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Morlocks and Eloi, for those who've read HG Wells' The Time Machine. I always wondered about that story. It seemed like he was taking the piss of his first-person narrator, putting him in the useless will-be-Eloi camp. Maybe he saw all this coming or maybe it was a comment on his own era.

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https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/half-million-firms-significant-financial-121903407.html Half a million firms in ‘significant’ financial distress as Britain’s economy stagnates Begbies Traynor, one of the UK’s biggest insolvency practitioners, said firms continued to struggle with the same pressures as last year, such as high interest rates, brittle consumer confidence and high levels of debt accrued during the pandemic. Its “Red Flag Alert” research showed that a total of 554,554 businesses, in all major sectors of the economy, are now in “significant” financial distress - a 30 per cent rise since last year. The number of businesses in “critical distress” has jumped by 20 per cent last year, with with 40,174 UK businesses affected. Begbies Traynor said that insolvency rates are at “historically elevated levels” as firms are servicing debt at higher interest rates. The Bank of England hiked interest rates from 0.1 per cent in 2021 to the currrent base rate of 5.25 per cent in an attempt to combat skyrocketing inflation.

There was talk on another thread about use of AI for property descriptions. Seeing the odd house name I looked to see where this one was... The blurb is really odd and seems like a primary schoolkid's conglomeration of facts gleaned from the internet, mixed with a few assumptions. And twaddle. And AI. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147307796#/?channel=RES_BUY here are a few: "The serene wildlife pool creates the perfect haven for all indigenous creatures including many species of dragon flies and newts." Cornwall has palmate newt only, other than border areas in far NE Cornwall (and yes, dragonflies is one not two words). And *all* indigenous creatures... so fucking syrupy and ridiculous. "...creative creations" bit like EA favourite "can be utilised for multiple uses" "The local Congdons and Bray Shop provide a generous supply of sundries & produce" Congdons Shop and Bray Shop *had* shops long long ago, which the hamlets were named after. Like when every village had a shop or three. They have no shops or supplies - well maybe someone with a jam or egg stand on their drive sometimes. Congdons Shop has a notice board though, I sometimes read it if queueing at the junction. "Historically, it has also been referred to as Coades Green. The Hocking's Green appl [sic] variety originated in Coad's Green." Unsure what "it" refers to, but Coad's Green is a small nearby village, with a primary school (that they don't mention but no shop). Anyone local knows exactly which hamlet and where in that hamlet Hocking's Green was originally found. Near, but not Coads Green, and several miles from this house. I don't need to search online to know the exact place is named there (Illand), and it's irrelevant to mention a traditional Cornish apple variety from elsewhere when selling this place. Unless they're in the garden but they don't say that... do they! If I was interested in this house (I'm not) I'd be really put off by the agent's laziness in describing the area - ie how inaccurate is the house blurb (which I only scanned). Well OK they're across the border in Tavistock not that local but that's not an excuse if trying to sell a place.

Now these are some numbers i can get into

At the time loki,I had no idea it was going on.These are Dr level drugs, prob more primary healthcare aiui,so somethign you'd see on a pts meds list but it's all about when they're given together aiui. nothing makes me more sceptical than FullFact statting there isnt a problem in 2022 https://fullfact.org/health/midazolam-video-matt-hancock/ A video on YouTube with tens of thousands of views makes several claims about the rise in the use of the drug midazolam during the Covid-19 pandemic, including that a 2020 spike in deaths was caused by “lethal midazolam and morphine injections”. We can find no evidence to support this. Midazolam is often used to make patients comfortable at the ends of their lives, including those who are dying of Covid-19. A spike in midazolam prescriptions during one of the worst months of the pandemic is therefore not unexpected. While it is possible that midazolam could have been used incorrectly and caused death in some cases, the evidence we have certainly does not show that the drug was used to kill thousands of people.

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.” Sowell, T. Amen Bruv.

I guess it's not something you would have used but have you had any direct conversations with medical types that have? Was it always used with a vent or sometimes standalone?

JC words to the effects of 'It looks like covid killed less people than we thought and midazolam killed more'

That 70% has compounded a few times over.

Yep, I thought the same. The first one wasn't planned. The other three were. For me, there's nothing more rewarding than teaching the kids something, then seeing them using that knowledge. Particularly if that knowledge was learned the hard way and I made it easier for them.

The funniest part is this was for the council elections, and I still got straight into immigration with him. I wasn't joking when I said I nearly knocked him out, my body was gauging the distance and timing, and my mind was straining to hold it back. Fair play to the guy for sticking to his guns though, even though he flinched a couple of times! I had to shut the door on him eventually, as I was feeling closer and closer to losing control.

Did you also advise him that voter ID has been brought in the counter third world scummer 'squat toilet variety' vote harvesting.

Oh balls. Back to lurking I go

I nearly knocked out a LibDem twat on my doorstep once, he was insisting that anyone that feels like coming here has an absolute right to asylum and that it is just a common misconception fostered by the far right otherwise...

Sounds agonising.

I can’t work out whether I like this or not https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146630009#/?channel=RES_BUY

I said a similar thing to the local Labour councilor when he knocked on my door, being a typical politician he agreed with me.

Watchtower.

Even after that diatribe, I bet they still gave you a pamphlet.

Kids are great. My son is hands down the most interesting person ever. Almost a testicular divided.

It's where the Romney Marsh starts so drainage ditches/dykes/sewers etc.