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WCDT: 2882-2886 (26-30 January 2015)
Oilman:
I did wonder about the COBRA reference. COBRA in the UK is some sort of Government Security Comittee that PMs use to talk tough but do little or nothing.
Interesting clarification about the Canadian unemployment and welfare, which appear to be more European than British in concept. UK benefits cover specific things - especially, housing - and there is an insanely complex system of benefits-in-work and tax reliefs associated with it. The outcome is that there is an effectively unlimited eligibility to a fairly minimal level of support with no time limit, and it's very simple to arrive at the point where you actually make the position worse by working in a low-paid, insecure job.
This is why the UK has more Polish immigrants than the rest of the EU combined - their benefits expire after about 6 months, ours don't, and the Germans and Dutch put measures in place to restrict the numbers who could go there when they joined the EU. Every coffee and sandwich chain is staffed with East Europeans, because the combination of low-paid zero-hours contracts and the sheer complexity of the wider system means low-income Brits avoid them.
It's a lunatic system, but (like the business of Dutch workers cherry-picking offshore work and leaving the rest for whoever will take it) it's a logical course of action for those within that system
Is it cold in here?:
Was panel 2 Faye's POV or not? If it was, Marten should have been blurred beyond recognition. If not, the only issue is that I'd expect, extrapolating from how I work, that she'd be desperate to have her glasses on.
ReindeerFlotilla:
I don't think Marten is frantic. That's just the way Jeph's been drawing him lately. It works really well for his happy face, but here it is making him look a bit demented.
It's been throwing me for a while. Except for "I'm happy," Marten's expressions have been a bit wild-eyed. I worked out that "I'm happy" has the same thing going on. It just looks appropriate there.
(Also, details. Marten is haggard from a long night's worry. Messy hair, lines under eyes. It's magnifying the effect on his affect.)
themacnut:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 27 Jan 2015, 23:06 ---Was panel 2 Faye's POV or not? If it was, Marten should have been blurred beyond recognition. If not, the only issue is that I'd expect, extrapolating from how I work, that she'd be desperate to have her glasses on.
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Hopefully Marten bought Faye's spare/backup pair from home then, 'cause I'd imagine her regular pair of glasses getting lost in the chaos of getting her to the hospital.
Aziraphale:
--- Quote from: TRVA123 on 27 Jan 2015, 22:11 ---It does look like Marten is coming apart at the seams. More than worried, he seems a bit frantic. Maybe he is being would up by Hanners anxiety? that doesn't seem in character, generally Marten is more calm when people around him are freaking out.
I do hope that Marten stands firm and discusses with Faye how serious her situation is, possibly lays some ground rules/ limits? idk, I just feel like Marten being a pure well of support for Faye would just enable her to keep up her current drinking habits.
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I think they're all probably exhausted at this point.
And yes, he does need to set some boundaries, but a bit of compassion and gentleness in the meantime isn't out of place.
--- Quote from: MrNumbers on 27 Jan 2015, 22:47 ---When you have Hannelore eyes and you are not Hannelore, something has obviously gone wrong.
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At least she doesn't have Bette Davis eyes. :clairedoge:
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