-may-not-be-able-to-offer-you-the-blood-test-you-need/

 

So America is having the same problems because? ;-) ...........

 

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware the U.S. is experiencing significant interruptions in the supply of sodium citrate blood specimen collection tubes, also known as light blue top tubes (hereafter “sodium citrate tubes”), used for coagulation (blood clotting) testing because of an increase in demand and recent vendor supply challenges."

 

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/sodium-citrate-blood-specimen-collection-light-blue-top-tubes-frequently-asked-questions

 

Worra load of Chumps you Chimps are (lol) (lol) (lol) .........

 

What did the UK manufacturer say had added to the problem already caused by the pandemic?

 

"with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame."

 

"COULD BE TO BLAME" *-) .........

 

Brexit......the default blame bitch for every member of the LOSER Brigade >:-) ..........

 

Worra load LOSER Chumps (lol) (lol) (lol) ...........

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pelmetman - 2021-08-31 7:56 AM.................................What did the UK manufacturer say had added to the problem already caused by the pandemic?

"with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame." .

At some point you'll have to face reality, Dave. The pandemic has created a world-wide shortage due to the surge in demand. For UK this is exacerbated by the post Brexit shortage of HGV drivers. Brexit has conspired with the pandemic to make a bad situation worse. So however you try to gloss it, it's hardly helping, is it?

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pelmetman - 2021-08-31 7:56 AM.................................What did the UK manufacturer say had added to the problem already caused by the pandemic?

"with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame." .

At some point you'll have to face reality, Dave. The pandemic has created a world-wide shortage due to the surge in demand. For UK this is exacerbated by the post Brexit shortage of HGV drivers. Brexit has conspired with the pandemic to make a bad situation worse. So however you try to gloss it, it's hardly helping, is it?

 

At some point Brian you LOSERS are going to have to accept that Brexit has done wonders for the UK economy ;-) .......

 

BTW >:-)

 

"European road transport firms are racing towards a driver shortage crisis of 150,000 unfilled jobs, according to new research from Transport Intelligence."

 

https://www.bifa.org/news/articles/2018/dec/truck-driver-shortage-crisis-now-spreading-across-the-whole-of-europe

 

 

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pelmetman - 2021-08-31 7:56 AM.................................What did the UK manufacturer say had added to the problem already caused by the pandemic?

"with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame." .

At some point you'll have to face reality, Dave. The pandemic has created a world-wide shortage due to the surge in demand. For UK this is exacerbated by the post Brexit shortage of HGV drivers. Brexit has conspired with the pandemic to make a bad situation worse. So however you try to gloss it, it's hardly helping, is it?

 

At some point Brian you LOSERS are going to have to accept that Brexit has done wonders for the UK economy ;-) .......

 

BTW >:-)

 

"European road transport firms are racing towards a driver shortage crisis of 150,000 unfilled jobs, according to new research from Transport Intelligence."

 

https://www.bifa.org/news/articles/2018/dec/truck-driver-shortage-crisis-now-spreading-across-the-whole-of-europe

 

 

You didn't read your own link from 2018! again?

 

"The UK leads the way with a shortage of 52,000 drivers, but is closely followed by Germany at 45,000 vacancies – with predictions that this could increase by a staggering 28,000 each year."

 

So more than a third of those vacancies in 2018 where from the UK.

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pelmetman - 2021-08-31 7:56 AM.................................What did the UK manufacturer say had added to the problem already caused by the pandemic?

"with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame." .

At some point you'll have to face reality, Dave. The pandemic has created a world-wide shortage due to the surge in demand. For UK this is exacerbated by the post Brexit shortage of HGV drivers. Brexit has conspired with the pandemic to make a bad situation worse. So however you try to gloss it, it's hardly helping, is it?

 

At some point Brian you LOSERS are going to have to accept that Brexit has done wonders for the UK economy ;-) .......

 

BTW >:-)

 

"European road transport firms are racing towards a driver shortage crisis of 150,000 unfilled jobs, according to new research from Transport Intelligence."

 

https://www.bifa.org/news/articles/2018/dec/truck-driver-shortage-crisis-now-spreading-across-the-whole-of-europe

 

 

You didn't read your own link from 2018! again?

 

"The UK leads the way with a shortage of 52,000 drivers, but is closely followed by Germany at 45,000 vacancies – with predictions that this could increase by a staggering 28,000 each year."

 

So more than a third of those vacancies in 2018 where from the UK.

 

Drove around the M25 yesterday ;-) ..........

 

Cant say I noticed a shortage of EU trucks :-S ........

 

So I suspect the problem is being blown up out of all proportion by the usual suspects, who are trying to blame delivery delays caused by COVID on Brexit *-) .........

 

Nothing new there (lol) (lol) (lol) ...........

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pelmetman - 2021-08-31 7:56 AM.................................What did the UK manufacturer say had added to the problem already caused by the pandemic?

"with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame." .

At some point you'll have to face reality, Dave. The pandemic has created a world-wide shortage due to the surge in demand. For UK this is exacerbated by the post Brexit shortage of HGV drivers. Brexit has conspired with the pandemic to make a bad situation worse. So however you try to gloss it, it's hardly helping, is it?

 

At some point Brian you LOSERS are going to have to accept that Brexit has done wonders for the UK economy ;-) .......

 

BTW >:-)

 

"European road transport firms are racing towards a driver shortage crisis of 150,000 unfilled jobs, according to new research from Transport Intelligence."

 

https://www.bifa.org/news/articles/2018/dec/truck-driver-shortage-crisis-now-spreading-across-the-whole-of-europe

 

 

You didn't read your own link from 2018! again?

 

"The UK leads the way with a shortage of 52,000 drivers, but is closely followed by Germany at 45,000 vacancies – with predictions that this could increase by a staggering 28,000 each year."

 

So more than a third of those vacancies in 2018 where from the UK.

 

Drove around the M25 yesterday ;-) ..........

 

Cant say I noticed a shortage of EU trucks :-S ........

 

So I suspect the problem is being blown up out of all proportion by the usual suspects, who are trying to blame delivery delays caused by COVID on Brexit *-) .........

 

Nothing new there (lol) (lol) (lol) ...........

 

You do realise that you are now disagreeing with your own link? Again.

 

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CurtainRaiser - 2021-09-01 10:10 AM

 

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CurtainRaiser - 2021-09-01 9:16 AM

 

pelmetman - 2021-09-01 8:54 AM

 

Brian Kirby - 2021-09-01 8:10 AM

 

pelmetman - 2021-08-31 7:56 AM.................................What did the UK manufacturer say had added to the problem already caused by the pandemic?

"with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame." .

At some point you'll have to face reality, Dave. The pandemic has created a world-wide shortage due to the surge in demand. For UK this is exacerbated by the post Brexit shortage of HGV drivers. Brexit has conspired with the pandemic to make a bad situation worse. So however you try to gloss it, it's hardly helping, is it?

 

At some point Brian you LOSERS are going to have to accept that Brexit has done wonders for the UK economy ;-) .......

 

BTW >:-)

 

"European road transport firms are racing towards a driver shortage crisis of 150,000 unfilled jobs, according to new research from Transport Intelligence."

 

https://www.bifa.org/news/articles/2018/dec/truck-driver-shortage-crisis-now-spreading-across-the-whole-of-europe

 

 

You didn't read your own link from 2018! again?

 

"The UK leads the way with a shortage of 52,000 drivers, but is closely followed by Germany at 45,000 vacancies – with predictions that this could increase by a staggering 28,000 each year."

 

So more than a third of those vacancies in 2018 where from the UK.

 

Drove around the M25 yesterday ;-) ..........

 

Cant say I noticed a shortage of EU trucks :-S ........

 

So I suspect the problem is being blown up out of all proportion by the usual suspects, who are trying to blame delivery delays caused by COVID on Brexit *-) .........

 

Nothing new there (lol) (lol) (lol) ...........

 

You do realise that you are now disagreeing with your own link? Again.

 

Nope........I'm pointing that the problems are being caused by COVID......NOT BREXIT >:-) ........

 

 

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Drove around the M25 yesterday ;-) ..........

Cant say I noticed a shortage of EU trucks :-S ........

So I suspect the problem is being blown up out of all proportion by the usual suspects, who are trying to blame delivery delays caused by COVID on Brexit *-) .................

That you know no more than what your eyes told you as you circumnavigated the world - er sorry - the M25 yesterday, has no bearing whatever on the facts. An absence of evidence (gleaned from one trip on the M25) is not evidence of absence. This nonsense is just another example of your ISAF constructive ignorance.

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CurtainRaiser - 2021-09-01 9:16 AM

 

pelmetman - 2021-09-01 8:54 AM

 

Brian Kirby - 2021-09-01 8:10 AM

 

pelmetman - 2021-08-31 7:56 AM.................................What did the UK manufacturer say had added to the problem already caused by the pandemic?

"with the manufacturer suggesting the post-Brexit HGV driver shortage could be to blame." .

At some point you'll have to face reality, Dave. The pandemic has created a world-wide shortage due to the surge in demand. For UK this is exacerbated by the post Brexit shortage of HGV drivers. Brexit has conspired with the pandemic to make a bad situation worse. So however you try to gloss it, it's hardly helping, is it?

 

At some point Brian you LOSERS are going to have to accept that Brexit has done wonders for the UK economy ;-) .......

 

BTW >:-)

 

"European road transport firms are racing towards a driver shortage crisis of 150,000 unfilled jobs, according to new research from Transport Intelligence."

 

https://www.bifa.org/news/articles/2018/dec/truck-driver-shortage-crisis-now-spreading-across-the-whole-of-europe

 

 

You didn't read your own link from 2018! again?

 

"The UK leads the way with a shortage of 52,000 drivers, but is closely followed by Germany at 45,000 vacancies – with predictions that this could increase by a staggering 28,000 each year."

 

So more than a third of those vacancies in 2018 where from the UK.

 

Drove around the M25 yesterday ;-) ..........

 

Cant say I noticed a shortage of EU trucks :-S ........

 

So I suspect the problem is being blown up out of all proportion by the usual suspects, who are trying to blame delivery delays caused by COVID on Brexit *-) .........

 

Nothing new there (lol) (lol) (lol) ...........

 

You do realise that you are now disagreeing with your own link? Again.

(lol)(lol)(lol)(lol)(lol)(lol)

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pelmetman - 2021-09-01 9:25 AM

Drove around the M25 yesterday ;-) ..........

Cant say I noticed a shortage of EU trucks :-S ........

So I suspect the problem is being blown up out of all proportion by the usual suspects, who are trying to blame delivery delays caused by COVID on Brexit *-) .................

That you know no more than what your eyes told you as you circumnavigated the world - er sorry - the M25 yesterday, has no bearing whatever on the facts. An absence of evidence (gleaned from one trip on the M25) is not evidence of absence. This nonsense is just another example of your ISAF constructive ignorance.

Brexiter cognitive dissonance - Covid lockdown will destroy the economy but wilfully cutting the country off from Europe will mean our wealth as a nation will skyrocket!

 

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This ring a bell with anyone?

 

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=443988909492531

 

A transcript for those without FB

 

[Hugh walks up to the front desk of the library and speaks to the older female librarian]

 

HUGH LAURIE: Ahem …

 

MRS. PERT: Yes?

 

HUGH LAURIE: Uh, hello, yes. I’ve just been looking for a particular book in the sports section, and it doesn’t seem to be there. It’s by Ted ****erblast, and I think it’s called “The West Indies: A Nation of Cricketers.”

 

MRS. PERT: That’ll be in the sports section.

 

HUGH LAURIE: Uh, yes, I’ve just tried that and it doesn’t seem to be there.

 

MRS. PERT: Who’s it by?

 

HUGH LAURIE: Ted ****erblast.

 

[she looks through a list]

 

MRS. PERT: “The West Indies: A Nation of Cricketers” …

 

HUGH LAURIE: That’s the one.

 

MRS. PERT: It’s by Ted ****erblast.

 

HUGH LAURIE: Yes, yeah, I know that, but have you got it?

 

MRS. PERT: Well, apparently …

 

[she reaches behind the counter and hands him a book]

 

HUGH LAURIE: Oh. Thanks very much …

 

[he opens the book and finds that several pages have been torn up and ripped out]

 

HUGH LAURIE: There are some bits missing!

 

MRS. PERT: Have you read the book before?

 

HUGH LAURIE: No.

 

MRS. PERT: Then how do you know there are bits missing?

 

[a male librarian suddenly emerges from behind the counter]

 

MR. TWEED: Is there a problem, sir?

 

HUGH LAURIE: Uh, yes. This book is incomplete.

 

MR. TWEED: [chuckles] I think not, sir …

 

HUGH LAURIE: I beg your pardon?

 

MR. TWEED: What you have in your hand is a copy of “The West Indians: A Nation of Cricketers” by Ted ****erblast, precisely as it was delivered to us, sir.

 

MRS. PERT: Well, that’s what I said, I told him that.

 

HUGH LAURIE: But wait a minute, look at this. Look at this …

 

[he reads from the book]

 

HUGH LAURIE: “The West Indies … aren’t … much good … at cricket.”

 

[he looks at them with incredulity]

 

HUGH LAURIE: That’s all it says. That’s the whole book.

 

MR. TWEED: Did you enjoy it, sir?

 

HUGH LAURIE: No I did not! This book is supposed to contain an account of the last five test series against England. All it says is “The West Indies … aren’t … much good … at cricket.”

 

MR. TWEED: I envy you, sir. I can never read a book twice.

 

MRS. PERT: Makes me giddy …

 

HUGH LAURIE: Well, where’s the rest of it?

 

MR. TWEED: The rest of what, sir?

 

HUGH LAURIE: Of this book! Apart from everything else, it isn’t true …

 

MRS. PERT: Oh ha ha, not true?

 

MR. TWEED: Isn’t it, sir?

 

HUGH LAURIE: No, we haven’t won a test series against the West Indies for fourteen years!

 

MR. TWEED: Now, there I’m afraid I must take issue with you, sir …

 

MRS. PERT: Oh, go on Mister Tweed, take issue with him!

 

MR. TWEED: England has not lost a game of cricket since the war …

 

HUGH LAURIE: I beg your pardon?

 

MRS. PERT: Even I know that!

 

MR. TWEED: We do have copies of Winston, if you’d like to check …

 

HUGH LAURIE: Yes alright, let’s see them! Come on!

 

MR. TWEED: Misses Pert …

 

[she reaches behind the counter and hands him a mangled one-leaf pamphlet]

 

HUGH LAURIE: [reading] “England is great and much better than any other country in … ”

 

[he turns the pamphlet over]

 

HUGH LAURIE: “The world.”

 

MR. TWEED: There. You see?

 

HUGH LAURIE: This is ridiculous!

 

MRS. PERT: Oh, it’s ridiculous, is it? It doesn’t agree with his pet theories, so it’s ridiculous!

 

MR. TWEED: Thank you, Misses Pert. Sir, I am a librarian, but I am also an Englishman. To be blunt, I am an Englishman who merely happens to be a librarian. If, God forbid, the day should come when I would have to choose between being a librarian and being an Englishman …

 

HUGH LAURIE: Yes yes yes, I think I got the idea. Yeah.

 

MR. TWEED: Good. Because, may I say that I find your continued efforts to drag down and smear this country of ours to be frankly disgusting.

 

HUGH LAURIE: I’m not trying to smear and drag down anybody!

 

MR. TWEED: I suppose you’d rather read books about England losing at cricket than winning, wouldn’t you?

 

HUGH LAURIE: Well yes, if it’s true …

 

MR. TWEED: Then I feel sorry for you, sir.

 

MRS. PERT: He’s a knocker, that’s what he is.

 

MR. TWEED: I agree with you, Misses Pert.

 

MRS. PERT: Oh, it’s very easy to knock, isn’t it? You with your snide university ways …

 

HUGH LAURIE: Snide university?

 

MRS. PERT: Or wherever it is you went …

 

MR. TWEED: So often these days, sir, we see – don’t we – these so called clever people who just can’t wait to tear down and destroy …

 

MRS. PERT: And knock.

 

MR. TWEED: And knock, yes. But do they ever have anything to put in the place of the things that they destroy? No, it’s wanton destruction–

 

[as the librarian continues babbling, Hugh turns and address the camera directly]

 

HUGH LAURIE: Well yes, it’s a bit of an exaggeration, but sometimes you really have to wonder what’s happening to this country, you do

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John52 - 2021-09-02 10:32 AM

 

pelmetman - 2021-09-01 9:25 AM

 

 

Cant say I noticed a shortage of EU trucks :-S ........

 

..........

 

Can't say you noticed they are running back empty either..

because taking UK exports into the EU is too much hassle :-S

He's found a new "occupation" to add to his Walter Mitty world........patrolling the M25 looking for foreign registered HGV's. (lol)

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John Whitehead, director of the Food and Drink Exporters Association, said: “There is growing evidence that the complexity of trading with the EU has led to businesses moving operations into Europe and of importers looking for alternative suppliers, contributing to the ongoing decline in both UK exports and UK jobs.”

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/sep/02/brexit-uk-food-drink-exports-eu-disastrous-decline

But what does he know *-)

- he must be wrong because pelmet has seen (empty) EU lorries on the M25 *-)

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pelmetman - 2021-09-03 8:27 AM

 

B-) ........

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/markets/article-9952653/Hiring-spree-JCB-demand-diggers-hits-historic-highs.html

 

I suspect Hole digging by LOSERS is fueling demand :D .........

 

(lol) (lol) (lol) ..........

 

I see you are back to your old tricks of posting the same link on multiple threads, presumably to push your defense of a Tory baby rapist down the board?

 

 

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CurtainRaiser - 2021-09-03 9:10 AM

 

pelmetman - 2021-09-03 8:27 AM

 

B-) ........

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/markets/article-9952653/Hiring-spree-JCB-demand-diggers-hits-historic-highs.html

 

I suspect Hole digging by LOSERS is fueling demand :D .........

 

(lol) (lol) (lol) ..........

 

I see you are back to your old tricks of posting the same link on multiple threads, presumably to push your defense of a Tory baby rapist down the board?

 

 

Dont you think you should clean your own swamp of Peados first? *-) ........

 

Or are Lefty Peados different to Tory Peado's? :-| ........

 

 

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