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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It is bad - Merthyr, Bridgend, Newport, Rhondda, etc. We are still (fingers crossed) doing relatively well. 36 new cases in the county yesterday.
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Should they introduce ICU nursing as a mandatory subject in our schools? Ready for future waves. A-levels in intubation. Highers in patient turning.
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Reminds of the famous (apocryphal?) headline: "Fog New Covid in Channel England and Wales; Continent World Cut Off"
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Even the USA is pointing finger at Johnson: Boris Johnson has led Britain into an abyss of overlapping crises at the worst possible time Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN Updated 1232 GMT (2032 HKT) December 21, 2020 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/21/uk/boris-johnson-covid-analysis-intl-gbr/index.html
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Never before has Christmas stocking switched so suddenly from hosiery to shelves. Adding: I think I've go the answer! Let's hibernate until spring. Stops all infection events. Stops us needing anything imported. Why!, even means we save on fuel. Early humans may have survived the harsh...
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We import prawns (non-king, cold water) from several countries including Greenland and Denmark. We produce quite a lot of scampi. We import the small lobsters found in vast quantities as found in Lidl, etc.
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Way back, I failed to understand why Johnson was saying things about all over by Christmas. As dumb an approach as you could dream up. How Boris Johnson Spent 9 Months Completely Cocking Up Christmas For Everyone The PM has consistently over-promised on expectations while...
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Couldn't they have come up with an acronym that doesn't initially (ha!) make you think "nerve gas"? Welsh government is absolutely clear that the new variant has been found in ALL areas of Wales. And might well be why the levels here have increased so fast. Yet we get dismissed as "other areas".
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    What a bizarre infographic! We appear to import more yeast than we export - so toast might not be as available as we'd hope. Specifically, Morrisons use German yeast. Scotch whisky is indeed Scottish. But why switch from its usual branding as Scotch? I can't see lobster, crab and prawn prices...
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Things must be serious. Johnson is stirring his arse: December 20, 20209:22 PM Updated 9 minutes ago PM Johnson to chair emergency response meeting on COVID travel, freight LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair an emergency response meeting on Monday to discuss...
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Of all the newspaper headlines I have scan read this morning, only the Observer seems to say it as I see things: Johnson U-turn leaves nation's plans for Christmas in tatters All the rest go down the "cancel Christmas" route. Christmas will still happen, folks! As will New Year. It is the...
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    People do. The number of times I have kicked myself for repeating mistakes I have previously made. But the inability to work as a leader, getting advised and making decisions, is an irredeemable failing.
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    For the circumstances, the sound and video quality were excellent!
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Especially if people, such as I referred to yesterday, decide that the rules don't apply to them. They will go somewhere for a holiday (not to meet up with relatives or anything) from a tier 3 area (now 4). Despite it being against Wales and England rules (and laws). Just because they fancy it...
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Wales in lockdown as of midnight tonight.
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Unfortunately, so many documentaries, even when about subjects I really am interested in, are formulated around the: What is coming up. Loud music. Irrelevant visuals. What has been said. Repeat aligned round advert intervals (even when shown on a non-commercial channel). With added sprinkling...
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Blankety Blank Christmas Show Call The Midwife 'stenders (as we tend to all it). I made the bad assumption people would have looked at the schedules! Sorry.
  18. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I detest MBB. A wonderful ham (-ming it up) sandwich: BBCS (Blankety Blank Christams Special) CTM (Call The Midwife) EE ('stenders) TVoD (The Vicar of Dibley) CTM isn't all bad but they usually go horribly sentimental
  19. oyster

    Receiving goods from the EU post Brexit - no deal

    In the famous and ancient phrasing of recipe books: First catch your wonderful politicians...