UK - Three Week Lockdown

[John Pruden]

there is no shortage of food the docks are full of containers filled to the brim my son is working from home untill 11pm every night its people panic buying? scary today i have to go out not a good time for cancer in one lung{well half a lung} and COPD in the other i should hear this week about treatment ? see what happens our house is always full no used to being on our own. jp

[Keith at Tregenna]

Rolf Harris did not write A pub with no beer John !!!! Fake news ??

RE: The Pub With No Beer, written on the back of a serviette in a London café
by Rolf Harris many years ago. Is Fake.

Quite true Trevor it is fake.

Actually the original roots of the words and song though was from Oz,
I believe.

Added:

Apparently, most Australians can sing a line or two from Slim Dusty’s 1957 iconic song which became a worldwide hit, but many are unaware of the history and origins of A Pub With No Beer.

The song was originally penned by Gordon Parsons in 1956. Apparently an unknown person had handed Parsons a scrap of paper with the words of a poem, “A Pub Without Beer” which was written in 1943 by Queensland farmer Dan Sheahan. It was suggested to Gordon that the poem may serve as the basis for a song.

https://www.bar-fridges-australia.co...-with-no-beer/

K.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E0aZ387M_I

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[Keith Tindell]

There is always good news , even at the worst times, kt

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/183...irus-pandemic/

[Keith at Tregenna]

Also;

Coronavirus: Drivers won't have to get MOTs for the next six months

A six month exception will come into place from March 30 because of Covid-19

Keith.

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[Red Lead Ted]

Chris, As ex seaman I am sure that most on the site was under these restrictions at sea, I done a 12 month trip on the Eucadia back in 71 /72/ went ashore 3 times once in Beira { Repairs } Once in Bombay the cages and once in Karachi to buy a suit case homeward bound Aden was I lockdown as was India and Pakistan at war with each other. If some of these guys who cant cut 12 weeks lord help them if they where at sea with us weeks at a time and all on the wagon keeping sea watches 12 weeks I spent longer on one wave Regards Lads Terry.

[Doc Vernon]

Latest on our News last night is that anyone caught breaking the Distance Rules of 1.5 Meters while talking to each other will get fined on the spot of $1000 Now isnt that a bit harsh! Things are getting bad!
Cannot have a back yard BBQ with over 4 People. and then have to keep your distances!

[j.sabourn]

#36. Ted was the Eucadia one of Anchor Lines ? JS.

[Anthony Whatmore]

Ref- UK 3 Week lockdown. The Gov will make a fortune from fines for people talking in the streets, From Women I would like to add.

[happy daze john in oz]

Here in Oz, six states, two territories all with different ways of managing it.
Here in Victoria we have a partial lock down for the next who knows how many weeks, but our premier Dan the Dictator said groups of only one will now be allowed??????????

But it gets worse, now five weddings and a funeral.

Only five at a wedding, bride and groom, celebrant and two witnesses.
Funeral, only ten including the undertakers and vicar.

But we ae still allowed to go to the hair dresser but the Zoo has been closed, all Zoos including the very large one in Canberra which thinks it runs the country

[John F Collier]

Latest on our News last night is that anyone caught breaking the Distance Rules of 1.5 Meters while talking to each other will get fined on the spot of $1000 Now isnt that a bit harsh! Things are getting bad!
Cannot have a back yard BBQ with over 4 People. and then have to keep your distances!

The social distancing in England is 2 Metres Doc but I often see married couples with 3 Metres between them, one behind the other cheers.