@jextxadore True. Maybe the question should be why is it necessarily wrong? God help us when we get to the book-burning stage.
// @matigo
@matigo That’s pretty much spot on. Humans seem programmed to go looking for conflict. I’d much prefer laughter, much better than conflict.
@matigo What?! Seriously. People need to give themselves a good slap - & then kindly exit society stage right. Or left.
No more children’s books then. What about women writers whose main character is male & vice versa (or have I missed that one already). The world has gone totally mad. Bonkers. We need to buy that little island for all us sane ones.
@whoisashygirl I know what you mean! I have been out, dog walking & food shopping, but nothing else.
Once our government said it was ok to travel to exercise/be in the open air, as long as you didn't stay overnight, the hordes arrived. Some even camped out on beaches. Sunshine + idiots. We've had countless forest and heath fires started by discarded BBQs. Initially the car parks & public conveniences stayed closed, to deter people from going too far. So the visitors just blocked the roads. They brought food & drink with them, but didn't think they had to take their rubbish away with them. And as for toilet activities - you can imagine. I know a lot of people were fed up with staying home - but so were we, yet we ended up doing just that, because all the places we usually go were too crowded. And now, the R-rate in the south-west of the UK is 1.0, maybe a bit more even , so there's talk of regional lockdowns again. So we pay the price for other people's stupidity.
No doubt next time it's sunny it'll be the same again - and all those people who have demonstrated/protested today will cheerfully come down here and spread even more virus. I understand that people feel strongly about what happened in the US - but if those same people even utter a word about social distancing, not sending their kids to school, or going back to work, then I might just lose my rag.
@matigo Trust me, some of us definitely benefit from being covered up as much as possible - for the sake of others.
Be fun if I got on public transport: fully clothed, hat, tinted specs & soon a mandatory face covering. I’ll order that burka thingy now then! Luckily I don’t use public transport - and although I do possess some mask-type things I would possibly opt for a Buff sort of covering. Assuming it didn’t affect my breathing, being asthmatic etc… The inestimable joys of 2020, huh.
// @variablepulserate
@variablepulserate Back door is open. But yes, it is. My problem was that the line crossed my lawn, which is a lake for most of the winter, rendering the line impractical at best. A rotary near the patio would be best, but they aren’t attractive things…
In winter I tumble a lot of clothes, because - always wet weather.
@phoneboy Oh dear. That’s what killed my Dad. Incredibly hard to watch, although he didn’t suffer much pain. Still gives me cold sweats thinking back to those last days. 😥 Never underestimate how tough it is, for all involved.
@variablepulserate It’s called a conservatory. 😇 I took my washing line down. Might get a rotary one some time, but don’t really need it.
@hybotics Spayed definitely. Vet advised to let her have one season first. I know there’s a debate around that, but at 6 months she was a little immature still to be spayed. And since then the virus has interrupted things. So she’ll probably be just over 1 when she has her op, as she’s 9 months now.
When the in-season puppy simply won’t settle to sleep… She said she wanted to go out, then just sat there. Got her in & she didn’t follow me upstairs, so here we are at 2.30am. She’s now fast asleep…