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But they didn't, they said .'Nothing you can do'. Which is exactly my point.. and the point being made by all experts and health authorities World wide. You can't know that.. and anyway.. every little helps. Possibly, but I minimise the risk of direct infection by staying away from people. The cleaning is to minimise the risk of 'indirect' infection from virus left on surfaces. It's not difficult. True. Also true... but I'm struggling to understand why people are so res

You're right.. it wasn't.. but I decided to get it done while we were (just) still in the containment phase. Also, the hairdresser is very much 'local'. A small independent salon originally set up by a neighbour and now run by her daughter. Not much by way of cosmopolitan, much less international trade.. It'll be six weeks or so before I want (as opposed to actually 'need') another haircut. If things have really 'kicked off' by that stage.. I will do my own hair with my trusty WAHL beard trimmer....

Third time lucky maybe?

Yes. This has little to do with their personal hygeine. They have clearly stated that nothing they can do will help and it's all.. in effect.. 'a lottery'. The evidence is that they are wrong. They can reduce the statistical chance of contracting the virus by hand washing in the circumstances and conditions I described above. It won't give them absolute protection.. but it may reduce their vulnerability, and by extension, the vulnerability of others they may come into contact with. Then you have read different WHO guidelines to those I read. Show me your

Most likely because his treatment is so bloody cripplingly expensive, because he is literally 'buying into' an exploitative system dominated by profiteering insurance companies.. that he is incapable of seeing the benefits of an NHS style system. He has been miseducated by the American System

I'm not medically qualified Lizzie, but I think he would have passed it onto you and others if it was CV. I have a young neighbour who is a very hard worker. He works on powerlines and has basically been doing 12 hour days and lots of travelling for 15 years. until around Christmas.. when he was flattened by a chest infection. It took him more than a month to shift it and he nearly lost his job over it. but he's OK now.

Not really. I'm talking about people who see no need to change their own behaviour because they don't feel personally threatened by the disease, or feel that nothing they can do will help. This is clearly both wrong.. and selfish. But Brew.. it is principally, but not exclusively airborne. It seems that this virus, just like Influenza and the other coronaviruses which cause the Common Cold, are all transmitted by droplets from coughs and sneezes. However.. this does not have to be directly through the air and it seems that these viruses do not st

Went for a haircut at 12:00. The chat amongst the ladies in the salon seemed to be 'Nothing you can do about CV.. you'll get it or you won't'. I see that approach as a combination of selfishness and hopelessness.. I think we should all be taking sensible steps to avoid catching it, and therefore spreading it. Meanwhile cases have been identified in Wigan ... not far from here. In other news, I gave the back lawn its first cut of the year and tidied the borders up a bit. It was a beautiful day.

I read that there's a view that CV was in Italy for a while before it was identified. Stay safe Nonna.

Spot on Jonab. He is a devious, cowardly and creepy individual who needs his influence reduced to zero by any possible means. Meanwhile, the Government's intention to attack the independent judiciary, independent media and 'standing' Civil Service which have been the backbones of our democracy for hundreds of years, is clearly signalled in their manifesto for those who choose to read it. Boris, being fundamentally a bully.. really didn't like being told he'd broken the law a couple of times.. so he decided that he would set about silencing our independent judiciary. Th

I used dilute bleach today Nonna. Bleach is my favourite cleaner as it is simple, cheap and it works. I doesn't rely on complex 'antibacterial' actions. it just disolves the little buggers. Had been out getting some paint and other decorating supplies to keep me occupied while I hide from the virus. I got a cloth with dilute bleach and cleaned all doorhandles, the paint cans etc, my phone, even my wallet and cards. Also did the steering wheel, door handles etc., in the car. The thing about cases being confused with Flu might explain why Italy seems so hard hit. Take c

Have you really thought this through? Really?

Well Jill.. that's why every single gardening magazine, article, book or TV prog adds the proviso 'well rotted', when suggesting the use of manure. Of course.. exactly what constitutes 'well rotted' is something of a moot point... My compost bin rarely heats up enough to properly rot stuff down, or kill off weed seeds so I usually empty it in spring and transfer the contents to plastic sacks and let it sit there for a year or so before digging into borders. I still get weeds.. but I just dig em out, and the iproved soil encourages classier plants to grow and smother weeds.

Priti Patel. A dreadful woman with no discernible talent, who has been sacked before for 'freelancing' on Foreign policy. I'm afraid the present Government is really a collection of 'barrel scrapings.'

Bitty sort of day really.. Had a salady type lunch of beetroot, tomatoes and cold roast beef... Then wandered out on a few errands. Dumped a dead PC monitor at the local 'waste disposal facility'. Then round to Tesco for a drop of booze. Also checked out their stock of Hand Cleansing Gel. There wasn't any. I have an idea about that. At a pinch I reckon you could use Methylated spirit mixed maybe 1:3 with water and a spot of liquid soap. Maybe not so pleasant but would do the job if you are out and about and desperate. I reckon that clear 'De-Natured' alcohol th

Indeed. When I first watched my nephew making them in the early 70s, the first thing that struck me was the way he applied the transfers or 'decals' There was always an excess bit of transparent decal around them, which would remain visible.. except that Alan would very carefully remove it with a scalpel before applying them. He also became very good at trimming the parts for better fit, making slight modifications to represent model variations, and using airbrushing and other technigues to get very realistic paint finishes. At BAe, he's worked a lot on 'Tornado' 'Typhoon' and has cons

Think so. My nephew has been making Airfix and other brands of plastic models all his life. He is now a 'big noise' in the IT business with BaE Systems, but also makes models from all sorts of manufacturers and reviews them in magazines. He is very, very good at it. He writes for 'Model Airplane international', and 'Airfix Model World'. https://www.magazine.co.uk/magazines/model-airplane-international-magazine https://airfixmodelworld.keypublishing.com/2018/10/11/terrific-treble-3/dsc_1897/

Keil Kraft was one of the main producers of balsa wood kits for aero models. You could certainly still buy them in the 1980s, because I made a couple. It seems they are still available... https://www.vintagemodelcompany.com/keil-kraft.html

The only thing I can be bothered doing these is changing the oil on my Civic. I use posh oil and change it and the filter every year whether it needs it or not. It's a pig of a job because you can't see the filter from above or below, so it is all done by feel. Drop the oil, get the old filter off, clean the mating surface by feel, replace filter, etc. The rest.. I pay somebody. I spent half of my best years sodding about changing every conceivable bit on cars, including complete engines.. because I could never afford a decent car or a 'pro' mechanic. These days.. I pay somebody.. mostly

As a lad, I was chemistry mad, but could never get hold of any half decent acid.. so, when I found an abandoned car battery in the fields opposite, I put it in an old sack that was also lying about and set off to carry it home and extract the acid. When I was about half way home I noticed that I was burning a bit... The batery had shifted in the sack and was leaking... on me... By the time I got home I'd ruined a nylon shirt, nylon socks (nylon is easily dissolved by acids) and most of the rest of what I was wearing. It was close run thing to get home before my clothes fell off

Of course the usual suspects will play on fears but I don't read newspapers and get most of my news from the BBC and from reputable online sources such as NHS, BMA etc. This disease is killing people, especially older people with underlying health issues. Also, because it is new, nobody has any immuniity.. which is presumably why it seems so easily transmissible. We can't even get any reliable figures on how many in the UK are killed by 'seasonal' flu each year, with the BMA and the ONS stats differing wildly, so it's not surprising that the stats for COVID-19 are so vague.

Just walked in after a trek up the hill. When I first set out the wind hitting the ridge where the path goes up to the base of the hill 'proper', was evil and I almost turned back. But, I had a word with myself and decided to go to the top. It was, to employ the vernacular.. 'bleddy code'. Still. made it to the top and back down in one piece and just beat the rain which is now setting in.. When aaahh wur a lad, we useter 'ave March winds and April showers. These days we seem to be getting March Winds and April Showers from about December through to August, followed by gloom

Welcome Martin, I was the DJ at the 360 Club, we booked Pete and Billy Campbell and the Mighty Sparrows a few times around 1969 (I could give exact dates if I could be bothered finding my diary) We must have met.

I'm not panickimng, but I am being cautious. According to this from the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51674743 ..I am in the most dangerous 'underlying issues' group, the second most dangerous age group and I'm male, which seems to be the worst sex for dying from this bug. I was planning to travel via bus and train to Liverpool next month, whereupon I was to meet an ex-colleague who has just retired. Next, we planned an extended catch up in several Liverpool pubs and a visit to the Cavern Club. The way things are going I'll likely postpone the who

It seems my Blood Pressure is not cause for alarm. However it seems my last blood tests were 'haemolysed'. which I believe means 'clotted'.. so I had them done again Friday morning. Such fun!!