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Im not really a big fan of heights myself, but you kind of forget about it after a while.It's breathtaking, in so many ways!
Ive taken a ride in a hot air balloon, and once you reach a certain height, you kind of lose the sense of how high up you are and its not that scary.
Besides, i hear falling never hurt anyone.
Its the landing.
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yupBesides, i hear falling never hurt anyone.
Its the landing.
dont be afraid of heights
be afraid of depths
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Agree!yup
dont be afraid of heights
be afraid of depths
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I LOVE snorkelling
my friends out likes, 'I saw all these sharks and grabbed a turtle fin and went for a ride'
I'm all, *uck that noise, i dont cross the drop point where I cant see if its coming from behind, ahead and below
sharks dont swim in my hot tub, i dont swin in their backyards
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Are you trying to say that someone is contradicting the Chosen One? This is what he said last night in his ....ahem....reelection rally....ahem .....press conference.
The height of irresponsibility. You have now tons of blind followers and sycophants running to the pharmacy.
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Wish everyone good health. Beware of the next two atrocities to humankind. Pestilence and Bane
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Suprised he has not gotten infected on purpose to show how not a big deal it is and get the country back in business again.Are you trying to say that someone is contradicting the Chosen One? This is what he said last night in his ....ahem....reelection rally....ahem .....press conference.
The height of irresponsibility. You have now tons of blind followers and sycophants running to the pharmacy.
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Or atleast lie about having had the virus and recovered.
If he is only half as healthy as the tests he
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didnt make it - just popular on FB today
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Ah, i found it.
Gonna dig up the even more real pic as soon as i figure out wich hard-drive its on.
Gonna dig up the even more real pic as soon as i figure out wich hard-drive its on.
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Ah, i found it.
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Gonna dig up the even more real pic as soon as i figure out wich hard-drive its on.
You look so cute up there
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If a junior doctor has the tenacity and the resources to make testing kits i wonder why the UK government cant.
Edit: Maybe this could be why, it seems the rich can get tested no probs........
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2nd Edit: Think ill stop reading the doom and gloom for now.....
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Yeah, money talks as always.
Better test the celebrities instead of staff thats on the frontline.
Im not sure what kind of kits he is assembling, but isnt a big problem with the tests that they are not very accurate?
Missing cases,giving false positives etc.
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I don't know how his test works as it seems to be based on poking a finger for a blood sample.
Typically, blood tests are checking for antibodies, meaning you had to be infected and "survived". Hence, that doesn't really help to detect new cases.
And most of us have some coronavirus antibodies in our system, be it SARS, MERS or other strains which are not that dangerous. IIRC, there are over 100 strains currently which the scientists know off. So, the next question is can his test reliably detect specifically the antibodies for COVID-19?
But I'm no expert on this stuff, so take my words in this post with a grain of salt.
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don't & for were the words left over after i rearranged your post.
I think the self-isolation is getting to me.
Ah, back to baking i guess.
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This influenza virus isn't from the coronavirus family
Bloodbanks are going to check donor blood for antibodies too in Belgium and the Netherlands, not sure about other countries but assuming they will too so it must be possible to specifically check for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
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Sorry. =)
Ill be making these, since i have a bunch of blueberries in the freezer.
They always come out looking slightly poisonous, but they are really good.
Its basically this recipe, but with alot of blueberries added.
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<----Edit: Haha, what the hell. I didnt see the description on the recipe link.
"Kanelbullar or cinnamon buns are a classic at Swedish coffee parties. During the golden age of home baking, such parties turned into orgies of sweet yeast breads, small cookies, cookies with fillings, pastries and cakes. "
So yeah, come to me if you want a coffe party that might turn into an orgy of baked goods later on.
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This influenza virus isn't from the coronavirus family
Bloodbanks are going to check donor blood for antibodies too in Belgium and the Netherlands, not sure about other countries but assuming they will too so it must be possible to specifically check for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
Ooops, sorry, you are of course right. Corrected my post.
There are tests where they can check for COVID-19 antibodies in minutes rather than hours. So nurses, doctors etc can check if they have been infected while working in the hospitals. But I would think it won't help testing people on the street.
Where has he got the reagent from though? It's not plain tab water and pretty "hot property" at the moment I would guess.
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Sorry. =)
Ill be making these, since i have a bunch of blueberries in the freezer.
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They always come out looking slightly poisonous, but they are really good.
Its basically this recipe, but with alot of blueberries added.
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Edit: Haha, what the hell. I didnt see the description on the recipe link.
"Kanelbullar or cinnamon buns are a classic at Swedish coffee parties. During the golden age of home baking, such parties turned into orgies of sweet yeast breads, small cookies, cookies with fillings, pastries and cakes. "
So yeah, come to me if you want a coffe party that might turn into an orgy of baked goods later on.
I had this for breakfast today, completely self-baked (not myself
). Still about half of the cake left, not for long though.
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Ooh, is that some sort of lemon cake?I had this for breakfast today, completely self-baked (not myself
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Looks like mango or peach/mandarins in it.
How wrong am i?
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Ooh, is that some sort of lemon cake?
Looks like mango or peach/mandarins in it.
How wrong am i?
Freshly cut mango with freshly whipped cream, nothing else. No lemon. The base is a standard cake base.
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Good question, I have no idea
Someone must've donated the product to him is my best guess.
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I thought the drizzle on top could have been something lemony, but i guess its just mango-juice.Freshly cut mango with freshly whipped cream, nothing else. No lemon. The base is a standard cake base.
Ive been brainwashed by my sister to like all things with lemon in them.
Edit: Also, cake for breakfast, what the hell.
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I thought the drizzle on top could have been something lemony, but i guess its just mango-juice.
Ive been brainwashed by my sister to like all things with lemon in them.
Edit: Also, cake for breakfast, what the hell.
You are right!
The syrup at the top has indeed a little lemon juice. Boiled together with some mango bits, sugar and a little water....then pressed through a sieve.
I have cake at any time of the day, I grew up on cake and sweet stuff
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I KNEW I SAW LEMON!You are right!
The syrup at the top has indeed a little lemon juice. Boiled together with some mango bits, sugar and a little water....then pressed through a sieve.
I have cake at any time of the day, I grew up on cake and sweet stuff
I mostly go for Müsli&yoghurt as breakfast.
Im skipping lunch most days, so i need something to make me last until dinner.
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Oh, if there is fresh cake in the house, I have it for breakfast, dessert after lunch, at coffee time, after dinner, for late supper and sometimes in between too.
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Gotta leave some cake for the next day, thats when it reaches its peak taste.
"Cakes allowed to sit for a day have their internal moisture more evenly distributed than when they're just baked. Flavors, too, have more time to spread throughout the cake and combine with other flavors.
This is much the same as happens with soups and stews: they're usually much better the day after they're cooked. "
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These cakes sit in the fridge overnight for the cream to set and I have no choice but to only look at them.
How much longer shall I "suffer", do you think?
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Thats plenty!These cakes sit in the fridge overnight for the cream to set and I have no choice but to only look at them.
How much longer shall I "suffer", do you think?
I just wouldnt want you to bake a cake and finish it the same day, missing out on superior nextdaycake.
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Just bake 2, problem solved.
Unless you eat both on day 1.
Then you might have to bake 3.
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My mum learned that lesson early on in my life when making a cake for her Sunday ladie's afternoon coffee & chatter gatherings. She ended up baking 2 cakes, one for the gathering and one for me just to make sure she would have enough. Lucky her that my brother was not also into cakes.
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The best time to bake a cake was yesterday, the second best time is now.Oh there is mostly another one there the next day. No time to waste on "old" cakes.
Tho i feel cake is not something you can really keep, and since im trying to lose a couple pounds i only bake stuff i can hide away in the freezer.
I do some quality testing before tossing it in the freezer tho.
Only reason i want to lose a couple pounds is so i can later gain a couple pounds.
Slightly slimmer future-kroffe will thank me for the baking i do now.
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All this talk of cake at breakfast time has forced me to do a rummage of the fridge in work and unfortunately these are as close as I could get to a cake but they’ll do lolThese cakes sit in the fridge overnight for the cream to set and I have no choice but to only look at them.
How much longer shall I "suffer", do you think?
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But they taste good, yum-yum
...... I can get them here at Cold Storage which sort of is part of Tesco.
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Yes it’s a virus thread which people are having shoved in their faces 24/7 and food is a great distraction IMHO..
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I too am blessed with the power to eat anything at any time of day.
Though this was not down to Mama's Sunday Afternoon Ladies Tea Parties!
I knew you were posh Harry!
Back to the testing kits, if the Dr can sort some and Private Clinics can offer it at a price then the government has failed the front line staff and 90% of the population.
At least Boris managed to comb his hair the other day. Thats one positive thing the government did i can find.
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Though this was not down to Mama's Sunday Afternoon Ladies Tea Parties!
I knew you were posh Harry!
Back to the testing kits, if the Dr can sort some and Private Clinics can offer it at a price then the government has failed the front line staff and 90% of the population.
At least Boris managed to comb his hair the other day. Thats one positive thing the government did i can find.
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Does this look posh to you?
That's the house I grew up in, although it was much, much, much better kept, same goes for the neighbour's house. Gipsies moved in after we emigrated in 1984 and that is the result.
Primary mobility options were horse-wagon or if you wanted something really fast, single-gear bicycles.
But I wouldn't change it for all gold in the world, nothing could give me that happy childhood I had.
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Romania mate ??Does this look posh to you?
That's the house I grew up in, although it was much, much, much better kept, same goes for the neighbour's house. Gipsies moved in after we emigrated in 1984 and that is the result.
Primary mobility options were horse-wagon or if you wanted something really fast, single-gear bicycles.
But I wouldn't change it for all gold in the world, nothing could give me that happy childhood I had.
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Yep
Honigberg in German, Harman in Romanian, close to Brasov.
I insist though on saying that I am from Transylvania, Romania.
We only became part of the country due to the Treaty of Versailles.
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Does this look posh to you?
That's the house I grew up in, although it was much, much, much better kept, same goes for the neighbour's house. Gipsies moved in after we emigrated in 1984 and that is the result.
Primary mobility options were horse-wagon or if you wanted something really fast, single-gear bicycles.
But I wouldn't change it for all gold in the world, nothing could give me that happy childhood I had.
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So your a posh vampire, like Tom Cruise from that film, you know, the one with Tom as a posh vampire.
I know exactly what you mean. I grew up in a run down rough part of Portsmouth called Leigh Park but i am the same in that i can say i had a great childhood and wouldnt change it.
As a child you enter the world with wonder and my area was just one huge concrete playground for me. Neighbours left keys in doors and there was a real sense of community spirit.
All the kids played outside and everybody looked out for each other.
Here's what its like now, not much different to when i was a child but the community is very, very diffferent now.
Our house the 3rd from the right and some of the precinct....
Edit: Sundays were great before Sunday trading came in.....the whole precinct was ghosted but for the local kids.
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I wish I would have with me the photo albums that are stored in my brother's basement as I got a few pics from how it looked before we left. We had a photographer making them so we would never forget how it was.
Would be a great THEN-NOW comparison.
It was a different time. E.g that greenery was well-kept and the trees in the front yard were delicate apple trees which you would need to trim every year. We also had part of the veggie garden there.
Right in front of the fence was my brother's and my chore. Swiping it clean every Saturday afternoon. Clearing the water canal from every little piece of weed etc. My grandma or mum would then inspect it before letting us run into the park to play.
We sold it about 5 years ago and a developer demolished the over 200-years old house and built IIRC 12 houses on the land. Was in my family's hands for over 250 years, that's how far I was able to trace my roots, so could be even longer.
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Went mad on Amazon yesterday buying a petrol jet washer and lawnmower as the handyman who normally
helps out is not doing any jobs till this crap is over,our patio is a total disgrace and I really cant stand looking at it any more.
Knowing my luck the virus will suddenly dissapear overnight.
helps out is not doing any jobs till this crap is over,our patio is a total disgrace and I really cant stand looking at it any more.
Knowing my luck the virus will suddenly dissapear overnight.
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Getting back on track my mind has been thinking more about what to do over the coming months in reaction to Coronavirus and the possible after effects.
I heard my neighbour say to somebody yesterday 'this is going to change everything!'.
I know very little of economics but just read about how to prepare for an economic collapse.....
I wonder how serious i should take stories like this and wanted to ask if anybody is preparing especially for potential outcomes?
Homeworking seems to be at the forefront of my mind now and i also see a lot of antibacterial cleaning, food delivery etc businesses popping up and people making moves to adjust to the current climate.
Is anybody changing their plans for the future or making new plans and preparations as a result?
Can anyone help to shed any light on what to expect when we come out the other side of this?
I heard my neighbour say to somebody yesterday 'this is going to change everything!'.
I know very little of economics but just read about how to prepare for an economic collapse.....
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I wonder how serious i should take stories like this and wanted to ask if anybody is preparing especially for potential outcomes?
Homeworking seems to be at the forefront of my mind now and i also see a lot of antibacterial cleaning, food delivery etc businesses popping up and people making moves to adjust to the current climate.
Is anybody changing their plans for the future or making new plans and preparations as a result?
Can anyone help to shed any light on what to expect when we come out the other side of this?
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Kind of gobsmacked to read we dont test anyone coming to the uk airports,they are just told to follow
the rules on self isolation WTF ??
the rules on self isolation WTF ??
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My best guess is that it will be a gradual reopening with risk groups, e.g. elderly asked to stay home for longer. Our economies are not made to be shut down for prolonged periods and I would think come July/August most of us will be back at work. Maybe a little later for some regions.
However, we must not forget, not all is closed down, probably 50% of the economy in each country, maybe even more, is still working "normally". It will take longer than just a few weeks to get back to normal but it will.
Singapore just distributed masks to every citizen and made it mandatory from Wed onwards to wear them when outside. I can see that staying with us for the foreseeable future. Plus, they developed an app where you can show that you have been tested, were infected and now immune etc. I would think that will become maybe something like a pass allowing those people with green to go out normally.
I've been working from home for the last 4.5 years now, so for me, there is no change and I wouldn't want to change it anyway.
Other than that, stay calm, it will all come to an end eventually and it it most certainly not the end of the world, maybe just a little the end as we knew it. In a few years, it will be just a distant memory for most.
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