John Welford

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Leicester, England • Age 72

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I'm a retired librarian who writes, takes photos and walks

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John Welford's Responses

Good morning myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119636) • United States 17 Jul 21

Hello everyone. I hope your day is off to a good start. It is 81 degrees F and sunny here at the Jersey Shore. It is supposed to get up into the 90s today with thunderstorms but for now it is nice. I woke up about an hour ago....

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John Welford After a quick translation from Celsius to Fahrenheit, I see that the temperature where I am - in central England - is exactly the same! However it is now after 2pm and it is therefore unlikely to get much hotter today, whereas it might easily do so in New...

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Sad Songs

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (79892) • Daytona Beach, Florida 16 Jul 21

Another favorite song beginning with the letter S is "Sad Songs" by Elton John. As soon as the song begins I am singing "sad songs say so much" "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It is on the...

songs beginnig with the letter s

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John Welford I cannot stand Elton John! I just loathe the way he insists on singing with a fake American accent, despite being 100% British! How he got to where he is defeats me - his voice is so awful!

16 Jul 21

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Masks no longer required in my city...

Teresa Trotter @teresatrotter (4073) • Jacksonville, Florida 27 Mar 21

I just read where the Jacksonville mayor has lifted the mandate to wear masks out in the public. However he did say that businesses can still require it if they feel it necessary. Some businesses said they would require it,...

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John Welford If there is a chance of virus transmission, precautions should be taken. In the UK, not many people wear masks outdoors, but will always do so of going into a shop, etc. The outdoor precaution is social distancing - 2 metres - and not gathering in groups of...

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I won some and I lost some

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (61144) • Centralia, Washington 26 Mar 21

My world still has frosty nights. The day time temps are mild and mostly sunny. This means that it is pansy and viola season! Think: purples and yellows and whites and even a maroon soft petal. I continue on in my...

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John Welford Oh yes - dogs have minds - and strange eating habits - of their very own!

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One of our national heritage buildings

Judy Evans @JudyEv (340125) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Mar 21

Whereas cities might have cathedrals and other impressive buildings on their heritage listings, West Australia has this slab hut! We live midway between Boyanup and Donnybrook. Both are known for orchards and dairying among other...

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John Welford That is a fascinating piece of heritage. Our garden project has revealed some interesting relics from the past - the house was built around 1910 and some of the original garden features are coming to light. I was horrified to read about a chapel in Spain that...

25 Mar 21

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making money online

honesty and loyalty @Merliva (3535) • San Marino 25 Mar 21

is there any website someone on here on mylot can share with me so i could make some type of income from home, i have sent out over 200vacancies and am still unemployed because nearly half the country is out of a job right now and...

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John Welford Can you write? If so you could try Vocal.com - if you can churn out original articles (etc) each of 600 words or more, you will eventually earn a few bob - $5 for each 1000 views (in addition to the 1 cent you get for every 2 views), $50 if you get to 50...

25 Mar 21

Harry and Meghan didn't marry ahead of their wedding

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (119636) • United States 23 Mar 21

The couple gave an interview to Oprah that aired a couple of weeks ago. They said all sorts of stuff including that they were married at their house privately three days before their official wedding. There was a big furor in...

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John Welford A big church wedding, according to the rites of the Church of England, would not have been possible if the couple had already had a marriage ceremony. Not that long ago, a church wedding would have impossible anyway, because Meghan was previously divorced. I...

23 Mar 21

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Halloween prank

Sheri @tuckersheri (1327) • United States 16 Mar 21

One year when I was a teen I wanted to go out trick-or-treating and I did go and I got a lot of candy. But when I returned home there was whip cream all over my trampoline and my trees had been rolled in toilet paper. I was very...

halloween

prank

toilet paper

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John Welford That sounds as though "trick" had been administered when you had had no opportunity to oblige with "treat"!

16 Mar 21

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Brazil has pushed India to third place in coronavirus rankings.

msdivkar @msdivkar (23359) • India 15 Mar 21

Months back India had replaced Brazil on second spot of coronavirus world rankings. Brazil has again overtaken India to second spot after USA. With 120 million total cases USA leads the pack. Brazil with 11.5 million and India...

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John Welford Things are getting better in the UK, now that more than 25 million people have had the Covid jab - that's more than a third of the entire population.

15 Mar 21

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Books

Gracelipstick @Gracelipstick (782) • Kingston, Jamaica 15 Mar 21

When you read your mind is filled with new images feelings ideas and books also helps to empower and educate people so thatbooks also helps to empower and educate people so that your adult students May Believe in the valley of...

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John Welford I could hardly say no, given that I spent more than 40 years as a professional librarian!

15 Mar 21

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Do It Now!

allen0187 @allen0187 (58582) • Philippines 13 Mar 21

There have been some things that I have been putting off for one reason or another and not just because I procrastinate a lot. That's a given!!! LOL! I'm just glad that I'm already half-way through my errands and almost done with...

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John Welford On the other hand, some wag once wrote: "Procrastinate! Do it now!"

13 Mar 21

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America has lost to China.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 13 Mar 21

It is a reality Americans would be in denial of. America has lost to the Chinese. My Chinoy friends - pureblood Chinese Filipinos - had been boasting on automatic toilet seats and television that can be stacked in a closet in a...

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John Welford A question you have to ask is - what price are you willing to pay to catch up and overtake? If it comes down to overriding human rights and being throroughly unpleasant to your own people, then I would say that is not a price you should ever dream of paying.

13 Mar 21

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Three rotten eggs

Simone @Janet357 (75646) 5 Mar 21

For the first time, I got three rotten eggs from the tray of eggs I bought from a store. This was because of my laziness to head to the store I usually bought eggs from. Though their price is much lower but then having 3 rotten...

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John Welford Have you complained to the store? If they are doing this all the time and word gets around, they won't be in business much longer!

5 Mar 21

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March 1, 2021

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (5201) • Sparta, Tennessee 1 Mar 21

I can't believe I'm writing the first of March already. February just seemed to fly by. January always goes fast for me because that's when we get back from Maryland and there's always so much to do. The weekend was great. The...

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John Welford February always flies by faster than January and March, being three days shorter! (Although, once every four years, it's only two!)

1 Mar 21

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Minimum Wage is ... Speaker Pelosi's Conniving Attempt at a Socialist Regime!

Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 26 Feb 21

... okay, that's mostly 'my outrage at how she apparently doesn't care about those of us who are not paid "a wage"---we who would PAY if the Senate doesn't save us from the hike in minimum wages.'...

capitalism

minimum wage increase

united states legislature

tyranny

greed

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John Welford Having a decent minimum wage is all about social justice, and I see nothing wrong with that. Actually, if people have a reasonable basic income they will be less of a burden on the state rather than more. They will not need to claim top-up benefits and they...

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Was Jesus God? The Bible says "No"

Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 24 Feb 21

Why not? Well, there IS the fact that He prayed to God. Then there's his frequent habit of 'talking about God & God's son as a person separate from Himself' (which Christians often claim is His 'talking about Himself in the...

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John Welford I think that depends on which bit of the Bible you read, because there are inconsistencies here. This led to considerable debate during the early centuries of the Church. For me, as a convinced atheist, I have no personal view on the matter!

24 Feb 21

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Rachel Maddow renews her Pledge of the Med-School Creed

Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 10 Feb 21

I watch The Rachel Maddow Show, where she analyzes today's news and delivers her educated conclusions. A recent story she delivered reveals her 'schoolie'-leanings ... It's the story about that woman who tried to sell a...

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John Welford If it comes to a choice between medicines that have been designed and developed by real scientists - with degrees - and been tested in the proper manner before being approved by the appropriate authorities - and the supposed "cures" of quacks like the...

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