Delta's Twentea-Twentea Break

[GORDON STREETER]

In my nearest town (Tunbridge Wells) there is a pub on the border where one of the bars is in Kent and the other in Sussex in different tier systems

[HRSTR5]

Originally Posted by delta

Talking of Tents and Pete's Movember. Have you seen our HRTR5 son Freddie Owen has been sleeping in his tent since March. Freddie is raising awareness and money for The Trussell Trust-just giving.com .Sure is getting cold at night.
I hope he gets a gong in the New Year Honors . He deserves it.You must be very proud James.

We are! He's been interviewed live on BBC Surrey, got an award for "Awesomeness" from Sara Cox on Radio 2 and been in local papers and couple of kids' magazines ... all very exciting for a 10 year old!

He's determined to see out the 12 months, he started on March 27th! We have got him some better kit, now it's getting cold again.

Raising money for a nationwide Foodbank charity called the Trussell Trust, over £6k so far, which will feed a few people for a short while ... if anyone were in a position to contribute we'd all be most grateful ... https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/freddie-owen123

[gary396]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Big thanks to Gary396 for hitting my Movember target, also thank you to Cliff and others who donated.

Happy to oblige Peter. Well done again!

[andy97]

Originally Posted by grantp

Everything around here is in Tier 3 - although what that means in reality is difficult to assess........

Donington was running a test day today but all track days seem to have been stopped.

Donington’s test day was planned before the announcement today ( and not the first one), although I must admit to thinking it’s a bit odd when supposedly in national lockdown, still.

Delta has spoken to Javelin about next Fridays track day and they were not sure but I have heard this evening that the Dukeries rally is supposed to be going ahead next weekend at Donington but without spectators.

[Colin McKay]

Being in Kent I'm in tier 3 despite the local figure being very low, but there have to be rules and they're complicated enough without breaking the country down into small units. People finding ways to justify bending the rules leave me speechless, the point is to survive, not find workarounds. I've just fallen out with friends who have jetted back from a fortnight in Dubai - "We needed a break because we've had a tough year" FFS! Under the rules (which apparently changed while they were away) they don't even have to isolate, pretty sure they wouldn't have anyway. They also live in Kent.

[GORDON STREETER]

One of the villages near to us (Groombridge blink and you will miss it) has two pubs less than a quarter of a mile of each other, one is in Kent and the other in Sussex, a crazy situation !!

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

In my nearest town (Tunbridge Wells) there is a pub on the border where one of the bars is in Kent and the other in Sussex in different tier systems

One of the villages near to us (Groombridge blink and you will miss it) has two pubs less than a quarter of a mile of each other, one is in Kent and the other in Sussex, a crazy situation !!
I think this IS a crazy situation. If you need to talk Gordon…

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by grantp

Everything around here is in Tier 3 - although what that means in reality is difficult to assess. I think people might realise they need to get creative in some way if they wish to have a business. Others may assume it is pointless and give up if their financial position is untenable.

So, assuming one can come up with an excuse to leave the house will is matter if one moves between Tier3 areas or are we supposed to stick to out own Tier3 areas only?

Answers on the back of a used £50 note please.

Donington was running a test day today but all track days seem to have been stopped.

Being also (it seems permanently) in a tier 3 area my understanding of the rules is that we we should limit our movements outside of our own houses completely as we are supposedly in a highly risky area. So moving to & within other (highly risky) tier 3 areas should be a big no-no. (But then, what do I know?)

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by andy97

Donington’s test day was planned before the announcement today ( and not the first one), although I must admit to thinking it’s a bit odd when supposedly in national lockdown, still.

Delta has spoken to Javelin about next Fridays track day and they were not sure but I have heard this evening that the Dukeries rally is supposed to be going ahead next weekend at Donington but without spectators.

It's funny seeing The Dukeries Rally mentioned. I recently digitised my old 35mm slide pictures from the last time I attended that event, in 1983!

[midgetman]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

Being also (it seems permanently) in a tier 3 area my understanding of the rules is that we we should limit our movements outside of our own houses completely as we are supposedly in a highly risky area. So moving to & within other (highly risky) tier 3 areas should be a big no-no. (But then, what do I know?)

I think that's what it's supposed to be. Given that Devizes was heaving today and that's when we're still fully locked down, I don't see much chance of it happening.

(Yes I know I must have been part of the problem to see it was busy. I was buying a ladder for the work Escape Committee and Mrs MM was shopping for essentials, so it was all legal. )

In fact Wiltshire's Lockdown 2 has been so successful that our infections per 100k have gone up from 80 to 130 during November. However with only 400k inhabitants that makes 520 ill people or 0.13% of the population so we're quite lucky. I think it does show that statistics can be meaningless unless given in context. Our rate of increase is quite high, but with such low numbers one chap infecting his wife and kids while all isolated at home and not spreading it outside the household can distort the percentage badly even though it doesn't particularly impact the public at large.

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[GORDON STREETER]

Be prepared for a scam from emails purporting to be from DPD, I am expecting all sorts of things to be delivered at the moment like a lot of the population and an email came in this morning saying that they couldn't deliver because we weren't in and reschedule with this link and use this 14 number tracking link.
However being the suspicious person that I am I phoned DPD with the false tracking number and was told that they are inundated with similar phone calls regarding the same thing. Just what we need at the moment

[S griffin]

We’ll see what happens. It’ll be hard for those in Tier 3. At least though we are starting to get out of lockdown. Just will be hard for those who have to go to different parts of the country for their job and the like. And some things have to go on.

Hopefully the second lockdown will have been worth it now. But it’s hard to see what more could have been done. At least we are seeing some areas getting less infections which can only be good. And with the vaccine coming we have more reason to hope. So here’s to great times ahead all things being well

[midgetman]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

Be prepared for a scam from emails purporting to be from DPD, I am expecting all sorts of things to be delivered at the moment like a lot of the population and an email came in this morning saying that they couldn't deliver because we weren't in and reschedule with this link and use this 14 number tracking link.

However being the suspicious person that I am I phoned DPD with the false tracking number and was told that they are inundated with similar phone calls regarding the same thing. Just what we need at the moment

Download the DPD app, it's really good and keeps you updated. DPD also give a 1 hour delivery slot and they rarely fail.



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[The Fat Clerk]

Funny old world, the Plum Pudding has been cancelled, but a new date @ the circuit is a No Limits Bike Trackday on the day after - Sunday 27th.
No rest for the wicked, they usually give us a good work out, falling off all round the circuit.

[delta]

Any news on Dec 4 th .

[Peter Mallett]

It's the day after Wednesday next week.

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

It's the day after Wednesday next week.

Now you've confused him - it's the day after Thursday. Either that or it is the day before Saturday!

[Peter Mallett]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

Now you've confused him - it's the day after Thursday. Either that or it is the day before Saturday!

Double bonus! I've confused me!

[delta]

Grow up you two .🤪

[Gerard C]

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

Now you've confused him - it's the day after Thursday. Either that or it is the day before Saturday!

A man rode into town on Thursday. Stayed 3 nights, and rode out on Thursday....

[midgetman]

Silly name for a horse anyway

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[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by midgetman

Silly name for a horse anyway

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Who said it was a horse? It might have been a little German scooter with big wheels - oh no, sorry, wrong thread!

[Peter Mallett]

It was dark and raining and the Knight had been drinking heavily when the landlord told him to leave. The Knight said "but I have no horse". The landlord replied, "You can use my Alsatian". The Knight's response? "Surely you wouldn't send a Knight out on a dog like this?".

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

It was dark and raining and the Knight had been drinking heavily when the landlord told him to leave. The Knight said "but I have no horse". The landlord replied, "You can use my Alsatian". The Knight's response? "Surely you wouldn't send a Knight out on a dog like this?".

The consequences of confinement are starting to show!