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From todays paper – in the USA fully vaccinated means 2 weeks after 2nd jab. Social distancing is still advised.

Random guess questions.

Numbers creeping up in Cornwall, Devon and North Somerset, but down in Dorset and Hampshire. Can we relax yet? Have I got an anxiety syndrome? Numbers are still very low and have been lower than 3 per 10000 (approx pop of the 6 villages) for the last couple of months. I have not had the second jab yet. So the anxiety is the dichotomy between being desperate to see grandchildren again; and not wanting to throw away the last 15 months of being sensible. I think I confused T by offering her to stay here, whilst being reluctant to go down to C.

I know others who are like me – not paranoid about relaxing, but very wary, and in a way institutionalised to the isolation (this seems to be something that affects single people, rather than those with families living in the same house). 95% safety is not 100% and thus the need to be sensible remains, regardless of the government edicts/advice/etc. as they have shown themselves to be intellectually benefit and morally bankrupt. On top of incompetence and sleaze.

There still seems to be a lack of direction and enforcement at all levels. So I am confused! (Even more than usual). I am confident to meet with family, albeit with distance and windows. But there is still a but … but I do not know what the but is? I am 99% confident to go to Waitrose again, but only do so when it becomes important for me to get (actually it is to show I I can).

Cars, Sustainability is the main thing. All manufacturers are competing for a share of the mass market.

But I was thinking. As car designs have not actually changed much for decades, why not produce a car which enables upgrades on not just computer parts, but is designed to allow upgrades to other components. The concept would be a car for life. I am led to believe that batteries are huge, and are likely to get smaller, so design the car to be able to adapt to these changes? Maintenance is supposedly very cheap with 90% less moving parts. We have this concept for valuable furniture and houses, why not a car? Environmental savings would be fantastic. Chairs worn out – no problem as design of footings allows new ones. I guess the main thing would be ensuring the bodywork was long living and ergonomic?

New Zealand is to move to ban smoking by progressively raising the age it is allowed, and by reducing the nicotine level in tobacco. Good luck with that, it is now 14 months without any tobacco for me.

1. The penis of a blue whale is how long/
2. The gestation period for a giraffe is how kong?
3. The Beatles and Elvis were number one in the UK Charts for how many weeks?
4. How high is Brown Willy?
5. When was the first first Ford car produced?
6. What is the difference in miles between the road and crow flies difference between Cardiff and Weston-super-Mare?
7. How many bricks were used to build Battersea Power Station?
8. How high is Nelson’s Column?
9. Which animal has the largest penis proportional to body length?
10. For how many years has England been ruled by a King William?
11. What does the word unguent mean?
12. How many years were dinosaurs on earth?
13. World record for eating 40 chicken McNuggets is?
14. How many many monarchies are there in Europe?
15. How many native British Trees are there?
16. The oldest European Monarchy is?
17. If you had a florin, a farthing, a half crown, a guinea and two shillings and sixpence – how much would you have in todays money?

Did Johnson arrange for DoE’s demise to divert attention from the Brexit debacle that is descending into horror. The Northern Ireland Secretary did not get there until Thursday. This is not going to disappear anytime soon.

Weather is not great – not warm, showers. plants doing OK though

1721 this lady inoculated her 3 year old son with smallpox (following the tradition used in Turkey). Another example of the male history in this country. PS- It worked and was used on many others. Edward Jenner was not born until 1749.

Well that was a shock this morning! Doing the papers we were chatting about the rise in Covid round here. I had noticed someone going into the shop without a mask. As he came out in my discussion I said that the rise might be due to people not wearing masks and becoming more relaxed about the restrictions. Next I knew I was being threatened by this guy who said he was exempt (no problem then?) and should knock my fucking head off for making a sarky remark.