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May bank holiday

I went to Waitrose this morning and one of the staff said that the bank holiday next week will be on the Friday- is this true ?

Helen Bamberger ● 2378d10 Comments ● 2376d

Benefits of quarantine

I know there was a thread on this a while back. However there are many upsides to lockdown (and I also know this is not the case for everyone).  However we are enjoying catching up with old friends (albeit virtually). Finding more time to cook from scratch.  Having more time to read. Enjoying the wonderful virtual museum tours. Doing virtual Safaris at Kruger. Sleeping better due to lack of plane noise. Listening to neighbours having time to play with their children.

Sean Wales ● 2378d10 Comments ● 2376d

Marmite lovers

Just bought a jar of Marmite Peanut Butter and I'm hooked, absolutely yummy ! I got the Smooth but would've also bought the Cruchy as well if it had been available.Breakfast tomorrow is Sourdough Toast and Marmite Peanut Butter. Who in Chiswick is a Marmite Lover or Hater ?

Loraine Pemberton ● 2380d34 Comments ● 2376d

Tips/recycling centres reopening?

I've been reading in the press that recycling centres are being reopened. Cant find any evidence that's happening around here though. Anyone got any ideas/heard anything?

Birna Helgadottir ● 2378d7 Comments ● 2377d

Prof Chris Whitty LIVESTREAM ONLY NOW lecture

google Gresham college and watch in progress now

Claudia Jachtmann ● 2379d12 Comments ● 2377d

Social distancing NOT

Decided to go into M&S this afternoon as the queue was only small. Soon found out why. It was rammed inside with people practically bumping into each other. Really what's the point of forming distancing queues outside shops when it's a free for all inside.

Julie Mitchell ● 2377d11 Comments ● 2377d

Cavapoo breeders

Can anyone recommend a good breeder? We would like a dog in 2021... thanks

Emma Elizabeth ● 2378d5 Comments ● 2377d

Tarantella Elliott rd

Open for coffee pizza and flour etc.Lovely takeaway tonight.

Jon morris ● 2381d4 Comments ● 2377d

The James Smith-Jones Appeal Fund

In this time of crisis and world upheaval let us not forget the ignored and ridiculed for surely they are worthy of our constant attention ?Please give generously.

Ben Gemmingen ● 2377d15 Comments ● 2377d

When all is quite

Ruth is still trending https://twitter.com/hardyjohn/status/1255427929586184192

Julian Pavey ● 2380d33 Comments ● 2377d

Chiswick fire fighters

Inspired by Captain Tom, running an epic journey to nowhere. Brilliant👏👏👏👏👏👏

Rima Jones ● 2378d2 Comments ● 2378d

Museums in Quarantine

If you're missing a regular trip to a museum or art gallery then I thoroughly recommend these four BBC2 programmes. The last one (tonight) comes from the British Museum but previous episodes from the two London Tates and the Ashmoleon are on the iPlayer.Props to whoever thought this up and got it done so swiftly.

Susan Kelly ● 2379d5 Comments ● 2378d

Plants - bit unfair

M & S had a big display of bedding plants and vegetable plants outside today. Many people buying but it does seem a bit unfair on local garden centres who can’t open.Wheelers are doing a fantastic job delivering locally, probably to keep their heads above water.

Susan Jacques ● 2379d17 Comments ● 2378d

Visors for the NHS

Hounslow Borough Neighbourhood Watch AssociationPlease follow and help if you can. Thank you https://www.instagram.com/hounslownwatch/ https://twitter.com/HounslowNWatch https://www.facebook.com/HounslowNWatch/

Ahmed Kassem ● 2383d2 Comments ● 2378d

UK on top

After Italy (which is on the way down the curve!)and the US the UK has the most cases of death due to Cov19,I know lots will say it is in the counting and testing, but there is no excuse, they failed miserably. It started way back when they cut back on NHS and PPE stock and goes on with politician who are unable to make decisions, the whole time there are promises after promises, The PM, after illness and now on paternity leave, has not faced a questioning, the Parliament thought it will go on an Easter-break instead of staying on and face the crisis.  

Silvia Kinner ● 2380d71 Comments ● 2378d

Boys clothes and toys available

I have a large bag of good quality boys clothes (9-11) and toys available but can’t seem to find an organisation willing or needing to take them. I can imagine that without charity shops open there just be an avenue to provide these to those in need? Does anyone perhaps know of any - food banks can’t manage distribution of clothing items. Thanks Kim

Kim Ouzman ● 2378d0 Comments ● 2378d

..The Meaning of Life Part Two – Lockdown..

Being currently alive, I have decided I'm nowhere near ready to die - or for life to go on as it did before.   So if some official government zoo keeper comes round this house with a key to unlock my cage I'm bloody well not coming out.Not blinkin'  likely.  Not for anyone.  They'll have to drag me out kicking and screaming.  I'm staying put right here in the corner.  With my stash of wine, the fridge full of the best grub money can buy around Turnham Green, girls running around like Delia Smith times two and cooking up a storm -  and I don't give a monkey's left gonad what the rest of you do or what's going on in the rest of the world.I'm staying put!It's bloody dangerous out there.  Especially for the likes of me but also for most other daft oldies.  These covids mean business.  Whoever sent them and wherever they came from they 'aint very  nice.  Not at all nice.  Nasty as a matter of fact.  Plain nasty.  They don't like us.  They've got a taste for wrinkles.So until some clever sod comes up with some sort of 100% covid killer spray and/or some snazzy sharp jab down the health centre that's guaranteed to see off any stray bug that finds it's way up my right nostril whilst I'm not looking.  Or down me earhole – I'm staying locked up!   Or down.  Or wherever it is that's safe...   D'you hear! Monty Python was right all along..  The meaning of life is NOT death..Not this week anyway.  Not if I can help it.Economy or no economy...So there..

Stuart Kerr ● 2388d13 Comments ● 2378d

Trump is right !

It grates to agree with him but what he's just said about a lab in Wuhan is right.Julian and myself have been following two guys on youtube who lived in China for 10-14 years ,serpentza and laowhy86,who talked about this  at least a month ago.They are live  online now.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq6oIZe3w6E&feature=push-lsb&attr_tag=EbfrY7zgjlBoGMSi%3A6

Ben Gemmingen ● 2379d36 Comments ● 2378d

Smeg Cooker Engineer.

Anyone know a good local engineer to repair a SMEG cooker? I have no idea if this is the sort of thing that is allowed under lockdown but it certainly feels like an emergency now that the oven is dead! I imagine as the lockdown carries on thsi sort of thing is going to happen more and more.

Michael Laird ● 2379d5 Comments ● 2379d

1918 Spanish Flu

I heard a good radio programme about this earlier today. BBC World Service The Forum. The parallels are interesting. A comment by one of the writers seemed particularly apt. Fake news is free. Real news is behind a paywall. MB - something to ponder on?

Katrina Black ● 2379d14 Comments ● 2379d