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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Yes but!. My understanding is that the transition phase is just until January next ie 1 year ,and can be extended only by HoC deciding to extend by July next. I don't doubt the timeline you have envisaged, but there are plenty of opportunities for a slip.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    A tremendous trade deal with the current USA is not necessarily good news for the UK.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I think its the right to improvish themselves and others while waving polyester union jacks made in China
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    Are indicators worth fitting

    Indicators could be very useful on a small wheel bike. They don't have the gyroscopic stability of a bigger wheel, and removing an arm to indicate, can cause wobbling.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Just another sign of the times. Almac is a major pharmaceutical company situated in Craigavon NI. ..Its actually very big and if you Google map it, you will see how big. Over the last 2.5 years they have built a brand new plant, down the road from us here in Dundalk. The new plant is ,I...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Of course they will need legal advice,as the UK market diverts . This translates into a higher cost for doing business, which then relates to less profit and less business.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No the particular UK implementation is not good. If you were on the Málaga area in Spain, that distance might have been 15 euro. And the trains clean and very punctual
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I went taller when the Renault Scenic came out,I would find it very difficult to do back. It may be only 6 inches, .. but you can do a lot with that!.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Not sure about that last point. The oligarchy of 1913 Edwardian British Empire and its New England equivalent has yet to be matched. According to calculations Rockefeller was and is the richest man who ever lived, Richer than any Paroah ,and he was in good company with British magnates . The...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Careful OG ..you are giving ammunition away!
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There is nothing intrinsically wrong with selfish... It just depends on how one defines "self" . At my stage in life it includes family and locality. I have often queried how truly althrustic motives are, and how much is just enlightened self interest.
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    25 mile round trip commute advice please?

    Soundwave. .. you are hijacking what was a very reasonable question thread where a new member was looking for sound advice. There are probably thousands of people with a similar query. Although there are people who commute up to 30 miles each way by bike it is unusual and a 25 mile round...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Of course he can!. Incidentally he is not just a columnist. He is or was the Editor of the Irish Times. He had a brilliant piece before Christmas in the Irish times on how a school in West Dublin handled immigration and the Christmas story. Essentially the students were required by the...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The following , taken from todays Irish Times needs to be considered carefully in London. " EU Commissioner Phil Hogan has warned Britain that negotiations with the United States over a trade deal post-Brexit will be more difficult than expected. “It won’t be as easy as the United Kingdom...
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    25 mile round trip commute advice please?

    I purchased Forme ebike..bottom of their range,for my wife as a birthday present, last October. At 1200 it is slightly above your target value, but it hits all the targets as a reliable strong bike. .I am not suggesting that there are not equally good alternatives out there. A centre motor...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I would suggest that #5 is the key one.
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    25 mile round trip commute advice please?

    Marathon tyres and slime in the tubes are needed. This removes all worries of normal punctures.. mind you if there was a police stinger ,it would stop you I would suggest that a standard high nelly or dutch style roadster bike ..the higher sitting stance is more comfortable in the longer haul...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The Irish Border thing is starting to raise its head again. The Belfast Telegraph has a major article, now that there is something approaching politics in NI. 1. M Barnier insists that goods coming from UK to NI need to be customs checked. B. Johnson appears to accept this. 2. B. Johnson...
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    Northern Ireland EAPC status.

    Except post January, the UK need not take EU legislation into account. I think the saving grace is that NI would not wish to differ from mainland UK.
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    Northern Ireland EAPC status.

    Hi Tommie, welcomeback. I don't think you need worry about the registration ,tax etc. Will not Ms Foster want too align herself with the mainland as close as possible? Putting a different regime in place , should be so crass as to be unthinkable.