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[CLKD]

Over 8,000 people die of seasonal 'flu in England annually but they rarely make the headlines.  We aren't pumped full of chemicals for every virus, if you think how many are out there, drifting.  D&V, common cold, seasonal 'flu., meningitis ......... now if there was 1 for D&V I'd be 1st in line 

This vaccination programme is about protecting us all, World Wide.  SARS etc. are natural viruses but to keep everyone safe, we as a society need to take precautions.  Even those liveing a cave probably won't escape the current ones.

I had my 1st 'flu jab in November, because it was highly advised.  I will see how things are later this year B4 deciding. 

[sheila99]

You've probably lived this long with them. Didn't you have your childhood vaccines?

[CLKD]

I think I did but I was a prem baby and can't remember what was on my certificates.  They are in the Safe somewhere.  Mum had to feed me every 3 hours and my stomach was evacuated prior to each to see how much I might be absorbing  .  So my early history is around the house somewhere.

It was polio and diphtheria in the bottom of the foot I think?  At a few weeks old.  Now babies are given all kinds of jabs .......... I do wonder if it makes us less resilient when something new arrives.

Even today, to visit certain countries, 1 has to undergo vaccinations otherwise you won't be allowed off the plane at the other end.  Yellow fever, polio, diphtheria are the main ones.  A friend decided to tour India and Ceylon as it was, in the 1970s, yeah right.  The jabs required laid him on the bathroom floor for 3 days  : he still went.  And survived.  Now me, if I thought a jab would do *that*    I'm keen to travel but not that keen.

If someone is taken ill in a country with less health care than the Western World, it puts a tremendous strain on what might be available in the way of treatments.  Hence the requirement to have a very good insurance policy ......... to get home as quickly as is possible.  So being vaccinated is important in keeping people safer in both directions.

[jaypo]

I'm sure I did have my baby vaccines, I remember getting the 6 needles at secondary school.
I just mean, I don't want to have to take vaccine after vaccine for every time a new virus appears,especially when they're not trialled for very long

[CLKD]

Lets go to the vaccine threads with this?

I was reading today that 1 can have an overnight stay with a horse  .  He sleeps in the stable next to the bedroom and wakes you in the morning for breakfast  .  They are Friensians ....... there is an option for a carriage ride too  .  Greenbank Farm.  Now that's what I call a change of scenery, being awoken by a whiskery face with large  teeth 

Italy shut down again 

[jillydoll]

Hope he cooks eggs and bacon. I don’t get up for anything less.   

[CLKD]

? who ? the horse

[jaypo]

Haha,yes,we do tend to meander a bit   

You used to get those holidays when you would hire a horse and fancy cart and they would give you a map with pub stops and the owners would meet you there to take care of the horse and you'd sleep in this big cart,I'd be too paranoid about holding up all the cars on the country  roads though or not finding the pub 

[CLKD]

I think a lot of those holidays were in Ireland.  There are a few places where owners can take their horses to explore the lanes, beaches etc. - stables or turn-out and the owner self caters.   That would be fun, out of lock down.

We take dogs, why not horses 

[CLKD]

Well that's that then?

No foreign travel allowed unless for emergency purposes.

I wonder whether Passports will be extended, so many must have nearly new .......... we almost got ours in case I have the courage to go to Italian Lakes!

This decision hasn't surprised me.  One way to stop the waves of virus attacking again is to limit travel.  Masks should be mandatory if in a different area regardless of vaccine passports.  Until these become books like the usual Passport it will be difficult to prove vaccination history.

Weather allowing the UK has FabuLUS scenery ......... pity that we weren't able to take advantage of the  through 2020, but as long as we take all weather clothing what's not to like? 

[CLKD]

I'd delay Egypt for a few weeks ;-)

Tug boats and diggers are trying to free a huge container ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal in Egypt, blocking one of the world's key shipping routes.

Egyptian officials said the Ever Given became stuck on Tuesday morning during a sandstorm.

It has held up dozens of other vessels both north and south of the canal, which provides a vital link for freight between Asia and Europe.

Oil prices rose on world markets on Wednesday amid fears that crude oil shipments could be delayed by the blockage.


 

[jaypo]

It's bad enough when someone's car breaks down and blocks a road but this is on somewhat a different level   

[CLKD]

  ....... up went the oil prices  .  There's talk about having to unload the cargo 

[CLKD]

Second home-owners in Wales could see their council tax trebled if Plaid Cymru is in government after May's Senedd election.

Plaid is proposing to increase the council tax premium that can be charged on second homes from 100% to 200%.

The party is also proposing to cap the number of second homes in an area and change the rules so that they cannot be registered as businesses.

Conservatives called it a "veiled attack" on Wales' visitor economy.



Wonder how many of these are owned by the Welsh?  Maybe Plaid, if they really feel this strongly, should put in compulsory purchase orders on all 2nd homes across the Principality?

[CLKD]

We are having a few days at the coast later this week.  It entails a visit to C Mum and hopefully meet the new 'manager' .......

Plaid didn't get in ........ phew!