Category Archives: COVID

Life in a pandemic

More wicked

A lot of people (or should I say the press) have been complaining because we are not protecting the country from dirty foreigners. We are not closing the doors as hard as places like Australia (no – they would never … Continue reading

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Learning from history

Odd looking decorations on the bottom of the wall. What are they? Well, they are designed to redirect urine on to the feet of any men trying to urinate against the walls. And not a new invention – these things … Continue reading

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Mind your language

In my opinion. The police have stepped in and charged a man. He is being accused of making a comment about Captain Tom that was offensive. The comment was a nationalist rant and was based on a statement by General … Continue reading

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Rich privilege

New travel rules are introduced. They say the idea is to discourage international travel. Fines are quite high for trying to bypass the rules. But fines generally affect the poorest in society more than the richest. It’s interesting how this … Continue reading

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Music of the time

Just sitting down to a refreshing 1000 and 1 nights tea. Demmers do some really good fruit teas. I watched a documentary about Johnny Cash that was made just a few months before he died. One of main songs they … Continue reading

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Todays trouble is enough for today

I saw an advert for a cover to put on your walking boots to keep bugs out. It took me back to Greenland. Some of the time I would just sleep under a canvas, no tent, so I had to … Continue reading

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Beast from East 2

Not again, another beast from the east. Where are they all coming from? A few years ago we had the Met Office look at “global warming” as it was called then. We wanted to know short term and long term … Continue reading

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Call me

As the song says: You may call me Terry, you may call me TimmyYou may call me Bobby, you may call me ZimmyYou may call me R.J., you may call me RayYou may call me anything Just in case you … Continue reading

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Coal mining

Big fuss about a new coal mine opening in Cumbria. Quite interesting seeing how much interest this is stirring up. The case for Scottish independence calls for maximising oil extraction – it makes the coal mine in Cumbria look like … Continue reading

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You are what you eat

Or other rubbish like that. Of course you are what you eat because it transforms into you through the gut. But there are some interesting new ideas being put forward that your brain function is in part determined by what … Continue reading

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