Coronavirus outbreak

[vickster]

Are people still going to pubs?

Clearly yes, https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/what-is-closing-near-you-specially-pubs.258554/

The ones in my local town each had a handful in last night (I was having a walk/shop)

 

[tom73]

I see netflix are getting on board with helping people they are still going to charge full price but steam at lower quality. To help broadband providers who have already said it not a problem.
How nice of them to pull together at a time of need.

 

[randynewmanscat]

Well, here's one group of hotels I'll never be using again - Britannia Hotels

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/f...iately/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter



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Some companies are behaving appallingly during this crisis. I saw an industrial supply company in London yesterday (CMT Group) charging £419 for a 5l bottle of hand sanitiser. The sales rep told the company buyer "Supply and demand mate". A number of local companies immediately cancelled their accounts.
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I've stayed at Britannia Hotels in Newcastle and Aberdeen on a number of occasions but never again. I've emailed my company this morning and had them removed from the "approved" list.

Hopefully people take note of these appalling practices and act accordingly when this is all over.

That hotel is the nearest one to the uplift car park at Cairngorm mountain, its a big complex and with creche facilities to leave the kids while you stumble about on the slush and exposed rocks before returning for a gallon of wine and a steak sizzler.
I went there one night with friends for a beer in the bar and it was a corporate sort of place as you might expect.
It has been another disastrous snow sports season in the Highlands, second one in a row, I suspect that the owners have gladly jumped on this one in an attempt to stop hemorrhaging money.
I did wonder how many firms who fancy pulling the plug on operations without too much outcry would use this crisis as a means to an end.
If any of the people at that hotel in Coylumbridge are local they will be joining a growing number of unemployed, there are bugger all jobs in the Spey valley at the moment. I think many of the serving and cleaning staff are EU nationals, they will head south or home. Short of a miracle it will be a disaster year for north east Scotland this summer, worse than in many parts of the UK.

 

[Eziemnaik]

For those who think in 3 months time everything is going to be alright...
China is in a depression

 

[ozboz]

I thought until yesterday he had upped his game, but yesterday his bullshit dam broke to the visible discomfort of his experts....

The Gov are talking bollox, absolute bollox, Hancock just on Sky News , their whole strategic plan seems to depend on people avoiding crowds etc , I went to Sainsbury’s at 6 45 this morn there was at least 4-500 people lined up in queues all breathing over each other , handling trolleys with no gloves on etc etc , they are not behaving badly , just doing what people do and will continue until they are told they cannot, I walked away when I saw what was going on ,
LNER have just cancelled 45 trains a day , it seems to me that the gov are waiting for others to shut down operations like the tubes , airlines football ,

 

[Smudge]

I see netflix are getting on board with helping people they are still going to charge full price but steam at lower quality. To help broadband providers who have already said it not a problem.
How nice of them to pull together at a time of need.

I have the Netflix SD package at £5.99 pm. For those paying £8.99 for HD streaming, would have thought they would have to drop the price for those customers ?

 

[Eziemnaik]

The Gov are talking bollox, absolute bollox, Hancock just on Sky News , their whole strategic plan seems to depend on people avoiding crowds etc , I went to Sainsbury’s at 6 45 this morn there was at least 4-500 people lined up in queues all breathing over each other , handling trolleys with no gloves on etc etc , they are not behaving badly , just doing what people do and will continue until they are told they cannot, I walked away when I saw what was going on ,
LNER have just cancelled 45 trains a day , it seems to me that the gov are waiting for others to shut down operations like the tubes , airlines football ,

I dont think it is really their strategy as that would lead in every case to a massive overload of ICU beds, basically they had already resigned to total lockdown and still waiting for implementation

 

[Skibird]

Needs to get a grip. I finished my a&e shift at 10:30 last night and headed to the 24 hour Asda with MrsF's shopping list. Only to be told it had closed at 10. Bummer, didn't burst into tears.

You sound like such a lovely person...……………………………………………………………..NOT!!

 

[perplexed]

Been in bed since early evening with high fever and sweats, lots of sweats. Slightly achey, no sore throat or cough. Paracetamol worked well. Not too bad this morning.

Get well soon, otherwise everyone will be fighting over your bikes.

 

[perplexed]

Are people still going to pubs?

The nearest pub to me (an independent) has a large outdoor area which has lighting which can be seen from Ursa Minor. This was on last night when I passed, so I guess they're still open. I don't know how busy they actually are, but there were fewer cars about.

A silver lining to the general situation is that Tim Martin is pi$$ed off.

 

[snorri]

The BBC picked up on the story too

My apologies if the letter has already been posted.

 

[Mugshot]

Italy - "The doctors are warning that they have seen nothing like it before, and are warning other countries, especially the UK, that they will see it as well."


View: https://twitter.com/shady_inf0/status/1240811515193802752?s=20


UK - "We can send it packing in 12 weeks"


View: https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1240690443643387905?s=20

 

[Fab Foodie]

A silver lining to the general situation is that Tim Martin is pi$$ed off.

There is a god....

 

[Fab Foodie]

My apologies if the letter has already been posted.
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Dreadful...

 

[steve292]

Been in bed since early evening with high fever and sweats, lots of sweats. Slightly achey, no sore throat or cough. Paracetamol worked well. Not too bad this morning.

Take care mate