@MichaelJecks Thanks, very reassuring. I’ve recently become aware of deteriorating vision & subsequently diagnosed with cataracts. It will be a while before I’m offered the procedure.
@RIASInsurance Are you having a laugh? I will certainly be shopping around for alternative quotes. This is ludicrous. None of my details have changed since last year.
@CrossEyedPiano Found it along with my original recorder! Book is a bit dog-eared. I now play piano & guitar & sing in 2 local choirs. Music is an important part of my life & it started here.
COP28 is now on the verge of complete failure. The world desperately needs to phase out fossil fuels as quickly as possible, but this obsequious draft reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word. It is even worse than many had feared. It is “Of the Petrostates, By the Petrostates and For the Petrostates.” It is deeply offensive to all who have taken this process seriously. There are 24 hours left to show whose side the world is on: the side that wants to protect humanity’s future by kickstarting the orderly phase out of fossil fuels or the side of the petrostates and the leaders of the oil and gas companies that are fueling the historic climate catastrophe. In order to prevent COP28 from being the most embarrassing and dismal failure in 28 years of international climate negotiations, the final text must include clear language on phasing out fossil fuels. Anything else is a massive step backwards from where the world needs to be to truly address the climate crisis and make sure the 1.5°C goal doesn’t die in Dubai.
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