What have the Celts, Romans, Norse, Angles, Saxons, Normans, Irish, Jews, Huguenots, Indians, Africans, Pakistanis, Chinese and West Indians ever done for us?
patriotic: From French patriotique, from Late Latin patriōticus alternative: From Middle French alternatif, from Medieval Latin alternātīvus (“alternating”), from the participle stem of Latin alternō (“interchange, alternate”) indigenous: Borrowed from Late Latin indigenus Britons: From Old French Breton, from Latin Britto built: From Middle English bilden, from Old English byldan (“to build, construct”), from Proto-Germanic *buþlijaną (“to build”) Britain: From Middle English Breteyn, from Old English Breoton, Bryten etc., from Latin Britannia
Funny thing is, there aren't any indigenes - unless you count folk like me with gingery Neandertal hair and my Somerset chum who is a dead ringer for Cheddar Gorge Man. But, to a first approximation, the Welsh/Celts will do nicely. I don't suppose the blokes with the flag would like that.
And as far as the UJ crosses go then SS. Andrew and George were furrin. And Patdrick was a 'Welshman' - Cymric - from Carlisle IIRC.
What have the Celts, Romans, Norse, Angles, Saxons, Normans, Irish, Jews, Huguenots, Indians, Africans, Pakistanis, Chinese and West Indians ever done for us?
All travel corridors closed. Proof of negative test needed on entry to UK.
A mere... 10 months late.
And pointless given that tests with just 80% sensitivity count and a whole load of false negatives. We should have insisted on PCR tests with digital verification and approved agencies. If that means people are unable to come here then that's just tough.
What have the Celts, Romans, Norse, Angles, Saxons, Normans, Irish, Jews, Huguenots, Indians, Africans, Pakistanis, Chinese and West Indians ever done for us?
Lincoln? No. That has twin towers. Ely? Not flat enough.
Looks a bit East Yorkshire with the lack of hedges but it isn't Howden or Beverley.
Looking west. Hmmm....
Edit: Sorry, missed the idiots in the foreground. They aren't helping here.
Could be Norfolk from the way that tower peers over a little incline . 'Indigenous Britons' is more or less without meaning, and absolutely so unless you say at what date you are willing to start from start from. c1000BC, 55BC, 43 AD, c450, 597, 899, 1035, 1066, 1485, 1603, 1688, 1707, 1973, 2021? A host of dates offer themselves as candidates.
However the Santa Claus in the picture hails from Turkey. Good thing we left the EU before he arrived.
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
If we mean an amount everyone can safely subsist on, to avoid falling into real poverty and despair whilst they get themselves together and re-train, then I agree.
If we mean giving everyone enough to live on in relative comfort ad-finitum without working, then I don't agree.
If we're so worried about tech, AI and the changing nature of the economy to think that the answer is mass redistribution, so everyone has £20k a year to do whatever they like with, then we're asking the wrong question.
I believe we all need to work (it's part of our purpose in life, and helps gives us our identity and underpins our mental wellbeing) and we need to retain a direct link between work and reward.
We need better, more flexible work, new forms of work, with a good work-life balance (maybe 4 days a week rather than 5 with more physically active leisure time) and much better adult education and re-training, together with childcare support - all of that - but work and reward is fundamental, IMHO.
The question really is what kind of work. Many people are essentially currently being made to do certain kinds of work, for marginal or zero broader economic benefit, because the New Right of the late 1970s thought that any work was morally improving.
There's a certain amount of research showing that people who do work they feel is most closely matched to their skills, experience significantly better mental and physical health, with the opposite being true in the other direction, with depression, mental illness, and early death. Marx was wrong on several things, but he understood the importance of what he described as "unalienated labour".
That's fair, so maybe it's enjoyable work then?
My only qualification to that would be is that sometimes people don't know what sort of work they might enjoy doing, and grow to love what they do even if at first they were ambivalent.
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
Sad to say but @Big_G_NorthWales is a bit out of date. When I started conveyancing 37 years ago now (why haven't I retired yet) it was exactly as he describes. Now, unfortunately, we have slipped into the bad habits of south of the border where missives are rarely concluded until pretty much the date of entry making everything uncertain.
My fear would be that you are stuck in a chain, something the Scottish system used to avoid and that they are reluctant to commit until they have somewhere to go and are not going to be homeless. Hopefully that will sort itself out. All the best.
Great stuff of course. There is no-one better at dressing up simple wish lists as if they amount to policy, polity, execution and completion than our old friend Mr Blair. There is a 'but' however. As always it amounts to: My vision is the right one, and it will be achieved if others of very high ability think and act the same as me. The vision or wish list itself, worth noting, consists almost entirely of abstract nouns.
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
Always be willing to temporarily rent - that`s my advice - if a last resort to save the chain is needed.
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
To be honest I suspected you were waiting to exchange and it can be a very stressful moment in any home sale
I would concentrate on trying to achieve the exchange and you may have to be flexible and even ready to negotiate further
The system in England is very uncertain until exchange, when everything falls into place and the date become binding. Also is a chain involved and do you know how long it is and who is at the start
I had nearly 40 years in the industry and little has changed since I retired 11 years ago
All travel corridors closed. Proof of negative test needed on entry to UK.
A mere... 10 months late.
And pointless given that tests with just 80% sensitivity count and a whole load of false negatives. We should have insisted on PCR tests with digital verification and approved agencies. If that means people are unable to come here then that's just tough.
Yeah, didn't realise how shite a "ban" this was when I commented.
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
I read somewhere that "downsizing" happens much less in practice than in theory because house moving is such a daunting undertaking anyway, and especially for the elderly, that people pretty much freeze up at the thought of it. I would be very circumspect and soft touch about hassling them...
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
Always be willing to temporarily rent - that`s my advice - if a last resort to save the chain is needed.
All travel corridors closed. Proof of negative test needed on entry to UK.
A mere... 10 months late.
And pointless given that tests with just 80% sensitivity count and a whole load of false negatives. We should have insisted on PCR tests with digital verification and approved agencies. If that means people are unable to come here then that's just tough.
Yeah, didn't realise how shite a "ban" this was when I commented.
It is a "appearance of doing something" action.
Well, it's all confected outrage given that 99% of cases are from domestic transmission. Until we get that under control it's all meaningless.
Brittas on travel corridors: "right step, but slow again"
"The measures the Prime Minister has announced are the right measures."
While Starmer is clearly sub-Corbyn useless, the Chris Barrie character reference is as poor as Starmer undoubtedly is
Yes, I think the frequent references to Gordon Brittas by a handful of posters are tiresome (and rather childish, even).
This forum is a bit cliquey at times. New posters, or those who visit infrequently, wouldn't, I suspect, understand the reference.
It's the new Keith Starmer which was a rip roaring success.
Well at least we know who that refers to. Gordon Brittas? I'd never heard of him. Suggests a bit of a struggle to land heavy gloves on Keith Keir.
I was around in the Eighties, but the reference is lost on me. Though as the show was the Brittas Empire, it might shore up support for SKS with the flag enthusiasts.
Thing is that part of the joke of Gordon Brittas was that, although his enthusiastic ideas led to mayhem and disaster, those around him somehow thought he was great.
Sounds more like the PM than the LotO, to be honest.
All travel corridors closed. Proof of negative test needed on entry to UK.
A mere... 10 months late.
And pointless given that tests with just 80% sensitivity count and a whole load of false negatives. We should have insisted on PCR tests with digital verification and approved agencies. If that means people are unable to come here then that's just tough.
Yeah, didn't realise how shite a "ban" this was when I commented.
It is a "appearance of doing something" action.
Well, it's all confected outrage given that 99% of cases are from domestic transmission. Until we get that under control it's all meaningless.
Yes, there should have been a ban on incoming flights when infections were at their lowest in the summer. And they should have banned the summer foreign holidays too.
All travel corridors closed. Proof of negative test needed on entry to UK.
A mere... 10 months late.
And pointless given that tests with just 80% sensitivity count and a whole load of false negatives. We should have insisted on PCR tests with digital verification and approved agencies. If that means people are unable to come here then that's just tough.
Yeah, didn't realise how shite a "ban" this was when I commented.
It is a "appearance of doing something" action.
Well, it's all confected outrage given that 99% of cases are from domestic transmission. Until we get that under control it's all meaningless.
No it isn't. The new Brazilian variant probably has a diluting effect on vaccine efficacy. Keeping that out of the UK is a necessity until the vaccines can be reformulated to protect us against it and vulnerable people can be be given a booster.
On numbers the whole second wave is down to rubbish quarantine and travel policy. The open border has been a disaster.
Brittas on travel corridors: "right step, but slow again"
"The measures the Prime Minister has announced are the right measures."
While Starmer is clearly sub-Corbyn useless, the Chris Barrie character reference is as poor as Starmer undoubtedly is
Yes, I think the frequent references to Gordon Brittas by a handful of posters are tiresome (and rather childish, even).
This forum is a bit cliquey at times. New posters, or those who visit infrequently, wouldn't, I suspect, understand the reference.
It's the new Keith Starmer which was a rip roaring success.
Well at least we know who that refers to. Gordon Brittas? I'd never heard of him. Suggests a bit of a struggle to land heavy gloves on Keith Keir.
I was around in the Eighties, but the reference is lost on me. Though as the show was the Brittas Empire, it might shore up support for SKS with the flag enthusiasts.
Thing is that part of the joke of Gordon Brittas was that, although his enthusiastic ideas led to mayhem and disaster, those around him somehow thought he was great.
Sounds more like the PM than the LotO, to be honest.
People sounding oddly rattled at this humorous reference.....
FPT HYUFD said: ' Though he was standing for the Tories in Glasgow Pollok, a seat less likely to elect a Tory MSP it would be hard to find '
Glasgow Pollok was a surprise Labour gain in 1964 on a 12% swing from the Tories. The new Labour MP - Alex Garrow - died in his 40s at the beginning of 1967. The resulting by-election in March saw Professor Esmonde Wright recapture the seat for the Tories - though he was to lose it again in 1970. That was the last Tory gain in Scotland at a Parliamentary by - election. I recall it very well - by elections also took place on the same day in Nuneaton and Rhondda West.
All travel corridors closed. Proof of negative test needed on entry to UK.
A mere... 10 months late.
And pointless given that tests with just 80% sensitivity count and a whole load of false negatives. We should have insisted on PCR tests with digital verification and approved agencies. If that means people are unable to come here then that's just tough.
Yeah, didn't realise how shite a "ban" this was when I commented.
It is a "appearance of doing something" action.
Well, it's all confected outrage given that 99% of cases are from domestic transmission. Until we get that under control it's all meaningless.
No it isn't. The new Brazilian variant probably has a diluting effect on vaccine efficacy. Keeping that out of the UK is a necessity until the vaccines can be reformulated to protect us against it and vulnerable people can be be given a booster.
On numbers the whole second wave is down to rubbish quarantine and travel policy. The open border has been a disaster.
My employer needs, and I mean needs to send people to various places in normal times. We've found that almost /very difficult - the returning UK restrictions have been a joke comparitvely
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
Sad to say but @Big_G_NorthWales is a bit out of date. When I started conveyancing 37 years ago now (why haven't I retired yet) it was exactly as he describes. Now, unfortunately, we have slipped into the bad habits of south of the border where missives are rarely concluded until pretty much the date of entry making everything uncertain.
My fear would be that you are stuck in a chain, something the Scottish system used to avoid and that they are reluctant to commit until they have somewhere to go and are not going to be homeless. Hopefully that will sort itself out. All the best.
Not a chain as our buyer is renting currently. Our seller in Scotland was most unhappy at the idea of selling to us at all of we still had our own property to sell. Which likely explains why it had been on the market for 2 years...
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
Sad to say but @Big_G_NorthWales is a bit out of date. When I started conveyancing 37 years ago now (why haven't I retired yet) it was exactly as he describes. Now, unfortunately, we have slipped into the bad habits of south of the border where missives are rarely concluded until pretty much the date of entry making everything uncertain.
My fear would be that you are stuck in a chain, something the Scottish system used to avoid and that they are reluctant to commit until they have somewhere to go and are not going to be homeless. Hopefully that will sort itself out. All the best.
Not a chain as our buyer is renting currently. Our seller in Scotland was most unhappy at the idea of selling to us at all of we still had our own property to sell. Which likely explains why it had been on the market for 2 years...
That's quite lol considering Scottish property law and all favouring the seller more than England.
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
Sad to say but @Big_G_NorthWales is a bit out of date. When I started conveyancing 37 years ago now (why haven't I retired yet) it was exactly as he describes. Now, unfortunately, we have slipped into the bad habits of south of the border where missives are rarely concluded until pretty much the date of entry making everything uncertain.
My fear would be that you are stuck in a chain, something the Scottish system used to avoid and that they are reluctant to commit until they have somewhere to go and are not going to be homeless. Hopefully that will sort itself out. All the best.
Not a chain as our buyer is renting currently. Our seller in Scotland was most unhappy at the idea of selling to us at all of we still had our own property to sell. Which likely explains why it had been on the market for 2 years...
Very good news on your buyer and he is in poll position on your deal, so maybe concentrate on getting him to exchange contracts and then the date becomes legal, providing the certainty you need to move to Scotland.
Brittas on travel corridors: "right step, but slow again"
"The measures the Prime Minister has announced are the right measures."
While Starmer is clearly sub-Corbyn useless, the Chris Barrie character reference is as poor as Starmer undoubtedly is
Yes, I think the frequent references to Gordon Brittas by a handful of posters are tiresome (and rather childish, even).
This forum is a bit cliquey at times. New posters, or those who visit infrequently, wouldn't, I suspect, understand the reference.
It's the new Keith Starmer which was a rip roaring success.
Well at least we know who that refers to. Gordon Brittas? I'd never heard of him. Suggests a bit of a struggle to land heavy gloves on Keith Keir.
I was around in the Eighties, but the reference is lost on me. Though as the show was the Brittas Empire, it might shore up support for SKS with the flag enthusiasts.
Thing is that part of the joke of Gordon Brittas was that, although his enthusiastic ideas led to mayhem and disaster, those around him somehow thought he was great.
Sounds more like the PM than the LotO, to be honest.
People sounding oddly rattled at this humorous reference.....
Rattled? Not really except by the dreary comedy element. Captain Hindsight by contrast is apt and absolutely hilarious.
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
Sad to say but @Big_G_NorthWales is a bit out of date. When I started conveyancing 37 years ago now (why haven't I retired yet) it was exactly as he describes. Now, unfortunately, we have slipped into the bad habits of south of the border where missives are rarely concluded until pretty much the date of entry making everything uncertain.
My fear would be that you are stuck in a chain, something the Scottish system used to avoid and that they are reluctant to commit until they have somewhere to go and are not going to be homeless. Hopefully that will sort itself out. All the best.
Not a chain as our buyer is renting currently. Our seller in Scotland was most unhappy at the idea of selling to us at all of we still had our own property to sell. Which likely explains why it had been on the market for 2 years...
That's quite lol considering Scottish property law and all favouring the seller more than England.
Can I refer you back to my initial comment that the seller is a cantankerous old sod? Hopefully a bit of flexibility will be found - we are genuinely flexible to work around both of them.
We are now vaccinating at a rate greater than 2 million a week.
Sky News have extrapolated from yesterday's Scottish leak that there will be sufficient doses in the UK by mid July to vaccinate the entire UK population.
Brittas on travel corridors: "right step, but slow again"
"The measures the Prime Minister has announced are the right measures."
While Starmer is clearly sub-Corbyn useless, the Chris Barrie character reference is as poor as Starmer undoubtedly is
Yes, I think the frequent references to Gordon Brittas by a handful of posters are tiresome (and rather childish, even).
This forum is a bit cliquey at times. New posters, or those who visit infrequently, wouldn't, I suspect, understand the reference.
It's the new Keith Starmer which was a rip roaring success.
Well at least we know who that refers to. Gordon Brittas? I'd never heard of him. Suggests a bit of a struggle to land heavy gloves on Keith Keir.
I was around in the Eighties, but the reference is lost on me. Though as the show was the Brittas Empire, it might shore up support for SKS with the flag enthusiasts.
Thing is that part of the joke of Gordon Brittas was that, although his enthusiastic ideas led to mayhem and disaster, those around him somehow thought he was great.
Sounds more like the PM than the LotO, to be honest.
People sounding oddly rattled at this humorous reference.....
Rattled? Not really except by the dreary comedy element. Captain Hindsight by contrast is apt and absolutely hilarious.
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
Sad to say but @Big_G_NorthWales is a bit out of date. When I started conveyancing 37 years ago now (why haven't I retired yet) it was exactly as he describes. Now, unfortunately, we have slipped into the bad habits of south of the border where missives are rarely concluded until pretty much the date of entry making everything uncertain.
My fear would be that you are stuck in a chain, something the Scottish system used to avoid and that they are reluctant to commit until they have somewhere to go and are not going to be homeless. Hopefully that will sort itself out. All the best.
Not a chain as our buyer is renting currently. Our seller in Scotland was most unhappy at the idea of selling to us at all of we still had our own property to sell. Which likely explains why it had been on the market for 2 years...
That's quite lol considering Scottish property law and all favouring the seller more than England.
Can I refer you back to my initial comment that the seller is a cantankerous old sod? Hopefully a bit of flexibility will be found - we are genuinely flexible to work around both of them.
But you buyer is your key so concentrate on getting him to exchange contracts
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
Sad to say but @Big_G_NorthWales is a bit out of date. When I started conveyancing 37 years ago now (why haven't I retired yet) it was exactly as he describes. Now, unfortunately, we have slipped into the bad habits of south of the border where missives are rarely concluded until pretty much the date of entry making everything uncertain.
My fear would be that you are stuck in a chain, something the Scottish system used to avoid and that they are reluctant to commit until they have somewhere to go and are not going to be homeless. Hopefully that will sort itself out. All the best.
Not a chain as our buyer is renting currently. Our seller in Scotland was most unhappy at the idea of selling to us at all of we still had our own property to sell. Which likely explains why it had been on the market for 2 years...
One of the questions on my exam today was about advising a client who was currently renting, and who's seller wanted a 3-month delay in completion. She had already exchanged and wanted to rescind the contract if the original completion date was not met.
Long story short, I advised her she was probably better off agreeing as it would take longer to pull out and find another property and she could still claim compensation and perhaps damages.
Having fun* with regards to move dates. Old sods selling to us insisted couldn't move until end of Jan and needed 3 weeks notice to a completion date. Have had either side of the first weekend in February on the table for ages. Then seller says Can we do the week after that? Hang on, we'll check. Takes our estate agent 4 days to hear back from our buyer that no, they need to complete to the original schedule.
So back we go to try and get the old sods to move when we'd proposed which was to their advised requirements. The problem is that they have been somewhat cantankerous when it comes to co-operating with this process - I don't think they have actually understood that yes we are buying their house and that means get ready to move.
We're largely boxed up already. Removal company just needs us to confirm when we're going (its a 2 day operation). So hurry up you old gits!
Apart from your rather grumpy tone if you have entered a contact to sell and purchase a date will be in the contracts and it is non negotiable
Or are you still subject to contact in England, in which case you run the risk of your buyer walking away.
And are you legally committed to your purchase in Scotland and to the date as Scots law is different
I have reason to be grumpy - they have been almost obstructionist in this process of selling their house.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
Sad to say but @Big_G_NorthWales is a bit out of date. When I started conveyancing 37 years ago now (why haven't I retired yet) it was exactly as he describes. Now, unfortunately, we have slipped into the bad habits of south of the border where missives are rarely concluded until pretty much the date of entry making everything uncertain.
My fear would be that you are stuck in a chain, something the Scottish system used to avoid and that they are reluctant to commit until they have somewhere to go and are not going to be homeless. Hopefully that will sort itself out. All the best.
Not a chain as our buyer is renting currently. Our seller in Scotland was most unhappy at the idea of selling to us at all of we still had our own property to sell. Which likely explains why it had been on the market for 2 years...
One of the questions on my exam today was about advising a client who was currently renting, and who's seller wanted a 3-month delay in completion. She had already exchanged and wanted to rescind the contract if the original completion date was not met.
Long story short, I advised her she was probably better off agreeing as it would take longer to pull out and find another property and she could still claim compensation and perhaps damages.
Not at all helpful to you, I know.
We haven't yet agreed a completion date, so thats ok... Its a storm in a teacup over an additional week. Sounds like the buyer's landlord will extend by a week, so even if we pay their extra week's rent, it will work.
I believe malc has had his knuckles rapped again. Has the Cooler King done his time or is it a longer stretch this time?
Recount please. One of the most entertaining posters on here. I doubt it's sub-samples. He couldn't give a Castlemaine's.
Only entertaining in the same way Baldrick is. He is a typical Nat. Chippy, prejudiced and filled with hate for anyone that doesn’t share his historically inaccurate view of Scottish victim hood
I believe malc has had his knuckles rapped again. Has the Cooler King done his time or is it a longer stretch this time?
Recount please. One of the most entertaining posters on here. I doubt it's sub-samples. He couldn't give a Castlemaine's.
Only entertaining in the same way Baldrick is. He is a typical Nat. Chippy, prejudiced and filled with hate for anyone that doesn’t share his historically inaccurate view of Scottish victim hood
Senior councillors and Bath MP Wera Hobhouse were among the objectors to EE and 3’s application to upgrade a 15-metre mast that has been in place since 2006.
All travel corridors closed. Proof of negative test needed on entry to UK.
A mere... 10 months late.
And pointless given that tests with just 80% sensitivity count and a whole load of false negatives. We should have insisted on PCR tests with digital verification and approved agencies. If that means people are unable to come here then that's just tough.
Sorry: I thought we required a PCR test in the previous 48 hours. Not enough, I agree, but we aren't seriously allowing antigen tests to count as a negative are we?
I believe malc has had his knuckles rapped again. Has the Cooler King done his time or is it a longer stretch this time?
Recount please. One of the most entertaining posters on here. I doubt it's sub-samples. He couldn't give a Castlemaine's.
Only entertaining in the same way Baldrick is. He is a typical Nat. Chippy, prejudiced and filled with hate for anyone that doesn’t share his historically inaccurate view of Scottish victim hood
What a horrible way to describe Baldrick!
Evidently the character has subtleties that are lost on us!
Senior councillors and Bath MP Wera Hobhouse were among the objectors to EE and 3’s application to upgrade a 15-metre mast that has been in place since 2006.
I believe malc has had his knuckles rapped again. Has the Cooler King done his time or is it a longer stretch this time?
Recount please. One of the most entertaining posters on here. I doubt it's sub-samples. He couldn't give a Castlemaine's.
Only entertaining in the same way Baldrick is. He is a typical Nat. Chippy, prejudiced and filled with hate for anyone that doesn’t share his historically inaccurate view of Scottish victim hood
What a horrible way to describe Baldrick!
Fair point. Baldrick was simply stupid, and while he loved turnips he was not particularly prejudiced and obnoxious. Sorry Baldrick
I don't really get the Brittas thing. Keir Starmer sounding like an idiot from a TV series doesn't make him an idiot, so I am not sure what we are supposed to make of it.
Advice about what to write on anniversary card to my wife. I`m crap at this.
Google suggestions include:
• You're the perfect one for me. • I love our life together. • You're an amazing wife. • I'm so lucky to have you in my life. • I love being married to you. • You're more beautiful now than ever.
I can`t bring myself to write any of that sappy stuff. And “so far so good” doesn`t seem adequate.
There must be a third way?
Go for the sappy stuff. Unless it is so out of character, she suspects you are then going to admit to an affair....
Friend of mine gave his wife a hefty voucher for Agent Prov lingerie at Xmas. She then went all subdued and quiet on him, and finally revealed, a week later, that she was presuming he had a mistress, and he'd mixed the presents up (as happens in Love, Actually). Ouch
Senior councillors and Bath MP Wera Hobhouse were among the objectors to EE and 3’s application to upgrade a 15-metre mast that has been in place since 2006.
All travel corridors closed. Proof of negative test needed on entry to UK.
A mere... 10 months late.
And pointless given that tests with just 80% sensitivity count and a whole load of false negatives. We should have insisted on PCR tests with digital verification and approved agencies. If that means people are unable to come here then that's just tough.
Sorry: I thought we required a PCR test in the previous 48 hours. Not enough, I agree, but we aren't seriously allowing antigen tests to count as a negative are we?
Former staff members for Claire McCaskill, a Democrat who lost re-election in 2018 to Senator Josh Hawley, have started a super PAC to defeat Mr. Hawley the next time he runs for office — part of a broad backlash against him for leading the effort last week to overturn the results of the presidential election.
We are now vaccinating at a rate greater than 2 million a week.
Sky News have extrapolated from yesterday's Scottish leak that there will be sufficient doses in the UK by mid July to vaccinate the entire UK population.
Stunning.
Yes. It is pretty much the one thing they have done very well (compare the unfolding shit-parade in the EU)
IF - IF IF IF - they continue to get it right, many if not all of their other major errors will be forgotten, I guess the government knows that, hence the huge emphasis.
Note, also, that if they do get it right, Zahawi will become a hero. Potential PM I reckon
We are now vaccinating at a rate greater than 2 million a week.
Sky News have extrapolated from yesterday's Scottish leak that there will be sufficient doses in the UK by mid July to vaccinate the entire UK population.
Stunning.
Yes. It is pretty much the one thing they have done very well (compare the unfolding shit-parade in the EU)
IF - IF IF IF - they continue to get it right, many if not all of their other major errors will be forgotten, I guess the government knows that, hence the huge emphasis.
Note, also, that if they do get it right, Zahawi will become a hero. Potential PM I reckon
I wouldn't go that far. Still going to have a high death toll which will be constantly brought up, and then we will have the economic fall out for years to come (plus Brexit...insert 1000 Scott n Paste not retweets).
All travel corridors closed. Proof of negative test needed on entry to UK.
A mere... 10 months late.
And pointless given that tests with just 80% sensitivity count and a whole load of false negatives. We should have insisted on PCR tests with digital verification and approved agencies. If that means people are unable to come here then that's just tough.
Yeah, didn't realise how shite a "ban" this was when I commented.
It is a "appearance of doing something" action.
Well, it's all confected outrage given that 99% of cases are from domestic transmission. Until we get that under control it's all meaningless.
No it isn't. The new Brazilian variant probably has a diluting effect on vaccine efficacy. Keeping that out of the UK is a necessity until the vaccines can be reformulated to protect us against it and vulnerable people can be be given a booster.
On numbers the whole second wave is down to rubbish quarantine and travel policy. The open border has been a disaster.
Where's your evidence for your assertion in that penultimate sentence?
I don't really get the Brittas thing. Keir Starmer sounding like an idiot from a TV series doesn't make him an idiot, so I am not sure what we are supposed to make of it.
Moreover, the Brittas Empire is a ridiculously obscure prog from decades ago. I am of the right age to remember it, but I barely remember it. Even tho I really like Chirs Barrie's work: he was a fine impressionist and was excellent on Red Dwarf
I am sure he inspired Richard Ayoade - who is also brilliant. The Humour of the Geek.
All travel corridors closed. Proof of negative test needed on entry to UK.
A mere... 10 months late.
And pointless given that tests with just 80% sensitivity count and a whole load of false negatives. We should have insisted on PCR tests with digital verification and approved agencies. If that means people are unable to come here then that's just tough.
Yeah, didn't realise how shite a "ban" this was when I commented.
It is a "appearance of doing something" action.
Well, it's all confected outrage given that 99% of cases are from domestic transmission. Until we get that under control it's all meaningless.
No it isn't. The new Brazilian variant probably has a diluting effect on vaccine efficacy. Keeping that out of the UK is a necessity until the vaccines can be reformulated to protect us against it and vulnerable people can be be given a booster.
On numbers the whole second wave is down to rubbish quarantine and travel policy. The open border has been a disaster.
Where's your evidence for your assertion in that penultimate sentence?
Open borders and rubbish quarantine undoubtedly played their part, however opening everything up, universities and schools were probably bigger players but then we have shit government by shit people and an even shittier opposition was our choice at the last election.
It was vote would you like to be totally shat on or have the full explosive diahorrhea experience
All travel corridors closed. Proof of negative test needed on entry to UK.
A mere... 10 months late.
And pointless given that tests with just 80% sensitivity count and a whole load of false negatives. We should have insisted on PCR tests with digital verification and approved agencies. If that means people are unable to come here then that's just tough.
Yeah, didn't realise how shite a "ban" this was when I commented.
It is a "appearance of doing something" action.
Well, it's all confected outrage given that 99% of cases are from domestic transmission. Until we get that under control it's all meaningless.
No it isn't. The new Brazilian variant probably has a diluting effect on vaccine efficacy. Keeping that out of the UK is a necessity until the vaccines can be reformulated to protect us against it and vulnerable people can be be given a booster.
On numbers the whole second wave is down to rubbish quarantine and travel policy. The open border has been a disaster.
Where's your evidence for your assertion in that penultimate sentence?
Open borders and rubbish quarantine undoubtedly played their part, however opening everything up, universities and schools were probably bigger players but then we have shit government by shit people and an even shittier opposition was our choice at the last election.
It was vote would you like to be totally shat on or have the full explosive diahorrhea experience
Even Australia has had outbreaks that ran out of control despite a tough border policy. It's only because they are so spread out that they could get away without a national lockdown.
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And as far as the UJ crosses go then SS. Andrew and George were furrin. And Patdrick was a 'Welshman' - Cymric - from Carlisle IIRC.
Lincoln? No. That has twin towers. Ely? Not flat enough.
Looks a bit East Yorkshire with the lack of hedges but it isn't Howden or Beverley.
Looking west. Hmmm....
Edit: Sorry, missed the idiots in the foreground. They aren't helping here.
Knocked out a quick song for you. Play this and then write the card in your own "muscular liberal" language. The result should hit the spot -
https://youtu.be/WB2OxTUT-Rs
However the Santa Claus in the picture hails from Turkey. Good thing we left the EU before he arrived.
We're ready to exchange contracts / missives but waiting to nail the completion date down before doing so.
Possible but unlikely that the deals fall apart at this late stage. Hopefully...
My only qualification to that would be is that sometimes people don't know what sort of work they might enjoy doing, and grow to love what they do even if at first they were ambivalent.
Others never do, of course.
My fear would be that you are stuck in a chain, something the Scottish system used to avoid and that they are reluctant to commit until they have somewhere to go and are not going to be homeless. Hopefully that will sort itself out. All the best.
"If not for you
My sky would fall
Rain would gather too.
Without your love I'd be nowhere at all
I'd be lost if not for you
And you know it's true"
That will do it.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9151005/amp/Brexit-chaos-fuels-fresh-food-crisis.html?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/watch-long-queues-form-lichfield-1963398
Great well ventilated space for a vaccination centre.
I would concentrate on trying to achieve the exchange and you may have to be flexible and even ready to negotiate further
The system in England is very uncertain until exchange, when everything falls into place and the date become binding. Also is a chain involved and do you know how long it is and who is at the start
I had nearly 40 years in the industry and little has changed since I retired 11 years ago
Keep calm and all the best
No Ted, no one wants you here.
It is a "appearance of doing something" action.
His choreography is sublime. Jackie Chan movies choreographed by Sammo are much better than ones Chan choreographs.
Sounds more like the PM than the LotO, to be honest.
On numbers the whole second wave is down to rubbish quarantine and travel policy. The open border has been a disaster.
HYUFD said:
' Though he was standing for the Tories in Glasgow Pollok, a seat less likely to elect a Tory MSP it would be hard to find '
Glasgow Pollok was a surprise Labour gain in 1964 on a 12% swing from the Tories. The new Labour MP - Alex Garrow - died in his 40s at the beginning of 1967. The resulting by-election in March saw Professor Esmonde Wright recapture the seat for the Tories - though he was to lose it again in 1970. That was the last Tory gain in Scotland at a Parliamentary by - election. I recall it very well - by elections also took place on the same day in Nuneaton and Rhondda West.
We are now vaccinating at a rate greater than 2 million a week.
Sky News have extrapolated from yesterday's Scottish leak that there will be sufficient doses in the UK by mid July to vaccinate the entire UK population.
Stunning.
Probably saw them first at 3am at Empire (Odeon?) Leicester Square thirty years or more ago.
It has to go somewhere otherwise they all get a headache and the most dreadful rash.
Long story short, I advised her she was probably better off agreeing as it would take longer to pull out and find another property and she could still claim compensation and perhaps damages.
Not at all helpful to you, I know.
https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1350148854373634051
https://twitter.com/poshkev1963/status/1350166394269274112
https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1350160523762003971?s=19
https://twitter.com/UB1UB2/status/1350144708941656067?s=19
The figures suggest Turkey vaccinated more people on the first day of its rollout than France did in almost three weeks.
And do what, shout at them to go faster?
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/second-5g-mast-proposed-60-4892104.amp
Obviously worried about potential to cause COVID...
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-ice-cream-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-in-china-12188761
NYTimes
IF - IF IF IF - they continue to get it right, many if not all of their other major errors will be forgotten, I guess the government knows that, hence the huge emphasis.
Note, also, that if they do get it right, Zahawi will become a hero. Potential PM I reckon
Gorsuch, ACB, Alito, Thomas are locks on gun votes (2A);
Kavanaugh is too. https://www.vox.com/2018/9/5/17820310/brett-kavanaugh-second-amendment-guns-supreme-court
I am sure he inspired Richard Ayoade - who is also brilliant. The Humour of the Geek.
It was vote would you like to be totally shat on or have the full explosive diahorrhea experience
The NRA will still be with us sadly.
https://twitter.com/RobertMaguire_/status/1350192879487111170