Macron, Merkel is on her way out, Boris is probably second but Macron will effectively become de facto EU leader once Merkel goes next month too
A side-issue compared with current developments, but interesting to see how globally popular Merkel is (and perhaps the slump in CDU polling is partly just regret that she's going) - vastly preferred to Johnson even in Britain and to Macron even in France. Biden and Trudeau well-liked too, but everyone else negative, with Johnson more unpopular than Putin in Italy and Germany. Macron is fairly popular *except* in Italy and France ("nobody is a hero to his family").
Yes but Merkel will be gone next month. Trudeau and Biden more popular than Merkel in the UK. I expect Biden's popularity will decline after these events outside the US as it has declined in the US.
Ironically Johnson is more popular in France than Macron on that poll.
However you do not measure power by popularity but how powerful militarily and economically your nation is and how willing you are to project that power globally.
Xi clearly the most unpopular of all the leaders mentioned in most of the European countries polled, though Putin more unpopular in the UK and Spain (Putin also least popular in the US but Xi not included there).
I'd be very worried if I had tickets for the Test on Saturday. Looks unlikely to go beyond three days but stranger things have happened at Headingley...
My god. My god. The videos of the scenes outside the airport. I’m not even going to link. I just saw them on Twitter
Be warned
That's a lot more than 13.
Yes, and another bomb at the airport hotel? Dozens dead probably. Sweet Jesus. Awful
This is much worse than the fall of Saigon. The evacuation surely ends now, or very soon. Which means thousands will be left behind, including western passport holders maybe?
Via @Kantar_UKI, 19-23 August, Changes w/ 12 July.
Another one showing an SNP drop.....(probably noise, but you never know...)
Well that’s somewhat more than MoE, albeit with changes over a month. August effect, or something more worrying for the government?
SNP heading for the buffers with their maniacal focus on GRA and self ID with no intention on independence. They are shipping members at a great rate. Chickens coming home to roost.
God curse the Judean Popular People´s Front, those splitters, eh Malcolm?
‘I have an ominous feeling this evacuation might end very soon, and in even greater chaos
Those are brave Allied soldiers, out there’
An hour later..
However, it doesn’t take Rogerdamus to foresee this
What I did say a week back was that ISIS or AQ would attack the airport, not the Taliban. It was so bloody obvious
There are numerous groups outwith those two capable and willing to pull summat like this off. Not least Tajik, and other, members of the former Afghan military. Full blown Civil War is coming I fear. Yet again.
‘Very preliminary report—But reliable sources familiar with the situation on the ground in Afghanistan are telling my team that four US Marines were killed in bombing outside of the Kabul Airport. Again, this is preliminary, but horrific if confirmed. Pray.’
NEW: America's reputation has taken a hit in a number of foreign countries – especially the United Kingdom – over the past several days of chaos since the fall of Kabul. morningconsult.com/2021/08/26/uni…
‘Very preliminary report—But reliable sources familiar with the situation on the ground in Afghanistan are telling my team that four US Marines were killed in bombing outside of the Kabul Airport. Again, this is preliminary, but horrific if confirmed. Pray.’
Well first he will have to wake up from his mid morning nap...then before his afternoon nap, he will have to be briefed...and then before bed at 8pm, will have to make a decision.
@AndrewNoymer The death-to-case ratio (no adjustment for confounders) in the Delta waves (i.e., last few months to present)... seems to be LOWER in countries that used the AstraZeneca jab
‘I have an ominous feeling this evacuation might end very soon, and in even greater chaos
Those are brave Allied soldiers, out there’
An hour later..
However, it doesn’t take Rogerdamus to foresee this
What I did say a week back was that ISIS or AQ would attack the airport, not the Taliban. It was so bloody obvious
There are numerous groups outwith those two capable and willing to pull summat like this off. Not least Tajik, and other, members of the former Afghan military. Full blown Civil War is coming I fear. Yet again.
Yes. Inevitably
Taliban spox are now condemning the attack. They’ve already lost control. That suffering country will suffer again, and again
Such a brilliant idea to close Bagram airbase. Genius presidenting, Joe
‘Very preliminary report—But reliable sources familiar with the situation on the ground in Afghanistan are telling my team that four US Marines were killed in bombing outside of the Kabul Airport. Again, this is preliminary, but horrific if confirmed. Pray.’
‘Very preliminary report—But reliable sources familiar with the situation on the ground in Afghanistan are telling my team that four US Marines were killed in bombing outside of the Kabul Airport. Again, this is preliminary, but horrific if confirmed. Pray.’
‘Very preliminary report—But reliable sources familiar with the situation on the ground in Afghanistan are telling my team that four US Marines were killed in bombing outside of the Kabul Airport. Again, this is preliminary, but horrific if confirmed. Pray.’
‘Very preliminary report—But reliable sources familiar with the situation on the ground in Afghanistan are telling my team that four US Marines were killed in bombing outside of the Kabul Airport. Again, this is preliminary, but horrific if confirmed. Pray.’
In the eyes of the American public, these deaths will either confirm Biden was right to GTFO asap rather than risk more American lives for no discernible gain, or condemn him for unnecessary deaths. Could go either way. Or both. Dunno really.
English cases down again (very slightly!) week on week. 29,417 vs 29,762.
UK up but only marginally by 2,000 from last Thursday.
Wonder how Mr isam and his girl-friend are getting on.
She is in bed at her parents, I am watching the cricket! She's going to do the test when he gets home. Reckons she's felt like this loads before though, run down. Fingers crossed
Thanks for asking
Our son went on a plane for the first time today, over to Cork to see his Great Nan. That has made her happy
‘Very preliminary report—But reliable sources familiar with the situation on the ground in Afghanistan are telling my team that four US Marines were killed in bombing outside of the Kabul Airport. Again, this is preliminary, but horrific if confirmed. Pray.’
In the eyes of the American public, these deaths will either confirm Biden was right to GTFO asap rather than risk more American lives for no discernible gain, or condemn him for unnecessary deaths. Could go either way. Or both. Dunno really.
This is absolutely brutal but necessary reading on the terrible catastrophe of Afghanistan. Hundreds of thousands stranded. An American clusterfuck of monumental proportions. And this was written BEFORE the explosions
We have bombers in Kabul, COVID cases rising, the supply chain issues, the Paralympics...and the BBC think this is a really important story...head out of arse.
English cases down again (very slightly!) week on week. 29,417 vs 29,762.
UK up but only marginally by 2,000 from last Thursday.
Wonder how Mr isam and his girl-friend are getting on.
She is in bed at her parents, I am watching the cricket! She's going to do the test when he gets home. Reckons she's felt like this loads before though, run down. Fingers crossed
Thanks for asking
Our son went on a plane for the first time today, over to Cork to see his Great Nan. That has made her happy
Glad to read that you are both relaxed about it. Getting tense and worried is the worst thing for her, and if you are you'll only make her worse.
Root and Anderson have to be in the mix for SPoTY. Or at least a nomination.
Root in particular has had a fantastic season, but it is totally overshadowed by England as a whole being poor, while so many massive successes in other sports. He won't get a luck in. In a non-Olympics year, Jimmy might have got the Ryan Giggs award for being an old bastard that is still bloody good.
Root and Anderson have to be in the mix for SPoTY. Or at least a nomination.
Root in particular has had a fantastic season, but it is totally overshadowed by England as a whole being poor, while so many massive successes in other sports. He won't get a luck in. In a non-Olympics year, Jimmy might have got the Ryan Giggs award for being an old bastard that is still bloody good.
It’s England’s averageness that makes those two standout. Whether the judges see fit to include them, I don’t know, but they are superb.
To be fair, from the address I can tell it's a 'newsbeat' story - so aimed at the 16-24 demographic.
You don't need to read the story if you are older than this and if you do it will only make you howl repeatedly in frustration at the inanity of it all.
At first I thought it related to the Radio 4 comedian, fridge-hitchhiker and tennis player Tony Hawks, which temporarily gave the story a slightly different frisson. But it turns out to be nothing to do with him.
What it's doing on the grown up news I don't know.
To be fair, from the address I can tell it's a 'newsbeat' story - so aimed at the 16-24 demographic.
You don't need to read the story if you are older than this and if you do it will only make you howl repeatedly in frustration at the inanity of it all.
At first I thought it related to the Radio 4 comedian, fridge-hitchhiker and tennis player Tony Hawks, assuming which temporarily gave the story a slightly different frisson. But it turns out to be nothing to do with him.
What it's doing on the grown up news I don't know.
At the risk of seeming like Malc, it's beyond cuckoo.
Root and Anderson have to be in the mix for SPoTY. Or at least a nomination.
Root in particular has had a fantastic season, but it is totally overshadowed by England as a whole being poor, while so many massive successes in other sports. He won't get a luck in. In a non-Olympics year, Jimmy might have got the Ryan Giggs award for being an old bastard that is still bloody good.
It’s England’s averageness that makes those two standout. Whether the judges see fit to include them, I don’t know, but they are superb.
I looked up Anderson on wikipedia last night (I wanted to see how close to 40 he was). I learned that his nickname is 'Jimmy'. That's not a nickname, it's a name.
Anyway, sometimes, when I don't have enough to worry about, I picture a world without Jimmy Anderson. (I'm not predicting his death, you understand, just his retirement from international cricket). And then he just gets better. I swear he's a better bowler now than he's ever been. Will he still be around when he's 40? Will he overtake Shane Warne? Will he see us into the 2030s?
@AndrewNoymer The death-to-case ratio (no adjustment for confounders) in the Delta waves (i.e., last few months to present)... seems to be LOWER in countries that used the AstraZeneca jab
No shit. Killed & modified live vaccines are better…
Root and Anderson have to be in the mix for SPoTY. Or at least a nomination.
Root in particular has had a fantastic season, but it is totally overshadowed by England as a whole being poor, while so many massive successes in other sports. He won't get a luck in. In a non-Olympics year, Jimmy might have got the Ryan Giggs award for being an old bastard that is still bloody good.
It’s England’s averageness that makes those two standout. Whether the judges see fit to include them, I don’t know, but they are superb.
I looked up Anderson on wikipedia last night. I learned that his nickname is 'Jimmy'. That's not a nickname, it's a name.
Anyway, sometimes, when I don't have enough to worry about, I picture a world without Jimmy Anderson. (I'm not predicting his death, you understand, just his retirement from international cricket). And then he just gets better. I swear he's a better bowler now than he's ever been. Will he still be around when he's 40? Will he overtake Shane Warne? Will he see us into the 2030s?
He hasn't lost his banana bending abilities (and able to bowl as fast, if not faster, than earlier in his career), it is just niggling injuries now that stop him.
Root and Anderson have to be in the mix for SPoTY. Or at least a nomination.
Root in particular has had a fantastic season, but it is totally overshadowed by England as a whole being poor, while so many massive successes in other sports. He won't get a luck in. In a non-Olympics year, Jimmy might have got the Ryan Giggs award for being an old bastard that is still bloody good.
It’s England’s averageness that makes those two standout. Whether the judges see fit to include them, I don’t know, but they are superb.
I looked up Anderson on wikipedia last night. I learned that his nickname is 'Jimmy'. That's not a nickname, it's a name.
Anyway, sometimes, when I don't have enough to worry about, I picture a world without Jimmy Anderson. (I'm not predicting his death, you understand, just his retirement from international cricket). And then he just gets better. I swear he's a better bowler now than he's ever been. Will he still be around when he's 40? Will he overtake Shane Warne? Will he see us into the 2030s?
Sitting near the boundary some years ago when he was fielding close by I heard someone ask him what he liked to be called. His reply: 'My mother calls me James'
@AndrewNoymer The death-to-case ratio (no adjustment for confounders) in the Delta waves (i.e., last few months to present)... seems to be LOWER in countries that used the AstraZeneca jab
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
‘Very preliminary report—But reliable sources familiar with the situation on the ground in Afghanistan are telling my team that four US Marines were killed in bombing outside of the Kabul Airport. Again, this is preliminary, but horrific if confirmed. Pray.’
Believable, but I’d rather wait for reliable sources to speak/tweet themselves. The guy is a right wing US talk show host.
He’s a blue tick with 1.7m followers. Not a complete rando
Of course I hope he’s wrong but it is very plausible
Will it do anything at all to Biden? A British media would be replaying his 'no one is dying' comment back at him. But the American media - from the very, very little I've seen - still seem pathetically grateful to him for not being Donald Trump.
I'm not there so may be entirely wrong. Look forward to the perspective of American posters like @SeaShantyIrish2 .
@AndrewNoymer The death-to-case ratio (no adjustment for confounders) in the Delta waves (i.e., last few months to present)... seems to be LOWER in countries that used the AstraZeneca jab
The Government is aware of this which is why there will not be a booster jab for ANZ
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
Do you live in Devon, Francis, or am I confusing you with someone else? If so, that (i.e. heavy season of tourists in tourist hotspot) perhaps explains your travails.
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
Do you live in Devon, Francis, or am I confusing you with someone else? If so, that (i.e. heavy season of tourists in tourist hotspot) perhaps explains your travails.
I think you might be confusing posters. Throughout everything I haven't had any real issues with supermarket supplies, although I only order from Waitrose and Sainsburys.
@AndrewNoymer The death-to-case ratio (no adjustment for confounders) in the Delta waves (i.e., last few months to present)... seems to be LOWER in countries that used the AstraZeneca jab
No shit. Killed & modified live vaccines are better…
That can't be right, the virology expert Macron said so.
Root and Anderson have to be in the mix for SPoTY. Or at least a nomination.
Root in particular has had a fantastic season, but it is totally overshadowed by England as a whole being poor, while so many massive successes in other sports. He won't get a luck in. In a non-Olympics year, Jimmy might have got the Ryan Giggs award for being an old bastard that is still bloody good.
It’s England’s averageness that makes those two standout. Whether the judges see fit to include them, I don’t know, but they are superb.
I looked up Anderson on wikipedia last night. I learned that his nickname is 'Jimmy'. That's not a nickname, it's a name.
Anyway, sometimes, when I don't have enough to worry about, I picture a world without Jimmy Anderson. (I'm not predicting his death, you understand, just his retirement from international cricket). And then he just gets better. I swear he's a better bowler now than he's ever been. Will he still be around when he's 40? Will he overtake Shane Warne? Will he see us into the 2030s?
He hasn't lost his banana bending abilities (and able to bowl as fast, if not faster, than earlier in his career), it is just niggling injuries now that stop him.
Yes, at one stage (and I really admire sportspeople who can do this) he completely reinvented himself, sacrificing raw speed for skill and accuracy. And became a much better cricketer. But it seems now he is, without losing accuracy or skill, building more and more of that speed back in. At an age where most cricketers - most sportsmen - are coasting gently towards retirement. I'm convincing myself that he should be SPOTY not just this year but every year.
‘Very preliminary report—But reliable sources familiar with the situation on the ground in Afghanistan are telling my team that four US Marines were killed in bombing outside of the Kabul Airport. Again, this is preliminary, but horrific if confirmed. Pray.’
In the eyes of the American public, these deaths will either confirm Biden was right to GTFO asap rather than risk more American lives for no discernible gain, or condemn him for unnecessary deaths. Could go either way. Or both. Dunno really.
This is absolutely brutal but necessary reading on the terrible catastrophe of Afghanistan. Hundreds of thousands stranded. An American clusterfuck of monumental proportions. And this was written BEFORE the explosions
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
Do you live in Devon, Francis, or am I confusing you with someone else? If so, that (i.e. heavy season of tourists in tourist hotspot) perhaps explains your travails.
I think you might be confusing posters. Throughout everything I haven't had any real issues with supermarket supplies, although I only order from Waitrose and Sainsburys.
Sorry - so I am! @CorrectHorseBattery - do YOU live in Devon (or a touristy area)?
Root and Anderson have to be in the mix for SPoTY. Or at least a nomination.
Root in particular has had a fantastic season, but it is totally overshadowed by England as a whole being poor, while so many massive successes in other sports. He won't get a luck in. In a non-Olympics year, Jimmy might have got the Ryan Giggs award for being an old bastard that is still bloody good.
It’s England’s averageness that makes those two standout. Whether the judges see fit to include them, I don’t know, but they are superb.
I looked up Anderson on wikipedia last night. I learned that his nickname is 'Jimmy'. That's not a nickname, it's a name.
Anyway, sometimes, when I don't have enough to worry about, I picture a world without Jimmy Anderson. (I'm not predicting his death, you understand, just his retirement from international cricket). And then he just gets better. I swear he's a better bowler now than he's ever been. Will he still be around when he's 40? Will he overtake Shane Warne? Will he see us into the 2030s?
He hasn't lost his banana bending abilities (and able to bowl as fast, if not faster, than earlier in his career), it is just niggling injuries now that stop him.
Yes, at one stage (and I really admire sportspeople who can do this) he completely reinvented himself, sacrificing raw speed for skill and accuracy. And became a much better cricketer. But it seems now he is, without losing accuracy or skill, building more and more of that speed back in. At an age where most cricketers - most sportsmen - are coasting gently towards retirement. I'm convincing myself that he should be SPOTY not just this year but every year.
Its a shame that it doesn't seem like whatever his magic formula is that others within the England setup don't seem to be able to take on board what he does and copy it.
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
Do you live in Devon, Francis, or am I confusing you with someone else? If so, that (i.e. heavy season of tourists in tourist hotspot) perhaps explains your travails.
There’s probably a couple of million more people in the UK at the moment, than one might expect from a ‘regular’ August.
Most people, even those on holiday, will be getting around by car - as opposed to foreign tourists who are much less likely to go near a supermarket.
I love the way you can infer the story from the urls at the Telegraph - though it always sounds like the story is being explained by an old red faced drunkard in a pub, probably waving his copy of the Telegraph at you as he does so..
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
Do you live in Devon, Francis, or am I confusing you with someone else? If so, that (i.e. heavy season of tourists in tourist hotspot) perhaps explains your travails.
I think you might be confusing posters. Throughout everything I haven't had any real issues with supermarket supplies, although I only order from Waitrose and Sainsburys.
Sorry - so I am! @CorrectHorseBattery - do YOU live in Devon (or a touristy area)?
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
Do you live in Devon, Francis, or am I confusing you with someone else? If so, that (i.e. heavy season of tourists in tourist hotspot) perhaps explains your travails.
I think you might be confusing posters. Throughout everything I haven't had any real issues with supermarket supplies, although I only order from Waitrose and Sainsburys.
Sorry - so I am! @CorrectHorseBattery - do YOU live in Devon (or a touristy area)?
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
Do you live in Devon, Francis, or am I confusing you with someone else? If so, that (i.e. heavy season of tourists in tourist hotspot) perhaps explains your travails.
I think you might be confusing posters. Throughout everything I haven't had any real issues with supermarket supplies, although I only order from Waitrose and Sainsburys.
Sorry - so I am! @CorrectHorseBattery - do YOU live in Devon (or a touristy area)?
Only known Devonians are @MarqueeMark and myself I think.
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
Do you live in Devon, Francis, or am I confusing you with someone else? If so, that (i.e. heavy season of tourists in tourist hotspot) perhaps explains your travails.
I think you might be confusing posters. Throughout everything I haven't had any real issues with supermarket supplies, although I only order from Waitrose and Sainsburys.
Sorry - so I am! @CorrectHorseBattery - do YOU live in Devon (or a touristy area)?
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
Do you live in Devon, Francis, or am I confusing you with someone else? If so, that (i.e. heavy season of tourists in tourist hotspot) perhaps explains your travails.
I think you might be confusing posters. Throughout everything I haven't had any real issues with supermarket supplies, although I only order from Waitrose and Sainsburys.
Sorry - so I am! @CorrectHorseBattery - do YOU live in Devon (or a touristy area)?
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
Do you live in Devon, Francis, or am I confusing you with someone else? If so, that (i.e. heavy season of tourists in tourist hotspot) perhaps explains your travails.
I think you might be confusing posters. Throughout everything I haven't had any real issues with supermarket supplies, although I only order from Waitrose and Sainsburys.
Sorry - so I am! @CorrectHorseBattery - do YOU live in Devon (or a touristy area)?
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
Do you live in Devon, Francis, or am I confusing you with someone else? If so, that (i.e. heavy season of tourists in tourist hotspot) perhaps explains your travails.
I think you might be confusing posters. Throughout everything I haven't had any real issues with supermarket supplies, although I only order from Waitrose and Sainsburys.
Sorry - so I am! @CorrectHorseBattery - do YOU live in Devon (or a touristy area)?
Only known Devonians are @MarqueeMark and myself I think.
Yes, I managed to not only confuse Francis for Marquee Mark, but also confuse who had said what in the thread between Francis and Horse. Not my most successful posting.
Doing my online shop, Tesco seem to have absolutely nothing but yet Sainsbury's have no problems? Can anyone explain why?
Throughout the pandemic and pingdemic, I have had virtually no issues with Sainsbury's.
Tesco has had its ups and downs, but Tesco Stretford seems to have everything at the moment and been fine for a couple of months. But when I did our holiday online shop a couple of weeks back Tesco Wadebridge was out of loads of things. A minor mystery how it can vary so much by region (Wadebridge probably has much greater problems with seasonality).
I believe it only takes a small percentage increase in unexpected demand (or I presume by the other side, reduction in capacity) to completely screw the JIT model.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
Do you live in Devon, Francis, or am I confusing you with someone else? If so, that (i.e. heavy season of tourists in tourist hotspot) perhaps explains your travails.
I think you might be confusing posters. Throughout everything I haven't had any real issues with supermarket supplies, although I only order from Waitrose and Sainsburys.
Sorry - so I am! @CorrectHorseBattery - do YOU live in Devon (or a touristy area)?
Only known Devonians are @MarqueeMark and myself I think.
Yes, I managed to not only confuse Francis for Marquee Mark, but also confuse who had said what in the thread between Francis and Horse. Not my most successful posting.
We have bombers in Kabul, COVID cases rising, the supply chain issues, the Paralympics...and the BBC think this is a really important story...head out of arse.
Ok, thanks, read it all. I agree it's not the most important thing going on right now but it's not total trivia imo. There is a point to it.
Precis: Lil Nas X got into trouble recently for marketing trainers containing a drop of human blood in the sole. Tony Hawks developed the idea, came up with skateboards painted using (drops of) HIS own blood, and Hawks got plaudits not brickbats for it.
Lil Nas X was understandably pissed off and he replied to a Hawks post on the subject with "Nah he tweakin" - meaning "what a bellend".
So far, no story. The story is what then occurred. Literally MILLIONS of people - just for a laugh - seized on this phrase and started spraying it all over the internet, causing a fair amount of minor inconvenience in places.
The story, therefore, is of people power (for good or for ill) in the digital age - rather like that 'shares ramping' one we had a while ago.
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Nah he tweakin: What it means and why it's all over our timelines
For starters its not all over my timeline....
Be warned
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/08/26/200000-more-workers-needed-for-iphone-13/
Ironically Johnson is more popular in France than Macron on that poll.
However you do not measure power by popularity but how powerful militarily and economically your nation is and how willing you are to project that power globally.
Xi clearly the most unpopular of all the leaders mentioned in most of the European countries polled, though Putin more unpopular in the UK and Spain (Putin also least popular in the US but Xi not included there).
This is much worse than the fall of Saigon. The evacuation surely ends now, or very soon. Which means thousands will be left behind, including western passport holders maybe?
Complete disaster
Not least Tajik, and other, members of the former Afghan military.
Full blown Civil War is coming I fear.
Yet again.
At least 30 reported dead now, and…
‘Very preliminary report—But reliable sources familiar with the situation on the ground in Afghanistan are telling my team that four US Marines were killed in bombing outside of the Kabul Airport. Again, this is preliminary, but horrific if confirmed. Pray.’
https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1430911739952984078?s=21
https://twitter.com/eyokley/status/1430906153777602568?s=21
UK up but only marginally by 2,000 from last Thursday.
The death-to-case ratio (no adjustment for confounders) in the Delta waves (i.e., last few months to present)... seems to be LOWER in countries that used the AstraZeneca jab
Taliban spox are now condemning the attack. They’ve already lost control. That suffering country will suffer again, and again
Such a brilliant idea to close Bagram airbase. Genius presidenting, Joe
Of course I hope he’s wrong but it is very plausible
‘Look. No ones being killed at the airport right now. Knock on wood. No one will be killed’
https://twitter.com/xeriland/status/1430914975816634375?s=21
How many hostages to fortune has he handed over? How many interviews and speeches, which now look insanely misjudged?
Thanks for asking
Our son went on a plane for the first time today, over to Cork to see his Great Nan. That has made her happy
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/biden-abandons-our-allies-what-its-really-like-on-the-ground-in-kabul/
Shameful. And horrible
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-58344467
We have bombers in Kabul, COVID cases rising, the supply chain issues, the Paralympics...and the BBC think this is a really important story...head out of arse.
Best of.
Awks....
To be fair, from the address I can tell it's a 'newsbeat' story - so aimed at the 16-24 demographic.
You don't need to read the story if you are older than this and if you do it will only make you howl repeatedly in frustration at the inanity of it all.
At first I thought it related to the Radio 4 comedian, fridge-hitchhiker and tennis player Tony Hawks, which temporarily gave the story a slightly different frisson. But it turns out to be nothing to do with him.
What it's doing on the grown up news I don't know.
https://twitter.com/sima_kotecha/status/1430919329474879491
Anyway, sometimes, when I don't have enough to worry about, I picture a world without Jimmy Anderson. (I'm not predicting his death, you understand, just his retirement from international cricket). And then he just gets better. I swear he's a better bowler now than he's ever been. Will he still be around when he's 40? Will he overtake Shane Warne? Will he see us into the 2030s?
Whatever and however bad this gets it would have been worse under that clown.
His reply: 'My mother calls me James'
What is happening now is fact.
When it seemed like everybody was hoarding bog rolls, I am sure the supermarkets were saying it was only taking 10% increase to cause it.
I'm not there so may be entirely wrong. Look forward to the perspective of American posters like @SeaShantyIrish2 .
As the ads say in the shops selling kids apparel.
Any schools brought out face masks with the school crest on them as part of the uniform requirements?
Manchester City's Benjamin Mendy charged with four counts of rape
I'm convincing myself that he should be SPOTY not just this year but every year.
Most people, even those on holiday, will be getting around by car - as opposed to foreign tourists who are much less likely to go near a supermarket.
Tweet from April. Probably not so funny now, if it ever was
@paddypower
Kyle Walker and Benjamin Mendy at fullback for City today. Two of the lockdown sex party holy trinity.
Then gets Buttler next ball!
Precis: Lil Nas X got into trouble recently for marketing trainers containing a drop of human blood in the sole. Tony Hawks developed the idea, came up with skateboards painted using (drops of) HIS own blood, and Hawks got plaudits not brickbats for it.
Lil Nas X was understandably pissed off and he replied to a Hawks post on the subject with "Nah he tweakin" - meaning "what a bellend".
So far, no story. The story is what then occurred. Literally MILLIONS of people - just for a laugh - seized on this phrase and started spraying it all over the internet, causing a fair amount of minor inconvenience in places.
The story, therefore, is of people power (for good or for ill) in the digital age - rather like that 'shares ramping' one we had a while ago.
https://twitter.com/borywrites/status/1430634246037704713