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Previously on "EU hauliers are starting to refuse deliveries to the U.K. in January"

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    Er, I don't think so...

    Old smeg & el reeker do fantasise about some strange things.

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    I'm not passing anything. I wasn't responsible for the negotiations, and I'm not responsible for the actions of some Frenchmen.



    What will I be next week, I wonder..?
    A hungry cretin.

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  • clearedforlanding
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post



    What will I be next week, I wonder..?
    Hungry.

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by Whorty View Post
    Interesting .... trying to pass the buck now for your decision to vote out Own these issues fella, it's what you voted for
    I'm not passing anything. I wasn't responsible for the negotiations, and I'm not responsible for the actions of some Frenchmen.

    Originally posted by clearedforlanding View Post
    I thought you were delusional. Now it is clear to me you are just naive.
    What will I be next week, I wonder..?

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  • clearedforlanding
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    Unfortunately a lot of their goods have to pass through Calais, and if some Frenchmen want to blockade it until we give them what they want, there's not much you or I can do about that.
    I thought you were delusional. Now it is clear to me you are just naive.

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  • Whorty
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    Unfortunately a lot of their goods have to pass through Calais, and if some Frenchmen want to blockade it until we give them what they want, there's not much you or I can do about that.
    Interesting .... trying to pass the buck now for your decision to vote out Own these issues fella, it's what you voted for

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by Whorty View Post
    Good for you, that's the spirit . So long as you're OK fook all those businesses that will go bust because they can't get their goods to market
    Unfortunately a lot of their goods have to pass through Calais, and if some Frenchmen want to blockade it until we give them what they want, there's not much you or I can do about that.

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  • Eirikur
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    You are welcome to believe that, but as usual, you're very wide of the mark.
    Erm yeah

    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    I did an infrastructure upgrade for a UK-wide freight company (admittedly it was about 15 years ago) and I spent time in their Felixstowe base. Shipping movements are planned months in advance - I had to ensure that a system which was being phased out and replaced could stay running for at least a year after it was supposed to be redundant, because it wasn't possible to fully migrate the data to the replacement system. I got to know the sea-freight team quite well. Sea-freight to/from Europe was generally routed via Tilbury, and Felixstowe was used for the mega-ships which mostly arrive from Asia these days. As I said, that was some time ago, but I'd be surprised if the tonnage from Europe was more than 10% of that passing through Felixstowe.
    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    I've only done 4-5 years in various 'logistics' businesses, but I've seen enough disruption from strikes, weather problems, and bad planning to know that 'just in time' is asking for trouble. It's the sort of policy that gets designed by accountants. I also know which 'logistics' companies I'd steer well clear of.

    I'm wondering why this is in the wrong forum, it doesn't have anything to do with Brexit (yet).

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  • Whorty
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    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
    I'm not suicidal at the prospect of a brie shortage, if that's what you mean...
    Good for you, that's the spirit . So long as you're OK fook all those businesses that will go bust because they can't get their goods to market

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  • fullyautomatix
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    Fisting BR14.

    Ewwww,

    Do you mind ?

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    Fisting BR14.
    Er, I don't think so...

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  • BR14
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    Fisting BR14.
    you're becoming obsessive now.
    perhaps you should seek professional help you sad, benighted little man.

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
    What was his other hand doing while single hand was busy building the infrastructure ?
    Fisting BR14.

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  • Mordac
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    Originally Posted by Eirikur View Post
    You guys are forgetting he's a logistics expert who also single-handedly built the IT infrastructure for Felixstowe port
    You are welcome to believe that, but as usual, you're very wide of the mark.

    Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
    What was his other hand doing while single hand was busy building the infrastructure ?
    <--- Check out the pic on the left

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  • Mordac
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    Originally posted by Whorty View Post
    How sweet that you believe this
    I'm not suicidal at the prospect of a brie shortage, if that's what you mean...

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