A Longtime Friend writes and tells me of his terminal boredom with this lockdown bullshit, made worse by a day’s rain. So he decides to clean some of his shotguns:
My only comment is that there are WAY too many over-and-unders…
Because, as any fule kno, a proper shotgun’s barrels should be side by side like a man and his dog, and not over and under like a man and his mistress.
(For a closer look at this magnificent Piotti shotgun, go here.)
Seems as though Our Hero Capt. Tom Moore still has some of the old juices flowing:
He has raised millions with his 100 laps around his garden.
Yet the nation’s sweetheart Captain Tom Moore took things from the great outdoors to his living room to enjoy a video chat with Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston on Heart Radio on Friday morning.
Proving himself to be quite the charmer, the war veteran, 99, admitted he found the BGT host, 49, to be ‘a charming creature’ who he ‘likes looking at’.
And why not? Our Amanda is quite a vision:
Just goes to show: even though the flesh may be weak, the urge never goes away.
OMG and WTF?
…because you can’t be trusted to control your throttle, peasants. (see yesterday’s rant about Porsche; add Volvo to list of Cars I’m Never Going To Buy)
…well, considering that the Coronavirus originated in a ChiCom bioweapons lab anyway, the primitive fuckers may as well go back to eating lizard testicles, bat ears and tiger hearts.
…no; genocide is creating a toxic virus in a bio-weapons lab, then allowing it to escape and spread around the world, you bat-eating motherfuckers.
…and my efforts to import some of those stoney Krauts to California continue apace.
…in the reign of Emperor Kim, morons like this will face summary execution because they’re just wasting oxygen. They’ll be standing in the execution line right after people who drive slowly in the fast lane, unlicensed Mexican drivers and Piers Morgan.
…I have only one thing to say:
…oh wait; Brits aren’t “allowed” to own that much ammo because their politicians have a “Volvo” mindset. Oh well. Bye bye, red squirrels.
…which means that the hapless Brits are now paying only three times as much as they should.
…yet another import market for stone-throwing, iron bar-wielding Germans.
…and no doubt some British, Australian and California police are looking on enviously.
…finally, some good news. Although my instinct is to encourage these filthy hippies to congregate in massive numbers — for the good of the planet.
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Here’s both a quote of the day:
“We will get through it in the end but it might take time, but at the end of the day we shall all be okay again… the sun will shine on you again and the clouds will go away.”
…and the story behind it:
A 99-year-old World War II veteran has completed his quest to walk 100 laps of his garden in eastern England and raised 13 million pounds ($16 million) for Britain´s National Health Service.
Tom Moore’s humble mission to support health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic became a national rallying point. Tens of thousands of Britons pledged donations as Moore pursued a goal of finishing the laps before his 100th birthday on April 30.
With the aid of a walking frame, he reached his target Thursday. Nine soldiers from the Yorkshire Regiment, a unit linked to Moore’s former British army regiment, lined the paved walkway in his Bedfordshire backyard, forming an honor guard for the veteran’s final laps.
“I´ve fought so many battles and we´ve always won, and we´re going to win again,” Moore told British broadcaster ITV.
He added that health workers on the front line “deserve everything we can give them.”
Moore started the fundraiser as a way to thank the doctors and nurses who cared for him after his broke his hip. His family initially set a target of raising 1,000 pounds. The campaign went viral after Moore appeared on national television, and millions were raised within a week.
Here’s the timeline:
April 9: Captain Tom Moore and his family launch the ‘Captain Tom Moore’s 100th Birthday Walk for the NHS’ fundraising on JustGiving with a £1,000 target
April 10, 2pm: Fundraising reaches £1,000 target in 24 hours, and family set new £100,000 target
April 11, 7pm: The £100,000 target is reached and a new aim of £250,000 is set
April 12, 2.30pm: Fundraiser hits £250,000 after Captain Moore appears on BBC Radio 2 and talks to the singer Michael Ball
April 14, 12pm: Captain Moore’s donations hit £1million
April 15, 10am: Donations get to £5million
April 15, 5pm: Health Secretary Matt Hancock praises him as an ‘inspiration’ as donations get to £8million
April 15, 11pm: The fundraiser reaches £10million
April 16, 7am: Donations get to £12million
April 16, 12pm: The fundraiser hits £13million
April 17, 3pm: It gets to £14million three hours later
Bravo, Mr. Moore. I see the Brits are probably going to give the old man a knighthood.
We are not worthy, to have such men among us.
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