Anyone been out and about doing any non essential shopping today?

Redwurzel said:
Good to see a brand new bookshop selling real books opening up in Loftus (which surprised me a little). There is an article in the Gazette below - Good luck to the owner.

I previously only knew Loftus as a small mining town which has seen much better days, somewhere you drove through to somewhere else when the Moors road to Whitby was blocked with snow, but it looks like its fighting back.

www.gazettelive.co.uk

What it's like to open a bookshop during a pandemic

Chapter One Loftus has had a turbulent year for a new business - but it’s now raring to go
www.gazettelive.co.uk www.gazettelive.co.uk
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Excellent.
Just purchased a book on British Military Intelligence in Norway during WWII.
Always good to support independents.
Thanks for that.
 
Redwurzel said:
Good to see a brand new bookshop selling real books opening up in Loftus (which surprised me a little). There is an article in the Gazette below - Good luck to the owner.

I previously only knew Loftus as a small mining town which has seen much better days, somewhere you drove through to somewhere else when the Moors road to Whitby was blocked with snow, but it looks like its fighting back.

www.gazettelive.co.uk

What it's like to open a bookshop during a pandemic

Chapter One Loftus has had a turbulent year for a new business - but it’s now raring to go
www.gazettelive.co.uk www.gazettelive.co.uk
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They are certainly throwing some money at the place and about time too.

They've had some ***** to put up with for decades now.
 
To be honest I've been buying loads of unessential stuff all the way through lockdown. I've got some Bombay mix. That's hardly essential. Unless your from Bombay or something. Just because it's food doesn't mean it's essential.
 
Yes , got haircut and a quick wander about town then a couple of pints in the club tonight.

Not too bad really but wouldn't wish to do it too often.
 
Roofie and Emmerson,

I am reading a book called "Young, Brave and Beautiful" by Tania Szabo - Its about her mother Violette Szabo who worked for SOE in France in 1944 and was horribly tortured and killed by the Germans at Ravenbruck concentration camp in 1945.

We went to talk at the Hay Festival in 2017 and met Tania, a lovely woman who had to sell her Mother's George Cross. The talk proved interesting for several reasons, one was argument between Rick Stroud and a member of the audience about SOE in France. Rick said SOE in France was infiltrated by the Gestapo, mainly through the bribing of French agents. Buckmaster was in charge of SOE France and he refused to acknowledge this. A member of the audience said Rick was wrong and Buckmaster was a decorated British hero. The member of the audience later said she was Buckmaster's daughter and was visibly distressed. Vera Atkins Buckmaster's deputy has said in late 1945 SOE France had been infiltrated and SOE was quickly closed down on 1/1/46. All its records were lost in mysterious fire. A lot of SOE agents sent to France were quickly caught.
 
Redwurzel said:
Roofie and Emmerson,

I am reading a book called "Young, Brave and Beautiful" by Tania Szabo - Its about her mother Violette Szabo who worked for SOE in France in 1944 and was horribly tortured and killed by the Germans at Ravenbruck concentration camp in 1945.

We went to talk at the Hay Festival in 2017 and met Tania, a lovely woman who had to sell her Mother's George Cross. The talk proved interesting for several reasons, one was argument between Rick Stroud and a member of the audience about SOE in France. Rick said SOE in France was infiltrated by the Gestapo, mainly through the bribing of French agents. Buckmaster was in charge of SOE France and he refused to acknowledge this. A member of the audience said Rick was wrong and Buckmaster was a decorated British hero. The member of the audience later said she was Buckmaster's daughter and was visibly distressed. Vera Atkins Buckmaster's deputy has said in late 1945 SOE France had been infiltrated and SOE was quickly closed down on 1/1/46. All its records were lost in mysterious fire. A lot of SOE agents sent to France were quickly caught.
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That sounded all too familiar as I download a lot of the author stage discussions from Hay down the years. That particular discussion is here

www.hayfestival.com

Rick Stroud and Tania Szabó talk to Francine Stock - Hay Festival

Rick Stroud and Tania Szabó talk to Francine Stock
www.hayfestival.com
 
On the way home at about 6 last night passed the pub in the village which was hopping, cars parked all over the place. At 8 took a non-essential happy snap of the sunset. Mrs Chickenrunner informed me that one of the 'shepherd's huts' across the fields was occupied and she could see steam rising from what she presumed to be the hot tub and some one wandering about in a bath robe at which point I discovered her using my binoculars ...... what a perv! :giggle:
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Davey_C said:
Queued outside the clubshop for over an hour and a quarter (with less than 30 people infront of me) only to discover the stuff i liked the look of they only had xxl/xxxl or small or medium left
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I was at the stadium yesterday to give blood and couldn’t believe the size of the queue for the club shop. The new “cafe” didn’t seem to be attracting many mind.

I was staggered at some of the pubs I passed. People packed in small areas like sardines, wrapped up like they’re going on an arctic expedition. Are people really that desperate to pay £3-£4 for a pint? I’m glad my local isn’t opening until the 17th May.
 
Had a long non essential lunch at The Davenport, about 60% of the tables were taken, they were taking walk ins. Fantastic to have a level of normality back, hearing people launching and chatting. Food was fabulous even taking into account the novelty of eating something I haven’t had to cook myself.
 
Great to see people enjoying themselves again, but the picture in this article on the BBC website looks a bit worrying. Not sure how you can go from nothing at all one day, to this the next? Especially as there is now another new variant detected in London requiring surge testing...

www.bbc.co.uk

Covid lockdown eases: England 'buzzing' after first night out in 97 days

As outdoor hospitality reopens, revellers find a "celebratory" atmosphere despite the cold weather.
www.bbc.co.uk
 
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uncle_rico said:
Great to see people enjoying themselves again, but the picture in this article on the BBC website looks a bit worrying. Not sure how you can go from nothing at all one day, to this the next? Especially as there is now another new variant detected in London requiring surge testing...

www.bbc.co.uk

Covid lockdown eases: England 'buzzing' after first night out in 97 days

As outdoor hospitality reopens, revellers find a "celebratory" atmosphere despite the cold weather.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Variants are a bit of a bogeyman aren't they? The thing is viruses do mutate. There will always be new variants. It looks like, for all vaccines, they can reformulate them to create variant boosters if necessary. We can't afford to worry about variants because they just will happen all the time.
 
SmallTown said:
Variants are a bit of a bogeyman aren't they? The thing is viruses do mutate. There will always be new variants. It looks like, for all vaccines, they can reformulate them to create variant boosters if necessary. We can't afford to worry about variants because they just will happen all the time.
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I don’t know, are they?

There seemed to be a lot of fuss over the U.K., Kent, South African and Brazilian variants. And a few others.
 
uncle_rico said:
I don’t know, are they?

There seemed to be a lot of fuss over the U.K., Kent, South African and Brazilian variants. And a few others.
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Yes they are. As in that they are just going to happen. It's why we still can't vaccinate against "the flu" we just have to guess which three variants will be the worst in a season and make the flu vaccine to stop them ones.

It's just a natural consequence of trying to control a virus.
 
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