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Greetings from the cold, locked down east coast of England. It's been a while since I posted, after reading the rest of this entry you'll understand why. My last post on this thread was the end of November, so will pick up from there. I thoroughly enjoyed December in Thailand. It's the first time in my life I've spend Christmas away from the UK. Although I lived in USA for 3 years in the mid 80's we always came home to England for Christmas, to spend it with the extended family. While I loved living in USA, Christmas sucked there. No Boxing Day? WTF? Can't beat going to the pub then the footie on Boxing Day. It was nice to see the apartments I could see from my balcony decorated with Christmas lights and decorations. My apartment block (Grand Condotel) put up trees and some decorations and all the staff got into the Christmas spirit. It was tough being away from my kids and grandkids over Christmas though. While we did have some video calls, not the same as being there. During December I spent a fair bit of time at Le Pub. Really pleased I made some good friends there, enjoyed playing pool with one mate in particular and a couple of the girls. Mr Teacher they used to call me, as I tried to help them improve their game. My stock phrase "think about the white ball". Fell on deaf ears most of the time. I also spent a fair few late afternoons/early evenings in Kit Kat, in Jomtien. Only a shortish walk from my condo. I like the atmosphere in there, got to know the ladies behind the bar and the boss, so had a good time, whether I partook or not. There were a couple that became "regulars", even getting one over to my condo on her day off. I'm still in touch with this one, will have some comments on the girls in general a bit later. In December I also made my first ever sojourn to Soi 6. Unbelievable I hear you say. Well, I loved it. Some great girls there and it wasn't that busy. Went there 4 times and got hold of 4 different mid 20's slim stunners. Great fun and will definitely go back when I return (at some stage) to Thailand. I know there's a lot of politics about certain bars or groups of bars, but I didn't think about any of that and just went to have some fun. Went with a mate the first time, then on my own after that. The only downside for me was it's a bit of a trek from Jomtien, but Grab worked great most of the time. I'd cleared the decks as far as regular girls are concerned, with the exception of the gogo girl, who came round a couple of times a week at lunch time for a session before she went to work. That worked great and she was a real tiger, especially once I got her to lose the roughness. No more sore helmets thankfully. I was also working on the girl working in a local restaurant. Real stunner, never had a farang bf, 26, but she was hard work. Very conscientious about her job and in high season she was working in the restaurant from 7 am to 10 pm most days. Difficult therefore to have any real time with her. Plus she slept at the restaurant, sharing a room with her real auntie, who was keeping an eye on her. Never managed to get her to stay over unfortunately, but still in touch with her. She's in Sisaket now - the restaurant closed about a month ago due to the virus. I was preparing for my departure, scheduled for Jan 29th. My reasons for going back, at that stage, were two fold. First, my consulting contract finished at the end of Jan and 2nd my mum was going downhill mentally and I'd always said after the 6 months I'd go and spend some time with her before deciding what to do long term. However, I decided to extend by a couple of weeks, primarily because my 6 month lease expired on Feb 12th. When I first arrived in August I stayed in the Evergreen Wing of the Areca for 11 or 12 nights, found the condo during that time, so signed a 6 month lease from August 12th. I'd already paid for the rental until Feb 12th and checking with BA they had availability and it was only £150 to change my flight. No brainer and avoided the horrible January/February English weather for another couple of weeks. I've read some horrific stories about Thai landlords, particularly non-return of deposits. But I must say my landlord was brilliant and still swapping messages with him now. It was a young Thai guy who was living with his English father (at least they told me they were father and son, never really got to the bottom of that). He looked 100% Thai to me, but the English guy said it's his son from a long finished relationship with a Thai woman. The English guy was 78, from Bristol, a bit doddery, but a nice guy. The Thai "son" was obviously his front for owning a number of condo's/apartments and also owned and ran a big restaurant. Any issues they fixed immediately, even getting Siemens in to fix the dishwasher as the local guy couldn't fix it as well as getting me the fastest possible broadband, which they paid for every month. I was getting up to 30 mbps, so ideal for my work and tv streaming. They didn't charge me for the extra day (technically my lease expired at midnight on 11th Feb). My flight was at 11.15 am, so got a cab to pick me up at 7 am. They inspected the condo around 8 am and my deposit was returned immediately, arriving in my Thai bank account before I'd even arrived at Swampy. Very impressive. Having said that, I was a good tenant, never caused any problems. If I had, they would have seen and heard anyway as they actually lived in the next door but 1 condo on my level. But they did see various girls come and go throughout the 6 months, the only reaction being a wink. If I come back I would certainly consider staying there again. It was really quiet, which I like, except periodically the noise from various building work in nearby buildings, though the hours they were allowed to make noise was strictly limited. So, a painless departure and arrived back in cold London the evening of Feb 12th. And it was back with a bang. The GM and Regional Director of Grosvener Casino had invited me to a "Welcome back Britboy" party at one of the London casino and organised a 5 star hotel for 2 nights for myself and my business partner. This was arranged for Feb 12th when I was returning on Jan 29th. It was all organised, so when I changed to come back Feb 12th it was that actual night. I arrived at Heathrow at 5.30 pm, the casino had sent a car for me (I was very grateful for that as I had 2 quite large suitcases and my golf clubs). I'd swapped messages with my business partner and his timing was perfect. He'd just arrived at the hotel when my car rolled up. Hadn't seen him for nearly 7 months, a big man-hug then check in, shower/shave and a walk to the casino. I'd arranged for my son to come too and he was bringing his new girlfriend who I hadn't met. The GM and Regional director had also arranged for £1k of complimentary chips to play with, a fantastic dinner and a good few bottles of Malbec, all on the house. We had a great night and crawled into bed about 4 am. As I'd got rid of my car before going to Thailand in August, I'd hired a car for a couple of weeks, so around lunch time the car was delivered and I drove initially to Ipswich as I had another couple of booze up's organised, plus going to the Ipswich game on the Saturday. After all that was done, on the 18th I drove to my mum's house on the coast. I'd called my mum every two or three days from Thailand. I could tell she was deteriorating mentally. At 93, that's understandable of course. I was concerned though as while she did know I was overseas, she was not remembering I was in Thailand. She kept saying "how's Malaysia?" or "how's Indonesia?" And she couldn't get her head around the fact I was 7/6 hours ahead of UK. Every so often I'd wake up in the morning and find a missed call from her at 3 or 4 am Thai time. She'd obviously been sitting watching TV at 8 or 9 pm and called me. There were lots of other examples, so I wanted to come and spend some time with her as well as ensure all her affairs, bills, etc. were in order. Before going to Thailand I got myself on her bank account so I could monitor and make payments for her and some of the suppliers were emailing me invoices. But some couldn't do that and I was sure there would be issues. I arrived on Feb 18th and settled in to the spare room. Of course at this time the virus was starting to take a hold, so I was glad to be with mum as I could see things were only going to get a lot worse on that front. She did have carers coming in every morning for half an hour, to make sure she was ok and set her up for the day, making her breakfast. Luckily her house is next door to a residential care home and I set up the deal with them to visit about 3 years ago. At the same time I organised cleaners to come in once a week. I decided not to change either arrangement. I didn't want to disrupt my mum's routines. While her quality of life wasn't brilliant, mainly due to her failing legs so she couldn't get out on her own, she did enjoy watching tv and reading. She's a very intelligent lady and she still enjoyed learning, family history and general history, particularly of the town she lives. But she was getting very frustrated as her brain wasn't working properly and she knew her forgetfulness was getting worse. It was nice to spend some real time with her, though kept myself to myself the majority of the time. I'd kept all my stuff in storage while in Thailand, so arranged for some of my stuff, including winter clothes and some tech stuff, including my big tv, to be delivered. So along with the android boxes acquired in Thailand I set myself up in the spare room, I upgraded the wifi so I could mole in the room when I needed to. I took her out for a few lunches. She loves the local yacht club and has been a member for years, so took her there once a week. It was a time-consuming effort for her to get ready to go out, but she enjoyed having a nice meal. But mentally it was apparent she was deteriorating quite fast. It culminated one day mid-March when at 11.30 pm I heard her walk past my room. I came out to see her fully dressed with a small bag walking towards the front door. I asked her what she was doing and she said that it was time to go home now. I said "well you are home mum". She said "no, I have to go home to Maidstone Road". This is the road she grew up in, with my grandparents. This was quite a shock and it took ages to persuade her that she was at home. I finally got her back into her bedroom and to bed. I didn't sleep a wink that night, in case she tried it again. All was ok for a few days, but she did exactly the same again on March 26th. This time though she'd managed to sneak past me without me hearing. The first I knew was a phone call from the care home next door, saying they'd seen my mum outside, walking in the middle of the main road!! Thankfully they brought her home. Again, she was trying to get to Maidstone Road. This was getting serious now and I was at a loss to know what to do for the best. The first thing I did was lock the door and keep the key in my pocket. I got her settled again in the lounge. It was around 7 pm. What a nightmare, as she'd sit watching tv for maybe 10 minutes, then try to get out again. She did this at least 20 times throughout the evening. I tried everything. Cajoling, being cross, letting her try to get out but couldn't. Nothing worked and it was a torrid time. Finally, around 10.30 pm I got her into her bedroom and laying on the bed. I closed the door and prayed that would be it for the night. Thankfully it was, but again I didn't sleep a wink, just listening and waiting for her to try it again. Next morning, around 10 am, she did try it again. I had dropped off so didn't hear her walk past my room, but heard the door banging as she was trying to open it. This happened 3 times, each time I got her back into the kitchen/diner, made her a coffee and sat with her. Meanwhile, I was thinking what the hell to do. The virus was in full swing by now and lockdown was in place. I was seriously thinking about calling an ambulance, but what could I tell them? She wasn't "ill" as such. A real dilemma. I went back to my room as I had a bit of work to do. About 10 minutes later, I heard a noise in the conservatory. I pondered for a minute, wondering what it was. Not a loud thud, not a crash, just an odd noise. I decided to check it out and found mum collapsed in between a couple of chairs. She was laying on the floor, unconscious and with laboured breathing. Decision made, 999. The operator said they're really busy because of the virus and said 45 minutes. Shit, not good. Mum didn't move, I made her as comfortable as possible and waited. She was a bit pale, but otherwise there were no other signs of damage. She wasn't bleeding thankfully. The ambulance arrived in 20 minutes and did a quick assessment. They couldn't really diagnose, but it was obvious she needed to go to hospital. Getting her out of the conservatory wasn't easy, but the ambulance guys did a great job and got her on a trolley. I waited outside while they did that. As they wheeled her over the cobbled driveway one of the ambulance drivers asked "is her face normally like that?" The right hand side of her face had dropped, so it was obviously a stroke. She hadn't been like that in the conservatory though. I gave my details and they took her to hospital. I couldn't go as the hospital was on lockdown, which was very frustrating. About 3 hours later the hospital called me to say she has had a severe stroke. Her blood pressure was very high, so they needed to get that down first, before administering drugs to hopefully disperse the clot. They called again the following day to say they'd stabilised her BP and that they had just administered the drugs. It'll take 24 hours to know if it had any effect. With the hospital on lockdown, couldn't go and visit. So bloody annoying. The hospital was a bit frustrating as you'd think with no visitors allowed they'd put in place a system whereby they'd call the relatives of all patients, especially in the stroke unit where my mum was, to give a daily update. No such system. They didn't call the following day and hadn't called by 3 pm the next day, so I got on the phone. It took a while, but finally got through to the ward and got an update. Unfortunately the drugs had no affect, despite them providing a very strong dose. It was clearly a major stroke. It was at this time the hospital needed to know my/our feelings on ongoing care. They asked about DNR and end of life care. I said "how do you expect me to make that kind of decision without even seeing her? I can't make a decision like that without seeing what her condition is for myself". The consultant agreed and said they'd set up a visit for me the following day. A time was arranged and I went in. I arrived and had to get gowned and masked up. The took me to her bed. She was really, really poorly. Her whole right side was shot and it was obvious she couldn't move her right arm or right leg. She was in and out of consciousness and when she was conscious it was only minimal. She did look around a little bit and did look at me. I talked to her and she squeezed my hand, but I'm not sure if she knew it was me. I was masked up, so may have been very confusing for her, if she was aware. It was awful to see her like that. This was on the Wednesday, April 1st. My brother had driven us to the hospital, but he decided he didn't want to go in. The hospital said that he could come in for 15 minutes, but he couldn't face seeing mum in such a poorly state. Thankfully my mum, brother and I had this discussion previously and my mum had said DNR. She had often said over recent months that she wish she could take a pill. So the hospital was told DNR and end of life care. She had already lost a lot of weight when I saw her and I honestly thought she wouldn't last the day. But she was a fighter, despite her not wanting to be here. I guess it shows that the body has a natural ability to fight even if the mind doesn't want to. She battled on for another 4 days. At 10.30 pm on April 5th I got a call to say she was unlikely to last the night, but we couldn't go in. At 11.40 pm I got the call to say it was all over. We were in the same position as all the covid-related deaths and other deaths too, where no visitors allowed. It's horrific. The thought of mum in her last hours being alone in a hospital bed will stay with me for ever. At least I did get to spend a few weeks with her, so I'm so glad I came back from Thailand when I did. Since April 5th I've been sorting out all her affairs, making arrangements and clearing the house. It was a real clutterfest and I'm only just breaking the back of it. Due to all the restrictions of the virus, it was pointless having a funeral. At that time only two people were allowed to attend. I thought it would be better to have her cremated, keep the ashes and have a memorial and celebration of her life later in the year, when the lockdown has eased. In hindsight I'm really happy with that decision, particularly as I've arranged something special for the scattering of her ashes. She loved the sea, the fishing industry where she's lived all her adult life, the lifeboat service and the yacht club. So, we're going to have a short memorial service at a church that's on the cliffs overlooking the north sea, where both my brother and I were Christened and where both my kids were Christened. A short walk away is her favourite pub, again overlooking the north sea, so we'll have a drink for her there. And via contacts I've arranged that the local lifeboat will come to the coast opposite the pub and scatter both her and my dads ashes (that she's kept at home for 25 years) into the north sea. I know both mum and dad would be very pleased about that. The lifeboat will then give a number of loud blasts on the horn. I plan to have a large glass of red wine in my hand when that all happens. I guess the shock and acceptance has now sunk in, though going through all the house has brought back so many memories. I've found so much historic and memorable stuff, including my mum's pigtails that were lopped off when she was evacuated for WW2. Beautiful long blond pigtails, she really did have beautiful hair. It's not been easy getting all the affairs in order, most places closed or on very limited service due to the virus. But got the majority of it done now, just waiting for probate to be granted before I can organise the finances. So now I'm in the process of deciding what to do next. It's going to take a few months to get everything sorted, especially to sell her house. I'm staying here in order to get everything sorted and my brother is doing his bit too. He runs a stall at a local Emporium and he'll be selling a lot of the ornaments and nick nacks that mum had - and there's loads. She also has a stack of old 78 records, some from her and dad's time as teenagers, but many go back to my grandmother. It's been interesting cataloguing them as some are worth a few quid. There's some original Al Jolson and Bing Crosby 78's. It's amazing how heavy they are, compared to the records of today. There's also a lot of really old books, which I'm yet to go through and some original pictures. Providing travel is allowed, I plan on coming back to Thailand in September or October, probably only for a month to start with. It really depends on whether we've managed to sell the house by then, but I think that's unlikely. Probate is going to take 8-12 weeks, at least, to get approved. My retirement visa expires at the end of October, so would like to get that renewed to give me the option to come back long term. Having said that, I've swapped emails with the Agency I use in Pattaya and they've said not to worry, even if I come back after October they can still get me a new retirement visa. But I'd rather avoid that hassle, come back for a month to renew and just chill out after what has been a really hectic 3 months for the reasons explained. So what's my opinion of my 6+ months full time in Thailand, do I want to live there permanently and what did I miss from the UK? I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Thailand. The plus points are the girls and the availability to satisfy carnal desires whenever and with pretty much whomever you like, the weather (this is a positive and a negative for me), the nights out, the fun, the "anything goes" mantra, live football in the bars, some great expats I've got to meet, get to know and enjoy time with (especially you boys at Le Pub, including @misteregg of course), the leisurely breakfasts on Jomtien beach, the trips to Hua Hin and other places around Thailand, the peace and quiet in my condo and the fantastic view over the ocean, playing pool with the girls, some great food and a general relaxed way of life. One major negative for me, while also being a positive, is the weather. For me, it's a positive compared to the horrible weather in England from October to March/April but a negative inasmuch as even in the high season it can get too hot and humid (for me), which breeds lethargy, laziness and a "can't be arsed" attitude. It's annoying having a shower, going out and within 10 minutes sweating like a pig and feeling uncomfortable. Overall though, Thailand wins. Another negative and something that can't be changed of course is the time difference between Thailand and England as far as football is concerned. Saturday is great, with games kicking off at 9 or 10 pm Thai time and I love those nights at Le Pub watching the games live. The problem is the 7.45 pm and 8 pm midweek kickoffs, especially the Champions League games, which are just too late to watch live. The other negatives are minor really, but it's frustrating dealing with the Thai's at times - getting a straight answer, getting an answer to the actual question I've asked, getting the meal I ordered in the correct order, the chateau shite red wine that's served at gogo's (not at your pub Phil, that's very drinkable), greedy girls at gogo's who's only motive is getting lady drinks, dog shit on the paths of Beach Road in Jomtien (and therefore the Soi dogs themselves, they should all be shot), stinking drains, uneven footpaths, the standard of driving, live electric cables hanging head height, Thai's timekeeping and corrupt cops. Overall, Thailand wins. There are negatives in every country, they're just different negatives. The overriding positive for me are the girls. The fact that one can get to know and spend time with lovely girls in their 20's and 30's who treat you as a person, show respect, have a laugh and don't turn their nose up, ignore you and/or treat one like an old pervert as the same aged girls do in the west. I just love their slim bodies, skin, beautiful black hair, personalities and outlook on life. While in UK since February, I've kept in touch with quite a few girls who's contact details I kept. I've really felt for them during the virus crisis, as the government have obviously done diddly to help them. Without exception they've all asked or hinted for money as they don't have anything to survive on if they're not earning from their bars or restaurants. It's a dilemma as they've had a real need with no method of income and no government support. I debated it with myself over a few days and did feel sorry for them. I did help a few of them. Those that I felt warranted it based on their attitudes towards me when I was there and they were so grateful. One has a kid living with her, her husband did a bunk. Another is the restaurant girl who is a longer term project. As mentioned above, her restaurant closed due to the virus and even when they couldn't open the farang boss didn't because it's primarily a farang restaurant and there were very few farang around. She could stay there free of charge, as all the waitresses could before, but they had to buy their own food and contribute to the utility bills. So 3 weeks ago she went back to Sisaket to her grandparents until the restaurant re-opens. She's working on the farm, sending me pics of cows and pigs. She's an absolute stunner, very intelligent (has 2 degrees and she runs the accounts for both the restaurants the owner has) and a solid "good" girl. Well, this post got much bigger than I thought it would, but that's my update. Hope I didn't go off topic in my own thread too much and the sections on my mum got much bigger than I'd intended, but relating the whole episode has been somewhat therapeutic. So, as things stand, I'll be back over in September/October (as long as travel is allowed by then and I don't have to do 14 days quarantine on arrival) so look forward to seeing many of you guys then.8 points
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Jeez get a life mate, and try upgrading the type of hotels you’re frequenting. 🤔4 points
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Very sorry to hear about your work pal. I have a mate who is currently in hospital with complications from the virus. Unable to visit him and having to get info via his sister. He is only 56 and as far as I know, no major previous health conditions. It brings home as to how serious this is when you have someone close to suffering and not just a remote statistic on the daily news.3 points
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Lambs liver, onion and mash. Cooked the way i like it, in a high pressure wok burner. Liver and onions cooked on a 200,000 btu burner with oyster sauce and maggi seasoning. Gravy in at the end. Amazing smokey flavour, tender liver. The liver blanched in boiling water for 1 minute before cooking in the wok.2 points
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Think it's going to be very sterile ... football without crowds just doesn't seem right , okay for City fans I guess ... 😉2 points
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Great update....thanks for the post again and sorry about your Mom. Mine went Dec 10th, I am thankful like you I got to spend some quality time with her along with my wife who for sure, I could not have gotten through this with out her.2 points
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My Mum used to keep a notebook with all the major purchases in , year and how much .... I was looking at it last week , my Dads chest freezer in the garage is 45 years old and still going strong 55552 points
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@forcebwithu you put most of the local Pattaya 'news' groups to shame. Great knowledge, well written, photos. Perfecto.2 points
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I used to prefer the 50kg of bait found in some WS GoGo bars. Ah, the memories.2 points
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Just had my breakfast and a couple of cups of tea, I have had a few freezer problems this past week or so. You would think it easy to buy a new freezer, But during this lockdown they have all been purchased as extra food storage in garages etc. Quite incredible over reaction by the public in my area. I eventually tracked down a company that had a large chest freezer available. It wasn't my first choice of direction to go, but have been forced into it really. Any way, it was delivered yesterday to my garage by two large guys. I spent a good few hours getting it unpacked and moved into position by myself and assembled. It's been running all night. Today I am going to move 100kgs of bait from two other chest freezers into it and that will let me turn then off to defrost.2 points
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My poor old eyes are more important than the rest of the furniture, lol....plus I only have 800 sq ft of living space so I have to squeeze things in wherever I can; but it's comfy and cheap to heat in the winter - and I have a nice big yard outside...2 points
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London: Interpol has issued a wanted notice for Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, who is wanted in Britain over a fatal car crash in a case that has caused friction between London and Washington, ITV reported on Monday. "An Interpol Red Notice has been issued for 42-year-old Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US intelligence official charged with causing the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn by dangerous driving," ITV reporter Adam Clark said on Twitter.2 points
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Just a minor point. Heart conditions are rarely contagious. They develop naturally and often either genetic or has a result of lifestyle. You cannot catch heart disease at a football match but you can catch the corona virus by doing so at the present time. It appears to me that there are 2 schools of thought 1. Is to do nothing and carry on as normal and let nature do its work and allowing the natural spread of the virus and if some die then tough luck as its a natural culling process of the weak and vulnerable. The fittest survive. 2. Use the science and technology that we have invested so much in over the last 70 years to treat and prevent as many people who are sick and to prevent as many premature deaths possible. To reduce and prevent the same results as the Spanish Flu in 1917 which wiped out a third of the world's population by isolation measures and sanitation. But there is a third factor creeping in which is the usual "blame culture" and "conspiracy theories" who got it right and who got it wrong? Doesn't help at all only serves for people trying to justify their opinions but the truth is that None of Us can say with any exact confidence whether we are right or wrong because we are still in the middle of this world crisis and none of know the consequences. We still do not know whether there will be fresh outbreaks and how many as a result of easing current lock downs. Sure people can predict what they want or what they think everyone else wants but it makes little difference. We got through WW2 and people suffered hardship, heartbreak injury and death (and that was just the civilian population). People gave things up and made sacrifices for 6 long years and the years that followed Why is so much to expect that people cannot do that for 6 months in today's society.?2 points
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Crew training. From last month https://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=856261 point
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Today's update is of the Huai Chak Nok Reservoir. Small recreational pond that's dammed off from the rest of the reservoir is lower. And the reservoir itself is a lot lower. Comparison shot from one month ago on 13 April. The spirits patiently awaiting the return of the water.1 point
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JACK MUNDY at 90,died on sunday 10-5-20 worked with Jack as part of the ABLF union he was state secretary and without him the Sydney Harbour would have been totally different. he led the green bans on the old buildings in the rocks, No demolition could be done without the support of the BLF,he blacked ban all the buildings of the Rocks, the state premier Robert Askins wanted to "raze the historic houses and pubs and build a modern concrete harbourfront" Jack along with Bob Hawke R.I.P. was the best public speakers I heard,could both talk on a subject for 2hours and hardly repeat themselves. Jack was a hard core Commo I did not support him politicaly I supported him as a Union leader. R.I.P comrade "up the old red rooster and more piss" regards grayray1 point
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How do you know the information is relevant? I think that we are not being told everything by the daily news conferences that different countries give daily and by the questions being asked it is clear that some questions are misdirected in the answer or jut ignored. If you haven't noticed.... authorities have taken over some parts of our daily lives...lets see if we get all the restrictions removed when the authorities deem it is all over. Looks like we will have to agree to disagree. Take care fighting your "war." cheers1 point
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Nothing wrong with a Winchester on the wall .... as long as it works ...1 point
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Maybe not the greatest but my favourites are The Pianist, Boy in the striped pajamas and Inglorious Bastards None of them are war action movies as such and centre upon the cruelty of the Nazis. But top of the list as greatest for me is Where Eagles Dare I have watched it maybe 5 or 6 times and still love it1 point
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I think saving private Ryan would be up there When it came out ( late 90s I believe) many could handle the reality1 point
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The point is : Did those countries (including Thailand) went on total lockdown because of T.B. ? Did the Western developped countries banned travelling to T.B. countries ? Did Western countries applied a quarantine on travellers returning from T.B. countries ?1 point
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How many many many times have you heard the term THE NEW NORMAL.......Its in the news every day.........They dont keep repeating THE NEW NORMAL for no reason... They mean what they say... They want how things are now to be the NEW NORMAL....FOREVER..... As in not going back to the pre virus normal ever again.... Can they do it?........The powers the be are immensely powerful....But eventually the pendulum will swing in completely the opposite direction of where they want it to go....They can not overcome universal laws...... The best we can hope for is to see thing change for the better while we are still here..... But I must say all these mask wearing zombies is not giving me much hope for the present...1 point
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How much of this would you consider a cheap shot? "December 31st China alerts WHO to new virus. January 23rd Study reveals a third of China’s patients require intensive care. January 24th Boris Johnson misses first Cobra meeting. January 29th Boris Johnson misses second Cobra meeting. January 31st The NHS declares first ever ‘Level 4 critical incident’ Meanwhile, the government declines to join European scheme to source PPE. February 5th Boris Johnson misses third Cobra meeting. February 12th Boris Johnson misses fourth Cobra meeting. Exeter University published study warning Coronavirus could infect 45 million people in the UK if left unchallenged. February 13th Boris Johnson misses conference call with European leaders. February 14th Boris Johnson goes away on holiday. Aides are told keeps Johnson’s briefing notes short or he will not read them. February 18th Johnson misses fifth cobra meeting. February 26th Boris Johnson announces ‘Herd Immunity’ strategy, announcing some people will lose loved ones. Government document is leaked, predicting half a million Brits could die in ‘worse case scenario’ February 29th Boris Johnson retreats to his country manor. NHS warns of ‘PPE shortage nightmare’ Stockpiles have dwindled or expired after years of austerity cuts. March 2nd Boris Johnson attends his first Cobra meeting, declining another opportunity to join European PPE scheme. Government’s own scientists say over half a million Brit’s could die if virus left unrestrained. Johnson tells country “We are very, very well prepared.” March 3rd Scientists urge Government to advise public not to shake hands. Boris Johnson brags about shaking hands of Coronavirus patients. March 4th Government stops providing daily updates on virus following a 70% spike in UK cases. They will later U-turn on this amid accusations they are withholding vital information. March 5th Boris Johnson tells public to ‘wash their hands and business as usual’ March 7th Boris Johnson joins 82,000 people at Six Nations match. March 9th After Ireland cancels St Patrick’s day parades, the government says there’s “No Rationale” for cancelling sporting events. March 10th - 13th Cheltenham takes place, more than a quarter of a million people attend. March 11th 3,000 Atletico Madrid fans fly to Liverpool. March 12th Boris Johnson states banning events such as Cheltenham will have little effect. The Imperial College study finds the government’s plan is projected to kill half a million people. March 13th The FA suspends the Premier League, citing an absence of Government guidance. Britain is invited to join European scheme for joint purchase of ventilators, and refuses. Boris Johnson lifts restrictions of those arriving from Coronavirus hot spots. March 14th Government is still allowing mass gatherings, as Stereophonics play to 5,000 people in Cardiff. March 16th Boris Johnson asks Britons not to go to pubs, but allows them to stay open. During a conference call, Johnson jokes that push to build new ventilators should be called ‘Operation Last Gasp’ March 19th Hospital patients with Coronavirus are returned to care homes in a bid to free up hospital space. What follows is a boom of virus cases in care homes. March 20th The Government states that PPE shortage crisis is “Completely resolved” Less than two weeks later, the British Medical Association reports an acute shortage in PPE. March 23rd UK goes into lockdown. March 26th Boris Johnson is accused of putting ‘Brexit over Breathing’ by not joining EU ventilator scheme. The government then state they had not joined the scheme because they had ‘missed the email’ April 1st The Evening Standard publishes that just 0.17% of NHS staff have been tested for the virus. April 3rd The UK death toll overtakes China. April 5th 17.5 million Antibody tests, ordered by the government and described by Boris Johnson as a ‘game changer’ are found to be a failure. April 7th Boris Johnson is moved to intensive care with Coronavirus. April 16th Flights bring 15,000 people a day into the UK - without virus testing. April 17th Health Secretary Matt Hancock says “I would love to be able to wave a magic wand and have PPE fall from the sky.” The UK has now missed four opportunities to join the EU’s PPE scheme. April 21st The Government fails to reach its target of face masks for the NHS, as it is revealed manufactures offers of help were met with silence. Instead millions of pieces of PPE are being shipped from the UK to Europe. April 23rd - 24th Government announces testing kits for 10 million key workers. Orders run out within minutes as only 5,000 are made available. April 25th UK death toll from Coronavirus overtakes that of The Blitz. April 30th Boris Johnson announces the UK has succeeded in avoiding a tragedy that had engulfed other parts of the world - At this point, The UK has the 3rd highest death toll in the world. May 1st The Government announces it has reached its target of 100,000 tests - They haven’t conducted the tests, but posted the testing kits. May 5th The UK death toll becomes the highest in Europe. May 6th Boris Johnson announces the UK could start to lift lockdown restrictions by next week."1 point
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I'd let the girl girl in the multicoloured blouse and white bikini top sit on my face. Looks like a nice set of child bearing hips on her.1 point
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Does everyone put TV's on walls now? I cannot stand it, reminds me of a Premier Inn hotel room.1 point
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I know, I know....risky for a frog to make a joke abiut British culture...... VID-20200509-WA0006.mp41 point
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I go to Liverpool quiet a lot I used.to go watch Liverpool play football a lot (impossible to get tickets now well it was before Covid) I go to quiet a few concerts at the Echo Arena on the Docks great place to shop take a look round and go see the Beatles history . Pretty lucky really Manchester and Liverpool are both an hour away . I tried to get tickets to watch Paul at The Echo in 2018 they sold out in literally 5 minutes flat.1 point
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