tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post3346932662407777993..comments2024-03-29T01:58:40.773+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: ShutdownYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-16780437216477303942020-03-23T11:58:45.250+00:002020-03-23T11:58:45.250+00:00That's made my day. Thank you.That's made my day. Thank you.<br />Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-87790712328399760912020-03-23T11:57:01.386+00:002020-03-23T11:57:01.386+00:00We are not acting in a parody DT, it's a pande...We are not acting in a parody DT, it's a pandemic tragedy called "Could This Be The End?"Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-12814015014538377942020-03-23T11:55:27.569+00:002020-03-23T11:55:27.569+00:00I will let you into a little secret Graham. I am n...I will let you into a little secret Graham. I am not really an alpha male, I am not even a beta male. In fact, I am probably an omega male and for that reason I will take some bottles of beer to Bert's house. He will be missing his trips to the pub so much.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-3085309134680376222020-03-23T11:50:16.400+00:002020-03-23T11:50:16.400+00:00Bert is not the only human I have known for many y...Bert is not the only human I have known for many years through visiting local pubs. Sometimes visiting my local can be like seeing family in my living room. I know everybody - but occasionally it does not work out that way.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-87366785092862018392020-03-22T19:43:12.854+00:002020-03-22T19:43:12.854+00:00I met a couple of old friends today when out on my...I met a couple of old friends today when out on my solitary walk. We chatted for a while, keeping a respectful distance between us - and I remarked that half the time now I feel like I'm acting in a parody... DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73030593592895558702020-03-22T10:26:50.172+00:002020-03-22T10:26:50.172+00:00Well, YP, that post was you at your best (so to sp...Well, YP, that post was you at your best (so to speak) in terms of emotional communication. That's why you're a good writer. My favourite line in the post up to now is "It's like we are extras in a disturbing film about an imagined dystopian future." That's exactly what it's like. <br /><br />Does Bert have a wife? If he doesn't perhaps he would have appreciated a call from a pub mate of 30 years. You may live in a world where "alpha male men like us don't chitchat on the phone like teenage girls." but as the world closes down around us as it did in the times of war people do need people - even alpha males. <br /><br />ReplyGraham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-72905704827830525232020-03-22T09:53:14.012+00:002020-03-22T09:53:14.012+00:00Oh yeah, that song was big in America too. I'v...Oh yeah, that song was big in America too. I've heard it all my life.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-64332464666544289772020-03-22T09:52:32.100+00:002020-03-22T09:52:32.100+00:00I think pubs in towns like yours, with long-establ...I think pubs in towns like yours, with long-established clientele, are different from pubs in my area, where people are much more transient. The idea of being "pub friends" for 30 years is mind-blowing to me. When I go to a pub, I see different people every time. The big city, I guess. (And obviously I'm not going to any pubs now!)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-65189247068193606972020-03-21T22:48:30.158+00:002020-03-21T22:48:30.158+00:00Until you said that, I wasn't aware that Ameri...Until you said that, I wasn't aware that Americans were familiar with that song Joanne.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-55653609975627949402020-03-21T22:30:39.572+00:002020-03-21T22:30:39.572+00:00I played your recording, and recalled my parents, ...I played your recording, and recalled my parents, waltzing in the dining room. Bert doesn't have many years on me.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-30871584992413902622020-03-21T19:03:17.518+00:002020-03-21T19:03:17.518+00:00At that moment we did not know that we wouldn'...At that moment we did not know that we wouldn't be visiting the pub for a good long while. Besides, alpha male men like us don't chitchat on the phone like teenage girls.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-50209647969196407852020-03-21T18:59:38.893+00:002020-03-21T18:59:38.893+00:00You can Skype or Facetime each other. How awful to...You can Skype or Facetime each other. How awful to contemplate the idea that your brave daughter, working at the frontline, might bring The Virus back to her mother. I think it is indeed best that she stays in the hotel for a few weeks.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-4546635052537447792020-03-21T18:56:22.033+00:002020-03-21T18:56:22.033+00:00I have just read a very shocking statistic about F...I have just read a very shocking statistic about France Lily. 112 victims died in France today but of the 1525 patients currently in intensive care 50% are under sixty!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-91042603741053884512020-03-21T18:52:18.194+00:002020-03-21T18:52:18.194+00:00Some of the young are very aware of what is going...Some of the young are very aware of what is going on here and the need to be socially responsible but I agree with you that for many others the penny has not dropped yet.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-59379738477623793412020-03-21T16:05:03.607+00:002020-03-21T16:05:03.607+00:00Why didn't you get Bert's phone number?Why didn't you get Bert's phone number?My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-82637196163009773512020-03-21T15:43:48.799+00:002020-03-21T15:43:48.799+00:00My daughter - a hospital doctor - is planning to m...My daughter - a hospital doctor - is planning to move out into emergency hospital accommodation provided in a hotel to protect me in case she brings the virus home (as she certainly will as she is in the front line). The reason the over 60s are being told to stay indoors is precisely so the younger (and fitter) members of the community get the virus first, get the urgent hospital beds, build up resistance and then free up urgent beds for the older generation, ata point when they do get allowed to go out again and catch the virus. It's a way of staggering the few intensive care beds for different age groups. I definitely feel a Blitz spirit at the moment and jokes and funny video clips abound on social media to get us through a difficult time.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-62904777240185342612020-03-21T15:11:08.709+00:002020-03-21T15:11:08.709+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-66806373301070697352020-03-21T14:14:04.555+00:002020-03-21T14:14:04.555+00:00Yesterday I saw a gaggle of youngsters, probably 1...Yesterday I saw a gaggle of youngsters, probably 14-16 year olds, bumping along outside the corner shop. No doubt celebrating the end of school for the foreseeable future. There was no self distancing going on there and they all went into the shop at the same time.<br />It made me wonder why we oldies are bothering to self distance when the young aren't fussed and are no doubt spreading it around.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-16120104224373743832020-03-21T14:05:37.865+00:002020-03-21T14:05:37.865+00:00She is indeed 103 today Red. I am glad you found m...She is indeed 103 today Red. I am glad you found my comparison interesting.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-58078633202449133542020-03-21T14:04:34.045+00:002020-03-21T14:04:34.045+00:00Yes, let's look to the best.Yes, let's look to the best.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-60413000557739007592020-03-21T14:04:23.011+00:002020-03-21T14:04:23.011+00:00I saw something this morning that said it was Vera...I saw something this morning that said it was Vera Lynn's birthday today. She's 103. Now I didn't check this out so maybe I should,'t pass it on. Anyway, your comparison is <br />interesting.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74958103004646242762020-03-21T13:30:40.964+00:002020-03-21T13:30:40.964+00:00It's all so strange, so hard. Let's look t...It's all so strange, so hard. Let's look to the best. Whatever that may be. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-37368503186683206062020-03-21T11:55:41.538+00:002020-03-21T11:55:41.538+00:00In wartime you could actually see your enemy. This...In wartime you could actually see your enemy. This one is more cunning.<br />Keep smiling through<br />Just like you always do<br />'Til the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away<br /><br />Thanks for being a blog supporter all this long time CG.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-52016100200751749012020-03-21T11:51:14.193+00:002020-03-21T11:51:14.193+00:00I certainly will JayCee. He is a sunny guy and I a...I certainly will JayCee. He is a sunny guy and I am honoured that he likes and respects me even though I am not naturally sunny.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-19989191166393397972020-03-21T11:44:59.236+00:002020-03-21T11:44:59.236+00:00I hope we get to hear that Bert comes through this...I hope we get to hear that Bert comes through this when the madness is all over. Please remember to let us know.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.com