Happy Christmas everyone. Just eaten a fine meal (thank you Mrs L ), now waiting for a Zoom session with the family. If your day is as good as mine, you'll be doing fine!

Steve

Dog walked in cold sunshine, clouds disappearing over the horizon. Arrived home to find some deal or other had been done. And according to NORAD, Santa is currently heading for the Maldives having already delivered almost 2 billion gifts.

Steve

Clouds started to build up shortly after Mrs L. told me that I've got to walk the dog today because she's too busy in the kitchen.

Steve

Just got back from doing exactly that. At least it didn't start raining until I was in the shop. The locally brewed beer strategically placed near the checkout was tempting. Then I remembered that the beer cupboard is already full, with more on top ...

Steve

MSM? Had to do a [insert your favourite search engine] search to find what it is. Still wondering why anyone, in any circumstances, should want to watch a dietary supplement for treating arthritis.

Steve

Has the camera had a knock recently? Are the other focus points absolutely symmetrical or offset in the same direction as the centre point? It sounds like something is out of alignment. My K3 centre focus point is dead centre and always has been.

Steve

Excellent little story, HG . Why couldn't Radio Leeds find a reader with a Yorkshire accent???

Covid comment seems a bit unfair, though. We're all in this together. People have been suffering all over the country, including London and the SE. And plenty of people south of Watford Gap have been feeling that nobody cares about them.

What's different now is a change in the virus that makes it much more difficult to control than before. Slowing its spread through the country seems sensible. So sensible that Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the West Midlands Conurbation Local Resilience Forum and some other local authorities north of Watford Gap have said that anyone arriving from a Tier 4 area on or after 18 December should self-isolate for 10 days.

As for Christmas Day, a lot of people will be working over Christmas to keep hospitals, care homes, electicity, gas, water, broadband etc. etc. going. No chance of any of them taking advantage of even the little relaxation in rules that the rest of us are getting. Let's all spare a thought for them over the next few days.

Pity that the virus won't be taking a day off at Christmas...

The future will be better... eventually.

Steve

A+ for creativity .

But what was swarf doing in the kitchen? Are you having lessons from Heston Blumenthal??

Steve

Meanwhile, in the world of really important things ...

A while ago, my son in law asked his 5 year old daughter to hide the Christmas present for his wife. 5 year old hid it. And now she can't remember where . Unlike Brexit deals, the deadline for finding it can't be changed.

Steve

Two slices of meat, one slice of bread inside - the negative sandwich! You first heard it here, folks!!!

Don't try a negative pint, though, beer isn't rigid enough .

Steve