Bell's Banter 2021

[Gerard C]

Fresh news: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens...torm-1.5892153
Sometimes people remember they are people and there are people.

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by zefarelly

skint after Christmas, and wet enough after to December ?

Nope just never felt the need to drink, especially with the pubs closed

[andy97]

Originally Posted by S griffin

So how's everyone's Dry January going? I made it 27 days, before finally having my first drink of 2021 last night

We are still going until next weekend. The extra few days is because we had a planned break of one night on our wedding anniversary.

[midgetman]

I have stopped drinking on week nights. I don't normally notice a problem, but last night something got on top of me and I lapsed. Couple of glasses of plonk.

But it's Friday! Tin of 6X beckons What's that you say? Friday is a weekday? Pshaw, not in the Maxian Calendar.

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[Peter Mallett]

Likewise, I only drink at weekends. In the middle east where I spent many years the weekend starts on Thursday evening and finishes on Friday night, when the European weekend starts. Convenient or coincidence?

[S griffin]

Since drinking alcohol is pretty much a no no in the Middle East, it probably is just a coincidence

[andy97]

Originally Posted by MGDavid

we had our Oxford AZ vaccinations today :-)
Please sir can I go racing? Anywhere?

Rallies now being cancelled that were planned for mid June!

I think that’s because they were closed road events that required planning effort from local authorities now (road closure plans etc) and their staff are too busy at the moment. Race meetings should be easier to get the go ahead.
However, all the indications seem to be that we are going to be in lockdown until mid March so CSCC at the end of March at Snetterton may be one of the first.

Anecdotal evidence around this way also seems to suggest that people seem to think that once they have been vaccinated they don’t need to comply with the lock down rules. But, as I understand it, whether vaccinated or not and until told other wise, we are all still supposed to social distance, wear masks, wash hands, work from home unless impossible not to and not make any journeys that are not essential.

[Peter Mallett]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Since drinking alcohol is pretty much a no no in the Middle East, it probably is just a coincidence

Actually no. The only country to impose a non alcohol rule is Saudi, where I have never worked. Everywhere else where I have been including Qatar and the UAE (excluding Sharjah where I drove through) permits alcohol consumption with a licence.

[midgetman]

Originally Posted by andy97

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Anecdotal evidence around this way also seems to suggest that people seem to think that once they have been vaccinated they don’t need to comply with the lock down rules. But, as I understand it, whether vaccinated or not and until told other wise, we are all still supposed to social distance, wear masks, wash hands, work from home unless impossible not to and not make any journeys that are not essential.

As far as I understand it, in some people the vaccine only reduces the severity of the illness, and there is no information on whether it prevents transmission. Therefore the masks and social distancing are going to be with us for a long while yet.

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[andy97]

Originally Posted by midgetman

As far as I understand it, in some people the vaccine only reduces the severity of the illness, and there is no information on whether it prevents transmission. Therefore the masks and social distancing are going to be with us for a long while yet.

Agreed, and the hospitality/ holiday sector is going to take a long time to recover.

Don’t think I am due a vaccination until April but even after that I have no desire to go back to working in offices, and certainly not travelling by tube. In my line of work, working remotely has largely worked fine.

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Actually no. The only country to impose a non alcohol rule is Saudi, where I have never worked. Everywhere else where I have been including Qatar and the UAE (excluding Sharjah where I drove through) permits alcohol consumption with a licence.

What about Bahrain? They don’t spray champagne or at least didn’t when F1 went there

[Peter Mallett]

Originally Posted by S griffin

What about Bahrain? They don’t spray champagne or at least didn’t when F1 went there

Wet. Wetest of wet things in a wet place. Abu Dhabi? Some fantastic bars and restaurants, likewise Dubai. Qatar is a little more conservative but you can still buy "liquor" as they call it, with a licence.

[john ruston]

I don’t think people understand that for many years the price of booze was lower in Dubai/Abu Dhabi than Europe. At one point it was better to pay people in Fosters vouchers!
Qatar and Oman were a bit tougher.

[Peter Mallett]

Not to mention Sadiqui in Saudi.

[john ruston]

Saudi was A&E’s major export market twenty years ago .
They were the Middle East’s major booze sellers.

[bauble]

People and their priorities!

[Peter Mallett]

🥂🥃🍻🍺🍹🍸🍾🍷

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by bauble

People and their priorities!

I think it's what they call Lockdown Boredom, Bob! Just think of what they would be talking about otherwise!

Are you relieved you didn't get the AstroZeneca jab now we know(!) it's not safe for over 65's??

You've probably heard the EU has completely screwed-up it's vaccine supply, so unless it manages to steal some from the UK, we'll be a long time waiting whilst they busily blame everyone else. Useless mob...

[bauble]

Nighty, night.

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

Are you relieved you didn't get the AstroZeneca jab now we know(!) it's not safe for over 65's??

Surely it's only your poor excuse for a President, Macron, who says that; not the scientists?

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Mike Harte

Surely it's only your poor excuse for a President, Macron, who says that; not the scientists?

Our miserable little president doesn't say anything much these days - not sure he even exists!

Have you not seen the rumpus that's going on? It's some German non-entity who claims AstraZeneca is not safe for over 65's.

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by S griffin

What about Bahrain? They don’t spray champagne or at least didn’t when F1 went there

Alcohol is not banned - but advertising of alcohol is.

Waard have the advertising rights for their rosewater drink instead.

[midgetman]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

Our miserable little president doesn't say anything much these days - not sure he even exists!



Have you not seen the rumpus that's going on? It's some German non-entity who claims AstraZeneca is not safe for over 65's.

That was a misrepresentation. Apparently only 8% of the pre-release tests were on over 65s and the German newspapers took it to be only an 8% protection rate. The German regulators simply said that there wasn't enough data to confirm its efficacy.

This was plenty to start up the Boris Hater Bandwagon on Twitter! Accusations of "pensioner murder" and "rushed through for political reasons" abounded. I'm no Boris Lover, but that's such tosh.

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[MGDavid]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

I think it's what they call Lockdown Boredom, Bob! Just think of what they would be talking about otherwise!

Are you relieved you didn't get the AstroZeneca jab now we know(!) it's not safe for over 65's??

You've probably heard the EU has completely screwed-up it's vaccine supply, so unless it manages to steal some from the UK, we'll be a long time waiting whilst they busily blame everyone else. Useless mob...

UvdL being of German parentage should know the rules - we had our towel on the beach 3 months before them

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by MGDavid

UvdL being of German parentage should know the rules - we had our towel on the beach 3 months before them

She would probably have forgotten to take her towel, so would have to steal somebody else's!