I was glad when they split. I thought they'd peaked with 'The Queen is Dead' and I thought the one original song they recorded after 'Strangeways,' namely 'I Keep Mine Hidden' was one of the weakest things they'd ever done. I still think they split at the right time.
yay, bun bun!!!!! what's it like there? how does it feel?! is your house still standing? did you have your cry yet?!?!
you know who i find agreeable are the greek airport staff. so much better than the airport staff in london who are all surly and unfriendly. the greek ones are so handsome and attentive.
oh and thanks for answering my shoulder pads question. i feel slightly better now.
Beautiful. I can picture it all. I think these months of fear and restriction have made us really appreciate the important things. Hope you have a wonderful time.It’s wonderful. Quieter than usual, but very pleasant. There are people here, mainly French, Italians and Greeks from the mainland, so there is some life and the mood isn’t awkward - it’s really really enjoyable and pretty much like it’s always been… Restaurants, cafes and shops are open, there’s a nice buzz, lots of bougainvilleas to admire, kitties sleeping in shadows...
And everyone who is here is so happy to be here. The place can get quite hectic and unfriendly in high season, but this year everyone - locals and visitors - are so relaxed and content.
Service staff have to wear face nappies but everything else is pretty normal, the old normal. My neighbour says that corona and the whole hysteria has taken everyone’s focus off the bigger issues, like Turkey’s constant provocations. In his words “Corona will go away again, Turkey will remain …”
The house is still standing, but the garden is a bit of a mess. The fig tree is fine, though, with lots of figs. I’m looking forward to eating them all in September when they are ripe. Eating figs off the tree when they are still warm from the sun is probably my second favourite pastime ever. Oh, and because there are fewer tourists we actually have enough water for once! We don’t need to water the plants with Evian this year!
I haven’t had a proper cry yet but got close last night. I couldn’t sleep and sat outside on the terrace at four in the morning, and from the distance I could hear people sing and laugh and the clinking of glasses… the beautiful sound of people enjoying life almost brought me to tears (of joy).
Agreed that Greek airport staff are very agreeable. They’re never out to boss you around or make life more miserable, they are just helpful and friendly. And handsome.
www.google.com
"This is what has happened: Not only have thousands more people died than in neighbouring countries that imposed lockdowns, but Sweden’s economy has fared little better. “They literally gained nothing,” said Jacob F. Kirkegaard, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington."
“It’s a self-inflicted wound, and they have no economic gains.”
" More than three months later, the coronavirus is blamed for 5,420 deaths in Sweden, according to the World Health Organisation. That might not sound especially horrendous compared with the more than 129,000 Americans who have died. But Sweden is a country of only 10 million people. Per million people, Sweden has suffered 40 per cent more deaths than the United States, 12 times more than Norway, seven times more than Finland and six times more than Denmark."
"What remained in the government’s sphere of influence was how many people would die. “There is just no questioning and no willingness from the Swedish government to really change tack, until it’s too late,” Kirkegaard said. “Which is astonishing, given that it’s been clear for quite some time that the economic gains that they claim to have gotten from this are just nonexistent."
Norway, on the other hand, was not only quick to impose an aggressive lockdown, but early to relax it as the virus slowed, and as the government ramped up testing. It is now expected to see a more rapid economic turnaround."
Sweden’s grim Covid-19 result: More death and nearly equal economic damage
The outcome of Sweden’s controversial coronavirus stance has implications for other countrieswww.google.com
"It’s worth noting that the gap between Sweden and its neighboring countries has grown significantly since May 15, to between 10 and 20 times as many deaths per 100,000 population compared to Denmark, Finland and Norway."
Sweden Stayed Open And More People Died Of Covid-19, But The Real Reason May Be Something Darker
While much of the world has been in various states of lockdown over the past few months, many have been keeping an eye on Sweden.
"With a COVID-19 death toll of 5,700, Sweden’s mortality rate from the disease is now around a quarter higher than that of the United States, when adjusted for population size." https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.eu...irus-spread-slows-but-immunity-still-a-puzzle
Sweden's unorthodox response to COVID-19: What went wrong? https://www.aljazeera.com/programme...esponse-covid-19-mistake-200730093401428.html
Really seems like it's "doing fine"! And you haven't even seen what the next wave will do. Of course someone as dopey as you would think that because the numbers are in decline now means they'll stay in decline.
I don't need to "own" you because you own yourself with each word you type which you're too stupid to realise. You're the very definition of a midwit. You were wrong about allowing refugees into Europe in 2015 which you later admitted; you'll be proven wrong about this too. I shouldn't expect much else from someone from suicidal Sweden who licks the boots of his government and gets his information from the billionaire Bonnier dominated media.
You didn't support a lockdown because you're a hedonist scumbag who would rather see thousands of people in Sweden die than not be allowed his sun sea sand and sociopathy holiday in Greece this year. You're lower than the dirt. F*ck you and everyone who knows and humours/enables you instead of slapping you down like the spastic Swedish fella(tor) that you are.
www.newstatesman.com
"This is what has happened: Not only have thousands more people died than in neighbouring countries that imposed lockdowns, but Sweden’s economy has fared little better. “They literally gained nothing,” said Jacob F. Kirkegaard, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington."
“It’s a self-inflicted wound, and they have no economic gains.”
" More than three months later, the coronavirus is blamed for 5,420 deaths in Sweden, according to the World Health Organisation. That might not sound especially horrendous compared with the more than 129,000 Americans who have died. But Sweden is a country of only 10 million people. Per million people, Sweden has suffered 40 per cent more deaths than the United States, 12 times more than Norway, seven times more than Finland and six times more than Denmark."
"What remained in the government’s sphere of influence was how many people would die. “There is just no questioning and no willingness from the Swedish government to really change tack, until it’s too late,” Kirkegaard said. “Which is astonishing, given that it’s been clear for quite some time that the economic gains that they claim to have gotten from this are just nonexistent."
Norway, on the other hand, was not only quick to impose an aggressive lockdown, but early to relax it as the virus slowed, and as the government ramped up testing. It is now expected to see a more rapid economic turnaround."
Sweden’s grim Covid-19 result: More death and nearly equal economic damage
The outcome of Sweden’s controversial coronavirus stance has implications for other countries
"It’s worth noting that the gap between Sweden and its neighboring countries has grown significantly since May 15, to between 10 and 20 times as many deaths per 100,000 population compared to Denmark, Finland and Norway."
Sweden Stayed Open And More People Died Of Covid-19, But The Real Reason May Be Something Darker
While much of the world has been in various states of lockdown over the past few months, many have been keeping an eye on Sweden.
"With a COVID-19 death toll of 5,700, Sweden’s mortality rate from the disease is now around a quarter higher than that of the United States, when adjusted for population size." https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.eu...irus-spread-slows-but-immunity-still-a-puzzle
Sweden's unorthodox response to COVID-19: What went wrong? https://www.aljazeera.com/programme...esponse-covid-19-mistake-200730093401428.html
Really seems like it's "doing fine"! And you haven't even seen what the next wave will do. Of course someone as dopey as you would think that because the numbers are in decline now means they'll stay in decline.
I don't need to "own" you because you own yourself with each word you type which you're too stupid to realise. You're the very definition of a midwit. You were wrong about allowing refugees into Europe in 2015 which you later admitted; you'll be proven wrong about this too. I shouldn't expect much else from someone from suicidal Sweden who licks the boots of his government and gets his information from the billionaire Bonnier dominated media.
You didn't support a lockdown because you're a hedonist scumbag who would rather see thousands of people in Sweden die than not be allowed his sun sea sand and sociopathy holiday in Greece this year. You're lower than the dirt. F*ck you and everyone who knows and humours/enables you instead of slapping you down like the spastic Swedish fella(tor) that you are.
"Around 1 in 1,500 now have the virus, compared to 1 in 1,800 on 15 July and 1 in 2,000 on 2 July. The ONS also estimate there are now 4,900 new infections every day, up from around 3,000 per day on 14 July and 2,000 per day at the end of June."
Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 31 July 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement on coronavirus.www.gov.uk
From Boris Johnson's own speech! You stupid bastard 12"!
'The real reason the UK government pursued "herd immunity" - and why it was abandoned'
The real reason the UK government pursued “herd immunity” – and why it was abandoned
How an attempt to justify mass public gatherings became viewed as a cold-blooded experiment in social engineering.
Very little that the UK government has done since March suggests to me that they have abandoned anything about 'herd immunity' except the name - the concept and policies remain intact and is the long term goal, as the same people are in charge now that were there in March and are as stubborn as they come. If Vietnam with its population of 97 million and border with China can have zero covid-19 related deaths then there's no good reason that the UK with its 65 million population can't have far lower death and infection rates than it has had (over 46,000 deaths so far).
I will continue to call the UK government policy on coronavirus "herd immunity" even if the government stopped using the *name* due to public backlash.
(Before 12" tries to use this as his comeback: yes I'm using Johnson's speech as an authority on the amount of daily coronavirus cases while also disregarding that his government has said they aren't pursuing a policy of herd immunity. The statistics are factual and can be verified elsewhere while the herd immunity backtracking is government spin from a bunch of politicians who are low on ideas. That's my 'basic premise', at least I have one unlike "for every Sweden-
according to the commie cucks in Vietnam.
