Covid in my granddaughter's school has in three days gone from 40 positive cases to 80 cases. The NHS have set up a PCR testing, though Lateral rapid tests are gone through in this household every day. If anything it just shows how the Covid can spread so quickly.
No I am not in the business of spreading bad news it is only a note of caution. When it stops raining I shall go for a walk up to the church, I noticed it has a very steep lane to it yesterday when I went to the TodAlmighty (organic shop)yesterday.
The rain has mizzled, drizzled and fretted its way through the last three days but I expect the rivers and reservoirs need topping up. Tomorrow the testing of the flood alarm is going off at 1 o clock. Getting people ready for winter.
I am not sure if the Guardian is winding us all up, but there is an article about 'toilet mice' yes they come up through the pipes. I think it is only in offices that have not been used over the pandemic era but what a thought! These intelligent little creatures can hold their breath for three minutes and swim around for three days much worse than the occasional Autumn spider.
Yesterday the trains to Hebden Bridge were delayed due to trouble on the line and a tree that had fallen across. There was a lot of people catching the trains, students going back, people using the train instead of the car but she said the station people were so calm and patient answering the same question over and over again.
I read a story this morning about a cyclist leaving his bike at a station in London, coming back in the evening to find that it had been stolen. He phoned up the 'stolen bicycle number' and then suddenly a station worker appeared with it. He had surprised the thief cutting through the padlock and taken it off him, but not only that he had waited four hours for someone to collect the bike. You have to love people for their kindness.
edit; rats not mice ;)
Nice story about the bike. Small acts of kindness can be remembered for life - often ob both sides too.
ReplyDeleteEverything balancing out, someone who steals and then someone who catches the person and puts a lot of effort into returning the bike. There was a lovely photo in the story.
DeleteToilet mice? Maybe Disney has a new character - Mucky Mouse...
ReplyDeleteActually I toned it down it was really rats coming up. But mucky minds fly straight to mucky thoughts ;)
DeleteWhy did you not say rats in the first place? I have heard many accounts of rats coming through the sewage system, but never mice.
DeleteApologies, it had such a pretty mouse like face peering over the toilet seat.
DeleteThey are good-looking creatures.
DeleteHa ha, well done Tom
ReplyDeleteLove those greens in that photo :)
ReplyDeleteVery old photo that is one of my favourites. Mating damsel flies with the nasturtiums trailing in the pond.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the story about the bike rescuer! It is good to hear about people doing good things as so often the news is filled with violence, fighting and horror!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Thelma!
Yes Ellen there is always good news around, I have just watched the transportation of 101 moon bears in China from one of those horrible bile removal places to a sanctuary. It was a very big move.
DeleteI read somewhere that the article about the toilet rats was written by a pest control consultant. Drumming up business perhaps?
ReplyDeleteRather him than me then Anne.
DeleteDid you have to edit the mice to rats? I rather like mice.
ReplyDeleteYes Pat and got into trouble doing it.
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