Recent content by Spineynorman

At 3m vaccinations per week (say) that would take it to about 47m by the end of April, maybe everyone over the age of 25 although that may be skewed by all sorts of factors, reluctance of some communities / groups to have the vaccine, ongoing supply etc ? Be interesting to see what people's...

There was an amusing (to me anyway) quote on "Gogglebox" that the guy said he must book a day's holiday for the day in June after "all" of the restrictions are lifted, implying a big party .. It strikes me that, for many, the "cat is out of the bag", they are counting down days until pubs are...

The experience of myself and my wife in our shopping (not large supermarkets) is that, since the introduction of compulsory face coverings, many seem to assume it to be a a replacement for social distancing for some reason (feeling of invulnerability ?). I may have missed something but I thought...

In terms of leisure I was looking forward to a day at one of the cricket pilots (1,000 spectators in a 25,000 capacity stadium), all outdoors, no concourses necessary to traverse, distancing no problem but that has been halted. I am struggling to fathom how that can pose more of a risk to myself...

Yes I went to a Turkish restaurant yesterday evening (Thursday) precisely because it was not an "offer" night and not the weekend and it was quieter I suspect although by no means empty. I am also picking places that I know have layouts that lend themselves to reasonable distancing and are less...

I recently travelled first class on a late night Virgin Voyager service from Llandudno Junction to Birmingham and was served a pot of tea (the last time I got a pot of tea on a train was on Hull Trains if I recall) and a pleasant cake. Alcohol was freely available but I declined as I was trying...

I very occasionally travel through Witton station late at night and, in fact late at night on various lines. There are several factors that make stations late at night feel uneasy to me. 1) Unstaffed (I can't say I'd fancy staffing some of them though), 2) The platforms accessible only from one...