ExSurveyor

I understand the statue will be recovered and put in a museum. I hope it isn't repaired and the graffiti cleaned off as that would remove recent history.

Happy birthday Pauline, Another post lockdown party to plan.

Up to Brundall and back today, took the Broom back ready for launching, one day. Driving was like being back in the late 70s, hardly any traffic about, a very pleasant drive for a change.

The Cuckoo is in fine voice at Brundall Gardens today.

Get back in line Godfrey.

I have read section 46 twice now and have come to two different conclusions, it does show the difficulty in drafting regulations that cover all the different activities.

Excellent post. Another excellent post, my only disagreement is that you can't judge the whole policy until it has been completed,, that is the time to judge and learn from mistakes. No government in the world has got it completely right, some have got it badly wrong. We won't know for some time how we did in comparison. The other factor to consider is the behaviour of the public in complying with the regulations, a minority have broken them from the start, they will have had a negative impact on the final outcome.

Interesting reading, 13 weeks has changed everything, quite scary how fast things can change.

Not for the right reasons I suspect

We had left the EU before the outbreak started to gain traction. I would be amazed if the 27 wanted to add an extra member.

If all the ' experts' that have suddenly emerged were actually generating wealth for the country we would be in a stronger financial position

It has occurred to me that many are saying that we are easing restrictions faster than other countries, yet they take no account of us having a 2m social distancing measure rather than the more usual 1m elsewhere. No matter how important us boaters think we are, we are a long way down any list of priorities.

How many other countries around the world can be relied on to count the number of deaths let alone report them. The true figure of all deaths may only be estimated when the excess deaths in all countries are compared at a later date. 40k, 50k, 60k, who knows, every one of them is a sad fact. We can only hope that all governments can learn from what has happened and be more prepared in the future because it will happen again and it won't be in a hundred years. This is a wake up call to the world.

Feel free to disagree with me, I think it means everything and I have never been let down or disappointed by a well presented company, first impressions count.

Its a matter of pride in appearance, a well presented work van says a lot about the standards you can expect.

Everyone is an expert on everything these days. I am happy to take the word of the scientific and medical experts, who on the whole agree. I hold in mind that any politician will put a spin on what is said and the media will twist it to serve their own agenda.

Even if someone has immunity they can still spread the virus to others by contact with the virus, although they may not be affected themselves.

Small steps Ian. , well not too small or it will take hours to get home.

When asked about reopening childrens playgrounds today, the medic said not yet, children sneeze and spread snot all over the place. She was of the opinion that the virus can survive on objects outside. There is no telling who has wiped snot all over a latch or water hose. This risk will continue to exist but can be reduced by hand sanitiser or hand washing, a very easy precaution to take.

A lot of extensions were underway before lockdown, these may begin to show activity again as materials eventually become available. New starts will happen but in smaller numbers, people planning to stay put rather than move for instance. House sales are going to be substatially lower as people sit and wait to see how things are next spring., the market will pick up but just not yet. Death, divorce and destitution always ensures houses come on the market, the first two have increased, the third is being delayed by mortgage payment holidays. 31 million people are in work, if unemployent sadly rises to 3 million, that still leves 29 million employed, something that is often overlooked. My short term view is gloomy until spring then improving after, unless we have a substantial second peak. I have a property under offer since the end of January, it probably won't complete, I will not remarket it until spring next year.

How about, Cabin boy, Vice Cabin boy, Rear Cabin boy, Better stop there.

Happy birthday Carole, lots of lockdown birthdays so far.

What effect would it have on a handover if the social distancing measure is reduced to one metre outside ? It will surely happen at some stage.

Not for 50 years , honest guv.

This reminds me of looking for rude words in the dictionary.