Parallel Lines*

[franglais]

*A nod to youravinalaff for the titles, but no blame to him re the content!

Noticed how some things run in parallel? Lanes, carriageways etc.
Some stories have parallels too. Try this story told in different, parallel, ways.

*Sunday Girl
It was soon to be Marys birthday. So Dad asked what she wanted as a treat this coming Sunday? "Whatever you want, dear. Tell me now, and Ill do all I can."
“Thanks, Dad…hhhmmmm…I really ice-cream, but the supermarket stuff isnt as nice as a 99 from the vans .....I like swimming but the local swimming pool isnt as nice as the sea…I like being with my friends”
Dad thinks just a minute. “Easy” he says “Ill take you and your mates to the beach" "Oh Great" cries Mary, "99 flake cone, swimming, all with my friends" "My promise", says Dad "A day at the beach". Sunday arrives and Dad and Mary jump in the car. Great. They head off straight away. "Arent we picking up my friends?” asks Mary.
Dad frowns, “Well your mates Mum didnt trust me, so she wont let them come.” Then he smiles, “But never mind, were going to the beach!" "Oh...OK" They arrive at the beach 3 hrs later. The wind is picking up and rain is falling. "Look Mary, the beach." "Oh...good." "Whats that red flag mean, Dad?”
“That means No Swimming”
“Oh…”
They walk up and down the promenade looking for an ice cream van, but with the bad weather, none are out. They cant find even a supermarket with Marys second favourite ice cream.
Wet, cold, alone they drive home. The pool had just closed when they arrived there. Mary`s special day has come to an end.
Dad smiles “Just like I promised you, a day at the beach.”

*Denis
Transport Manager calls out to Denis as he pulls into the yard: “Hey, few runs coming up next week, since youre first back, which one you want?" "Dunno....... But not one of those high value jobs where you send along an employee from the warehouse as security.....and dont send me in that ole Leyland day cab.”
“Trust me mate, none of that”
Denis arrives for his trip:
“Here you go mate, weve given you an ERF day cab, not that Leyland. And no warehouse bloke, youve got a guy off the agency going with you”

*No Exit
In 2015 and 2016 some promises were made, here are some of them:
£350m… Brexit bus
No downside to Brexit, only a considerable upside. Davis 2016
New Free Trade Agreement…easiest in history. Davis 2016
Numerous new trade deals by Mach 2019 Fox 2017
More money for scientists Vote Leave 2016
No change to the Eire N.I. border, Brexit no problem for that border Gove Johnson Patel 2016
No need for a transition deal etc Davis 2016
Free trade and Customs concluded by March 2019 Davis 2017
High tech system makes borders frictionless Dept for exit 2017
No free movement for EU workers.

The £350m expense didnt exist then. The expenses on extra border and customs forms, land for TIR parks, staff, equipment, time on extra documents didnt exist then either, but it has now started to be made, and will increase. Friction and delay foretold.
Our free trade agreement with the EU ends in 5 months. Nothing there yet to replace it. Not with them nor anyone else of any meaningful size.
Expense, confusion, over N.I. border.
New rules to make it easier for non EU workers to come here.

• [u]The Dreams Lost On Me[/u] But hey! We are as lucky as Mary. She got her day at the beach, no ice cream, no swimming, no friends. Were getting our Brexit, more expense on bureaucracy, no trade deals, cheaper immigrants.

[yourhavingalarf]

Detroit 442…

Maybe baby I could ride with you.

From the Plastic Letters album.

[franglais]

yourhavingalarf:
Detroit 442…

Maybe baby I could ride with you.

From the Plastic Letters album.

I slipped in a (possibly obscure?) reference on your Drury thread.

But have missed a few tricks here: Mary could have been “Maria”?
Would have liked to do a chapter headed “Living in the Real World” but couldn`t find any content…
Hopefully no chapter “Island of Lost Souls” will be written.
Autoamerican has a good first track title too, but time is against me, I need to do my weekend chores.

[monkey241]

Nothing like the refusal to see context…

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[idrive]

Too much salt on your frogs legs mate,
This week’s topic to be up in arms about is white supremacy, didn’t you get the memo?

[robroy]

I’m getting some kind of ‘BLONDIE’ vibe here?

Other than that I ain’t got a ■■■■ clue what this thread is about , is it some kind of private joke, or the result of a space cake and coffee break?

Edit…Just got it, it’s referring to the New boots and ■■■■■■■ thing.
Seems there ‘Ain’t half some clever b…s’ …on Trucknet, (as Ian would say.)

[franglais]

robroy:
I’m getting some kind of ‘BLONDIE’ vibe here?

Other than that I ain’t got a [zb] clue what this thread is about , is it some kind of private joke, or the result of a space cake and coffee break?

Edit…Just got it, it’s referring to the New boots and ■■■■■■■ thing.
Seems there ‘Ain’t half some clever b…s’ …on Trucknet, (as Ian would say.)

As you`ve already said, you surely missed your vocation RR: What A Waste!

[robroy]

Franglais:

robroy:
I’m getting some kind of ‘BLONDIE’ vibe here?

Other than that I ain’t got a [zb] clue what this thread is about , is it some kind of private joke, or the result of a space cake and coffee break?

Edit…Just got it, it’s referring to the New boots and ■■■■■■■ thing.
Seems there ‘Ain’t half some clever b…s’ …on Trucknet, (as Ian would say.)

As you`ve already said, you surely missed your vocation RR: What A Waste!

I wanna be straight with you Franglais mate, it’s just another reason to be cheerful.

[franglais]

robroy:

Franglais:

robroy:
I’m getting some kind of ‘BLONDIE’ vibe here?

Other than that I ain’t got a [zb] clue what this thread is about , is it some kind of private joke, or the result of a space cake and coffee break?

Edit…Just got it, it’s referring to the New boots and ■■■■■■■ thing.
Seems there ‘Ain’t half some clever b…s’ …on Trucknet, (as Ian would say.)

As you`ve already said, you surely missed your vocation RR: What A Waste!

I wanna be straight with you Franglais mate, it’s just another reason to be cheerful.

Reeaaly Clever…sure your name ain`t Trevor?

[robroy]

Franglais:

robroy:

Franglais:

robroy:
I’m getting some kind of ‘BLONDIE’ vibe here?

Other than that I ain’t got a [zb] clue what this thread is about , is it some kind of private joke, or the result of a space cake and coffee break?

Edit…Just got it, it’s referring to the New boots and ■■■■■■■ thing.
Seems there ‘Ain’t half some clever b…s’ …on Trucknet, (as Ian would say.)

As you`ve already said, you surely missed your vocation RR: What A Waste!

I wanna be straight with you Franglais mate, it’s just another reason to be cheerful.

Reeaaly Clever…sure your name ain`t Trevor?

Nah that was My old man, he drove a bus at London transport…you know the rest.

[m_a_n_rules]

Nah that was My old man, he drove a bus at London transport…you know the rest.

well blow me, hit me with a 12 inch ■■■■… sorry stick

[franglais]

Monkey241:
Nothing like the refusal to see context…

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Context is important.
A plan for an action to be taken in the context of imagined consequences being wholly beneficial is one thing.
Continuing with an action in the context of all the evolving events pointing to a deterioration in circumstances is another.

“Lets approach from the front lads, they seem peaceful" "Yes, sir" "Theyve started shooting at us, sir”
“Yes, but our plan is to approach from the front”
.
John Maynard Keynes:
“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?”

David Davis:
“If a democracy cannot change its mind it ceases to be democracy. We should not ask people to vote on a blank sheet of paper and tell them to trust us to fill in the details afterwards. Referendums should be held when people know exactly what they’re getting.”

[andiehyde]

Franglais:

Monkey241:
Nothing like the refusal to see context…

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Context is important.
A plan for an action to be taken in the context of imagined consequences being wholly beneficial is one thing.
Continuing with an action in the context of all the evolving events pointing to a deterioration in circumstances is another.

“Lets approach from the front lads, they seem peaceful" "Yes, sir" "Theyve started shooting at us, sir”
“Yes, but our plan is to approach from the front”
.
John Maynard Keynes:
“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?”

David Davis:
“If a democracy cannot change its mind it ceases to be democracy. We should not ask people to vote on a blank sheet of paper and tell them to trust us to fill in the details afterwards. Referendums should be held when people know exactly what they’re getting.”

from the Mile End Road to the Matchstick Beacontree
pulling strokes and taking liberties

Some people only know the hard way of making a living?

[franglais]

AndieHyde:
from the Mile End Road to the Matchstick Beacontree
pulling strokes and taking liberties

“They say I drink too much, to me, well that’s just profound
How do you know you can’t swim, until you have drowned?”
youtube.com/watch?v=tn3dxT33Iyo

Wanna die in the attempt to swim against the tide?

[monkey241]

Franglais:

Monkey241:
Nothing like the refusal to see context…

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Context is important.
A plan for an action to be taken in the context of imagined consequences being wholly beneficial is one thing.
Continuing with an action in the context of all the evolving events pointing to a deterioration in circumstances is another.

“Lets approach from the front lads, they seem peaceful" "Yes, sir" "Theyve started shooting at us, sir”
“Yes, but our plan is to approach from the front”
.
John Maynard Keynes:
“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?”

David Davis:
“If a democracy cannot change its mind it ceases to be democracy. We should not ask people to vote on a blank sheet of paper and tell them to trust us to fill in the details afterwards. Referendums should be held when people know exactly what they’re getting.”

Franglais, your response indicates that you grasped my point regarding context. Your comments on Brexit and ‘promises’ made contradict that observation.

Ah well… your blood pressure isn’t my concern.

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[franglais]

Monkey241:

Franglais:

Monkey241:
Nothing like the refusal to see context…

Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Context is important.
A plan for an action to be taken in the context of imagined consequences being wholly beneficial is one thing.
Continuing with an action in the context of all the evolving events pointing to a deterioration in circumstances is another.

“Lets approach from the front lads, they seem peaceful" "Yes, sir" "Theyve started shooting at us, sir”
“Yes, but our plan is to approach from the front”
.
John Maynard Keynes:
“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?”

David Davis:
“If a democracy cannot change its mind it ceases to be democracy. We should not ask people to vote on a blank sheet of paper and tell them to trust us to fill in the details afterwards. Referendums should be held when people know exactly what they’re getting.”

Franglais, your response indicates that you grasped my point regarding context. Your comments on Brexit and ‘promises’ made contradict that observation.

Ah well… your blood pressure isn’t my concern.

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My blood pressure is within norms, thank you.
Would you clarify what context I`m missing here then?

[monkey241]

Tell me…did the political landscape surrounding Brexit remain the same from the start of the campaign to the present day?

Or have politicians made statements that changed according to prevailing conditions?

You know…a bit like the analogy of the frontal attack?

You seem to applaud the notion of adapting ideas…then criticise when its done.

I wanted to leave…I wasn’t foolish enough to think there was an infallible road map. That’s a Remainer thing.

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[franglais]

Monkey241:
I wasn’t foolish enough to think there was an infallible road map. That’s a Remainer thing.

The “road map” presented by most of the Leave camp was awash with pictures of blue skies, over flowery fields where unicorns grazed beneath the shade of money trees.

The map I saw was one where there be dragons waiting to ambush the unwary, and potholes to rock the cart.
On our trip we`ve been swaying around, swerving to avoid the evil goblins out there.
The map I saw seems to have been an accurate one.

Wanna sell your cow for a handful of beans? They aren`t guaranteed to grow, but they might?

[franglais]

Monkey241:
Tell me…did the political landscape surrounding Brexit remain the same from the start of the campaign to the present day?

I didn`t foresee the present position.
In 2016 I guessed we might have 20% chance of negotiating a better deal out the EU than in it. Seemed a bad bet to me.
I now reckon we have less than 10% chance of such.

[monkey241]

I wonder…do you ever carry the debate with your tone of condescension?

Did you persuade many wavering voters on the eve of the referendum?
Perhaps you did and without your supercilious tone the margin of victory would have been greater?

It’s possible but I’m a natural born cynic.

I think here we’re back to the frontal attack analogy. If your tactics keep failing…change your tactics?

Just a thought…

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