Making the news today....

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, Khriss said:

And in a complete turnip in yr boots, some tree news - 

 

 

Ealing of all places,  down the road from me on Sunday.   K

 

Moment tree almost falls on pedestrians

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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A falling tree in Ealing nearly collapsed on to pedestrians at a crossroads.

 

'Kinell !

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

9 hours ago, Billhook said:

These figures only go up to 2010 but in 2014 and 2017 there were 45,000 and 50,000 excess deaths and we never heard a word about it The 1951 figure is over 100,000!   Excess winter mortality in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics WWW.ONS.GOV.UK Annual figures of excess winter...   Excess winter mortality1, England and Wales2, 1950/1951 to 2009/20103
Winter	EWM
1950/1951	106,400
1951/1952	44,950
1952/1953	82,670
1953/1954	47,180
1954/1955	64,670
1955/1956	67,560
1956/1957	29,080
1957/1958	57,780
1958/1959	77,920
1959/1960	41,060
1960/1961	68,880
1961/1962	68,820
1962/1963	89,600
1963/1964	49,510
1964/1965	41,730
1965/1966	57,120
1966/1967	25,990
1967/1968	70,260
1968/1969	50,630
1969/1970	67,790
1970/1971	34,110
1971/1972	46,270
1972/1973	46,630
1973/1974	34,710
1974/1975	31,920
1975/1976	58,100
1976/1977	34,590
1977/1978	41,240
1978/1979	48,490
1979/1980	30,120
1980/1981	32,900
1981/1982	42,380
1982/1983	42,820
1983/1984	30,240
1984/1985	47,380
1985/1986	49,330
1986/1987	26,370
1987/1988	32,970
1988/1989	21,160
1989/1990	47,200
1990/1991	37,940
1991/1992	34,850
1992/1993	25,650
1993/1994	25,900
1994/1995	27,290
1995/1996	40,190
1996/1997	47,690
1997/1998	22,900
1998/1999	46,840
1999/2000	48,440
2000/2001	24,840
2001/2002	27,230
2002/2003	23,970
2003/2004	23,450
2004/2005	31,640
2005/2006	25,270
2006/2007	23,740
2007/2008	24,690
2008/2009	36,450
2009/2010	25,400

I made that very same point way, way back when.... ??

[Tommy_B]

11 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good. As they say.
 

My Brother in law’s estate agency business has gone into overdrive since the deconfinement due to metropolitan sorts looking to move to the provinces because they want to own a bigger house with a garden, rather than a hugely expensive flat in a city centre. Increased internet capacity and fast rail networks help in that regard as well.

 

Businesses are realizing that many workers can work from home permanently so the daily commute for many is over for good. More time for family and garden. Better for the environment.

 

Anyone got any other silver linings?

 

 

 

People spending more time with family, actually taking the time to phone/videocall grandparents etc.

People getting fitter, cycling/exercising at home.

Cooking with the family instead of eating take out food.

Lots of little things that I'm worried people will disregard because they're not thousands of pounds better off over the lockdown.

To quote one of my favourite films "The little things, there's nothing bigger is there"

[TIMON]

A lot less time spent travelling to and from work.

A holiday (finally) booked on a narrow boat... always wanted to do it but I’ve never been able to persuade the mrs.. as the UK weather is too much of a gamble..

More time to practice on the drum kit..

[Mick Dempsey]

David Walliams next one to be chucked into the volcano.

[woodwizzard]

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

21 minutes ago, woodwizzard said:

Can’t argue with that ☹️

[trigger_andy]

21 minutes ago, woodwizzard said:

Impossible. Been tried for decades and billions poured down the drain in the futile act. 

[Billhook]

36 minutes ago, woodwizzard said:

I think there has mostly been enough food for everyone, just look at the waste in the Western World.  We farmers chuck out fruit and veg at our end that have slight blemishes, the supermarkets chuck out anything past its sell by date even though it would be seen as luxury food to the starving.

The problem has usually been wars, dictatorial regimes and extreme weather and in all cases the logistics of actually getting the food to the people that need it on time is nearly impossible.

[the village idiot]

22 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Impossible. Been tried for decades and billions poured down the drain in the futile act. 

I think actually that deaths from famine have reduced spectacularly over the last few decades.