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It would be a big surprise as I very rarely participate. But if I did I would buy a farm and rent out most of the fields leaving an old barn or three! Convert these into. craft workshops, have a small cafe like the one in Wells selling whole food stuff (I have not got anything against meat – and would have to pop to the garage at Middle Taphouse for the occasional pasty!). A field or two with orchards, and a kitchen garden and a flower/wildflower meadow. A couple of ponds and maybe a classroom attached to the cafe (multi-use) for about 20. A shop would sell from the craft workshop and maybe others nearby.

Wow, that was quick. I was 20 minutes early, straight in, name, confirm address, have you had, covid, any other vaccination, any allergy, any medication – which arm? Done. 2 minutes max. It took me longer to park!

I had the fizzy one – ok, Pfizer. Now wait 12 weeks for next one.

Playing with statistics. 18% of population are 16 and under, and not being vaccinated. UK has a population of 68 million. So about 55 million eligible for vaccination. 15 million done.

So 40 million and about 250.000 given per day. so to do everyone would take 160 days, but we are likely to see at least 25% plus not take it up – so 120 days max. for everyone who wants it. I suspect therefore that anyone who really wants it will be done by end of April at the latest.

Then what to do about the rest? Vaccine passports. We know that the government is waiting for Nicola Sturgeon to decide what she will do, before deciding. Israel are thinking of issuing Vaccination Passports that will be needed to enter many public places like pubs, etc. I can understand a reluctance to do this regarding the civil right to not have the vaccine. However there is the “Hot Fuzz” thing of ‘for the greater good’. Personally I would issue the passports, but then leave it up to publicans and restauranteurs and others to decide whether to enforce. A night club could ignore it, and those who wish to go there could decide whether to attend or not?

It becomes more complicated with places like universities and colleges. With the great Williamson in charge it will be a fiasco, he has spent time appointing someone to ensure free speech in universities – surely he has something better to do. However laudible, it would surely keep for a while, or at least until they go back to running normally.

Well after 2 and a half months we think we have finally sorted it. I say we, as I paid whilst others did the work! It has been very expensive for something that cost £30 to correct the initial problem. Hopefully that is it for a while – with lockdown I use it so little – I have put petrol in it about 4 or 5 times in the last year! It has cost a lot, but I think it could have been worse with normal charges – I did have to listen to Tory claptrap though!

Slow cooked lamb and beans in marinade with veg and I think rice?

Not good enough!

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Well the EU seems to have screwed this up! However before we get too jingoistic Astra-Zeneca may have over estimated their ability to meet orders as well. However it is sort of gratifying to know other countries governments are just as awful as our own!

QR codes were invented in Japan in the mid-90s to track components in car production.

They can hold a massive amount of data compared to standard barcodes – up to 2,500 numeric characters compared to a barcode’s 43.

Well its my blog, so I will do what I want! And my shopping list might be interesting to someone who has absolutely nothing else to be concerned about. And I have my car back, and the TV aerial connector is kaput! Biden is in the White House, its raining, its dark, its winter!

Having trialled this it worked really well! basically the clues are as short as possible! I think you will be surprised at how many you get right – I was!

We all assume that the clothes we wear are the norm – or almost! So hopefully some interesting facts gleaned from the web follow.

Some people just cannot be bothered to keep up with recent trends, while others can’t get enough of the latest styles.

Whether you love it or hate it, you’ll enjoy these 100 interesting fashion facts.

1. In the United States, each person owns an average of seven pairs of blue jeans. That’s one for every day of the week!
2. Men have been wearing shorts for decades, but women were only allowed to wear them in public after World War II. One of the main reasons for this was because less fabric was available during the war, so shorts were more cost-effective than pants or skirts.
3. The T-shirt is one of the most popular items of clothing in the world, and around two billion of them are sold every single year.
4. Historically, purple clothes were only worn by magistrates, emperors and other aristocracy in Rome, Italy.
5. The loincloth is the oldest item of clothing, but the second oldest is the skirt – an item which is still very popular today.
6. Thousands of fashion magazines are sold every year, but the first ever fashion magazine was sold in Germany in 1586.
7. While lots of things are increasing in price, clothing is actually decreasing. Since 1992, the price of clothes has gone down by 8.5%.
8. In 1907, a woman was arrested on a beach in Boston for wearing a one-piece swimsuit.
9. Bras have been through different styles over the years, but you can now purchase a bra that can also be used as a gas mask.
10. On the subject of bras, the famous author Mark Twain (who wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) was the inventor of the bra clasp.
11. In the Middle Ages, poorer people would wear mittens, while the richer would wore gloves to show off their wealth.
12. You can’t go out these days without seeing a shopping center, thanks to the ancient Romans who built the very first one.
13. An unlikely person to be associated with the fashion world, Napoleon invented the buttons for sleeves after his soldiers kept wiping their noses on their button-free clothes. Ew!
14. Doc Martens come in all different colors and sizes now, but the first pair was created using old tires.
15. Genoan sailors were known colloquially as “Genes” and wore cotton pants, which is where we get the word “jeans” from.
16. The word “gymnos” means “naked” in Greek, which gives us our word “gym” or “gymnasium,” due to the fact that Ancient Greeks used to exercise naked.
17. W. Griffith, producer of silent movies in Hollywood, thought that actresses’ eyes could look a little better. He went ahead and created the first fake eyelashes.
18. Elizabeth I was a big fan of hats, and as a result, females who did not wear them on Sundays and public holidays were given a large fine during her reign.
19. Up until the 17^th century, men didn’t wear underwear at all.
20. Men wore high heels to ride horses up until 1740. It was thought that the heels helped them to ride better.
21. Baggy pants were first worn inside a Los Angeles prison, since the inmates weren’t allowed to wear belts.
22. The Ancient Romans wore yellow clothing on their wedding days.
23. The European women in medieval times used to wear green, which was thought to aid and/or symbolize fertility.
24. Blue is the color of loyalty, which explains why U.S. police officers wear blue uniforms.
25. Lipstick is one of the most common items you’ll find in a makeup store, but did you know that one of the main ingredients is fish scales?
26. The mini skirt was named after the Mini Cooper, the favorite car of its designer, Mary Quant.
27. The long, fluffy wigs which are commonly seen worn by judges today derived from the days of King Louis XIII. The French monarch suffered quite badly with bald patches, and wore a massive wig to appear macho and powerful.
28. Coco Chanel was an orphan at the age of 12, but that didn’t stop her becoming one of the greatest fashion designers the world has ever seen. As well as the little black dress, she also created costume jewelry.
29. Louis XIV of France outlawed anybody from wearing red high heels except for himself and his royal court.
30. And as Garaeth’s son pointed out ‘what is the point of shoes/socks having left and right printed on them when your feet do not’!
31. Left and right shoes were not produced until the early C19th.

10 Sweets that you can only buy in the UK. I have no way of checking as I am not allowed to travel outside my local area at the moment. Answers on next page