Spooky isn't it? Our dishwasher broke down soon after we moved to Belgium - just in time for a visit by a family of 5 and timed to coincide with the Belgian annual building trade hols which includes domestic appliance engineers. It helpfully "washed" the floor too.
Won't happen here tho. The people who bought the Belgian house didn't want our appliances so I now have two dishwashers and 2 cookers and 2 freezers.... One of the latter is new because, shortly after arriving here one needed a new seal for the door and they can't be had for love nor money. New freezer needed all for the want or a strip of rubber. Mad.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
steveTu yes we are well aware of some journalists shouting out questions to make a point rather than to initiate a response but during a serious pandemic situation, really? Did the BBC war time journalists shout at Churchill, "see another 20 merchant ships sunk by submarines then, are you coping?"
I have just watched the programme you mentioned and learned, "all viruses are different, even with mathematical predictions there are no trial runs, there is no vaccination available, some people are more likely to spread the virus than others, the NHS planning is to slow the spread and washing hands could prevent up to 50% of infections, and in the trial there could be up to 886,877 deaths". There is no vaccine apart from the natural one made by our own immune systems, didn't we hear the government mentioning "herd immunity"? NHS guidance washing hands, the government seems to have hammered that in. Predicted deaths nearly 900,000 so if the actual deaths are bellow that figure won't it be considered that the government's plan has worked? The worlds vaccine manufactures would turn their manufacturing over to covid 19 development and production as soon as the W.H.O declares a pandemic, the W.H.O declared covid 19 a pandemic 12/03/20.
1/4" or 6mm ish. Sort of sideways on so they lay flat on the fabric.
Joke just seen on FB forma Belgian friend.
Airplane with 5 passengers - Trump, Boris, Pope, Angela merkel and a 10yr old schoolchild - is in trouble and going to crash but there are only 4 parachutes.
Trump grabs one, saying he's the most intelligent American and needs to go save the USA from the pandemic, and jumps out. Bojo is next saying he has to manage things in the UK, followed by the Pope saying he needs to go and unite and save all the Catholics. Merkel turns to the child and says she's lived her life so the child should take the last one.
That's OK says the child. The most intelligent man in the US just took my schoolbag.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I've heard a few versions of that joke lately. The identity of the self-sacrificing hero seems to depend on the political leanings of the teller, but Turnip always ends up with the schoolbag.😂
Well the toilet broke a month ago. Happily my wonderful brother was with us before hubby got back from screwfix and the new one was installed in less time than it took me to cook a big breakfast. Unfortunately the old one seemed large at the side of the new one and the gap where the old cistern went stares at me every time I go into the loo, so it has to be retiled.
Then the dishwasher pump went. When we pulled it out it said 2001 on it so we figured it owed us nothing, so we got a new one same day from an appliance warehouse. I went shopping and got back to find the glass in my wing mirror was missing, two days before the MOT. Trip to Halfords, hand over more money, job sorted. MOT passed. Hurray.
The girl in M&S told me they have been told wearing gloves was not helping. Well I put a new pair of vinyl gloves on before I touched the trolley, got my stuff, loaded the car, took the trolley back, then dumped the gloves in the back of the car. Went to mums, new gloves, loaded the freezer and fridge, left and dropped gloves in bin. Told her to dettol wipe down all the door handles. We can only do our best. She is not short of eggs. Nephew worked at Wetherspoons. His last job was to clear the kitchen. 120 eggs to be distributed around.
Now we are in Lockdown, and the coffee machine has blown a seal and piddles water all over instead of making espresso. The shop we bought it doesn't answer the phone. Krups are giving me the runaround, I think they are hoping the guarantee will expire before the end of lockdown.
The developers have lodged an application to build 45 houses next door. I assume they are hoping we cannot get organised or have meetings to object. Our MP is not answering emails. Planning dept cannot let anyone see plans as they are working from home.
It is windy, cold and occasionally snowy here.
Binge watching Geoff Hamilton Paradise gardens seems good to me. Now, where did I stash the popcorn and emergency chocolate supplies?
No idea what happened with Churchill, but I would guess that outside broadcasts weren't so prevalent, the news media sector fought over from so many sectors, and maybe people were a bit politer (maybe not) - what I'm saying is that comparing now to 1940's is a bit pointless. Different times, different values, different cultures, different... I wouldn't even dream of comparing news now to 10 years ago, let alone 70. News now is future '...tomorrow the PM will announce..' rather than past '...yesterday the PM said at ...' - so pressure is on to get the stories BEFORE the political media depts put their spin on it - so everyone wants that slip-up from the horses mouth.
Haven't watched Contagion yet - it cropped up because my son and I watched Twelve Monkeys last night - and I recalled having 'taped' a BBC documentary on pandemics. We'll probably watch it tonight.
As for herd immunity - that is occurring - don't forget the figures you and I see are those of known infections and deaths. I think I recall that when we had 8 known infections they thought we had maybe 2,000 people infected in total - don't quote me on that. Just googled the numbers for now'ish - not official - but the Telegraph has a figure of 1.6 million now potentially infected - of which we have tested a few thousand positive. So, in a way, it shows the figures in such a different light - which is why the antibody test will be so important - as they will be able to 'model' the virus better and have a more accurate way of telling total (rather than tested) infections.
I heard a Dr on radio 4 (I think last week) talking worst rates and they still were working on 80% of the population infected - 50 million, with a 1% death rate - 500,000. Given that, what, 600,000 die normally in a year it brings that number into perspective (BUT they don't expect the worst rate anyway).That means for someone like me, I have roughly twice the likelihood of dying this year than normal in a worse case scenario. I didn't intend dying anyway - so that reduces it to zero eh?! And if I pick up the PM's letter with a long stick and just drop it straight in the bin, I reduce my risk even more...
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Won't happen here tho. The people who bought the Belgian house didn't want our appliances so I now have two dishwashers and 2 cookers and 2 freezers.... One of the latter is new because, shortly after arriving here one needed a new seal for the door and they can't be had for love nor money. New freezer needed all for the want or a strip of rubber. Mad.
I have just watched the programme you mentioned and learned, "all viruses are different, even with mathematical predictions there are no trial runs, there is no vaccination available, some people are more likely to spread the virus than others, the NHS planning is to slow the spread and washing hands could prevent up to 50% of infections, and in the trial there could be up to 886,877 deaths".
There is no vaccine apart from the natural one made by our own immune systems, didn't we hear the government mentioning "herd immunity"? NHS guidance washing hands, the government seems to have hammered that in. Predicted deaths nearly 900,000 so if the actual deaths are bellow that figure won't it be considered that the government's plan has worked? The worlds vaccine manufactures would turn their manufacturing over to covid 19 development and production as soon as the W.H.O declares a pandemic, the W.H.O declared covid 19 a pandemic 12/03/20.
Joke just seen on FB forma Belgian friend.
Airplane with 5 passengers - Trump, Boris, Pope, Angela merkel and a 10yr old schoolchild - is in trouble and going to crash but there are only 4 parachutes.
Trump grabs one, saying he's the most intelligent American and needs to go save the USA from the pandemic, and jumps out. Bojo is next saying he has to manage things in the UK, followed by the Pope saying he needs to go and unite and save all the Catholics. Merkel turns to the child and says she's lived her life so the child should take the last one.
That's OK says the child. The most intelligent man in the US just took my schoolbag.