Off Topic Thread 5.0

i wouldn’t be surprised if Russia invaded. I would be surprised if Europe did much more than sanctions. Which never seem to achieve anything. Don’t see Europeans supporting their sons (and occasionally daughters) dying on Ukrainian soil to fight Russia.

You would think their own history would teach them something about that approach.

Has to be. Germans would surely know how effective appeasement is.

I personally think Coen’s MacBeth on Apple is a stunning movie. Watched it twice, the second time with subtitles so as to not miss a word. The cinematography is outstanding. I did this at school (along with Romeo & Juliet), wish the film had existed then!

Did it hit you hard even with the vaccine?

It’s funny how much it can vary from person to person. For me it was just like a bad cold. Bit of a cough, aches and pains and a little bit brain dead for 2 days. After that it was gone and I felt fine. I’d imagine without the vaccine it would have been a very different story though.

My wife caught it over Christmas the day we were meant to go for boosters. She had 4 or so bad days and tested negative by day 8.

I caught it about 2 weeks ago (boosted). Had two bad days of a head cold and a bit of tiredness and tested negative by day 7.

My dad caught it off me (mid-60s). Had a slight sniffle for 2 days but was testing positive for 14 days - only tested negative for the first time today.

The variation from person to person is mad.

Me neither, that I'm aware of. Though our Scout troop is back next week, no doubt I'll catch it from one of the youth or a parent or something.

Is it just me, or are people more moany/whingey these days (yes I do realise I'm effectively here doing the same)? I just read someone on Reddit giving out that they didn't get a reply from a potential landlord to say they didn't get a property, then called landlords the worst people in the World. Another large thread about what the Government is doing to stop rising prices, including one suggestion we should lower taxes and borrow to do it, because it's effectively free money.

Maybe I'm just getting old.

Is it not a case of if you don't hear back, you're not getting it? Why do you need someone to tell you specifically you're not getting it? A property could have a hell of a lot of interest, is the landlord supposed to contact every single one to tell them? I hear people with similar tales about not hearing back after submitting a CV. Do they not understand there could be 100s of applicants, and to reply to every one just isn't a runner.

Personally if I was that interested in a property, I'd be proactively chasing the landlord for an answer. Not sitting there waiting for them to contact me.

While I would love to be polite and fire off 100s of emails, it would take me days, and I don't have days to give for free. I'm guessing most businesses are the same. I'd take no response as a response personally. I wouldn't get precious and start moaning online.