OwlFancier posted:

Look if you can't do with an app it's literally goin down't pit and my delicate intellectual constitution will not stoop to such base forms of existence.

suck my woke dick posted:

Please plant responsibly. Turning overfertilised grassland into generic trees is good, turning semiopen and open habitats hosting rare plants and bugs into generic trees is less good.

Ratjaculation posted:

you'll want tree guards

Ash Crimson posted:

With brexit coming up, what can i do beyond stockpiling medicine (well the ones that can be stockpiled...) and food?

Ash Crimson posted:

With brexit coming up, what can i do beyond stockpiling medicine (well the ones that can be stockpiled...) and food?

Ash Crimson posted:

With brexit coming up, what can i do beyond stockpiling medicine (well the ones that can be stockpiled...) and food?

Necrothatcher posted:

You'll want a sewing machine, used leather goods and preferably some old sporting equipment or motorcycling gear for your raider outfit. It might be a good idea to invest in a muscle car and begin welding some spikes to it now, just to stay ahead of the game a bit.

Chuka Umana posted:

Britain is leaving the European Union in three weeks.

We should plan a special event for this thread on Halloween, I still suggest a group watch of Threads.

Ash Crimson posted:

I'm being genuinely serious, we need to plan this out

Ash Crimson posted:

I'm being genuinely serious, we need to plan this out

Necrothatcher posted:

You'll want a sewing machine, used leather goods and preferably some old sporting equipment or motorcycling gear for your raider outfit. It might be a good idea to invest in a muscle car and begin welding some spikes to it now, just to stay ahead of the game a bit.

Ash Crimson posted:

I'm being genuinely serious, we need to plan this out

moostaffa posted:

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1181506865366274048

OwlFancier posted:

Farmers might but what makes you think local authorities are going to know that the official looking tree planting isn't supposed to be there? Someone who knows where the sewer main is won't think the trees are their job, someone who knows about trees probably won't know where the sewer main is, and the odds of either of them paying attention are slim. It's not like either group is likely to be patrolling looking for rogue arborealists.

AceOfFlames posted:

So there's not going to be an extension request? It seems as if there should be a bigger uproar.

OwlFancier posted:

Farmers might but what makes you think local authorities are going to know that the official looking tree planting isn't supposed to be there? Someone who knows where the sewer main is won't think the trees are their job, someone who knows about trees probably won't know where the sewer main is, and the odds of either of them paying attention are slim. It's not like either group is likely to be patrolling looking for rogue arborealists.

"I don't know who's responsible but it's probably not me" is a powerful axiom.

Like at work I regularly walk into places I've never been before with no ID and no prior booking and nobody gives a poo poo, as long as you look like you know what you're doing. It's always someone else's problem.

Ash Crimson posted:

I'm being genuinely serious, we need to plan this out

Barry Foster posted:

Lol at giving AoF sincere advice on changing his life for the better

tritsch posted:

Hey, when you say music what is it you're doing exactly? I'm interested because I'd love to do the exact opposite career swap in the future and wondering what would be a realistic option... (thinking in some support roll/tech)

Guavanaut posted:

forkboy84 posted:

Prepare for armed insurrection to overthrow the government and install a workers democracy.

That's about it I'm afraid, we are hosed.

Doctor_Fruitbat posted:

Right, but I'm more thinking ten years down the line when they're starting to grow to a reasonable size, at which point someone probably will notice and arrange for them to be uprooted while they're small enough to deal with. You don't exactly have to move quickly when you're dealing with trees, and if the choice is between pulling out some young trees or rerouting a sewage pipe or water main that you didn't know was under the place you were planting then it ain't the trees that will be staying.

Fake edit: some other goons have weighed in, appreciate the info.

Mokotow posted:

So what’ll Johnson’s request be like? Is he going to call the EU peepeedoodoo’s while asking for an extension or something?

quote:

Battle over UK fund to prepare for no-deal Brexit

LONDON — The U.K. government will this week herald a multi-million pound fund to help prepare business for a no-deal Brexit — but businesses don’t know what to spend it on.

The government is demanding grant money awarded through its £15-million Business Readiness Fund must be spent before October 31 but several sectors say the lack of information about what trade rules would look like if the U.K. does crash out of the European Union with no deal makes it difficult for them to prepare training and other resources in time.

The government announced the initiative on August 29, and it will make public who has won funding this week.

Richard Ballantyne, chief executive of the British Ports Association, said that with October 31 “fast approaching,” his organization didn’t “know exactly what the actual post-Brexit cross border trade requirements will be, which means it is very difficult to plan any preparation training and resources for our sector.”

Ballantyne added that his association had not had time to prepare a grant application as the “window was quite short and the period by which the money needs to be spent appears to be very swift.”

Tracking down someone in government to answer questions had also been difficult, he said. His organization may be involved with a wider shipping industry initiative.

Two other senior business figures raised similar issues but were unwilling to go on the record to voice concerns fearing it could jeopardize their future relationship with the government.

Vinous Ali, associate director of policy at TechUK, which has been awarded a grant, said the money would help her organization to increase its Brexit preparation output, but warned many of its members, particularly SMEs, had not and were unlikely to take any steps to prepare for Brexit on October 31. Continued support and assistance would be necessary in the months after the U.K.’s departure, she warned.

TechUK was disappointed the fund did not provide for that, she said. “It will be crucial that support and advice are available to them in the weeks and months following a no-deal Brexit.”

A U.K. government official said there would be “other mechanisms” to help businesses after October 31, but that it would be “more helpful” to prepare before a no-deal Brexit.

Blame game

The Confederation of British Industry is among the business groups which did not apply for a grant and has already come under fire from former Brexit Minister Steve Baker.

The CBI launched its own no-deal website at the weekend and a spokesman said it had been helping members prepare for a potential no-deal exit from the EU for many months. He added the organization had made Brexit preparedness guidance and publications available for all U.K. businesses, not just members.

“This is something the CBI is doing by itself as the quickest way of sharing information with businesses of all sizes and sectors affected,” the spokesman said.

But Baker, who was the minister responsible for no-deal planning until last year, told the Sunday Telegraph the body was “woeful” and suggested it may be exposed for “incompetence” if the U.K. does leave the EU without a deal.

The National Farmers Union also decided not to apply for the grant.

“We obviously had a good look at the scheme and decided that there wasn’t anything that we wanted to use it for that we weren’t doing already,” NFU Director General Terry Jones said.

The Freight Transport Association said it had successfully received a grant that it would use to stage an extensive series of workshops for haulers to provide them with details of what they will need to do before Britain leaves the EU.

“Our main priority is to ensure we help our members to get ready for a possible no-deal departure from the EU. Once we know what is definitely going to happen on that day, we will discuss the options with government but, meanwhile, [we] have an intensive program of workshops to deliver around the country,” a spokeswoman said.

A department for business, energy and industrial strategy spokesperson said: “We want to make sure businesses are ready for Brexit, which is why we made this Business Readiness Fund available to business organizations and trade associations to help both their members and non-members prepare. We have already received more than 250 applications and have recently increased the fund from £10 million to £15 million, as well as extending the deadline for applications.”

Mokotow posted:

So what’ll Johnson’s request be like? Is he going to call the EU peepeedoodoo’s while asking for an extension or something?

OwlFancier posted:

Like at work I regularly walk into places I've never been before with no ID and no prior booking and nobody gives a poo poo, as long as you look like you know what you're doing. It's always someone else's problem.

justcola posted:

Timeline

Jose posted:

Not exactly surprising

https://twitter.com/peterjukes/status/1181511720008929281?s=19