MrPlinkett

A lunar eclipse / blood moon last night over Australia. First shot from Samford Qld and second one from Gippsland Victoria.

Its awful isnt it.
VAR was supposed to be about obvious errors, not millimeter offside decisions.

The media like to sensationalise though. I mean years ago 'Breaking News' was breaking news, the challenger, or diana or something like that. Now we have dozens of 'Breaking News' items a day, sorry but 'cat stuck up a tree' doesnt cut it for me with breaking news.

I hate it when we name our "hurricanes". Makes sense in Americas where their hurricanes are actually "sensational" and cause huge damage and loss of life over a number of days.
Our media sensationalise Hurricane Maureen which batters the South West on a Tuesday night with some bad wind and waves. No sensational names for our real weather problems: days of continual drizzle on the hills that lead to bad flooding.
Similar media rubbish with temperatures, when we see the mercury plummeting to minus 10. On a Scottish mountain. Where no one lives.
There is a weather station at Benson in Oxfordshire which has some weird microclimate that often gives really low temperatures. Better sensational news than giving the warmer temperature in Oxford where people actually live in large numbers.
 

I would have gone for Disney characters but there might be trademarks issue. Can you imagine news headline
Vaccine X is not recommended against the Mickey mouse variant
Sleepy variant spreading rapidly
 

I think we should name them like hurricanes. Variant Doug.

I think we should name them like hurricanes. Variant Doug.

Maybe, i think there will be a mix of people. Some would probably happily stand shoulder to shoulder in a packed pub right now vaccinated or not.
I wouldn't, i have had both my vaccines, but because of my medical condition its quite possible my levels of protection are lower than the general population, so I would avoid places like that. I would probably feel uncomfortable inside a packed cinema or theatre. Thats probably something i need to get my own head straight on, but i guess id want to see first if fully opening has any big impact on transmission, then hospitals and deaths and so on.
Of course I cant avoid them forever but yes id do it gradually, ease myself back in.
I have enjoyed going out for a beer, but its been outdoors, i have been in a restaurant since re-opening but felt safe as good social distancing was in place.
My biggest concern personally is returning to the work place, ive worked at home throughout and will continue to do so anyway most of the time but the plan is to return to the office partially at the end of this month. I still remain certain the workplace is where i pick up most of my bugs. Office environments are a breeding ground for bugs im quite positive.
If there is an extension i will certainly be asking my employer to refrain from bringing us back until that is over.

I think we should name them like hurricanes. Variant Doug.

One thing I am looking forward to is no longer having day by day analysis of numbers and deaths. We dont do with with other illnesses, such as the flu.
Im sure in some years if daily reports on flu were published they could be quite shocking and make us want to shut out doors to prevent catching it.
I dont see we will be an a covid free zone anytime soon, its going to be something we have to live with. Keep jabbing us each year, or at least the elderly and vulnerable and it will keep it under control and be another bug that sadly some each year will succumb to, just like the flu.
I know some countries are almost covid free, but even the likes of Australia and NZ have to open their borders at some point, they cant keep locking down if a handful of people are reported positive. I think even those countries will have to accept some fatalities each year from it.

You say always like it's a regular thing ?

Pauline Fowler

Joined Accrington on a perm from us. Then went to Crewe, then Carlisle. We won't be getting anything

That’s pushing it a bit far…

You stab someone you intend to kill them,  should never see the outside of a prison again never mind be out in 3 years.

You stab someone you intend to kill them,  should never see the outside of a prison again never mind be out in 3 years.

You stab someone you intend to kill them,  should never see the outside of a prison again never mind be out in 3 years.

Looks almost exactly the same as it did half way through last season ?

A stab wound on the face, collarbone and near the heart, how on earth is that not attempted murder.
And we wonder why youngsters dont even think twice about taking a knife with them on a night out.

You say always like it's a regular thing ?

I'm fed up with these puns, oh what a tangled web we weave

You say always like it's a regular thing ?

Turned the garage from a dumping ground into a more inviting space. 

I suppose this is neither a lockdown purchase or that particularly bizarre but wasn't sure where else to put it. Took delivery today and I'm well chuffed with it. Think it will look good when planted up and in the garden and the missus approves, surprisingly. 

I guess but if you could say the same with drink driving, if you have 49.99 milligrams you are ok, but 50.01 its drink driving. That 2 mg is negligible but you always have to have some sort of cut off.