R's rue

In recent months, commenters on this humble Yorkshire blog have come from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Greece, France, Canada, The United States of America, Australia, New Zealand and The Isle of Man. I think that's everybody but I apologise if I have overlooked somewhere. I wanted to ask you all about gloom. What is the current reading on your gloom-ometer? I was wondering if it was a similar reading to what we are getting in this neck of the woods. Here, significant factors that seem to have caused the needle of gloom to rise higher include:- The war in Ukraine Rising prices in supermarkets The rising costs of fuel and energy The ongoing effects of the pandemic Global warming and continuing environmental disasters Having a shameless egotistical liar as our prime minister The Big Brexit Mistake The Big Brexit Mistake was pushed over the line by that same shameless prime minister and by malicious Russian interference in social media ahead...

  I lost it with the neighbour’s Charlie this morning and shouted across the gardens like a loon “ Will you shut that fucking dog up ?”  A pure case of transference , but it has worked for a hour or so. I’m still symptomatic of covid, and unfortunately it’s been a rather difficult week. I’m still breathless at times even though I’ve spent what feels like hours in a hot shower and under tea towelled menthol infusions . Nights have proved to be especially difficult . I can only liken the sensation to be breathing through a rigid and very long tube which is hardened with secretions like amber, where coughs have not the power of the ability to make things clearer. By rights any ordinary virus would have broken by now into its snotty stage, but my secretions remain like toffee, and I am tired all of the time as well as headachy.  Occupational health hold me to re LFT test today and tomorrow  Today’s positive test flashed up in seconds  And so I’m sti...