Coronavirus

[Kenny]

My local Asda is ok. Loo Roll section was empty yesterday but everywhere else seemed well stocked and no one being a fuckknuckle (outside of usual supermarket fuckwittery)

 

[Sniffer]

My local Asda is ok. Loo Roll section was empty yesterday but everywhere else seemed well stocked and no one being a fuckknuckle (outside of usual supermarket fuckwittery)

A note of warning there is that Pablo is looking for a new place to shop.

 

[arklowolf]

Plus you've missed off the weapons grade cunts who stocked up just so they could flog them on eBay/Facebook at inflated prices.

You'd have to be mental trying to sell loo roll on ebay.
Shipping cost would be ridiculous.
Besides there is no shortage and there would be no demand.
Still, maybe there are clueless morons who might try it and maybe a few gullible morons that might fall for it and buy it.

 

[Kenny]

A note of warning there is that Pablo is looking for a new place to shop.

On that note - I believe the Tesco in Darlaston is fully stocked and in desperate need of new customers

 

[Papper]

A drastic effort is needed from the Kardashians, Vera Lynn, Philip Schofield and the Beckhams ( Maybe even Limahl ) to advise people that it is safe to shower after using the toilet in order to save toilet roll. Urgh .. well Kim Kardashian is doing it so it's gud yeah innit ...

 

[Stan Hullis]

One positive is that I'm currently working out my 3 month notice period at my current place and so I'm not fully motivated when it comes to work at the moment, so being at home full time is quite a nice way to pass the time instead of having to pretend to be interested at the office.

 

[AndyWolves]

Instead of doubling down on it. Don't post bollocks.

I'm not doubling down on anything, I'm providing proof of multiple agencies who say you can have a runny nose and coronavirus at the same time, unless they're talking bollocks too?

 

[Johnny75]

I'm not doubling down on anything, I'm providing proof of multiple agencies who say you can have a runny nose and coronavirus at the same time, unless they're talking bollocks too?

Don't be silly. You've posted things that are not official in this country. The WHO and NHS are guidelines you should follow.

Stick to those and stop trying to bolster your nonsense. It doesn't help.

 

[Wolvensam]

No way will the schools be open beyond Friday. Most attendances have fallen to 75% and, with Scotland and Wales closing them, England can't not follow suit really. Especially with Universities closing also.

 

[Stan Hullis]

My best mate is currently in bed with a fever, dry cough and tight chest.

Sounds like the first case of somebody I know!

 

[Sniffer]

Scientists have been sounding the alarm on coronavirus for months. Why did Britain fail to act?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/18/coronavirus-uk-expert-advice-wrong

 

[Papper]

Don't be silly. You've posted things that are not official in this country. The WHO and NHS are guidelines you should follow.

Stick to those and stop trying to bolster your nonsense. It doesn't help.

#staystrongJohnny

 

[nimrod]

Me too. No doubt this will pass but I reserve my right to have a downer (in general)

I would have seen the herd mentality as productive IF you successfully isolated the vulnerable. That appears to be impossible given the public backlash. They are merely switching the socialisation of the pub to the confines of the supermarket aisles. Totally get the philosophy of flattening the curve but I see that more entwined in isolating the vulnerable and letting nature take it's course with the rest. The more people with immunity the better but I am quite certain many people have already had this virus without knowing.

well you say that, but there are scenario papers on the net suggesting even if you sacrificed everyone over 40 there wouldn't be enough ICU beds to cater for the modelled needs. I've read that by the way, not scrutinised it.

but in the absence of units and sufficient staffing to support them including contingency if the modelling was wrong (both in necessary units (production or supply) and staff outages) it just looks like a massive theoretical gamble. and how long before it was reversed based on "new info", which just looks like changes in the gvt/advisor own assumptions? which suggests it was conceptually flawed. maybe if you had substantially more ICUs and a known surplus of staffing, on top of taking action to isolate the vulnerable, you could have justified it..

it's a nice theory if you wanted some justifiable basis for inaction.

 

[Tony Towner]

I'm in a fortunate position in that I have a number of local suppliers - polish store etc.

Niche, but wait until the OCDers find out!

 

[Papper]

I feel a fund raising concert is on the way for the victims of Boris Johnson's failed attempt to save the UK and those who have suffered toilet roll shortage and closed ale establishments. It will be a party in Hyde Park and Bastille, Lily Allen and Lewis Capaldi will headline and generally be on hand to sing and get emotional.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Niche, but wait until the OCDers find out!

:icon_lol:

 

[Papper]

well you say that, but there are scenario papers on the net suggesting even if you sacrificed everyone over 40 there wouldn't be enough ICU beds to cater for the modelled needs. I've read that by the way, not scrutinised it.

but in the absence of units and sufficient staffing to support them including contingency if the modelling was wrong (both in necessary units (production or supply) and staff outages) it just looks like a massive theoretical gamble. and how long before it was reversed based on "new info", which just looks like changes in the gvt/advisor own assumptions? which suggests it was conceptually flawed. maybe if you had substantially more ICUs and a known surplus of staffing, on top of taking action to isolate the vulnerable, you could have justified it..

it's a nice theory if you wanted some justifiable basis for inaction.

Oh I'm no more of an expert than anybody else here but if it's known that certain sections of society are extremely vulnerable and will need hospitalisation you take them out of society a while while the rest of the proles get sick, worry about bog roll and have a few days in bed when they feel shit. If ICU's are in short supply you place all resorts and efforts into isolating those at risk. Then the sooner the rest build immunity the safer it is for them to emerge like beautiful butterfies back into society.

 

[Alan]

Scientists have been sounding the alarm on coronavirus for months. Why did Britain fail to act?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/18/coronavirus-uk-expert-advice-wrong

Because we (the UK and US) are the great white knights of the world. These things don't affect us. /sarcasm

Take the level of denial in the UK and magnify it tenfold in the US. I had a customer shove a measuring tape in my face yesterday shouting "stay six feet back!", as a means to show how ridiculous he thinks worrying about the virus is.

We've lived in relatively gilded times for a while now. We, in general, either can't believe or don't want to believe that these sorts of things can happen in our countries. Shit, look at the way the US responds to gun violence. Human nature in our two countries is to alienate the things that harm us, put psychological distance between ourselves and the threat even when it is breathing down our necks in a very real way.

Few people want to believe in a problem until it directly affects them. Sadly, hearing about it on the news isn't enough to be "direct".

 

[arklowolf]

Scientists have been sounding the alarm on coronavirus for months. Why did Britain fail to act?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/18/coronavirus-uk-expert-advice-wrong

Usual 'wise after the event shit' nonsense.
Why didn't he write this six weeks ago?

 

[playtheace]

Me too. No doubt this will pass but I reserve my right to have a downer (in general)

I would have seen the herd mentality as productive IF you successfully isolated the vulnerable. That appears to be impossible given the public backlash. They are merely switching the socialisation of the pub to the confines of the supermarket aisles. Totally get the philosophy of flattening the curve but I see that more entwined in isolating the vulnerable and letting nature take it's course with the rest. The more people with immunity the better but I am quite certain many people have already had this virus without knowing.

Well, no doubt this isolating the vunerable should be a yearly event from now on?

But as said before, we obviously learnt nothing from the 14/2015 Flu (with no name, so no mass panic) that killed 1000's in the first 3 months of 2015 alone.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...hs-england-wales-12-year-high-life-expectancy