Hi Hattie and Selsey, a reminder this great programme starts tomorrow night (26th) at 9.00pm BBC2...........enjoy!

Get one of these and you can visit your family whenever you want

Marianne Whyte

November 16, 2019

Dog Poisoned by the Diffuser

Saturday night I got home late and my dog didn't recognize me. Being a nanny I thought I woke him up and he was having a night terror. Sunday, he was still acting weird. I realized that I had been running my new diffuser and decided to turn it off. Sunday afternoon, he was feeling better.

Today at work, my dog sitter said that he wouldn't come out from under the bed. It was very odd as he is a happy dog.

I came from work early and again, he was very confused about who I was.

So I took him to emergency vet.

It turns out that the tea tree oil I was using in the diffuser is toxic for dogs. Thankfully the test showed that his liver was ok but we weren't out of the woods yet. He was given fluids under his skin to get the toxins out.

The vet and the poison control are saying that they see these cases often now that the popularity of essential oil is growing.

Please make sure that the essential oils you are burning are not toxic for your pets.

Here is a list of essential oils not to use if you have a dog at home

Anise (Pimpinella anisum)

Birch (Betula)

Bitter Almond (Prunus dulcis)

Boldo (Peumus boldus)

Calamus (Acorus calamus)

Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora)

Cassia (Cassia fistula)

Chenopodium (Chenopodium album)

Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)

Garlic (Allium sativum)

Goosefoot (Chenopodium murale)

Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)

Hyssop (Hyssopus sp. with the exception of Decumbens)

Juniper (Juniperus sp. with the exception of Juniper Berry)

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)

Mustard (Brassica juncea)

Oregano (Origanum vulgare)

Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)

Red or White Thyme

Rue (Ruta graveolens)

Santolina (Santolina chamaecyparissus)

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

Savory (Satureja)

Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)

Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia)

Terebinth (Pistacia palaestina)

Thuja (Thuja occidentalis)

Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)

Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Please share this story as it may save someones precious furry family member

So lovely

64000 holidays cancelled, 2500 jobs lost, dozens of hotels closed down.
My friends and I have had lots of holidays with them.

The new high street?

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Watching some CNN last night. US unemployment is over 35 million, more than the population of Canada. But now all 50 states have started to re-open and former employees are being offered their old jobs back. But they have a dilemma. For a lot of the low paid workers like hospitality and shop staff the unemployment money is 3 times what their wages would be.
One woman interviewed says she earned about $150 a week working but was getting $350 on unemployment. She'd been able to pay off all her debts. Now she's been offered her job back she didn't know what to do. Said she would rather earn her money rather than live on handouts but the amoint she would lose was making her think twice.

Social distancing

Here’s how one Austrian cyclist kept himself busy at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAHQY2FHcOo&feature=youtu.be

Can't get plain or self-raising flour anywhere so I am considering trying one of the alternatives but which one! Does anyone cook with them and, if so, which is the best. Also do I need to add baking power?

I think they should.

Asian groceries limit 3 items.

Interesting article.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/20/immigration-bill-ministers-care-workers-covid-19

Any more to add re beaches... lockdown easing.. schools etc

No new cases on Monday. Time to reopen schools, shops and workplaces.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-new-cases-london-public-health-england-covid-19-a9523876.html

From today it's assumed you are happy to donate your organs when you die. You have to opt out if you don't want to donate.

Has anybody any input regarding electric wheelchairs to be used outside. Thank you.

Will any of the Brexit voters on here be doing their patriotic duty and pick much needed fruit and veg now all the Johny Foreigner types they didnt want here no longer want to help us in our hour of need.

Was too hot to walk home with my essential food shopping today so got the bus back. Now I totally understand them putting tape across to keep people away from the driver. But on today's bus some of the pairs of seats were blocked off by string. It seemed to be totally random which ones were blocked off. Couldn't see the point of it. Don't bus drivers trust passangers to not sit next to each other, or directly behind.
A more sensible idea would be block off every other row of 4.
I'm taking scissors with me next time.

Thought members would like to see how people are coping with the new rules

This has been another good series so far. You have to overlook the pretense that well known retirees are really going to upsticks from the UK and spend the rest of their life in India.
This year they are all stayng at a Haveli in Pondicherry ( Pudacherry) called Gratitude. I looked it up expecting it to be expensive but its only 4 lakh rupees to stay there. That's only £40 a night. Looks a nice place for a holiday.

Just been sent a new photo of Boris

Anyone know what this red thing is. It was on a centipede and killed it

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If World War 2 happened today

I thought this new song may make us all think 🤔

https://youtu.be/E0AkcG1SYDE

The Eurovision Song Contest would've been on tonight. All the artists that would've performed have the option to return next year but have to perform a diffeerent song. Don't think our song, My Last Breath by John Newman, stood a chance. Having heard 30 seconds of each song most of them are better or more catchy than ours.
This one would've got my vote.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj8gyA1E6II

What do members think about the demonstrations today

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1283129/london-news-lockdown-hyde-park-protest-met-police-coronavirus-covid-19-latest-uk-news/amp

Live football is back on free to view television.
The Bundesliga on BT Sport.
Currently all sports channels are free because of the loss of live sport.
Wonder how long before Sky and Virgin start charging again. Hopefully not until UK sports starts.

I am catching up on quite a few old recorded programs. Advise: when shopping on Amazon it is worth looking at foreign websites as sometimes great savings can be located.

Just to let everyone know who loves this programme that the wonderful David Olusoga is back with another 'A house through time'..........BBC2 Tuesday the 26th of this month. I for one can't wait, fascinating!

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Last thing I’d want but...

Yesterday there were only 24 new cases of Covid-19 in London.. The R is down to 0.4. I reckon by June life will be back to the real normal.

The non-politician on Question Time last night had some good points. He said people are getting obsessed with wanting everything to be 100% safe before they go back to their previous way of life, school, work etc. He said 100% safe is impossible and we may have to get used to living with the virus around us.

I think it's because Europe has not had to live with something deadly before. We need to learn to be more like Africans and Asians who get on with their lives knowing there's Malaria, Ebola, Dengue Fever and deadly snakes.

Silly virus news item. Police are threatening to caution people who step into the road to avoid other pedestrians on the footpath.

Does anyone know what is going to happen for the over 75 years? Has it been put on hold as not yet received any details. ---They always quicker on fining people rather then explanations.

Have just noticed that on a lot of comments the posters location is missing - it just says the distance away, I wonder why.

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https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-restaurant-experiment-shows-how-quickly-covid-19-spreads-11988058

https://www.linkedin.com/content-guest/article/saving-your-health-one-mask-time-peter-tippett-md-phd/?fbclid=IwAR0zuRxG5ljqHrrq16RJoXa3EfcQ0gZf-ggbfsOdapzwxSoAL31a7zbtcjw

WE'LL DRINK AGAIN
DON'T KNOW WHERE
DON'T KNOW WHEN
BUT I KNOW WE'LL DRINK AGAIN
SOME SUNNY DAY.

Thought for the day!

You can view peoples houses that are for sale.
You can have tradespeople come to your house.
You can play golf - but only with one other person
You can be a passenger in another persons car but only if you both have the windows open and don't look at each other.

...with the belt the wrong way.

Got a new pair of belted chinos from Jacamo. Fit perfectly so could wear without the belt. Went to do up belt and realised they had threaded it the wrong way. They had the buckle on my right, which is wrong.

The Breakfast team were talking to Luca Vialli in a video call this morning when Louise Munchkin noticed the game of Perudo on the bookshelves behiind. She said, "is that Perudo behind you. Love playing that with the family." Luca replies "yes, we do as well".
I'm thinking, never even heard of the game.
Anyone?

I personally feel things have been relaxed too early and I think the number by 3 weeks will rise as today we’re at 3400 new cases which is down admittedly but 621 deaths still. I think the numbers of both the cases and the deaths will definitely be up by three weeks time… Who actually thinks the numbers will continue to go down Over the coming weeks now that people are being allowed out a lot more and do you think the R number will stay the same get lower or get higher?

‘Cats’ will be available on YouTube for 48 hours starting May 15 at 7pm BST (2pm EDT, 4am AEST), except for in the UK, where it will be available for 24 hours only.

------Just a reminder. ------Had it happen to me in the past few days.----twice--- did wonder why I had not heard the phone. Checked on "who called" and copied the following.
What are scams using missed calls and text messages from unknown numbers?

Missed call scams start by ringing your phone and hanging up so quickly that you can’t answer the call in time. Your phone registers a missed call and you probably won’t recognise the number. People will often then call the number back to find out who it is. Apart from being a nuisance, the missed call can lead to a scam in two ways

The number you call back may be redirected to a premium rate service (a number that starts with 09) without your knowledge, which means you will be charged a lot of money per minute.

The number may tell you that you have won a prize of some sort and give you another number to call to ‘claim’ your prize, but they may not tell you how much the call will cost. This second number may be a premium rate number, again charging you a lot of money to get your prize.
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Text message scams work by sending you a text message from a number you may not recognise, but the content of the message could sound like it’s from a friend—for instance "Hi, it’s John. I’m back! When do you want to catch up?" or "Hey big fella, happy birthday!". Another common tactic is for a text message to sound like someone flirting with you. Many people reply asking who it is and end up engaging in a lengthy SMS exchange with the scammer. Only later do they find out that they have been charged a high rate both for messages they sent (sometimes there are also charges for messages received as well).

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Some women are gossiping whilst sat around a four legged table. There are two mums, two daughters, one grandmother and one granddaughter.
How many legs are under the table?