Here's a story - not a poem - called 'Digging'. With the magic of photography plus drone technology, however, Seamus Heaney has a challenger for the title!
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I guess this counts as a good news story of a sort - I couldn't find the 'out for delivery' thread.
Anyway, at about 10.00 a.m. this morning I handed in at our local post office a package containing an item that I was returning to Amazon. About an hour later I received an email from Amazon advising me that the refund would be in my account in 5-7 working days. Can't complain about that!Comment
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My local newspaper is publishing numbers of patients who are being discharged recovered from hospital, a useful move I think among all the grim death figures, but I don't think any have been as dramatic as this
Meanwhile, as of this morning, Capt Tom Moore has raised £6 million for NHS Charities Together.Comment
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Went into Launceston today and a power cut had caused the failure of traffic lights at one of its busiest junctions. Today, absolutely no problemo: old Highway Code principles were working perfectly!I keep hitting the Escape key, but I'm still here!Comment
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We live on a normally busy main road and the silence and clearer air is wonderful.Comment
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One week ago I cycled over to Kensington and Chelsea. I crossed the Cromwell Road and, standing on the pedestrian island where it intersects Gloucester Rd, looked in both directions up and down Cromwell Road for a distance of about a mile in each direction. There was not one vehicle in sight.Originally posted by Bella Kemp View Post
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Is the Congestion Charge still in operation for motorists?Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostOne week ago I cycled over to Kensington and Chelsea. I crossed the Cromwell Road and, standing on the pedestrian island where it intersects Gloucester Rd, looked in both directions up and down Cromwell Road for a distance of about a mile in each direction. There was not one vehicle in sight.
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Great seeing Captain Tom Moore achieving the amazing sum of £12m!Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750Comment
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Cycled into St. Albans Bank Holiday Monday along the St. Albans Way, a disused railway track, now converted into a cycle route. Lots of cyclists and pedestrians.
Everything was fine until I reached a steep flight of steps off the Way into the highway, which was my intended route. I had a heavy e-bike which is a boon if one is not up to cycling "scratch", but it really is a pain to lift any distance. I had to wait a little while for the steps to clear of cyclists and pedestrians , but then there was a young runner who was stretching on the grass bank near the steps, within the 2 meter mark. This all made me cross, and I reached the conclusion that the young and fit are not taking matters as seriously as us old-timers.
I continue my route along the highway, which was in fact a lot safer, albeit the traffic density being considerably higher than Cromwell Road.
In two minds about e-bikes; I may go back to my old sports bike, suitably adapted for shopping etc.Comment
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Whilst his efforts are to be congratulated and celebrated I find it outrageous that in a wealthy country like ours we have to rely on this.Originally posted by BBMmk2 View Post
What made me incandescent with rage was hearing Mr Hancock on the radio saying what a great thing this was... not forgetting that HE was one of those who cheered when he and his rich mates voted against giving key workers decent pay.
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Absolutely - but I'm not sure what he thought when the BBC News reporter described him as 'the star of the show' - it's not a 'show' and I'm not at all sure that Captain Tom regards himself as a 'star'.Originally posted by BBMmk2 View PostComment
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It is outrageous that such action is necessary but it's not really anything new - it's the scale of it (reflecting the public's feelings about the crisis) that is noteworthy. A couple of things bother me though - the money and its administration, and the message sent to a government which over the years has been leaning increasingly on the charity sector to plug the gap for activities and responsibilities it doesn't want to put money into.Originally posted by MrGongGong View Post
There are no national plans in the sense I understand them for anything to do with the Covid 19 crisis so the thought of a large sum of money going into a central melting pot with a vague generic NHS Charities title makes me fear for its future. How much will disappear in 'admin', how will decisions be made about deserving causes, how long will desperate people and activities have to wait before they see any money? Past and current performance doesn't inspire confidence in me that this gentleman's efforts will be treated with the respect they deserve or achieve what the public would expect.Comment
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Now seems to be over £13 million. The Just Giving Site seems to be be slow right now - I will contribute. However, doing a search for "Tom Moore NHS" throws up some other interesting sites and facts, which I won't elaborate on at length right now.Originally posted by LMcD View Post
Definitely a worthy cause, though I agree with MrGG's "incandescent" comments above.Comment
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