I had to execute a contract with a supplier in Mexico recently and they have a law (REPSE) that means you cannot engage a sub contractor when instead there’s a reasonable argument that you could employ them instead.

It’s to protect an empire being manipulated and not receive benefits. They really do look out for their employee rights which is great to see

But knowing us, we’ll just have stolen the lions from another country during our angry-little-man phase :)

Omg, I had no idea that the word “flamenco” means flamingo in Spanish. Idiot

Having just been made redundant this week after 15 years this is so true.

I managed it very well, very rarely having committed more than my allotted hours each week but I know for many they would have to have been very disciplined to achieve this.

I leave with no malice or ill feeling as a result. I’d hate to think how I’d feel otherwise

Good reminder, my domain is up soon and I need to do the same.

It’s somewhat telling that you comment implies that everyone else has an accent and you don’t :)

Ironically the only reform supporter I encountered is my brother who now lives in Australia.

He doesn’t like immigrants, we’re English… … umm

I’m in England and feel you’re on the money there. Their economy is booming with lots of US companies utilising their tax efficient policies.

You get the best of both worlds and hey, Americans are always saying they’re Irish so they’re going back to their motherland

No, I mean ebikes. I made no reference to fat bikes. An ebike is legally allowed on the roads of most of Europe (this includes fat bikes) providing they meet certain criteria. That includes speed and power restrictions. Where they exceed those that are illegal and the authorities are making efforts to impound them.

Yup, agreed. I’m out in the sticks too, years back I tried to commute the 17 or so miles each way on a gravel bike with a conversion but keeping legal with a 250w motor it just didn’t do anything as there was no stop:starting and I was generally travelling at over the 15.5mph limit so just carrying extra weight.

Not sure why I mention as it’s a use case error on my part but I do wish I’d got a meatier motor, derestricted it and taken my chances.

I’m at the uncool end of that trend in the UK. I dumped my car 4yrs back and got an electric vespa-shaped vehicle. I already had my full bike licence which helped make it an easy decision but even in our weather really enjoyable and nsanely cheap motoring

My bro in Berlin mentioned that infrequently the police will see up a rolling road device to stop ebikes, electric scooters etc (anything that by law is speed restricted).

They do it on a one way road where you can’t see them, with police at the top end to stop anyone that’s clearly seen and turned around to avoid it

You’re right but the word “moped” has lost meaning in most countries.

Here in the UK I suspect the majority of people asked wouldn’t appreciate it originally had pedals and would point to a vespa image if asked.

I have an electric vespa-shaped vehicle (goes about 80kmh) that as you can see i really struggle to name as “electric scooter” most people think of one of those stand on things so I’ve landed on calling it an “electric moped”. It works as equally in no way can someone accuse me of trying to make it sound cool :)

Agreed. The German DAX eat largest at 1% down on close. Markets can swing that hard in a day for absolutely no reason so there’s no market sell off that I can see

I had to check, I’m using Antenna Pod having moved from pocketcast due to its American ownership.

Fantastic app, I’m loving it and being open source is a massive win

Bloody hell, that weawow is nice hey. Thanks for the recommendation

No, not often at all. Sounds like I’m mildly ignorant rather than it being mildlyinfuriating

Today I learnt! Will look for a non US one to switch to as slowly doing that anyway. Thanks

Agreed all, I think if snow was inches it would edge it beyond mildly.

I’d not considered protocol but did calm down quickly when you appreciate that some places can get a large volume of snow so using a larger scale is reasonable.

Forgive them, they’re probably not American and don’t realise how shockingly dangerous by design it is to walk anywhere in America.

Over in Europe, a distance of less than 3 miles will often be best ridden, and if not you’d walk it.