Also In The News - part 3

[st albans fox]

1 hour ago, MPH said:

I think I mentioned this could happen…

 

Israel Gaza: Angst grows among young voters over Biden's policy https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67808808

The election is a long way off - the war will be months over by then 

 

if Biden makes it to the ballot then they’ll mostly be back to stop the republicans 

[David Hankey]

Storm 'Gerrit', why do folk travel in such atrocious conditions?

[MPH]

1 hour ago, st albans fox said:

The election is a long way off - the war will be months over by then 

 

if Biden makes it to the ballot then they’ll mostly be back to stop the republicans 

 

 

Netanyahu has explained that this war will be going on " for a very long time". He has also said " for months".

 

There's some talk of once they have completed their ( repulsive) mission* in the Gaza Strip, they will then focus fully on Hezbollah and then maybe even the Houthis.

 

A Cynic would say that for the sake of his own political career, its in Netanyahu's Best interest to keep this war going for as long as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

* Got no problem with him targeting Hamas or Hezbollah, but i HATE the way civilians have been affected.

[Daggers]

Weather has been fun

 

 

[st albans fox]

21 minutes ago, MPH said:

 

 

Netanyahu has explained that this war will be going on " for a very long time". He has also said " for months".

 

There's some talk of once they have completed their ( repulsive) mission* in the Gaza Strip, they will then focus fully on Hezbollah and then maybe even the Houthis.

 

A Cynic would say that for the sake of his own political career, its in Netanyahu's Best interest to keep this war going for as long as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

* Got no problem with him targeting Hamas or Hezbollah, but i HATE the way civilians have been affected.

The public will grow weary 

the Americans will not maintain the support that they have

the war cabinet will fracture and there will be some kind of confidence vote that he will lose

 

steel magnolias will win the 6:30 at kempton park tomorrow 😄

[MPH]

3 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

The public will grow weary 

the Americans will not maintain the support that they have

the war cabinet will fracture and there will be some kind of confidence vote that he will lose

 

steel magnolias will win the 6:30 at kempton park tomorrow 😄

 

 

 

I was starting to respect you....

[dsr-burnley]

5 hours ago, David Hankey said:

Storm 'Gerrit', why do folk travel in such atrocious conditions?

Because "atrocious conditions" like this happen for about half of winter and if we didn't leave the house because a gale is blowing, we wouldn't be able to go to work?

[MPH]

Israel Gaza war: Israel warns Hezbollah and Lebanon over border fighting https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67831478
 

 

 

[urban.spaceman]

Blackpool Tower's on fire.

[Tuna]

8 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Blackpool Tower's on fire.

You're defence is terrified

[Arkie Bennett]

31 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Blackpool Tower's on fire.

Looks like some fabric/material blowing in the wind. Where's the smoke? 

 

Just seen another angle that shows it's a fire. Good thing we have VAR.

Edited 28 December 2023 by Arkie Bennett
VAR

[Izzy]

50 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Blackpool Tower's on fire.

Two words.

 

Den Perry 

[urban.spaceman]

8 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Two words.

 

Den Perry 

[RowlattsFox]

30 minutes ago, Arkie Bennett said:

Looks like some fabric/material blowing in the wind. Where's the smoke? 

 

Just seen another angle that shows it's a fire. Good thing we have VAR.

Looks like your first guess was right 

[Sly]

Blackpool Tower fire now confirmed as “orange netting” 

[urban.spaceman]

1 hour ago, Sly said:

Blackpool Tower fire now confirmed as “orange netting” 

Disappointing. Really wanted to see a northern MP/Mayor on TV in front of a charred, mangled mess claiming that it was England's Notre Dame. 

[David Hankey]

20 hours ago, dsr-burnley said:

Because "atrocious conditions" like this happen for about half of winter and if we didn't leave the house because a gale is blowing, we wouldn't be able to go to work?

It was more than "a gale blowing". I was thinking more of the snow and blizzard conditions.

 

Would you really get into your car and attempt to make a journey in those circumstances?

[Otis]

11 minutes ago, David Hankey said:

It was more than "a gale blowing". I was thinking more of the snow and blizzard conditions.

 

Would you really get into your car and attempt to make a journey in those circumstances?

If you need to travel to work to pay your bills then yes. 

If just going out for a jolly to the Next sales probably not. 

[David Hankey]

1 minute ago, Otis said:

If you need to travel to work to pay your bills then yes. 

If just going out for a jolly to the Next sales probably not. 

Being stuck for up to 6 hours in your vehicle is madness. Not only putting yourself at unnecessary risk but those of the emergency services as well.

 

And what work would you be able to do after losing that amount of time? By the time you got there it would be time to make the return journey home!!

 

Common sense and reasoning seems to have gone out of the window.

[Otis]

Just now, David Hankey said:

Being stuck for up to 6 hours in your vehicle is madness. Not only putting yourself at unnecessary risk but those of the emergency services as well.

 

And what work would you be able to do after losing that amount of time? By the time you got there it would be time to make the return journey home!!

 

Common sense and reasoning seems to have gone out of the window.

True but when they set off they obviously didn't know they were going to be stranded for 6 hrs.

[David Hankey]

11 minutes ago, Otis said:

True but when they set off they obviously didn't know they were going to be stranded for 6 hrs.

And obviously didn't heed any weather forecasts before setting off. 'Gerrit', they didn't!!

[Free Falling Foxes]

1 hour ago, David Hankey said:

It was more than "a gale blowing". I was thinking more of the snow and blizzard conditions.

 

Would you really get into your car and attempt to make a journey in those circumstances?

I remember a few years ago after an heavy fall of snow, Radio Leicester were interviewing people sledging in Bradgate Park.

One guy who had traveled from Syston, said he took the day off work because of the dangerous road conditions.

The reporter couldn't resist asking him how he got to the park.

Edited 28 December 2023 by Free Falling Foxes

[dsr-burnley]

3 hours ago, David Hankey said:

Being stuck for up to 6 hours in your vehicle is madness. Not only putting yourself at unnecessary risk but those of the emergency services as well.

 

And what work would you be able to do after losing that amount of time? By the time you got there it would be time to make the return journey home!!

 

Common sense and reasoning seems to have gone out of the window.

No snow in Burnley.  Have you had a lot in Leicester?  Or were you referring to a story from a different part of the world that I missed?

[David Hankey]

9 hours ago, dsr-burnley said:

No snow in Burnley.  Have you had a lot in Leicester?  Or were you referring to a story from a different part of the world that I missed?

You might be surprised to learn the world doesn't revolve around Burnley.

 

Try further north and Scotland and the damage storm 'Gerrit' wreaked, gorrit?

[dsr-burnley]

13 minutes ago, David Hankey said:

You might be surprised to learn the world doesn't revolve around Burnley.

 

Try further north and Scotland and the damage storm 'Gerrit' wreaked, gorrit?

OK, got you.  I didn't get the hidden subtext that you weren't talking about local weather.