BYC Café

[LaFleche]

Moved 8 - 7 of mine and one that I am training for a friend. I have one more, but he is away on a lover's weekend.

How many dogs do you have and what breeds?

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Good morning, Cafe. Thanks for the coffee, Tonya!

Troubling that your DH seems apprehensive about his trip.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Cafe got it right this morning headed to a Dr appointment with BF
in about 20 minutes just 5 minutes from the clinic..
BF's mind is still good it is his blood sugar that can get us in dutch they doc will want fasting blood draw often no blood draw so have him eating

 

[LaFleche]

I just spoke with my mom. She said he said something similar to her yesterday about this trip. That he didn't want to stay with evil sister.
I have to call sweet sister and have a talk. I'm not going to have him miserable. He's never acted like this for past trips.

Tough situation and so hard to decide.

Just my thoughts, but maybe he should not go anywhere as it is just not the right time for visiting even family with Covid-19 infection increasing like crazy.

We are not going anywhere and not having any guests. The shopping is reduced to once a fortnight and just buying the essentials.

 

[Shadrach]

@Shadrach has Spain and/or Catalonia gone into another lockdown? England is just starting a month-long one today, while we come out of a two-week one on Monday; I have no idea what Scotland or Northern Ireland are up to; lost track of all the variations some time ago!

Thankfully they (Catalonian semi autonomous governemt) have stopped short of a full lock down. I think it's dawned on them you can't run a country like that. We have a weekend zone restriction currently. Helpful in the cities and towns but not much use in rural areas. The zone restrictions are in place form 6am in a Friday to 6pm on a Sunday I think. The idea is to let people go to work during the week, but prevent social gatherings at the weekends. A similar policy worked very well for the Chinese. They however had the cooperation and means to lock an area down properly and supply those within it with food and medical care.
There are major problems though. Many of the rural villages and towns rely on tourists at the weekends for their income. The nearest village to me is a case in point. There is alesson there to be learnt by other countries. Don't rely on tourism at the expense of manufacturing and farming. I'm half an hours drive from the Costa del Sol. Most of that caost line relies on tourism. It's dead and has been all summer. Barcelona has a similar problem. It's a major European tourist center. Lots of businesses and jobs lost there.
There are many problems with the closure of borders and areas that just don't get discussed in the usual media circus and often not properly considered by politicians. Not everybody can work from home. Some people, much to the suprise of many politicians do actually make stuff and need factories etc to carry out their work. It is the same with farming. Spain is very agricultural. But, the people who tend the fields, pick the crops etc are mostly migrant workers. They can't get here because of the travel restrictionns.

 

[Shadrach]

Good evening Cafe.
I've made a pot of tea. Help yourselves.
A warmer day here at 18C mid day. Got the stove running now.
Looking hopefully in the fridge for inspiration for supper. Guess I'm going to have to cook something.
Have I mentioned before how much I detest cooking?

 

[LaFleche]

Good evening Cafe.
I've made a pot of tea. Help yourselves.
A warmer day here at 18C mid day. Got the stove running now.
Looking hopefully in the fridge for inspiration for supper. Guess I'm going to have to cook something.
Have I mentioned before how much I detest cooking?

Really, why? I find it a very therapeutic and relaxing activity with rewarding outcome.

 

[ronott1]

I am with you on coking!

I find a good day of baking to be a stress reliever

 

[Perris]

Don't rely on tourism at the expense of manufacturing and farming

a lot of places round the world are learning that harsh lesson.

Costa del Sol

Really? I thought you were near the Costa Brava and the Costa del Sol was down south...

the people who tend the fields, pick the crops etc are mostly migrant workers

same here. It is my hope that Brexit will shake up our agricultural sector such that it actually makes financial sense for farmers to grow a range of crops, not pursue a monoculture (or worse, get paid to set land aside!), and employ full time workers, instead of seasonal workers. Spanish-produced fruit and veg fills our shelves at the moment, at ludicrously cheap prices, and all year round, while to produce it Andalucia has become a landscape literally covered in plastic greenhouses and olive groves as far as the eye can see. Both must have annihilated the local flora and fauna. Thinking about it, I barely saw a 'field' when I visited a couple of years ago. Bulls being readied for running were an exception; no other livestock to be seen anywhere. A similar oddity struck me in Emilia-Romano in Italy, famous for Parma ham (and other foodie delights); not a pig in sight. They are all raised indoors, where everything can be controlled by the 'farmer'. Poor things.

 

[Shadrach]

a lot of places round the world are learning that harsh lesson.

Really? I thought you were near the Costa Brava and the Costa del Sol was down south...

same here. It is my hope that Brexit will shake up our agricultural sector such that it actually makes financial sense for farmers to grow a range of crops, not pursue a monoculture (or worse, get paid to set land aside!), and employ full time workers, instead of seasonal workers. Spanish-produced fruit and veg fills our shelves at the moment, at ludicrously cheap prices, and all year round, while to produce it Andalucia has become a landscape literally covered in plastic greenhouses and olive groves as far as the eye can see. Both must have annihilated the local flora and fauna. Thinking about it, I barely saw a 'field' when I visited a couple of years ago. Bulls being readied for running were an exception; no other livestock to be seen anywhere. A similar oddity struck me in Emilia-Romano in Italy, famous for Parma ham (and other foodie delights); not a pig in sight. They are all raised indoors, where everything can be controlled by the 'farmer'. Poor things.

You are correct. Costa Brava. Not sure what I was thinking.