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Post by bertiebigguns on Mar 22, 2020 16:03:57 GMT
My neighbours have had a mothers day gathering today. 4 different lots of grandchildren around. Fucking idiots I made the decision on Friday that with the exception of the wife, daughter, dog and cat nobody was to enter the house. No kids, no in-laws, no neighbours… nobody! Fucking bliss. |
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Post by felonious on Mar 22, 2020 16:04:42 GMT
I've just seen a quote somewhere saying that commonsense is our biggest weapon in the fight against this virus. Unfortunately the biggest weapons don't appear to be listening. |
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Post by bathstoke on Mar 22, 2020 16:08:25 GMT
My neighbours have had a mothers day gathering today. 4 different lots of grandchildren around. Fucking idiots Didn’t know you live next door to FollowYouDowns... |
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 22, 2020 16:14:26 GMT
The numbers in Holland seem very worrying for such a small country
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Post by dirtygary69 on Mar 22, 2020 16:16:51 GMT
The numbers in Holland seem very worrying for such a small country Small country but the most densely populated in Europe. Could possibly explain some of it, but probably not. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2020 16:17:55 GMT
I've just seen a quote somewhere saying that commonsense is our biggest weapon in the fight against this virus. Unfortunately the biggest weapons don't appear to be listening. I honestly can't work out if people are just selfish, plain thick or a bit of both. We live in a society these days where, for some, the house you live in seems more like a hotel and your weekends are spent well away from it. It seems like a hard habit to break. |
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Post by zerps on Mar 22, 2020 16:18:22 GMT
I'm just reflecting on what a simple, happy childhood I had on a council estate in Fegg Hayes. Not much money but we were really all were " in it to together", perhaps didn't know any better. As long as someone had a football, coats for goalposts. Mow Cop ventures, Knypersley, Bonfire night and Christmas. Then in the teens , never ending visits to the pubs. My son is 25....he's had massive debt, uncertain future, lack of meaningful job opportunities, armageddon through climate change, five years to save the planet,supposed to be a snowflake( though he isn't) and now potential armageddon ( of one sort or another) through a virus, one month to sort it out....and has been told that his generation have never had it so good....ever likely there is an increase in mental illness amongst the young. Still at least the young have not been called upon to fight a war from which they personally stood to gain very little. What's it all about? It's widely accepted that young people are to blame for all society's ills. They say that this was started by some Chinese dude eating an infected bat? More likely some entitled millennial snowflake prick eating a avocado that's been up the arse of some kind of non-gendered LGBT cunt (who's definitely also an immigrant). Said exactly the same last night |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 22, 2020 16:18:56 GMT
The numbers in Holland seem very worrying for such a small country They had the same attitude as us I think. So massively infuriating when they were talking about herd immunity and it was quite clearly nonsense. 🙁 |
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Post by bathstoke on Mar 22, 2020 16:19:09 GMT
Interactive
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Post by march4 on Mar 22, 2020 16:25:35 GMT
Flights from Italy and Iran are still coming to the UK.
That is beyond unbelievable.
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Post by dutchstokie on Mar 22, 2020 16:26:01 GMT
The numbers in Holland seem very worrying for such a small country They had the same attitude as us I think. So massively infuriating when they were talking about herd immunity and it was quite clearly nonsense. 🙁 I’m sorry Bayern but it’s not nonsense.... the lockdowns around many countries in Europe will cause a ‘Dam effect’ meaning once the borders re-open the migration of people will cause massive spikes in cases and a lot worse.... the policy of the UK and Holland is the best right now... I’ve been reading up on this avidly over the last few days and social distancing is by far the best deterrent now.... it’s the people being sensible about it that’s the issue. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 22, 2020 16:40:50 GMT
They had the same attitude as us I think. So massively infuriating when they were talking about herd immunity and it was quite clearly nonsense. 🙁 I’m sorry Bayern but it’s not nonsense.... the lockdowns around many countries in Europe will cause a ‘Dam effect’ meaning once the borders re-open the migration of people will cause massive spikes in cases and a lot worse.... the policy of the UK and Holland is the best right now... I’ve been reading up on this avidly over the last few days and social distancing is by far the best deterrent now.... it’s the people being sensible about it that’s the issue. It’s a complete nonsense without a vaccine. |
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Post by werrington on Mar 22, 2020 16:41:32 GMT
Flights from Italy and Iran are still coming to the UK. That is beyond unbelievable. Not if it’s British nationals travelling on them |
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Post by crapslinger on Mar 22, 2020 16:51:47 GMT
So the ruling Party in the PRC is not the Communist Party wow I bow to your superior knowledge  If I call myself a professional footballer it doesn't make it true. Apparently you can self identify as whatever you want 
Taken from Wiki not my work:
China (Chinese: 中国; pinyin: Zhōngguó), officially the People's Republic of China (PRC) (Chinese: 中华人民共和国; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó), is a country in East Asia and is the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.428 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third largest country by area.[j] Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces,[k] five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
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Post by ColonelMustard on Mar 22, 2020 16:55:24 GMT
If I call myself a professional footballer it doesn't make it true. Apparently you can self identify as whatever you want ;)
Taken from Wiki not my work:
China (Chinese: 中国; pinyin: Zhōngguó), officially the People's Republic of China (PRC) (Chinese: 中华人民共和国; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó), is a country in East Asia and is the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.428 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third largest country by area.[j] Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces,[k] five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
And North Korea is democratic. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2020 16:56:18 GMT
If I call myself a professional footballer it doesn't make it true. Apparently you can self identify as whatever you want
Taken from Wiki not my work:
China (Chinese: 中国; pinyin: Zhōngguó), officially the People's Republic of China (PRC) (Chinese: 中华人民共和国; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó), is a country in East Asia and is the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.428 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third largest country by area.[j] Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces,[k] five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
Yep, that classic Communism where you can own property, buy and sell stocks, get married, trade for profit and become a billionaire. Standard Communism that. |
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Post by dutchstokie on Mar 22, 2020 16:57:01 GMT
I’m sorry Bayern but it’s not nonsense.... the lockdowns around many countries in Europe will cause a ‘Dam effect’ meaning once the borders re-open the migration of people will cause massive spikes in cases and a lot worse.... the policy of the UK and Holland is the best right now... I’ve been reading up on this avidly over the last few days and social distancing is by far the best deterrent now.... it’s the people being sensible about it that’s the issue. It’s a complete nonsense without a vaccine. Right you are Doctor Bayern.....🙄 |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 22, 2020 16:59:29 GMT
It’s a complete nonsense without a vaccine. Right you are Doctor Bayern.....🙄 No that’s how hard immunity works. You don’t need to be a doctor to be able to read how something works. They fucked it. |
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Post by Clayton Wood on Mar 22, 2020 16:59:50 GMT
Germany has announced further measures to try to curb the spread of coronavirus, banning meetings of more than two people outside work and home for at least two weeks. (BBC)
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Post by rogerjonesisgod on Mar 22, 2020 16:59:51 GMT
Interesting to see the presser from Edinburgh earlier.
Their Chief Medical Officer said that the UK Government bringing forward measures earlier than originally predicted was because the initial information from China re: speed of spread, No. of cases and number of deaths was found not to be the same as other, shall we say 'more reliable' countries like Italy.
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Post by neworleanstokie on Mar 22, 2020 17:02:51 GMT
6 people I know are now at different stages of going through it. One hospitalized via 911 call in LA yesterday - male, 40, no underlying issues. Listening to 5Live today and its just unreal - people heading off to Wales etc.? The same thing happened here with people leaving for the Hamptons -unreal.
All I can say is just take care of yourselves and your families by SI. The lack of government response is staggering both in the US and UK.
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Post by dutchstokie on Mar 22, 2020 17:03:42 GMT
Right you are Doctor Bayern.....🙄 No that’s how hard immunity works. You don’t need to be a doctor to be able to read how something works. They fucked it. Who fucked it? |
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Post by felonious on Mar 22, 2020 17:04:14 GMT
I'm just reflecting on what a simple, happy childhood I had on a council estate in Fegg Hayes. Not much money but we were really all " in it to together", perhaps didn't know any better. As long as someone had a football, coats for goalposts. Mow Cop ventures, Knypersley, Bonfire night and Christmas. Then in the teens , never ending visits to the pubs. My son is 25....he's had massive debt, uncertain future, lack of meaningful job opportunities, armageddon through climate change, five years to save the planet,supposed to be a snowflake( though he isn't) and now potential armageddon ( of one sort or another) through a virus, one month to sort it out....and has been told that his generation have never had it so good....ever likely there is an increase in mental illness amongst the young. Still at least the young have not been called upon to fight a war from which they personally stood to gain very little. What's it all about? Similar upbringing here Alfie, footy available in all corners of the village, free roaming in every direction to find a free fishing pool, sun in summer, snow in winter, lethal slides in school playgrounds before health and safety. It's terrible news for this generation and I hope it's over sooner than I'm expecting. My son's about to graduate and now there's no university, last Thursday's full day of lectures/tuition was replaced by a 45 minute online tutorial. My daughter's current career was just taking off she's gone from a 4 day job at the Ritz in Paris three weeks back to no work. The good news is that she's putting her back into producing the most fabulous cakes the bad news is I have to run 8 miles a day to offset them If it wasn't already tough enough for this generation it's certainly going to be made worse in the coming years by this crisis. Having said that it's still one of the finest countries in the world to be born in. |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 22, 2020 17:04:44 GMT
No that’s how hard immunity works. You don’t need to be a doctor to be able to read how something works. They fucked it. Who fucked it? The government. |
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Post by dutchstokie on Mar 22, 2020 17:09:33 GMT
Eh? How do you reckon that then when things are changing so rapidly on a daily basis? |
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Post by march4 on Mar 22, 2020 17:11:02 GMT
Flights from Italy and Iran are still coming to the UK. That is beyond unbelievable. Not if it’s British nationals travelling on them Every country should have agreed to look after each other’s citizens on a fixed date a week ago and no one should have moved from that point forward. |
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Post by MilanStokie on Mar 22, 2020 17:11:45 GMT
Update on Italy:
651 dead today. Not sure yet if that's a sign of peak or if it will rise again.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2020 17:12:07 GMT
11 more deaths to 244. Too early to say we've buck the trend but take any positives. Sorry if this has been posted but can't be arsed trawling through the last few pages of posters dry humping each other. England figures not included yet. 281 officially now! |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 22, 2020 17:12:30 GMT
Eh? How do you reckon that then when things are changing so rapidly on a daily basis? Because social distancing was the obvious thing to do from weeks ago like we were saying. Their plan has failed miserably. |
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Post by werrington on Mar 22, 2020 17:13:54 GMT
Not if it’s British nationals travelling on them Every country should have agreed to look after each other’s citizens on a fixed date a week ago and no one should have moved from that point forward. I’ve got a son whose currently living abroad mate ( USA ) and thankfully he’s very happy there but it doesn’t mean everybody is and if they want to come home they should be accommodated |
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