Oztalgian
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"If it's the last thing we ever do"
Hope that is not a prediction due to easing things too quickly/
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6 hours ago, letsavagoo said:
Final Whistle in Southwell.
Don't know that one at all, must be after my time there. From the name and looking at the photos is it the old station building? Used to frequent the Hearty Goodfellow , the Reindeer and the pub at the end of Church Street where it meets Fiskerton Rd, its name escapes me at the moment.
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3 hours ago, letsavagoo said:
I live in Morton
Lucky you. I know I have said before on here that if I came back to Nottinghamshire I would live in one of those villages relatively close to the Trent.
Just before we decided to emigrate we looked at buying a house at Bleasby and stupidly thought it was too far to travel to Kirkby for work.
Who knows if we had bought that house we may have stayed in Notts.
When fishing on the sandy bank at Fiskerton near the end of the wall in the direction of Hazelford I often used to leave my gear way up on the bank so the barges did not wash it away and stroll down to The Bromley Arms at lunchtime for a couple of pints of Kimberley mild and cheese and onion cobs.
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Notts County were doing so well at the end of the season, in preparation for the restart they are playing a friendly against Iceland.
If they win that game they will go on and play Tesco, Sainsbury's and Aldi
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42 minutes ago, letsavagoo said:
The moon are doing takeaways
Letsavagoo, Is that the Full Moon at Morton?
If so it was one of my favourite pubs when we went a ride down by the river. If memory serves me right it was a "Free House"?
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We can discuss all day the relevance of comparison of figures, number of people, population densities etc. but around the world it appears proven
there are a number of strategies that seem to be working.
- Acting Early
- Physical Distancing
- Extensive Testing
- Isolation of Known Cases
- Rapid Contact Tracing
I'll leave you to judge for yourselves how well the UK has fared against these criteria.
Thankfully in Australia we have yet to reach a 100 deaths however this may be surpassed soon as we have a number of active clusters interstate that we are assured are controlled. Here in South Australia we have one only active case.
Stay safe everyone.
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On 5/8/2020 at 9:38 AM, Oztalgian said:
Brew, I am using the numbers which are broadly equivalent, only to highlight the efficacy of differences in responses by governments here in Australia versus the UK and I don't think I am wrong in saying that the population of the UK has been poorly served by those that govern them.
Thanks DJ360 Your post supports my view that the UK has been badly served by those who were charged with responding to this virus.
The recent announcement to have all arrivals self quarantine effective in a fortnight, Why not immediately. Yet again a case of too little too late.
I agree it is not all about the numbers but if that extra death is one of your family then I think many would agree and ask the question, "Have we done all we could?"
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When looking at Michael Jackson, how many see echoes of Little Richard?
I agree with DJ360 Lucille was certainly one of his best.
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The soundtrack of my youth continues to fade
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Yes Brew hindsight is a wonderful thing, however, at some point in time there should surely be an inquiry into why the UK has been hit harder than many other countries in Europe.
In closing look at the data on this site and ask the obvious questions
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2019-ncov-eueea
Particularly the data related to Germany, what did they do differently?
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Brew, I am using the numbers which are broadly equivalent, only to highlight the efficacy of differences in responses by governments here in Australia versus the UK and I don't think I am wrong in saying that the population of the UK has been poorly served by those that govern them.
As an example Australia and New Zealand closed their borders firstly to China, then Italy and then to all except returning citizens or residents and any of those returning are put into quarantine. The UK continues to let anyone in without any checks. The outcome is obvious in the number of infections and deaths. We are both islands ours is, granted, a lot bigger but an island non the less.
What numbers would you use to measure the efficacy of the UK's response
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Brilliant Beekay, British Waterways or whatever it is called these days needs to get barge owners on to you, such great skills.
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38 minutes ago, Stuart.C said:
Size of Nottinghamshire is 2160km sq.
Size of South Australia is 983482km sq., roughly 455 times larger, so the risk of contact between individuals is far less.
Sorry but your comment is a little simplistic. 1.33 million or 77 % of South Australians live in Greater Adelaide which covers an area of 3257 square kilometres the average population density is 400 per sq km with pockets to the south and east of the CBD as high as 3000 per sq km
There is bugger all people or anything else in most of South Australia. 80% of the state is classed as outback some 800,000 sq km
Nottinghamshire has an average population density of 535 per sq km
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We have had our first reported case of Covid 19 in fourteen days.
What is disturbing about this case is that the gentleman returned from the UK and landed in Australia on March 20th He did the right thing and self quarantined on arrival and developed very mild symptoms including loss of taste and smell on 24th March. He sought a test on 5th May and found to be positive to the virus. I wish him, the other active case and the two in hospital speedy recoveries.
According to SA Health there are only five close contacts none of whom have symptoms. He has had this virus for six weeks and it was only found by testing. This reinforces the need for continual and ongoing testing.
By way of reference South Australia has a population of 1.7 million of which Adelaide itself has 1.3 million has had a total 439 cases of Covid 19 with only 4 deaths
Nottinghamshire has a population of around 788,000 and has had 1708 confirmed cases with 448 deaths
To me it shows either that the UK government did not react fast enough, soon enough or aggressively enough when they first became aware or that the strain of Covid 19 in the UK is more prone to result in death, or both
Keep safe and well everyone
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Thanks Rob.L I have added that site as reference
Apologies to General Cosgrove and Leigh Sales
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This is doing the rounds down under and if it is true it must rank as one of the greatest comebacks of all time.
Stupid Question...
Excellent Answer !!
General Sir Peter John Cosgrove, AK, MC, (born 28 July 1947) is a retired senior Australian Army officer and the 26th and current Governor-General of Australia
He was sworn in on 28 March 2014,
and made a Knight of the Order of Australia the same day
General Cosgrove was interviewed on TV by Leigh Sales from the ABC.
Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you have to love this!
This is one of the best comeback lines of all time.
This is a portion of an ABC interview between a female journalist Leigh Sales and General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military Headquarters.
LEIGH SALES:
So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?
GENERAL COSGROVE:
We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting.
LEIGH SALES:
Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?
GENERAL COSGROVE:
I don't see why,
they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.LEIGH SALES:
Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?
GENERAL COSGROVE:
I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline
before they even touch a firearm.
LEIGH SALES:
But you're equipping them to become violent killers.
GENERAL COSGROVE:
Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?
The broadcast went silent for 46 seconds and when it returned, the interview was over.
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I am a little jealous of you folks that have seen such iconic steam engines.
I was privileged to see The Flying Scotsman 4472 and Australia's iconic engine 3801 in a parallel run in NSW in1988/89. It was part of our bi-centennial celebrations. 4472 was once owned by Alan Pegler who was raised in Nottinghamshire.
To me steam engines are "alive" and it is the smell of hot oily steam that evokes most memories much like the smell of hot diesel engines at the Goose Fair
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Beer cartons are growing here, slabs are still 24 cans but more are being sold as a box of beer with 30 cans.
Don't forget that the "goon bag" was a South Australian invention that took the world by storm.
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11 hours ago, loppylugs said:
I put down a couple of slabs yesterday for my wheely bin to stand on
Why are you standing your wheely bin on a couple of cartons of beer?
Slab is Australian slang for a carton of 24 beers
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I woke up this morning …………………...
I am planning to do the same tomorrow and the day after...………..
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Hope everyone is staying safe and well
Here in South Australia we are slowly relaxing the lockdown and hopefully coming out of the grip of this virus.
We have had 13 straight days without any new cases of Covid 19 being reported. There are only 5 active cases and only 2 people remain in hospital, none are in ICU.
As of Monday it is thought that intrastate travel will be opened up and restrictions on the number of people attending funerals removed, however they say that the names and contact details of people will need to be recorded just in case.
They are working on plans for social distancing in offices and industry as they re-awaken the economy.
Stunned shock over the news from the USA that a store security guard at a shopping centre has been shot dead for asking a shopper to wear a mask.
Is there a strain of this virus that only attacks d!ck heads? I think we need one!
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The locals called Sutton pit Brierley Colliery or the Bread and Herring Pit
There was an explosion at the pit in 1957 that killed 5 men and seriously injured 15
A sad reminder of the price of coal
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10 minutes ago, DaveN said:
20 Best Things Nottingham Has Given The World
They forgot Sturmey Archer and Raglan Lathes
What about the 20 (or more) "worst" things that Nottingham has given the world
I'll kick of with these
- Maid Marion Way (An eyesore from day one that ruined a beautiful city)
- Players cigarettes (No narrative needed)
- Shipstones Beer (Definitely an acquired taste, unloved by many)
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Grandmas' collander often re-appeared when the match was replayed on the local field with coats as goalposts and it went back in 't scullery at night.
How's your day?
in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !
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44 yards x 18 yards (not including the 10 yard arc from the penalty spot) is a pretty fair sized lawn.
You will need a decent length extension lead if the Flymo is electrically powered.
I feel another song coming on "The Green Green Grass of Home.