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pawl

Legendary Member
Good, take that time out to get a grip. When was the last time you saw a queue at a surburban ice cream van, 1977?


1948 Ingredients were still in short supply.
 

roubaixtuesday

self serving virtue signaller
Or a reaction to the reality that those dying are massively in the "underlying medical condition" group ... not 100% .. but pretty close ... we are wiping out our society and economy for a virus that may ... just may, .. outstrip the "Winter Flu" virus deaths ...... Millions of jobs lost , thousands of firms closed .. for ever ... for what ???
How many of the deaths in Italy are of under 70 otherwise healthy people ?
Come on Boris ...tell us ...

You're suggesting that people over 70 are expendable.

Nice.
 

pawl

Legendary Member
But they need enforced lockdowns or totally harsh penalties for bars, pubs that open, I would fine, prosecute and revoke their license indefinitely.
I cycled pasts 4 pubs, all open, all packed total idiots all of them.
This crisis has shown me a large portion of the country are total morons.
The NHS opening time for Tesco’s was a nice idea but my wife won’t do it again it was more dangerous.
 

roubaixtuesday

self serving virtue signaller
This is a video compilation of several Italian mayors losing the plot at the actions of some of their citizens. I can confirm the subtitles are accurate, there is a lot of swearing.

This is the attitude we should be taking here...

(Note that the volume jumps up quite a bit in a couple of them)


View: https://twitter.com/protectheflames/status/1241696164782669824?s=19


Very funny, but also utterly tragic.

This is our warning. They gave us our chance, and we're ignoring them. *Still* there are people posting here in absolute denial.

To quote one of the mayors (their capitals)

"WHAT THE fark DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING!"
 

Rocky

Hello decadence
WHO, FOR GOD SAKE, ARE THESE PEOPLE THAT WILL DIE LONELY .... !!!
They will be in hospital with superb health care professionals who are already aware of their underlying and long term serious health issues ...
Thousands of people with underlying health issues die of virus's every winter .... but you don't care in the slightest .... year after year ....
I think you misunderstand the problems of lack of ICU capacity is causing. There are not enough hospital beds in Italy to cope with all the cases. Three hospitals in NW/N London are full as of now. They cannot take in
any more cases.
 

roubaixtuesday

self serving virtue signaller
WHO, FOR GOD SAKE, ARE THESE PEOPLE THAT WILL DIE LONELY .... !!!
They will be in hospital with superb health care professionals who are already aware of their underlying and long term serious health issues ...
Thousands of people with underlying health issues die of virus's every winter .... but you don't care in the slightest .... year after year ....

You're on ignore. I can't cope with your unthinking and callous denial, and will be much better off never reading it again.
 

Rocky

Hello decadence
You're on ignore. I can't cope with your unthinking and callous denial, and will be much better off never reading it again.
Good for you. I agree 100%.
 

AuroraSaab

Veteran
Just seen on a news site that a 36 year old nurse, fit and healthy, no 'underlying illnesses', is in an icu on a ventilator. This 'It's only the elderly.... it'll be like a light flu when I get it..' attitude is infuriating. It might be, but you could pass it to someone for whom it won't. Selfish beyond belief. Until people start losing people they love, I honestly don't think the message will get through.

If you are in an icu with CV19, there will be no loved ones at your bed. My dad died of inhalation pneumonia and it is a horrible way to go - it is not a peaceful passing at all - but at least we were were with him.
 
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Levo-Lon

Guru
@AuroraSaab
Reality of how serious this virus is.
Sadly the only way our young and reckless unbothered will maybe take notice is when a few pop stars die..or a friend on Face Book..who knows it might even be someone they actually know.


Son and family now isolating as daughter in law has a new cough..she is a vet so will have considered the risk and taken temps ect
 

Landsurfer

Veteran
I think you misunderstand the problems of lack of ICU capacity is causing. There are not enough hospital beds in Italy to cope with all the cases. Three hospitals in NW/N London are full as of now. They cannot take in
any more cases.
I am .. very badly .. trying to make the point that that we have 20,000 deaths + most winters from virus based illness ....
This year we have decided to destroy our entire society for the new wave of virus victims ....
Where the victims of last years winter virus not worthy ?
Or the year before , or the year before .. et al .... only this winters victims and ill are worthy .... ??
My mum .. 94 ... with severe respiratory illness, died of flu in the winter of 2017.
It was her time ... nobody railed against the machine ... it was her time, age, flu or her lungs where going to get her in the end ....
ACCORDING TO .. reports in the Grauniad and Torygraph underlying issues seem to be ALMOST the norm ...
 

Rocky

Hello decadence
Sadly the only way our young and reckless unbothered will maybe take notice is when a few pop stars die..or a friend on Face Book..who knows it might even be someone they actually know.


Son and family now isolating as daughter in law has a new cough..she is a vet so will have considered the risk and taken temps ect
I hope she and the family are OK and get well soon.
 
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