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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The inevitable result of people not trusting a tracker app is that they will not install it. And if the proportion who have installed it is too small, it is ineffective. We haven't got an app (being in testing is "no app"), far too many won't trust it, and those who read of this sort of issue...
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Take back control. Part the hundred and fifty ninth. Or is the government worried that the information would be damaging? The European commission has launched an app and website providing travellers with real-time information about the rules and the status of the coronavirus infection in each...
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Always avoiding that which he should be doing. Prime minister has not hosted a Cobra emergency committee for over a month Downing Street is warned against sidelining devolved nations over government’s Covid-19 response...
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    To find the Cleddau bridge about 100 feet under water...
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Spinnaker Tower should manage. (So long as it stays standing.)
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    But please always to call them face coverings. As if we have no idea whasoever that there could be a difference between hospital PPE and what we might use on the train. We are too, too stupid.
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Makes you wonder why any of them play along... England’s chief nurse, Ruth May, was dropped from one of Downing Street’s daily coronavirus briefings after refusing to publicly back Dominic Cummings’ behaviour during the lockdown, according to the Independent. A senior NHS source was quoted as...
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I (fairly obviously) have no idea if it is a spot-check or just slow. Have to say, I have never yet had to pay anything - everything I have previously bought has sailed through.
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    At the moment stuff that I have ordered from outside the EU (OK - China) seems to be sitting awaiting customs clearance. (Only small and under £15.) If they can't manage to clear stuff that is from a source they already need to check, how will they cope with additonal checking? (Sure, I don't...
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And fail to identify 33% of them.
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Maybe if we worked it out as tornadoes per square mile? Texas is BIG!
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    From that link: During that period the country experienced an average of 34 tornadoes every year. Whereas... An average of 132 tornadoes touch Texas soil each year. The annual total varies considerably, and certain areas are struck more often than others. Tornadoes occur with greatest...
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Depends what you mean by that - number per country? Not so.
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    While many of the population care about privacy, security and the storing of our data for twenty years... UK ministers still considering switching NHS app to Apple and Google's framework "Number 10 is concerned that iPhones will not always detect each other because of...
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    There are just a few fairly unpolitical statues/sculptures around. Triggered by the King Alfred comment: Description English: William Walker's Statue in the Cathedral grounds Date 2012 Source http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum Author Antony McCallum
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Interesting analysis of how covid-19 got to the UK: Coronavirus came to UK 'on at least 1,300 separate occasions' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52993734 Obviously, there will be much discussion and this could be updated. But I do remember the first two cases I know of round here were...
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And the four killed in the Cleddau bridge collapse. Anniversary just a few days ago. I was aware of it at the time - and can't help thinking about it as we cross, or look up from nearby. (Not obsessively - just awareness.) Cleddau Bridge disaster: 50th anniversary of fatal collapse...
  18. oyster

    Cube Elly handlebar change

    Thank you - will review with partner later!
  19. oyster

    Cube Elly handlebar change

    Yes - have done quite a bit of adjustment - it ends up that the angle of her hands affects her shoulders. We hoped that had been enough but, even with everything we have done, it isn't quite there. Thank you.
  20. oyster

    Cube Elly handlebar change

    They certainly have quite a range - thank you.