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[Albert1434]

Aloha All

[Albert1434]

Sorry to hear about your horse Gary

[Bucket1]

Hello young Albert

[Bucket1]

How’s life treating you Marty

[Bucket1]

Hello to the lurkers

[Albert1434]

Aloha Dear Bucket

[Marty]

10 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Life can be so discouraging. Our vaccine rollout is not going well... supply promises are not being met, there are issues with Astrazeneca and J And J.

Don't give up hope, buddy.

We have similar problems regarding AstraZeneca and J&J here in Ireland. Fortunately, Pfizer are promising extra supplies. When this pandemic started last year, it was expected that it would take at least two years for any vaccine to be developed and fully approved. The fact that we have a number of them already being dispensed is actually pretty amazing, when you think about it.

And no need to apologise for "whining". We're always here to listen, and often it can be good to get things off your chest.

Fingers crossed for the mare. I know how much she means to you.  

 

[Marty]

13 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Greetings, young Albert!

All's good with you and Steve, I hope.  

[Marty]

10 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

How’s life treating you Marty

Life's good, B. Thanks for asking.

Another nice spring day here again, today. Although there's a slight wind coming from the east, which is making the day feel cooler than it really is.

All good with you?

[Albert1434]

Aloha Marty things are ok so far the virus increasing here so/........

[Headstall]

I got my mare wormed all by myself. That isn't easy, and some ended up on the floor but I picked it up and got in in her mouth. 

I guess I shouldn't have moved the dead kitten from the box. The mother now has one sitting in the middle of the barn floor on a patch of hay, while the other two are still in the box on the veranda. Arghhh

Edited April 15, 2021 by Headstall

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Headstall said:

I got my mare wormed all by myself. That isn't easy, and some ended up on the floor but I picked it up and got in in her mouth. 

I guess I shouldn't have moved the dead kitten from the box. The mother now has one sitting in the middle of the barn floor on a patch of hay, while the other two are still in the box on the veranda. Arghhh

Glad you were able to worm your mare. I'm sorry that she seems to be slowly slipping away. The downside of having animal companions is their shorter lives. It always seems we've only gotten to give them half the love we have for them before the time with them is gone.

By the way I neglected to pass along greetings from the turtles in the pond to the Turtleman of Canada. I have to think of you each time I see one sunning. Something they be doing here of late.

[Headstall]

46 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Glad you were able to worm your mare. I'm sorry that she seems to be slowly slipping away. The downside of having animal companions is their shorter lives. It always seems we've only gotten to give them half the love we have for them before the time with them is gone.

By the way I neglected to pass along greetings from the turtles in the pond to the Turtleman of Canada. I have to think of you each time I see one sunning. Something they be doing here of late.

She might be slipping away, but there's still a lot of spunk in her when it comes to me putting a paste wormer in her mouth.   I wanted her to look healthy when her time comes, but I guess that was asking too much. She moves around fine, she jogs with no problem, and her appetite is great. I will try to be satisfied with that.

I expect the turtles will be more visible soon. There have been local warnings of late to watch for turtles crossing the roads. 

[Headstall]

Just fed, and the two other pregnant cats did not come out for food, same as this morning. I suspect they're giving birth... or already have given birth... cat explosion and it isn't even close to May. Yikes.

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5 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Hey, Bertie.  How are you and Steve?

 

1 hour ago, Headstall said:

cat explosion and it isn't even close to May. Yikes.

Spotted a snowy owl on my way to work today.  Hey, Gary. 

 

[Albert1434]

Aloha All Page

[Albert1434]

[Bucket1]

Lunch today was tinned tomato soup and toasted gourmet mini bagels. It got a lot of comments for soup and toast 

[Timothy M.]

On 4/14/2021 at 2:24 AM, Marty said:

For the page we are on...

Damn, I missed page 2222  

[Headstall]

Happy Friday, all.  Cold and dreary here. 4C.

[Marty]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Happy Friday, all.  Cold and dreary here. 4C.

Same to you, bro.

More overcast than recently here. But at least it's staying dry.  

I met up with my social bubble today, and we had a takeaway lunch. Mine was fish & chips. So it was effectively a communion, as the fish was the blessed Cod.  

[Headstall]

I am trying to ignore all the news on the covid situation in Ontario, but it's difficult. Our cases are increasing every day... almost 5000 today, and they expect we will be at 19,000 daily in May. We are getting half the Moderna doses we were supposed to... although Pfizer doses will increase starting in May. Apparently, a lot of cancellations are expected to happen, so I am in a wait and see mode. Still a cold and dreary day here. Cheers!

[dughlas]

4 hours ago, Headstall said:

Happy Friday, all.  Cold and dreary here. 4C.

Happy Friday to you too. It's cooler today than it's been. Currently 61/16° with high clouds and a breeze.

[Marty]

3 hours ago, Headstall said:

I am trying to ignore all the news on the covid situation in Ontario, but it's difficult. Our cases are increasing every day... almost 5000 today, and tey expect we will be at 19,000 daily in May. We are getting half the Moderna doses we were supposed to... although Pfizer doses will increase starting in May. Apparently, a lot of cancellations are expected to happen, so I am in a wait and see mode. Still a cold and dreary day here. Cheers!

In March, the Irish health experts were predicting that we could reach as many as 2,000 cases per day here. But yesterday the chair of the Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, Professor Philip Nolan, said there have been significant positive improvements ... over the last fortnight, and that “The seven-day average (is) sitting at 400 cases per day, the five day average at 358." He also went on to say “If we were at the EU average, we’d be reporting between 1,500-1,600 cases today. The public’s efforts have made an enormous difference.”

Part of the improvement must be down to the fact that just about all of the over 70's have now received their first dose of vaccine, with most of those also having had their second dose (I'm expecting my second dose in about a fortnight). But I think the main reason for the improvement is due to the government not rushing to ease restrictions that were put in place in the week between Christmas and the New Year, when a sudden spike in numbers left Ireland as the worst affected country in the EU as far as numbers of new infections per million of population was concerned. The fact that we are an island may also have helped, although the fact that we have an open land border with part of the UK (Northern Ireland) doesn't help.

Hopefully Ontario can get the spike in numbers under control, and the vaccine supply will improve, Gary.  

Edited April 16, 2021 by Marty
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[Albert1434]