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Lovely day yesterday - Mrs WB's birthday. Steam train from Douglas to Port Erin. Lovely weather so fish and chips on Port Erin front then back on train for a beer (or two) on Douglas Quayside. We're not much into pubs but that just rounded the day off nicely.

I think it was clear why the Unis wanted all the students back, they are now not seats of learning , they are businesses. Once the students have started they pay the course fees and accommodation. When they are sent home they will not get any cash back. Am I a cynic or what? A better system would have been as Melissa stated let them study online at home , that way the Unis would still receive the course fees and next year, when hopefully the virus is under control, they could start at the Unis. But with most Universities building their own accommodation they need the money.

Went to see the dr who is looking at my hand. 56 km from home, brilliant sunshine and lovely scenery on the way. Nearer to the mountains ( the alps) there was a hot air ballon flying which seemed to be heading towards the mountains. The balloon with the background of the mountains made a lovely photo or so I thought . Got my phone ready when trees and buildings got in the way along the road. Eventually when the trees and buildings finally came to an end, the balloon had already landed. Another opportunity lost. But I did feel that I'd had a short holiday.

" Glad I live in a village and away from the Cities. " was a bit like tempting fate... As you say bummer! ...

If I catch it that is the one I want

Quakes are weird. There is a lady on YT operates a site called, Mary Greeley news. She seems to have a good knowledge of seismology and tracks a lot of earthquakes. I have noticed that sometimes folks just a few miles from the epicentre say they never felt it and others further away will say it knocked pictures off the walls.

Ey up WB,,,,, Good job i'm Crap at Welding and now TT......LOL........Really miss my travels. Love to visit one of my favourite places again,,,thanks for the reply,,,take care Mate.....

Today has started better than the last few and I managed a gentle 6km on the rowing machine with little discomfort. Watched the morning news while rowing and feeling quite concerned for those that still live in Nottingham. There was talk of Liverpool being put on tier 2 and all that it implies with Covid restrictions, however Nottingham has a higher incidence that Liverpool! Glad I live in a village and away from the Cities.

I had the TB jabs (2 at that time in the early 60s) and in those days I went swimming every day straight from school so every day the scabs floated off into the pool, I know ....... hope nobody swallowed them! When my boys were at school in Hertfordshire some of the pupils were boarders, every year several new boys from China would need to get tested because they’d never had the TB test or jab Over there so as I helped the School Matron out I had to escort them to the local hospital to get the test. It was interesting sitting in the hospital waiting room trying to make conversation w

Sorry BK, I’d written a similar post but you got in first! The one with 6 tiny needles in a circle was the MANTOUX TEST for TB. If it reacted by showing up as a red circle in a few days, that meant the person had been in contact with TB, so they didn’t need the actual BCG vaccine to give them immunity. If there was no reaction, then the BCG vaccine was given. When I was tested in 1960, my test reacted so I didn’t need to have the jab. However I did have to have a chest X-ray to make sure I didn’t still have it - they said many people just caught it and then their immune system ov

Jill, in reply to your query, the six needle jab was a tester for TB. It depended on your reaction to this. If the site was red and raised, it showed that you had an immunity to the virus. Mine came up red on only three of the punctures so the doctor asked if anyone in my family had TB. I replied that my Uncle Ernie died of TB, I had visited when alive so the doctor said I'd got immunity so didn't need the main injection. If no reaction occured, then you had two injections, if there was evidence of reaction some kids had only one shot. Thought I might be in that group but the doctor thoug

Is it worth me digging out my photo of me and Miss Minnie Mouse at D.L.P ? Or maybe I should just keep quiet.