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Post by crapslinger on Mar 20, 2020 16:38:09 GMT
Really if there is a security issue that has caused this pandemic to occur be it illegal "wet markets" or an escape of virus from a" laboratory" they need addressing, it's no coincidence that a number of these pandemics originate from the PRC. It came from a bat.....it is unknown if it was transmitted to humans via another animal if the Bat is found it is unlikely to disclose any information and it is unlikely to know that it is Chinese Pandemics have been with us for thousands of years - they know no borders and respect no colour or creed of man. You can pursue your anger with the Chinese Crapslinger but you might as well howl at the moon your anger may be better directed at asking why our hospitals are being overwhelmed three weeks in to the take off of cases There are conflicting reports as to it's origins, whether it's from eating bats, snakes, rats etc. supplied from an" illegal wet market" or as some scientist's from China are reporting from one of two "laboratories" in the Wuhan area who are investigating disease in bats, whatever it needs nailing down and ensuring this can not happen again or is that wrong ? as with other threats to World security and health find the source identify the exact threat and destroy it.
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Post by foster on Mar 20, 2020 16:38:55 GMT
My girlfriend who I don't live with is terrified and gone into full isolation mode with her daughter. So yeah, not exactly a great position I'm in atm 😕 You're joking aren't you?
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Post by zerps on Mar 20, 2020 16:45:56 GMT
Looking thick by all standing within a foot of each other, chatting for half an hour, waiting for it to open so they can panic buy ground nutmeg. Survival of the thickest. Good night at the pub last night? Yeah mate, you?
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Post by zerps on Mar 20, 2020 16:46:47 GMT
In London people are organising mutual aid support groups based on electoral wards and putting leaflets through doors. . It's excellent. A lot of isolating folk around here. Maybe this will kick start humanity in the long run
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Post by AlliG on Mar 20, 2020 16:54:00 GMT
Just been out food shopping for my elderly mother (hope she doesn't read that description or she will kill me!) The supermarket had no milk, bread, toilet rolls etc as expected, but, there were no biscuits on the shelves! Who panic buys biscuits? I guess when this is all over we will be able to easily identify the panic buyers and hoarders. It is her birthday today and as she is no longer able to go out for her planned celebration meal with her sisters, I am just off to the chip shop to buy them fish and chips which I will pass through the door and scarper. One silver lining is that I don't have to sit and listen to 3 ladies telling each over that it wasn't like this during the war! Aged parents can be a real pain. But enjoy them while you can because you miss them when they are gone. 😀 EDIT. On reflection change pain for hard work at times. To be fair to her, she is actually pretty good and fortunately has a full set of marbles. She still has a season ticket in The Boothen End, though I make her sit 7 or 8 seats away so she can't wallop me if I should happen to swear. Her 85 year old sister (who is a bit "forgetful") didn't turn up. We were rather worried that she might have gone to either Trentham Gardens or the pub in Hilderstone where they usually go. Fortunately, when they did manage to contact her, it turned out she had got up this morning, seen it was a gorgeous day and had spent the morning gardening and forgotten about her fish and chips! Most of my Mum's friends and neighbours are also over 80 but as long as I am healthy she is quite happy for me to do her shopping (she is one of the sensible people who would rather watch football than go shopping ). mow the lawns and generally help out around the place. She has even decided that it would not be safe to go to Mass on Sunday and to stop giving her friends lifts as you can't be 6 feet apart in the car. We have worked out a system that will allow us to keep a safe distance at all times when I am there but she has also told me that I am not to feel guilty if she does contract the disease and pop her clogs.
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Post by Fred Ferret on Mar 20, 2020 16:56:00 GMT
This letter was printed in this mornings John O'Groat Journal website without redactions and names the recipient as Alvaro Garcia Quintas and the sender as Mark Johnston the Holding General Manager at the Coylumbridge Hotel Aviemore. The full report can be found at www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/hotel-sacks-30-eu-nationals-amid-coronavirus-downturn-194252/In the report there is a statement from the chief executive of the Scottish Tourism Alliance "We applaud the swift actions of Macdonald Hotels to offer jobs and accommodation to all of those affected by the closure of Britannia Hotels in Aviemore." Somebody should be compiling a list of all the businesses who behave like this and ones who behave honourably during this crisis and then when it's over have a day of reckoning and make sure the 'right' companies go to the wall and the decent ones get a chance to rebuild. Having made a huge mistake to stay there for 3 days in June, I would not be surprised with that "hotel". The room accommodation was tired, drab and depressing. The catering was poor, some facilities were not operating even in high season. Overall maintenance standards had to be seen to be believed - pot holes in the approach drive, dilapidated parts, don't ask about the air-con! The staff were running around like headless chickens at times, trying to do their best. Before anyone even toys with the idea of staying there, pop along to Trip Advisor and read the littany of disastrous stay comments that guests have posted. If it was the last hotel with rooms in the Cairngorms, I would sleep in the car. Fawlty Towers would be luxury.
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Post by danceswithclams on Mar 20, 2020 16:59:01 GMT
if the Bat is found it is unlikely to disclose any information and it is unlikely to know that it is Chinese You'd be able to tell whether it was Chinese or not by looking at its eyes.
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Post by salopstick on Mar 20, 2020 17:08:32 GMT
I was sent a video off Twitter today of a Chinese boiling a dog alive for that evenings scoff
Is it any fucking wonder
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Mar 20, 2020 17:10:55 GMT
It came from a bat.....it is unknown if it was transmitted to humans via another animal if the Bat is found it is unlikely to disclose any information and it is unlikely to know that it is Chinese Pandemics have been with us for thousands of years - they know no borders and respect no colour or creed of man. You can pursue your anger with the Chinese Crapslinger but you might as well howl at the moon your anger may be better directed at asking why our hospitals are being overwhelmed three weeks in to the take off of cases There are conflicting reports as to it's origins, whether it's from eating bats, snakes, rats etc. supplied from an" illegal wet market" or as some scientist's from China are reporting from one of two "laboratories" in the Wuhan area who are investigating disease in bats, whatever it needs nailing down and ensuring this can not happen again or is that wrong ? as with other threats to World security and health find the source identify the exact threat and destroy it. I dub thee Batfinder General. Go out there brave Batfinder, with your pencil moustache and weird syntax, and save us from this foreign Bat evil. Build you Bat ducking ponds. Build your Bat pyres. Burn the Bats! Burn the Bats! At last your destiny has found you.
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Post by salopstick on Mar 20, 2020 17:12:35 GMT
All cafes etc to be closed by govt
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Post by MilanStokie on Mar 20, 2020 17:12:54 GMT
627 dead today in Italy.
Sweet fucking Jesus, I've no words anymore.
6000 new cases.
Military now patrolling the region.
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Post by crapslinger on Mar 20, 2020 17:22:36 GMT
There are conflicting reports as to it's origins, whether it's from eating bats, snakes, rats etc. supplied from an" illegal wet market" or as some scientist's from China are reporting from one of two "laboratories" in the Wuhan area who are investigating disease in bats, whatever it needs nailing down and ensuring this can not happen again or is that wrong ? as with other threats to World security and health find the source identify the exact threat and destroy it. I dub thee Batfinder General. Go out there brave Batfinder, with your pencil moustache and weird syntax, and save us from this foreign Bat evil. Build you Bat ducking ponds. Build your Bat pyres. Burn the Bats! Burn the Bats! At last your destiny has found you. Do you think this situation is funny yer daft cock ?
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Post by GrahamHyde on Mar 20, 2020 17:23:24 GMT
Rishi Sunak is excellent, future PM for sure.
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Post by Olgrligm on Mar 20, 2020 17:24:10 GMT
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Mar 20, 2020 17:24:41 GMT
Somebody should be compiling a list of all the businesses who behave like this and ones who behave honourably during this crisis and then when it's over have a day of reckoning and make sure the 'right' companies go to the wall and the decent ones get a chance to rebuild. At the end of the day though, even those companies who're behaving badly keep people in work. Tim Martin may be colossal ringpiece, but Wetherspoon currently employ over 40,000 people. I'm sure I've read (but I can't now find it) that bet365 have guaranteed employees income for 5? months regardless of whether they are actually in work or sent home. Now I know they can afford it but it seems to me on the face of it a pretty outstanding gesture.
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Post by crapslinger on Mar 20, 2020 17:25:00 GMT
if the Bat is found it is unlikely to disclose any information and it is unlikely to know that it is Chinese You'd be able to tell whether it was Chinese or not by looking at its eyes. You would know if it was Chinese if it was on a plate or a soup bowl weird feckers.
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Post by Gods on Mar 20, 2020 17:25:55 GMT
No pub. I don't think it's possible to get through the next 14 weeks or whatever it is sober. The booze will be flying off the supermarket shelves faster than the bog roll
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Post by crapslinger on Mar 20, 2020 17:26:46 GMT
I was sent a video off Twitter today of a Chinese boiling a dog alive for that evenings scoff Is it any fucking wonder Don't question the actions of these barbarian's or you will be labelled a racist.
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Post by raythesailor on Mar 20, 2020 17:26:56 GMT
Aged parents can be a real pain. But enjoy them while you can because you miss them when they are gone. 😀 EDIT. On reflection change pain for hard work at times. To be fair to her, she is actually pretty good and fortunately has a full set of marbles. She still has a season ticket in The Boothen End, though I make her sit 7 or 8 seats away so she can't wallop me if I should happen to swear. Her 85 year old sister (who is a bit "forgetful") didn't turn up. We were rather worried that she might have gone to either Trentham Gardens or the pub in Hilderstone where they usually go. Fortunately, when they did manage to contact her, it turned out she had got up this morning, seen it was a gorgeous day and had spent the morning gardening and forgotten about her fish and chips! Most of my Mum's friends and neighbours are also over 80 but as long as I am healthy she is quite happy for me to do her shopping (she is one of the sensible people who would rather watch football than go shopping ). mow the lawns and generally help out around the place. She has even decided that it would not be safe to go to Mass on Sunday and to stop giving her friends lifts as you can't be 6 feet apart in the car. We have worked out a system that will allow us to keep a safe distance at all times when I am there but she has also told me that I am not to feel guilty if she does contract the disease and pop her clogs. Are we related. ? Sounds like my late mother and her eleven sisters! 😀⚓️
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Mar 20, 2020 17:26:59 GMT
No pub. I don't think it's possible to get through the next 14 weeks or whatever it is sober. The booze will be flying off the supermarket shelves faster than the bog roll They can still operate as takeaway services I believe.
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Post by mtrstudent on Mar 20, 2020 17:27:56 GMT
627 dead today in Italy. Sweet fucking Jesus, I've no words anymore. Just horrendous. They put the daily tables here, and I've been checking each day... the number in intensive care is still increasing in all the worst hit regions - 1,100 in Lombardy right now, versus 1,050 yesterday. I was really, really hoping they'd hit the peak but now I'm not sure there are any signs of that. I went to a small LA brewery to pick up some beers at the beginning of the week and the guy in front of me in the queue was saying that California are just a bunch of massive pussies for closing things down. I wonder whether he'll feel the same in a month or so.
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Mar 20, 2020 17:28:16 GMT
I dub thee Batfinder General. Go out there brave Batfinder, with your pencil moustache and weird syntax, and save us from this foreign Bat evil. Build you Bat ducking ponds. Build your Bat pyres. Burn the Bats! Burn the Bats! At last your destiny has found you. Do you think this situation is funny yer daft cock ? I think blithering on about finding some foreigner to blame disturbing and well worth taking the piss out of you hate filled cock womble.
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Post by crapslinger on Mar 20, 2020 17:28:49 GMT
Rishi Sunak is excellent, future PM for sure. Agreed and to think many of the left on here were questioning his credentials a few weeks ago thank god Labour are nowhere near handling this pandemic.
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Post by MilanStokie on Mar 20, 2020 17:29:31 GMT
627 dead today in Italy. Sweet fucking Jesus, I've no words anymore. Just horrendous. They put the daily tables here, and I've been checking each day... the number in intensive care is still increasing in all the worst hit regions - 1,100 in Lombardy right now, versus 1,050 yesterday. I was really, really hoping they'd hit the peak but now I'm not sure there are any signs of that. I went to a small LA brewery to pick up some beers at the beginning of the week and the guy in front of me in the queue was saying that California are just a bunch of massive pussies for closing things down. I wonder whether he'll feel the same in a month or so. The peak was due 1st week in April, now they think mid April. I'm thinking closer to may but that's only on the basis of getting some sort of control which seems to be failing dreadfully.
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Mar 20, 2020 17:29:32 GMT
Pubs, clubs and restaurants shutting tonight.
I hope you've got plenty of booze in cos that's the next thing you won't be able to buy in the shops.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Mar 20, 2020 17:29:36 GMT
Rishi Sunak is excellent, future PM for sure. Mate I'm no Tory but I agree entirely. It's easy to look good when you're doling out the largesse by the billion but he does come across very well. Very articulate and also very knowledgeable bearing in mind he's only been in the job a couple of weeks.
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Post by Gods on Mar 20, 2020 17:30:49 GMT
Rishi Sunak is excellent, future PM for sure. Well he can get in to a slim fit suit and he's giving a lot of our money away, although sadly it doesn't sound like any of it is coming my way
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Mar 20, 2020 17:31:02 GMT
No pub. I don't think it's possible to get through the next 14 weeks or whatever it is sober. The booze will be flying off the supermarket shelves faster than the bog roll They can still operate as takeaway services I believe. For food as well.
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Post by Little Gary Patel on Mar 20, 2020 17:32:30 GMT
I was sent a video off Twitter today of a Chinese boiling a dog alive for that evenings scoff Is it any fucking wonder Don't question the actions of these barbarian's or you will be labelled a racist. Nope, it's because you are actually a small minded little bigot you get called a racist who is just clever enough to know how to skirt around it so they don't get banned. You spiteful racist.
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Post by stiggerstackle on Mar 20, 2020 17:35:31 GMT
Rishi Sunak is excellent, future PM for sure. He’ll have a long wait - BoJo will be crowned PM for life after this. I’m gobsmacked.
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