Just...................whatever

halfwise wrote:AHA!  There's your hook.  Go at least partly into that story as a framing device.  That's got sex and scandal.  Then drape your artists into that story.  Did she have anything to do with the artists from Europe coming in?

No, I was kidding. That king and Anna was the dad of the one I studied. That was King Mongkut, he had black teeth and looked nothing like Yul Brynner.

I see that the younger one wasn't very happy with Anna's book, though I would think he would be one that she tutored. But black teeth is interesting. Italians pining for home cooked food would be interesting. Then you shovel in the art history around that. Might take you 10 years but you may have another book.

halfwise wrote:Ah, 4 small nozzles - too small to see in that video.   I could swear I saw somewhere an entire engine that would swivel.

You might be thinking of the F35B (basically the Harrier replacement). On that the entire rear nozzle routes down and at the same time a big chunk on the top open up exposing a big fan.

Fuck this.

~97° F? At least it's not humid! (Or is it?)

Not humid. Unlike NYC which will be a few degrees cooler but feel much hotter....for the next two weeks.

its 40 degrees here and it will be for the next two weeks. So fuq dat.

Humidity is about 31% so not too bad in that department. But sitting at a computer all day and no air con is just shit.

Office day tomorrow so get the air con although it is supposed to be a bit cooler.

The hamlet is having its annual party almost under my bedroom window in the piazza, lots of people eating and a band playing serious honky tonk. Its a covid party, so not going.

Outdoors should be relatively safe. At some point you need to get on with life.

Nope not doing that. Too risky, they were all bunched up talking loudly and coughing on each other. Super spreading event.

Oh, right.  Italians in normal conversation.  Whole different world.

Even so, better to move on with life.

not doing that until its safe.

{{ Late to the party but congratulations Figg on getting published, I'm so chuffed for you Well done. }}

thanks Petty.

Had covid for the last week. Apart from a tickly throat and the lack of taste I've been fine. Guess I've been one of the lucky ones.
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I am glad its not too bad for you Chris. Maybe you were vaccinated and that helped?

I had the omicron version (I assume) a few weeks ago. Finrod got it a week after. I took a home test the first day I felt sick, just to be sure. It didn’t feel like a normal flu.

No loss of taste or smell, no fever to speak of. But worn out and mostly sleeping for 5 days. Coughing before and after. Took a few days to feel back to normal.

Don't know where I picked it up. I had been to Scarborough with the kids' marching band for the Long Awaited Trip To England. All on all it was five airports, two hotels, a day in Flamingoland, and queueing for busses and passport checks and so on. Still waiting for Heathrow to cough up the rest of our luggage and instruments.
Was technically in Manchester, but only passing in a bus to the airport.

Kids didn't get sick, but son was coughing. Kids have one vaccine, we have two.

Had all 3 jabs. Probably go for the 4th.

With the world as it is I am sure I will get it again and that is fine. I am sure I will get other, worse things that I haven't worried about up to this point and my immune system needs the practise.

Went to a concert in London recently as was very surprised I didn't pick it up, maybe I did and recent infection meant I fought it off quickly.

Either way, bring on the next virus fight!!

Amarië wrote:I had the omicron version (I assume) a few weeks ago. Finrod got it a week after. I took a home test the first day I felt sick, just to be sure. It didn’t feel like a normal flu.

No loss of taste or smell, no fever to speak of. But worn out and mostly sleeping for 5 days. Coughing before and after. Took a few days to feel back to normal.

Don't know where I picked it up. I had been to Scarborough with the kids' marching band for the Long Awaited Trip To England. All on all it was five airports, two hotels, a day in Flamingoland, and queueing for busses and passport checks and so on. Still waiting for Heathrow to cough up the rest of our luggage and instruments.
Was technically in Manchester, but only passing in a bus to the airport.

Kids didn't get sick, but son was coughing. Kids have one vaccine, we have two.

oh Scarborough cool! did you like it?

Other than a song and a beach, what has Scarborough got that makes it worth visiting?

halfwise wrote:Other than a song and a beach, what has Scarborough got that makes it worth visiting?

A whole lot. It has a mediaeval castle on the cliff top, small cute fishing village, a port full of fishing vessels and salty seadogs, long miles of firm golden sand, sea weedy rock pools, spa resort with bandstand, tons of large white Victorian villas, 2 funicular railways, tacky but fun seaside funfair, fresh fish and chips, envigorating sea air, friendly people, good climate, flower filled parks, a long seaside promenade, and an indefinable atmosphere of shabby 19th century grandeur. Its fabulous.

Can't get that just thumbing through google earth.