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  1. Maybe others’ might have a view. This happened last night.

    About 0100hrs I was quietly watching TV, dog asleep on sofa.

    Knock on the door.

    Turn on outside light to reveal small teenage type female person. Open top half of door, cautiously, all sorts of thoughts running through head.

    ‘Can I please make a phone call, I have run away from home because my parents beat me’

    Hesitation for a second then let her in, heavy torch close to hand. Gave her phone, she phones her boyfriend to come and get her. He lives apparently 20 minutes away.

    Story emerges: she is 17, dating a guy of 31, parents object, rows, violence apparently, she has the marks, wants to go to the gendarme.

    Was locked in her bedroom, no phone. Escaped when parents were asleep.

    My house light was the only one on in the village, apparently.

    So, we walk down to the village square, she is clearly distraught, and wait for boyfriend.

    She apparently is at a special school because she ‘sees’ people, not monsters or ghosts but people!

    Boyfriend is a driver who lost his job because he is dating her.

    Boyfriend arrives in a hurry.

    Me returns coldly to my sofa, not the dog’s who is very anxious because I went out without him, so I gave him a treat.

    Did I do right?
  2. Thank you, Ken, quite right. Sugar is right out for me anyway.

    My plan is to go low so that I have what I call my restaurant buffer which will enable me to eat well, richly and fully from time to time.

    I actually calculate by the ‘holes on the belt’ method and the smaller pairs of trousers one!?
  3. is that I am losing a ton of weight. About 7kg down so far and still going, target 20 kg!

    The secret is porridge, pure and simple, made with half fat milk and no additives. One good bowl at first meal time lasts most of the day. One can make up a big batch at a time, it is cheap, an easy snack and the doctor thoroughly approves.

    But, do not add anything except maybe a small amount of fruit, preferably apple.
  4. Of course we care what happens in France, albf, but there are also things in other countries that interest me such as the US, Scotland, Belgium ( when I can understand it!), HK, Libya.....

    My interests in France are both local and national about which I read in both English and French.

    But it does take a lot of time which is why I seldom hit the garden before 1400hrs.
  5. [quote user="Lori"]
    You could be right.  I do recall reading something along those lines.  But, what does that really mean?  To me, that they have little to no vaccines in hand. 

    And, the promises of future deliveries seem to get delayed and delayed and delayed. 

    This problem they spoke of at the plant in Belgium.  Is that the ONLY place we can get vaccines from?  And I thought there was going to be some sort of investigation into what the manufacturing delay/problem at that plant actually was.  Maybe I have missed it, but I haven't heard a word to answer that question.

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    Delays could be caused by any number of factors: the batches werent good, electricity cuts, no bottles, strikes, difficulty moving vaccine from one plant to another, upgrading to produce more...... the list goes on.
  6. To slip sideways, I see that Mr. Potatohead has now been desexed, thus there is now a Mrs Potatohead. Somehow I rather feel that the female of the species might rather want to take up arms if called potatohead.

    But what about the other lot, Gay Potatohead, Transsexual Potatohead. If a Potatohead is transitioning to female, will the eyes be removed, so to speak. Should t the word eyes be changed as it might be offensive to those who are visually impaired. Will you be able to get an eye dog for potatoes.......? The madness goes on.
  7. Bad outbreak round here, the Nord Pas de Calais, with hospitals overflowing. One wonders why? Holidaymakers, too soon but definitely spreaders; wind direction blowing the virus this way, dunno. Definitely slow vaccine response; arrival of refugees in the camps round Calais, Dunquerque, doubtful.

    But, a new explanation for the fleet of rubber boats trying to cross the Channel is that those poor folk are trying escape the French peste and get to UK where they will be greeted by a person in a white coat with a needle, even if it is a vaccine which does not work in France!
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