bickster Posted April 3, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 3, 2019 This is a post on Reddit so take it with a pinch of salt as it's just one person saying it with no corroboration, I imagine it may become a story in the not too distant future though Quote Well we were informed today by a supplier that a no deal Brexit means they are pulling out of supplying the UK. The problem is the product they sell is the only one labs can use for a certain test in the water industry. Its caused the DWI (drinking water inspectorate) to lose its shit because the regulation is fixed and there is no viable alternative. It will leave the entire UK water supply vulnerable within a few months once current stocks of the reagents are gone. It may be possible to get the supply via third parties, but its already extremely expensive and slow to get it directly. Got to love that sovereignty though.. right? Reddit Topic on todays votes If true, these f***tards are prepared to risk our water supplies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 14 minutes ago, bickster said: This is a post on Reddit so take it with a pinch of salt as it's just one person saying it with no corroboration, I imagine it may become a story in the not too distant future though Reddit Topic on todays votes If true, these f***tards are prepared to risk our water supplies He’s probably referring to Lange based in dusseldorf ... wholly owned by Hach (themselves owned by another company )who are are based in the USA .. Lange supply to Europe and North Africa who most definitely aren’t in the EU so I dunno it seems unlikely ... or worse case we just buy the reagent from America the DWI website refers to EU directives on water quality and says nothing will change on leaving the EU ”The DWI do not expect the departure from the European Union to compromise this in any way, whether in the immediate aftermath or in the longer term” of course it it could be argued “ well , they would say that “ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Thread: info on sunlit uplands. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 16 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: We deserve everything we get for being such a large country of idiots. The Silver bullet of another referendum is a very dangerous place to go in the current political climate and you have highlighted exactly why. I would not bet of the referendum result in the UK, would anyone ? Not sure if anyone knows about this is NL but it is relevant to the thread I think in reference to the possible UK referendum down the road. (As an example, 2 weeks ago we had local elections in NL, a totally new party (I had never heard of it) that is against all the climate change costs and tougher on immigration won from nowhere. In Holland . It was a UKIP moment to be fair. They smashed it to be fair to them.) There logic on climate change is relevant to NL only I suppose but a different way to look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 10 hours ago, bickster said: This is a post on Reddit so take it with a pinch of salt as it's just one person saying it with no corroboration, I imagine it may become a story in the not too distant future though Reddit Topic on todays votes If true, these f***tards are prepared to risk our water supplies Stop scaremonging bicks. Any repercussions after brexit is obviously scaremonging according to people who want to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 36 minutes ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: The Silver bullet of another referendum is a very dangerous place to go in the current political climate and you have highlighted exactly why. I would not bet of the referendum result in the UK, would anyone ? I'd bet on the result of any vote in this country. They generally go the way I don't want them too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzavfc Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 47 minutes ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: The Silver bullet of another referendum is a very dangerous place to go in the current political climate and you have highlighted exactly why. I would not bet of the referendum result in the UK, would anyone ? I would bet on the results being 52/48 again, just for poetic justice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 4, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2019 If we have another referendum (whatever deal Parliament and EU can agree on v. Remain), and it goes for Leave again, fine, OK, I'll stop complaining. Let the consequences ensue. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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blandy Posted April 4, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted April 4, 2019 2 hours ago, snowychap said: A Gammon faced throbber railing against "the foreigns" - I think it's perhaps because he was maybe bullied at school for being thick and for having a French name, "thicky stinky Frenchy" and this led to the sad farce of a man we now unfortunately see before us. Turned into a hater by the kids who could understand lessons and pass exams and do thinking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 4, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2019 He's actually half Italian. Perhaps he feels like he needs to make up for something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted April 4, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I suspect his name is missing something. Perhaps the letter "t" at the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted April 4, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 minute ago, peterms said: I suspect his name is missing something. Perhaps the letter "t" at the end? Markt. - sehr Deustch. Oh, the other name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 4, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2019 This is literally the best advert I've seen for Brexit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 the green lot seem a bit defensive. Are people really going to stop switching diets because some element of their food gets technically labelled disks or tubes? Seems an needless intervention but I find it hard to rustle up a strong feeling towards it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 30 minutes ago, PieFacE said: This is literally the best advert I've seen for Brexit. Good. It's like those people eating Quorn - I have nothing against it, it might even taste good for all I know. But as a carnivore I don't dress up my steak and call it a salad. Rant over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) It's been discussed a lot in the veggie thread, but here's my take on it: Quote very few people are vegetarian/vegan simply because they don't like the flavour, so what's the problem with creating similar flavours/textures and using a language that'll let people know roughly what to expect? It's not confusing anyone, it's not like you're going to ask for a chicken burger in a mainstream restaurant and end up with the vegan option. What I don't get is why meat eaters feel so worked up about vegetarian burgers and sausages. The sausages example shows how ludicrous this whole discussion is. "Veggie tubes" unless they contain meat? The Glamorgan sausage has existed for 200 years, and people want it to have to be called a veggie tube because they're so insecure they can't have vegetarians using their words? It's absurd. Oddly, I expect there's a significant overlap in facial hue between people that will love this news, and people who get angry about EU bureaucrats sticking their noses in where it's not wanted. Edited April 4, 2019 by Davkaus 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 4, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2019 I'd have a guess, having not read the article, that any EU ruling on vegetarian naming would be down to the EU having quite strict criteria on food definitions and so on. I'd not be surprised if it came down to a burger being considered only as a meat based patty with a specific content of meat, and the same being true for sausages (I believe this is why some cheap sausages are sold as 'bangers', because they don't align with the requirements to be considered a sausage). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 4, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2019 18 minutes ago, Chindie said: I'd have a guess, having not read the article, that any EU ruling on vegetarian naming would be down to the EU having quite strict criteria on food definitions and so on. I'd not be surprised if it came down to a burger being considered only as a meat based patty with a specific content of meat, and the same being true for sausages (I believe this is why some cheap sausages are sold as 'bangers', because they don't align with the requirements to be considered a sausage). Which is exaclty what will happen in this case. They won't be called Veggie tubes, they'll be called veggie bangers, or franks or whatever. This is exactly the kind of story that's get twisted to be anti EU. But it's these strict food laws that stop us being fed the absolute shite meat and other food they sell for cheap in places like the US 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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