A thank you to Brexiteers.

[bimble]

If nobody comes, they might have to do plan B ('Operation Escalin') which is getting the army to go around delivering petrol to the service stations, and maybe the turkeys as well. Which would be acceptable as long as everyone knows it's happening, people in full combat gear pulling up at tescos with the pigs in blankets to save the day.

 

[Ax^]

you'd think parts of the british media and public celebrating the idea that they are all fucking off was harming our prospects of enticing them

 

[klang]

If nobody comes, they might have to do plan B ('operation escalon') which is getting the army to go around delivering petrol to the service stations, and maybe the turkeys as well. Which would be fine as long as everyone knows it's happening.

they might just hand down chewing gum from their tanks to kids

 

[Ax^]

If nobody comes, they might have to do plan B ('operation escalon') which is getting the army to go around delivering petrol to the service stations, and maybe the turkeys as well. Which would be fine as long as everyone knows it's happening.

they might just have to increase the wages and offer government paid training programmes for new drivers

rather than just hitting the unemployed with sticks

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

EU drivers set to ignore Boris Johnson’s visa offer and won't come to UK to solve petrol crisis

Marco Digioia, general secretary of the European Road Haulers Association, said: "I expect many drivers will not return to the UK even if the UK Government allows them to."

inews.co.uk

Of course they won't Germany has a massive shortage of HGV drivers and is geographically much closers to the 'skills'.

 

[bimble]

hahaha.

"According to Ministry of Defence sources, troops are being mobilized and sent to fuel depots across the country this weekend in an effort to resolve the fuel supply problems. "..

"There аlso аppeаrs to be а misunderstаnding аbout where а request for militаry аssistаnce should come from, with the Ministry of Defence believing it should come from the Depаrtment for Business, Energy аnd Industriаl Strаtegy (BEIS), rаther thаn Mr Shаpps’ trаnsport depаrtment. “It is our understаnding thаt а request for militаry drivers would come from BEIS,” а MoD officiаl told me.

HGV shortage: Under Operation Escalin, hundreds of troops could be ready to deliver petrol within hours. - Techno Trenz

Hundreds of military personnel could be making fuel deliveries within hours to fill empty pumps, but ministers have yet to ask the Ministry of Defence for assistance in resolving acute supply issues on UK forecourts. The Ministry of Defense is ready to provide drivers to help alleviate the fuel...

technotrenz.com

 

[klang]

there must be some loons banging on about martial law yet....

 

[bimble]

Of course they won't Germany has a massive shortage of HGV drivers and is geographically much closers to the 'skills'.

If UK offers seriously more money then they might. I mean, they used to come here, and Germany hasn't relocated.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

If UK offers seriously more money then they might. I mean, they used to come here, and Germany hasn't relocated.

Germany was just as reliant on slave labour skills as the UK was. When Covid reared its ugly head the work died up and the skills headed home. As with here they have not returned there either. Germany is upping wages to tempt these skills back, so the UK will need to be significantly more to attract them, given Brexit red tape, the channel crossing, extra distance from home.

Presenting this, as with most things as a solid consequence of Brexit is wrong, Brexit has a hand in it obviously, but is not the main player here, the relentless barrage of "Oh look what Brexit's done now!" bollocks is not going to have the effect that those peddling it hope for, quite the opposite.

 

[two sheds]

Perfect neighbourly behaviour:

"Go on, fuck off the lot of you, just fuck off out of it ...... errr ..... please come back"

 

[klang]

Fuck it, i hope there are absolutely no turkeys at xmas, and no pigs in blankets either, and maybe even a notable booze shortage, and that it gets blamed on the government and not on covid.

nothing against Christmas, but would love Boris having to cancel two Christmases in a row

 

[bimble]

the german press is enjoying our predicament.
"UK Gov weighs up sending in the troops to deliver petrol"

Bahnhof Strasse i am blaming the government, their utter mindboggling incompetence at handling the whole thing, from negotiation to implementation, not 'brexit' itself, which is just an idea really.

I am enjoying the spectacle that now, months later, they're wanting to issue a bunch of temp visas, and their own emergency yellow hammer contingency plan with the army even that is a ridiculous balls up with nobody knowing how its even supposed to be implemented.

 

[Ax^]

Presenting this, as with most things as a solid consequence of Brexit is wrong, Brexit has a hand in it obviously, but is not the main player here, the relentless barrage of "Oh look what Brexit's done now!" bollocks is not going to have the effect that those peddling it hope for, quite the opposite.

ah the current fuel problem was not cause by brexit it just helped it caused mostly by daft fuckwits

like people who voted for the exit

the real problems from brexit are in the food supply chain which will kick in shortly

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

the german press is enjoying our predicament.
"UK Gov weighs up sending in the troops to deliver petrol"

Bahnhof Strasse i am blaming the government, their utter mindboggling incompetence at handling the whole thing, from negotiation to implementation, not 'brexit' itself, which is just an idea really.

Of course the government fucked it, the forensic analysis goes back to May's red line wibble. So if fingers should be pointed they should go to QueenOfGoths, if she had voted harder May wouldn't have been there. tbf Quoggy shouldn't feel too bad, my mate Liz caused Gulf War II cos she 'had to' wash her hair on the morning of the march and it made us all an hour late...

 

[Ax^]

the german press is enjoying our predicament.
"UK Gov weighs up sending in the troops to deliver petrol"

the google translate of that is fantastic

Prime Minister Boris Johnson appealed to the British not to buy hamsters.

 

[klang]

hamster shortage as well? What fucking next?

 

[bimble]

the google translate of that is fantastic

german is great like that, one word to express stuffing your cheeks with food for later.

 

[klang]

german is great like that, one word to express stuffing your cheeks with food for later.

I think 'hamstering' washes in English too. I've used it for stockpiling.

 

[Yossarian]

I guess Johnson could spin the fact that it's now harder for British drivers to fuck off and make more money in Germany etc. as a benefit of Brexit.

 

[bimble]

we do have squirrelling away, but that sounds a bit more relaxed.

 

[Smangus]

Fucking hamsters , pervs

 

[klang]

squirrelling away

Eichhoerncheneinkaeufe

 

[Smangus]

No one mentioned a sex arse shortage yet?

 

[bimble]

That article i found that says "According to Ministry of Defence sources, troops are being mobilized and sent to fuel depots across the country this weekend" , I can't see it anywhere else. Seems like it should be news tbh if its true.

 

[Ax^]

don't look it up on urban dictonary

Hamstering
A sexual practice which involves being locked away for an extended periods of time and being caressed/played with by the master . who is the so called owner of the hamster.
Jeff needed some thrills, so he went and found a good owner for some hamstering over the summer. what a way to spend a holiday!

 

[klang]

what a way to spend a holiday indeed!

 

[Ax^]

Ponders if that what carrie is doing to Boris everytime he catches covid

 

[klang]

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Of course the government fucked it, the forensic analysis goes back to May's red line wibble. So if fingers should be pointed they should go to QueenOfGoths, if she had voted harder May wouldn't have been there. tbf Quoggy shouldn't feel too bad, my mate Liz caused Gulf War II cos she 'had to' wash her hair on the morning of the march and it made us all an hour late...

Sorry

 

[Artaxerxes]

Fuck it, i hope there are absolutely no turkeys at xmas, and no pigs in blankets either, and maybe even a notable booze shortage, and that it gets blamed on the government and not on covid. Don't want anyone to go hungry obvs but absolutely no bulgarians should come to our rescue at this point to smooth things over for Johnson and co.

Christmas needs slimming down anyway, all that specialty Christmas food shitting up the shelves for two months before it, incessant jingles in every store for three, then it all gets binned the day after.

I’ll miss hoovering up the bargain panettone on Boxing Day but half of the food in store goes to waste