2024-12-15T12:26:27Z https://yabu.me Bad Gardener https://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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://yabu.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