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Business in a Pandemic

This is how the pandemic has affected the economy: (and enjoy the nuances of the English language)

This lockdown has led to several local businesses going bankrupt.
The blouse manufacturer has gone bust.
The specialist in submersibles has gone down under.
The manufacturer of food blenders has gone into liquidation.
A dog kennel has had to call in the retrievers.
The suppliers of paper for origami enthusiasts has folded.
The Heinz factory has been canned as they couldn’t ketchup with expenses.
The tarmac laying company has reached the end of the road.
The bread company has run out of dough.
The clock manufacturer has had to wind down and the owner has gone cuckoo.
The Chinese food company has been taken away.
The shoe shop owner has had to put his foot down and given his staff the boot.
The laundrette has been taken to the cleaners.
The bread bakeries are all toast.
And yes, it’s curtains for theatres.

When Heaven meets Earth

👆This video was produced in (Salar de Uyuni) in Bolivia, the place where heaven and earth are said to meet. It turns out that the salar (a natural reservoir of open salt) remains completely dry on most days of the year, but in the rainy season that comes with summer, the site can become submerged. When this happens, flat salt becomes a kind of mirror, which reflects the entire scene on the ground. Then the sky meets the Earth. Beautiful!!