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Unfortunately, you are correct fordm - the last 2 years have provided irrefutable evidence of this. I don't think that when (if?) this ends, I will ever view this country and its' inhabitants in the same way.
As for Yemen, and many others like it, am I the only person who is uncomfortable with the "nobody's safe 'till everyone's safe" mantra? If I was living there, or or living in poverty/conflict anywhere from Tanzania to Bangladesh, via Honduras and Somalia I am pretty sure I would have more important things to worry about than getting vaccinated against something that is about 1000 times less likely to kill me than malaria, dirty drinking water etc etc. I think I might prefer the money being spent on vaccines to go towards, let's say, a new well, or anti-'malaria drugs. ( 400,000 people die of malaria each year - two thirds of them children under 6).
Are we that arrogant and selfish that we want people living in a village in Malawi to get vaccinated in order to protect us? Unfortunately, I think I know the answer.

Fordm - what can I say to offer comfort? Not a lot really, I suppose the truth is that life is a harsh, brutally unfair thing, and you just have to embrace the struggle, as I'm sure Suga and his fellow band members do.
By the way, for those interested (anyone with a heart) - some children from Yemen have set up a charity to raise funds for our beleaguered Korean chums. I can think of no better cause.

Hang in there BB - it's always darkest before dawn...

Fordm- looks like it's pretty much up to us to keep this board going over the holiday season. Just read your latest post, and , depressing as it is, I have to agree. I honestly can't believe we are where we are today. And so many of the issues plaguing us have little or nothing to do with the disease itself, but are down to other political issues, and media-fuelled fear, among other things. We seem to be trapped in a never-ending vortex of paranoia and anxiety.
It's utterly bonkers, and the damage we are doing to our society is incalculable. After almost 2 years of this insanity, I am pretty much a man on the edge - but I honestly can't see it ending anytime in the near future. My optimism for the new year is almost nil.
Anyway - on the bright side, at least Suga is recovering well. Happy New f*****g Year.

Snow inequality.

Bruce Springsteen sang "57 channels - and nothin' on".
He wasn't f*****g kidding, was he.

Cheers fordm - that's a huge relief to me.
Merry xmas.

Any update on the health of K-pop sensation Suga?
Couldn't sleep a wink last night.

BB - Thanks for another articulate post , but we really should return to the far more pressing issue of K-pop, BTS, and the health of Suga. Get your priorities right man!

I'm guessing this guy "suga" is part of some kind of Val Doonican tribute act.

What the hell is K-pop?

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Viren - think I am going to hedge my bets : buy a small extra chunk, but also keep a bit of powder dry in case of fall. I must be getting old - most of my life i have been a kind of "all in" sort of bloke.
Anyway ,time for my sanatogen and multi-vitamin tablets, then maybe a short nap....

Could be worse - you could be Welsh. I am, which I have to say is deeply embarrassing to me right now.
PS - have you caught the story about the persecution of the poor lady in Swansea who runs a small private cinema/ cafe? Utterly shameful and deplorable. I loathe Drakeford.

BB - a nice idea, and I would love it if you were right, but no chance of it happening.

Testing is now a billion dollar business. Chances of it disappearing soon (ever?) are nil.

Difficult to make buy/sell decisions right now - we have all seen how quickly things can change lately, in the course of just a few hours - I think most of us are a bit twitchy (I certainly am).
A 4 1/2 day gap in trading makes decisions even tougher.

Viren - your position sounds similar to mine - sold a sizeable tranche at 143.9, hoping to buy back slightly cheaper. Now not sure whether to suck up paying more to get back in, or hope for a small dip first. As for the "live and learn" bit, I have the first part covered, but not so much the second part.

Yes, slow trading today - many already called it a day for the holidays. No trading after lunchtime until Wednesday!
What the hell am I going to do for the next 4 !/2 days?

Thanks for the responses.