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Given it's nowhere near a "slam dunk" report pointing at PIF, the diplomatic fallout from Prem League snubbing KSA's heir apparent would be something. Just can't see them having the bottle, the future KING of a close ally (however dodgy that ally is) not deemed fit and proper - yikes !!!!

Qatar $$$$$'s that's likely why

I reckon Levi's T shirt lass could get her tits over head height (with considerable help with the lift)

It's fecking madness, everything slackening off so the plebs think it's gone away !! Infection rate are same as 16th March evidently, it's going to rocket again just as it has in parts of the US. I'm not changing what I do in fact will likely me more "safety conscious" as the idiots are out in force.

He opened some of his shops yesterday "for the NHS only" supposedly, of course no one was asked for ID and Police went shut the Scarborough shop down, there were queues to get in !!!!

Hundreds in queue's at Primark/shops utterly predictable !!

For what it's worth, I can't see it not happening, given the politics over there the loss of face for the Saudi's (and not just some random Sheik, but the royal house) from being thwarted by Qatar would be unthinkable IMO. It'll get sorted I reckon.

That’s exactly what I thought when my son pointed us at it, but he gave us a portion of gravy to try and now we’re currently into/using our third iteration of base gravy, tremendous curry on demand. It is an absolute ball ache making the gravy but you only need to do it every 4-6 weeks or so as you get make enough base for 12 curry portions. (Freezer space issue notwithstanding). Big bags of the spices from local Indian supermarket for multiple batches/curries for the cost of a single takeaway.

Worst bit is peeling 50g of Garlic - around 2 full bulbs worth, what a chew on that is. If you do it, top tip, don't get all ingredients set out, just work through them (onions first) and chuck in the pan as you go First time we made it, sorted them all and set them out - added about 20 mins onto the chore 6L pan required mind.

The gravy at first watch can be off putting/daunting (as it's got loads in it - some weird shit like half a spud (skin on) but it is SO fucking worth it. "Base Gravy 2" is the one you want btw.

Al's Kitchen on youtube, curry recipe's. Takeaways are dead in this house. Base gravy making is a major effort (like around 4 hours worth, on and off, but you get a good dozen portions worth, just carton up and freeze) but the resultant curries are unreal and can be made in 30-40 minutes. Piss easy. Made the Dhansak (one of his new recipes) for first time at the weekend and it's the best I have eaten that I can remember. Honourable mention to the Chasni an all, unbelievably good. For donkey's years we have tried to make proper tasting restaurant type curries and no matter what they were always not quite right, but these !!!!!!!!!! If you like curry and want 100% top restaurant quality/taste, you can thank me later.

This is significant, Senior Military types NEVER comment (he's also evidently a Republican) https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/american-cities-are-not-battlespaces/612553/

Like they want track and trace to work, it's onwards and upwards with the cull, cunts!

Germany has a scientist in charge, us? not so much

Am told Shite Direct signs are coming down at SJP, checking source..........

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What's the real story on PPE, to the best of your knowledge ? Plenty Dr's etc complaining and equally lots of "my husband/wife/sister is a nurse and they've got plenty" etc etc

They'll have to do something, because I can't see any events where thousands cram together happening for a very, very, long time. Certainly not in time to end this/start a new season.

You should have just said I'll get Mahatma Coat (thought Sochal etc was genius btw)

I'm not sure there is any rationale behind what they are doing, I just think they are grossly incompetent and haven't got a fucking clue although I do still believe they are not averse to the "cull" that this is bringing.

Absolutely and the effect of mental Friday when they closed the pubs has to hit yet !!

Just off a meeting with some Texans and some continentals, Texans ask what it's like over here, we Euro folks explain lockdown etc. and they say "Geez it's not as bad as that here" We euro's all think to ourselves you shouldn't call it "bad" you should call it "good" - and the Texans in question were VERY senior/executive type folks !!! . US is going to get creamed by this thing.

Well yes, I would, but Mrs treats parcel like it is garlic and she was a vampire and if it makes her happy for me not to touch it, so be it.

I'm not too bad as am WFH but Mrs very wound up - Amazon parcel and dogfood parcel are in quarantine in porch until tomorrow a.m. (2 days) Must admit working from home is a distraction, to a point, but the whole social distancing thing if you meet someone when out is bizarre and unnerving IMO, lucky though we live on edge of farmland/countryside so the dog walk is usually "Other people" free. I wouldn't want to be living city center just now.