Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?

[Accy cyclist]

Can you explain your thinking here? You're saying that if scientific advisers advise the PM that it's not safe to open, you hope pubs ignore that and open anyway? Why?
Here at 'dodgy' towers we'll remain in lockdown until we think it's safe so will always go one step further than the minimum standard. But we're privileged, still in work and getting paid.

Economic reasons mainly. The quicker they open the more of them survive...including my two local pubs. If you're still in work and getting paid you'll have a different outlook on things. There's also the lack of interaction for those living alone like me. To many,pubs and cafes are a person's only chance of human interaction that day. It's not all about 'getting pissed up' .Some (me included) go in our local nearly every night,maybe having just the one drink. Just sat at home every night is depressing!

 

[Andy in Germany]

Any particular reason why late August?

Your post raises the interesting spectre of the situation arising as to what happens re employee pay when a company doesn't heed any official Gov' advice re it's time for 'x' segment of the populace to return to work. In effect; who picks up the tab?

I think that's the point isn't it? Now the UKgov can cut back on the Furlough financing, but can still dodge the blame if/when the possible second increase comes along.

Tories gonna Tory, after all, they are supposed to be the party of liberalism and small government: they're only doing what it says on the tin.

 

[Andy in Germany]

@Andy in Germany .
Maybe a daft question but do you get vibes from the general public about VE day ? I imagine even they (in 1945) must have been pleased to hear that it was all over.

Fair question. As you'd expect it's not a major celebration, it's more seen as a "liberation" which frankly it was in many ways. Where my family live near Stuttgart there were white flags on all the lampposts and a few low key events. I think that was just because it was the 75th anniversary so it is a bit "special". The only uniforms I've ever seen on a remembrance day was the local fire department in dress uniform. I've never seen a military parade, come to think of it...
The focus is generally on "Yes it happened, and what Germany did was utterly, utterly wrong and we can never make that better again. Now let's get on with making sure we make a better country and that that sort of thing never happens again..."

 

[Unkraut]

Although some figures will need to be checked, teletext today revealed that there were no new cases of infection in Baden-Württemberg on Sunday. For most of the rest of the country the figures are generally very low, and I hope it stays that way notwithstanding the somewhat rapid dismantling of the lockdown.

 

[marinyork]

The papers tomorrow are getting totally carried away about restrictions and this might cause a lot of problems down the line.

 

[lazybloke]

Although some figures will need to be checked, teletext today revealed that there were no new cases of infection in Baden-Württemberg on Sunday. For most of the rest of the country the figures are generally very low, and I hope it stays that way notwithstanding the somewhat rapid dismantling of the lockdown.

Teletext! The UK misses Ceefax!

 

[Unkraut]

Teletext! The UK misses Ceefax!

Quaint isn't it! But useful, especially for a local news round up and the weather.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Accy.....how can you say that when we have no clue which way this virus will go. If, god forbid, it takes a 2nd bite in June/July would you still want pubs etc to rebel ??
If BoJo gave the OK for pubs to open next week you will not see me anywhere near one.
Of course I feel sorry for pubs/restaurants etc (my son runs one) but you won't see me near one for some time yet.

But he wouldn't give the go ahead for pubs to open next week. I was thinking more like 6,7 maybe 8 weeks away in mid July. Read this,it says half our pubs could be lost if they don't open up this summer. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co....d-help-great-british-insitution-lost-forever/
so lets see,if that happens we'll have stay at home society that orders take-aways online,pays for them by card as cash is now deemed unhygienic and then sits on it's fat arse to watch 'Netflix' and such crap! How many people lately have asked 'don't you have Netflix'? and when i say no,i don't watch tv apart from for the odd thing,they look at me like i'm disadvantaged or summat. Talking to a bloke i know yesterday,i said to him that Wetherspoons are going to ignore any 'keep pubs shut' orders that extend beyond July. He had a rant saying all pubs should be closed forever as far as he's concerned! He used to go out nearly every night,but gave it up years ago. He's now a tv/take-away zombie who prefers to save his money spent in pubs on about 4 holidays a year to the Algarve,which is fair enough. I Ieft him with a parting shot. 'I hope many airlines go under and 'foreign holidays' become so expensive and involve so much hassle getting there and back that they die out, like you want to see happen to pubs'! I don't really think like that,but he had this 'I don't use something now so i don't give a toss if it disappears'attitude. I don't use libraries,restaurants,take-aways,slot machine arcades etc etc,but i wouldn't like to see them go under just because i don't use them. His parting shot at me was 'Ah well whatever'. I'm going home now to order some food online then settle down to a night of telly'!!

 

[alicat]

Just found out that a very good family friend as i was growing up, who encouraged my love of cycling and who died late last week, did die of Covid-19. It was a blessing in some ways because he was in a nursing home and had no quality of life. However, the cause of his dying right now is he was not adequately shielded and for that I am angry with the government.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

My father’s friend from school contracted the virus. He committed suicide last night because he didn’t want the awful death this virus brings.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Slight sore throat hopefully nothing more serious than that.

 

[steve292]

My father’s friend from school contracted the virus. He committed suicide last night because he didn’t want the awful death this virus brings.

That's awful.

 

[derrick]

Just found out that a very good family friend as i was growing up, who encouraged my love of cycling and who died late last week, did die of Covid-19. It was a blessing in some ways because he was in a nursing home and had no quality of life. However, the cause of his dying right now is he was not adequately shielded and for that I am angry with the government.

Was it a privately run or goverment run nursing home?

 

[pawl]

Good news.Estate agent’s are now open I can go and view houses.I can’t have family members to sit in the garden at social distancing.One rule for one .One rule for others

Mrs P and myself have stuck to the rules Feeling rebellious now Think I will get in the car and visit a local tourist spot.

Confused old wrinkly cyclist.😇😇😇

 

[alicat]

Was it a privately run or goverment run nursing home?

Private. If the right PPE had been in place, there is no way that Ted could have caught it.