Coronavirus outbreak

[Glow worm]

I was going to post that link myself. Somehow I don't think that our current freedom to go out on solitary walks or cycle rides is going to last very long. Thanks a bunch people.

I was thinking the same. So many morons.
And look at this lot today- sadly many groups of cyclists. Its like the opening scene from an apocalyptic disaster movie.

View: https://twitter.com/Urban_Pictures/status/1241700761140187137

 

[pawl]

Two unintended consequences:

Do 'home deliveries' include an ice cream man [complete with musical tune] pootling around the estates selling his wares to young children who rush out for a cornet?

Last night, with the empty streets devoid of people and traffic, the boy racers have discovered they can drive around at whatever speed they like- there's a triangular 'circuit' with roundabouts, about 3 miles long in total, some must be up to 80/90+ mph on bits of it- it's like a F! circuit. They park up to meet and then do 'fastest laps'. Fortunately our local bobby paid them a visit and it';s all quiet.

We used to have an ice cream man come round on one of those bikes .with a sign sayingstop me and buy one.We called him the one poke man.Of course we soon thought up a rhyme Oce poke penny a lump the more you eat the more you trump.

 

[Archie_tect]

I was thinking the same. So many morons.
And look at this lot today- sadly many groups of cyclists. Its like the opening scene from an apocalyptic disaster movie.

View: https://twitter.com/Urban_Pictures/status/1241700761140187137

They, like every one who has gone [is still going] out alone, will think that they are solo cycling... it just doesn't apply to them.

 

[randynewmanscat]

I now think I'm in the middle of a music hall comedy I know nothing about. You can't make this up if you tried the ice-cream van has now arrived in the street .... I give up

Oh for the days of the lemonade truck! 2 bottles of........please!

 

[Blue Hills]

Reply to glowworms worrying post
My
main browser usually blocks twitterstuff but i opened that.
Terrible.
Any of us (the racing bunch) in that footage?
Recognise any clubs?

 

[randynewmanscat]

I was thinking the same. So many morons.
And look at this lot today- sadly many groups of cyclists. Its like the opening scene from an apocalyptic disaster movie.

View: https://twitter.com/Urban_Pictures/status/1241700761140187137

Close the parks now, it happened here last week, people taking advantage of a warm weekend and sunbathing in large groups. Most people are taking it pretty seriously here now.

 

[Archie_tect]

Oh for the days of the lemonade truck! 2 bottles of........please!

Cream soda...

 

[randynewmanscat]

Cream soda...

Yes but the brand is important, I preferred Ben Shaws but there was another brand...

 

[Glow worm]

They, like every one who has gone [is still going] out alone, will think that they are solo cycling... it just doesn't apply to them.

Granted there look like one or two on their own, but mostly big groups riding together. Seems insane to me.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

My Twitter feed gives me different stuff


View: https://twitter.com/mmjblair/status/1241469802834800640

 

[Dave7]

We used to have an ice cream man come round on one of those bikes .with a sign sayingstop me and buy one.We called him the one poke man.Of course we soon thought up a rhyme Oce poke penny a lump the more you eat the more you trump.

Dare I ask how old you were

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

by the by for those of a gloomy disposition, the smithsonian channel, freeview ch57, is now showing a prog on the early 20th century "Spanish flu" outbreak.
No way of streaming watching online in uk.

Just did a quick search, there are quite a few documentaries on the subject.

With Amazon Prime, there is this, but you need to VPN into USA to watch it.

On PBS, this seems free streaming for all: https://www.pbs.org/video/american-experience-influenza-1918/

The Smithsonian one is available for streaming with hulu etc. e.g.

I am sure there are more / more access options.

 

[Archie_tect]

Yes but the brand is important, I preferred Ben Shaws but there was another brand...

No there wasn't.
It's Ben Shaw's or nowt ....

 

[pawl]

I was thinking the same. So many morons.
And look at this lot today- sadly many groups of cyclists. Its like the opening scene from an apocalyptic disaster movie.

View: https://twitter.com/Urban_Pictures/status/1241700761140187137

Plenty of cyclists about today All solo no groups

Dare I ask how old you were

79 oh sorry I thought you meant currently.Think we must have been about six or seven.Suspect this little ditty must have been made up by lads with a more creative mind than us little oiks

 

[ozboz]

It’s Good Friday in 19 days, God only knows what it will be like at Easter if the weather is fair and the masses are allowed to roam around everywhere, , Boris and Co have got some major decisions to make , it’s obvious that what is being reported that not a lot of notice being taken of the perils that may unfold ,