kevinjohnsonmbe

Read from page 6 and then see if you have a valid argument with the WHO:

Yes the article was from April and given the pace and gravity of 'hot news' topics over the past 12-24 months, 3 months could be described as ancient history in headline terms. So a lot can change in 3 months.... Politics, headlines, emotions, trends, beliefs.... But not science. The findings of the scientists that were reported in April, based upon the research stated in the article, all still stands true. It must do otherwise it was bullocks to start with (possible I guess.) What has changed in the 3 months since April is the political desire to redefine the interpretation of pre-existing peer reviewed science so that it marries up with current political doctrine. This is self evident from the increasing chasm between scientists and politicians. Referring to WHO / CDC is all very well, but without a reference it is little more than MSM hype. The actual WHO guidance from 5 Jun (latest) is attached below - hardly a glowing reference for face coverings huh... Here is WHO latest guidance: Whether or not masks are used, compliance with hand hygiene, physical distancing and other infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are critical to prevent human-to- human transmission of COVID-19.

Mate turned up at training last week in a latex werewolf mask having run through town in his black licra training kit. I fair nearly wee'd a drop when I saw him! If I ever do wear one, it's gonna be nasty!

I had a ponder on your previous post whilst in the shower (maybe soaping my balls helped) and decided a post script to my previous reply was entirely appropriate. Now with this subsequent offering of meaningless drivel from you I've settled on the need for a more 'direct' retort. What sort of (rhymes with punt) are you? "Childish" you say? "Hope they stay at home and die" you say... This is the COVID equivalent of a BLM tosspot saying "I'll stab you if you're white and you disagree with me." You want to wear a mask - knock yourself out chopper. I don't care what you do and I certainly don't care for your opinion of what I do - or in this case, don't do. "Health professionals widely agree" you say. Apparently, they don't according to the New Scientist: Do face masks work against the coronavirus and should you wear one? | New Scientist WWW.NEWSCIENTIST.COM The advice on widespread face mask use to protect against covid-19 varies wildly, but there is some evidence that they... But what would they know...? The poor barstewards in China that have been wearing masks for years are doing so because the air is toxic from manufacturing and coal fired power stations so of course they are "used" to wearing masks. It would be better if we tried to find ways to reduce noxious gas rather than build a trend in more disposable products.

Right on brother - come the day of the revolution ✊?

You’re ABSOLUTELY right Mark. I spend very little, I mean VERY little time in confined spaces with the great unwashed. You’re also absolutely right in that (in theory) it ought to be a really minor inconvenience’ to don a covering when in a shop. But, and here it comes, the but.... I have a deeply ingrained aversion to illogical, unreasonable and autocratic imposition of ‘rules’ by ‘the man.’ In this case, the wearing of Face covering to shop - but not play sport, drink beer, eat food, go to school (for the we’en), work in a shop - which is about as retarded a government directive as I can think of and it just about typifies the race to the bottom mentality of complying to the lowest common denominator that seems so prevalent in modern society. There are 2 options really, everyone wears a futile face covering to make some people feel better, or some people where a decent mask to keep themselves safer. No prizes for guessing my preferred option..... As an aside, I have read the dotgov GUIDANCE (not law) and will (until the end of grass & nettle pollen season) be self declaring an exemption. I don’t need a card, a lanyard or a lengthy explanation as to why I’m not wearing a face covering nor should any self appointed Facebook moral police (nor D&C constabulary) expect any other explanation than - “I know what the guidance states, I know what the exemptions are and since I’m NOT wearing a face covering you should assume I am exempt. Now ? off” If they don’t let me in the shop so be it, I’ll suck it up.

Accepting all of the previous points relating to the value of a face covering being for the benefit of others rather than oneself, and noting the supposedly ‘vulnerable’ groups that are ‘supposed’ to benefit from others wearing masks.... Rather than inflicting a broad ranging (but clearly not all encompassing) requirement upon the majority (for the benefit of the minority) why not have Mon-Thu shopping for the majority and Fri shopping for those that might draw some intangible comfort from imposing restrictions on the many. OK, at a stretch Mon-Weds for the majority, Thu-Fri for the inherently afraid. It is utter, inconsistent, unjustifiable bullocks. PS - bouncing on 1 leg with thumb up ass is standard procedure down St Breward way every ½ moon.

You don’t need ‘a card’ (that you presumably have to pay for from some scrounging band-wagon organisation) It’s a self declaration. Simple.

Steer well clear of Devon & Cornwall constabulary then or you’ll forever be getting pulled for drink, drugs and curb crawling markers..... Yome probably used to that by now anyway ?

Which name were you applying Egger....?

It’s a bit late for the anniversary, but worth a re-post: Today is a special day. June 4th 2020 marks the 16th anniversary of the Killdozer's rampage through Granby Colorado. Sit down kids and let me tell you a tale, about a reasonable man driven to do unreasonable things. Marvin Heemeyer was a man who owned a muffler shop in Granby Colorado. The city council ordained to approve the construction of a concrete factory in the lot across from Marvin's shop. In the process this blocked the only access road to the muffler shop. Marvin petitioned to stop the construction to no avail. Petitioned to construct a new access road, and even bought the heavy machinery to do so himself. Denied. The concrete factory went up in disregard to the ramifications on Marvin's business. To add insult to injury, the factory construction disconnected the muffler shop from the city sewage lines. An indifferent city government then chose to fine Marvin for this. His business and livelihood were in ruin. Rather than lie down and die, Marvin chose to fight back. Over the course of a year and a half Marvin secretly outfitted the bulldozer he bought to save his business with three foot thick steel and concrete armor, camera systems guarded with bulletproof glass. On June 4th 2004 Marvin Heemeyer lowered the armored shell over top of himself, entombing himself inside the Killdozer to make his last stand. He burst fourth from the walls of his muffler shop and straight into the concrete factory that ruined his business. Over the course of the next several hours Marvin drove his Killdozer through 13 buildings owned by those officials that had wronged him, including the city council building itself. Swat teams swarmed the dozer, but it proved immune to small arms fire and even explosives. Another piece of heavy machinery was even brought out to fight the Killdozer, but it too fell to the dozers righteous fury. In the end, Marvin's Killdozer became trapped in one of the buildings it was built to destroy. Marvin chose to take his life, the only life he took that day. Today we celebrate Killdozer day and Marvin Heemeyer, the last great American folk hero. A man driven to the brink who chose to fight back against an indifferent system. From notes left behind after his passing: "I was always willing to be reasonable until I had to be unreasonable. Sometimes reasonable men must do unreasonable things." HAPPY MOTHER****************ING KILLDOZER DAY EVERYONE.

Noooooooooooooooo! Don’t open THAT can again....

You’ve no special “right” or “privilege” to claim greater (or lesser) offence than anyone else based upon self acclaimed social demographic. GLC are Welsh FFS! They’ve got more to be pissed off about than most ?

A bit tricky to do it justice in the pics, but this was a really interesting tree with a single spiralling column of remaining vitality in an otherwise dead tree! Not the sort of tree I'd want to climb every day...

Pic 3 is an awesome photo!

Friday - that Friday feeling... The stench of chicken shit from one direction, the septic tank from the other. An ivy clad Ash dismantle over the house and to make matters even worse, had to use the small chipper. Baking heat, sweating like Jimmy Saville at an orphanage, tanking in the fluids and still pissing treacle.... By 11:00 I was SERIOUSLY considering just jacking it in and walking away. Been a while since I didn't want to do a job THAT much...

“Tip in a lay-by” New here..... Dont know what is a piss take.... Yeah, go on, pull the other one it plays Jingle Bells ?

Not looking like it mucker, theme still hunkered down like VC at the Battle of Khe Sanh!

@eggsarascal - go give it a good ‘looking at’ Egger!

Maybe in 5 years time, when (if accurate) accident stats from (say) the preceding and next 5 years are laid side by side, we’ll see if it’s made any difference...... ...... or not.

Always a pleasure

Just a petite amend suggestion K....

How to rotate a photo?

Our predecessors at home did a 1 stage ‘reduction’ on this cherry. Cut at 1.5m and retained the stem. it’s taken 10 years of alternate yr pruning but it’s come back nice. {not much help to the question at hand but nice to have a ‘good news’ distraction ?}