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Isolation Day 78 – balancing deaths
A lot of emphasis has been put on the number of people dying from COVID. I saw an interesting chart a week or so ago with the number of excess deaths. These were split in two groups, one COVID and … Continue reading
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Isolation Day 77 – Performance church
I switched on the TV while I was cooking today and came across some hymn singing. It was interesting – it seemed to be more of a concert than a congregational event. I remember seeing the NOS from Sheffield once, … Continue reading
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Isolation Day 76 – How do you buy petrol?
I remember the first trip I took in the USA. The car I rented had the petrol cap behind the licence plate. Then there was the pump – in the USA there is normally some sort of switch to turn … Continue reading
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Isolation Day 75 – USA trip day 3
A friend called today. She said she feels that she is starting to see the reality of people by the way they are reacting. And I think it is true. We are all living more of our lives on-line. People … Continue reading
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Isolation Day 74 – Day trip days 1 and 2
Two major events today – I spotted my newly planted tree was crawling with ants. That means one thing – aphids. Two hours of inspecting leaves and killing them. And another non-working day that ended up with a lot of … Continue reading
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Coming to closure
It’s strange buying a house – you discover that other people really are different. This house has an almost perfect kitchen, and reasonably good decoration all round. But half of the doors would not stay closed. Looking at them it … Continue reading
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I can verify that my car has anti lock brakes and traction control.
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