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I tried to get work on UpWork and found people wanted the moon on a stick for the price of a stamp. So I left. 

Vaccines take a long time to be discovered and perfected. It is still my belief the risk to the average person is very low. Best to stay positive anyway, as your immune system doesn't react well to stress. 

I really love businesses that stand out by making witty social media comments, some of the responses you see are brilliant. This one is very much on topic, and makes me love Yorkshire Tea even more. I happen to know they're a very ethical company, but it could be dangerous ground for companies to make such statements if they have any unscrupulous business practices abroad! 

Do you think businesses should show this much personality? I think it strengthens the brand. 

I ordered Easter eggs (just before Easter) and the box was very similar!! Thankfully they were well packaged inside and survived. I think they get paid so little and it's based on number of parcels mostly, so they rush and this kind of thing happens!! It's a bad business model. 

They've only just started testing people with symptoms in this country. Previous to that it was only if you were in hospital or a keyworker. 

Originally Posted by Steve.Richardson

“Old cynic.. 

My mate made me smile, wagon driver. He said he has gone from logistic lifeline hero with people waving at him, to now a pain in the bum slow-moving lorry driver and has had to put up with 2 road rage incidents this week.

Now he's stuck in daily traffic jams as lockdown has clearly ended for most people 

He's had his 15 minutes of stardom...”

I've noticed the traffic has increased a lot in the last week or two. Shops will be open from Monday. Just waiting on the pubs and hotels then I'll be much happier. 

The problem is you can't understand the perspective of the disadvantages you have when you're a person of colour unless you are one. Being white isn't a cake walk, but in the UK is rarely going to disadvantage you, but any other colour will. That's a fact. There's statistics a plenty to back that up. 

Yes people have other battles and woes and disadvantages but the current issue at hand and the campaign for Black Lives Matter is highly important in my mind. Changes need to be made at the core of society to rid us of the systemic racism that is there. 

It's uncomfortable and I know you're all apparently in denial, but please read up about it and learn what it's really like for people who aren't white in this country. Even well educated, well spoken people. 

Don't get defensive about it, use this as an opportunity to listen and learn. That's what I'm doing. 

It's hilarious isn't it!? I applaud them for taking this on... It may not end well though. As Trump is like a petulant child. 

Phewf!! That's great news. My husband's has as well. 

A difficult and tricky subject. And I think white privilege is alive and well. And it's all very well saying it's fine we're not racist but if you're white in the UK or US you have absolutely no idea what is like to be a person of colour. 

We have NO idea what it is like to be judged for the colour of our skin and sadly racism is very much alive and well. It's institutionalised racism in many cases, just look at the US police situation. 

You might say you don't judge people but we all do, all the time. 

I'm trying to learn what I can finding out how I can help. I think we need to be very careful dismissing it as people being overly PC. 

People are protesting against some very real problems and we all need to wake up.