JohnL

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > there's 'should be' and 'whats actually > practical'. > No one is going to police it. Until someone rings one of these no win no fee lawyers you see on TV all day (could be cyclist or walker or both). Mind I prefer the lawyer adverts to the ones about "my funeral"

It seems that a lot of what help is there is given to the allies of this government (like Wetherspoons). https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/11/pub-landlords-livid-lack-of-support-rishi-sunak I'll be back in the pubs but the current arrangement doesn't suit me and I'm happier at home (and saving money as my beer is so much cheaper) - Going out can only be for social reasons or a pint of draught (yet to try the kegs of beer you can buy online).

Ifs aren't worth much - but two weeks earlier and we'd be out of the lockdown by now. It's all so reactive which is a trademark of this in England. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jul/10/we-need-to-be-stricter-on-face-masks-says-boris-johnson

Unless someone is in my directory I don't usually answer - I was told this is how millennials use their phones so I'll do the same. Alexa has now started announcing my mobile phone calls too which I also usually ignore - soon she'll do it all for me and I can just play Fallout76 all day :) DF is right though - seems voice mimicking software is out there. https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/voice-mimicking-technology-bbb-warning-emergency-scam I've moved a lot of my online stuff to MFA/2FA authentication

I'm not so sure it's good that younger people feeling immune to this virus which is beginning to show strange long term effects on some people. We don't know what long term effects it has nor on how many people. https://www.post-covid.org.uk/get-support/ or maybe I'm just being a moaning oldster :)

My Postie delivering a bike part called me by my first name today - OK it's on my letters but I thought rather nice :)

Oh and the only thing the Guardian will have written is the headline. To read an article or extract from a book in any newspaper you need to remove the click bait headline. I think I'm on the wrong thread to be moaning about click bait headlines which are everywhere and spoil an article.

It's not a Guardian Article it's an individual article by this woman (and she's getting the usual abuse and threats) https://twitter.com/LellyK/status/1280235329073623041 Half the article seems to be about Domestic Violence - Turn the (now virtual) page if it's not liked.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/donnell-rhule-teenager-stabbing-dulwich-a4494276.html :(

My money is going on home improvements and savings for an uncertain future.

I've been led to believe that masks generally protect others (if you happened to be infectious) not yourself so to work everyone should be wearing one. I saw a few on the train not wearing masks - unfortunately those that don't are likely to be those that have put themselves at higher risk IMHO.

TheCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A wine/beer merchant charging ?5 for un-chilled, > 330ml cans of mid-strength, pale ale. Note: This > is just from a shop, not for service and > consumption on licensed premises. OR for a treat, > if you want their staff to choose you a random > selection (sorry - 'carefully hand picked') of 6 > pale ales, They'll do you a 6-pack (again, 330ml > cans, not pints) for a bargain price of 32 > quid!!! > Online is much much cheaper than that - 48 cans for ?56 is my go to (but not local - I pay a bit more for local - but that means locally brewed like the excellent Peckham Pilsner) I can only think this is for park drinking - if not you need to place the next order before you run out - that would be a disaster.

Had to pop into the Office in Holborn today - place was like a ghost town - pubs and coffee bars all shut except for Wetherspoons (Knights Templar and Penderals Oak). Some are boarded up. The Punch on Fleet Street said it was opening tomorrow. Peckham and ED felt very busy in cmparison.

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is there tingling in the foot, calf, thigh? If so, > it?s likely to be a pinched nerve caused by a > bulging disc or skeletal problem. I think that's sciatica except the sciatic nerve goes from lower back to foot and can hurt all along its length - remember laughing when my Mum had it and couldn't move - not laughing when I did.

Wetherspoons increased their prices by 10p or so apparently https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/wetherspoons-increase-drink-prices-super-saturday-pubs-reopen-england-a4488811.html

Last year one of our American cousins came on to invite everyone round this year (before 10 of course) /forum/read.php?20,2044184

guy with a dodgy leg tells a tall tale

Businesses still need people (if the businesses can survive and that's what the government need to try and ensure). I remember the early 1980s recession and to me that seemed much worse than anything that came after due to the mass unemployment from old industries - it felt hopeless at the time but by 1987 there was a boom. The rich, astute or lucky businesses (or those with contacts) will be buying up the rest now I guess - just as some of us imagined would happen after Brexit. What I mean is life will continue and we will bounce back :)

Definitely 4th July I'd have said. Spares the next day ?

It's individual - if you're in Victoria it's 6 AM to catch commuters https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/london/wetherspoons-victoria-station-concourse

I had both knee pain and sciatica (in separate legs) after doing some work. The sciatica went after about 6 weeks and the knee still hurts a few months later. I had to keep buying codeine/paracetamol for a week even though you're not supposed to (they say 3 days max). Tried heat and cold sprays too but they didn't do much. Very gentle stretching helped with the sciatica - increasing it as I could.

A Welsh persons favorite England hooker (Brian Moore) seemed to be at a pub called the Garden Shed in Wimbledon and gave it a good review for spacing, atmosphere etc. There are some pubs that look to be OK and may be worth visiting in a couple of weeks.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don't think I'll be venturing down Soho or Borough > Market for the time being. A time warp would be > good to take the Market Porter back to the mid 90s > when there was no issue with crowds. > > > https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/soho-like-pe > tri-dish-super-22302716 Totally different vibe to that shown on TV from only six months ago - although I was more likely to be in the Grapes and the Southwark Tavern - both very crowded on a usual night and space at a premium - no idea how they did spacing.

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bishop/Actress/Florence/Victoria/etc were all part > of Scott Collin's little empire back in the day, > before selling and starting Meat Liquor (what I > wouldn't give for even one fifth of that business > sense.. sigh..). > > Now they're all part of Greene King (Metropolitan > is just a sub-brand, maybe trying to keep a little > bit of that indie vibe). Some of that little ex empire seem to have been suffering a bit under Greene King - not talking local here - the "group" is across London - but I have one or two in mind that have gone downhill compared to their rivals.

Sitting down, no mingling, no standing at the bar, table service only, not sure of the loo protocol. It's all a bit like being at home. :) Lets see if anyone gives a review of their experience.