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[Albert1434]

I am ok so far

[Albert1434]

Aloha Marty

[Albert1434]

Aloha Page

[Bucket1]

3 hours ago, Headstall said:

Home Depots open up today in Ontario. They are showing line ups on TV. There are a lot of rules in place, and there is stuff I need, but my kids would be pissed if I went and shopped there.  

We had some restrictions relax and people went nuts. Shopping centers were crowded  

No news on other covidiots so maybe everyone was getting their haircut 💇‍♂️ 

 

Edited May 9, 2020 by Bucket1

[Albert1434]

Aloha Bucket

[Marty]

25 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

We had some restrictions relax and people went nuts. Shopping centers were crowded  

No news on other covidiots so maybe everyone was getting their haircut 💇‍♂️ 

 

Seoul closes 2,100 nightclubs after last weekend's clubbing causes spike in infections

https://www.thejournal.ie/seoul-gangnam-5095091-May2020/

From the same article:

"In Germany, a fresh outbreak in slaughterhouses also illustrated the challenges authorities face as they seek to open up their economies."

"President Donald Trump is pushing state governors to allow factories, restaurants and shops to reopen despite warnings that it might lead to a deadly spike in infections."

"In Brazil, the country’s fifth-biggest city, Fortaleza, started a lockdown yesterday amid surging infections, even as President Jair Bolsonaro asked the Supreme Court to order states to roll back restrictions on business."

"The latest tally today has found that the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 275,000 people worldwide [...] with more than 85% of fatalities in Europe and the United States."

It's not over yet, folks.   And probably won't be for a long time to come.
 

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[Page Scrawler]

40 minutes ago, Marty said:

Hey, Page!

How's things in Pageland?

Hey, Marty!   

Things are as well as they can be, thanks.   

Edited May 9, 2020 by Page Scrawler

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All 

Hi, Albert!  

[Albert1434]

Aloha Gary

[Albert1434]

 

Sol Duc River in Olympic National Park, Washington State

Edited May 9, 2020 by Albert1434

[Headstall]

Page 1600... I just noticed.  

[Marty]

1 minute ago, Headstall said:

Page 1600... I just noticed.  

And we're only 15 replies short of 40,000 (14 now)  

[Albert1434]

Where can you see that Marty

[Marty]

22 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Where can you see that Marty

On my own profile page... under the Activity tab.

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[Timothy M.]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

And we're only 15 replies short of 40,000 (14 now)  

The  number to look out for will be 44444.  

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, Timothy M. said:

The  number to look out for will be 44444.  

Followed by 45678  

[Albert1434]

Aloha Timothy

[Page Scrawler]

5 minutes ago, Timothy M. said:

The  number to look out for will be 44444.  

Hey, Tim.   

[dughlas]

4 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

We had some restrictions relax and people went nuts. Shopping centers were crowded  

No news on other covidiots so maybe everyone was getting their haircut 💇‍♂️ 

 

Just learned that the governor here in SC has given approval for in-house dining to resume on Monday. At the end of this week hotels will be able to accept new reservations. Accomodations, beaches and dining will all be available with some restrictions to welcome covidiots ... er, I mean tourists to the sunny shores of SC. Please y'all stay home.

[Marty]

A couple of evenings ago, my builder rang, and then called round. Main reason was to collect some cash for the work done just before the lockdown, but also to discuss other things I want doing, as he plans to start doing a few jobs from a week on Monday.

One of the jobs is to fit a gate on the laneway leading down the side of the house from the main road. As we were walking back from looking at that possible job, I suddenly realised we were walking side-by-side, less than the specified two metres apart, so I immediately slowed down and started singing the words to Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police.

Spoiler

 

That song has a certain resonance for me, as I was that young teacher in the 1970's  and early 80's, and have several second level girls (and the occasional boy) who would try to get too close to me.

But when I actually looked for the song on YouTube (to share with you all here) I also found this socially distanced covid-19 remix of the song with Sting, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots:

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I just loved the way the different members were using "instruments found at home while in quarantine" in the performance.

I also thought Jimmy Fallon did a brilliant job capturing Sting's singing voice from the original version.

And Sting may be a good bit older now, but by golly, he's still as sexy as (that word beginning with F)!!  

Instruments found at home:

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Sting - Vocals, Jar Shaker
Jimmy - Vocals, Jar
Questlove - Scissors, Forks
Black Thought - Hair Pick
James Poysner - Melodica
Captain Kirk - Ukulele
Mark - Bass Tuba
Gooding Jr. - Tuba Stro - Pot Lid, Wooden Spoons
Kamal Gray - Connect 4
Ian Hendrickson-Smith - Throw Pillow
Dave Guy - Sneakers

 

Edited May 9, 2020 by Marty
Something about a comma being needed

[Marty]

Good morning, everyone!

Slightly cooler day here. currently around 10°C (50°F) with the predicted high to be only a degree more. Sun and clouds, but no rain forecast. Still, the slightly cooler weather may make garden work a little easier.  

[Albert1434]

Aloha All Great Picture!

Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland

[Marty]

46 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All Great Picture!

Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland

Hi, young Albert!

I visited the Giant's causeway last October with my sister who was visiting from England.

According to Irish Mythology, the columns are the remains of a causeway built by the Irish giant, Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn MacCool) who had been challenged to a fight by the Scottish giant, Benandonner. Fionn accepted the challenge and built the causeway across the North Channel so that the two giants could meet. Different versions of the myth differ as to who was the eventual victor. In one story, Fionn hid from Benandonner when he realised that his foe was much bigger than him. Fionn's wife, Oonagh, disguised Fionn as a baby and tucked him in a cradle. When Benandonner saw the size of the 'baby', he reckoned that its father, Fionn, must have been a giant among giants, and fled back to Scotland in fright, destroying the causeway behind him so that Fionn would be unable to chase him down.

The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption around 50 to 60 million years ago. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven or eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres (92 ft) thick in places.

It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, and a national nature reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant's Causeway was named as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea.

[Albert1434]

 

Edited May 10, 2020 by Albert1434

[Albert1434]

To all the mother's out there!