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It's actually in Binley Woods which is basically on the outskirts of Coventry, which is the second city of the English West Midlands. It's a much smaller city than Birmingham, only about 375,000 people or so, but it's an ideal spot for filming something like that.

The interior shots are all studio based and the exterior shots were real houses that were privately owned and used for the show.

Her fictional address is

"Waney Edge,"
Blossom Avenue,
Fuddleton
England

She's a well known pillar of the community. The postal code is unnecessary! The Royal Mail knows exactly where to find her!
 
Thank's James!

We shoud all know where Coventry is, if we are car fans at all. Home of Jaguar. A large plant also is in Castle Bromwich. The Land/Range Rover plant also nearby.
 
Well, I had a kind of interesting experience yesterday.

I had put off shopping for a week, but finally ventured out to the local Costco at about 9:30 am.

Found pretty much all I needed. Mainly cat food. The only problem was when I left.

You know how Costco has people checking receipts of everyone who leave the store with a cart full? Well there were two such receipt checkers there. Normally they stand behind little plexiglass partitions. But when I exited, they both were standing in front of the partitions. I sort of wondered why.

I went to the left, and when I got to the checker, he was talking loudly and I made the mistake of making a small joke. He said something forcefully in appreciation and I could feel his breath in my face. Yeech. Yes, he was wearing a face mask, but still.

Anyway, if I come down with covid (haven't yet, had at least four negative tests in the past year) I'll make sure Costco knows that I probably got it from their door monitor. I should probably complain anyway, because those guys should be standing behind their partitions anyway. I don't know what they were thinking, especially these days when everyone and their uncle is warning about another wave of covid infections.

Wish me luck, LOL.
 
I Tried Something Different Today

I’ve been going to Target for the first hour of business every week for months now to grocery shop.  It’s always been just me and maybe 2-3 other shoppers.  Last week there were already 18 in line when I arrived at 7:57 am.

 

Since the pandemic is now raging out of control in California and the numbers are rising at lightening speed in Sonoma Co. and we are being told that the very worst month so far will be in March.  On top of this there is no vaccine for even the front line health care workers or those in nursing homes, let alone those 75+, and it looks like the 65+ age group may not get vaccinated until April or later at this rate.

 

So, long story short I gave the Target Shipit app a try today for same day 2 hour window delivery.  I placed the order last night at about 9:30 pm and had a guaranteed delivery window between 10-11 am, the guy arrived at 10:45 am with everything I ordered, except only 1 dental floss instead of 2 and a smaller package of chicken breasts.  The ordering process gives the customer the option to give special instructions for the shopper and he followed them to the tee!  I asked for bananas more green than ripe and thats just what I received!  

 

I am very pleased and plan on doing the grocery shopping this way until I’ve been fully vaccinated and at least 4 weeks have elapsed after the final shot.  I want to be certain that I’m as protected as I can be before I go back into any store, except maybe a quick dash into the gas station store across the street if we run out of milk.

 

The first 4 weeks if the Shipit app is a trial period, after that its $99 per year for the service and every order over $35 is delivered without additional delivery fee.  Otherwise, without the membership its $9.99 per order over $35.  This seems like a good way to spend some the last stimulus payment.

 

Eddie
 
That is wise Eddie. From what I've been reading experts are telling folks to only go out if it's an absolute must, and get basics delivered due to the arrival of the new C variation.

Stay safe.
 
 

 

I shop at Target through Instacart. Not often though. Target is a bit more expensive than Shoprite or Aldi. Even when I get my second dose of the vaccine, I don't plan to return to the stores. The worst is yet to come, so I guess it's best to wait until late summer. The only store I go to is Trader Joe's. It's always empty and alas they don't deliver. I wish we had Walmart and ACME with delivery options. But NYC won't allow Walmart to open here and my closest ACME is in New Jersey. Disinfectant spray remains difficult to find but everything else seems to be in abundance.
 
So the "C" variant is

for real! I saw it on Google news but didn't recognize the source as relaible.
Just what we don't need. I saw so many small shops and eateries closed up for good today while out. I've also learned that once vaccinated we still should wear masks to protect those not immunized yet.
 

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