Vikki’s Comments (group member since Dec 01, 2021)

Vikki’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

105: The Soul Breaker

89 A Midwinter Promise

I'm glad I usually worked from home even before Covid. Here employers will no longer have to take "reasonable measures" to ensure social distancing in offices

So in NI we'll be getting rid of covid passes for bars & restaurants (but still needed in nightclubs), nightclubs will re-open and the limits on hospitality (table service, rule of 6) will end... there are still a lot of cases every day

Good luck with your challenge

Alondra - I wish places were like that. I've seen places that have been pretty full, even recently.

Bill - so far in the UK only England has introduced mandatory vaccines and that's just for care home or frontline NHS staff (I think just frontline... I may be wrong). Some European countries are bringing in vaccine mandates for their citizens.

Desley - it sounds like Nicola Sturgeon has had the right kind of approach. To be honest I think NI, Scotland and Wales have managed it better than England. Although some things could have been done better here (NI)

Desley - I don't mind going to the shops too much if I need to. I don't go for the sake of just looking around. My only issue is if somewhere is crowded and people don't keep their distance.

Madeline - we have a similar issue if you look at the UK as whole - NI, Scotland, England and Wales each make their own rules. England didn't go close nightclubs whilst the other 3 countries did. So a lot of people from Scotland and Wales crossed the border into England where nightclubs were open and there were no restrictions in bars, restaurants etc

Bill wrote: "Vikki wrote: "Our numbers have been dropping in Northern Ireland but the numbers may not be very accurate as there was changes to our testing requirements. Now if you have a positive lateral flow, ..."

You have to wear them on flights here too unless you're exempt. But I still hate someone I know nothing about sitting that close to be on a plane at the moment.

Our numbers have been dropping in Northern Ireland but the numbers may not be very accurate as there was changes to our testing requirements. Now if you have a positive lateral flow, you don't have to follow up with a PCR. So one of the scientific/medical experts acknowledged that case numbers don't give the best reflection of the situation.
We have some restrictions on hospitality and nightclubs are closed. Advice that no more than 3 households should meet in a private home.

To be honest I don't feel very comfortable sitting in restaurants/cafes at the moment. Haven't been to the cinema for over 2 years and no real desire to go at the moment.

I know a lot of people who have had Covid recently and sadly I know/know of a few people who have died from it. Hate airports and flights at the moment and only have been about 3 times since our first lockdown, all for work purposes.

Some people I know seem to have no concept that Covid still exists and behave as if everything was more or less normal.

We seem to be hearing a lot about "learning to live with Covid"

Having looked at this my personal take on it is that with the example of the Kacy Chronicles, they're clearly shown as 4 separate books with individual titles.
Books like The Pickwick Papers show as one individual book and to be the best of my knowledge nowadays can only be purchased as one individual book. You can purchase each of the indvidual Kacy Chronicle books separately.

Omnibus editions have pros and cons - if you count it as 1 big book, then it only counts as 1 book read for any challenges based on number of books read rather than 4 books.

As Madeline said the group is for fun and to enjoy challenges and we want our members to enjoy being here :)

I read almost all fiction. Last year I think I read 2 non-fiction books, both about the British Royal Family. So this year I'm going to see if I can manage to read 6 non fiction books. Let's see how this goes!!

1: Charles & Camilla: Portrait of a Love Affair 19/02/22
2: The Queen: 70 years of Majestic Style
3: William at 40: The Making of a Modern Monarch 27/06/22
4: The Queen 20/09/2022
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Alondra wrote: "Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Hope you aren't too affected by the weather and idiot drivers Alondra"

Believe me; the south literally shuts down for any accumulation. We could get a dusting and fol..."

It doesn't take much snow for us to grind to a halt here either

I wish we'd get some snow here! We'd a light covering last Friday but it didn't last long :(

I think I'm actually speechless on this...

55: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Veronica wrote: "Question,

Are there going a discussion thread for the books currently reading for the month as a group?"

If you scroll down a little you'll see a Book Discussion folder and there are already topics there for the current books. Feel free to add your comments or ask any questions.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Wayne wrote: "Quick question to satisfy my curiosity please: Is there somebody that tracks duplicates. I imagine this task might increase in difficulty as the number climbs."

It's fine for multiple people to list the same book and definitely makes it easier than trying to keep track when we get to higher numbers.

Wayne wrote: "Vikki wrote: "At the moment its:
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A brilliant series. I am hoping to finish books 6 and 7 in Feb/March"

I love these books but haven't re-read them for years, I think my last re-read was Philosophers Stone in 2011 (ish). From Goblet Of Fire on I got the books on the day they were released, even getting Deathly Hallows at midnight. Went to a midnight screening of the final movie as well.

At the moment its: