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The government have now started construction of their new theme park in Kent to promote their new gaming idea. The idea of the game is you hide your lorry among 7000 other lorries for 3 days and then see if you can find it again.
The game is called:
TRUCK AND TRACE.
PS. Don't forget to bring your Kent passport or you won't be allowed to play.

Finally letting me go home today
The nurses are all inconsolable....or did I dream that bit?

Could be a campaign move.  When you're behind in the polls something like this could rally the public behind the leader in a surge of patriotic support.  Johnson got a bump in popularity when he had Covid.
If he does have it, I wish him a speedy recovery.  Old and overweight he is right in the danger zone.  I wish him a crushing defeat in November, not death.

Could be a campaign move.  When you're behind in the polls something like this could rally the public behind the leader in a surge of patriotic support.  Johnson got a bump in popularity when he had Covid.
If he does have it, I wish him a speedy recovery.  Old and overweight he is right in the danger zone.  I wish him a crushing defeat in November, not death.

He has scored 33 goals this season in all comps. I wish we had a player that could that many. Do we even have a player that has scored half that?

i've always rated lukaku, i've always rated Antonio Conte as well.  He is an excellent manager and seems to get the most from his players.  he's done well with castoffs lukaku, alexis sanchez, and others.  some youngsters on that squad who were nobodies are looking like worldies too (barella, sensi).  its going to be a nice final.

Thanks Gwlad buddy, tweltfh night here tonight, hopefully another week or so and I'll be home. All still going smoothly but had a real rough time for the two or three days after the op (when the drugs wore off), still no picnic but getting there slowly and team are all still very confident it's done the main job. Question now is whether it's done the secondary job which would mean I can eat and drink normally in time if successful, should have an idea Monday.

I don't really understand how the death of a supreme court judge is discribed as the beginning of the end of liberal values and civil liberties in the US.  How fragile is the US constitutional system?  Should an unelected member of the judiciary have such power as to be able to substantially influence policy regarding women's and marginalized communities' rights?
In the UK, the European Court of Justice was often criticized for being a political court, but it's nothing in comparison to the US Supreme Court.  Really strange to watch from this side of the pond.

Well didn't expect this. Went as well as was possible apparently. 7.5 hours surgery, zero tongue removed (which should mean normal eating possible in time), no ICU just high dependency and now safely on ward,  being woken more than once an hour for obs, drips but not a problem floating in and out of consciousness. Quite pleasant in fact, must be the drugs😂. Not being able to speak feels a bit odd, I keep forgetting and attempting but nothing comes out, but no pain at all; again maybe the drugs.
Walk in the park so far, I imagine trials to come but so far so good 👍. Bit of internal bleeding earlier only issue so far but quickly sorted.
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Put it this way, I wouldn't change my vote if we were asked to vote again.

All the best, Mike. 

We put the Scotland leg on hold because of the virus issues in Glasgow where we were due to stay, but exploring the 'pool and surroundings has been great. Spent a small fortune in the club shop as well, did the "art" installation at Crosby beach today which was great. Day at a time, tomorrow maybe go through the tunnel to have a look around the Wirral or possibly dip into Wales, making it up as we go along

It was perfect Haf, went exactly as planned down to the last detail. Celebrant was superb, "wake" was joyful. Seems ridiculous to say but the best day I've had in weeks.

We’re all here for you mate, whatever you need that we can help with 

As I said in the first post in this thread six and a half years ago, "Right, difficult one this and something that I've thought long and hard about making "public" within TT, but as it's coming to a bit of a head I thought maybe I would.
Should point out at this stage that this is personal stuff and nothing to do with Everton, sport, what I had for breakfast or what movies/music I'm currently listening to so anyone not interested beyond any of those things should look away now.....completely understand that people take TT at different levels and that's fine, all members and approaches are equally valid."
But TT, and members past and present, has/have been a huge part of my life for more than fifteen years now so the time has come to come clean on my current situation. First, and strangely not worst, my cancer has returned. I thought something wasn't right early July so went through series of tests/scans/biopsies which ended with the cancer being confirmed at the end of the month, it's actually not strictly speaking a recurrance because it's in a slightly different place to the last one but still in my throat. My only chance of surviving this time (can't have radio/chemo twice in the same place because of the damage RT in particular causes/caused) is an "extended laryngectomy" which means my voice box and part of my tongue will have to be removed and consequently I won't be able to talk, though there is a possibility of implants later that will give me some sort of artificial voice (though if I'm going to sound like a dalek I'll give it a miss). Also, will have to breathe through a hole in my neck (stoma) rather than nose/mouth which will likely feel a little weird. Eight hours surgery and probably two weeks in hospital pencilled in for early next month. The aim is for me to be able to eat and drink afterwards but no guarantees, possibly tube fed for life.
But like I said, not the worst of it. That is the fact that my wife, Debbie, went to bed on August 3rd and didn't wake up on the 4th, died in her sleep at 53. Impossible to describe the last couple of weeks or so; I don't have the words and none of our friends/family do and I don't expect anyone here to have them either. She had a bad chest that our GP had given her an x-ray referral for six weeks before she died but with virus delays her appt dropped through the door on August 5th. I was tempted to say yes do the x-ray people and tell them they'd find her in the mortuary but didn't. If there was no virus and she'd been seen immediately could something have been done? I don't know and there's really no point in getting angry about it, many people will die and already have as a result of the virus due not being able to see the people thay should when they needed to. Post mortem said Deb died from bronchopneumonia and lung abscess, but I've yet to speak to a doctor who could explain to me why.
Anyway, those are the bare bones of the crap that's rained down on me recently. Her funeral is next Friday and the day before I see my "team" and hopefully get a date for surgery. I'll still be here whenever I can and no plans (yet) to amputate my fingers so I'll be able to type.
Sorry to be so depressing (again).
Best wishes to all, friend and foe alike.

Bringing the grades in line with previous years resulted in the most absurd outcomes.  A student was predicted to get a B in maths, which was however the lowest grade in her class.  Apparently someone in that school had gotten a U in maths last year.   So according to the algorithm, the person with the lowest grade had to get a U.  
Examples like that are so absurd it should have been fixed before awarding grades. This shouldn't take going through an appeals process.  

Bringing the grades in line with previous years resulted in the most absurd outcomes.  A student was predicted to get a B in maths, which was however the lowest grade in her class.  Apparently someone in that school had gotten a U in maths last year.   So according to the algorithm, the person with the lowest grade had to get a U.  
Examples like that are so absurd it should have been fixed before awarding grades. This shouldn't take going through an appeals process.  

Bringing the grades in line with previous years resulted in the most absurd outcomes.  A student was predicted to get a B in maths, which was however the lowest grade in her class.  Apparently someone in that school had gotten a U in maths last year.   So according to the algorithm, the person with the lowest grade had to get a U.  
Examples like that are so absurd it should have been fixed before awarding grades. This shouldn't take going through an appeals process.  

@Matt asked me to put up some pics of the place he's at in Swirzerland currently, so here they are....looks a right dump!

Yes very true, disproportionally affecting the poor.  
Also watch local farmers go bust because they can't compete with industrialized US farming.  And even if you, as a consumer, choose not to eat the US beef/pork/.., you won't know where your restaurateur gets his food (..you can't take a pretty good guess though).

The last opinion poll that had Labour in the lead was in July, five moths before the election (and that was caused by the ephemeral rise in Brexit party support); subsequent 150 odd all had the Tories winning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election
 

Approval Ratings:

Keir Starmer:
Well: 48% (+8)
Badly: 21% (+4)
Net: +27% (+4)

Boris Johnson:
Well: 43% (-14)
Badly: 50% (+15)
Net: -7% (-29)

Via @YouGov, 6-8 Jun.
Changes w/ 9-10 May.

Those twitter clips are incredible.  In a country overrun with guns, how long before protestors start reacting to this with violence?  This could spiral out of control pretty quickly. 

That made me think of a great Bill Hicks bit
"But my Dad's just, “I believe it's the literal word of God”.
And I go, “It's not. I can prove it to you. Give me your Bible”.
He goes and gets his Bible .
“Ok”. I go, “what's that on the front?”
“Holy Bible”.
“What else does it say?”
“King James's Version”.
“There you go”.
(greatest comedian/social critic of our time)

That made me think of a great Bill Hicks bit
"But my Dad's just, “I believe it's the literal word of God”.
And I go, “It's not. I can prove it to you. Give me your Bible”.
He goes and gets his Bible .
“Ok”. I go, “what's that on the front?”
“Holy Bible”.
“What else does it say?”
“King James's Version”.
“There you go”.
(greatest comedian/social critic of our time)