On Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 1:05:27 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
> On Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 2:26:41 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Ophelia" wrote in message ...
> > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 11:22:49 AM UTC-10, Master Bruce wrote:
> > > On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 13:15:33 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 2:23:18 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
> > > >> On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 11:14:47 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> > > >> wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >"Master Bruce" wrote in message
> > > >> ...
> > > >> >
> > > >> >On Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:17 -0800, Leo >
> > > >> >wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >>We just hit 2021. Happy New Year everybody!
> > > >> >
> > > >> >You took your time!
> > > >> >
> > > >> >====
> > > >> >
> > > >> > We were up and wishing my daughter and her family Happy New Year at
> > > >> > 11pm
> > > >> >last night
> > > >> >
> > > >> > They live in Germany and have it an hour before us I slept
> > > >> > through
> > > >> >ours)
> > > >> Very handy We slept through ours too. Nothing happens here in the
> > > >> bush when the clock strikes 12.
> > > >
> > > >The neighbors' fireworks woke me up and I never did get properly
> > > >back to sleep.
> > > >
> > > >It's sleeting now; I wish it had been doing so at midnight to
> > > >discourage
> > > >them.
> > > >
> > > In the Netherlands, our neighbourhood would change into a war zone at
> > > midnight, and we didn't even have a Chinese restaurant nearby. In
> > > Australia private fireworks are not allowed.
> > > >
> > These days, Sinterklaas won't just kidnap your ass and take you back to
> > Spain - he'll kill you.
> > https://nypost.com/2021/01/01/26-ret...it-in-belgium/
> >
> > ===
> >
> > Good grief! That is some Christmas gift!! You would have expected them
> > to be tested first!!!
> > ==
> >
> > You would have expected HIM to be tested!!
> >
> > Sorry about that!
>
> Well Sinterklaas doesn't travel solo. He has an entourage of 6 to 8 white
> fellas dressed up as black fellas. These Black Pete's job is to act silly
> and keep the crowd laughing - in addition to their spreading a deadly virus
> activities. The papers call Sinterklaas and the black-white guys a "troupe."
> I suppose it's a accurate description but it leaves out a lot. The whole
> story is so much more.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfB4eWyjy3I
> ====
>
> Thank you I had never seen that!

Things are bat-shit crazy all over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ophFfLiHwjE