Covid-19

[flamingpig0]

Makes a change to the American view, that they made up the whole of the allied army.

They have their own issues with a propagandised past.

[d_Guy]

It was. By the Russians.

And they paid the most horrific price for it.

They have their own issues with a propagandists past.

With the possible exception of Tuvalu I think we all suffer from a propagandist past, present and future.


Bottom line - it was John Wayne.

[paulr]

I've read about "Neutrality Patrols" in the Atlantic and Caribbean, including around Greenland and Iceland

I haven't heard of any in the North Sea or Channel, I'd be interested in having a read if you can point me at any links

[pierre the shy]

Well there was a USN liaison officer "observing" on-board HMS illustrious during the Taranto raid in  November 1940....overa year before the US officially entered the conflict.

[Norm]

Interesting 10mm Video.

A chap called Stephen Smith has been painting up some 10mm Pendraken napoleonic armies and now he is doing a simple game with them in a small space. He has several videos that cover the painting / basing of the figures and so far three videos covering his AAR of Bavarian v Prussian. All intended to give some wargaming entertainment during these unusual times.

Here is a link to the start of his battle, from that you can reach his other videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajp1B-yjqjc

[Techno]

Sorry if I've been in a 'funny mood' all day.

We had a rather 'heavy' call from the MIL's care home, this morning....Asking us what they should do if (in the worst case scenario) Covid 19 starts running rampant through the residents.
Apparently they're having to ask all the next of kin of the folk in the home, (In this case, Von) if it's a case of, 'Do not resuscitate'.

Urk !  ......Just have to hope it doesn't come to that.

Cheers - Phil

[Ithoriel]

Not easy, Phil. Fingers crossed.

Thankfully, before their Alzheimers / dementia kicked in, both of my parents had Wills drawn up that included a note that they both wanted the 'Do not resuscitate' option if it came to that.

Relieved to have that burden, at least, lifted from me.

[Steve J]

When my Mum was in a home (she always wanted DNR) we had to get two Doctor's to sign the form before it could go on here records. It was also one of the first things they asked before she was admitted.

[paulr]

  Phil

[Heedless Horseman]

Another 'Study' shows that joggers/cyclists etc need a much bigger 'Distancing'...although it is meant to advise those tormented souls not to 'slipstream' but to echelon...avoiding the leader's emissions. 
IMHO...heavy breathing and sweat will give out more potentially contagious moisture...and deep breathing will suck more in. Exercise is SO Healthy for All !!!   
At least, being a 'toxic' smoker, MY breath/smoke-plume is visible and so can be evaded with ease ! 

[Steve J]

That's why I go out on my bike before 7.00am when the roads are very quiet and I avoid the popular cycle paths that I know will be busy.

[Techno]

At least, being a 'toxic' smoker, MY breath/smoke-plume is visible and so can be evaded with ease !  

What a good point !  

That's why I go out on my bike before 7.00am when the roads are very quiet and I avoid the popular cycle paths that I know will be busy.

That's a very good idea, Steve.

I think I forgot to say that yesterday's shop was a case of "Stroll on !"  .....I was about 15minutes later than usual, 'cos of faffing around, looking for my watch.
When I got to the cark park...."Urk "......"Good grief....look at the queue to get into the store ! "
Looked like it was about 200 people. (It wasn't...it was fifty....I got bored standing there, so I counted them. ....It was the 'social distancing' that made the queue look so much longer)

Didn't take anything like as long as I feared to get in, and everybody seemed to be in a good mood. Round the 'one way system' in fairly good time...Just forgot one item...But yet again, a very helpful member of staff saved me from either being naughty, in doing a U-turn, or going back in again.

Good idea at the checkout. They asked everyone going through, NOT to pack the shopping into bags, there & then, but just put everything back in the trolley as it was scanned....and pack everything into the bags in the car-park.
Worked well, as the flow of customers 'in and out' was speedier.

Guess who had forgotten it was Easter weekend, and there would be more folk around.

Mind you...the store's only totally shut on Sunday.....So it's only a single day out of the whole week missing for 'a shop'.

Cheers - Phil

[Raider4]

. . . Round the 'one way system' in fairly good time...

Yeah, my Tesco's has got one of those. I struggle with it. 20+ years of going the same route¹ means my autopilot just takes me around the way I'm accustomed to going.

Went yesterday evening - looks like no one's heard of social distancing around here, or at least doesn't think it applies to them. Sigh.


¹ I really, really struggle when they have their occasional game of moving things around

[Techno]

Have to say, Martyn....That I too have my own route around the aisles. .....I think most people do, to be honest.

For the most part the 'new system' is almost identical to my normal loops around (up and down) the aisles. except I struggle to find where they've hidden the papers, and for some reason there's no route down the aisle with the stationary/cards/Easter eggs/odds and sods etc.....So I get confused with the final two aisles.....Cos I'm going up one and down the other, instead of vice versa.

That really throws me ! 

Know exactly what you mean when they shift things around !  ....Lots of industrial language when that happens. 

I'm HOPING that they don't shift things around while we're obeying the 'one way system'.......That'll mess everyone up......Fingers crossed that they realise that !

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Of course you know the reason that things get rearranged is to stimulate impulse buys...cause you have to walk all through the store to find what you is alookin for !