Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 1,369
Great excitement in the Button household today - the new passport arrived! Maroon, but sans EU. The process was speedy and pretty good, with updates on the application's progress, although they didn't credit the time for surrendering the old one early. I had to smile - it came back 'secure delivery', which evidently Pritti defines as 'Polish guy in his estate car'.
Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 1,464
Maroon is the new black is the new blue is the new burgundy?
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 1,369
Burgundy. Are we still allowed to go there?
Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 1,464
Only with the Duke's permission. But he might be dead.
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 1,369
The waiver being talked about here:
https://mobile.twitter.com/CharlieElphicke/status/1237109744785031170, is to do with safety and security declarations. Now, Transit declarations double as S&S ones anyway, so that's another jolly good reason to move goods under Transit. No waiver + no Transit = a requirement to tell t'other side what's heading their way, 2 hours in advance of departure; not good.
I do worry from time to time that he isn't quite all there.
Pablo- Registered: 21 Mar 2018
- Posts: 398
We can all thank the Coronavirus for the absence of anyone posting boliques about Brexit for a whole fortnight.
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kimmie- Registered: 10 Jan 2019
- Posts: 145
Wow this corona virus its like being in a apocalyptic film stay safe every one x
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Bob Whysman
- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 1,520
Pablo wrote:We can all thank the Coronavirus for the absence of anyone posting boliques about Brexit for a whole fortnight.
But Pablo this poses another conundrum.........who or what do we blame for the problems we encounter in the future? Coronavirus if it’s the remainer or Brexit the leaver?
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Do nothing and nothing happens!
Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 1,369
Shouldn't that be t'other way round?
kimmie- Registered: 10 Jan 2019
- Posts: 145
They can't blame brexit for this
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 22,993
oh yes we can. lol
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kimmie- Registered: 10 Jan 2019
- Posts: 145
Lol oh no you can't
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ray hutstone- Registered: 1 Apr 2018
- Posts: 634
Let's see what happens when this wretched thing is finally overcome. The rest of the world will be frantically restoring trading links. And we'll be erecting trade barriers with our nearest neighbours and the world's biggest free trade bloc.
Have a good laugh while you can.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 12,290
ray hutstone wrote:Let's see what happens when this wretched thing is finally overcome. The rest of the world will be frantically restoring trading links. And we'll be erecting trade barriers with our nearest neighbours and the world's biggest free trade bloc.
Have a good laugh while you can.
One could argue that the EU might be the ones erecting trade barriers as they are the ones who might not
allow us to trade with them. The important word in all this is might.
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Just Sioux- Location: Kent
- Registered: 22 Aug 2013
- Posts: 32
ray hutstone wrote:Let's see what happens when this wretched thing is finally overcome. The rest of the world will be frantically restoring trading links. And we'll be erecting trade barriers with our nearest neighbours and the world's biggest free trade bloc.
Have a good laugh while you can.
Mr Ray , in my view those on this forum are trying to raise their spirits which is a good way to proceed during these terrible times.
During calamitous times people learn to adapt and innovate, which provides valuable lessons to overcome any problems that they may presently encounter and will prove useful in the future.
This seemingly impossible situation in the universe at present dwarfs any problems that Brexit may provide. Getting over Coronavirus is more important than any silly feuds about Brexit.
Looking after your health both physically and most importantly, mentally will help you through.
Could be worth looking up ways of raising your spirits online.
https://www.elitedaily.com/life/optimistic-thoughts/1144944
Best wishes
ray hutstone- Registered: 1 Apr 2018
- Posts: 634
Jan - if our government is actually motivated to get a trade deal with the EU (which remains a matter of doubt) then it will not be as good as the one we currently enjoy. The point is that global GDP will be radically reduced by Coronavirus. There could not be a more ridiculous time to cut off our nose to spite our national face. I'll say no more. You must be delighted now that you are no longer being told what to think or what to do by Brussels.
Mr Sioux or is it Mrs? My spirits are fine thank you. I'm just a pragmatist at heart with 40 years of business experience driving that pragmatism. One way of raising the spirit is to contemplate a better post Coronavirus future. At times of crisis, people work better and achieve more if they put away ideology and dogma and concentrate on attaining their shared objectives. That is what is beginning to happen now in defeating this virus. My concern is that it must go on when the medical struggle is won and the inevitable economic one begins. Other than that, well, you could become my sexual adviser if you like.
Dover Pilot- Registered: 28 Jul 2018
- Posts: 83
Jan Higgins wrote:One could argue that the EU might be the ones erecting trade barriers as they are the ones who might not allow us to trade with them. The important word in all this is might.
Nothing to do with the EU. We as a nation decided to leave and erect the barrier. Yes it will be a very difficult time for all of us now economically considering how the world has dramatically changed but we will have to deal with it. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 1,464
Off with the EU yoke and on with the English yoke. And ne'er a rest under the shady oak. Yoke after yoke.
P.S. No 'it's no yoke' jokes please. It's clearly a yoke.
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'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 22,993
i wonderd where all the eggs went.
Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 1,520
Brian Dixon wrote:i wonderd where all the eggs went.
I wish I knew Brian as I need plenty of eggshells to walk on at the moment!
Do nothing and nothing happens!