General Chat

Nothing bodes well at the moment. I am trying to search my brain, Rollo. I think it was 1986 when the pound dropped dramatically and some friends lost a heap of money due to the exchange rate.

On a different note, I had a text message from Barclays this arvo. Not sure whether it is real or a scam (so be careful folks).

I am contacting someone who ought to know so will post it on here if it's a scam.

There are times when a degree in maths is more useful than Greek and Latin classics ( aka "Greats" ).

Some mistakes cannot easily be turned around. BJ has a basket full and his team of yes men do not have a clue. Just look at this weeks chaos as an example. Johnson's rag bag of measures will not make the slightest dent on "R" , new cases etc while driving more business into going bust.

Adding the vast govt borrowings to the upcoming brexit bill ( which will be bigger ) and HM Treasury may have to join the line along with your local eatery though who it could turn to is difficult to say. There is a possibility - no more than that so far, a nasty black cloud on the horizon - that the £ sterling could collapse next year sliding from £ 1.10 / € by stages to 50c before giving up the ghost. All this nonsense about breaking int treaties does not help in the least.

Anyway if thr £ does go south you will discover that plastic bank notes make poor wallpaper. Those living on state benefits and pensions from any source usually have a very tough time with an imploding currency.

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I believe that had Van Tam not been shipped off for speaking his mind, we would all have gained from his experience and clear thinking.

Maybe all those people who criticize the way the government is handling the pandemic would make much better job of it.I bet they would not like to have to.

I have just asked a retired senior police officer about the army being called in. He had not seen the news but his reaction was 'What!!' He would be surprised if any police force would call on them. I will not say here what he said about Boris!

Myself, I wonder why the army was mentioned when legislation instead of advice would have been better.

The only people not wearing masks this morning in our Tesco Metro were a group of youngish men from the building site down the road. all others, young teenagers, around 30-40 year olds and elderly were wearing masks.

Around here it's mostly the middle age and older people that are not wearing masks the young ones seem very clued up but the some of the older men seem to think it's all a big hoax must say I was very pleased to hear that the police can call on the army for help if needs be I've been saying they should be called out since we came out of lock down I think people will take more notice of them then the police

I think the problem for most of the Americans is that it is a once in a lifetime trip to the UK and they want to see as much as possible.

Like the film "It's Tuesday so it must be Belgium". :-D :-D

Well we used to laugh at German tourists in America when we were there (as tourists of course as well). we would be at a tourist 'place' reading everything of interest that was on display and taking photos and generally having a good walk around. Some of them would zoom in in their hire cars, open the window, lean out, take a photo, shut the window and drive off.

I think if visiting Winchester it would take more than a day to see it all, we did visit more frequently when daughter lived in the area and when I was a young child my Mum would often take me there from Fareham on the bus but when we visited a couple of years ago and stayed a couple of nights we wandered all round and actually saw places we had not seen before. we were there with a group of friends and one of them had a friend who was a guide in Winchester so she took us round, it was really interesting, learnt a lot..

Ann, I realise they're enjoying it - but they should enjoy it with care, and consideration! :-D :-D

Actually, it's not half as bad as when we used to get hoards of foreign students.
They'd block the pavement in the Broadway (where buses go from), and many a person missed their bus :-(

Andysmum - :-D :-D :-D
..and then there's the odd one who asks where they are, and who the statue is of :-S :-D :-D

I used to work in Winchester and it used to amuse me in the summer to hear the American tourists say things like "We did Wells this morning, now we're doing Winchester and later we're going to London." :-D :-D

Trouble is Maggie you do live in a beautiful city and people are enjoying it. I have been a tourist there, with my camera but not during Covid of course. It is difficult though I realise that when you are going about your normal life. They are obviously not thinking. I don't wear a mask walking down the street but I did in town because of the number of people. Our bus driver stopped a man getting on the bus until he had put his mask on, which he did.

Thanks :-) its not all young people know that .we all need to keep safe try & beat this awful covid 19. Barbara .Maggie :-D

Worst thing here in Winchester are the tourists! :-(
They seem to think, no matter how narrow the pavement, they can walk as many abreast as they want.
Then there are the ones taking photo's, walking back and forth across the pavement, for the 'best' picture.
...and those ambling along zig-zagging across the pavement 'Look at this! Look at that!'
I walk into town - and want to get my exposure to others' over as quickly as possible, not have to stop every few yards behind these people, until the road is clear(ish) and then risk life & limb to get in font of them.

Oh - and cyclists in the pedestrianised area - what fun to dodge them as they come flying down the hill, or, on the flat bit, cycle between pedestrians who are trying to keep 6ft apart.
Has no-one told them it's possible to walk with a bike?

One of the reasons I wear a mask in town, is so I can mouth obscenities at these people, and no-one can see me :-D

Good for you Barbara :-)

Just rung Aldi customer service they are aware of changes .they will make sure the staff on the door are putting sanitiser on trolleys you do have to keep your distance wear masks .as we do you can only use cards not cash at checkout .it was just the issue going in the store the staff are very friendly obliging see what happens it's for their safety also Barbara .

Our nearest Aldi has a traffic-like system at the entrance. If there are a certain number of customers in the store, the red traffic light will indicate that one must queue until the green light shows people have left the shop and there is space to enter.

People do use coins or tokens for the trolley, but as we never go anywhere without a small bottle of sanitiser, we don't find that a problem.
If we touch ANYTHING anywhere we use sanitiser before getting back in the car.

We choose a quiet time to shop. I would guess there were about 6 to 8 customers in Aldi in total, when we last went.
All staff were working with a very 'aware' manner.

Then tell them Barbara. Write to the chief exec. and voice your disappointment in his company.

Please don’t tar all youngsters with the same brush. There are stupid risk takers and people who stick to the rules in all age groups.

I use the shops as little as possible but everywhere in this area seems well organised and hygiene conscious. In any case I think my safety is my responsibility as much as anyone else’s and when I go out I take a bag with me containing masks, hand gel, antiseptic wipes, disposable gloves and some sheets of kitchen roll so I am prepared if stuff isn’t provided. I’ve never had to use most of it.

Just watched that too, Sharron.

I hope the oldie doesn't learn the hard way. :-0

So, Barbara, did you tell them?