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The thing is is Cornwall going to be much fun when the whole world is on fistral beach? . I wonder if city breaks will be just as Juicy.

duncs500 wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:06 pm I'm starting to resign myself to the fact that we won't get to go away properly this year. I

Same here - I'm getting less and less confident about getting back home to see my parents this year.

We have taken the last two weeks of August off and will probably book the ferry anyway but I still think there'll be quarantine and social distancing requirements which will kybosh it all. We'll need to find some Self Catering near where my folks live that will take deposit bookings but they're rare in Ireland. We've already lost £1500 on flights from last summer so don't want to blow another wedge of cash this summer

Broccers wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:57 am The thing is is Cornwall going to be much fun when the whole world is on fistral beach? . I wonder if city breaks will be just as Juicy.

Cornwall's a big place - just avoid the main tourist traps. When we went last Aug we were surprised it was nowhere near as busy as we'd expected, where we were.

Keeping my fingers crossed that we'll be able to go back down there at the end of May.

Everywhere will be price-gouging this summer (assuming we're allowed to go anywhere) - the holiday industry has a lot of lost revenue to make up for.

I don't think the rest of the world will open up without lengthy quarantines as no other country is as vaccinated as we are. Maybe the USA and Israel...

If I'm stuck in the UK then I'm happy enough with the beaches of the Costa del Kent rather then paying 200% over for some staycation.

Yellow card for Mito

A staycation is staying at home, not staying in the UK.

First warning.

Simon wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:30 am Yellow card for Mito

A staycation is staying at home, not staying in the UK.

First warning.

That's a snappier description than 'spending a week in the house drunkenly alternating between masturbating, crying and ordering takeaway'

.... Just me?

Beany wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:11 pm

Simon wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:30 am Yellow card for Mito

A staycation is staying at home, not staying in the UK.

First warning.

That's a snappier description than 'spending a week in the house drunkenly alternating between masturbating, crying and ordering takeaway'

.... Just me?

Its national wine day Beany so if you needed an excuse theres one right there

Ive just had the jab and have to say what a well organised smooth process it was. Very impressed.

Broccers wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:13 pm

Beany wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:11 pm

Simon wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:30 am Yellow card for Mito

A staycation is staying at home, not staying in the UK.

First warning.

That's a snappier description than 'spending a week in the house drunkenly alternating between masturbating, crying and ordering takeaway'

.... Just me?

Its national wine day Beany so if you needed an excuse theres one right there

That you know it's national wine day says more about you than me

Beany wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:16 pm

Broccers wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:13 pm

Beany wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:11 pm

That's a snappier description than 'spending a week in the house drunkenly alternating between masturbating, crying and ordering takeaway'

.... Just me?

Its national wine day Beany so if you needed an excuse theres one right there

That you know it's national wine day says more about you than me

Don't drink the stuff, you can have mine.

Not on a school night....

Broccers wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:14 pm Ive just had the jab and have to say what a well organised smooth process it was. Very impressed.

You believe in it now then?

Rich B wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:30 pm

Broccers wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:14 pm Ive just had the jab and have to say what a well organised smooth process it was. Very impressed.

You believe in it now then?

Believe in it? What exactly do you mean?

Glad you had your jab Simon. Don't forget that the protection doesn't kick in for a few weeks.

Simon wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:08 pm Glad you had your jab Simon. Don't forget that the protection doesn't kick in for a few weeks.

Had Pfizer-BioNTech which is apparently only a 3rd useful against the Sarf Africa version of c19. Even so I'm happy to do my bit to get back to normal.

Broccers wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:30 pm

Simon wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:08 pm Glad you had your jab Simon. Don't forget that the protection doesn't kick in for a few weeks.

Had Pfizer-BioNTech which is apparently only a 3rd useful against the Sarf Africa version of c19. Even so I'm happy to do my bit to get back to normal.

I thought that was the one that was most effective against the SA variant? I'm sure I heard that somewhere. They're probably only saying things like that quietly though so that people don't demand a certain vaccine.

duncs500 wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:25 pm

Broccers wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:30 pm

Simon wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:08 pm Glad you had your jab Simon. Don't forget that the protection doesn't kick in for a few weeks.

Had Pfizer-BioNTech which is apparently only a 3rd useful against the Sarf Africa version of c19. Even so I'm happy to do my bit to get back to normal.

I thought that was the one that was most effective against the SA variant? I'm sure I heard that somewhere. They're probably only saying things like that quietly though so that people don't demand a certain vaccine.

Researchers find South African COVID variant could reduce Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine antibody protection by two-thirds.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/1 ... ion-pfizer

The Guardian is reporting Oxford as only 10% effective...

Edit - report from Feb 8th. May not be current and valid

duncs500 wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:25 pm I thought that was the one that was most effective against the SA variant?

ZA = South Africa.

SA = Saudi Arabia.

/pedant