Geography Archives - Page 34 of 40

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

JUST BECAUSE IT IS GREEN AND LOOKS NICE

Does not mean it is nice. I have noticed a reduction in the number of birds in my garden despite the cold weather and full feeders. What or who is to blame?

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February 8, 2021February 10, 2021

CHIMNEYS

I first had this thought about 2 years ago. And now it is being used, but still not in the home situation. Chimneys!

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February 4, 2021February 4, 2021

WEEKLY COVID STATS

A bit better

	27.09	5.11	19.11	5.12	22.12		2.1	7.1	14.1	21.1	28	4.2
N.Som	31	177	304	142	153	188	256	372	411	368	239	173
Cornw	20	47	90	25	66	79	173	324	351	258	176	157
Bristol	46	350	480	168	153	166	217	408	491	434	306	258
Chelmsf	41	91	150	109	597	751	878	1058	905	573	328	247
Exeter	283	128	168	102	117	144	147	226	292	244	126	61
Braintre	42	58	109	104	582	709	910	1160	890	552	406	303
Ply	30	150	225	63	92	107	219	221	295	327	208	118
IoW	10	41	78	29	71	110	253	916	1093	647	382	226
Liverp	516	330	276	97	138	171	242	611	1048	809	516	348
Manch		466	372	175	173	196	208	351	483	443	329	297
Sunderl	274	309	412	161	155	176	267	514	274	426	326	327
Newcas	445	284	449	156	152	139	147	235	285	284	226	174
Swanse		397	231	368	747	696	400	431	279	202	114	87
Cardiff		301	156	247	678	684	460	470	362	282	168	122
Glasgo		286	275	147	146	151	194	318	400	325	258	207
Aberdee		41	58	61	158	174	171	279	284	236	148	80
Belfast		317	213	109	140	150	225	504	486	284	229	175
Newry		199	118	113	244	236	256	756	808	447	306	210
Sandf					82	106	201	320	320	189	226	248
W.Bod					0	62	62	287	788	437	387	337
Lostwith					55	99.8	190	308	399	381	349	417

All lower apart from Sandford and Lostwithiel! But apart from Aberdeen, Swansea and Exeter not getting low enough. On the 5 November lockdown 2 was announced – lots of areas still way above the level then.

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

COVID STATS 21 JAN 2021

Nothing to crow about. Numbers in Essex and IoW have fallen steeply but are still way too high.

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January 11, 2021January 14, 2021

DESKS

Some quotes: I guess you can see where my sympathies lie.

A tidy desk is a tidy mind.

A tidy desk is a sick mind.

If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind – what is an empty desk a sign of?

My room isn’t untidy, it is an obstacle course designed to keep me fit.

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January 10, 2021January 10, 2021

TRUMP AND TWITTER

I just read on Facebook an interesting comment about the role of a company to act as a censor. In this case I think it is clear that Trump overstepped the mark by some distance. A more interesting debate is whether this censorship should have been instigated some time in the past.

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January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

My front garden

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder! Whilst many see a front lawn with straight parallel lines as a thing of wonder and order, I see it as a green desert, an insult to the diversity of nature. Uniform type of grass often sprayed with herbicides and fertilisers. To further insult the planet it needs to be cut every 2 weeks at least. I am not sure that there are many more boring and energy wasting activities than mowing a lawn using electricity or petrol. I wonder what the fossil fuel energy use is in this country.

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January 7, 2021January 8, 2021

Foggy – Hill has disappeared.

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

Wind trivia

Just get this bit out of the way – Farts

The Helm Wind (the only named wind in the UK) is a strong north-easterly wind hitting the southwest slopes of Cross Fell in Cumbria. When a wind blows at a constant speed and direction through a layer of stable air perpendicular to the ridge or peak of hills and mountains, the result is something called a lee wave.

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January 2, 2021January 3, 2021

COVID STATS 2 JAN 2021

Not looking good – and if pictures from NYE are anything to go by getting worse!

	27.09	23.10	5.11	19.11	5.12	19.12	22.12		2.1
North Somerset	31	79	177	304	142	134	153	188	256
Cornwall	20	29	47	90	25	44	66	79	173
Bristol	46	228	350	480	168	137	153	166	217
Chelmsford	41	68	91	150	109	431	597	751	878
Exeter	283	175	128	168	102	96	117	144	147
Braintree	42	60	58	109	104	462	582	709	910
Plymouth	30	116	150	225	63	72	92	107	219
IoW	10	24	41	78	29	28	71	110	253
Liverpool	516	568	330	276	97	103	138	171	242
Manchester		458	466	372	175	175	173	196	208
Sunderland	274	297	309	412	161	151	155	176	267
Newcastle	445	298	284	449	156	160	152	139	147
Swansea			397	231	368	756	747	696	400
Cardiff			301	156	247	629	678	684	460
Glasgow			286	275	147	148	146	151	194
Aberdeen			41	58	61	142	158	174	171
Belfast			317	213	109	114	140	150	225
Newry			199	118	113	218	244	236	256
Sandford							82	106	201
W.Bodmin							0	62	62
Lostwithiel							55	99.8	190

Local figures show increase, I hesitate to say exponential, but they have doubled in actual number in last week. Cornwall figures seemed to take a hit from half-term holidays and the same for the Isle of Wight. What has happened in Essex in December? There must be an explanation better than a new variant on the virus. Was it Xmas shopping?

Why has the government. … an idea…… – why not get volunteers (young and foolish!) to wear gps monitors and follow them for a week. Monitor absolutely all their contacts and movements – they would not need to take risks, but maybe could be Uber drivers or delivery drivers – those who have no choice of isolating due to economic circumstances. This would be so much cheaper than the billions (I cannot believe the figure for test and trace is so high (and they called it NHS test and trace when the NHS were not allowed to participate – corrupt bastards!).