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On a serious note... Tree feeds 17 cats (or soon not to kittens). All are dumped out here because someone didn't want the responsibility of taking care of them.

I like cats even though I never had one much more than 20 years ago. I just do not understand how someone can dump a pet out here and think it will be OK.
 
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On a serious note... Tree feeds 17 cats (or soon not to kittens). All are dumped out here because someone didn't want the responsibility of taking care of them.

I like cats even though I never had one much more than 20 years ago. I just do not understand how someone can dump a pet out here and think it will be OK.

Well despite your doubts I am sure they are well looked after now. :)
 
Really should this not already be required???
The unthinking insensitivity of Brexit staggers the imagination.

This subject summarises the EU/UK relationship very well.

Just about every country in Europe (EU or not) embraced the idea of adding the country code to their number (licence) plate: France download (2).jpg Norway download (3).jpg Northern Ireland download (4).jpg and UK; download.png

Note we say "Optional" A quick look on a 3mile journey today in Leeds revealed about one-third of the cars have the GB + EU stars, including Old Slave's. The rest choose not to images (2).jpg which sums up the attitude of many of UKs population.

The last time I went to Europe (mainly Netherlands) OS had his country plates, as did most of the other British cars, but some Brits didn't. About half of those had the black on white oval GB sticker on their paintwork, the rest had nothing, and I imagine the laid-back Dutch didn't bother.

But when WE, the UK pen-pushers, read the fine print of the regulations, comments like Tree found are soon shouted out. The same applies to most EU regulations, they are ignored if they don't suit by all other countries except UK. Republic of Ireland and UK have had a long-standing relationship, such that passports have never been needed between us, I doubt very much whether RoI are going to get confused between their plates
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and those of NI above, so ffs why do we make such a fuss?
 
This subject summarises the EU/UK relationship very well.

Just about every country in Europe (EU or not) embraced the idea of adding the country code to their number (licence) plate: France View attachment 745133 Norway View attachment 745134 Northern Ireland View attachment 745135 and UK; View attachment 745136

Note we say "Optional" A quick look on a 3mile journey today in Leeds revealed about one-third of the cars have the GB + EU stars, including Old Slave's. The rest choose not to View attachment 745137 which sums up the attitude of many of UKs population.

The last time I went to Europe (mainly Netherlands) OS had his country plates, as did most of the other British cars, but some Brits didn't. About half of those had the black on white oval GB sticker on their paintwork, the rest had nothing, and I imagine the laid-back Dutch didn't bother.

But when WE, the UK pen-pushers, read the fine print of the regulations, comments like Tree found are soon shouted out. The same applies to most EU regulations, they are ignored if they don't suit by all other countries except UK. Republic of Ireland and UK have had a long-standing relationship, such that passports have never been needed between us, I doubt very much whether RoI are going to get confused between their plates
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and those of NI above, so ffs why do we make such a fuss?

In the United States license plates are a cultural phenomenon. They offer a great way for the states to make money with "specialty plates"--as you would expect. They also offer a way for the states to advertise themselves. For instance, South Dakota is mostly prairie with the rough beauty of the Black Hills, but otherwise not a real draw (there is "Wall Drug", a super store on the interstate that is a mini-popular icon) does its best to tout Mount Rushmore.
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They are usually made in prisons. When the "specialty plates" came in (my state has at least 10 different designs), the police of all jurisdictions (in America you can never have just one) complained that it would be difficult to track all the plates (now, with cameras and computers, it's easy). But that argument--that law enforcement will be affected adversely--so cogent in other contexts when people oppose new laws, was ignored because of the revenue involved.
 
because of the revenue involved.

UK government sells personalised plates, as long as they follow the legal pattern:


People bend the legal pattern,images (3).jpg and get away with it for a while, but there is a comprehensive system of ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) cameras mounted roadside and in police patrol cars, which spots non conformists.
 
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