2024-12-15T12:26:27Z https://njump.me Bad Gardener https://njump.me/npub1aa5c3g8v0cjtuzu2wk2z3vgwkc7szpzprqryug3m5scd9nld99csudarmv https://files.mastodonapp.uk/accounts/avatars/112/984/917/898/846/124/original/09933ea417d76ac1.jpeg https://files.mastodonapp.uk/accounts/avatars/112/984/917/898/846/124/original/09933ea417d76ac1.jpeg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsveqasdy3fsfe2eecut09huzasstcersk65q2dtzczgv69uc6kuzgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz4fvtn3 #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/655/896/086/184/657/original/355d371b2fc81c8a.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-15T08:31:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgau02gdmngcdn3djr8u924ceud92vdlty9m5xp6hkqv6ee33j50szyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz5kfsyu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg3kkddjduq9qmaa3eak7mlhp4kjnvckceds88ln7dgwdxslfpa3g8ych0x'>nevent1q…ch0x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, but she knows it. The camera loves her, but I think she loves it more back. 2024-12-14T15:29:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxwlvm04pcwpyj3xqvmwhuk0jxk2kpfkj6mz8rdfhtpey9pvlpmwszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzkuql9r This week, I will mostly be feeling... <br/><br/>Majestic.<br/><br/>(Obviously, not chicken-majestic. Just low-level-everything&#39;s-going-to-be-OK majestic. I give it till Tuesday.)<br/><br/>#gardening #chickens #mood<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/650/741/881/422/349/original/8457c865932a2f70.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-14T10:41:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv6y6337zj3tt2hjzcrnjf2fhwd4sfwkz6589uxjcsphnahwrp7uqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz9yyyk9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfrx7xka8ee7hsf7xa6t8kdlpt3n22je0u7aay7pldpt86jg36jeq8f5r5l'>nevent1q…5r5l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As someone who spent decades working in and around farming, this is all par for the course: the default setting in the UK is anti-farm, so it’s rich pickings for conspiracies and populism.<br/><br/>It also speaks to the phenomenon that with any innovation, side effects are viewed more prominently than benefits, even when the existing structure is deeply problematic. Those with vested interests in the status quo find it easier to halt progress than those advocating change find it to deliver. 2024-12-11T10:00:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswqj4hw0d5e4gk6vyvv3wgm3at65trclmmaeja2zqf9a785squu6czyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz7p8mwy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy3p0hpr0wn7aqa5tveld53hc5fmg98letpp7whkjrfm6hksd9d4gldsmnn'>nevent1q…smnn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Both! 2024-12-08T16:18:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsps5nhjvd4amq6pjal6596l9tkyq30sz2edq5pnkdhmr3lwelrufqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzu7jjfr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxuskky0cv89c99dltwnxmrephvncyraugm7s24mcuu9gmpnye6kgq8x2u9'>nevent1q…x2u9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yours looks like somewhat better weather! 2024-12-08T16:14:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp7ermt89zc7x00yzauhg3cg56x64m2uz2fvycgdgvkzltzr9v58gzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzkn8wuq #SilentSunday <br/><br/>#Beach <br/><br/>#Dogs<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/616/838/862/982/693/original/b3ce869096b59aef.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-08T10:59:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy4zm83muh3g4jm05ej5htkz3twcjy67kyx86qvwg9p2xtndve84czyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzt9x832 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspg27w04whak9trakve8jepsurck5kj4q2h6j8h2cnpzmjxsuzu5cn8u629'>nevent1q…u629</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not going to lie, &#39;Just a gigolo&#39; popped into my head first.<br/><br/>I know things are bad over there right now, but still, I can&#39;t believe that comes with medical or sick pay. 2024-12-07T22:46:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf69a23f327edsn4u9mmupyg9x7f359avuayz0khwyafmsnnyw6cgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzheveq8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz0snfy3q4qk7dvm8w9jkmvwxqnnx9x7c6r2g03s2762yfmx4yenqkruddj'>nevent1q…uddj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>MAGAs are only miserable right now because there’s nothing to be angry about. It’s when they’re happy again that you need to be worrying. 2024-11-28T07:34:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrk7zmu85cwpurdknykmegcsr2e60fr3vfgdnw6skzqujwr6s5wdgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz50mw30 I AM A GOD AMONGST TRADESPEOPLE!<br/><br/>After several/many decades on the planet, I finally built something by eye which turned out to be *perfectly level*.<br/><br/>Nobody in the trade will ever believe me: they&#39;re familiar with my usual work.<br/><br/>(Let me have this.)<br/><br/>#gardening #landscaping #DryStoneWall #woodworking<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/550/268/364/354/171/original/8326f09efe5ddfc9.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-26T16:51:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs88gff7ljhueqdkcy87xxlde0l48lt2k7777q7mkfrlusxjjag25czyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz6ec77k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstfefp85dg7hj8gg8c7768msvamjt92pehs0pnk3t84c4uwj88rxqe9yr9k'>nevent1q…yr9k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ok, we&#39;ll stop there. Thank you. 2024-11-24T19:31:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0s5prdegkhs9wfds33cfy9dq0hdutlmc7cvd4mha7mmult9p3p4szyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz03e72v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2qsyc4a862uafrwgwx9slkshwfk9w2wr28hpp0se5r9gtje70w2gysh83e'>nevent1q…h83e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why is your dependence less worthy than mine? What makes you so special that you get to suffer needlessly, while my life is easier?<br/><br/>I get the bit about needing to take responsibility and to contribute, but if you&#39;re able to contribute, and simply don&#39;t, that&#39;s still ok - you&#39;re welcome to resources anyway. If you can&#39;t contribute, you&#39;re welcome to resources. If you do contribute, you&#39;re welcome to resources.<br/><br/>There&#39;s enough resources for everyone. 2024-11-24T19:06:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgvylytuv5wul8zk33p7mxxn466htsnadwhjnzqx5g0erz4z95cwgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzr9x70j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfwj9p5mxfz242ezyt0cg8rwuqrlne5rjxle2hysyzzn5mp9j7q8c4clt27'>nevent1q…lt27</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They did all that on principle, because that&#39;s how they live: it was the absence of money which made the effort worthwhile for its own sake.<br/><br/>My dependence is fully catered-for. Why not yours? 2024-11-24T18:21:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp8targwy6q9tltqmcjx00x763mjwx75fctz0kyzjmsyes0ajthqgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hze75u7x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9ez8a2cqcn6cmpetvyzn2j3zy0hfg8akwkhur70d9ffn8tpqqdqvw5tj2'>nevent1q…5tj2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It would look FANTASTIC. But &#39;work&#39; probably wouldn&#39;t be appropriate at any useful level.<br/><br/>Turrets. Floating turrets. Possibly a moat made of pure light. 2024-11-24T17:16:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstl52rft2taltlcnpckkhxalexw754fxlmqw8fh0l7kzee9l2enngzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz0ez2un In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszna2ncnmtldzatynwvnk7x3dj28j4z7uw5nmsy8mmk5hl64jyp3qvclz06'>nevent1q…lz06</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>After several decades of academically expanding my brain, my imagination would probably fit into a postage-stamp sized corner of the average five year-old&#39;s imagination.<br/><br/>It&#39;s why I make ultimately pointless weird stuff, to stop the light going out completely. 2024-11-24T16:08:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdkllmq9pv85rpk5ldffrve3q0jev3x9esw9v7h7jrfhahxm70lyczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzcv9e7f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhncyje0kqetvrzy2kl5y2wzjpdcnwfdfjke3zng3pelf36p977q4r3ulm'>nevent1q…3ulm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>An entire universe of imagination could -and probably has - fit in there. 2024-11-24T15:59:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxe9lnt6t9qjs0asj6c2zm4mvm2yq4m5m2h3k06z70tjns03xpmtqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzazyypv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9yfvc6u6nuy9cv926yk4fvvtrahvcw30luyvg9jrscsu88sx63jgx3t9jn'>nevent1q…t9jn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The train example isn&#39;t a good one: we recently had a situation where a very famous disabled athlete and activist, who is also a peer, had to crawl off a train because *there was nobody to help*. Fully accessible platforms would have prevented this, and if accommodations are implemented during construction, they&#39;re cheap as a proportion of overall cost.<br/><br/>Accommodation is a measure of societal enlightenment. There&#39;s no upper limit, just better society. 2024-11-24T15:39:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqcuza72lp3x6tm5valqqf3c9eys9z8gw5nqtxumejqunu8ye7guczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzpd0g5c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0w2lzkmuneg7fas76vcmhn7f75tu2ncf9juxy8de4hfcwkfm4f7qvjn4vs'>nevent1q…n4vs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Having read the thread, I&#39;m not sure this is the post to which they&#39;re referring, as they&#39;re not involved in it (it&#39;s possible that you&#39;ve blocked them, in which case they might not see your post here either).<br/><br/>FWIW, I don&#39;t agree: the provision of services for relatively few people in order to maximally enable them to live and function independently is the *opposite* of a capitalist system, in that it redistributes wealth equitably according to need. 2024-11-24T14:51:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsygg3fnn8nxd535f2eclnqcwc92plfmt57fwnqzhev5s5qdgy540szyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzv50vhm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswnzyjpvlka48k88pq55g6nh6xmvh79nq97w9yge9jsn2x2mp5qasncl29u'>nevent1q…l29u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Those aren&#39;t breaks, just work being inconvenient! I have whole week&#39;s go by where I just can&#39;t settle to an ongoing book; if it goes past a fortnight, it&#39;s a lost cause. 2024-11-24T13:27:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspqlldezwcrcf50vk4ax80gaqndp5rzwswmqdhsfq0eykf9mk8tcgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz70en0c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstutp6mj7je4mqyys7h67l8ppxfgsct6jjq8udymm829ndd8ql9xg4896y4'>nevent1q…96y4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s a definite sweet spot, though - if you wait *too* long, it drifts away and feels like too much effort to pick back up. 2024-11-24T13:19:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstzcswjrsxy2e734mftyhmuwle3j6yyv082wk4w2akex7ckr278dqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzpusx0u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszpxzvee4zfvl4zctn9yg4pau832alhq2lkhf8p9384ct7ggdz7jcl0mk44'>nevent1q…mk44</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My plastering and rendering skills are so poor that henceforth I will only buy old properties which require a &#39;rustic&#39; finish. 2024-11-24T13:11:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs808x7wq5kwaxpf7ncqfcfhhqzzpruphxnednx8908wqdr6qwx7aqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzulgp8j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspwq5q5xf38k6al7hkmjxuuqkggvjx4u933lqhy7fd8spg6gv3k0gawp2e8'>nevent1q…p2e8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>On Mastodon? Had they got lost on their way to Twitter? 2024-11-24T11:02:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0mhrn86lpr4j26yvwuzuh3m4ly2mn296ywkg2wmd2t3cukchwpgszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzr9uanv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg4n9t9twd3kf0v9jmxg9fhx9qtwp456c2ntrapxjakj2paah9gkg85vlz4'>nevent1q…vlz4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As a society, we pride ourselves on rooting for the plucky underdog.<br/><br/>But what we don’t like to admit is that we* prefer it if, once they’ve had their day in the sun, the underdog knows their place and goes back to where they were. If they remain in the ascendancy, we feel threatened and turn public opinion against them - so it’s ok for disabled people to have rights, but not if “it puts me off my dinner”. <br/><br/>(*: obviously, not we as in you, me, *us*. We as a society.) 2024-11-24T10:03:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxtmdmg9ahkfjzcl2ghmqjrc3dufkak359kqmh3psqxqfqjjcye2gzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzjf8jwq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs90n2m4kd7r7tm4chys6eryac5h4z5n8wnqdjpjcmagj72ea8r3fge3uk9x'>nevent1q…uk9x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m awkward in these situations, as I feel it impossible not to speak up when people’s rights are being infringed: I’ve ‘persuaded’ quite a few store managers to issue refunds to people who are clearly under the protection of the Consumer Rights Act. They tend to look at me with confusion, then annoyance, then resignation. And possibly hate.<br/><br/>But what shocked me was that refusal of service is apparently a civil matter, not criminal. This renders protections useless. 2024-11-24T09:48:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszt3c4nap7vntgkmhj5udescswqrhvh7wvld0pn8cmlvnss7zxcdgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz7w90lk It&#39;s a comfort food kind of day - and nothing hits the spot like a warm bowl of rice and peas.<br/><br/>If you&#39;re a pampered chicken. Me, I&#39;ve got a pasty in the oven.<br/><br/>#Stormy #ChickensOfMastodon #Chickens #Gardening #ComfortFood<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/532/356/201/302/522/original/5e27e34054876167.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-11-23T12:54:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8nen59s6a7v06cd6rmvxg2ps0xsy2r5c4qnc8kknu8e3uaf32wmgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz9rap8y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8uvmtekz7kesx9xjxhppd4curn6myrzsrpk6hekjtug5uuun07hswy7yuv'>nevent1q…7yuv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We have a system: the next village in from the sea now has our bins, and *their* next village has theirs. Every so often, the council goes to the village at the centre, rounds up the excess bins and redistributes them to the coastal villages.<br/><br/>Similar thing for garden trampolines, but that’s privately run. 2024-11-23T10:20:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdq09awryxn08f6thhulxvw55k9e9uat8ahg0zzffq3q4jv5r2umszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzn48ekr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstlsg07dkhxktvqcej0gj7xtdplsldel5vzdx67k8876r80c3fkwqu9njn4'>nevent1q…njn4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>YES! YES, IT HAS! IT’S APPARENTLY STAYING IN THE AIRBNB ON MY STREET! AND IT SEEMS ANGRY ABOUT THE POOR STATE OF THE ACCOMMODATION!<br/><br/>Cornwall is just *unpleasant* today. 2024-11-23T10:14:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqzzxcsx6uvzrk8sk3gqhe55fh69fauh9wdz3jkc2guyky3uc7m3qzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzflg3fa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgx3l5n9jwrk4zh35j2wrr9h82gc8u98d8fkm3urjy3ee0kly3h8g2306es'>nevent1q…06es</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had one question:<br/><br/>&#34;Will I starve/become homeless if I stop doing the job which is killing me? No, you say? Well then, where&#39;s the exit?&#34;<br/><br/>To answer your question, though, happier: I&#39;m happier without my work.<br/><br/>(Not fully retired, just doing other stuff until pension kicks in) 2024-11-22T13:57:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz8t53scmjamxwqq30gt4qflp5g6a3h0pushfdlxagcg4dlz44sjgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzufgw9p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlw3dxmmg949eeeg9umehwyvh0jh74qj9a9fax7822pjpjwqc45g2wljp9'>nevent1q…ljp9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Those who follow far-right parties are more fired up about it than the ones who essentially vote for slightly different versions of the status quo. Given that both Labour and the SNP have/are self-destructing through endless unforced errors, people have disengaged from mainstream voting.<br/><br/>I’m not convinced that Reform are particularly on the rise - 18% vote share off 12.4% turnout is only just over 2% of the electorate. It’s just that Reform voters are far more likely to turn out. 2024-11-22T07:30:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspd2aq23vgsv3wq4vkmxrk24096gv4zzw84fftq40psatr8w9js6qzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzv6s74r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz6t6dnf2d4l27zxzpfysfmkc50nqtrhkf8vlpd5pwewzxvah6dysvjhj2a'>nevent1q…hj2a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Again, for effect. The IHT measure affects ALL farmers, because it demonstrates an approach by the new government which is the polar opposite of what was promised in meetings up and down the country. Farmers know now that no help is coming.<br/><br/>It’s also astonishing how people see the figures as set in stone, at a time when the government is constantly reframing its parameters on all manner of revenue-generating schemes. Thresholds will drop, and soon.<br/><br/>Niemoller, as ever. 2024-11-20T22:38:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs24eh9gt8swueday9maz9klndgqdee4qc6s74qgdaqc8rq7kdfqyczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzzmc8x5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgmwlqxl03ac24d2e783c3ae3y3sp4wrs685zmul6rvwxzprq4s8swna8n2'>nevent1q…a8n2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So instead of doing something about that, or announcing proper reform and stabilisation of farm gate prices, Labour did this instead. Can you see why *all* farmers are angry, not just the supposedly rich ones? 2024-11-20T22:26:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgzzjeuguynzv9ukvdh055ef8z008utwctfc35jg9c4edefd6cjmczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzpjg3k5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdlpm08p900zefjpv2wsqwscte5ejlca3wugep3tdfrzluqlv0njcxafvv4'>nevent1q…fvv4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They’re hocked up to the eyeballs, and their return on assets is around 1-2% - in a good year. There aren’t many of those. If they sell those assets to actually get some money - after the bank has been paid off, of course, and all the stakeholders get their share - who then grows your food?<br/><br/>But I’m going to keep repeating this: the anger from farming is about this being the final straw in a long, LONG list of straws. Labour promised much to help, and delivered this instead. 2024-11-20T22:24:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf4f6s0aeg0awfpw08ynyz8dk7h8jfqeu90zxs6yj7gu97enmpj8gzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzngduus In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgcd500gu8vdg5sjfgmw6d3jpquhfe9fpmvtlw0d0wep79r4zrqms0xxnr0'>nevent1q…xnr0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, they aren&#39;t. Please, take some time to understand how the last thirty years of farming policy and practice have led us to this point. Speak to a farmer, perhaps.<br/><br/>Brexit came during yet another existential crisis, and was seen as a way to improve national food security and protect the future. Farmers were sold out, not duped. 17 million *other* people voted Leave, for worse reasons.<br/><br/>There are many reasons why farmers of any sized enterprise are angry right now. 2024-11-20T20:20:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv4jyf8kxg5srpdtnv5tyn3p63rv29rszllmdv658y9hlymwgagsgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzf9ktp3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdh82u050qq4q4d70jc3cx94vfnkv930rlqnq788ca4fkav749jqguq7fz3'>nevent1q…7fz3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Three things: <br/><br/>1) For a lot of farmers, this is the last straw in a never-ending series of beatdowns<br/><br/>2) The protests allow them a platform to highlight other issues<br/><br/>3) There is no guarantee that those not currently affected will not be drawn in by fiscal drag, moved goalposts - or bankrupted through reduced credit.. The principle has been breached; extension of the tax is now the easier process.<br/><br/>Farmers are *not* being duped by rich landowners here. They&#39;re angry. 2024-11-20T20:10:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv7aurfrxe0t4w6fa7guuy2u7z67s7gsscta8fe9lx2a6jndnj0rqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz9pg9cq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7gpjn9mgjqpwjjdcmcxjrtge59jaqt6p6se9mgdnz43g40u36aqqysnyq'>nevent1q…snyq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I used to service the farms in your exact area, from Preston to Kirby Lonsdale. Trust me when I say, the majority of farmers local to you are not rich, and their profit margins are generally obscenely low, zero or negative. 2024-11-20T19:57:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvs4v2arffkxznkf29hy6w8djh4ekaj57l6qpjenuw4jl5tr2fvngzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzz8zfyx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0cc8nx3anarhydrus5keff7ecp5k0ahl5u6fawmwdpf6y3m5r42celzm8g'>nevent1q…zm8g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are they? Are you *quite* certain which diesel they topped up with to go into town? <br/><br/>But basically, it’s nit-picky, diversionary and punching down; it’s reductive and dismissive of farmers’ desperation; it’s a pointless waste of police time over a matter which would, in any event, be unprovable after the fact; and it smacks of interference with ability to protest - what next, checking anybody who attends a central London protest for tube tickets, or bike lights? 2024-11-20T07:43:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvgrlkdjvxe79mtv8lp04w2gdr3ter2n73xdm8ya772t9ghmnfcpqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hznvf3je In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrk3rmxhjjvdl4vpeds54x6j3v8v6c5luv3xawkqaqg6r2g9q28zgeevzll'>nevent1q…vzll</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Really? This is quite poor, Chris. 2024-11-19T22:30:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst7pnyyyec06wzrht0h7rz7tgsqxhyf9feffm3npgxlmk97kzp6xgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzqphpey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstqvyy9etfqcdrc8ws67e500jp6f4qct8rytduxmqf9d89wu25xfc6a0whe'>nevent1q…0whe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think the second half of my post covered that: imposition of risks usually associated with self-employment, onto employees, is inherently unfair.<br/><br/>(Curse these 500 character limits) 2024-11-19T13:12:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf6pl9akp55kp2sjrrz8jwrapnxym42mr5pmf88avxzxyv39q3svgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzg6nl0x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7772c4fcsku2uutjp4835jq3k3u2mqfv2amcdkmzg6hjkww4ecc0th2pw'>nevent1q…h2pw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For those who are pushed from the other direction - as employees rather than self-employed - the risks they face broadly parallel those for self-employed contractors, but with few of the financial benefits, given that most positions are minimum wage.<br/><br/>Self-employment can be attractive because of its flexibility and increased remuneration. When one is placed in the same position without proper compensation for risk, it&#39;s a form of serfdom and a barrier to socio-economic mobility. 2024-11-19T11:37:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq7772c4fcsku2uutjp4835jq3k3u2mqfv2amcdkmzg6hjkww4ecczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzrsq2an In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgzds8t9gquqm3q2qfwtqm6zhwtkue07heahyqs6ve58k6z2xcj9gwem56k'>nevent1q…m56k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When I left my former profession, I set up a representative body for the freelancers within it (I left before it really came to fruition, but felt it important to get the ball rolling).<br/><br/>Because of IR35 and disguised employment shenanigans - both short-sighted government approaches to stabilising tax revenues - a lot of employers were pushing contractors into zero hours. Whilst that perhaps suited many, it was common to see 40% uplifts in fees charged to compensate. 2024-11-19T11:36:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy0ludghwy2kuu20mc8r446d64kspgnj5l9lumnkk2u5alcdx5enczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz3kmfgg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszghm2dsrnvmxvwcn50atrteg5gnsw867vuhx932sdn7tjk8g6djqyqnl2d'>nevent1q…nl2d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do you even remember the thing you forgot to remember, which reminded you to post this? 2024-11-18T21:09:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw8j0u5flxgf30ysh8zxyhydnnemlhhjkwqtzrhqgeex7g400tejqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzxnqwca In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw4tmemmfj35yvxpsns6wjuqaaffzlz0tp498gag250d4v65jv8sc36nmal'>nevent1q…nmal</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Myopic? Their goal of completely cutting us off from the rest of the world has succeeded magnificently. <br/><br/>Border checks = money!<br/><br/>Border hold-ups = more money!<br/><br/>Border returns = scapegoating (and even more money)<br/><br/>Ironically, borders as barrier to trade is a growth industry. 2024-11-17T09:31:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8ym5722crw54haut2uuce3py7ar84najcuxac6n9vwwla5xwvyagzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzla5lkg A visit to the Lost Gardens of Heligan tonight, to see the Night Garden.<br/><br/>Heligan is a local restored Victorian estate, which had fallen into complete disrepair and become overgrown; it was rescued by a team including Tim Smith, who went on to establish the Eden Project.<br/><br/>Lots of great lighting displays and installations. Perfect time of year, too.<br/><br/>#gardens #gardening #NightGarden<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/494/856/747/077/742/original/c4623ef5dd3534cb.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/494/857/327/500/891/original/de9540283f7e194e.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-16T22:06:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0y60r5tc34v2ddjpw2ypsz9mxc3hyjlj5knvsrwpu0z2m8qcptpgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzf5qysa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3ak2scu9788ld0t59lvegfdpthdy5va0tgmmklsf39wylpqdarcpmr2vg'>nevent1q…r2vg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My personal take on this is how brave you are for coming on Mastodon and admitting to owning a CAR.<br/><br/>They&#39;re going to eat you alive. 2024-11-16T13:04:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspcguj37m5rchsv6526qfgp5l5533zkz2xdfa5vk59vk20xlpj3ugzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzcrtrnu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsge9e9ks7j3g9hr6lm0whnj2e7n47mumcy55v4u6dwmg8l5fjr84q2xja5c'>nevent1q…ja5c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Much of the stress on food production in this country comes from ruthless supermarket buying practices, and the lack of accountability for their behaviour.<br/><br/>Producers are held on a knife edge, with the smallest in constant existential crisis, by practices which really got going under Thatcher’s free market ideologies and honed over time. Too often, the turkeys have been forced to vote for Christmas through short term survival (eg. when the Milk Marketing Board was disbanded) 2024-11-16T09:01:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2p8hqpzlv8raa6fxf3cczz7gd3830957vxsvf7lcdfzqr00mremczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzue9p4e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspjgfc2vsva24z375frdr24qwm2mt8vvw8zqga5duzttlhet4aygcsuzd8n'>nevent1q…zd8n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>An economy built around national food security and food as a driver for health - both of which would be economically advantageous - would mean that it cost more to the consumer; wages would need to rise, which would be, er, economically advantageous. It starts with regulating a lot of processed ‘food’ out of existence.<br/><br/>(Source: I worked in and around farming for 35 years) 2024-11-16T08:51:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspjgfc2vsva24z375frdr24qwm2mt8vvw8zqga5duzttlhet4aygczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzn7atrd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2p8hyce487rqrred44j6wtucxc48l3yxkl2wku085s2u207dyqjs94e69v'>nevent1q…e69v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The idea of cheap food so that nobody starves is laudable, but we’re seeing the effects of two, more ulterior, strategies: suppression of wages and facilitation of rampant capitalisation, both through political will. 2024-11-16T08:50:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2p8hyce487rqrred44j6wtucxc48l3yxkl2wku085s2u207dyqjszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz5w07nd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvnjqmslr90s6ljzn39dyqsr5wa7z5pds5ek4s9qpm85s5zxzyd8q7vtqa5'>nevent1q…tqa5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Food production is axiomatically a political football - given that it’s the literal bread to go with the circuses. Modern political policies have been about making ‘food’ as cheap as possible to the customer *at the point of sale*, and this is effected with grower subsidies, overly-powerful buyers and importation on a vast scale. Large food processing and retail outfits are also allowed a seat at the table which is denied to food producers. 2024-11-16T08:50:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy5dlwlh3famspqd9x6y3lhdrnmaedhgw0gm2k50at7f62y4pjfugzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzc5rg3v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszcskys4yy8plxlzmgsr84udugshmjvca44ajtm22ufqjnd0355vq3kvde3'>nevent1q…vde3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yup. Still worked. 2024-11-15T23:38:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0zkpfhhn3gmlxwjr49t2k4ghemn94l30ejh78kzu0lte6xvgpaeszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzvl3upd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvktyntdg4qp6t202sg4zlql3uga0hzm9p23jrdqf2wwzsdz55hhcyfsxhe'>nevent1q…sxhe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They cardboarded and put a layer of bark down, but in truth there&#39;s not much which stops Mare&#39;s Tail.<br/><br/>I seem to remember Beechgrove doing a segment on it a few years ago. I think they put down plastic sheeting for a LONG time, but it was only partially successful. 2024-11-11T19:28:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqkwu5wql7x3s7z8pygx8nh97xtr0z348l9tw69mcweg7zmnqj7eqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hznmhhzq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrvxfa4sevgxylddlkvksyghq3rxftdwynz9vd6m4fepsrflp95rswvr8rl'>nevent1q…r8rl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m currently doing some work for a friend&#39;s mum, whose back garden I completely made over last year, thankfully with the firm initial agreement that I was only able to do the hard landscaping, NOT the gardening.<br/><br/>It quickly became apparent that they&#39;re riddled with Mare&#39;s Tail, Ground Elder, Bindweed and Ivy. Couch grass is an added bonus.<br/><br/>Eek. 2024-11-11T18:37:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst2ds2xgl95htvyazzt9y7pjtvtna84rr9nm79wata379e3tuc6mqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzmlzw8v Is there an easier, more trouble-free plant to grow than Lychnis Coronaria?<br/><br/>It propagates from seed brilliantly, flowers profusely all summer, stays in its clumps and looks GREAT. The next year, it does it all again.<br/><br/>Just been out collecting seedheads off the front of the borders. They&#39;ll start in the unheated greenhouse now, sit happily in small pots all winter and take off wherever I put them in Spring.<br/><br/>If, like me, you need easy wins in the garden, give them a go.<br/><br/>#gardening<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/459/952/602/579/494/original/3d0042bf62befaf2.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-10T18:05:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszjp5ljy66j49jeqdrq7lfxsk4xuxvxf9uamx8fgf7nfrqtr7maxczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzrud5v8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgefrtgs5x3quaaz58n9pmxmznwxydqqtvv7gpesy9wmavj7ky6hckm5kys'>nevent1q…5kys</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It may, as you say, vary with the institution: I worked at two extremes - one, a fancy place with more money than God, and the other a mixed FE/HE local institution which was destroyed by a Surgeon (as per the Harvard Business Review) through mindless cost-cutting.<br/><br/>But it&#39;s still very different to the small-medium business, the work of which *can* be done from home, but which is leveraged to the hilt and in negative equity on its premises, so unable to sell without going bust. 2024-11-10T17:31:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9tk9ulgl33uzekvsm8dtp00n0f6e4qtqhlhuvf0mv94znmy80tsszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz5373ak In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspanj33chw753rcv9zhahh5r0m3yswm5nfkwzrwl0s4unq2hguzrgnwtn7t'>nevent1q…tn7t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve also spent a few years teaching in HE... 2024-11-10T14:45:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqfhmh2v2h82ccczktntjjrr4r9wx9dksfg0dpzlllmasp4fvmwcqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzq5gjdf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fzppx7zepujurphpc6avt72khlamvj469z4xucwm40gul8wh38gzyq6a5'>nevent1q…q6a5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>With universities, though, the users are the ones who are paying to support the infrastructure (yes, there&#39;s a whole thing about exploited workers doing the same), and the wide and varied landscape of services means that buildings can easily be repurposed or rented out, within the system. <br/><br/>The client base of students expands, contracts and transitions within a short space of time - so does the support network, including educators. Hybrid working is cost effective and easier. 2024-11-10T14:23:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp35cr7lt0y3z3eeprkmsfj2fx56yul3t56mefmlrajwhrkdw2ppszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzgmwdfl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmuhf8xyva0duyhmrjj3xhs7p8raptzh6xejw9994slfl62w0x7qd4f5y5'>nevent1q…f5y5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They *can* divest their buildings, but commercial property prices (not my area of expertise, admittedly) appears to have been in the toilet recently, and any large-scale increase in supply will create crashes which literally bankrupt swathes of firms.<br/><br/>We talk about control over workforce as being primary factors in opposing WFH, but there are real economic concerns in the short term. As ever, when that storm has passed, whatever&#39;s cheapest will prevail. Probably WFH. 2024-11-10T11:35:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvx0n2k9r0l2n5r8cnjhp9nl2gwdyngecz50xeqc306s3kkv7uz5szyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzwc3uey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw8za32qa8ggfa9pt4jsl6gxgq0d9vwgje7jqsurnkmt90ng0y7qsvdqkvl'>nevent1q…qkvl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think, though, that we’re in danger of thinking WFH is the norm, simply because for the glittering literati of progressive social media, it’s their lived experience. There’s a much larger section of the population for whom the workplace is necessary, and who like it that way. <br/><br/>Whilst there are many good reasons for WFH, social cohesion isn’t one of them - and hybrid working puts far more costs on employers given the need to retain bricks and mortar.<br/><br/>This may not end too well. 2024-11-10T10:42:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0c0uwdeln2vkcxgcntjw2pmeynzmjxrp5rlx3jx7pej2dt0mft9czyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzwphe49 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs08dlszk9rx660asj73235paufmuvnphlkz2lmk7hp47vhn9pq0jqtxdl3k'>nevent1q…dl3k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>These hens are definitely not for cuddling: believe me, I’ve tried. If I pull up a deckchair in the garden, they’ll come running, hop on my lap and sit there for an hour - but if I so much as try to stroke one, they’re off, fierce and noble weirdos that they are. 2024-11-08T08:13:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst74f4t52s2n8f8lvddp43tqymn7e8hc29mustawcp4me94dhtsrgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzv99kru In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgg50h7tl3aga4ttl9ymgcxkyvdzvunhzw7k8pk34c8k3mz0qqq0stpfurm'>nevent1q…furm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>EVERYBODY should keep chickens*. Rubbish supermarket eggs are depressing to eat.<br/><br/>(*: or know somebody who keeps chickens)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/442/043/193/623/087/original/2bea0e48ad359bf1.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-07T14:04:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2nlnw2dsae39w5xku86270ue0wy2l6phvtrppv6fg9tklajam2wczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzmpm5kc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswmrlwawgdp739cvw2ryz72h4gp8j9adwmvadnknmg005et66cqgqht0xqj'>nevent1q…0xqj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Fortunately, our leaders are sufficiently quick and agile to segue seamlessly into a pro-European mindset, and we didn’t burn too many bridges with Brexit and the last government,<br/><br/>Everything is fine and normal and Keir knows what he’s doing, having ruled out closer EU ties and freedom of movement for young people, having tried to individually negotiate with EU members and having been absolutely battered by much smaller economies in useless trade deal negotiations. 2024-11-06T08:25:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr7shvyelmp7yrt3lu2mrffuk2dnewmf77u3rgr7eh5f3799nmg3czyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzf9xamu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvwwypq8l7shm8aguy37cr8wc4dyxcsssulhgsqwdp9f58f5m94ysc4fm5s'>nevent1q…fm5s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The people who vote are the ones who expect to gain something from it; as recent events show, governments are not generally bothered about helping the poorest or most vulnerable in society, so what would be the point for them?<br/><br/>But not voting is, in itself, a political statement: indifference sends a strong message. Whether the message is being heard is debatable. 2024-11-05T12:51:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx978g90d7pjcw0zm5nkgljdsl5jc4nhs07nlc868p4myza5042gczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz20jkas Going back through summer pictures of the garden. I take very few, which is deeply frustrating in the winter when I&#39;m trying to do what I laughably call &#39;planning&#39;.<br/><br/>The copper bowl is the top of a hot water cylinder, polished and fixed to an old gatepost. Succulents seem to like it. There&#39;s a pond behind there, but it&#39;s engulfed by the planting.<br/><br/>#gardening<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/426/269/971/780/223/original/faef1e84d19ac8b5.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-04T19:21:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9gya6zq4gxnkklnn8x2t9d705z5raug89w7sgwmdp67f9ajsm22qzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzcyk7qy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswtz2d0q5s6yv73j058cfk9lluf7pxwvelalkf2spqnassx5ywqwqjuja3l'>nevent1q…ja3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I tend to use plywood strips, glued and screwed, as they give a fairly uniform curve and don&#39;t need steaming - but that&#39;s something I keep meaning to try, so will be interesting to see how you get on!<br/><br/>Managed to dredge this pic up, of the very first one I built. Beams and doorway; learned a lot from it (it&#39;s in my own garden)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/420/319/226/259/611/original/09b661201553299b.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-03T18:00:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswtz2d0q5s6yv73j058cfk9lluf7pxwvelalkf2spqnassx5ywqwqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzdup7dz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxsf8hxmntsn8f33pfaljn4p0ju8msvtq0qv7d556f8dgcegcm4nsj2ra7x'>nevent1q…ra7x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve done something similar a number of times, to make curved roof beams and the occasional circular doorframe for sheds. Building the form is always great fun. 2024-11-03T17:55:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspgxw6t3qsytysgrx8w0prsftwwnz53lpxn846xyk33yqzcv9769qzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz7ekfxk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrkf2vg585qqwt4788w6f5dfslfle7d56w7azanqn5dlz65q89v3g6m6cwm'>nevent1q…6cwm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Starmer didn’t meet Harris because she didn’t want to; he’d aimed to see both, probably sensibly, but Donny was the only one to agree.<br/><br/>I think it says less about his politics, and more about the level of respect he engenders. He’s a classical coward, in that he shouts at underlings in his party a lot, but on the world stage gets pushed around and derided. People don’t take him seriously, for obvious reasons. 2024-11-03T10:39:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8kn6a03nqwesxs6vgcf94f047r0ssv0uzcapj22wynp4jhs0pmcqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz8asrcg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstvv79g4gau05em8d3r3ac67pphc76j5ajgttu8lnj5xhqhvraqtqxz7cdq'>nevent1q…7cdq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This may turn out to be more useful than the result of the election. 2024-11-02T21:44:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9a4aawxgqnpf2ze6advrfvdrg4cc2jr79pac2pl7q55x5wwe58yqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz8v6kke In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0uh6sgw28cr2t0vagk3cjrx4gr8mpsanq0zcxvyc8jmtc0w0cjcgc0zxk'>nevent1q…0zxk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No, I probably didn&#39;t articulate that well. I doubt the leadership will change direction, just that they&#39;ll pick up a lot of people from the left.<br/><br/>It&#39;s an easy gain for them, given that they can avoid the controversies and compromises as a smaller party without the burden of actual power. 2024-11-02T16:11:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2svwl59z6jhp624y32adr377ngn5f7l0ylng7jpyp6jy5muftamszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz779c27 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqljgm257lucwjaqf456w8lmzax89ly94a8uaw0msedzers928yrg75ptkc'>nevent1q…ptkc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Tories barely have the resources to fight on one front, but they&#39;ve chosen further right in an attempt to, er, win back the centre ground voters who found them too right-wing last time out.<br/><br/>The vacuum in the middle has largely been filled by Labour, so the Lib Dems will try to carry on as they are.<br/><br/>As Labour continues to shoot itself in both feet, its disenfranchised former followers will find themselves torn between Greens and LDs.<br/><br/>If anything, LDs will go left as a result 2024-11-02T13:42:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvnsteqclyv43mm4egh6s8vdjxeg5y866xe2jzka5z4xu3e04x89gzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzwy5w9u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8hjxtcl55lvezjdd3pav43pq9k3n2hld4hm0fc0wkkedwk5fatscrvtd20'>nevent1q…td20</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Already is. If you can say a word and everybody knows *exactly* what you&#39;re talking about, totally legit. 2024-10-30T11:15:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy7g5gssjqy3znp93ldvh2c369u6ejg8elcjv8vptktd8k53huz8gzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz4j4r92 #SilentSunday #Beach #Cornwall<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/380/608/039/651/138/original/cc29e65f67445f95.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-27T17:43:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyq2pj83epcqzs744dfdmxt5rzz5w6xh3k83kvnuzfyq6429lrdqgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzeg7qyu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgjwm69kz8lthfg5rflsj5n7tmeauga6lal5ncxzl9d69yja2rctqltkfvf'>nevent1q…kfvf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yup. Friend of mine is an OOH GP in a largish city; just been informed that they&#39;re going to be making redundancies and cutting back hours. They already don&#39;t have enough docs to run the service properly. 2024-10-21T13:10:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs85augerw6hd54lw9wfxygntttee9z44c8gcycdqau4lsszug3smgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz43r7vr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxm3cee4p7uaq9kt53w6vxmy0rdn06mdx4rke4pd899v5ss73u3qg4zf4v2'>nevent1q…f4v2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s indicative of the way in which big bosses are paid: headline, basic salary - which to the rest of us seems sizeable - is a way of implying equitability within the corporation&#39;s pay structure.<br/><br/>But these people wouldn&#39;t - and don&#39;t - get out of bed for that kind of money. The term &#39;bonus&#39; is just a euphemism for &#39;the rest of your salary, which we don&#39;t have to admit to in the brochures&#39;.<br/><br/>Not a bonus. Just the rest of the negotiated pay. Helps to keep employee demands down. 2024-10-21T07:35:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfgv6es5j6lf2hgrf6fkg9gxsyhm9ldc2rn0wej5yrp3mtyk45ndgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz8wrz8z Crappy wood creations, as per extravagant claims in profile.<br/><br/>A shed I built for friends in the aftermath of the first covid lockdown. At this point, I was struggling with going back to my job as a vet, and looking for an alternative.<br/><br/>They just wanted somewhere to put their junk. I wanted to reinvent my working life (and possibly the whole concept of sheds). They paid me in wine<br/><br/>Now a landscaper. Crappy wood things a sideline. Need to build more sheds<br/><br/>#gardening #sheds #GreenRoof #saturday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/333/255/741/627/399/original/0fb69f5fdcff7267.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-19T09:10:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9vseqd4pzrr4sy2w7sdmznxtq5rqtz9f3jk3ahp56vl69yly3zkgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzaws4da In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqnwgzrm5epyrt53jj3l96ehhgz9qexyphmy5jaayk7rwm2yrndcrtgzzz'>nevent1q…gzzz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Broth is an excellent full moon word. 2024-10-17T20:16:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstm2gam34sdpt4wthq8k8qtrmr7t66kdu8s2nxf8np2wz00ezma3szyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzcgruws In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszy83ksgq64syttvs9m5axeskhsedte8qsjd06fjhynckhu6n3cnqdvzdfq'>nevent1q…zdfq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cheese flavour? I was hoping for something more witchy, like minestrone. 2024-10-17T19:49:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs84wauqe68cfap2ht7yxydee2caqqflavkkz36en3vzh8hukau6pszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz5wxr0f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst43d3p7w8enkg0dlqs6ancfm9l32reqeym7es9e36u2q7s43d8hcggvqy6'>nevent1q…vqy6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What kind of soup? 2024-10-17T19:43:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9s0p7tyv0zhck8fyctzthzmtmuq5d99vcw8m3exmkdfz9rjrnf9czyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hztnxqan In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2t0rvfkhps6w88g3qapp4l5hh87fjt99akhhcekhzk620rvf4qys8fq7kn'>nevent1q…q7kn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Take this home and inject yourself with it. When you reach our arbitrarily-determined target BMI, we&#39;ll put you to work in the grindingly awful job of our choosing.&#34;<br/><br/>Me, to self: &#34;Isn&#39;t this stuff worth a shit-ton on the black market? Plus, if I don&#39;t jump through their weird weight-loss hoops, they&#39;ll just keep giving me more of it and leaving me alone.&#34;<br/><br/>And that, children, is how granddad bought his first Ferrari. For cash. 2024-10-16T21:06:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqa6npdq24kuass2tg2vygpzjhxw0c6qpxvhyu53rnlrxvsrje5cczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzltv8k9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxqu0d4r87xcursx4zzmh4k0dv8rc8n0mpg3eku6k90dcawc9cnmg6g35jv'>nevent1q…35jv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There are a few, thankfully only a few, which I wish I&#39;d never tried... 2024-10-11T12:48:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg5pdfh4snzu552syr2taqkjn0a7vtz8jjw2sx9mq2zhrra2ew3jczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz74zzwe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgt4289kpf7gg4e528uaxzsd3z7r9nrtcaz4frdrkqsemvx04c8uqxd0q8a'>nevent1q…0q8a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Back when the UK was still in the EU, our county (Cornwall) was recognised as relatively impoverished and businesses were able to apply for EU Objective One funding: essentially, a grant which didn&#39;t need paying back in most circumstances.<br/><br/>Being an enterprising lot, the Cornish used the opportunity to launch large numbers of small breweries - some good, some not so good, some brilliant.<br/><br/>Many survive to this day. Our local beer is great. 2024-10-11T12:44:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv96kwkezmvapkal96w2pww49crkl8rukru55wxda97wlaajvxlvqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzpvy978 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrznfghta0cpjrgus43ygalmm7xlh8dhf4zvxlyq9k5kv3p2r8qvs56qjyy'>nevent1q…qjyy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good human.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve managed to live most of my life by this principle, having had the good fortune to not be born beautiful. It&#39;s truly liberating - people are much more open about their intentions (good or bad) and I can respond freely without worrying about my image.<br/><br/>I do get blocked a bit, though... 2024-10-10T19:47:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvnw4x95hw8t43jlk7458jtu3hn3nt8w9f8hsq2pkyfunwpehcgxczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzekw873 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy87a5fjxsycfqkfeffey9wp60ua5su0u62vztkgu8aj6rwkey4hqzv2u78'>nevent1q…2u78</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What on earth did they do to that poor bun? 2024-10-08T17:28:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8zzkgvh36u78u7d558qymps5gjdd0340sen4fkdwhccjc5ehxf5szyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz93xkcs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdg2sax7767kkw3zh23j2279nx2cxm74cwue5pynvs3sd50qachygexvnux'>nevent1q…vnux</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The only ways to return to limited-option voting would be to suppress small party participation - price them out of the contest; fiddle with registration rules - or to somehow shut down the information superhighway. <br/><br/>In the past, if you or I had a niche interest, it was relatively difficult to find and communicate with large numbers of fellow enthusiasts. Now, you can pitch onto the internet and find thousands, if not millions, of kindred spirits. This is how politics works, now. 2024-10-06T08:36:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxrj8zlqvcajhy7yjan7qk39a2fxjyen7e8jw29uuyhyjek32hddgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzfq60pf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszv86jrgerrxhvvnca9em20v6h3h26xf95wsfskfjsm4seymx30ws2uc9mc'>nevent1q…c9mc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We can’t be trusted on binary choices, but we, paradoxically, can be trusted to elevate the minority fringes in these times of micro-campaigning and dog whistles. And given that the Tories ceded the centre ground to battle entirely on their right flank - and lost heavily - they now know the only way to cover the whole spectrum is with multiple parties. Too much divergence for one party to successfully contain. 2024-10-06T08:26:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszv86jrgerrxhvvnca9em20v6h3h26xf95wsfskfjsm4seymx30wszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzhvrt0c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswd33rvfpgl27cdkwwqtmzmejg4rh7exy7z65uf6r9ykzj0ka3wjg0s8fvz'>nevent1q…8fvz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The box is open on PR, and it’s no surprise that Farage is at the heart of it again. Were it not for the fact that he’s an odious, self-serving, racist, he might actually lay claim to being the most successful politician in modern history (unfortunately, rabble-rousing isn’t politics).<br/><br/>The days when we could say that operating a FPTP two-party system kept extremists out of power are long gone: both big parties know that their best chance at lasting power now lies in coalition. 2024-10-06T08:22:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8qppkmgss07yz3xsanqqwjdh2z3mdulw3nasa2nz9k8nz8nv0rzszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzsw2yl7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgtvh04a83m95yxusll9cr7emsln7szdlrag286vx0my9k58sm3mqjmg8cd'>nevent1q…g8cd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don’t think many people *are* listening - even the Express is sticking with what it believes to be the more sane, rational story of how we should all hide under the beds, as the Argentinians are coming for the Falklands.<br/><br/>Plus, we talk a lot about plummeting levels of the electorate’s faith in politics, but less so about the government’s faith in the electorate: we can’t be trusted with referendums, and we know it. 2024-10-06T07:40:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg6z2uuyvqxmhjc9r2y7cduze3gus7jdhdvwnd3eydwgrws0f0azqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzqke6x4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw0eka07ytahq743wq59t953f46hyfmvnuye45z84nrxkjt95s3ng4902kn'>nevent1q…02kn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don&#39;t you realise we had an EMPIRE?<br/><br/>Our exceptionalism holds us back: somehow, we&#39;re too well-bred to be making concessions and getting our hands dirty. The rest of the world will come to its senses, you&#39;ll see.<br/><br/>What we really failed to appreciate was that our alliance with the school bully (US) evaporated the moment we were no longer useful as a conduit to the rest of the kids. Now, we&#39;re the little scrote who used to set his big friend on everyone, but is suddenly defenceless. 2024-09-29T10:01:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfusgs6qr4gf5tz2wnaaeexuq2z9u2yyjgl9tphd5xd6hmasggtuqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzgufm4y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs05yl8slxv6pnn2adjdcmclkgkgxz6r27v9x5khg7pp5qaheqdkdq4rxndm'>nevent1q…xndm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is the absolute state of the PLP right now: pretty much all those who abstained last time out were against Starmer&#39;s plans. If they&#39;d had a spine, what was he going to do, suspend them all? There&#39;d have been enough pissed-off indies that Labour&#39;s majority started to look wobbly.<br/><br/>That&#39;s what will end Starmer: he&#39;ll send enough people to the naughty step that Opposition will sense blood. With a starting majority of over 150, he could be losing votes very soon. 2024-09-25T11:54:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0xxk0nmx3twl9th446h89suycgvl39az2hklhxvfd6mp06znf4uszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hze3s403 #SilentSunday <br/><br/>#gardening #bees<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/140/924/833/027/071/original/041300e772398915.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-15T09:47:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrpk8e43utwelpffxqttfckjj7hw6t8m393f9m4qelw9p80ntl8hczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz560q09 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf77v5vygmmzun9hrru5a3htgq2wujes6v88dxf48524yw8490y0cqetxm7'>nevent1q…txm7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>‘Lessons have been learned’ is a weasel phrase, for which a custodial sentence should be lumped on any public official who utters it, where there is evidence that *they already knew this would happen* (example: Grenfell).<br/><br/>It’s essentially code for ‘we knew, but we decided to carry on anyway in the hope that we’d save enough money to weather the inevitable scandal and still make a profit’. It applies to publicly-funded medicine equally well. 2024-09-14T08:03:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2c502f2y97aqxkhp7hfc7zj3qp2j88drzx3d6ux0rewz7jq4qp2gzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzczwx8w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgl2gclx3l8dqy03qu2ap5fhczk3dyv90rx5qs4x2z0792w0dk5xcpryefj'>nevent1q…yefj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s almost like there’s an entire group of people with limited rights and no apparent power who have to deal with stupid, entitled predatory males every day of their lives, and who have honed that shit to a fine art.<br/><br/>But also: isn’t it great when we realise our offspring are actually doing just fine? 2024-09-11T07:26:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs00z4s59erjdel76kzu76kxe6f97neqff89pj0mmv5yh4f89g0rqczyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzuvf9ee In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszrpkc9q3rkaut50apms866happvrpzellw4ruyv6znhl7mzc7slq6fykal'>nevent1q…ykal</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Absolutely: there is literally no upside to intervening. Whichever one(s) you upset, they&#39;ll remember, particularly around the time you inevitably drop a clanger and need support.<br/><br/>Boss gets paid the big bucks for these kinds of unpopularity contests 2024-09-10T15:37:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxv5wwvr040j6qkk8pwhhgj0vkt6wfrrqs5e6ru8rggz97hhcw00czyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzz9r8uf Monday&#39;s training: Attack Chicken.<br/><br/>Tuesday: Evasion At Bedtime <br/><br/>Wednesday: General Egg Concealment.<br/><br/>Thursday: Sorry, Had You Just Planted That?<br/><br/>Friday: Cat Embarrassing and Dog Bothering<br/><br/>It&#39;s a big week ahead.<br/><br/>#chickens #gardening #AttackChickens #ChickenUprising #SomeRiskInvolved<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/107/739/005/489/753/original/c114d48785d6f01f.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-09-09T13:11:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0spejvueuq3vz4a8e63msct72tf5u2el5p6n7y4afkqkm54dr8uszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzu3rpcm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgsazlm6u3762repckstklwjs0ym89tck0n99gth6kvdp2h4tytfcy7k4hu'>nevent1q…k4hu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’ve always found Centre for Cities problematic: its ideologies tend towards ‘how to make employees better faceless cogs in the large machine’ and emphasise productivity over well-being. This conclusion from a recent report (possibly the one to which you’re referring) is a good example:<br/><br/>“Policymakers should also be very cautious of policy being overly influenced by the immediate benefits of home working to the individual at the cost of longer-term prosperity by such policies.” 2024-09-03T07:53:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsphwh6dddkagqvxttc2k9d0n7mvkcrm97w648t359hykyad5t75dgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzykx3nh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfl837pu40f38vjf337x5kr3e60tralaxl5hajxm55le3ssxlhepgzlhund'>nevent1q…hund</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The issue is further compounded by those of us who have decided to release funds to offspring (ie, early inheritance) in order to reduce their debts on the other side of university - or, indeed, to get a headstart on the housing market should they choose not to go<br/><br/>Our &#39;affluence&#39; (in fact, it will adversely affect our retirements) doesn&#39;t just make our kids&#39; future lives easier, allowing them to amass greater wealth, but it reduces revenue for HMRC, so makes everybody else poorer 2024-09-01T13:51:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszkvq53hrq9kfsrtsppx3ujwp7shefcmh393exma2s7vteugac9sqzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzh6m7lx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx6vuw0s0uqx2wmzt3xj7agdxjr56y30xqkrnmzn8wvhk47j9tsacj69hsv'>nevent1q…9hsv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We, as a global population, are in a transitory phase: most of us grew up on the printed word, which in itself implied a degree of moderation.<br/><br/>There’s still a lag in adjusting to the lack of gatekeeping and editing in the free flow of ‘information’ - that tiny voice saying, “Well, if it wasn’t true, they wouldn’t be allowed to say it”. <br/><br/>Younger generations are more sceptical, but across the board: they don’t trust anything at first glance, and examine motivations. It’ll be fine. 2024-09-01T08:34:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrsujw5x03mfcn682l5wglmxk5t0xglrq7s67j65p33krsa0jtc6czyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzymdwym Sunrise from the north ridge of Jebel Toubkal, in the High Atlas of Morocco.<br/><br/>I&#39;d set off at 2.30am and gone up the north col, to try to catch the dawn breaking. Struggling upwards, I thought I&#39;d missed the moment, but I got onto the shoulder literally 30 seconds before the sun started coming over the smaller peak on the right. Incredible experience.<br/><br/>Descending the south col, I was halfway down before I met the first climbers coming up. They were a bit bewildered.<br/><br/>#Mountains #SomeRiskInvolved<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/056/384/473/835/677/original/16b5f0f7f44e0ede.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-31T11:38:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfrrqluf5r4yt3enllcvk5gyfwgqffaa56upuv23yeft08kmcy3zgzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz2h86n8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstk43rnyll4yw7xxcyhzuhcmmpwxk9hj7aery749fsh26g0qtrn8q2qxxp9'>nevent1q…xxp9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>‘United’ States of America? 2024-08-27T07:51:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxzs3qjfpuhrq5xn3j4ezgfwv96rz4w2ghwrrkuccd8pcu0mszgyszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz0adqed Apparently, it’s #internationaldogday <br/><br/>Behold, Loki: destroyer of worlds<br/><br/>(And possibly small boys in the background)<br/><br/>#dogs #dogsofmastodon #SomeRiskInvolved<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/029/442/439/731/839/original/24c2fe91906209f2.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-26T17:18:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdvg05dqazqpnmcrn4gqnemt7dhxft5hwktnpgpgayxse7k0cmf6qzyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hz8sjrpz #MountainMonday <br/><br/>Pic from the top of Ras, one of the 4,000m peaks in the High Atlas, Morocco.<br/><br/>The mountain slightly left of centre is Toubkal, the highest in the range. Fun Fact - it’s also the 27th most topographically isolated peak in the world, being just over 2,000km from the nearest higher neighbour.<br/><br/>So when you’re standing on top of it, you’re the highest human being (in contact with the earth) in over 13.5 million square kilometres.<br/><br/>#Mountains #SomeRiskInvolved<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/113/027/412/942/592/464/original/c872c6c6d0f1ab49.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-26T08:54:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp35j5l86zvuk8ykc35z7xe37v0tkrt6f8de3was8px28qkdf50kszyrhknz9qa3lzf0st3f6eg293p6mr6qgygyvqvn3z8wjrp5k0a55hzf5r8u4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82v0kfldt2vvf3pttr2tmw6dxlsxvzpcnrw82gndgsm4gqxpck9srsc4w4'>nevent1q…c4w4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don’t forget also our refusal to allow them to bring their loved ones - a not-so-subtle hammering home of the point that whilst their skills are important to us, we have literally zero interest in their well-being as human individuals. None at all. 2024-08-26T07:56:12Z