Erichill16

Quick, straighten the shed in the top picture before Tony W sees it!
Regards ROBERT 

13 minutes ago, Coombe Barton said:

I've been working online today, well, as much as my interwebby thingy has allowed, keeping dropping out every fifteen minutes or so.

 

I'm starting to think of a new game. It's called composer chess.

 

Starts with Dvorak, who was Czech, and there there his friend Brahms who was obviously his Czech-mate.

I'll get me coat.

You’d better!
 

I also use the couple of minutes around 8pm as  a time of reflection and of thought for what the future holds.

Robert

I’m am community pharmacist and was originally told no need to wear masks, then later told to wear masks and was sent enough to last a couple of days. When they ran out we were in breach of Health and Safety at work Regulations but we were told this is the type of sacrifice that you need to make.

Since then we made our own and sourced some ourselves at 10 times the market value. Things have eased a little on the PPE front but it’s been through our own endeavours.

Things do move fast.

On 16/04/2020 at 20:47, Erichill16 said:

I started banging my bucket at 8pm and soon realised I was the only person making a noise when I stopped for a breather.  I shouted down  the road ‘shame on you’ and slowly the clapping got louder. It’s alright but I think I’m the only frontline NHS worker on the street.

Ah well 

Out again with my bucket, again only me out, so this time I walked down my street banging away. Few came out to clap. Actually many have scared some of them off as I was in my dressing gown and looking a bit like Arthur Dent! (I’ve had a bad day at work and had just had a bath.) What is the matter with some people, some are knowingly putting  themselves in danger (lack of PPE)  to help others and some can’t even come out to clap for a couple of minutes once a week. Shame on them.

Rant over

Just read on BBC that Kim Jung Un may be ‘seriously ill’ or ‘BRAIN DEAD’. I wonder how long he’s been is this state and  I wonder if it effects any other world leaders?

regards Robert

As I thought, sleep not coming easily, but not due to backache.

regards,

Robert

1 minute ago, Barry O said:

Not sure how they get that one..although Public Health England do come across as a bit "fiefdom"ish..

 

Baz

And we complain about the authenticity of China data.

11 minutes ago, Barry O said:

The day to day numbers are based on deaths in Hospital. The ONS do provide the total number of deaths per day. BUT this depends on the outcomes of post mortems so there is a lag in the figures.

 

Ozexpatriate.. it would appear that while their are a number of people who have died in Care Homes the numbers are not as high as you seem to surmise they are. 

 

Baz

According to BBC website Public Health England say 9 out 10 deaths due to Covid-19 have occurred in hospital. So approximately 1500 deaths have occurred in the community.

Robert

Evening All,

steady day at work. Went into town at lunchtime and came home with current edition of RM. Back been killing me all day. Usually it’s bad for first hour then eases up but not today. Having an early night as I think sleep will be at a premium tonight.  
Night,

Robert

I was listening to the radio over the weekend and I heard an expert say that it may not be possible to produce a vaccine. No vaccine has yet been developed against the HIV virus. I think he/she said they have never produced a vaccine against a Corona virus yet. I hope I’m (they’re) wrong. Anyway off to work.

Regards Robert

Lightening the mood a little. Here is a photo comparing an Oxford die cast oo Ford Anglia with an ‘HO scale slot car’ equivalent. It’s works out at 1/60 scale.And for those of you who don’t know the order of the winning Ford in the 66 LeMans race here’s a clue.

5 hours ago, Chris116 said:

I had a very large Minic Motorways set up with a five lane figure of eight track. Although they were supposed to be OO, in fact they were much larger being nearer to 7mm scale. 

HO slot cars are now  actually 1/64 scale! Originally they supposed to the 1/87 to match model railways like Triang Minic was with Triang railways. 

Regards

Robert

4 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

This one?

 

Yes thanks thats better. It also shows mates from my club winning and receiving the trophy and people catching up on their beauty  sleep and boy don’t some of them need it. Thanks again.

Thanks

4 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

 

 

 

Thanks Tony,

It is better in real life. I believe the track was hand made in the USA and the boys from Derby were going to take it to LeMans for the race weekend. Sorry to be a pain but the clip called HO Le Mans 2014 gives a better impression of the event.

thanks again, 

Robert

18 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

People seem to be live streaming home based events now. Perhaps you could have a 24 hour slot car race on Zoom (other platforms are etc...)

Tony

Derby HO Racing Car club have a LeMan event every year. It’s a24hour event on a custom built circuit. It fills a complete sports hall. It’s an absolute fantastic site. I’m no good with hyperlinks etc but if you look on YouTube under DHORC LeMans you’ll see what I mean.

Regards

Robert

Thanks for the reminder. Don’t know how many I’ve got, but quite a few. I think I’ll check whether I’ve missed any. I’ve got an Amazon voucher that someone got for my birthday. I don’t like buying from them, but as I have a voucher I’d better use it. I hope they will be paying a decent corporation tax bill this year with all the sales they are getting at the moment. 
Regards Robert

Evening,

What about the exhibition layout?
regards ROBERT

I started banging my bucket at 8pm and soon realised I was the only person making a noise when I stopped for a breather.  I shouted down  the road ‘shame on you’ and slowly the clapping got louder. It’s alright but I think I’m the only frontline NHS worker on the street.

Ah well 

Ps.

Ive just got my Joy Division Cd out and going to put it my van, bit fed of just listening to the news. And to really cheer  myself up I might get out my Only Ones CDs .

Anyway, goodnight

Robert