The Chill Out Zone

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

Morning, day two of three early (5am) rises. I go back to bed once Ging is away but can never settle. Hard frost again, snow and freezing rain a possibility! I wouldn't be overly happy to be offered the Chinese vaccine. Trail in Brasil showed it to be only 50.4% effective

Ging offered to cut my hair during the first lockdown, like hell! I'd rather end up looking like Captain Caveman.

Oh what joy .....

What about yourself Steve, would you have a vaccine? Not everyone wants to have it.

[Georgies Dad]

Just got a Samsung from Tesco Mobile,Do the job for me

[Lancpudn]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

I used to be happy with my wife's hand me downs but she's big into iPhones now . . . . I'm not! No desire to have my life to be dependant on Apple. That and every new one she gets is bigger than the last.

Yeah I don't really care for them, rarely switch them on more than once a month but as the local banks bricks & mortar buildings close down we'll be left with no alternative.


Just had some sad news! another one of my close elderly neighbours has succumbed to covid, he's the fourth immediate neighbour that's died from it now, A good friend of Mams too, She'll be devastated when I tell her.

[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

What about yourself Steve, would you have a vaccine? Not everyone wants to have it.

Yes I would Phil, anything to get close to normality again. My wife being a nurse has had the first jab, I haven't heard anything yet. priority is based on age and underlying conditions (of which I have several) but not a clue what category that puts me in.

[stevestrat]

There's currently a yellow warning here for snow and ice, becomes an amber warning for snow tonight

[Ian G]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

Yes I would Phil, anything to get close to normality again. My wife being a nurse has had the first jab, I haven't heard anything yet. priority is based on age and underlying conditions (of which I have several) but not a clue what category that puts me in.

Hi Steve
I've no idea how accurate this is but it works out somewhere near what I've been told to expect for myself.
https://www.omnicalculator.com/health/vaccine-queue-uk

[RPWC]

Originally Posted by Georgies Dad

Morning all from a very chilly Norwich

Steak and Kidney cooking slowly in the oven for a Steak and Kidney Pie with a suet crust tonight for dinner

Sounds nice, but with veggies and another that won’t eat pies of any kind,I would be the only one eating it.. I can never get the food that I like because the wife and daughter are both veggie and the son will not eat anything home made, just processed food.I haven’t had steak and kidney pie for years, other than individual ones I bought for my dinner at work.

[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by Ian G

Hi Steve
I've no idea how accurate this is but it works out somewhere near what I've been told to expect for myself.
https://www.omnicalculator.com/health/vaccine-queue-uk

According to that be the back end of March despite having several of the underlying conditions.

After going out for some (essential) shopping I can well believe the amber warning for snow later. Bitterly cold and the sky is a very heavy grey.

[Steamdrivenandy]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

According to that be the back end of March despite having several of the underlying conditions.

After going out for some (essential) shopping I can well believe the amber warning for snow later. Bitterly cold and the sky is a very heavy grey.

Just checked our weather and although it's supposed to be 6 deg. out there it feels colder and it's 'orribly dull and drizzly. The band of snow isn't forecast to get here 'til during Saturday.

[RPWC]

Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

Good morning Richard,

Gosh the Brits are certainly going through it, what with the weather, Brexit and the pandemic. I admire their endurance and tenacity.

How are you?

Im doing ok atm thanks Phil, not needing any meds for a while. I started back to work on Monday after having an extra week holiday over the Xmas,weather has been cack since I returned though and not forecast to get much better for next week either. I hate winter.

Originally Posted by FLYING BANANA

We have sunshine, temperature is 12.5 degrees.

My mind keeps wandering off but leaves my brain behind. The news from London is not good.

Banana still not home, not that I’m going anywhere soon.

That’s summer temperatures .

Originally Posted by Ian G

Sun is trying hard to put in an appearance and 11c today so hopefully that's the end of winter for us Southern Softies. We had three hard frosts last week and the council were starting to panic about running out of salt for the roads..
I know some people are concerned about buying "a seaside car" but never give a thought to the salt laden roads that they drive on every day for weeks on end in the winter, here even in a bad year the gritting lorries may be out for 10 days..
Decorating the kitchen this week to escape the boredom
Stay safe and don't forget to wear your mask when shopping

11° is barmy when we have 2° to about 5 atm here.

Originally Posted by stevestrat

I used to be happy with my wife's hand me downs but she's big into iPhones now . . . . I'm not! No desire to have my life to be dependant on Apple. That and every new one she gets is bigger than the last.

I don’t like I phones either,we have Apple computer and iPad,everyone else in the house has iPhone but me. I had a LG K8 2017 which was great until the sound stopped working on it, so I went back to my HTC desire 530 to keep me going.It’s a cack phone with poor camera and keeps dropping the WiFi signal several times a day but it does the basics which is keeping me in contact with the outside world as some of the areas I work in are quite remote. I have my late aunt’s phone ,a Samsung Galaxy A50; but I need to get it unlocked for my network as it’s on BT. Will have to wait until the shops are allowed open again though as nowhere is currently one to get it done,they are non essential shops.