For the husband who told his wife he loved her before his plane went down in a field. For the wife who stopped in the stairs to call her husband to say she will love him forever. For the mothers and fathers who kissed their kids goodbye that morning for the last time. For the policemen, firemen, and other rescue workers who rushed in to help others and lost their lives. For the soldiers who fought back and made the ultimate sacrifice. Today, tomorrow, we will forever remember them ❤️9/11 – where were you when you heard the devastating news in 2001?
Silversurfers
Author: siskinbob
Formerly employed by MOD and IBM, now retired
The Voice of Common Sense
We need to listen to this guy. More so than the voices of the sensationalist media.
No Surprise
The UK could see a second spike in coronavirus cases if young people don’t follow social distancing rules, the health secretary says.
A third of all cases in England last week were people aged between 20 and 29.
Ever since the declaration of the pandemic. Ever since the UK government invoked the lock down. There were reports of youngsters ignoring the rules.
Angry reports, on social media, of large gatherings of youths in our local parks late into the night. And then there are the illegal raves with hundreds gathering.
Many will say there is no surprise, that this is the young doing what they always do, that we should let them get on with it, leave them alone.
But, and it’s a big but, there are the potential consequences.
Pick something up at these large gatherings and you take it home. Pass it on to your siblings, to your parents and even your grandparents.
Many people will blame the government, saying they are not doing enough. Blaming mixed messages and so on.
But one thing the government has been clear about, have constantly stated amidst all of their messages.
Maintain social distancing, maintain good hygiene practices, wear masks.
I just hope, given the rise in infections amongst the young, that they get the message. And soon.
They Are Walking Amongst Us
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-merseyside-54075731?__twitter_impression=true&s=09
These people are morons.
With millions dead and millions more sick, these idiots are saying “you can’t catch what doesn’t exist”.
I can only think that they believe the pandemic to be a global conspiracy.
Anybody who enters this salon only has themselves to blame if they or their family and friends get sick.
The authorities should close them down.
Italian Pasty
Yuum !! Proper food !!
My favourite Italian meal when I want something filling and satisfying. I always refer to Calzone as the Italian Pasty.
By the way, a proper Cornish Pasty is my, all time, favourite “pie”. But it has to have the crust to the side, and be made with short crust pastry. It should not be of the “ridgeback” design, or be made with flaky / puff pastry. There is nothing worse than getting a faceful of “shrapnel” or losing half the pastry as it disintegrates in your hand.
I have never tried either Turkish pide or the East European piroshki referenced in this article. But they are now firmly on my food bucket list.
Well Done Pierre Gasly
Well deserved.
And what a boost for F1 with all the young guns up on the podium.
We need more races like this. Turned a typical Hamilton dominated parade into an exciting race.
Whoohoo !!!
SWAT SQUAD
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-54051423?__twitter_impression=true&s=09
Was it all part of the flies master plan ?
Glad the guy is OK, but it did make me smile.
Do Masks Work ?
Just had to share….
You Are All Selfish and Stupid
That is my opinion of the organisers and attendees at this illegal rave.
We are constantly being told that it is the older generation, including me, that are at risk, that we should be abiding by the social distancing rules and self isolating.
And yet this message is somehow lost on the young in this country. Although this incident was happening in Wales, it is just one of many that are happening across the whole of the UK.
The young quite happily ignore all the rules. They ignore the fact that anything they pick up, at these events and other such gatherings, will be taken home and shared with their friends and family. Shared with their parents and, possibly, their grandparents.
Ch Supt Simon Belcher says: “This type of illegal gathering is totally unacceptable and we are aware of the concerns it is causing for the local community.
“I would like to again remind people of their obligations under the current coronavirus legislation and the overarching goal for everyone to take personal responsibility by following Welsh government regulations to keep Wales safe.”
What is required is that the government give the powers to clamp down on these incidents and for the authorities to exercise those powers.
The message isn’t getting through. It is time to make examples of the organisers and the attendees.
100 Minutes Wasted
100 minutes of my life, wasted, that I’ll never get back.
I just watched “The Last Man”.
What a waste of celluloid that is. Starring Hayden Christensen and Harvey Keitel.
Maybe Christensen is a bit young, but Keitel is old enough and ugly enough to know better.
The story is a formulaic, end of days, apocalyptic drama with added skinhead / nazi yobs.
Christensen plays a PTSD suffering veteran who builds a secret underground shelter. He receives advice from a street prophet played by Keitel.
Christensens character is never convincing and Keitels is even less so.
I really do wish that I had some paint drying, so I could have watched that instead.
My advice, avoid this movie.
WrAnTz 