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Currently visible in the early evening sky is Venus low to the south-west, higher up is Jupiter and faintly midway between them is Saturn.

White frost on all the roofs and cars. +1C at the moment but brilliant sunshine.

Went up to the local with the OH for a couple of pints. Got a table right next to the open gas fire. Lovely and warm.

Well in a classic case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing: I was invited by text last week to book a covid booster which I went on-line to do and selected from the optional centres presented: closest being Brighton, Crawley or…

Some rain overnight. Sunny periods now but biting wind. 5°C

Full warnings:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/…ast-blizzard-snow-danger/

Storm Arwen is about to hit. Batten down those hatches. Met office has issued a RED weather warning for wind in NE Scotland together with snow so blizzards are expected.

Watched the first two episodes so far. Pretty good and I am a fan of the original animé.

Official trailer

youtube.com/watch?v=ULCIHP5dc44

The trouble with taking a baby anywhere is that sooner or later it'll start yelling it's head off. Not something that would go down well in the halls of Westminster.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/…-britains-migrant-crisis/

Should liven things up a bit.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/…rocket-saving-grace-jabs/

Seems we're reaping the benefit of getting the vaccines rolled out quickly compared to the rest of Europe. Hopefully there'll be a Christmas this year.

Certain industries are completely reliant on plastics such as electrical and electronics and there are no suitable alternatives.

Years ago I worked for a company in Brighton and next door was a recycling plant that separated the copper, steel and plastics…

I don't think I would be in favour of forced inoculation but would approve of needing to show evidence that you have been properly vaccinated in order to visit the vulnerable or in crowded venues. It would need to be something that cannot be forged or an…

It may be of interest but the squarial design is not specific to any type of transmission and a suitable version can be used instead of a sky dish.

Technically it's called a "Kooman Array antenna" and can be either vertical or horizontally polarised.

Welcome back LW.

(Quote from Zany)

What is this strange world that you envisage that we wouldn't trade with the EU.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/…germans-covid-bleak-xmas/

Your papers please.