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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
So, seven days at sea and am now in NY. All crew had masks; maybe 10% of the passengers. Everybody that got onto the ship had to be triple vaxxed and third party tested. But there were six known cases on the ship.
Just walked through the street markets of Hell's Kitchen, No masks to speak of.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed. |
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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8
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I'm now in Washington DC - COVID is no more here. The only evidence of it is in the archaeology of signage - stickers reminding of distances between people that people no longer honour, elevators for four that now again have ten, mask symbols that people don't see anymore.
Like New York, DC is returning to normal - the fountains around the memorials have been switched back on. The virus is still out there but the vaccines do look as though they've saved us. Either way, we're living with it now.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
… and a degree of immunity from prior infection
Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
In Canada now, Niagra.
No masks here.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8
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Percy writes: You're so close to Toronto I hope you have a chance to make it there - it's a wonderful city. Don't miss CN Tower and Casa Loma. We're in Toronto tomorrow but sadly only to fly home :-( There's two sides to the Canadian Niagara, the beautiful Falls and the Parks behind them and the awful tourist crap in the town. Anyway, fireworks tonight, then home tomorrow. Hopefully COVID free. DC was lovely btw. Didn't make the Smithsonian so I have a reason to return. Sad to see that there's still evidence of the insurrection on the Capitol. But your institutions still stand. Your country seems to be just re-awakening, things are a bit clunky and a bit disjointed but it's spring, new buds etc. I wish y'all luck with it, you have a beautiful country.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
btw, we stopped off at Gettysburg on the way to Niagara. (No masks requirement there either.)
It looked like a fairly close run battle, if Lee hadn't made a mistake, you'd still own slaves.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
Home now, slight headache, croaky throat and drowsiness thought it might just be air travel but took a COVID test.
Positive! Wife negative. This could be interesting….(Triple jabbed). Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
Brits have an unfair reputation for food - it originated after the second world war when we were still rationing food and and stuck.
These days you'll find the greatest selection of cuisines in the world here and more cookery shows than you've had hot dinners. We found some great food in the US (mostly Italian) but we had to try very hard to find it. It's burgers and junk all the way down. And don't get me started on Denny's...Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
Percy writes: There did seem to be a solid basis for their reputation for boiling vegetables down to a purée. Yes, that can happen, mostly in bad pubs these days as they tend to have amateur cooks but it's much less common than it was when our reputation was gained.
quote I agree, there's a restaurant of every nationality every other shopfront everywhere in the US. But so many of them were rubbish. Niagara was stand out awful. No doubt the locals know the good ones but we didn't find one - it's predominantly tourist fast food. I guess it's the same everywhere, both New York and London have tens of thousands of restaurants of all types but there are only a small percentage that are actually any good. You just have to know. btw in New York we found our best meal of the trip it was called Sicily from memory - lovely authentic Italian.
quote Ughh! Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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AZP writes: If you would have asked I'm sure they would have boiled your hash browns for you. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't know what to do with a pan of water - as far as I could see all they did was fry stuff. The place smelled like the inside of a deep fat fryer.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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DW1 writes: In a tea shop in Inverary there were several fried items on display, including a large sausage looking thing. I didn't dare ask. Probably a deep-fried Mars bar. Deep-fried Mars bar - Wikipedia The Scotts will, indeed, fry anything.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
Feeling better today but not much energy to do anything. Still testing positive. So far seems exactly like a fairly moderate common cold.
Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
Interesting phenomenon using lateral flow tests.
On Monday I had a strong red line appear very quickly and I felt pretty rubbish. Thursday I'm feeling better and the line takes 30 minutes to appear and is quite faint. Today it's so faint I can only see it if I really try. Seems like it's analogue :-)Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
Well that was short-lived smugness.
I've now got bad back ache. I never get back ache. At first I thought I must have pulled a muscle somehow but couldn't work out how, but then I find that it's a common late-stage Omicron COVID symptom. It's the gift that keeps giving.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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Tangle Member Posts: 9514 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 4.8 |
It's lower back pain, and it fits Omicron symptoms but if it persists, I'll off to get poked and prodded.
Feels a bit better today.Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine. "Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
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