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Joke, maybe sarcasm - the whole basis of allowing people to leave home and the reasons for doing so is just so wishy washy. What is exercise to one may not be to another - not all of us wrinklies are capable of walking/running/cycling etc. for half an hour to an hour. But half an hour sat on a...

It is far, far easier to stay 2 metres away from someone who is stationary than it is from someone walking/running/cycling. Maybe the couple should have started doing press ups and said they were exercising.

I understand what you are saying - after all if you tell people it’s ok to go for a walk/jog/run/cycle along the prom then this is what happens! Apparently taken on Saturday. Why aren’t the police taking action? Far greater risk.

Fairly long but an interesting read. With a GDP still at least 25 percent larger than China’s, the United States is still the world’s preeminent superpower, but the COVID-19 crisis “accelerates the process” that Beijing has put in place to overtake the U.S.—it will allow China “to claim market...

Are/were those two a bigger risk to others or themselves than someone going for a run along the seafront?

Whilst I may agree with your sentiments your maths is way out - the top tax rate is 45% - the club pays an additional 13.8% in NI contributions and players pay 2% NI on income over the upper NI limit. A total of over 60% of headline income. Using your simple sums the treasury would lose out by...

IF any pay cut accepted by players could be ring fenced to ensure that other staff were paid in full without tax payers assistance and weren’t used to support the P&L of the club then it wouldn’t be a “tough choice”.

What I haven’t seen taken into account, if players take a pay cut, is the effect on the total tax take by HMRC. If players take a 30% pay cut then that will be a hefty reduction in the amount of tax they are paying and in addition the players will have no control over how the money saved by the...

I’m surprised that smoking hasn’t been blamed as the cause of the virus - every other disease is apparently!

Sorry if already posted but really made me laugh :wrong: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/30/astrophysicist-gets-magnets-stuck-up-nose-while-inventing-coronavirus-device

I have an old Hayter which had similar symptoms - turned out to be the adjustment on the cable from the “safety bar” which on mine needs to be held down when starting.

Our regular haunt was The Orchid in Purley with the occasional visit to The Locarno, (later renamed The Cat’s Whiskers), in Streatham. It was at the Orchid I first heard The Who live in the early ‘70s - not sure how the dress code, including wearing a tie, would go down today!

Eight days but have managed to mow the lawn and roll the field - next job is painting the fencing. Bloody hard work this staying at home! :(

They certainly are in Sussex! Got caught just over a year ago on the M23 by a patrol car - fortunately tax and insurance were up to date - fixed penalty and no points :)

Would an Alexa Dot work? - not visual but would allow a two way conversation and cheaper than a tablet.

Just received the BBC news flash regarding Prince Charles who has been confirmed as having Covid-19 but only showing mild symptoms. How come they have the facilities to test him but my wife who is a carer in a residential home for severely physically and mentally disabled adults can’t get...

So what are these key worker travel passes and who issues them - employers? My wife is a care worker in a home for adults who are severely autistic and physically disabled. She knows nothing about this.

And eventually you are going to fill up with fuel ;)

I’d obviously seen the reports of shortages at supermarkets but nothing prepared me for my first visit to Gatwick Tesco’s today. It has been two weeks since the wife and I had been shopping, as in so called ‘high risk’ groups, we’ve both been following advice to minimise contact with others as...

If you do manage to get some chickens make sure you have plenty of feed. We’ve just been advised by our local feed store that they are closing from this weekend for at least 4 weeks.