tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post8688461917109303665..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: A Week of 8 NightsGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-66327670490129220612021-07-02T08:53:07.640+01:002021-07-02T08:53:07.640+01:00Thank you so much, Marcheline. I will indeed (re C...Thank you so much, Marcheline. I will indeed (re CJ).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-8671055692848323612021-07-02T08:52:28.046+01:002021-07-02T08:52:28.046+01:00Thank you, Beatrice. Life does seem to be remarkab...Thank you, Beatrice. Life does seem to be remarkably full these days especially after lockdown.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-8488992035478933492021-07-02T08:51:38.910+01:002021-07-02T08:51:38.910+01:00Thank you, Lucy. I am a little bit perplexed as to...Thank you, Lucy. I am a little bit perplexed as to what your life is separated from. I shall have to pop over and find out. Being happy in the things that you do is a great plus is life though.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-11917422095408544062021-07-02T01:04:30.431+01:002021-07-02T01:04:30.431+01:00Have a great visit with CJ and please give him my ...Have a great visit with CJ and please give him my love! (And take loads for yourself, as well!)Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-35056190299431041472021-06-30T20:40:36.178+01:002021-06-30T20:40:36.178+01:00It was nice to read that you had such a good time ...It was nice to read that you had such a good time with your visitors and getting out for visits, Graham.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-14219448761170361672021-06-28T11:50:58.686+01:002021-06-28T11:50:58.686+01:00So pleasing that your life is reverting to ways yo...So pleasing that your life is reverting to ways you are content with. My life is still very odd and separate. It's a bit bewildering but I am fortunate that I am happy in the things I do.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-22422489960869992882021-06-27T10:48:42.560+01:002021-06-27T10:48:42.560+01:00Amy, it was lovely being able to socialise again a...Amy, it was lovely being able to socialise again and have friends in for dinner. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-69556881425603382662021-06-27T10:47:51.160+01:002021-06-27T10:47:51.160+01:00Monica, in a strange way it is like being in anoth...Monica, in a strange way it is like being in another world. I liked my lockdown world for the six months that it lasted. I'm enjoying my new liberated world. However I am very aware of the dangers.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-41722038653190695752021-06-27T05:13:37.039+01:002021-06-27T05:13:37.039+01:00I'm sure it was nice having her visit. I think...I'm sure it was nice having her visit. I think here only masks are needed for using public transport but like anywhere that could change at anytime.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-26615150021985243502021-06-26T19:26:23.766+01:002021-06-26T19:26:23.766+01:00It feels almost "otherworldly" to read a...It feels almost "otherworldly" to read about such active social life all of a sudden! ;) We're still a bit behind you here, even if numbers of covid cases are going down here too now (and numbers of vaccination up) and they have gradually started to allow a few more people to gather in certain contexts (in "controlled" circumstances where it's possible to keep distance). Personally, I suspect that even after I've got my 2nd jab it will take me a good while before I feel at ease in a crowd or getting too close to strangers... DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89561843239376478232021-06-26T16:42:08.491+01:002021-06-26T16:42:08.491+01:00YP, it's 120 miles and a couple of hours each ...YP, it's 120 miles and a couple of hours each way which is nothing. It's over twice that from Anna's to my home plus a 2½ hour ferry journey. For the record my brother and I have never fallen out since we became adults. I can't recall our childhood together because there was a 5 year age difference.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-84179958769713433752021-06-26T16:37:41.218+01:002021-06-26T16:37:41.218+01:00It is indeed, Margaret, and we must make the most ...It is indeed, Margaret, and we must make the most of it and protect ourselves and others as best we can.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-21811204294852916212021-06-26T09:36:01.841+01:002021-06-26T09:36:01.841+01:00That's a long drive down to Penrith. Why could...That's a long drive down to Penrith. Why couldn't CJ hitchhike up the M6/A74 to Glasgow? Still, it will be nice to spend time with your mischievous younger brother. No falling out now boys! "It's not fair! Graham hit me!"Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45287195923684213252021-06-26T05:37:33.699+01:002021-06-26T05:37:33.699+01:00Sounds good to be getting back to a more 'norm...Sounds good to be getting back to a more 'normal' life again. I agree totally with your comment/reply to JayCee. It annoys me sometimes when I meet people who still seem to think we will "beat this thing" and eradicate covid completely. It is part of our life now.At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-65448860437811887982021-06-25T16:23:50.941+01:002021-06-25T16:23:50.941+01:00Thanks, Jules. It does feel good I have to admit.Thanks, Jules. It does feel good I have to admit.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-69867635114637736382021-06-25T13:03:48.006+01:002021-06-25T13:03:48.006+01:00Graham...my daily routines haven't altered dur...Graham...my daily routines haven't altered during the past 18 months. They are the same as they always were. I'm pretty reclusive...by choice. I keep to myself. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87716989718768333132021-06-25T10:33:01.547+01:002021-06-25T10:33:01.547+01:00Some normality for you, that must be a good feelin...Some normality for you, that must be a good feeling. I hope all goes well for you in Glasgow. XJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-63702482475013070792021-06-25T10:32:23.049+01:002021-06-25T10:32:23.049+01:00JayCee, at the moment the known variants may be mo...JayCee, at the moment the known variants may be more transmissible but those who are vaccinated are still well protected. Unlike polio and smallpox Covid is unlikely ever to be eradicated just as the common cold (a Covid virus) mutates constantly. We can be vaccinated against the most likely flus each year and we will probably be offered a Covid vaccine each year. Like flu many will get it each year and many will die. We will have to live with that. The only problem for society (as compared with the individuals who get it) is the effect it has on the NHS. The other thing is that Covid-19 is far more transmissible in all its known variants than 'flu is. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67156370380942644642021-06-25T10:22:17.418+01:002021-06-25T10:22:17.418+01:00Potty, although you have been following my blog fo...Potty, although you have been following my blog for a long time I know little of your background. The countries of the UK have been providing very detailed statistics right through the pandemic. Having both vaccinations lessens the chance of getting Covid very substantially. The take-up and numbers of people immunised in the UK is very high indeed. The majority of people in the UK's hospitals who have Covid have not been vaccinated. Even those numbers are very small compared with the earlier waves of the pandemic. The principal spreaders appear to be asymptomatic, unvaccinated schoolchildren. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24942954110866829522021-06-25T10:22:02.829+01:002021-06-25T10:22:02.829+01:00We are supposed to be relaxing restrictions on Mon...We are supposed to be relaxing restrictions on Monday now that the most vulnerable people here have all had two vaccinations but as Lesley says, there is no certainty yet that we will not catch one of the variants and become seriously ill. <br />My main worry is the effect on my asthma if I catch it as it could be quite unpleasant. <br />JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71892010971717712142021-06-25T10:21:12.018+01:002021-06-25T10:21:12.018+01:00I understand you will all have to be jabbed again ...I understand you will all have to be jabbed again for the Epsilon variant. <br /><br />I made that up just like the government and MSM made up the Alpha Beta Gamma and delta variants.Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38632674349000579822021-06-25T10:08:06.311+01:002021-06-25T10:08:06.311+01:00Cro, normality is creeping up on us almost unaware...Cro, normality is creeping up on us almost unawares.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67801418792792588312021-06-25T10:07:29.092+01:002021-06-25T10:07:29.092+01:00Lee, you reminded me of the first lockdown 6 month...Lee, you reminded me of the first lockdown 6 months when I didn't even go into a shop.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-77612142302744617532021-06-25T08:57:40.032+01:002021-06-25T08:57:40.032+01:00I wish we can get to the stage where being Vax x 2...I wish we can get to the stage where being Vax x 2 means that the won't get it or pass it on. As I understand it they are only saying that you are unlikely to need hospitalisation. How this converts into mixing with family/friends in large or small groups or going away on holiday I just can't understand. Do other countries provide the enormous amount of up-to-date data of Cases, mmunisations and even Deaths like we have available. Sorry to go on, in fact I am almost at the point of deleting the whole thing! Lesleypottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-56447014406372171602021-06-25T04:50:38.118+01:002021-06-25T04:50:38.118+01:00Here there are minor signs of life returning to no...Here there are minor signs of life returning to normal-ish. A very low hot air balloon went overhead recently, and yesterday a helicopter landed in a field just behind us. 'Every-day life' is returning. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com