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Cake day: June 21st, 2023

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  • It’s definitely appearing as an option more on the pos terminals now that most people prefer to pay contactless rather than cash. I’ve only had one occasion where the gratuity was automatically added (ironically, on an occasion I would not tip because the service negatively impacted my meal and I had to strike it out) perhaps I’ve just been lucky.




  • I’ve only tested positive for it once, and that illness wasn’t even in the top 5 worst colds that year. I’ve had numerous shitty colds since, any one of them could have been Rona again, but I ether wasn’t infectious at the time I tested or it was after the point I stopped testing every sniffle.

    There’s a chance I have it right now, but I don’t know if I can be bothered to grab a test when it will be done in a couple of days.

    I’d take an updated booster if they offered me one, but my government is only offering them to over 50s.

    I’m of the opinion* that once the majority has spike protein specific antibodies, occasional exposure to small viral loads (incidental contact) is probably a good thing for refreshing an immunity that might otherwise wane and allow a serious case to take root.

    *I’m not an immunologist obviously, but I’ve previously read up on the clinical justification the NHS uses to recommend against widespread chicken pox vaccination








  • My old man drove wrecks when I was growing up, being the 80s in the UK that meant manuals with electrical problems so I was familiar with both parking on hills and starting dead cars.
    Came in handy when I had to bump start the family car just last week. Just finished packing for the return trip from our holiday home only to discover the battery was low and didn’t have enough to crank. Jump leads were buried under all our luggage even if I found a donor, but luckily there was a slight incline on the driveway.
    Wifey got a bit flustered but the kids thought it was great fun.