Corona Virus

@JtC best wishes to you for a full and speedy recovery.

 

Good luck mate

 

Thanks Sandi - you are most kind.

I'll sort the remaining Tunnocks out in (relatively) slow time but I will get them to you eventually - pace yourselves!

No offence intended but from your pictures I'd say that you've a hell of a long way to go before your weight is going to be even noticeable on a Speed Triple! Chow down!

 

I am not going to bite on the mask debate. I refuse to be sucked in. Sitting here this afternoon. The wife is baking her oatmeal bars. I had some studying to do this morning. I finished up my electronics projects Saturday. I now have all my computers working on the internet along with two Roku devices. I was having some difficulty until I descovered my system has two different IP addresses. I am really a "hack" when it comes to computers. Completely self taught. Been doing it a lot of years though, because it was a necessary function of my job. Just trying to stay busy in these trying times. We have a Zoom account set up to keep in contact with friends. We get together twice a week for our faith based meetings. It has been running between 75-85 connections on line every session. I have got it connected in to my 50" flat screen, my own camera and microphone. Only go out when I have to ...J.D.

 

Hmmm, a quick bit of research on these suggests they aren't readily available in the U.S. Amazon doesn't carry them--which is amazing because I always say "You can get anything on Amazon!" Evidently not.

But now I'm a bit curious, Smilinjack, and feel a "blind taste test" between Tunnocks and these from Belmont Biscuits coming on so I'll to keep searching. I did run across a few reviews of the Belmont ones that weren't exactly complimentary. But I like to keep an open mind. Hence my use of the blind taste test method for food and drink.

Thanks for the info!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53392148

"Groan" I hope they get this wrong

 

https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/squirrel-tests-positive-for-bubonic-plague/

2020 the year for Plague and pestilence, I had heard that Squirrels at the Grand Canyon where suspect but looks like it's spread
"what next"

 

Zut alors!!
(Actually, they deserve theirs as much as anyone)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53398208

 

Nice one, lets hope our NHS get rewarded instead of being ignored

 

We have several supermarkets here that do the same thing....nearly identical products that are "store branded" for a much lower price. I love that there are neoPringles that are gluten free! I love Pringles. While I don't need to eat gluten-free, I've found a number of things that are that have a texture that I like. Pizza dough for example. I'll have to be on the lookout for the States' version of neoPringles.

 

Well, we should be about to see the results of gatherings like this July 4th socially UNdistanced clusterfu*k in the next few days.........

 

You’re not alone over there @Sandi T. there’s loads of cockwombles (used that word just for you )over here that have been gathering like that.
I’ve read today too about loads of people moaning about having face masks being made mandatory. What’s the problem? Do they not want to protect themselves and everyone else?
I really despair of society today, it’s full of f@&king morons!

 

Here in Southern California, the virus is at an all time high. Everyone talks about gathering at the beaches, the bars, etc. No one mentions the fact that we just went through a rash of public protests, riots. No one talks about what THAT has done to boost the infection rate . Infection.rate.in the minority communities has shot up ! I hear your cause people. But not in the middle of a pandemic. Stay home, and save those lives you say you care about. ...J.D.

 

Gotta laugh once in awhile through this pandemic or all we'd do is cry.....

 

Some (OK, a lot of) reading for you, if you're interested in understanding how we have been manipulated (or experimented on, depending on your point of view).

Nine out of ten leading causes of death were below average in June - or were they just wrongly attributed to covid? >>>> http://inproportion2.talkigy.com/cause_of_death_20jul.html

Leading to
How SAGE and the UK media created fear in the British public >>>> https://evidencenotfear.com/how-sage-and-uk-media-created-fear-in-the-british-public

Leading to this UK Government document (PDF)
Options for increasing adherence to social distancing measures >>>> https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/887467/25-options-for-increasing-adherence-to-social-distancing-measures-22032020.pdf

Leading to,among others, this document from the Economic and Social Research Institute (Ireland)
Using behavioural science to help fight the coronavirus >>>> https://www.esri.ie/system/files/publications/WP656_0.pdf

 

In the US there is a big push on now to re-open the schools. REALLY bad idea. Politicians again. They want to open up what is essentially the government run baby sitting service so they can get all the parents back to work. Got to keep the taxes flowing. If I still had kids at home, they would NOT be going back to school. ...J.D.

 

I absolutely agree with you, JD. My husband and I both work in schools as school psychologists so we are following the goings on around school reopenings very, very carefully. It is practically impossible in a school setting to follow the guidelines that we know work— social distancing, masks, and hand washing. Schools are petri dishes in action. Those that are pressing for blanket reopenings clearly do not understand schools. While determining the best path by which to proceed is not clear, the many school leaders in Tucson who I know personally are doing their best to make the wisest decisions possible based on the best data, facts, and evidence available and are working their butts off to do the right thing. A recent survey of parents in the largest school district in Tucson indicated an even split— 50% of parents said they would not send their kids back into the classroom and 50% said they wanted schools to reopen. Threats by politicians to withdraw funds from districts and schools who do not reopen certainly doesn’t help solve anything.

 

When you look at the massive amounts of.money thrown at public education, then look at the end.product, it is pretty pathetic. The adverage K-12 graduate in the US can ALMOST tie his own shoes. Put that money toward online education. It would be cheaper, more effective. Less violence, and bullying. The families that want to step up will benefit. Those that don't won't. It is time parents get back to raising thier own kids. ...J.D.

 

University of Cambridge Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication

Wales & England: How have Covid-19 fatalities compared with other causes of death?

https://wintoncentre.maths.cam.ac.u...vid-19-fatalities-compared-other-causes-death

 

Thanks for posting this informative, thought-provoking though frightening chart, @garethr. The numbers in the 55+ age groups are stunning especially considering that the COVID death numbers are calculated only up until July 3rd, just over half a year, while the other causes of death for a full year based on how the chart is labeled.