[Tech1] Putin

[Alan Taylor]

Some people might not be able to instantly point to Ukraine on a map.  See if you can work out where it is on this map, which shows passenger aircraft movements this afternoon.




Alan Taylor

> On 26 Feb 2022, at 16:36, M E GILES via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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> As a variation on the theme, I wonder if anyone has calculated the effect which the likes of Putin’s current extravaganza have on climate change ~ or the two world wars and all the rest, for that matter. Still, it won’t worry those Russian soldiers whom Putin has sacrificed for his own glorification, presumably already consumed by the transportable crematoria which apparently now follow Russian soldiers into battle ~ saves him the embarrassment of welcoming them home in body bags.
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> Sting’s song “Russians” should find a new relevance.
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> Mike G
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>> On 26 Feb 2022, at 13:31, patheigham <pat.heigham at amps.net> wrote:
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>> Probably – there was a fascinating programme the other night about building the Northfield rig, I think it was called, at Nigg in Scotland.
>> (had a job on the Montrose gas rig to update the safety video after the Piper Alpha fire. I spent the night out there and was terrified).
>> Pat
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>> From: David Brunt
>> Sent: 26 February 2022 13:20
>> To: Mike Giles; Tech Ops; patheigham
>> Subject: Re: [Tech1] Putin
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>> Not entirely sure about oil.  Doesn’t most of UK Oil hail from UAE and the Middle East?
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>> Prices are already going up. They don’t need any excuse.
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>> From: patheigham
>> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2022 1:17 PM
>> To: David Brunt ; Mike Giles ; Tech Ops
>> Subject: RE: [Tech1] Putin
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>> Interesting, David, but what’s the figure for oil?
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>> 5% doesn’t sound much but the loss of 5% gives our gas suppliers an excuse to raise fuel prices to far more than that.
>> Pat
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>> Sent from Mail for Windows
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>> From: David Brunt
>> Sent: 26 February 2022 12:43
>> To: patheigham; Mike Giles; Tech Ops
>> Subject: Re: [Tech1] Putin
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>> As I understand it, only about 5% of UK gas supply comes from Russia. 
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>> From: patheigham via Tech1
>> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2022 12:28 PM
>> To: Mike Giles ; Tech Ops
>> Subject: Re: [Tech1] Putin
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>> WW2 started when Adolf marched in and took over Poland. Putin’s annexing of Ukraine seems remarkably similar.
>> Sanctions won’t work, Russia will just turn off the oil supplies.
>> (see the opening cartoon titles of Have I Got News for You).
>> We could be in for an uncomfortable cold winter.
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>> Need a SWAT team to go in and sort him out. Where is Bond, Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher when they are needed?
>> Pat
>> (living in a fanciful make believe world of novels and films!).
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