Politics

[Craig 6682]

[strawb 4188]

Are cigs £12 a pack now?! Fucking hell

[Monkeys Fist 42129]

£4 a pint and £1.19 for a burger?

 

Is this the ‘Spoons menu? 

[Meenzer 15432]

More of this kind of thing please. Continuously, every time the bastards show their face in public.

 

 

 

 

 

[PaddockLad 17124]

Someone with a brain speaketh….

 

 

[ewerk 30370]

And what about those of us who don't use gas, eh? 

[Toonpack 9298]

2 hours ago, ewerk said:

And what about those of us who don't use gas, eh? 

 

When you use leccy, depending where you are, it comes from gas powered stations, it'll get you in the end.

[ewerk 30370]

10 minutes ago, Toonpack said:

 

When you use leccy, depending where you are, it comes from gas powered stations, it'll get you in the end.

 

Aye I know but where I'm from there's very little gas usage and when it's costing people £1300 to fill an oil tank and it has to be paid upfront it's going to be a massive problem for a lot of people who wouldn't even consider themselves poor.

[trooper 940]

I remember back in 1973 the blackouts. Schools were only open for a few hours on Monday morning for you to go in & collect work & hand in the 0revious weeks. There was s shortage of candles. I remember mam & dad buying a paraffin heater & having to walk miles with dad to the nearest petrol station to see if they had any paraffin left. We had ducted gas central heating but it wouldn't work as the fans were obviously electric. We'd sometimes sit in the kitchen with gas oven lit & the door open. I've tried explaining this to the my grown up kids but they've no idea what's coming 

[Toonpack 9298]

15 minutes ago, ewerk said:

 

Aye I know but where I'm from there's very little gas usage and when it's costing people £1300 to fill an oil tank and it has to be paid upfront it's going to be a massive problem for a lot of people who wouldn't even consider themselves poor.

 

It's going to be devastating for millions tbh.

[trooper 940]

I'd imagine sales of candles, barbecues, camping stoves & sleeping bags etc to go through the roof in the next few weeks 

[Toonpack 9298]

Thankful for my log burner and good supply of logs tbh

[NJS 4375]

6 minutes ago, trooper said:

I remember back in 1973 the blackouts. Schools were only open for a few hours on Monday morning for you to go in & collect work & hand in the 0revious weeks. There was s shortage of candles. I remember mam & dad buying a paraffin heater & having to walk miles with dad to the nearest petrol station to see if they had any paraffin left. We had ducted gas central heating but it wouldn't work as the fans were obviously electric. We'd sometimes sit in the kitchen with gas oven lit & the door open. I've tried explaining this to the my grown up kids but they've no idea what's coming 

I have vague memories of the power cuts but nothing as clear as that. 

 

What I do despise though is those who relish it happening again as some kind of thing people deserve just because the people who did face it think it's right that they do. 

 

(Not saying at all that you were saying anything like that Trooper). 

Edited August 26, 2022 by NJS

[Toonpack 9298]

6 minutes ago, NJS said:

I have vague memories of the power cuts but nothing as clear as that. 

 

What I do despise though is those who relish it happening again as some kind of thing people deserve just because the people who did face it think it's right that they do. 

 

I can't get over the "when I was a kid we managed" stuff, like it's absolutely fine to regress 50 years in living standards. It's crazy !!!!

 

Not only domestic prices are soaring, but commercial has no cap, so many businesses going to have to simply shut, can you imagine the bills for a chippy for example!!!

Edited August 26, 2022 by Toonpack

[trooper 940]

5 minutes ago, NJS said:

I have vague memories of the power cuts but nothing as clear as that. 

 

What I do despise though is those who relish it happening again as some kind of thing people deserve just because the people who did face it think it's right that they do. 

I don't want anyone to have to go through it. What I'm doing is telling my kids to prepare now. Seriously thinking of getting on of those camping stoves with 2 burners so we can make a hot drink & warm up some soup etc

[Holden McGroin 6544]

17 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said:

£4 a pint and £1.19 for a burger?

 

Is this the ‘Spoons menu? 

 

That deffo looks like a maccys hamburger

[Holden McGroin 6544]

10 minutes ago, trooper said:

I don't want anyone to have to go through it. What I'm doing is telling my kids to prepare now. Seriously thinking of getting on of those camping stoves with 2 burners so we can make a hot drink & warm up some soup etc

 

A lof of them are already closing. Pubs as well. In fact everywhere.

 

My local leisure centre is in trouble. They've put a swim unto £8.10 for an hour. Puts me off going regularly so think putting up prices isn't going to help them.

 

We are in for tough times.

Edited August 26, 2022 by Holden McGroin

[ewerk 30370]

The Chancellor of the fucking Exchequer:

 

 

[ewerk 30370]

Also Chancellor of the fucking Exchequer:

 

[spongebob toonpants 3956]

2 hours ago, Toonpack said:

 

 

Not only domestic prices are soaring, but commercial has no cap, so many businesses going to have to simply shut, can you imagine the bills for a chippy for example!!!

We've recently ordered 30 electric vans.  Exciting times ahead

[trooper 940]

35 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Also Chancellor of the fucking Exchequer:

 

Ah thats nice of him what a kind robbing bastard

[RobinRobin 11160]

2 hours ago, trooper said:

I remember back in 1973 the blackouts. Schools were only open for a few hours on Monday morning for you to go in & collect work & hand in the 0revious weeks. There was s shortage of candles. I remember mam & dad buying a paraffin heater & having to walk miles with dad to the nearest petrol station to see if they had any paraffin left. We had ducted gas central heating but it wouldn't work as the fans were obviously electric. We'd sometimes sit in the kitchen with gas oven lit & the door open. I've tried explaining this to the my grown up kids but they've no idea what's coming 

3 day week 🙁 

[Monkeys Fist 42129]

3 hours ago, trooper said:

I remember back in 1973 the blackouts. Schools were only open for a few hours on Monday morning for you to go in & collect work & hand in the 0revious weeks. There was s shortage of candles. I remember mam & dad buying a paraffin heater & having to walk miles with dad to the nearest petrol station to see if they had any paraffin left. We had ducted gas central heating but it wouldn't work as the fans were obviously electric. We'd sometimes sit in the kitchen with gas oven lit & the door open. I've tried explaining this to the my grown up kids but they've no idea what's coming 

I remember this , I was 4-5. 
Parents sold it to us as indoor camping 

Candle light and paraffin heaters, sandwiches and cereal. 
 

Fuck that noise coming back, tbh. 

[RobinRobin 11160]

41 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

I remember this , I was 4-5. 

Youngster 🙂 

[Renton 21393]

Got to say, I love Macron's calm dignified response to Truss's latest disgrace, where she literally suggesed the French are our enemy. What a cunt that woman is, I am going to enjoy her being shown up like this time and time again. I really hope the Europeans see it like Macron, we're fucking powerless against this atrocity of a government until the next GE.

 

 

 

Edited August 26, 2022 by Renton