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In message , at 09:35:22 on Mon, 11 May
2020, Recliner remarked:

Sophie Raworth, the newsreader, is a keen runner, and often commutes to the
BBC that way. During the lockdown, she's been varying her six mile route
to pass through unusually empty areas at lunchtime, and has been taking
photos:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-52155029

Looking at the locations she's photo'd I think she's been taking a rather
convoluted route to work as AFAIK she lives in west london.

Does she? I assumed she lived in south London, as she also mentions
Waterloo.

Apart from Kings Cross, and Broadcasting House itself, her published
photos are south of the Central Line.
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Roland Perry

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wrote:
On Mon, 11 May 2020 09:35:22 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
wrote:
On Sat, 9 May 2020 21:36:36 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
michael adams wrote:

wrote in message
...
On Sat, 9 May 2020 17:16:40 +0100

"michael adams" wrote:

Thanks. Although with everything closed, presumably, it would probably
be quite frustrating walking around with nowhere to go except maybe
the odd supermarket. Maybe Sainsburys on TCR or Tesco in Googe St
frinstance.

I was taking pictures of the lockdown plus having an nice walk through the

backstreets of the west end and mayfair.


What *would* be useful at any time, would be the ability to take
pictures of streets, buildings, etc. without the intrusive presence
of parked cars everywhere. Along with too much street furniture, about
which nothing can be done of course. Traffic (and pedestrians) can be
largely avoided by starting at 5.a.m. in summer time; although that
then presents the problem of having all the trees in full leaf.


Sophie Raworth, the newsreader, is a keen runner, and often commutes to the
BBC that way. During the lockdown, she's been varying her six mile route
to pass through unusually empty areas at lunchtime, and has been taking
photos:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-52155029

Looking at the locations she's photo'd I think she's been taking a rather
convoluted route to work as AFAIK she lives in west london.

Does she? I assumed she lived in south London, as she also mentions
Waterloo.

I distinctly remember reading she lived in Chiswick. But even if she does
live in south london, you wouldn't go via Kings X to get to oxford circus
where the BBC is.

Yes, she's certainly not taking the shortest route from wherever it is she
lives.


it does grate a bit when all the virtue signalling presenters up there have
been repeating the stay at home propaganda ad nauseaum for months.

She has to commute to work anyway, and this is probably the safest,
healthiest way to do so right now.

Possibly, depending how healthy one views running as. Personally I don't think
the risks to the knees are worth it hence I cycle instead.

She runs marathons and ultra-marathons, so this is just part of her
training regime. Six miles is probably not much more than a warm-up for
her, so she might be deliberately finding longer, interesting routes.

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In message , at 09:48:45 on Mon, 11 May
2020, remarked:
Sophie Raworth, the newsreader, is a keen runner, and often commutes to the
BBC that way. During the lockdown, she's been varying her six mile route
to pass through unusually empty areas at lunchtime, and has been taking
photos:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-52155029

Looking at the locations she's photo'd I think she's been taking a rather
convoluted route to work as AFAIK she lives in west london.

Does she? I assumed she lived in south London, as she also mentions
Waterloo.

I distinctly remember reading she lived in Chiswick. But even if she does
live in south london, you wouldn't go via Kings X to get to oxford circus
where the BBC is.

According to an estate agent trying to big-up the area:

"David Gandy, Jemima Khan, Olly Murs, Sophie Rayworth, Kelly Jones and
Example (Elliot John Gleave) are all residents of Fulham"

--
Roland Perry

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In message , at 10:04:15 on Mon, 11 May
2020, Recliner remarked:

She has to commute to work anyway, and this is probably the safest,
healthiest way to do so right now.

Possibly, depending how healthy one views running as. Personally I don't think
the risks to the knees are worth it hence I cycle instead.

She runs marathons and ultra-marathons, so this is just part of her
training regime. Six miles is probably not much more than a warm-up for
her, so she might be deliberately finding longer, interesting routes.

Even more the case that this isn't much of a commuting method that the
general public can aspire to.
--
Roland Perry

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wrote in message ...
On Sun, 10 May 2020 08:34:40 +0100
"tim..." wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Sat, 9 May 2020 16:53:25 +0100
"tim..." wrote:
wrote in message
...
He's spot on.

"Itâ?Ts time to ask whether Boris Johnson is up to the job"


putting the presentation to one side, Parris appears to be arguing that
the
policy is wrong

but is there really any mainstream opinion that anything except another
three weeks of lockdown is the only sensible policy here, starting from
where we are?

Sweden.

I meant within the UK

are there any voices suggesting that, starting from where we are, there is
any workable alternative to three more weeks (with slight tinkering
perhaps)?

Of course there is -

then you'll have a cite for that

wont you

if Boris and his team could find a collective pair of
******** this lockdown nonsense could be ended tommorow. This situation is
now entirely self inflicted.

you obviously haven't noticed union sabre-rattling

if Boris said "all schools open tomorrow and everyone should go back to
their daily comment"

The result will be teachers not turning up for work and trains not running
because rail staff wont have turned up

And stricter lockdowns in spain, italy and france have had next to
no impact on infection rate per head of population. Its pretty obvious
from
anyone who cares to engage brain that the only thing a lockdown is doing
is
sending us into an economic abyss we may not recover from for a decade
or
longer and in the meantime there will be a lot of seriously unhappy
unemployed
out on the streets once lockdown is lifted.

but no-one is saying that

except you

Plenty of commentators have been discussion the economic future of this
country and the rest of the world.

so they have

but no-one has publicly said

"we should all go back to work tomorrow"

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On Mon, 11 May 2020 10:04:15 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
wrote:
Possibly, depending how healthy one views running as. Personally I don't
think
the risks to the knees are worth it hence I cycle instead.

She runs marathons and ultra-marathons, so this is just part of her
training regime. Six miles is probably not much more than a warm-up for
her, so she might be deliberately finding longer, interesting routes.

Makes the most sense. Though technically she was breaking the lockdown rules
by not going direct to work and while the BBC are hot on posting stories about
people breaking them on the beach and in parks I very much doubt we'll see any
comment about their golden girl doing it.

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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 09:48:45 on Mon, 11 May
2020, remarked:
Sophie Raworth, the newsreader, is a keen runner, and often commutes to the
BBC that way. During the lockdown, she's been varying her six mile route
to pass through unusually empty areas at lunchtime, and has been taking
photos:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-52155029

Looking at the locations she's photo'd I think she's been taking a rather
convoluted route to work as AFAIK she lives in west london.

Does she? I assumed she lived in south London, as she also mentions
Waterloo.

I distinctly remember reading she lived in Chiswick. But even if she does
live in south london, you wouldn't go via Kings X to get to oxford circus
where the BBC is.

According to an estate agent trying to big-up the area:

"David Gandy, Jemima Khan, Olly Murs, Sophie Rayworth, Kelly Jones and
Example (Elliot John Gleave) are all residents of Fulham"


Yes, that makes more sense.

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wrote:
On Mon, 11 May 2020 10:04:15 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
wrote:
Possibly, depending how healthy one views running as. Personally I don't
think
the risks to the knees are worth it hence I cycle instead.

She runs marathons and ultra-marathons, so this is just part of her
training regime. Six miles is probably not much more than a warm-up for
her, so she might be deliberately finding longer, interesting routes.

Makes the most sense. Though technically she was breaking the lockdown rules
by not going direct to work and while the BBC are hot on posting stories about
people breaking them on the beach and in parks I very much doubt we'll see any
comment about their golden girl doing it.



You're allowed to go out for exercise, and to go to work, so she's not
breaking any rules.

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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 10:04:15 on Mon, 11 May
2020, Recliner remarked:

She has to commute to work anyway, and this is probably the safest,
healthiest way to do so right now.

Possibly, depending how healthy one views running as. Personally I don't think
the risks to the knees are worth it hence I cycle instead.

She runs marathons and ultra-marathons, so this is just part of her
training regime. Six miles is probably not much more than a warm-up for
her, so she might be deliberately finding longer, interesting routes.

Even more the case that this isn't much of a commuting method that the
general public can aspire to.

Did anyone say it was?

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In message , at 10:19:12 on Mon, 11 May
2020, Recliner remarked:
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 10:04:15 on Mon, 11 May
2020, Recliner remarked:

She has to commute to work anyway, and this is probably the safest,
healthiest way to do so right now.

Possibly, depending how healthy one views running as. Personally I
don't think
the risks to the knees are worth it hence I cycle instead.

She runs marathons and ultra-marathons, so this is just part of her
training regime. Six miles is probably not much more than a warm-up for
her, so she might be deliberately finding longer, interesting routes.

Even more the case that this isn't much of a commuting method that the
general public can aspire to.

Did anyone say it was?

Yes the whole discussion is predicated on the myth that "If Sophie can
avoid public transport and jog to work, the rest of you can too".
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Roland Perry