An Australian fisherman was returning home from a fishing trip when he spotted a lot of commotion in the water. He was off the coast of Queensland’s Moreton Island and soon realised that the upheaval was a large shoal of fish being attacked by sharks. He steered his boat into the area and saw that there were at least forty sharks enjoying a feeding frenzy. He said he’d never seen anything like it before and didn’t think he ever would again. Jaws 2 maybe?
It’s often been said ‘be careful what you wish for’. Venetians are finding this to be true as they come out of lockdown and survey their city without tourists and cruise ships. Locals are enjoying each others company but are worried about how they will survive without the tourism income. During the last century the population has shrunk from 170,000 to just 53,000 and many of those are elderly and alone sometimes living in old palazzos by themselves. Many of the businesses have been purchased from the locals by Chinese entrepreneurs. The city has been hit by plagues in the past and locals say they survived then and they will survive now. I’ve never been to Venice, wouldn’t it be nice to go now.
A study by JP Morgan claims that coronavirus lockdown has made little difference to the spread of the pandemic which quite likely followed its own dynamics. It’s all theory anyway isn’t it? The opposition says the government has got it wrong, and people that want to go about their business say it’s all tosh. We can all say whatever we like because we can’t prove a thing.
A nurse in Russia has been photographed wearing only her underwear (looked like bikini to me) underneath her see through PPE gown. Her boss said that the nurse had come before him to be disciplined but that wouldn’t happen as she was a professional who was good at her job and didn’t deserve to be punished. He added that the patient was wrong to photograph her and publish it on social media. The nurse whose name is Nadia told her bosses she was too hot. Bet the men on the ward were too.
We had the government advisory scientist breaking lockdown to be with his girlfriend and now we have Dominic Cummings travelling from London to Durham when he should have been isolating. BoJo’s chief adviser had tested positive for coronavirus and travelled to the area where his parents live. Unfortunately for him he was recognised by a member of the public who reported him to the police who visited a property where he allegedly was staying. A few days later he was spotted again in the company of a young child. We really need brighter people advising our government, here we have two who spend half their life in the public eye and then think they won’t be recognised. Doesn’t show an awful lot of smarts, does it? Lock ’em up, I say. He’ll be having a restless night wondering if his next pay check will be there. But you all sleep well good night. 😴💤😴