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Cracking a solo.
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
I've had Smash a couple of times in the caravan.

Tastes quite good.

From that point of view, it's one of the more authentic convenience foods.

Probably loads of E numbers in it.
It was a regular part of our family diet on 70s caravan holidays. Not bad tbh.
 

Pale Rider

Legendary Member
As usual, Trump finds a simple bogeyman, uses a grand gesture, congratulates himself and misses the point by a country mile (quelle suprise)....

Hasn't international travel played a major part in the spread of the virus?

Restricting air travel - assuming you support measures to control the spread - makes sense.

Particularly if you are in a different continent, and one with no land links to the source and main areas where the virus is taking hold.
 

MarkF

Guru
Location
Yorkshire
Moved my first suspect this morning, or rather experts did, l just wear a visor, mask, pinny & gloves then go ahead......opening & closing doors.

In A&E the waiting time to be seen would normally be about 4 hours, it's sub 1 on the screen, so l had a look. Out of 32 beds, 2 are occupied & both have 2 cops, so not "ill" then. A solitary bloke is in the waiting room.

No broken finger nails, no "short of breath", no " strange thoughts", amazing!
 

Pale Rider

Legendary Member
It was a regular part of our family diet on 70s caravan holidays. Not bad tbh.
I quite liked it, although we more often got that other powdered potato - Yoeman.
We used it too..............along with these Vesta curries :laugh: I loved them. That was almost before curry really got popular.

Phew, I was worried I might reveal myself as a mashed potato peasant.

Even my mother quite liked it.

She has a big mental block against powdered stuff because it reminds her of food rationing and shortages during and after the Second World War.

Apparently, powdered eggs were rank.

That I don't doubt.
 

roubaixtuesday

self serving virtue signaller
Hasn't international travel played a major part in the spread of the virus?

Restricting air travel - assuming you support measures to control the spread - makes sense.

Particularly if you are in a different continent, and one with no land links to the source and main areas where the virus is taking hold.

Except the virus is already spreading in the US.

WHO view is that local containment is more important - modelling has shown a delay of just 3-5 days from travel bans.

Trump appears to have three motives:
(1) to appear decisive
(2) to blame foreigners
(3) to divert attention from the US response which has been very poor to date, led by him telling everyone it's a hoax.
 

stowie

Legendary Member
All European travel to the US from Europe suspended by the Trumpster.

Except from the UK.

Come on, what's so special about our relationship with the US?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51846923

The travel ban is from Schengen countries. So Ireland also has no ban (in EU) whilst Norway and Switzerland are included (outside EU).

The rationale is that the US immigration control cannot check whether a visitor from Schengen area has been in the COVID-19 hotspot areas within Schengen. Whereas outside Schengen our travel history is available.
 
Location
London
I think the older generation in Italy is a key part of family life, so mix with the younger adults more, hence the mortality rates.
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Very true. I have experience of this. The family matriarch's home was hardly ever empty. Continuous carousel visits from extended family. Family even had a rota to ensure that she was pretty much never alone.would have driven me nuts. Two of family teachers though won't have been at school for a few days now. Assume this practice has changed in current situation. One can only hope.
 

MichaelO

Guru
The travel ban is from Schengen countries. So Ireland also has no ban (in EU) whilst Norway and Switzerland are included (outside EU).

The rationale is that the US immigration control cannot check whether a visitor from Schengen area has been in the COVID-19 hotspot areas within Schengen. Whereas outside Schengen our travel history is available.
Just get the Eurostar to London & fly to the US. That wouldn't be flagged by US immigration!
 

stowie

Legendary Member
Just get the Eurostar to London & fly to the US. That wouldn't be flagged by US immigration!

I'm not saying it is a good rationale....

Although wouldn't your passport be checked at the Eurostar terminal and therefore be made available to US immigration with the ETSA thingy? That is, they would understand that you had traveled into the UK from the Schengen area at that date.
 
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