@nerys

unforgotten is brilliant!

Also, another comedy/drama (possibly genre switching) is The Good Place.

– one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time of that nature.

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@nerys     Thanks!

Last time I looked online at the ‘places of interest’ they were scattered all around us, though not at the time(s) I’ve been there.   Feels a bit like dodging bullets   🙂   But of course wearing a mask and avoiding people helps.

You’re lucky at the moment, as far as covid goes.   Currently we’re in the middle of an outbreak…[Read more]

@nerys   OK, I agree, ArriveCAN does look to be a bit awkward to use, depending on your circumstances.    But they did (as should always be done) allow for people without the latest whizzbang fashion accessories, oops I mean smartphones   😉

Here, our Covid Tracer app only runs on more recent versions of Android (and a few cheaper smartp…[Read more]

That’s good news @nerys from @dentarthurdent….Mr Blenkinsop….Lady Winston:

I think all the Doctors since the Gap have been terrific in their own way. Took me awhile to glimpse the Dr in Ecceleston but with some stonking great scripts I was properly scared.

Tennant really opened the series to everyone. series 5 with Smith & the Ponds was fairy…[Read more]

@thane16, @janetteB, @nerys, @winston, @dentarthurdent

It suddenly occurred to me that, as we reflect on contemporary life, particularly our respective Covid lives, what we all have in common is that we are all part of the post-imperial Commonwealth. In other words, we all have British points of reference, and yet our identity is bound up with…[Read more]

@nerys
I googled. I figured they must have thought of non-techy people. This page
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/arrivecan.html
is quite helpful. It’s probably best to think of ArriveCAN as a bit like a visa application (but a lot simpler than getting a transit visa for Belarus! 🙂 You have to…[Read more]

@nerys

as @dentarthurdent also said paper is good. Paper is wise! I feel secure with a printout knowing it’s going to be there no matter what I do. My doctor sends blood test authorisations & prescriptions to my phone; never mind them being crumpled or tea stained.

I’ve deleted all of them at different times!
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@nerys

i absolutely agree the system is cr@p! When talking abt negative Covid 72 hour tests when flying if they have to be on your phone. Cross country plans are expensive & if I was travelling , to avoid Roaming fees I’d probably leave the phone at home.

@dentarthurdent is right though. You should be able to upload a test result.

or take a p…[Read more]

@nerys and @blenkinsopthebrave   Hello, fellow Canadians!  Unfortunately in Ontario our covid numbers are on the rise again mostly due to the Delta variant and a failure to stay at home and get vaccinated. The future of schools is uncertain and who knows when we will go back into stricter lockdowns. Most of the results of “opening” too early we…[Read more]

@nerys    So far as showing a test result, it should be possible to save it as a file to a smartphone’s memory, and then it shouldn’t matter if it could get a connection or not, it will still display the file.     Alternatively, just print out the test result and show them the piece of paper.   I do this with tickets in case my smartphone dies on…[Read more]

@nerys  There were some very good episodes and some great acting but it was not consistent.  I have been confused about Chibnalls  vision or plans for the Doctor and her future and past. I hope the next series clears some of that confusion up and gives me some 13th Doctor episodes to add to my favourites. So far the only one I rewatch is her re…[Read more]

Lol @nerys you don’t admit that blame autocorrect instead

@nerys    Well, I have plenty of space, or did have.    My problem is, it inevitably fills up with interesting things which I can’t bear to throw out.   (So really, I’m the problem).   For example, 500 VHS tapes (remember them?)   I disposed of 300 a few months ago, there are still around 200 in the living room which I must bite the bullet and…[Read more]

@nerys   Well, first impressions definitely matter.   In my case, having seen Asylum, I was definitely well-disposed towards Clara (and Clara lookalikes), though the loss of Amy was a shock.   (All right, and Rory too, originally he was a bit of a dork but he improved as time went along.   Liked him better than Danny Pink, anyways).

If you’d s…[Read more]

@janetteb   I’ll be very interested to see your Red Dwarf podcast.

@nerys   I basically agree with all of that.   Oswin was such a dazzling character, and so tragic.   And The Snowmen was not one of the best Christmas specials (in my opinion).   So though The Bells of St John was a good episode, with some witty interaction between the Doctor an…[Read more]

@Nerys I love Staged and there is to be another series of Good Omens. Apparently Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman discussed a sequel but never wrote anything down.

@dentarthurdent I agree re’ the cubes. Such a neat idea but a very disappointing resolution. Speaking of Red Dwarf we are finally going to review it in the podcast but that is currently…[Read more]

@nerys    Well, Asylum of the Daleks is obviously one of my favourites too.   Whether I’ll find the ‘impossible girl’ debut of Clara disappointing on second viewing, I’ll know in a few days since I’m re-watching in episode order.   Certainly liked her the first time round.

I don’t know Staged (but yes it’s certainly OK to discuss other shows…[Read more]

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@nerys  Thanks.  That’s encouraging news.

I just got a booking for Mrs D, 31st of May.   (The link they sent by text, spectacularly didn’t work, so I rang the booking helpline last night – “There are … 40 calls … ahead of you”.  Ugh.   Rang this morning, “99 calls”.   Hung up.   Tried a bit later, “125 calls” so I gritted my teeth, put the ph…[Read more]