Bank Holiday on Friday 8th May

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    The council have banned bonfires to prevent smoke to help those who may have Covid-19 (at least, that is their excuse and they are sticking to it) - as for a return to normality, God only knows when that will happen. It is all a bit daft in some respects - on one hand the council are asking you to store waste as the tips are closed and the refuse lorries won't take it, then they are saying that when the tips do open there will be restrictions on what sort of things they will take (but not giving any idea what those restrictions will be) and at the same time asking you not to 'overwhelm' them when they do open, yet they won't let you burn stuff (wood) that you could get shot of in a few hours.
     
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      So how many people in your location suffering from covid?
      I might be saying too soon but I don't actually know any one who has it or can really claim to have had it yet.

      But then I don't get out much these days. :rolleyespink:
      We are getting a few bonfires around here.
       
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        Does anyone think that in the light of the restrictions the celebrations for VE day should be put on hold until next year.
        It's a milestone in history and to not hold it properly isn't right.
        Let's face it, if it was Christmas then we would. :biggrin:
         
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          Yes it was going to be a big event for our family, I have a 98 year old cousin who is one of the last of the few and we were planning a special anniversary since late last year for him. His brother who was in the pathfinders was shot down and killed in 1943 and only recently have we discovered where he is buried. Obviously all postponed now but we will get the flags out anyway and remember those who sacrificed a lot more and went through much worse than we have now. Kind of puts things into perspective.
           
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            I shall be remembering the VE day anniversary in a quiet reflective way;):smile:
             
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              Maybe VJ day?
              Although I believe that is only 3 months or so.
               
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                A lot of people died in that 3 months.
                 
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                  They did pete, and our boys in the far east thought they were forgotten about. A senseless waste of life.
                   
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                    :nonofinger:We don't allow Spam on GC, alana:dunno::heehee:
                     
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                        None that I am aware of, which is the daft thing. Admittedly, myself and my immediate neighbour do have pretty awful respiratory systems, but if we are OK with a bonfire it makes you wonder how bad it will be for folks a garden or two away. I'll bet that the barbecues will be going like mad this coming weekend.......
                         
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                          Build a rocket stove and burn your sideboard bit by bit, you can then say its a barbecue.:biggrin:
                           
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                            Well, we did it...

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