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Post by skemstokie on Apr 11, 2019 7:36:32 GMT
I'm just happy to have another 203 days as an EU citizen. We ain't gonna leave. That is my wish
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 10, 2019 22:05:16 GMT
No dandelions in my neighbours either .
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 10, 2019 22:01:23 GMT
p.s. i think Huntsman have a factory in Alsager? Only hunstman I know is in Boslem and I have the odd pint in there 😉 It is on the A50 not sure if it is in Alsager or Kidsgrove make pigments i think. I am not from Stoke just a Stokie thru and thru
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 10, 2019 21:57:43 GMT
Can you please list specifically the EU laws which have impacted negatively on your lifestyle? I can yes the main one being the introduction of the Euro which has spoilt many of my subsequent holidays. In what way? did you enjoy losing money as you had to change money at national borders(losing money each time) having to change currencies on your return from holiday as you did not envisage returning to that country or putting in a wallet ready for your next holiday. I travel to the EU most years and love the fact that i can travel at will with very few currency issues
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 10, 2019 21:50:16 GMT
I will speak slowly so you may comprehend, i was fortunate enough to work for a American company who thought that the fact that the U.K. was A MEMBER OF THE EU made it a good place to invest money you comprehend now? I was only teasing no need to get arsey. p.s. i think Huntsman have a factory in Alsager?
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 10, 2019 21:48:23 GMT
I will speak slowly so you may comprehend, i was fortunate enough to work for a American company who thought that the fact that the U.K. was A MEMBER OF THE EU made it a good place to invest money you comprehend now? I was only teasing no need to get arsey. Sorry, it is just a i do believe we are on the brink of the biggest own goal in history,i am too old to care but i do,not for me but my grand-children
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 10, 2019 21:42:28 GMT
I will speak slowly so you may comprehend, i was fortunate enough to work for a American company who thought that the fact that the U.K. was A MEMBER OF THE EU made it a good place to invest money you comprehend now?
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 10, 2019 21:17:26 GMT
These last three years we have been Eu members i do not know your age but since we entered the EU my lifestyle has been enhanced and wish it to be the same for my grand-children,borders are barrier to friendships.In my opinion. Is it the EU or is it your hard work, could you have made the same life without the EU. I'm 53 and I've worked hard but I think it was despite the EU not because of IT. I was fortunate enough to work for a American company(Huntsman corporation) for 27 years who came to Skelmersdale because we had a common language and access to Europe,the English language is now pretty much the international language so being IN THE EU is a magnet for inward investment.
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 10, 2019 21:09:33 GMT
These last three years we have been Eu members i do not know your age but since we entered the EU my lifestyle has been enhanced and wish it to be the same for my grand-children,borders are barrier to friendships.In my opinion. Take your back fences down and see how long it takes for you to fall out with your neighbors I was believe it or not in my neighbours garden today spraying Dandelions,not a problem to him and he is welcome in mine anytime
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 10, 2019 20:53:32 GMT
Catastrophic consequences is reason enough for me. In my opinion I agree if over these last three yrs the Country was in melt down with thousands of jobs lost, companies shipping out stock market crash then it might have some gravity. None of that has happened despite us being told it would in 2016 after the vote. No emergency budget, no crash nothing catastrophic has emerged. So that imo is a hollow argument because we just don't know. These last three years we have been Eu members i do not know your age but since we entered the EU my lifestyle has been enhanced and wish it to be the same for my grand-children,borders are barrier to friendships.In my opinion.
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 10, 2019 20:47:17 GMT
Catastrophic consequences is reason enough for me. In my opinion Fair enough, Skem, but if you oppose it, be truthful. Don't say you are honouring it when you have no intention of doing so. From the moment the referendum was called i considered it to be a crock of shite which would not only cause division,we are a part of Europe and in these times of reducing carbon footprints reaching out for far far flung trading partners is stupidity,buy British first Eu second and if you are still stuck either find a alternative go on Amazon
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 10, 2019 20:35:09 GMT
Said it before, if they revoke it, they had better say why and apologise for voting for the referendum and triggering Article 50. Don't hide behind the possible "catastrophic consequences" and pretend that you had no part in bringing about that possibility. Catastrophic consequences is reason enough for me. In my opinion
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 10, 2019 20:24:33 GMT
Looks like the shysters are preparing the ground for revoking A50. Extract from Press Association article Revoke Article 50: MPs are gradually moving towards cancelling Brexit
Theresa May will head to Brussels on Wednesday to request another delay to Brexit in order to prevent Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal. However, with no sign of an end to the political crisis in the UK, the threat of a no-deal Brexit is still on the table. Even senior members of May's government are starting to talk about cancelling Brexit by revoking Article 50. More than 6 million people have signed an official government petition calling for it to be revoked.
Senior MPs say there would now be a House of Commons majority for doing it in order to avoid no-deal amid failing cross-party talks and continued parliamentary chaos, the idea of cancelling the United Kingdom's exit from the EU is starting to gain traction in Westminster.
Once a fringe cause, the idea of revoking Article 50 - the legal process through which Britain is due to leave the EU - is quickly becoming mainstream.
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Post by skemstokie on Apr 8, 2019 11:47:00 GMT
I have never understood people who wish to stand for a couple of hours when they can comfortably sit and watch the game. Where there are seats people should be made to sit. I have no problem with clubs offering standing areas if they are deemed safe. I will not be going into them! Why on earth would standing up improve the atmosphere? And puts of people who cannot stand for 2 hours for health reasons or are of short stature from attending? Myself and wife fall into this category
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Post by skemstokie on Mar 21, 2019 19:54:41 GMT
The fact you can`t spell border sums up a lot about you? The fact that you're that sad that you're pointing out grammatical mistakes says even more about you. At least check your shit before you post if it's that important to you Fishing is good tonight
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Post by skemstokie on Mar 21, 2019 19:19:19 GMT
So you accept then, that those hard-line brexiteers who claim that there won't have to be a hard Irish border as a result of a no deal Brexit, are indeed telling porkies? I can tell you one thing as a hard line brexiteer I don’t give two fucks if there is a hard boarder in irealand And I don’t know anyone who does And if there is a hard boarder it’s entirely the fault of Ireland for trying to play hard ball The fact you can`t spell border sums up a lot about you?
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Post by skemstokie on Mar 20, 2019 9:21:28 GMT
They don't want that. It's a game of cards at the moment. We're still shuffling and they've got a steady hand. Whatever your views on Brexit.. it is a massive mess of epic proportions that has made our country a laughing stock. Yes, quite apart from all the money wasted on preparing for brexit the reputational damage done to our country is on a scale its impossible to even begin to assess. The whole charade has been a breath taking mistake of historic proportion. It is what happens when a complex question is put to a yes /no vote,the EU is not perfect and in need of reform but at least it offers a degree of stability where we are heading is in my opinion not what this country or Europe needs or deserves
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Post by skemstokie on Mar 16, 2019 14:19:36 GMT
Hi, I’m a second year Staffordshire University student studying Film and I’m looking to create a short documentary on Sir Stanley Matthews and I’m looking for contributors in any form weather that’s through research or interviews. I have been in contact with the club and they have said if I find people to interview I can look at filming locations in the ground. If anyone is interested then please email me at joebrackstone@outlook.com Weather?
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Post by skemstokie on Mar 15, 2019 17:11:26 GMT
If we leave you'll be a 'loser' too, if you go on your holidays outside of the UK or buy anything from outside the UK you're already a loser too, it's costing you over 20% more than it was before the referendum. Has your wage gone up by the same amount? or your pension? I doubt it. What's for certain is that we're all already poorer because of the decision, huge amounts of money and time have already been spent on Brexit by the government - time and money that could have gone to improving the lives of people in this country, and it's potentially going to get worse. But Brexit means Brexit, it's the peoples will to be poorer, we voted leave, leave means leave... Before we joined the EU, only 1 person tended to work in a family ad they could still afford a house, have kids and take a holiday etc. You didn't have to live with your parents until mid thirties to save up a deposit and to buy a house. Etc etc Not how i remember it, we moved to Skelmersdale in 1976 and we could park outside our house everyday as there were only about 10 cars in the street now you are lucky to park in the street let alone your own house.most houses have more than one vehicle. I was then lucky enough to work for Huntsman Containers a U.S.A. company who paid well over the odds and picked the U.K. solely because of EU membership.strange how people have different memories
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Post by skemstokie on Mar 1, 2019 15:24:09 GMT
My kids love them and the quality has been good. Odd sizing but apart from that, no complaints from the davejohnno household In what way are they odd sizing pal?? Basically you need 2 sizes bigger in Macron than most other kits.
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Post by skemstokie on Feb 27, 2019 20:50:00 GMT
If you or a family member needed a organ would you care where it came from? It’s where my organs go and I’d prefer them to go to decent people who haven’t lived a lifestyle that has contributed to their need for an organ in the first place or who do little to contribute to wider society. On the flip side as a potential recipient, I would imagine anyone who is damaged through drugs,alcohol, smoking etc won’t have organs suitable for transplant. As for receiving a healthy organ from say a career criminal, bank robber, terrorist etc...well it could be their chance to finally do something good and make amends for the misery they have caused others. I was being the devils advocate in a way,if the donor of the organs you/your family might need had decreed it could only go to a certain class or creed and you could not receive a live giving organ how would you/your family feel. In my opinion the chance to opt out of the scheme if you so wish gives the scheme the biggest pool of donors and recipients to save lives i understand what you say about drugs etc. but they to have families etc. who would be affected by a premature death,and as for smoking in my youth smoking was recommended by doctors as a "cure"for people with "bad nerves"?
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Post by skemstokie on Feb 27, 2019 12:45:05 GMT
I know this will open a can of worms and I am inherently in favour of donation, however the thought of my organs going to some gun toting drug dealer, smack head or even the likes of the ISIS woman fills me with sadness. Yes, there is every chance it could go to a decent and deserving recipient, it’s just I would rather it go to this person than those who contribute nothing to society and continue to expect and will receive the ultimate gift of life from others. I know the authorities would never allow a form of good person eligibility as where do you start and stop with indiscretions and the administration of it, but it’s just how I feel and the thought of knowing my organs or those of my loved ones are propping up someone else’s lifestyle through their choices bothers me. Don’t expect I’ll care though when I’m dead. If you or a family member needed a organ would you care where it came from?
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Post by skemstokie on Feb 27, 2019 12:43:06 GMT
The new law requiring people to "opt out" rather than "opt in" to organ donation, has been named after Max Johnson, whose life was saved by a heart donation, and Keira, the young lady whose heart was donated (story below). The Stoke City connection is that Max is the grandson of our own Nigel Johnson, Radio Stoke commentator. I don't know whether Max is a Stoke fan - but very well done to him and all the Johnson family, and of course Keira's family, for campaigning for this welcome change in the law. www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47359682 His uncle Roger is a Stoke fan and grand-dad Nigel is so i would think it likely he is
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Post by skemstokie on Feb 20, 2019 13:50:12 GMT
In my opinion it would be not be the best P.R. to issue a statement blaming the way a section of their customers voted in a referendum for the closure of a plant it would hardly push sales up would it? Just on the point of Honda give up you truly are beginning to stretch credibility That is your opinion (which i think is wrong)
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Post by skemstokie on Feb 20, 2019 9:08:33 GMT
If you think any business leader would come out and say we are closing our plant because you voted leave so it is payback time, i am not saying it was the sole cause but i find it hard to believe it did not have bearing on the decision. In the case of Honda it did not In my opinion it would be not be the best P.R. to issue a statement blaming the way a section of their customers voted in a referendum for the closure of a plant it would hardly push sales up would it?
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Post by skemstokie on Feb 19, 2019 19:14:25 GMT
I think "project deny"is now brexiteers answer to everything head in the sand and deny facts. " Ian Howells, senior vice-president for Honda in Europe, told the BBC: "We're seeing unprecedented change in the industry on a global scale. We have to move very swiftly to electrification of our vehicles because of demand of our customers and legislation. " This is not a Brexit-related issue for us, it's being made on the global-related changes I've spoken about." You'd better try to have a word Skem. He's way too far off message isn't he? He can't go around spouting the truth like this. Think of the damage it could do to Project Fear and paranoid, small minded remainers such as yourself and Oggy. BBC Link If you think any business leader would come out and say we are closing our plant because you voted leave so it is payback time, i am not saying it was the sole cause but i find it hard to believe it did not have bearing on the decision.
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Post by skemstokie on Feb 19, 2019 11:18:53 GMT
Honda has two factories in the EU zone, one is a logistics distribution centre ( no manufacturing ), the other produces motorcycle parts. So it looks like Honda will now move their car manufacturing back to Japan thanks to the EU no tariff deal. Nothing to do with Brexit, as Honda CEO has all ready stated, but I’m happy for you that you know better. I believe Honda more than you as to why Honda are moving. I think "project deny"is now brexiteers answer to everything head in the sand and deny facts.
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Post by skemstokie on Feb 18, 2019 22:24:18 GMT
What about the Nissan decision is that fear also?
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Post by skemstokie on Feb 18, 2019 22:12:34 GMT
Honda leaving Swindon. V sad days... Project fear becoming project fact?
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Post by skemstokie on Feb 5, 2019 13:56:10 GMT
The difference between us and those other clubs who slid down the leagues is that we are financially richer than most clubs in the Prem. The owners and benefactors are rich but they under F.F.P. rules and (even if they wanted to )cannot overspend, we have a bad a run with poor player signings and poor manager appointments but i think if given time we have got a bright future ahead of us,we are switching the style of play(as requested on this board) and that will not happen in weeks but months,sit tight and look forwards to brighter future.
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