John Donnelly wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:01 pm
I'll be lifting a glass of the Glenlivet tonight at ten o'clock to Morag and Mac and all the others who have gone before us.
Who'll be joining me?
JD.
Sorry JD - George and I were out in Glasgow this evening so we missed the 10pm toast.
Good idea, John. Sorry I missed the toast, took the wife to the hairdresser - she doesn't drive now. It would have been 9am here anyway. not a time to be drinking. Maybe for folks like me we could make it 10pm local time on a designated day if we made it a regular event.
Let's see where this goes.
Hughie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:27 am
Good idea, John. Sorry I missed the toast, took the wife to the hairdresser - she doesn't drive now. It would have been 9am here anyway. not a time to be drinking. Maybe for folks like me we could make it 10pm local time on a designated day if we made it a regular event.
Let's see where this goes.
After teasing Meg about early-morning drinking, we didn't expect you Antipodians to be at the same time . JD.
Virus-wise, not a lot to report here, thank goodness.
24 cases so far in NL, only one or two serious, and no deaths.
We're a wee bit unsocial here. Unlike the Italians who always seem to be round at the Rellies, the Dutch are much more stay-at-home.
This is probably a major reason why the virus is not spreading like in some other countries.
Anti-bacterial hand-gel hasn't been seen on shop shelves in weeks and nobody is shaking hands or kissing when meeting friends.
One hospital closed for a week after they discovered that they had a patient with it in IC which they hadn't picked up. Bit of a scandal going on about that one.
Apart from that, life is going on pretty-well as normal.
John. Boris Johnson outlined his coronavirus action plan today which you will catch later in the news. I just hope the public don't panic as it will make things a lot worse(food shortages) etc. Hopefully, fingers x it will come to an end with warmer weather.
Right - plenty of Shiraz, single malt, white spirits and beer available here. I’m feart but want company. I promise no tae breathe on anybody, and although my mitts are sare wi’ a’ the washin’ I’ll keep daein the necessary. Who’s for a drink. Tell me stupid stories, your worries, your happy news, your scary news - whatever....