Brexit - we are where we are. Stop whinging about that and get on with life. Government needs to get on with sorting out the problems. Not easy when dealing with the French who only ever implement rules which suit them. If the UK had done the same thing maybe Brexit wouldn't have been viewed as necessary by more than 50% of the voting population.
Sorry @KT53 - never, ever going to get over it. The single most damaging thing that has been done to our economy and freedom of movement of goods and people in my lifetime. People were duped into voting it on a sea of lies. When we warned of how bad it would be we were accused of doomsaying, promulgating project fear and listening to experts (who were just some kind of Islington intellectuals). Now it has come to pass and everyone can see there are no benefits and all losses we are told to stop whinging.
@didyw What good is whinging going to do? What did an "I told you so" mentality ever achieve? We can't wind the clock back to the day before the Brexit vote. If you want to blame anybody, blame David Cameron and the arrogant bunch who surrounded him. They believed that the population would follow whatever he said. That was clear when asked before the vote whether he would stay on if he lost the vote. He stated very clearly that he would. Reality - you couldn't see him for dust and small pebbles as he left No10.
Half the problem was that ever since we joined the Common Market/EU it was used by UK governments as a scapegoat and by the tabloid press as a figure of fun ... Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If the UK rejoins the EU it is unlikely to be under the same terms as previously. For one thing, we would have to adopt the Euro, unless we can negotiate an exemption. As a new member state we would not be entitled to a two-thirds rebate of our contributions. Of course, we would need the unanimous agreement of all members. The French have already twice vetoed our application to join, in 1963 and 1967.
At the beginning of September I very carefully selected gifts for my son and 7 year old granddaughter who live in Australia. There are weight and size restrictions on the parcels that can be sent even by surface mail so I ended up sending 2 parcels each weighing less than 2 kilo. One parcel arrived during October but the other hasn't been delivered yet so I assume it is lost. I suppose there is a possibility it may be returned to sender but its especially disappointing when we haven't seen them for over 2 years and wanted them to appreciate how much we are thinking of them. I filled in a lost parcel form and Royal Mail refunded the postage within a week so they obviously didn't investigate, although I guess it would not make much difference if they did. Not really much to moan about in great scheme of things but frustrating.Â
Predictably, I would like plants for Xmas.  Needless to say they are not to be found in nurseries round here.
On the bright side, I get a trip out next week or in the New Year to choose them from a nursery 90 minutes away and that'll mean lunch out, or at least a hot chocolate and a treat.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Don't hold your breathe.Â
I filled in a lost parcel form and Royal Mail refunded the postage within a week so they obviously didn't investigate, although I guess it would not make much difference if they did.
Not really much to moan about in great scheme of things but frustrating.Â
On the bright side, I get a trip out next week or in the New Year to choose them from a nursery 90 minutes away and that'll mean lunch out, or at least a hot chocolate and a treat.