What can be done to rid Social Media of the racist scourge and make the humans behind the names/handles more accountable?

During the summer of 2021 petrol pumps will be changing. You can still use E5 petrol (97 + octane) which should still be obtainable from most filling stations labelled as E5.

However there will be E10 petrol, consisting of 95 octane petrol containing up to 10% renewable ethanol (which will help to reduce CO2 emissions) on pumps labelled E10.

Here is the Government information about E10 petrol:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/e10-petrol-explained

Here is a vehicle checker to see if your car is compatible with E10 petrol (most will be) :
https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-e10-petrol

A bloke goes into a bar alone, orders a pint, and sits by the bar to drink it. It is a quiet night, with only one couple sitting by a table some distance away.

While he takes a sip of his pint, he hears a voice whisper, "Mmm, nice tie!"

He looks round, but he is alone. He takes another sip, and hears a voice say, "Mmm, nice suit!"

He looks round quickly, but he is completely alone.

He peers over the bar but there is no sign of the barman or anyone else. He is more than a little bemused.

As he takes his third sip, he hears the same voice say, "Mmm, nice haircut!"

At this point he is completely spooked and calls out to the barman, who emerges from the back room.

He explains what has happened.

The barman replies, "Yes sir, don't worry. It's only the peanuts - they are complimentary."

Boris having press conference at 5. Don't tell me, freedom day today - complete lockdown next Monday 🤣

This reminded me of my own children

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdpo1G1m/

“Panorama” tonight. 1,000s of race horses regularly slaughtered. Sickens me the way people, including a lot of drunken men and women at the races, who go betting on these beautiful animals, and Greyhounds with some ending up boiled alive in China, but most haven’t a clue or even care what happens to them afterwards. One thing in the Queen’s favour, her horses always have a good life after their money making days are over. When trainers say horses get a great life, treated well, oh yes until they’re no longer any use. No Freedom Day for them unless they have an exceptional pedigree.
God I hate this cruel world ... children and animals being abused daily.

This woman was in Australia to take part in Big Brother.
She has refused to comply with mask wearing regulations and said she would open her hotel room door naked and without a mask to scare the staff.
The TV company has confirmed that she has been sacked from the programme.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-57883692.amp

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57878910

Should he be allowed to start speaking publicly again?

Have you changed anything yourself or noticed anything different?

Are you still taking any of the precautions you were or have you opened up completely?

To me there is no difference between today and yesterday. I will still buy and use masks as I have been and sanitising wherever I go.

GRAHAM BRADY, Chairman of the Tory 1922 Committee

A few highlights for anyone who thinks the article is too long to read.

“Almost nobody is asking the serious questions about whether facemasks are actually effective in stopping the spread of Covid. Until very recently, both the World Health Organisation and the public health authorities in this country were saying there was very little evidence in favour of wearing them.”

“The experience of different US states is instructive. California covered up and Florida didn’t, but it was the Sunshine State that emerged in better shape from the pandemic.”

“Many (UK) politicians and advisers will admit privately that the policy change compelling people to wear masks was not really about the spread of infection at all but about the psychological effect that they would have. That real purpose is social control – to provide a constant reminder to maintain distance from other people. To maintain a state of anxiety that leaves people more likely to comply with the restrictions that might otherwise be resisted or forgotten.”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-9798365/GRAHAM-BRADY-believe-real-purpose-masks-social-control-time-stop-fear.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9795569/Statins-cut-risk-severe-Covid-19-study-finds.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9790983/Worlds-3D-printed-steel-footbridge-unveiled-Amsterdams-Red-Light-District.html

• A gay man alleged he had been ripped off by a drug dealer because of his sexuality.
• In Norfolk, a Portuguese national said an unknown person had deliberately left a burger bun on their driveway ‘due to their ethnicity’.

In total, 10,840 non-crime hate incidents were logged last year, bringing the total in the past five years to 120,000 – but Freedom of Information requests sent to 43 police forces in England and Wales failed to identify a single crime that had been solved as a result.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9798849/Man-gets-racial-hatred-police-record-whistling-Bob-Builder-theme-tune.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9799771/Child-killer-Colin-Pitchfork-WONT-sex-offenders-register-freed-days.html

The last post on Silverstone was closed before I saw it.

141,000 people (mainly) driving to Silverstone to see big boys’ Scalextric. In view of the desperate need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all sources, is it time to stop motor sports or at least stop vast numbers travelling to see events?
The same principle applies to other mass attendance events.

He won’t be self isolating as he is now taking part in a new trial - how convenient

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-covid-cases-lockdown-deaths-nhs-app/

I know a couple of people that really can’t cope with moving stairways or elevators.

An old link but the same concern
140,000 people, no social distancing a day before restrictions are removed. Following in the footsteps of the football ⚽️ and with numbers of positive cases now at 40,000 a day.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/24/british-grand-prix-to-take-place-in-front-of-140000-crowd-at-silverstone

Would you like to be there?

Haven’t seen this on National TV so apologise if others have!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/jailed-pc-21-years-service-21080250.amp

Do we still trust the police? Does it make us concerned 😟 or worried?

A mother, father and young son are visiting the circus. The elephants walk out into the circus ring and the little boy says to his mother, "What's that?"

"That's the elephant's tail," she replies.

"No, under the tail," says the youngster.

The mother is clearly embarrassed and says, "Oh, it's nothing."

The boy turns to his father and repeats the same question. His father looks and says, "That's the elephant's penis, son."

"So, why did mum say it was nothing?" asks the boy.

The father draws himself up to his full height and says, "Son, I've spoiled that woman."

Today in Wilko I was behind a man who was returning some items for a refund. Apparently his wife had already bought what was needed, so he was returning unopened his items. He also had the receipt. The total value was £32.
The checkout woman walked away with the receipt , maybe to talk to a manager, then came back. She said, "it's shop policy, but we cannot give refunds over £30". So the man said, "ok, I will keep these paintbrushes, then you can refund me for the rest". She said, "I'm not allowed to do that, I have to refund the whole receipt.". So he said, "what do I do, how do I get a refund?" She said, "You have to go to our larger Swanley branch, they will give you a full refund".

I can imagine now him going up to the customer service desk in Swanley and being told, "you bought these at Orpington, you have to go there for your refund".

A paper bag goes to the doctor and complains of feeling really ill. The doctor does a lot of tests and tells the paper bag to come back next week for the results.

The following week the paper bag is extremely distressed to be told by his doctor that he is HIV positive.

"But how can this be" he cries, "I'm only a paper bag".

"Well have you had unprotected sex in the last year" asks the doctor."

No, how can I?? he shouts "I'm only a paper bag"

"How about sharing needles, giving blood, anything like that"

"I've said to you before" the paper bag sobs "how can I, I'm only a paper bag"

"Ahhhh" says the doctor shaking his head sadly "as I suspected your mother must have been a carrier"

Claims it is a mild dose so far!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57874744

Posted here as people come from all over to visit Bluewater.
A2 near Bluewater between Bean and Gravesend to close for weekend due to bridge replacement
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/a2-to-close-for-weekend-near-bluewater-250814/

Joe Biden has stated that Social Media sites should not be available for the spread of mis-information and disinformation.

Claiming that "The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated." Biden has described the people who were mis-informing the public about the value of vaccination as "killing people."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57870778

Due to a gradual increase in cases of the Beta (South African) variant, fully vaccinated people returning from France to both England and Wales will still need to quarantine for ten days from Monday. They will also need to be tested on days two and eight.

This will be contrary to the lifting of rules for similarly vaccinated travellers returning from elsewhere in Amber zones.

It, therefore, looks as though the government will be monitoring what is happening abroad and will be selective in how to deal with returning travellers even after the end of most Covid related restrictions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57869880

A blonde guy gets home early from work and hears strange noises coming from the bedroom. He rushes upstairs to find his wife naked on the bed, sweating and panting.

"What's going on here?' he says.

"I'm think I'm having a heart attack," cries the woman.

He rushes downstairs to grab the phone, but just as he's dialling, his 4-year old son comes up and says, "Daddy! Daddy!, Uncle Ted's hiding in your wardrobe and he's got no clothes on!"

The guy slams the phone down and storms upstairs into the bedroom, past his screaming wife, and rips open the wardrobe door. Sure enough, there is his best pal, totally naked, cowering on the wardrobe floor.

"You IDIOT!!!," says the husband, "my wife's having a heart attack and you're running around naked and scaring the kids!"

In the past and when doing online health tests, I've been asked what my activity level is, ie low, medium, high. I never know what to say. I walk rather than drive, do a lot of gardening, play sports on Wii fit - it's more energetic than you might think - plus do the usual housework etc.

Is there a website/chart that's a bit more specific than just a picture of someone walking/exercising?

Are you worried about the consequences

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/ournhs/forget-the-spin-new-english-nhs-bill-is-all-about-cutting-our-right-to-healthcare/

Never seen force of water like this. The area looks like a war zone. Poor people.

https://www.itv.com/news/2021-07-15/six-killed-and-several-missing-in-major-german-floods

At 23:24 on Monday 5th July my wife said that she wasn't sure what was happening across the road as there were 2 cars and at least one person with a torch.
By the time I looked out there was just one car there, a mini.

As my neighbours opposite were away for a holiday, I was keeping an eye on their house, popping in, dealing with the post, opening and closing curtains etc..

As I went over to open the curtains on Tuesday 6th of July, I looked at the car parked there. It was a very smart vehicle, but the wheel arches at the front were missing. When I got back indoors, I had a look on my Ring doorbell recordings. I could see the mini, plus the car in front - also a mini.

The penny dropped. The car in the road had been stolen and cannibalised. So I called the police on 101, giving them the details.

This Tuesday, a week after my call, I rang 101 again. This time to ask if my previous call had been recorded by them as nothing has happened with the car, not even a "Police Aware" sticker.

I had spoken to my next door neighbour, who is more car savvy than myself. He told me that the car was worth between £30k and £35k.

So far the police have not been near the vehicle, they have not contacted me and appear not to be doing much to let the victim know his vehicle, whilst not intact, is in reasonably good condition. I am guessing, that he/she is probably quite heartbroken at "losing" their vehicle and would welcome news that it is comparatively safe. Similarly, the insurance company would be relieved.

Iver Heath and surrounding areas are covered by ANPR cameras. How easy would it be firbthe police to look up the time the car hit their cameras and check all other minis passing the same camera at a similar time. That would be a major clue to solving who stole it. Add to that any finger prints or DNA on the vehicle for ensuring a good prosecution. But there is nothing happening. I suspect that all the time the car has been abandoned it has been unlocked, so in theory anyone else could tamper with it!

I am very disappointed with Thames Valley Police over this matter.

Just read the ICO raided two properties and took away devices in their investigation into Hancocks whistle-blower. Some are saying this is a strike against free speech and that the public had the right to know about the affair. What do you think?

I've had a good few hours wandering around the gardens at Wisley.

The poppy was a beautiful purple colour which isn't reflected in the colour picked up by the sensor on my phone.

The butterfly was one of many to be seen wherever you were in the gardens.

I loved the rabbits, cut out of the trunk of a tree.

But one of the sweetest things was Mum Duck wandering around the cafe area with her 4 ducklings. She allowed them to eat out of my hand. No photographs of that, but a memory nevertheless.

I had spotted a Dahlia that I liked "Knockout". It looked lovely as I was wandering around. Unfortunately there were none in the Plant Shop so I couldn't buy any. I've now found a place online, so will probably be getting some soon.

Does anyone else get to Wisley at all?

There seems to be a shortage of these as I haven't been able to get them from Asda or Sainsburys or Iceland.
Has anyone else noticed this ? - or maybe it is just my area

Forgive me ".

Forgive me, if I sit and stare,

And I hardly know that you are there,

Forgive me if my shaking hand,

Will no longer do what I command.

Forgive me if my ageing brain,

Will not respond, and asks again,

Just what it is you want from me,

And why I am a `misery`.

Forgive me, if my older years,

Sometimes result in thoughtful tears,

Forgive me, if I drift away,

In memories of `yesterday`.

Forgive me, if my `slower` ways,

Bring you more, exasperating days,

I try to help, I really do,

But all I do, is hinder you.

Just sit with me, forget your task,

And hold my hand, that`s all I ask,

Just sit and talk, and listen too,

To what I want, to say to you.

For I am old, it won`t be long,

I soon will hear, the `angel`s song`,

And then your time, will be your own,

And maybe then, you will not frown.

Just sit awhile, and let me speak,

Before my voice, grows faint and weak,

Before my throat, gets sore and dry,

And just before, I start to cry.

Forgive me, that I ask of you,

Some of the things, you have to do,

Forgive me, for my stumbling walk,

And the slurring, sluggish way I talk.

Forgive me, if I `ramble on`,

Of better times, that have now gone,

Forgive me, if you cannot see,

How precious, - that you are to me.

Forgive me.

Mick.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/14/amazon-rainforest-now-emitting-more-co2-than-it-absorbs

The manager was in a bit of a quandary. He had to fire one of his employees strictly for financial reasons and was having a tough time deciding who it would be. Finally he had it narrowed down to either Debra or Jack, since they both had spouses in good positions and they would have the least trouble of all the employees financially. Instead of a coin toss, he decided that the first one to go to the water cooler would be the one who got the axe. Debra came in early that morning with a huge hangover from partying all night and getting no sleep, and naturally she goes straight to the water cooler to rehydrate.

The manager sighs and goes over to her. "Debra" he says, "I've never done this before, but I have to lay you or Jack off".

Debra looks at him and says "Well, could you Jack off? I've got a terrible headache".

On 19 and 20 July, MPs will debate the Nationality and Borders Bill. According to the Government, the Bill has three main objectives:

• To increase the fairness of the system to better protect and support those in need of asylum;

• To deter illegal entry into the United Kingdom, thereby breaking the business model of people smuggling networks and protecting the lives of those they endanger; and

• To remove more easily those with no right to be in the UK.

This debate will be the Bill's Second Reading, following its First Reading on 6 July.

I think we can still be proud of the foreign aid we are giving compared to these other countries.
The much larger countries below can’t compare, and look at the Canada and U.S. low figures.

After having their 11th child, an Irish couple decided that that was enough, as they couldn't afford a larger bed. So the husband went to his doctor and told him that he and his wife didn't want to have any more children ...

The doctor told him there was a procedure called a vasectomy that would fix the problem but it was expensive. A less costly alternative was to go home, get a large firecracker, light it, put it in a beer can, then hold the can up to his ear and count to 10.

The husband said to the doctor: "B'Jayzus, I may not be the smartest guy in the world, but I don't see how putting a firework in a beer can next to my ear is going to help me with my problem."

"Trust me, it will do the job", said the doctor.

So the man went home, lit a cracker and put it in a beer can. He held the can up to his ear and began to count:

"1, 2, 3, 4, ?5," at which point he paused, and placed the beer can between his legs so he could continue counting on his other hand.

This procedure also works, apparently, in New Zealand, and Tasmania.

There is a petition to make it a legal requirement when opening a new social media account, to provide a verified form of ID

This may upset some people 😃 😃

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/575833?fbclid=IwAR0XLrTpP2CCDWbc7Czzf8EgWQkxOuqjT3vorWnGWFVxwm-9qOkpPZtuEOM

Bullying hurts

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdVcsyFd/

I've discovered a way to keep the garden bug free .......build a nature garden for the grandchildren to see bugs and I guarantee you won't see any for about 3 months!! 🥴