We've had apples from the garden and blackberries from around. Crumbles will be made. Yesterday MrsD made apricot jam (from bought punnets double reduced in price) [image: 1758089805558-20250917_071243-resized.jpg]

Hopefully, you can see those??

@jon-nyc said in Rest in peace, Robert Redford: Humphrey Bogart It was Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca, which of course was set in Morocco. Lauren Bacall and Bogart first co-starred in "To Have and Have Not" and maybe that was in Cuba? (I'm not sure, it was a tropical setting). They also co-starred in "Key Largo" which was in Florida, not Cuba. So I think you are thinking of "To Have and Have Not" ? Redford was so impossibly handsome. And a good guy, too. Such an icon that it seems impossible that he was mortal after all.

Love those September roses

@Axtremus said in Long Connection at Heathrow ... what to do?: @AndyD said in Long Connection at Heathrow ... what to do?: If you chance to there on a Friday or Saturday evening, some museums and galleries stay open late. Indeed it will be a Friday when I arrive at LHR. The idea to just walk around sounds good too! Yeah, I am also leaning towards booking a hotel in or close to LHR. @dolmansaxlil wrote: If it were me and I had one night in London I would go out for Indian food Oh, yes, I have had Indian food in London before and continue to hear good things about it since; though this time I may skip the Indian food in London for the simple reason that I will traveling to London from India. Bwahahahaha! Did I miss that in the original post? Also I completely reversed your trip, thinking this was on the way to your destination rather than coming home. Ignore all of my thoughts!

Who skip childhood vaccination? https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/09/15/childhood-vaccines-parents-post-kff-poll/ The American parents who are choosing to skip or delay vaccines for their children are more likely to home-school their children, be White and very religious, identify as Republican or be under 35, ... [image: 1757972347356-img_7808.jpeg] The CDC says 92.5 percent of kindergartners received their MMR vaccines last school year. But those rates are lower in parts of the country, ... ... but you need 95%+ vaccination rate for herd immunity for MMR to be effective.

@Amanda Thanks, Amanda. My air bag (car didn't have side air bags) did not inflate and I think it's because I was pushed and travelled sideways. I got some closure when I went down to the tow company last week to retrieve my license plates and personal belongings from the car. I really liked that little car, and it was good to see the damage again. It made the verdict of 'totaled' more sensible. AAA has called it a total loss and the amount of the settlement covers the outstanding balance on the loan, plus a couple thousand more. I'm satisfied with that. The car was 11 years old. I had it only 2 years, but still, it had only 83K miles on it. I'm seriously thinking of leasing now. I am not driving anywhere near as much as I did when I first moved here and it seems to me leasing would alleviate the headache of repair costs and angst about breakdowns. I'm thinking another Hyundai. Like I said, I liked the one I had and they are affordable. My rental is a Nissan and it is not for me. (Apologies to anyone for whom Nissan is their car of choice. It's a fine car, but I don't like the exterior styling and there are some control layouts that annoy me. Personal stuff.) Your accident sounds ghastly, Amanda. Glad you are OK. I always hear good things about Camry's.

Told the gang at a recent AA meeting, "Had three eye surgeries. The good news is I can see you better. The bad news is I can see you better."

He is probably alive today because of the rapid research done to mitigate Covid.

Funny thing is, they were getting lunch from local Indian stalls. Of course they were probably legal UK citizens selling the onion bhajis, but there was a touch of irony. If we forcibly removed all nonwhites our society would undoubtedly collapse. However Illegal immigration is a problem and that rally did little to help solve it.

@jon-nyc Well yeah, the way they got paid before AI hasn't changed. But they get paid royalties when someone uses their work in any substantial way. AI's thieving "masterminds" aren't paying royalites for millions of copyrighted words. They're stealing them.

Victim my Azz

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Innovative, but not something I would want.