Today's "What Gets My Goat" - NO POLITICS!

[VNA - BMW Wank]

 

Taken from an article in the Spectator
 Had the SNP achieved its stated ambition of ‘independence day’ in the spring of 2016, what would it be doing now? We don’t have to imagine. This week, the Scottish government published figures for its national finances. They show that the Scottish government spends £127 for every £100 it raises in tax — a ratio unequalled anywhere else in the developed world. It can do this because so much extra money is sent up from England. For every £100 spent per English head, £120 is spent on a Scottish one.
 [/color]  Not being argumentative, just saying.

 
The Spectator!  A Conservative magazine on politics.   Hmmm.   Nor I am sure what they are trying to say.  Until recently Scotland did not raise any taxes for it’s own government, it gets a grant from the UK, ie we get a % back of the money we pay to the exchequer.   But we now have control over income tax raised in Scotland, so our budget is a combination of Barnett formula grant plus the income tax we raise.


Note also the figures The Spectator quotes exclude North Sea Revenue.  In fact, all the figures quoted in the English press magically exclude oil revenues, that is until the recent collapse in the oil price!



 The reason we can spend more per head than the rest of the UK is because Scotland raises more tax per person than the rest of the UK.   We subsidise the UK. Naturally we have remote communities to look after, so it does actually cost more to run services across the whole of Scotland. 



Meanwhile of course, we are still funding nuclear weapons, funding warships and paying for England’s foreign adventures.   We wouldn’t be doing much or any of that as an Independent nation.   Being tied to the UK costs us a flaming fortune.


But of course, Scotland voted decisively to remain in the UK.  The BREXIT government’s own reports show that the only option that makes sense is to bin BREXIT.  So what are we to do.


A second Independence Referendum may well be on the cards.

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[Grahamm]

On Sunday I was on a Group Ride (about 20 participants) and about a dozen bikes were stopped up ahead at traffic lights.

There's a car behind them and about 12 feet of clear space between it and the bikes, so I filter past and slot in.

The next thing I know, the foccing twat driving the car has pushed up alongside me (his wing was actually touching my leg!!) and shouting at me that it's illegal for me to go past him like that!

For foc's sake. I was out with the foccing Solent Advanced Motorcyclists. We're all at least Green Badge holders (ie passed our Advanced Tests) and we had at least three Observers on the Ride and this pillock who probably passed his test about 50 years ago and has never looked at a Highway Code since is trying to tell me that filtering is illegal!

I also notice that his car is bending my indicator back and, if it wouldn't have made everyone else have to stop and wait, I considered demanding his registration and insurance details, since he had, effectively, struck my vehicle with his.

As it was, I really couldn't be bothered to deal with this focwit, but incidents like this are just another reason why I'm in favour of compulsory re-tests

 

[YamFazFan]

I bet he's anti-bike all the time.

I think blokes that enthusiastically dislike motorbikes are foccin weirdos.

[Billy Balthorpe]

Oh Jesus is this still going on???

[YamFazFan]

Oh Jesus is this still going on???

Errm no.

Grahamm's post isn't about Brexit/politics is it?.

[fazerscotty]

Oh Jesus is this still going on???

Errm no.

Grahamm's post isn't about Brexit/politics is it?.

Just wait for it...........

[BBROWN1664]

Oh Jesus is this still going on???

Errm no.

Grahamm's post isn't about Brexit/politics is it?.

If we were to embrace the French rules, filtering would be illegal.

Bring on Brexit.

[Dudeofrude]

Oh Jesus is this still going on???

Errm no.

Grahamm's post isn't about Brexit/politics is it?.

If we were to embrace the French rules, filtering would be illegal.

Bring on Brexit.

Owning a motorbike is all but illegal I'm France isn't it haha I've never bothered myself but I hear driving/riding there is more hassle than it's worth with all the petty rules they keep bringing in.

[unfazed]

The solution is simple "Keep voting until you get it right" 

[agricola]

The solution is simple "Keep voting until you get it right" 

and believe it or not, the leader of my local authority actually spoke those same word to me back in the late nineties, regarding a referendum to dispose of council houses or not. "Whats if the result's is a NO". "We'll keep balloting until we get a yes" was the reply.

[steve 10562cc]

Foc all this brexit bo**ocks can any one answer this great mystery of life why do your leathers/bike clothes shrink in the cupboard if you don't ride through the bad weather of winter. Some of us of more senior years don't do the cold and wet as well as we used to, plus it hurts more if/when we bin it. 

[VNA - BMW Wank]

Foc all this brexit bo**ocks can any one answer this great mystery of life why do your leathers/bike clothes shrink in the cupboard if you don't ride through the bad weather of winter. Some of us of more senior years don't do the cold and wet as well as we used to, plus it hurts more if/when we bin it. 

Indeed foc BREXIT! 

Have you noticed how leather seems to shrink with age?  Every spring I find my lovely Scott leathers have gotten that wee bit tighter. 

[steve 10562cc]

Dam we agree on some thing at last best we keep to bike subjects. I have 3 pairs of leather trousers that have shrunk over the years. 

[stet]

Foc all this brexit bo**ocks can any one answer this great mystery of life why do your leathers/bike clothes shrink in the cupboard if you don't ride through the bad weather of winter. Some of us of more senior years don't do the cold and wet as well as we used to, plus it hurts more if/when we bin it.

Perhaps it's because the oils in the leather dry out, especially if the leathers have been soaked. An application of a leather treatment before storing may help.

[Grahamm]

If we were to embrace the French rules, filtering would be illegal.

In typical French style, however, whilst it may be illegal, they still do it. And now:

"It’s only taken the best part of thirty years but finally the French have realised that not only do all motorcycle riders ride in between the lanes of stationary traffic but there really isn't much that can be done to stop them."

http://www.drive-france.com/blog/new-motorcycle-rules-2016/

[steve 10562cc]

The cause of problem with my leathers is my feet, can't keep them out the pantry/fridge.

[fazerscotty]

The cause of problem with my leathers is my feet, can't keep them out the pantry/fridge.

 

[maddog04]

just bought a new toaster and the lead is barely long enough to get the toaster past the overhanging shelf. As it is, I cannot have the toaster controls facing me, the whole toaster has to be side on


which gobshite decides on short cables?

[YamFazFan]

just bought a new toaster and the lead is barely long enough to get the toaster past the overhanging shelf. As it is, I cannot have the toaster controls facing me, the whole toaster has to be side on


which gobshite decides on short cables?

The government I think.

I believe it's a safety feature to stop the appliance being placed too close to a sink full of water and possibly tipping in when it's turned on.

The power sockets have to be a certain distance away and if the toaster has a titchy lead it can't reach the sink.

[stet]

The cause of problem with my leathers is my feet, can't keep them out the pantry/fridge.

 

[fazersharp]

Who is that person that always plays the piano with one finger on all the sad sections on every pet or zoo tv program

[YamFazFan]

It's a shame the pot-hole filling budget isn't as flush as the grit/salt one.

The spreader's been past my house 4 times already tonight.

Even though most of that ended up in the front gardens the road is beginning to resemble Brighton Beach

[steve 10562cc]

Don't complain not seen a gritter or even grit laying on roads spread by the grit fairy in Market Harborough yet this winter. Still on the bright side the local car body repairers are doing a roaring trade. 

[mtread]

the road is beginning to resemble Brighton Beach

Not the best time of the year for nudism! 

[YamFazFan]

the road is beginning to resemble Brighton Beach

Not the best time of the year for nudism! 

Yeah that's what I thought!

If they'd asked nicely I could have chucked a few bags of sharp sand down for them in the summer lol