DT Politics Thread

[TheDonbytheDee]

10 minutes ago, Mason89 said:

I loved arguing with that honking bigot donsdaft on A/Mad about this (RIP Min) 

He did.  He and DD loved an argument about trans women.

For the avoidance of doubt and to calm existing DT users nerves, poor Donsdafts passing was nothing to do with Mason. 

It didn't get that heated.

[manc_don]

1 hour ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

He did.  He and DD loved an argument about trans women.

For the avoidance of doubt and to calm existing DT users nerves, poor Donsdafts passing was nothing to do with Mason. 

It didn't get that heated.

Ha that’s a shame, never knew he was of that opinion, but I don’t think this thread wasn’t about when he used to post here. 

[Mason89]

Funnily enough, one thing me and donsdaft were in complete agreement on, was our dislike of Kenny McLean 

Im starting to warm to him  

[TheDonbytheDee]

Has anyone gained from the budget?

I work in oil and was hoping for a bit of good news, but sadly nothing.

I reckon I'll be out of a job soon.

Can see Aberdeen really suffering in the coming years. I don't remember seeing the industry this quiet in my years working in it and have seen a few slumps.

 

[manc_don]

19 hours ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Has anyone gained from the budget?

I work in oil and was hoping for a bit of good news, but sadly nothing.

I reckon I'll be out of a job soon.

Can see Aberdeen really suffering in the coming years. I don't remember seeing the industry this quiet in my years working in it and have seen a few slumps.

 

Is there much transition to alternative energy technologies happening in ABZ? 

[Slim]

There’s plenty of it happening with technologies that are easily transferable (e.g. ROVs). Less so on drilling, production equipment, etc.

Companies doing subsea construction, inspection, maintenance, etc, are likely to be coping a lot better than the traditional O&G service companies.

Although even then everyone is struggling as the wind market is in the toilet also. A lot of the investment in offshore wind comes from oil companies trying to (or appearing to try to) diversify into clean energies but there seems to be a reluctance to invest more if the returns from oil production is drying up or being heavily taxed.

Next 6 months are going to be grim for the city.

[TheDonbytheDee]

12 minutes ago, Slim said:

There’s plenty of it happening with technologies that are easily transferable (e.g. ROVs). Less so on drilling, production equipment, etc.

Companies doing subsea construction, inspection, maintenance, etc, are likely to be coping a lot better than the traditional O&G service companies.

Although even then everyone is struggling as the wind market is in the toilet also. A lot of the investment in offshore wind comes from oil companies trying to (or appearing to try to) diversify into clean energies but there seems to be a reluctance to invest more if the returns from oil production is drying up or being heavily taxed.

Next 6 months are going to be grim for the city.

Aye, 2026 is going to be a grim year.

Yesterdays budget will likely see a huge amount of jobs lost in the coming months.

A lot of renewable companies are in England and the central belt in Scotland, as Aberdeen took their eye off the ball and didn't diversify quick enough.

Oil was always going to end, but didn't think it would be so quick and sudden.

it will become very apparent, very quickly, that this is going to be a disaster for Aberdeen, but the UK will still be importing oil & gas from other countries for years to come.

A bit like what we did with coal back in the 80s.

I'm so glad I steered my sons away from the industry, althought it will be more than just oil workers that will suffer.

 

GB Energy to save the day.

[Mason89]

The reporting on this Sandie Peggie case is wild. I’m not sure she understands the judgement - she’s an arsehole

 

[RicoS321]

2 hours ago, Mason89 said:

The reporting on this Sandie Peggie case is wild. I’m not sure she understands the judgement - she’s an arsehole

 

Just don't read it. I don't know who she is. I have a vague idea, I think, but could be way wrong and feel that looking her up would put me in a worse position than not knowing who she is. I do like her name though, it feels like it should be a rhyming slang, or a euphemism for a sex act. 

[OneBrianIrvine.]

Fucking kir’caddy

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5395451/kirkcaldy-nazi-salute-photo/

Hope these aren’t the kids Mason is relying on to fix the world…

[RicoS321]

2 minutes ago, OneBrianIrvine. said:

Fucking kir’caddy

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5395451/kirkcaldy-nazi-salute-photo/

Hope these aren’t the kids Mason is relying on to fix the world…

Their faces are covered, they could be any age.

[OneBrianIrvine.]

It was a 16 yo charged

look at the photie - those holding the flag barely look five foot

its teenagers, probably with the odd overage weirdo who hangs round every ultra group

[Mason89]

They’ll like the dressing up more than the politics. It’s the same as the Aberdeen stop the boats mob. Trying to be edgy & looking absolutely tragic

I’ll worry about it more if they’re still doing it in their 20s.

[Mason89]

21 minutes ago, OneBrianIrvine. said:

its teenagers, probably with the odd overage weirdo who hangs round every ultra group

The one that hangs about the Aberdeen lot is especially weird. They’ll work that out soon enough 

[TheDonbytheDee]

5 hours ago, Mason89 said:

The one that hangs about the Aberdeen lot is especially weird. They’ll work that out soon enough 

There is more than one of them.

I just recently discovered who one is, who sits amongst the Ultras.

No surprises that these same guys are part of the protectors of the nation brigade, outside the asylum hotels.

Sad behaviour and for the watching.

[RicoS321]

8 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

Their faces are covered, they could be any age.

 

8 hours ago, OneBrianIrvine. said:

It was a 16 yo charged

look at the photie - those holding the flag barely look five foot

its teenagers, probably with the odd overage weirdo who hangs round every ultra group

I was taking the piss out of @Mason89's assertion that everything will be fine once the boomers are gone. It's very clear they are teenagers.

You were supposed to imagine a group of baby boomers in the image instead.

[Mason89]

To me that pic is no different from a Reform Party event, other than the fact the purple rinse mob at those things are waaay more dangerous 

Handing in your voting rights when you claim your pension, would make the uk are far better place to live