John Morrison Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 The truce has held for five minutes. Looking good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 28 minutes ago, MDM said: You talkin to me? Calling me a socialist? 🤣. Yes that was a rather odd left-field "accusation"- it wasn't something I personally would have concluded from the available information, even if it's not much of an insult these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, spacecadet said: Yes that was a rather odd left-field "accusation"- it wasn't something I personally would have concluded from the available information, even if it's not much of an insult these days. Yeah liberal vegetarian baby boomer would be more accurate 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, spacecadet said: Yes that was a rather odd left-field "accusation"- it wasn't something I personally would have concluded from the available information, even if it's not much of an insult these days. Are you trying to stir it all up again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Mine's a lentil stew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, MDM said: Mine's a lentil stew. Had a rather nice Thai red curry today actually. I seem to be caught in the crossfire here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, spacecadet said: Had a rather nice Thai red curry today actually. Well, that's my packet of peanuts finished. Is it worth opening another? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Sally R said: Yes there were similar things on the TV news tonight, people saying how great it was they'd gotten through just before the the cut-off time, and yes it is good that we all be responsible (without panicking too). I hope you have some things you can do to keep occupied while in isolation. At least you can chat on the Alamy forum! 2 years, of images to go through from a Non Stock perspective.... A few Netflix series..... and a new discovered addiction to the British quiz "Only Connect", which is all on Youtube, even though they list Getty as their source for stock images.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, spacecadet said: Had a rather nice Thai red curry today actually. I seem to be caught in the crossfire here. Peace ✌️. I am going to use the time to cook more stuff from scratch if I do end up self-isolating. No run on lentils and brown rice around this way yet. 4 minutes ago, John Morrison said: Well, that's my packet of peanuts finished. Is it worth opening another? Depends on how many you have got? 6 minutes ago, meanderingemu said: 2 years, of images to go through from a Non Stock perspective.... A few Netflix series..... and a new discovered addiction to the British quiz "Only Connect", which is all on Youtube, even though they list Getty as their source for stock images.... I recommend Fargo the series (3) as the best thing on Netflix if you haven't seen them or even if you have. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, spacecadet said: Had a rather nice Thai red curry today actually. I seem to be caught in the crossfire here. I had a nice traditional English roast and am pleased to say the pub was as busy as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 7 hours ago, sooth said: Let's remember to distinguish between Chinese and Chinese government. Referring to Chinese as a whole leads to prejudice and racism because your normal average people cannot distinguish between the two. Right now there has been increased tension, harassment, xenophobia, and racist attacks against Asians all over the world blaming anybody of asian decent on this pandemic. I myself have been on heightened alert. THANK YOU. I agree with you. It is the Chinese government I was referring to. SARS should have been a shot across the bow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 hours ago, JaniMarkus Hasa said: The latest news is that some fellow student's aunt took her to stay for a time being. That's very kind thing to do. I'm glad to hear that. It doesn't surprise me. People usually want to help in my experience. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, MDM said: Peace ✌️. I am going to use the time to cook more stuff from scratch if I do end up self-isolating. No run on lentils and brown rice around this way yet. Depends on how many you have got? I recommend Fargo the series (3) as the best thing on Netflix if you haven't seen them or even if you have. thanks. Fargo is on my list. Have watched first few episodes, but then was in country it wasn't available. It is in Canada, so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, John Morrison said: Well, that's my packet of peanuts finished. Is it worth opening another? Nope .... you need a bucket of popcorn .... keep up John !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 41 minutes ago, meanderingemu said: thanks. Fargo is on my list. Have watched first few episodes, but then was in country it wasn't available. It is in Canada, so good. Definitely a must see. The original movie is in my top 5 ever and the series is dare I say in the same league. I was reluctant to watch the series as I didn't think it would ever live up to the movie but it is true genius. Martin Freeman (English actor) is just superb in the first series. He does that Minnesota accent perfectly to my ears (a native might differ). Then there is Ozark (series 3 coming soon), Better Call Saul (new series currently), Breaking Bad and more, loads more. I don't know how I ever survived without these series. We recently subscribed to Amazon Prime on a deal as well for the Premier League football back in December and have decided to keep it. Happy self-isolation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, MariaJ said: Scientists are saying that the lockdowns came too late in Italy, they should have started much sooner to prevent such a spike in cases. Learning from their mistakes, other countries are trying to take action sooner, rather than later, to flatten the curve of new cases so that health care systems don't get overwhelmed. It's not just the elderly and medically vulnerable that should worry about this, but anyone who relies on getting medical care, whether it be required surgeries, monitoring chronic illnesses, cancer treatments, and so on will pay the costs if medical staff and hospital space are unavailable. I've read that about 1 in 5 people need hospitalization from the virus, and of those, about a quarter need intensive care. If we take serious measures to reduce the speed of transmission right now, those requiring serious medical care will have a chance of getting it. Otherwise death rates will go up. I don't see what Marxists and anarchists have to do with anything; this is about trying to save people's lives. Yes, all this is becoming painfully clear. This morning, I was watching on TV the disturbing images of hundreds of people lining up at US airport. They're all jammed up against each other as they wait for hours (literally) for testing after having returned from Europe. This is absolutely the wrong thing to do. As one person in the queue said, "If we didn't have the virus when we got here, we probably have it now." It's becoming a ticking time bomb... Edited March 15, 2020 by John Mitchell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, MDM said: Definitely a must see. The original movie is in my top 5 ever and the series is dare I say in the same league. I was reluctant to watch the series as I didn't think it would ever live up to the movie but it is true genius. Martin Freeman (English actor) is just superb in the first series. He does that Minnesota accent perfectly to my ears (a native might differ). Then there is Ozark (series 3 coming soon), Better Call Saul (new series currently), Breaking Bad and more, loads more. I don't know how I ever survived without these series. We recently subscribed to Amazon Prime on a deal as well for the Premier League football back in December and have decided to keep it. Happy self-isolation. :-). Yeah, Fargo the movie has to be on top for me, so similar to you i am weary of the show,, but i'll start again. BB done originally, up to date on Saul.... Interesting about Ozark, got to e.1 of season 2 i decided i was done with it.... maybe if i get bored..... on the comedy side, i loved The Good Place (stronger in season 1, 2), and now surprisingly engrossed in Bojack Horseman- way darker for an animation that i was expecting.... If you have Prime to me Mrs.Maizel is a must..... i am thinking if we go on to have to keep away from eachother to get it to watch Fleabag, having seen a couple episode on a flight.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, John Mitchell said: Yes, all this is becoming painfully clear. This morning, I was watching on TV the disturbing images of hundreds of people lining up at US airport. They're all jammed up against each other as they wait for hours (literally) for testing after having returned from Europe. This is absolutely the wrong thing to do. As one person in the queue said, "If we didn't have the virus when we got here, we probably have it now." This is absolutely the wrong thing to do. It's becoming a ticking time bomb... the politics at play everywhere is crazy..... the last thing i would ever thought i was going to be positive about are policies by La CAQ, the current Quebec government, but there level of pro-action and transparency on the crisis is really impressive.... in fact many journalists are doing the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, meanderingemu said: :-). Yeah, Fargo the movie has to be on top for me, so similar to you i am weary of the show,, but i'll start again. BB done originally, up to date on Saul.... Interesting about Ozark, got to e.1 of season 2 i decided i was done with it.... maybe if i get bored..... on the comedy side, i loved The Good Place (stronger in season 1, 2), and now surprisingly engrossed in Bojack Horseman- way darker for an animation that i was expecting.... If you have Prime to me Mrs.Maizel is a must..... i am thinking if we go on to have to keep away from eachother to get it to watch Fleabag, having seen a couple episode on a flight.... Will check them out. I have not seen Fleabag but it gets amazingly good reviews as does Mrs Maizel which sounds great. Ozark is worth another go I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarloBo Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 On 13/03/2020 at 21:35, Betty LaRue said: Smartest thing anyone has said. Most people want to point fingers and blame. Blame the leaders, blame this person, this country, they should have done this sooner, they shoulda, shoulda. Then here comes politics. And you have it right. Put the blame at the source. Wet markets. Obviously, China doesn’t care if their people get sick and die, so why would they care about the rest of the world? Betty Hopefully Alamy will close this thread soon so that we won't have to read such ignorant comments from Mrs. 2nd amendment. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 28 minutes ago, meanderingemu said: the politics at play everywhere is crazy..... the last thing i would ever thought i was going to be positive about are policies by La CAQ, the current Quebec government, but there level of pro-action and transparency on the crisis is really impressive.... in fact many journalists are doing the same... I'm not a fan of Legault's policies either. However, I have to admit that Quebec seems to be taking the lead when it comes to COVID-19. La Belle Province always has been a weird mix of progressive and draconian ideas. It's a bit like the extreme climate -- tropical in the summer, arctic in the winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, Ed Rooney said: "And what's all this about arming bears?" There was a general at the Pentagon who tried to put together a Special Forces Group of bears. The Fury Fighters they were going to be called. It turned out that, with a little redesigning of firearms, bears were pretty good shots. But in the end they abandoned the idea because the bears would not march in formation. Bears, it seems, just don't get along with other bears unless it's mating season. 20 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: 😊 Are you pulling our legs, Edo? I’m very gullible. I believe you unless I otherwise find you’re lying through your teeth. 32 minutes ago, CarloBo said: Hopefully Alamy will close this thread soon so that we won't have to read such ignorant comments from Mrs. 2nd amendment. You might want to make some allowance for Betty. If what she says above is true, then she will literally believe anything. I am not sure that it is true but if it is then ......... Edited March 15, 2020 by MDM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 It would be more fruitful if we discussed what we can do with the additional time we are likely to have at home, and also ideas for stock photos related to the pandemic. I am going to be up-to-date with new images soon and will then be doing a lot of stuff on my website and also on Alamy improving tags, searching out images which should be improved. Perhaps a group of contributors - forum regulars - could pool resources in some way to check out each other's images, captions, etc - reporting back on any errors, problems ina spirit of co-operation? Any ideas for some sort of mutually beneficial project? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, geogphotos said: It would be more fruitful if we discussed what we can do with the additional time we are likely to have at home, and also ideas for stock photos related to the pandemic. I am going to be up-to-date with new images soon and will then be doing a lot of stuff on my website and also on Alamy improving tags, searching out images which should be improved. Perhaps a group of contributors - forum regulars - could pool resources in some way to check out each other's images, captions, etc - reporting back on any errors, problems ina spirit of co-operation? Any ideas for some sort of mutually beneficial project? Great idea. The principle of cooperation sounds interesting (as long as it is not considered to be a form of communism 🤔). For me though I would be more interested in something about photo technique. One thing I started during the winter was focus stacking for closeup work but I haven't taken it too far, partly because of all that slide copying stuff you started 😀. Closeup focus stacking is a really interesting technique as it allows for some pretty amazing pictures that are not possible with straight one off shots. And it is perfect for indoor work. Anyway if anyone is interested in sharing info or pics, then I would be quite happy to contribute or organise a thread and somewhere to upload pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thyrsis Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, meanderingemu said: watch Fleabag, having seen a couple episode on a flight.... Oh most definitely watch Fleabag but start from the the very beginning. It’s an eye opener and very, very funny! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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