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MrGrumpy

MrGrumpy

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Schools, households, pubs take your pick !!! Up here schools seem to be the target , as most pubs are now shut!
As for households, if I was tell you the son of colleague of mine ran his grandfather to get a test done as he had symptoms. Came back positive, son didn’t isolate until a day later.
Meanwhile said colleague came into work for his weekend shift , only to tell me today his son now had symptoms and was awaiting results !
Flippen great !! Colleague sent home and told to get to f.... and isolate like he was supposed to !! That there is the issue !!! This same colleague mouthing off about Covid cases at work as well last month !! Could not make this sh...t up :sad:
 
classic33

classic33

Leg End Member
People not following very simple instructions on isolation, and meeting in groups larger than those permitted.
 
classic33

classic33

Leg End Member
Why is a wine bar allowed to remain open whilst pubs have had to shut.

Nearest pub, closed, is 50 yards away from the wine bar, open.
 
PaulSB

PaulSB

Squire
Location
Chorley, Lancashire
MrGrumpy said:
Schools, households, pubs take your pick !!! Up here schools seem to be the target , as most pubs are now shut!
As for households, if I was tell you the son of colleague of mine ran his grandfather to get a test done as he had symptoms. Came back positive, son didn’t isolate until a day later.
Meanwhile said colleague came into work for his weekend shift , only to tell me today his son now had symptoms and was awaiting results !
Flippen great !! Colleague sent home and told to get to f.... and isolate like he was supposed to !! That there is the issue !!! This same colleague mouthing off about Covid cases at work as well last month !! Could not make this sh...t up :sad:
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A young man who lives next door but one has been isolating along with his partner and 10 month old child.

At work his boss had symptoms, went for a test and returned to work until he received a positive result. Our neighbour immediately said he was going to isolate, the company's response was "if you don't work we won't pay you." Our neighbour asked his union for help and ended up with statutory sick pay.

I know someone who is holding a 60th birthday party in the very near future and has invited the entire family, the majority are planning to go.

I know another person who lives alone, a retired medical professional, who changes her support bubble depending on which grandchildren she wants to see!!

Is it any wonder this virus continues to spread? A large proportion of the population are too stupid and selfish to understand the impact of their individual actions.
 
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Edwardoka

Guest
Complacency, arrogance and selfishness. Very few people are abiding by the spirit of the lockdown rules and instead choosing to interpret them however suits them.

Add to that the number of people who have gotten away without being infected yet think that it can't happen to them, despite the numbers of infections rising sharply. Almost 1% of the population in my local area tested positive IN THE LAST WEEK.

There are increasing reports of cases where people are being told they will be penalised/fired if they test positive and go into self-isolation.
And then you have things like this:

https://www.theguardian.com/educati...gland-being-told-to-pause-covid-app-in-school

We are screwed.
 
PaulSB

PaulSB

Squire
Location
Chorley, Lancashire
Edwardoka said:
Complacency, arrogance and selfishness. Very few people are abiding by the spirit of the lockdown rules and instead choosing to interpret them however suits them.

Add to that the number of people who have gotten away without being infected yet think that it can't happen to them, despite the numbers of infections rising sharply. Almost 1% of the population in my local area tested positive IN THE LAST WEEK.

There are increasing reports of cases where people are being told they will be penalised/fired if they test positive and go into self-isolation.
And then you have things like this:

https://www.theguardian.com/educati...gland-being-told-to-pause-covid-app-in-school

We are screwed.
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This is what totally pisses me off. Myself, family and many, many friends are following the rules, guidelines etc. We are taking significant steps to protect ourselves. I haven't seen my first grandchild. The only thing left in my life which was part of my normal pre-covid activity is cycling. Even with this along with my regular buddies we have a rota so everyone gets to ride with +1 in turn. We take flasks, sandwiches and find a bench to sit on. It is fun but very different.

Locally we have 1+% of the population infected. As @kingrollo and @pawl reported we know of many people who have been ill, are isolating or tested positive. Hell the neighbour I mentioned earlier had to get a 10 month old tested.

I've stopped going in to town for anything other than the supermarket and currently we try to avoid this by eating our way through the freezer contents. I'm not so much worried about Covid-19 but Long Covid. At 66 the thought of the rest of my life being screwed is terrifying.

Yet we have these arrogant individuals who believe they're invincible, and I'd include all the whining landlords, restauranteurs etc, who are propagating and increasing the problem.
 
All uphill

All uphill

Still rolling along
Location
Somerset
PaulSB said:
This is what totally pisses me off. Myself, family and many, many friends are following the rules, guidelines etc. We are taking significant steps to protect ourselves. I haven't seen my first grandchild. The only thing left in my life which was part of my normal pre-covid activity is cycling. Even with this along with my regular buddies we have a rota so everyone gets to ride with +1 in turn. We take flasks, sandwiches and find a bench to sit on. It is fun but very different.

Locally we have 1+% of the population infected. As @kingrollo and @pawl reported we know of many people who have been ill, are isolating or tested positive. Hell the neighbour I mentioned earlier had to get a 10 month old tested.

I've stopped going in to town for anything other than the supermarket and currently we try to avoid this by eating our way through the freezer contents. I'm not so much worried about Covid-19 but Long Covid. At 66 the thought of the rest of my life being screwed is terrifying.

Yet we have these arrogant individuals who believe they're invincible, and I'd include all the whining landlords, restauranteurs etc, who are propagating and increasing the problem.
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I've given your post a like because of the reference to long covid. This is still not something that's widely acknowledged in my experience. An acquaintance recently was tested positive, had few symptoms and is now telling people it's nothing to be afraid of!

Long covid is very nasty.
 
Joey Shabadoo

Joey Shabadoo

My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
Step-son's symptoms cleared up and he doesn't think it was Covid. But in the two weeks he's been off work, there have been 3 deaths in the care home and 1 still in ICU. One of the staff (aged 20) was also hospitalised for a week.
 
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