vaughan45

I suspect that very early in the new year we will be into lockdown 3. The chief spreaders during Christmas are likely to be children who will have picked up the condition in their last few days in school and reach peak immediately before and during Christmas. Whilst most will either be asymptomatic or only mildly affected, a couple of days exposure is likely to be enough deliver a fatal dose to grandma and grandad.

Blast you Sirs, I already have a couple of skirted J70s and now I am going to have to acquire one without skirts for the street running extension I am building for my cameo Kingfisher Wharf (a cameo within a cameo??) What a wonderful image though.

They always seemed more like scratch building aids to me. (MTK products not the Romans)

I have just purchased 3 Bachmann wagons from AC Models and they arrived within 2 days, which is excellent considering the current delays within the postal system due to lockdown overload, Black Friday etc. Have always had good service from this retailer.

Similar effects can be gained using 'Night Nurse', which is why I understand in prison, this medication has to be taken and swallowed in the sight of the nursing officer.

It appears Peco have been sharing the code 75 Bullhead items around as fairly as possible, so all dealers (large & small) got some. The big mail order suppliers probably used up their allocations filling back-orders. I know I have been quite lucky in obtaining my requirements from smaller dealers.

Now sorted, Regards Vaughan

I am trying to acquire a Model Rail / Dapol OO gauge Sentinel loco - any livery, preferably a 'runner'. Immediate payment available

Unfortunately out in rural Norfolk, Parcelforce drivers use the 'Address Problems' non-delivery reason for I can't be arsed to deliver this. I have had experience of this with both overseas and UK deliveries, despite the correct address has being printed on the parcel.

Has anyone else noticed that the Pocketmags version of the September 2020 Railway Modeller has pages 722 to 725 missing? This is supposed to be the layout article about Loctern Quay by Michael Campbell, but it is not present.

Man travels to Newcastle and gets shot dead

Probably all the fault of the 'Roads' lobby - you go to a Bus Station to catch a bus, therefore you must go to a Train Station to catch a train

Silly Burgers - never mind as obesity is one of the key risk factors for Covid-19, particularly in males, many of them may soon be candidates for the morgue.

It should also be remembered that hospitals are not simply doctors and nurses. Assisting these are an army of 'other ranks' such as Health Care Assistants, Theatre Assistants, Cleaners, Porters, Ward Clerks who without their shift allowance premiums would be lucky to earn more than £18k in any year (outside of London). Would I wipe peoples bottoms, clear their vomit and do all those basic care tasks that are absolutely necessary for under 20k per year? - No I wouldn't. I speak as someone who has recently retired from the NHS, earnt the same as a senior ward sister for 'shuffling bits of paper' and always felt slightly guilty about it

Probably all the excess perishable items they panic bought a few weeks ago?

I suspect many of these characters would normally be in 'Ibeefa' or on stag and hen do's in eastern Europe by now. Probably wouldn't visit these areas of the UK in normal times. If the toilets were open do they actually know how to use them?

My question was a poor attempt at trying to be ironic, given that those 'in power' like to set mythical milestones which really have no meaning in real life, as you have clearly illustrated. As retired member of the NHS, I know that risk will continue and will rise & fall over time, much as it did during the mid-20th Century for conditions such as TB, Diphtheria etc. It is up to the individual to decide what level of risk they are willing to take. This no doubt will be informed over time as it becomes clearer which of the underlying conditions in the groups already identified by the NHS are likely to cause the greatest risk of death. This is illustrated by the recent death of my father, not from Covid-19, but because he was unwilling to risk going to hospital for another serious condition. Unlike some in power I judged the risk of travelling a long distant to attend his funeral last week was still too great, although I suspect I will soon venture out to walk the dog in the village where we live, suitably protected.

Things had started to crumble before the easing of the lockdown in early May, and I suspect we are already seeing signs that the government stipulations will catch up with reality during the next few days. Certainly round here outdoors is taken as front or back garden, providing no one has had to go through the house to get there. None of this is surprising really given the actions of those close to those in power. Looking at pictures from seaside resorts today, social distancing is clearly not being observed and neither will it be when large stores re-open in the middle of June. It will be interesting buying a car whilst social distancing from the sales person and will cars be sanitised before and after you have taken a test drive? If I were a betting man I would bet on the second wave starting in July / August and reaching maximum potential by September as the seasonal flu season starts to kick in. Still it doesn't really matter, as some appear to believe the more oldies that die, the less the state has to pay in pension and associated benefits and elderly care capacity problems are solved as there will be no shortage of care home or other types of accommodation. What I want to know as someone currently 'shielding' is what will miraculously change on 30th June to allow me to go out again - even if I am wearing the face coverings and clear plastic face shields I have acquired ready?