Coronavirus outbreak

[Julia9054]

As it's an Asian wedding, I doubt a string quartet - or an oompah band - is quite their thing.

My son's jazz function band play at quite a few Asian weddings in the Manchester area. Last year, some guests were so impressed that they flew all 6 of them out to New Delhi to play at a function out there. Can't imagine how much that cost

 

[DCLane]

My daughter tells me some universities are closing this coming week, Bristol being one of them.

Most of her lectures get put online so it’ll be work from home for her students.

Mine's staying open for the moment. I do wonder if they're trying to hold out until Easter when most have finished apart from assignments / exams. I've got 100+ students sitting an exam in May: we're currently looking how that can be held without being face-to-face.

 

[Julia9054]

My younger son‘s university have done an about face. On Friday evening, it was business as usual but advising students not to come in for 7 days if they feel unwell. This evening they have informed students that they are completely closed - online teaching only. Not sure how that is going to work for a music performance degree. My son is supposed to have his final year recital on 19th May.

 

[Salty seadog]

I’m a natural.
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In the absence of any toilet rolls shoppers in Waitrose had obviously ignored the use of newspaper and gone mad on kitchen rolls. Suspect there will be a big increase in blocked wcs.

I've got three sinks and a water supply. I'll be ok.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've got three sinks and a water supply. I'll be ok.

Use the toilet like the rest of us!

 

[Salty seadog]

Use the toilet like the rest of us!

I will do for stage one.

 

[kingrollo]

I'm disappointed you seem determined to use the virus response as a stick with which to beat the government.

Plenty of opportunity to do that in relation to other policies.

But to address your latest point, why wouldn't Rees Mogg consider the impact on his hedge fund?

Lots of people in this thread, and probably nearly everyone else, have considered the impact on their wealth.

It's the responsible thing to do.

The only difference with Rees Mogg is his wealth is greater than most of the rest of us.



Surely that's the aim of the advice to socially isolate, wash hands, not to personally visit health establishments unless you have to, and so on.

I agree they are currently speaking softly, but that's because they are reluctant to wield the big stick, not least because the populace might refuse to respond to it.

Quite right I'm using as a stick to beat the government. It's them that have stripped the NHS to the bone and make us less able to fight the disease. If that "disappoints " you then tough - just keep blowing smoke up Johnsons arse .

 

[Johnno260]

I'm going to wear black and no hi-viz so the poilce can't see me.

Since when do motorists notice cyclists anyway.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I'm doing LEJOG in May

So I've got to avoid getting CV, got to hope my accomodation doesn't get CV, got to hope the pubs and restaurants are still open and got to hope we aren't locked down and I'm not allowed to cycle

Don‘t you mean LECOVID?

 

[Pale Rider]

Quite right I'm using as a stick to beat the government. It's them that have stripped the NHS to the bone and make us less able to fight the disease. If that "disappoints " you then tough - just keep blowing smoke up Johnsons arse .

I am not, as you put it, blowing smoke up Johnson's arse.

I am trying to asses his performance in relation to the virus outbreak.

Seems to me the lad done, and is doing, good, which is all the more pleasing because I feared we might get his Bojo the Clown act.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Quite right I'm using as a stick to beat the government. It's them that have stripped the NHS to the bone and make us less able to fight the disease. If that "disappoints " you then tough - just keep blowing smoke up Johnsons arse .

I'm just keeping this to hand every time someone comes up with the idea that the NHS has been under attack

I'm putting the spread of the myth down to this

 

[kingrollo]

I am not, as you put it, blowing smoke up Johnson's arse.

I am trying to asses his performance in relation to the virus outbreak.

Seems to me the lad done, and is doing, good, which is all the more pleasing because I feared we might get his Bojo the Clown act.

How's he doing good ? - he s done feck all mate ....I've asked you several times what has he done ????

 

[kingrollo]

I'm just keeping this to hand every time someone comes up with the idea that the NHS has been under attack

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I'm putting the spread of the myth down to this

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If it is a myth it's very widespread.

Have you got a chart of ITU beds per head ?

 

[Pale Rider]

I'm just keeping this to hand every time someone comes up with the idea that the NHS has been under attack

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I'm putting the spread of the myth down to this

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So NHS spending has tripled in 19 or 20 years, and at a time of low inflation.

That's hard to characterise as the decimation allegation so often levelled at the Tories.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Some new neighbours (a lot younger than most of the residents in our street) moved in around 18 months ago. I thought they were a little bit stand-offish as they hardly acknowledge us when out despite our smiles or waves.

Today they came and put a note in the letter boxes of all us old-timers offering to run any errands and assist if we have problems until this is sorted or if some lock-down or isolation happens.

I've posted two such letters through doors on my street. My next door neighbor down the hill is a widow in her 80s, I've lived next to her for 8 years now and we still don't know each other. (But not for want of trying, I have offered her help with her garden but she's stone deaf and never hears me when I speak to her). I'm hoping the letter gets through better, and I hope she doesn't do the old person thing of "not wishing to be a bother". I'd be really scared in her position.