Food & Drink #9 Vlad likes traazers on a bird

[Pocahontas]

In keeping with the doggo and catto posts on this thread, this made me laugh:

 

[heretoreaditall2019]

Omg I love these bathroom set chats - I wish ours was pink! You could at least lean into the retro and style it in an ironic millennial pink glossier sort of way?

Our first house fell through after 6 months of waiting, so after that I was only interested in probate properties and bless them the bathrooms. It was either saw II or the types described here, my fav was one with a corner bath and carpeted steps up to it & a really ruffly shower curtain? I suspect that was probably a sex person’s home and you’d never truly get it clean but imagine strutting down those stairs nude hahaha

 

[Silver Linings]

Fraus I need to grunka so sorry that this is totally out of the blue regarding the current convo but wondering if I can get opinions? I'm a little upset - went for a walk earlier, passed 2 men, one black one white (this is relevant) having a blazing row that was definitely race related. I saw who I assumed was the black guys girlfriend sat on a nearby wall sobbing her heart out, so I went over and asked her if she was ok, if there was anything I could do, and if she wanted a polo (all I had to offer). She yelled at me, said black people don't need or want white saviours, I should check my privilege and read up on black lives matter. I was just trying to be nice, but it's really bothered me...should I have acted differently? What else could I have done? Should I have just minded my own business?! Ugh I'm really uncomfortable and sad thinking I may have made things worse

Oh no! That’s horrible for you. You absolutely did the right thing, imagine if you had walked on and then been noticed to be doing so and harassed for that? It’s a horrible feeling though, that second guessing of yourself.

Last summer I bought a homeless man some bits and bobs and he said he didn’t want them and told me to fuck off. It was blazing hot and he was sunburnt and dehydrated so I said at least keep the water and he called me a c*nt. i know he had bigger problems than being kind to some sanctimonius well meaning stranger but I found after that I never wanted to get people stuff whereas I generally always did if I was getting a coffee or something.

Long story short, that sounds shit but you did nothing wrong and the lady is hopefully ok and thinking back on the whole thing and feeling bad for snapping at you. And your polos.

 

[Alansbigplate]

I have had a smidge (a bottle) of wine but god I love this thread- I don’t really have real life friends because of shite school days and general flakiness and I do like to chat to you all and have a glimpse into a little crowd to be amongst

I feel like I’ve more in common with you lot that most people I’ve met!

 

[Falkor]

Facebook reminded me this morning that four years ago we were a few days away from collecting our Border Collie puppy - he's the one in front. His parents were both about the size of a large cocker spaniel, he grew and grew and grew and is nearly Golden Retriever height at the shoulder. But the sheep certainly give him some respect!

 

[MooBelle]

Massively over the top paragraphs below because i genuinely find this interesting and wish i had more time to read up on it. (This is coming from like...nearly a decade old a level biology and a couple of podcasts/sciencey websites i read, so if anyone has more current and in depth knowledge in virology from their job or degree etc feel free to step in and save me from my ignorance)

From what i understand vaccines are either a weakened/dead strain of the virus in question (flu shot) or another virus so similar that the immune system thinks theyre the same disease and will react to the actual virus we want to stop (cowpox to smallpox)

Our bodies produce antibodies to fight disease. They do fuck all at the time of actually getting the disease to stop you catching it, but if virus enters your body, something starts cranking these antibodies in trial and error until it works out a shape that fits the virus. Antibodies are all pretty much shaped like the letter Y though and its top two bits are like hands, which grab onto the virus. If the white blood cells see anything covered in antibodies they know its bad news and go in for the kill.

So the first time you get a disease theres a lot of time spent making the exact shape of antibody specialised for this virus but the SECOND time the virus moseys on into your body, your body is like

"its that little shit who made us too sick to go to the work xmas do last year! Get him lads!"

and we already have the 'factories' for that shape of antibodies in place, so it rattles them out much quicker. A bit like a car factory, once they have all the equipment to make a vauxhall corsa or whatever they can just start firing them out, but if they suddenly get told "we need to make ferraris" it might take a while to get a new factory with all the equipment and machine lines up and running. A chickenpox antibody would look at covid and just go "pfft. Not my job."

The flu gets round this by mutating and changing all the time (basically it puts on different glasses and a silly hat), so the science boffins have to basically guess (im sure theres a good analytical model rather than a pure guess) which version of the flu will be round at xmas time, and if they get it wrong you can still get the flu which is why some people still get sick.

And obviously there can be issues when some people's bodies are a bit paranoid and start labelling everything as an intruder - whacking antibodies on completely harmless cells like say, one's own liver, and then the white blood cells start attacking your own body - which is one reason why some people may have to take immunosuppressants - and then with the immune system knocked out theyre vulnerable to genuine threats

It is normal for some immunity loss over time for a lot of diseases (imagine the corsa factories havent needed to make a single corsa in 2 years, body's just like nah clear off we're gonna close most of you and build some overpriced student flats here instead) The weird thing about covid is that the body is maybe shutting down the antibody 'factories' within like 2/3 months which is ridiculouslyquick ???

So people could get it again and body would have to start from scratch making the covid antibody shape again.

I know its a completely new virus so its all up in the air, and my science knowledge is nowhere near deep enough to know WHY antibodies being lost so fast, but i know it means "herd immunity" is not happening now or in the near future and just infecting everyone will not help at all.

We also dont know how quickly it mutates - though it must be slower than flu or we'd have noticed changes by now since this debacle has been going on since last december.

Hopefully worst case scenario we'll just all have to have semi regular "booster" vaccine shots once they have working vaccines, and eventually it'll be like polio and measles where so many people are vaccinated that it can't really spread easily and it calms down. Or maybe they'll find another coronavirus very similar, base a vaccine on that, but the antibodies for that virus stick around longer than for covid? Idk this entire paragraph is speculation, but yeah.

TL;DR barricade the fort with Smegs and we'll eat post apocalyptic slop and discuss naming the german shepard.

Thanks for this Switch x
I'm finding the whole thing fascinating, in a macbre way.

Back in March my entire office came downwith Covid. 2 people died. Several more were hospitalised and therefore swabbed and tested positive. It also went round both my Girls' schools.
I got 'it' and was terrified as I have several quite severe health issues. I genuinely thought I was going to die. Me and my family isolated (whichturned into 12 weeks quarantine) All of us got really poorly.
I spent a week sweating, hallucinating and hacking up my lungs. I also had to care for Mr Moo and the Mini Moos.
Even after the coughing and temperature went we were laid low for a good fortnight.
Obviously we are all fine now.
As you know, me and one of my minis had a negative test last week (but we are both still mega poorly with all the same symptoms)

The thing is, 2 months ago I had an antibodies test andit came out negative. Docs told me is very possible to have it and not become immune.

Baffling but really intriguing!!!

 

[Bookweevil]

I’ve been on a grunka and now I bitterly regret not keeping up because @Alansbigplate you are awesome. I think one of the reasons this passed me by - apart from being too absorbed in my own shit - is that you have been ON FIRE on the MT. Such funny posts. I hope you’re feeling much better now, your ex sounds like a fannywanker and you appear to be handling the situation with immense grace and dignity. Of course you are, you’re a Frau. A much-loved one

 

[LavaFlake]

Omg the whole doing PE in your vest & knickers was well weird they’d never get away with that now. It must be a Cabel thing to ditch PE for a ciggie. Did anyone have PSHCE as a lesson? The only thing I can remember is a police man coming in to talk to us about something, clocking me (fifteen year old me wasn’t exactly a stranger to the local constabulary) and full on grassing me to the teacher.

Yes we had a PC come in once and tell us you could pick magic mushrooms and not get arrested... it was only when you dried them out or whatever I don't even know if that's true or not but cheers for the tip mate

 

[Breakdance Badass]

Morning Frauen! Bank Holiday here so we are heading to the park then going somewhere for brunch with the kids. Thought you may appreciate my socks, homage to @crystaleyesd Not sure the pic will show but they’re silver lurex

 

[Fenella]

I’m feeling very slippy downwards at the moment but for me I’m almost sure it’s the winter on it’s way, the dull gray and the curtains closing earlier etc just weighs so heavy on my moods. (What is this fucking weather today, I’ve got drenched every time I’ve gone out and felt something in my hair earlier and it was a piece of ice!)

Sometimes I wish this wasn’t a public board as there’s so much I’d like to discuss about stuff but don’t want to be recognisable and stuff!

hugs to all xx

 

[Breakdance Badass]

We can all try to collab when required, shame we can’t DM or anything to notify when a new one is needed. I’m often on the Grunka express so don’t realise when a new one is becoming due.

@Alansbigplate you can DM dear heart, you have to ensure you’ve set your account to accept, but I can confirm I’ve had Tattlers slipping into my DMs (and I don’t mean Doc Martens)

ETA others have told you duh sorry!

This was our beautiful bathroom when we moved in. Please note the spacious 3 piece avocado suite, bath with cigarette burns. Brown shagpile (flattened over the years) carpet and lastly the stunning patterned textured wall covering. me Jackie!

 

[blurstoftimes]

I’m so sorry to hear so many of us are struggling with the new restrictions looming, I feel so lucky that I’ve got some of my family close to me but

Spoiler: Birth

Im not sure if any of you remember but I mentioned 2 months ago that my sister Had gone into labour 2 months early. Well, she finally took her baby home today which is such happy news but also makes me sad that because of Covid and her immune system we won’t be able to see her for the foreseeable and can’t hold her at all for at least the next year! Just wanna give my sister and niece a big hug but I’m so happy that she’s healthy and ready to finally go home.

dinner was late tonight because I forced my family to go for a sunset swim -have to take every opportunity in September! Made coconut mung bean dal with turmeric rice, tandoori cauliflower and lots of pickled onions. Looks crap because it was already dark - miss that lovely summer natural light already.

going to settle down and read @Switchstreetz post now, love the breadth of knowledge in this clever cabal!

 

[blurstoftimes]

oh my god guys - when I made that youtube cooking video 2 weeks ago i set up a burner email account so it wasn't linked to my regular one...This morning I emailed my daughter's school about something and just realised I sent it from the blurst address! The weirdest thing is that the office administrator replied as normal without questioning the fact that the email came from a person called Blurst Times...

 

[Alansbigplate]

having a mashed potato white bread sandwich and I don’t even care

 

[Nottonightbabe]

Remember a little while back I discovered a wisteria greengage tree in my garden? Well today I made a singular jar of greengage jam
It's lovely, and a nice soft set. Took the photo outside as my house doesn't have a lot of light at that time of the day and I wouldn't want anyone to think I'd left it for hours in a slow cooker or something

 

[Shesaidwhat?]

Its just lovely innit So glad I ventured onto the JM thread.

This is what makes me laugh when people say Tattle is evil. It’s actually not, almost everyone and definitely everyone on F&D is lovely & a lot more supportive than “real life” people.

 

[Pocahontas]

I like your tattoo @SoulRebel
(I don’t much care for Jack’s hodge podge)


I’ve been thinking of you too @Alansbigplate - I remembered that it was today. Lots of love to you, my handwriting twin

 

[kachoochoo]

I do, I’m a lone wolf but I’m a hugger

im up and down more than Jack lately

well this is me giving you a hug. I need your photoshop skills though! this has taken me far too long!

but yeah I love hugs too. in real life in normal times I wish you all of the hugs
eta they're meant to be arms!

 

[Pocahontas]

As you wish.

I will display one of JM’s sideboard thot shots in full view of the coals - that will definitely get ‘something simmering’.

Seriously, how awesome would a cabal BBQ be?

 

[Spoonfulofjam]

I’ve also just remembered one of our teachers saying that she enjoyed the effect of her husband’s beard when they were being amorous. Never gotten over that tbh

just found a babybel in my handbag (I think from Monday). You can bet I googled “how long can you leave a babybel out of the fridge for?”