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18 minutes ago, Dave-G said:
Also the financial after effect is likely to hurt Chinese manufacturing because so many people will be cautious about buying goods that may have been handled by people with the infection.
Viruses can typically only survive a few hours on surfaces. Maximum time under ideal conditions seems to be 2 - 3 days, but most under 24 hours.
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5 minutes ago, oowee said:
Interesting and helpful u turn.
I am sure there will be further 'U turns', policy changes, new 'rules' that will be applied as we learn more about the virus and when the virus starts spreading here - as it seems likely it will.
To put things in perspective - 'normal' annual seasonal flu kills far, FAR more that this has to date; https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=208914
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3 hours ago, oowee said:
Repatriated to UK and you are told to make your way home from the airport and self quaranteen????????
Not so: UK are quaranteeing people on 'a military base' for 14 days https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7942251/Britons-coronavirus-airlift-Wuhan-quarantined.html
1 hour ago, Retsdon said:Basically this government does soundbites.
There was an opportunity open to all UK voters to change government in December. They gave the (then outgoing and now current) a considerably increased majority. Read into that what you will, but the opportunity was there.
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9 minutes ago, moondoggy said:
He seemed a very nice chap.
One of the last things I remember him doing was a programme about Marie Antoinette’s watch made by Breguet. If you haven’t seen it, it is well worth viewing.
He was a knowledgeable horologist and amateur clock repairer all of his life.
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Another sad loss - one of the 'greats' of broadcasting.
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1 hour ago, London Best said:
Corbett is awesome reading. A very modest man, no big kill as in many big game hunter’s books.
There is a biography of him called "Carpet Sahib" by Martin Booth.
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26 minutes ago, amateur said:
There always seems to be loads of youngsters wandering about with take-out coffee cups clutched in their hands, so no wonder the coffee shops spring up everywhere.
Before I retired (about 3 years ago) I worked in an office with about 150 people in the immediate building. Our employer supplied unlimited free tea and coffee (both decent 'branded' instant coffee and teabags, plus milk, hot water, sugar etc. and cup washing machines). There was a 'make your own area' on each floor and you could take your cup back to your desk area if you wanted.
Despite this - many of the younger staff arrived with a 'Costa' or 'Starbucks', went out in the car at lunchtime and came back with another. They were also always the ones complaining that they couldn't make the money last until next payday.
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3 hours ago, Thunderbird said:
Has anyone else noticed an increase in the number of barber shops in the last few years?
YES!
We have several new ones - mostly eastern/Kurdish I believe.
2 hours ago, Thunderbird said:I wonder if many people tot up how much they spend on coffee from these joints?
I have only once - when I discovered how much it cost for (an admittedly quite good) black coffee (my usual form of taking coffee). I'll stick to my flask thanks.
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1 minute ago, Lloyd90 said:
Part of working /being abroad is the risk of disease, infection but also not having U.K. Government facilities to support, such as the NHS etc.
This /\
Anyone thinking of working overseas does a sort of personal 'risk/benefit' valuation where one weighs up the advantages - and disadvantages. Being far from our valued NHS and having possibly less good (or possibly better) health care is one of the things that enters that process. Bringing plane loads of people out of an infected area has risks - do they all go in quarantine? If one person has the virus when boarding the plane - what are the risks of many catching it during the flight?
The whole thing (even assuming the Chinese allow it) needs a lot of thought and planning.
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10 minutes ago, panoma1 said:
What a spiteful, disgusting excuse for a human being, wishing ill on anyone who disagrees with him!
I had to look up who he was ........ and it turns out he isn't really anybody. Was once something quite minor in the world of trivial 'entertainment'.
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On 26/01/2020 at 05:55, m3vert said:
I gave up with wi-fi extenders and boosters as all seemed to have various levels of success. I binned the lot and installed a Mesh system. It was a bit pricey to purchase but I now have wi-fi throughout all areas of the house and coverage throughout the garden areas including sheds and garage. If you find a blind spot you install another Mesh unit which will cover that area. I have 3 Mesh units throughout the house and haven't had a single drop off from the Wi-fi since I installed it 6 months ago
Similar here. Been excellent with 4 mesh units in a large house with some very thick (internal as well as external) walls.
One thing that badly reduces ALL WiFi is foil clad insulation blocks used in cavity walls etc.
20 hours ago, Davyo said:Is that was this guy is going on about?
That is the one I have, yes
In fact mine is probably an older version (white discs) but is a BT marketed product called BT Whole Home.
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For a 'shooting' book, I love to dip into "The Diary of Colonel Peter Hawker" and also the various works (collected Shooting Times columns I think) of "Gough Thomas" (G.T. Garwood) who was guns editor of Shooting Times for many years.
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Spanish flu in 1919 killed otherwise fit and healthy young people in under 48 hours from first symptoms and it killed them in tens of thousands.
The flu outbreak killed more than were killed in the first world war. Sobering thought.
However, currently 17 have died - out of about 1.4 billion people in China. I appreciate it will grow, but it is (at present anyway) early days.
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The Sherlock Holmes series of book By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the short stories in particular, though I do re-read the novels every few years. I am currently listening to Stephen Fry's narration of the books and I would highly recommend them.
I have read a number of other 'Holmes' books/stories by other authors but they tend to be rubbish.
Agree on all counts - except the Fry, which I have not come across. I have the BBC radio series ones for 'audiobooks'.
In the same genre, I also like Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers
Trustee from the toolroom by Nevil Shute Norway.
His autobiography called "Slide Rule" is also a good read.
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I hope he gets over it quickly. I was knocked unconscious about that age (falling off a 5 bar gate!). Had a Dr. check - and all OK.
As far as I know(!) no long term effects (I'm in my 60's now and I think - no more deranged than any of my contemporaries).
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If you had to choose just one gun from your ownership past or present which one would it be and why,
I am fortunate in that I have a reasonable selection in my cabinet - built up and refined over 44 years collecting. The selection ranges from 'best' English s/s through sidelock o/u's and hammer guns, a Darne to an original 1810 muzzle loader.
It may seem strange, but my usual 'go to' which I guess should be THE ONE is an AyA No 1 from circa 1977.
Why? Well, I shoot well (for me anyway) with it, it is easy to get fixed when it does have problems, and can cope with 2 3/4" cartridges. It is far from being the 'highest value', oldest, or even having the greates sentimental value ......... but it is the one I tend to use more than any other.
Truth is that they all mean something to me, are all 'nice of their type', and I enjoy them all.
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Already on it, we did first fix this weekend so all new cables in, the rubber is screwed... Hoping WPD will replace the mains in as that will be as old. And brittle
When mine was done Western Power (or at least their contractor) replaced everything from the underground cable to the meter and main fuse. Everything after that was done by my contractor.
Most of my old rubber wire appeared in good condition, but a few parts where it had been near warm heating pipes was hardened. Mine would have been installed originally in the late 1950s.
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If it's rubber insulated power/lighting wiring, it should be replaced. The rubber deteriorates and can be a hazard. If the whole house is wired in rubber cable, this can be quite a big job, but I suspect will be required (I had to 100% rewire). Rubber will be probably 40 years old or more. Get it checked.
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Speakers are 'traditionally' elevated to the peerage on retirement by the leader of the party to which they belonged before being elected Speaker. However, Speakers are also traditionally non party political and neutral.
Bercow gave up neutrality over Brexit - and so Johnson has not proposed him for a peerage.
It seems that now Comrade Corbyn has stepped in and proposed Bercow. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7904117/Jeremy-Corbyn-nominates-John-Bercow-peerage.html
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On 18/01/2020 at 18:02, Rupert S said:
hello all , i have just bought a Powell boxlock ejector, with superb wood , Serial No 9272
would appreciate anyone being able to date it please
From the above thread, it would be about 1890-2.
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1 minute ago, London Best said:
perhaps a mix of methods depending on the type of shot offered. Sometimes it works.
I think I am much the same, but some things stand out as 'problems' and 'naturals';
- If a bird is simply moving towards/away (i.e. no change of angle), I find myself tending to 'see' the gun (and focus on it rather than the target) and use it like a rifle ......... the result is a miss.
- If I am caught unawares (such as watching someone else!) and suddenly see/have called a bird and have to rush like hell to get a shot - I actually shoot rather better than expected
- A heavy long barrelled gun (I'm better with a lightish s/s) makes me slow - especially on crossers - and I struggle to catch up in time for where I want to shoot
- I struggle with some single triggers - Beretta are OK, but some others I don't seem to relax enough between shots - and then in trying to remember - I upset the natural timing - hence I much prefer double triggers. I have come to the conclusion that single triggers were invented by the devil.
- I cannot shoot in 'over ear' muffs (the stock hits them with a loud 'clunk' which is very offputting and makes me shoot high) - so wear custom (EMT/Emtec) plugs
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1 minute ago, islandgun said:
I would have liked some lessons from either
Join the club!
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1 minute ago, islandgun said:
I understood that this was the Churchill style
I think in that they both use the 'mount phase' to get the barrels moving up the smoke trail' of the target - they are similar. The difference (I think) is more in the stance/footwork, which in the Churchill style is very 'square on' with the weight on both feet, moving from left to right as needed. Stanbury favoured weight on the left foot (always). Both were I think a mount style swinging through from behind rather than 'maintained lead'.
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Much depends on the style you have 'adopted' for shooting. My (sadly late) godfather was a fairly tall lean 'stringy' man, about 6'2 or 3". He shot 28" barrels with quite short (for his height) stocks of 14 3/4" with a lot of cast. He had been trained by the famous Percy Stanbury and was an exceptional shot. However, his 'style' was quite unusual; he followed the target with his barrels before and as he mounted the gun, firing the instant the butt came into his shoulder. It was impressive to watch and all done so quickly. He kept the left arm near straight and tended to shoot well 'out in front' of the line when shooting driven game.
His style depended on a very closely fitted and very light gun. His guns (there was a set if 3 matched and numbered 1,2,3) were 12 bore 28"straight hand - and weighed just 6lbs.
In his day one of the major sporting agents of the time described him as "the best game shot I have ever watched" in an article on all time shots.
If he handled a non fittied heavy gun (he tried my Beretta SO6 once) he did not get on at all with it, since his whole style depended on the light and very fast handling of his guns.
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Is this it?
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I looked at 'flu, which seems to be as above - max 3 days, typically less than 24 hours.