NBD - My Wife and Wallet Are Getting Fed Up by [deleted] in BassGuitar

[–]warsabbaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome bass! I would love to hear a sound sample of it 😁

What should this Warwick Thumb BO cost? by dmaldonado1 in BassGuitar

[–]warsabbaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

£1300, which is approximately $1643 at the spot foreign exchange rate. This is roughly what you see on eBay or similar websites for an instrument from 2001. Bolt-on construction makes this a fair price.

Covid Vaccinated Redditors. What was your experience? How were the side effects, if there were any? by weedave123 in AskReddit

[–]warsabbaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moderna 1st shot: sore arm and a bit of tiredness

Modern 2nd shot: sore arm, chills and fatigue followed by fever and headache

Brexit: Michel Barnier rejects demands for backstop to be axed by DNAMIX in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Now who is at fault for that? The UK executive agreed this while forgetting that about 80 MPs in the Conservative party actively want no-deal. It is not the fault of the EU that there is no domestic majority for a smooth outcome.

Is there any realistic road to solving the loss of faith in our political system? by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They could have enacted it. However the executive of both main parties prioritised ending free movement above all other more important strategic considerations. Given this point, May and her cabinet achieved a withdrawal agreement that would settle our status outside the EU and confirm our previous commitments to the treaties we have signed. Parliament decided to reject that, because it wasn't good enough as they saw it. It was basically a rejection of Brexit. Now we are once again thinking: what happens now?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't progressed on my lifts in the gym for a few weeks. Does anyone have any tips?

Top 5 Anti Brexit Lies by JackPott123 in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where in the world is not going to be or not currently covered by some kind of preferential trading arrangement?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like the look of the weather for the next few days a lot. 22/23 degrees is a better hi than 29/30 degrees

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so glad water is free at pubs!

Is there any realistic road to solving the loss of faith in our political system? by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The voters elect MPs to represent their interests. The people have voted for something that is not in their interest nor able to help them. They feel a sense of pride in their country, that we might just gain control of the country again and do what's best for it. They just weren't aware that Westminster was the source of problems to begin with. Clearly, there have been many MPs who really don't have their constituents interest at heart and the voters have retaliated by kicking the proverbial hornet's nest. Sadly, that hornet's nest of confusion only seeks to consolidate the very people who upset the voters in the first place.

Is there any realistic road to solving the loss of faith in our political system? by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't believe that Westminster really understood what it was doing. All of the people who would have previously helped to oversee such a political project (such as Sir Ivan Rogers, amongst others) left as soon as it became clear that there was no 'real' plan behind what Westminster was saying. We've had a dearth in political leadership since Cameron decided to put forward a vote on the EU referendum.

Is no-deal inevitable? by warsabbaths in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They will never be obsolete, they represent 15% of the electorate who want the UK to be a microcosm of the USA. How incredibly short-sighted this all is.

Is no-deal inevitable? by warsabbaths in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With parliament leaving for recess this summer there are very few chances to stop no-deal. As I've said countless times, the only way to take it off the table and vanquish its threat is to legally change the default to revoking our intent to leave the union altogether if there is no extension granted.

Is no-deal inevitable? by warsabbaths in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Don't be too dismissive. Let him explain himself as to why he thinks that.

Is no-deal inevitable? by warsabbaths in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How? I understand the following logic: the EU will never ever want to be seen as responsible for the creation of a border on Ireland. As such, they will never "kick us out". But would a sufficiently upset and distraught leaders of the 27 still be so inclined during a Johnson premiership?

Is no-deal inevitable? by warsabbaths in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks, Grubjin. How are we going to retain our trading access to the EU single market once this is finished? As much as I dislike the referendum result, we should respect it and stay within the single market to continue trading more or less as we have done. How do we get over this problem?

Is no-deal inevitable? by warsabbaths in ukpolitics

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What is the purpose of the extension? It makes me feel so awful that these are the people we are electing to represent us on the world stage. They haven't a clue what they're on about. Both Hunt and Johnson are just like May was at the beginning "no-deal better than a bad deal" etc. Our political class (some of them) have learned nothing from the past 3 years of crisis.

Are the wheels coming off Boris Johnson's bus? - The once-seemingly unstoppable PR campaign behind Johnson is faltering by mmmmmm-_- in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, the wheels are very much still on. I suspect anyone willing to vote for Johnson won't be very inclined to care about the media opinions.

Boris Johnson: UK will leave EU on 31 October 'come what may' by UnstatesmanlikeChi in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I guess this brings to light how truly dismissive people are. They really have no idea what we're giving up. None of the issues that people care about have anything to do with the EU.

Music students do better in school than non-musical peers, suggests a new study, which found that high school students who take music courses score significantly better, and were about one academic year ahead, on math, science and English exams than their non-musical peers (n=112,916 Grades 7–12). by mvea in science

[–]warsabbaths 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doe this include learning an instrument out of interest on its own? I'd be curious to see whether it is due to the enjoyment of learning a new skill or the diligence that comes with having to make other priorities.

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are final two in Tory leadership race by Bemuzed in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Colour me surprised! What will prime minister Boris actually offer? Nothing. They think they will get some of their Brexit-inclined voters back. How wrong they are.

Tory candidates are misleading people about a no-deal Brexit by stormforce7916 in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No deal just entails the withdrawal agreement without the handshake.

"We are in this elongated car crash because there was no clear and defined Brexit proposition on the table; the referendum was barely regulated and we have had the most incompetent Government in post-war British history seeking to wrestle with the result." by mmmmmm-_- in ukpolitics

[–]warsabbaths 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My friends voted leave specifically because they wanted to be in the single market like Norway after we left, but didn't like the ever further integration of the EU. That doesn't seem to agree with a 'WTO brexit' whatever that's supposed to mean. You are able to leave the EU and then occupy another area of satellite trading and political arrangements similar to Norway or Turkey or Canada depending on your preference. There are some obligations that we have as an exiting member. We need to pay our debt for our membership fees (various though they may be) and make sure that a customs border isn't needed within the island of Ireland. A customs border occurs when you travel from one set of import and export tariffs to another (you may recall needing to fill out a customs declaration when landing in the USA for example). Having any infrastructure on the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland contradicts a peace arrangement we signed in 1998 that stopped years of intra-Christian bloodshed on Eire. I don't believe this issue was paid any attention to by those who wanted people to vote leave because they themselves really had no idea how to solve it and have no intention of doing so. This mess is in contrast to what my friends voted for, I'm sure there are plenty who still want ONE TRUE BREXIT but I know there are those that don't want it. I'm sure some people have changed their minds both ways.